Armed conflicts and attacks
M23 campaign, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict
M23 captures Sange, South Kivu, from the Congolese government and Burundian troops. (Al Jazeera) (SOS Media Burundi)
M23 enter Uvira, with at least 20,000 people fleeing across the Burundi–DRC border and reach Bujumbura. (Actualité in French) (TRT World)
2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict
The Royal Thai Air Force carries out several airstrikes against Cambodia, killing nine civilians and wounding 20 more. (Al Jazeera)
Three Thai soldiers are killed and 29 more injured during clashes with Cambodian soldiers. (Al Jazeera)
Sudanese civil war
Dozens of people are killed in a drone strike by the Sudanese Armed Forces on an oil field in Heglig, West Kordofan, Sudan. (AP)
Arts and culture
2025 Turner Prize
British autistic artist Nnena Kalu wins the 2025 Turner Prize for her wrapped fabric sculptures, becoming the first artist with a learning disability to win the award. (AFP via The Sun Malaysia) (The Guardian)