Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Israeli forces assassinate both Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Larijani and Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani in an airstrike in Tehran. Iran confirms their deaths. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
The Wall Street Journal reports that Russia is actively sharing military intelligence with Iran, including satellite images of U.S. military bases and locations of potential targets, as well as improved drone technology. (Reuters)
An oil tanker near Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, is struck by an unknown projectile. (Forbes)
2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
An Iranian Khorramshahr missile strikes Ramat Gan in central Israel, killing two people. (The Times of Israel) (Ynet News)
Three Lebanese soldiers are killed and four more are injured during Israeli airstrikes in the Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon. (L'Orient Today)
Three people, including a child, are killed and fourteen more are injured in an Israeli airstrike in Al-Mawasi, Gaza. (Reuters) (Times of Israel)
War on drugs
Colombian president Gustavo Petro accuses the Ecuadorian military of launching attacks inside Colombia, killing dozens of people, and orders the deployment of Colombian troops to the border in response. (Bloomberg) (Al Jazeera)
The Ecuadorian government deploys 75,000 soldiers and police officers to four provinces to enforce a nightly curfew. Officials say 253 people have already been detained for breaking curfew, which lasts from 11 pm to 5 am local time. (AP)
Nigerian bandit conflict
At least 18 people are killed and several others are injured in an attack by armed bandits in a village in Jibia, Katsina State, Nigeria. (Channels TV) (The Punch)
Arts and culture
Patriarch Ilia II, head of the Georgian Orthodox Church since 1977, dies at the age of 93. (Civil.ge)
Business and economy
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
The United Arab Emirates' Shah gas field suspends operations following a drone attack. (Forbes)
Health and environment
Argentine foreign minister Pablo Quirno announces the country's formal withdrawal from the World Health Organization. (La Nación in Spanish)
Law and crime
A court in Brussels, Belgium, orders former diplomat Étienne Davignon to stand trial on charges of participation in war crimes in connection with the 1961 killing of former Congolese prime minister Patrice Lumumba. Davignon is the only surviving individual among those accused by Lumumba’s family of involvement in the case. (AFP via The Caledonian-Record)
A Vatican appeals court orders a retrial of Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, who was convicted of embezzlement in 2023, citing procedural errors in the original proceedings. The court maintains his previously imposed prison sentence pending the outcome of the new trial. (AFP via GMA News)
Politics and elections
2026 Republic of the Congo presidential election
Provisional results announced by Interior Minister Raymond Mboulou reported that incumbent President of Congo-Brazzaville Denis Sassou Nguesso was re-elected with 94.82% of the vote. (AP)
Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
U.S. National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent resigns in protest of the war with Iran, saying that "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation". (Reuters)
Sports
2025 Africa Cup of Nations
The Confederation of African Football formally overturns the result of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final in which Senegal won 1–0 over Morocco due to a controversial walk-off by Senagalese players during extra-time. Morocco are awarded the title as a 3–0 win, their second title win. (BBC Sport)
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