Friday

Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari accuses the United States of violating the ceasefire after it targeted two ships at the Strait of Hormuz and strikes in the Hormozgan province, including Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island yesterday. He also confirmed that Iran responded by attacking U.S. military vessels east of the waterway and south of Chabahar port. (AA) (Reuters)

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Three people are injured after the United Arab Emirates defence ministry says that they have intercepted two ballistic missiles and three drones from Iran. Additionally, the total number of injuries in the country since the war rises to 230. (Khaleej Times)

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says that three of their vessels that crossed the Strait of Hormuz last month did not pay transit fees. (Reuters)

The U.S. Central Command says that a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS George H. W. Bush has attacked two Iranian tankers, the M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda, as both ships were transiting the Gulf of Oman. (Stars and Stripes)

The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks factory three days ago in Liuyang, Hunan, China, rises to 37, with 51 injured and one remaining missing. (Reuters)

Three hikers are killed, two are missing and 15 more rescued after the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera, Indonesia. (Al Jazeera)

Poland becomes the first country to sign a loan agreement under the European Commission's Security Action for Europe defence financing programme, securing nearly €44 billion (US$52 billion) to support military modernization and the domestic arms industry. (AFP via France 24)

Reform UK take full control of Havering London Borough Council, making it the first Reform-run council in Greater London. (The Independent)

The Labour Party concedes defeat in Wales with Plaid Cymru and Reform UK making significant gains, while the nationalist Scottish National Party claims victory in Scotland. (BBC News)

Welsh Labour leader and First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan resigns after losing her seat in the Senedd. (The National)

Laura Fernández Delgado is sworn in president of Costa Rica, succeeding Rodrigo Chaves Robles. (Reuters)

The United States Department of Defense begins releasing classified files, images and videos relating to unidentified flying objects. (The Independent)