On the morning of 24 February 2022, residents of Kharkiv, Ukraine awoke to explosions as Russian forces launched airstrikes and artillery barrages on the country's second-largest city, marking the beginning of a full-scale military invasion.

The WHO declared a global health emergency over an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo after more than 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases, with a confirmed case now in Goma — a major city and transit hub — and cross-border spread to Uganda. The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain, for which no vaccine or specific treatment exists, and health authorities warn the true scale of infections is likely far larger than currently detected.