Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
The Nord, a superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch Alexei Mordashov, crosses the Strait of Hormuz. (Gazeta Express) (Ynetnews)
2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says that Germany will deploy naval units, including a minesweeper and a command and supply ship for a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz. (Middle East Monitor)
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
U.S. president Donald Trump cancels sending U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
An Israeli attack kills four people in Yohmor, Nabatieh District, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
The Israel Defense Forces say that a airstrike on the Gaza Strip has killed several Hamas militants who planned attacks on Israeli troops, including Hazem Rami Ali Aidi, a Hamas commander who took part in the October 7 attacks in 2023. (Times of Israel)
Mali War
Multiple armed groups launch several coordinated attacks across Mali, including in the capital Bamako. (Al Jazeera)
Tuareg rebels say they have seized control of Kidal in northern Mali after overrunning government forces. (The Africa Report)
Residents and a reporter from the Associated Press says that gunfire has been heard near the Modibo Keita International Airport. (AFP via The Week)
Military bases are targeted, including the main military base in Kali. Additionally, military officer and Malian Defense Minister Sadio Camara's house is destroyed. (Strait Times)
SITE Intelligence Group says that Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM and Tuareg-dominated rebel group FLA has claimed full responsibility for the attacks. (Reuters)
The Mali Army representative Suleiman Dembele confirms that 80 militants have been eliminated across the country in wake of the attacks. (Caliber.Az)
A Malian Air Force Mil Mi-24 helicopter is shot down by rebel forces near Gao. (BBC News)
Russo-Ukrainian war
An overnight Russian drone and ballistic missile attack on Dnipro, Ukraine, kills ten people and injures 49 others. (Ukrinform) (Reuters)
Terrorism in Colombia
At least seven people are killed and 17 others are injured in a bombing on the Pan-American Highway in Cauca Department, Colombia. (Deutsche Welle in Spanish) Al Jazeera
Piracy off the coast of Somalia
Somali pirates attack and seize an oil tanker off the coastal city of Mogadishu in southern Somalia, taking 11 Pakistani crew members hostage. (Daily Pakistan) (BRecorder) (AAJ)
Business and economy
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran resumes international flights for the first time since the start of the war two months ago. (Middle East Eye)
Disasters and accidents
Wildfires in 2026
More than 1,000 firefighters are deployed and 3,000 people are evacuated from their homes in Ōtsuchi, Iwate, Japan, as two wildfires continue to grow in the region. (Reuters)
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