Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Iranian state media says that Iran shot down an American aircraft near the city of Jam, Bushehr province. However, the U.S. Central Command denies any such claim, stating that no U.S. aircraft has been shot down. (Middle East Eye) (Reuters)
Three people, including two children, are killed and fifteen others are injured in an Israeli airstrike in Choueifat, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. (Naharnet)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Disasters and accidents
Five people are killed and 34 others are injured when a bus collides with six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia, United States. (AP) (BBC News)
Law and crime
The fire at a girls school in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Kenya yesterday is investigated as an arson attack. Eight students of the academy are arrested as suspects. Separately, the school's board of management is dissolved amidst suspicions of negligence in fire safety measures. (BBC News)
Health and environment
2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic
Nigeria restricts inbound flights from the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda amidst the spread of Ebola. (The Guardian)
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