Saturday 8 February 2025

Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict

A crisis summit is held involving the regional blocs SADC and the EAC, along with Rwandan President Paul Kagame. The DR Congo is represented by Prime Minister Judith Suminwa, while President Félix Tshisekedi attends virtually. The blocs call for a ceasefire and negotiations involving the M23 movement, while the Congolese do not comment.

United States and the International Criminal Court

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan becomes the first person to have economic and travel sanctions placed on him by the U.S. government following an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump intended to target the war crimes tribunal over investigations of U.S. citizens or allies.

2025 Escárcega bus crash

At least 41 people are killed when a bus collides with a semi-trailer truck in Escárcega, Campeche, Mexico.

Disasters

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Caribbean Sea southwest of the Cayman Islands.

Republican insurgency in Afghanistan

The Afghanistan Freedom Front claims responsibility for a attack on a Taliban convoy in the Afghanistan province of Takhar, killing three people and injuring two.

Baltic states synchronization with CESA

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania disconnect from the IPS/UPS synchronous transmission grid in order to synchronize with the Continental Europe grid.

2025 Gaza war ceasefire

Three more Israeli hostages are freed by Hamas as part of the January 19 ceasefire deal.

Hezbollah–Syria clashes

Four people are killed in border clashes between Syrian Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and Lebanese clans.

Politics

A new government is formed in Lebanon, with former International Court of Justice president Nawaf Salam as the new prime minister, following two years of the country under a caretaker government.