Armed conflicts and attacks
Somali Civil War
Piracy off the coast of Somalia
Puntland Maritime Police Force successfully frees the oil tanker Sibu 1 following a multi-day counter-piracy operation near Garacad, Mudug, Puntland, after it was seized by Somali pirates in August. (Idil News) (Reuters)
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
Pakistan's claims that its military has killed 13 Afghan security forces during shootouts at the the border. The Government of Afghanistan has denied the claim. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
Disasters and accidents
A military aircraft carrying 13 people, including three officers, crashes near Kenge, Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo, while on route to Kinshasa, killing all passengers. (Reuters)
Law and crime
Mary Jane Veloso drug smuggling case
Mary Jane Veloso is released from a prison in Mandaluyong, Philippines, after president Bongbong Marcos's absolute pardon of her was approved yesterday. (Rappler)
Sports
In association football, an independent Premier League commission finds Manchester City F.C. guilty of 114 of 115 alleged financial-rule breaches spanning the 2009–10 to 2022–23 seasons. (CNN)
2026 Asian Games
China at the 2026 Asian Games, Swimming at the 2026 Asian Games
In swimming, China's Zhang Zhanshuo becomes the first athlete to win seven gold medals at a single Asian Games, securing his seventh title in the men's 400-metre freestyle with a Games-record time of 3:41.28. (AFP)
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