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Three people were killed and 29 others injured on Sunday in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.Ukraine’s Emergency Service reported that the city was targeted by Russian forces for the second time in the past 24 hours.According to the report, Russian forces carried out a drone strike in the Desnianskyi district, where one drone hit a nine-story residential building.Another drone struck a 16-story building, shattering the windows on the first nine floors. Reports also indicated that a drone hit a multi-story building in the Obolonskyi district.Drone strikes between Russia and Ukraine have become routine amid the ongoing conflict, which remains far from a political solution as Moscow continues its military operation in Ukraine until its declared objectives are achieved.

The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced that two people were killed, and 41 others injured in a multi-vehicle collision on Saturday evening on the Cairo-Suez highway. The ministry said in a statement that 28 ambulances were dispatched to the scene. The injured were then transported to several nearby hospitals.Initial investigations revealed that the accident was caused by a heavy truck traveling at high speed, resulting in a collision with several cars, damaging the vehicles and resulting in casualties. The truck driver was arrested and referred for investigation.

Israeli colonists on Thursday stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem under heavy protection from Israeli occupation police.According to the Palestinian news agency (WAFA), eyewitnesses reported that dozens of colonists entered the mosque compound in groups, conducted provocative tours, and performed Talmudic rituals while being guarded by Israeli forces.Extremist colonist groups had earlier called for incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday and Thursday.The holy site has witnessed a rise in such incursions since the start of the ongoing war, widely described as a campaign of genocide, marking a serious escalation and a violation of its sanctity.

Four people, including two children, were killed, and two others were injured in a Russian attack on the Brovary district in Kyiv. According to the Ukrainian news agency (Ukrinform), Head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration Mykola Kalashnyk indicated that Russian forces launched a massive missile and drone attack on cities last night, targeting energy infrastructure. Since the outbreak of the war in Feb. 2022, Russia and Ukraine issued near-daily reports of attacks and interceptions. Due to the conditions of the ongoing conflict, these claims cannot be independently verified.

A person was killed today in an Israeli airstrike on the Iqlim Al-Tuffah region in southern Lebanon.The Lebanese National News Agency reported that an Israeli drone launched a guided missile strike this morning, targeting a motorcycle in the town of Ain Qana, killing the motorcycle driver.A ceasefire agreement went into effect in Lebanon on Nov. 27, stipulating the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the southern border towns and villages within 60 days. The Lebanese government subsequently agreed to extend the deadline until Feb. 18, but the Israeli army remains stationed at five points and continues its violations.

One person was killed, and 14 people were injured in Russian shelling in the Kharkiv region over the past 24 hours. According to Ukrinform, the Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, said that the region was subjected to Russian strikes, with 223 combat clashes recorded overnight. Since the beginning of the war on Feb. 24, 2022, Russia and Ukraine have been exchanging reports almost daily, each claiming advances or repelling attacks by the other side, without these claims being independently verified due to the ongoing war and active combat conditions.

Sixteen people were killed, and several others injured in a fire that broke out at a garment factory and an adjacent chemical warehouse in northern Dhaka, Bangladesh.The fire department's director, Tajul Islam Chowdhury, said the death toll was likely to rise, and that the cause of the fire was not yet known.Chowdhury said that 16 bodies were recovered from the second and third floors of the garment factory and that the death toll is expected to rise as the search continues.Another Fire and Civil Defense official quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the fire started on the third floor of the four-story factory in the Mirpur area, north of Dhaka, before spreading to a nearby chemical warehouse.The worst fire in Bangladesh occurred in 2012 on the outskirts of Dhaka in a textile factory producing clothing for export to Western countries. At least 111 workers died and more than 200 were injured.

At least 14 people were killed in a mine collapse following heavy rains in El Callao, southeastern Venezuela. Venezuela's National Risk System reported that the bodies were found in three separate tunnels. Firefighters in El Callao said that the death toll was based on testimonies from other miners. The floods caused the collapse of vertical shafts. El Callao is a gold mining town, and most of its 30,000 residents are directly or indirectly involved in mining.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced that it had received reports that 17 children were killed in an attack on a center for displaced persons in Al Fasher, North Darfur, western Sudan. UNICEF said in a statement that the attack occurred at a facility housing families displaced by the ongoing conflict in the region. "This devastating attack on children and families who were already displaced and seeking safety is an outrage," said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. "Killing and injuring children are grave violations of their rights, and attacks on civilians in places meant to offer safety and refuge are unconscionable." Al Fasher has been under siege by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for more than 500 days, with severe restrictions on movement, access to food, water, and medical care, UNICEF reported. Civilians, including large numbers of children, have faced repeated shelling and deteriorating living conditions. Several areas in North Darfur have been experiencing famine for months, and the food security and child nutrition situation in the state has reached catastrophic levels. Families are surviving on minimal rations, and severe acute malnutrition among children is rising sharply. The organization said that health facilities are reporting an increase in preventable child deaths linked to hunger and disease. UNICEF reiterated its call for an immediate cessation of hostilities across Sudan, including in Al Fasher, the lifting of the siege, respect for international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure, the provision of safe passage for civilians, including children and families fleeing violence, safe and unhindered humanitarian access to affected populations, and the holding accountable those responsible for attacks on civilians, including children.

One person was killed and others injured in an Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon. In a statement, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported that an Israeli airstrike on the Musaylih area killed one person and injured seven others. Lebanon calls on the international community to pressure the Israeli entity to end its daily attacks, withdraw unconditionally from all occupied territories in the south, and release the detainees. On Nov. 27 of last year, a ceasefire deal came into effect in Lebanon. The agreement required Israeli forces to withdraw from border villages and towns in southern Lebanon within 60 days. Later, the Lebanese government agreed to extend the deadline until last February. However, the occupation army has maintained its positions at five points and continues its violations there.

At least 15 people were killed due to a landslide caused by heavy rains that swept away their bus in northern India. Local authorities reported that the accident occurred in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, noting that rescue workers and villagers at the scene are continuing to search for survivors. Last week's heavy rains caused landslides and floods in Darjeeling, northeastern India, destroying approximately 5% of the region's famous tea plantations. The floods also washed away numerous roads, destroyed more than 500 homes, and killed at least 36 people in the area.

Four people, including a child, were killed after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of an island in the eastern Aegean Sea. The Hellenic Coast Guard reported that a patrol boat recovered the bodies of two women, a man, and a girl from the sea off the southern coast of Lesbos. The Coast Guard added that a partially submerged boat was found near a rocky part of the nearby beach. 34 survivors managed to reach shore on their own and were found by police.