Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Israeli leaders announce the "completion phase" of war and order the military to strike "economic" targets in Iran to damage the Iranian economy. (The Times of Israel)
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says that Iran has not started negotiations with the United States but also says that the U.S. have submitted a negotiation request. (The Hill)
2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
A missile barrage from Iran and Lebanon causes a fire at the BAZAN oil refinery in Haifa. (The Jerusalem Post)
2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site. (Al Jazeera)
Spain in the 2026 Iran war, Spain–United States relations
Spain closes its airspace to U.S. aircraft involved in military action against Iran. (BBC News)
The Syrian Army says that drone attacks have targeted several of their bases near the Iraqi border. However, the Syrian Army also says that several of the drones were shot down and did not say where the drones came from. (Reuters)
Kosovo approves the deployment of troops to Gaza as part of an international peacekeeping force. (Reuters)
Two Indonesian peacekeepers of the UNIFIL mission are killed in Southern Lebanon when a projectile hits their vehicle. (BBC News)
Somali Civil War
Constitutional crisis in Somalia
At least 10 people are killed, 25 others are injured and more than 45,000 displaced after Somalia's national army took control of Baidoa, the capital city of the South West state, two weeks after the state president Abdiaziz Laftagareen said that his administration was severing ties with the federal government and opposed constitutional amendments backed by the Somali federal government. (Reuters) (ReliefWeb) (BBC News Somali)
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
India says it has ended the Naxalite insurgency after home minister Amit Shah reported that most of the remaining Naxal fighters had been killed, arrested, or had surrendered following intensified security operations. (AFP via France 24)
Haitian conflict
A human rights organization in Haiti claims that the death toll from the previous day's massacre in the Artibonite department was at least 70 people, higher than official reports. (DW)
Business and economy
The United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority rules that around 12 million people are entitled to financial compensation after being mis-sold motor finance agreements between 2014 and 2024. The compensation scheme will see each motorist awarded around £829, costing car finance lenders a total of £9.1bn. (BBC News)
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
Brent Crude oil passes US$116 per barrel, the highest it has been since the start of the war. (UPI)
United States crude oil settles above US$100 per barrel for the first time in four years. (CNN)