Armed conflicts and attacks
Gaza war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirms that Israel will not withdraw from the Gaza Strip until Hamas disarms. (PBS)
Sudanese civil war
Rapid Support Forces senior commander and Brigadier General Mahdi Adam Ismail, also known as Jebel Moon, is confirmed to be killed during clashes with the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Joint Forces in West Darfur, Sudan. His death is confirmed by Sudan Liberation Movement leader and Governor of Darfur Minni Arko Minnawi. (Sudan Tribune) (Sudan Nabaa)
Law and crime
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov signs a law banning the use of cremation for deceased human bodies in Kyrgyzstan. (AKIPress) (Kabar)
South Sudan's National Police Service arrests 60 suspected gang members in a series of operations targeting criminal gangs, drug trafficking, and youth delinquency in its capital Juba. (Sudans Post)
Four people are killed and four others are injured in a shooting spree by a rogue Russian soldier in Sevastopol, Russian occupied Crimea. (CBS News)
Sports
In basketball, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) announces that the expansion team in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., will be called the Sirens. The organization will debut in 2028. (The Athletic via The New York Times)
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