Armed conflicts and attacks
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian forces launch a wave of missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, killing four people, including two civilians in Odesa. (Al Jazeera)
Mexican drug war
The death toll among Mexican National Guard troops in Jalisco rises to at least 25 with dozens more wounded amid clashes with Jalisco New Generation Cartel gunmen. (BBC News)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Three security personnel are killed and two others are injured in a quadcopter strike on a paramilitary fort in Karak District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Xinhua)
Religious violence in Nigeria, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria
Nigerian Army troops kill five suspected Lakurawa insurgents near Mayama Hill, Kebbi State, Nigeria, and recover a cache of weapons. (Channels TV)
Sudanese civil war, Chad–Sudan relations
Chad closes its border with Sudan after five Chadian soldiers and three civilians are killed, and 12 more people are injured, in clashes between Rapid Support Forces in opposition to and militia groups affiliated with the Sudanese government. (Reuters)
Syrian conflict
The Syrian interior ministry reports that four security personnel and an assailant were killed in an attack claimed to involve the Islamic State at a checkpoint in Raqqa. (AFP via Asharq Al-Awsat)
Ecuadorian conflict
At least nine people are killed in two armed attacks in Manabi Province, Ecuador. (Xinhua)
Business and economy
Panama's canal authority assumes control of the Balboa and Cristóbal ports on the Panama Canal after the supreme court annulled the concessions held by Hong Kong–based CK Hutchison, with an 18-month transition period and a new international tender process planned. (AFP via France 24)
Disasters and accidents
A bus plunges off a mountainous section of the Prithvi Highway near Benighat, Nepal, killing 19 people and injuring 25 others. (BBC News) (AP)
A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Peruvian Air Force that went missing the previous day is found crashed near Chala, Peru. All 15 people on board are confirmed dead. (AFP via Gulf News)
Seven people are killed when an air ambulance Beechcraft King Air crashes in Chatra district, Jharkhand, India. (Hindustan Times)
Law and crime
Connections of Jeffrey Epstein
British politician Peter Mandelson is arrested on charges of misconduct in public office related to his links to convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
Hernando de Soto is announced as the new prime minister of Peru. (Gestión in Spanish)
1981 Spanish coup attempt
Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez announces the declassification of the documents relating to the attempted coup that took place in the Congress of Deputies in 1981. (RTVE)
2025–2026 Dutch cabinet formation
Rob Jetten is sworn in as the new prime minister of the Netherlands, becoming the youngest and the first openly gay prime minister. (Politico) (BBC News)
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