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UK Home Secretary James Cleverly announces a ban on Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamic fundamentalist movement, for

its support of Hamas and "violently antisemitic rhetoric".

Thai activist Arnon Nampa is sentenced to four years in prison for posting a royal insult on social media in

Former Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei is barred from entering the U.S.

after the State Department accuses him of "significant corruption".

Sudan suspends its membership in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) after accusing it of

inviting Rapid Support Forces official Hemedti to an upcoming summit in Kampala, Uganda.

A lawsuit is filed against Madison Square Garden Entertainment chairman James Dolan, accusing him of

pressuring a woman into having unwanted sex in 2014. The woman also files a lawsuit against film producer Harvey Weinstein, accusing him of sexually assaulting her.

UK Conservative Party deputy chairmen Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith resign to join 60 other

Conservative MPs in voting to back an amendment to the Asylum and Immigration Bill, making it more strict. The amendment later fails to pass.

British multinational oil and gas company Shell suspends all Red Sea shipments indefinitely amid Houthi

A drive-by shooting kills five people in Ceiba, Puerto Rico.

Authorities say the killings are likely connected to drug trafficking.

Seventeen people are injured in a Russian missile strike on a residential area in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

The Iranian government extends Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi's jail term of 12 years for "spreading

Iran launches ballistic missiles at Balochistan, Pakistan, targeting what it claims are Jaish ul-Adl

terrorist sites, killing two children and injuring three other people. Pakistan calls the action an "unprovoked violation" of its airspace.

A Congolese soldier is killed and two others are arrested by the Rwandan Army in a cross-border incident in

A Greek-owned bulk carrier is hit by a missile launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen with minor

damage reported. Separately, the United States launches more airstrikes on Houthi positions, destroying four anti-ship missiles that were being prepared for launch.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump wins the Iowa caucus. Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of the race and endorses

In Belarus a fourth political prisoner died in prison since 2022 according to Viasna Human Rights Centre.

English association football clubs Everton and Nottingham Forest are both charged by the Premier League with

breaking financial fairplay rules. Everton are currently appealing a 10-point deduction from a previous charge.

Cyclone Belal hits the Indian Ocean with flooding reported in Réunion and Mauritius.

Nauru withdraws diplomatic recognition of Taiwan and establishes formal diplomatic relations with China.

Heavy rains kill 11 people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

A woman is killed and 18 are severely injured in a stabbing and vehicle-ramming attack by two Palestinian

illegal workers from Hebron in Ra'anana, Israel.

Four people are killed and another person is injured in a hot air balloon crash in Eloy, Arizona, United

4 were killed and 5 wounded in a missile and drone attack attributed to Iran on Erbil.

This also leads to an assassination of a CEO of a real estate developer.

A firefighting plane crashes into a highway near Talca, Chile, killing the pilot and injuring four people in

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un says that Korean reunification is "no longer possible" and dissolves

three organizations involved in reunification efforts and inter-Korean tourism. He also asks the Supreme People's Assembly to amend the constitution to recognize South Korea as a "primary foe and invariable principal enemy" and distinguish