Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Iranian lawmaker Hassan Ghashghavi says that efforts to restore the Islamabad Memorandum deal between the U.S. and Iran is underway. (Arab News)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran and Oman are nearing a deal to manage the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. halted its recent strikes against the country. (Al Jazeera)
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirms that they have killed three militants in separate strikes last week, including a Jaish al-Islam militant in Gaza City, a Hamas commander in the Jabalya Battalion, and a Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant. (The Jerusalem Post)
The IDF's 401st Brigade says that they have destroyed 1,200 Hezbollah tunnels and concluded their mission in southern Lebanon, ending their eight-month deployment. (Israel National News) (The Jerusalem Post)
Sudanese civil war
Darfur campaign, Darfur genocide
A drone strike hits a customary court in Kabkabiya District, North Darfur, Sudan, killing at least 37 people. (Sudan Tribune)
Mali War
The BBC reports that Russia has shipped military equipment on the sanctioned cargo vessel Mikhail Britnev last month. (BBC News) (RBC-Ukraine)
Disasters and accidents
Six people are killed and 27 more injured in a traffic collision between a bus, a camper and three cars in Colli sul Velino, Province of Rieti, Italy. (Xinhua)
A ferry catches fire off the coast of Madura, Indonesia, leaving at least five people dead and 41 others missing. (BBC News)
2026 Greece wildfires
Two people are killed when two firefighting helicopters collided near Athens, Greece. (BBC News)
Health and environment
South Korea's weather agency records 42.5 °C (108.5 °F) in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang, the country's highest temperature since observations began. (AFP via France 24)
International relations
Foreign relations of the Dominican Republic, Foreign relations of Venezuela
The Dominican Republic and Venezuela agree on a framework to gradually restore diplomatic relations, which deteriorated after the Dominican Republic questioned the results of the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election. (AFP via Jamaica Observer)
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