Wednesday

Three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are killed after an ambush by gunmen in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. (AP)

M23 rebels take control of Uvira, South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP via ABC News)

The United States Coast Guard seizes an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. (CNBC)

Iceland announces that it will join several other countries in boycotting next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Austria in response to the participation of Israel. (Reuters)

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection files a proposal to request mandatory checks on social media and email accounts to all future Visa Waiver Program applicants. (Nine News Australia) (BBC)

Twenty-two people are killed and several more injured during the collapse of two adjacent buildings in Fez, Morocco. (Reuters)

Bolivia and Israel formally restore diplomatic relations which were severed in 2023 under the previous left-wing Bolivian president Luis Arce in response to the Gaza war. (AP)

The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approves a bill that reduces penalties for certain crimes, including attempted coup, which could significantly shorten former president Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence. (AFP via France 24)

Cambodia withdraws its entire delegation from the SEA Games, citing security concerns arising from its escalating border conflict with the host nation Thailand. (AFP via France 24)