Armed conflicts and attacks
Unknown gunmen attack a Chinese artisanal gold mine in Narena, Koulikoro Region, Mali, killing one Malian and two others from Ghana, and abducting two Chinese nationals. (AP)
Gaza war
Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander is released by Hamas after being kept in captivity in Gaza for 19 months since the October 7 attack. (Reuters)
Libyan crisis
Clashes erupt between rival militia gunmen from the 444th Brigade and the Stability Support Apparatus in Tripoli, Libya, after the assassination of Commander Abdel Ghani al-Kikli. Six people are injured, and a state of emergency is declared by authorities. (The Jerusalem Post) (Al Jazeera English)
Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency
At its 12th Congress, the Kurdistan Workers' Party announces an immediate halt to its insurgent activities in Turkey and plans for its formal dissolution. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
Myanmar civil war
The National Unity Government of Myanmar says that an airstrike by junta forces killed 17 students and injured 20 others at a school in Tabayin, Sagaing Region. (Reuters)
Syrian civil war
The remains of 30 people believed to have been killed by Islamic State militants are found in a search by Qatar and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in the remote town of Dabiq, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. (CTV News)
Disasters and accidents
Thirteen people are killed by an expired ammunition explosion in Garut Regency, West Java, Indonesia. (Jakarta Globe)