Armed conflicts and attacks
Russo-Ukrainian war
Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
Ukrainian forces launch a massive drone attack on Moscow Oblast, Russia, with more than 1,600 long-range drones launched from Ukraine. At least two people are killed with hundreds more evacuated while Moscow Refinery is on fire following several direct hits. (Al Jazeera)
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms he ordered the attack on Moscow in response to Russian forces targeting civilians in Ukrainian cities, saying that FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles and ballistic missiles were also used in the attack. (L'Unione Sarda)
Disasters and accidents
2026 Atlantic hurricane season
The National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Depression Six strengthened into Tropical Storm Fay amidst an unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season caused by El Niño, becoming the sixth named storm of the season. (WFLA-TV) (AccuWeather)
Health and environment
2026 Ebola epidemic
The Democratic Republic of the Congo launches vaccinations for frontline workers amdist the Ebola outbreak in the country. (Africanews)
International relations
France–Iran relations
Iranian authorities seal a French language centre affiliated with the French embassy in Tehran under a judicial order. Prosecutors say it operated without a licence and conducted activities against Iranian culture and national security. (Reuters)
Law and crime
Pakistani police arrest businesswoman Aleema Khan, sister of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, at her home in Lahore, Punjab, one week before his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party's planned protest march. Police and the government do not state a reason for the arrest. (Reuters)
Four unauthorized miners are killed in a shooting targeting a vehicle by unidentified gunmen in Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, Nigeria. (Daily Post Nigeria)
Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
Haiti sends 18 suspects in the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse to the United States to face federal charges related to the killing. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 2026 Berlin state election
State elections are held in Germany for the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Berlin House of Representatives, with an expected decline for the Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party, the CDU. (BBC News)
Sports
2026 Asian Games
Japan at the 2026 Asian Games, Triathlon at the 2026 Asian Games
Japanese triathlete Takumi Hojo wins the first gold medal of the 2026 Asian Games. (AFP)
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