Armed conflicts and attacks
Bulgaria has halted the search for the 12 Syrian sailors missing since yesterday after a merchant ship sank after being hit by a drone strike in its waters. The perpetrators are still unknown. (Internazionale)
Mali War
The Malian Armed Forces and the Russian Africa Corps retake the city of Kidal, which was captured by the Azawad Liberation Front five months ago, after days of airstrikes and ground operations. (Al Jazeera)
Israeli settler violence
Israeli settlers launch an attack in the occupied West Bank targeting Palestinians, killing a man and wounding 16 other people. (Al Jazeera)
Ethiopian civil conflict
Eritrean forces are reported to have entered Ethiopia's Tigray Region and are moving south toward Mekelle. (Addis Standard)
Law and crime
Nine people are injured in a mass stabbing at a high school in Ostrołęka, Poland. The suspect, a 19-year-old student, is arrested after being injured himself. (Reuters)
Spillover of the 2026 French lycée protests
For a second consecutive day, riots grip Liège, Belgium, following earlier student protests, prompting authorities to close the Guillemins railway station and urge local businesses to shut down. (RTBF)
Elections in Mexico
The federal government of Mexico, led by Claudia Sheinbaum, signs a decree prohibiting Mexicans with dual citizenship from running for president or governor. (El Economista)
Science and technology
French Henri B. Kagan from the Paris-Saclay University and Japanese Kensō Soai from the Tokyo University of Science are jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis". (Reuters)
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