Thursday

The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet says that they have killed Hamas commander and Gaza District Police chief Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil in a airstrike in Gaza City. Additionally, the IDF also kills a Hamas company commander in a separate strike in Khan Yunis. (The Jerusalem Post) (Israel National News)

Poland announces that it has thwarted a Russian plot to kill a Ukrainian-American in Warsaw, the first time a Western leader has accused Russia of attempting to kill a U.S. citizen. (CBS News)

Russian military officer Robert Shagaev, who commanded a submarine in Zaporizhzhia before defecting to Russia after its annexation of Crimea, is reported to be killed by a explosive planted in a trash can in Sevastopol. (CNN) (Ynetnews)

Renewed drone attacks by the RSF are reported in Khartoum, Sudan, for a second consecutive day, with the SAF intercepting several drones targeting the area. (La Presse) (Sudan Tribune)

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Joint Forces repels a major assault by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Jebrat al Sheikh district in North Kordofan, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune) (AA)

A commuter train operated by GTR Southern derails near Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom, with at least three carriages overturning. (BBC News) (CNN)

On the hottest day of the year so far, multiple wildfires break out across England, particularly in the town of Stourbridge in the West Midlands, where there is widespread damage. (BBC News)

Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov announces that he will run for a second term in the upcoming presidential election in Kyrgyzstan in January 2027. (Reuters)

Zambians vote to elect a president and 280 seats of the National Assembly. Incumbent president Hakainde Hichilema is running for re-election to a second term in office. (AP)