Armed conflicts and attacks
Operation Southern Spear
United States oil blockade during Operation Southern Spear
The United States Coast Guard boards and seizes a Guyanese-flagged tanker in the Caribbean Sea that had been sanctioned by the US. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
At least 19 people are killed and hundreds are evacuated across South Africa in flooding caused by torrential rains in several provinces, including Limpopo and Mpumalanga. (AP)
At least four people are injured and several buildings collapse following an explosion in the Utrecht city centre in the Netherlands. (NOS in Dutch) (Al Arabiya)
International relations
Denmark–France relations
French president Emmanuel Macron announces the deployment of additional military forces to Greenland after a Defense Council meeting. (France 24)
Japan–Philippines relations, Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
Japan and the Philippines sign a defense pact to mutually allow tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food, and other forms of aid. (AP)
United Arab Emirates–Yemen relations
Faraj Al-Bahsani is dismissed from Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, becoming the last United Arab Emirates-backed member to leave the body. (The New Arab)
Law and crime
Sexual deepfake and illegal content generation on X
The "Get Grok Gone" campaign delivers letters to Apple and Google demanding they remove Grok from their app stores because of non-consensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material being generated by Grok. (The Register)
Politics and elections
Singaporean prime minister Lawrence Wong rescinds Workers' Party MP Pritam Singh's position as the de jure Leader of the Opposition. (CNA)
Salem Saleh bin Braik, prime minister of Yemen, resigns. President Rashad al-Alimi appoints Shaea Muhssin as the next prime minister. (Jerusalem Post)
2026 Ugandan general election
Ugandans vote to elect the President of Uganda and 529 members of Parliament. (AP)
Science and technology
The members of NASA commercial Crew-11, who were docked at the International Space Station since August 2025, land on Earth one month early following the first ever medical evacuation from the ISS. (Space) (NPR)
Frigidaire issues a recall for 330,000 mini-fridges for fire risks, after previously recalling 634,000 last year. (AP)
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