Friday

Pakistani military forces kill at least twelve militants allegedly belonging to the Baloch Liberation Army and other separatist groups after they attacked a police station in Kharan District, Balochistan Province. (AP)

Canada and China reach a trade agreement that reduces Canadian tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola seeds, following a high-level summit in Beijing. (CNN)

Taiwan and the United States reach a trade agreement that reduces U.S. tariffs on Taiwanese goods from 20% to 15%. (AFP via France 24)

New Zealand temporarily closes its embassy in Tehran, evacuates its diplomats to Ankara, Turkey, and warns its citizens to leave Iran, citing the deteriorating security situation and internet blackout. (AFP via Al Arabiya)

Clashes between protesters opposed to president Yoweri Museveni and police leave at least seven people dead in Butambala, Uganda. The opposition National Unity Platform says its leader and presidential candidate Bobi Wine has been placed under house arrest. (BBC News) (Reuters)

A Ugandan military helicopter takes Wine to an unknown location after his house was stormed by security forces. (Sky News)

A high court in Seoul, South Korea, sentences former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for obstructing justice and excluding cabinet members during his 2024 martial law declaration, while acquitting him of document forgery. (AFP via TRT World) (AP)

Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim temporarily freezes all military and police procurement until compliance rules are met following an anti-corruption probe, while ordering a review and restructuring of the procurement system. (Reuters)