Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni civil war
Russo-Ukrainian war
Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Kyiv strikes, Odesa strikes, Zaporizhzhia strikes
Russian and Ukrainian forces exchange strikes that kill at least eight people in Ukraine and one in Russia, hitting Kyiv and its outskirts, the Kharkiv and Odesa Oblasts, Sumy, and Russian-occupied Enerhodar, all in Ukraine, as well as Russia's Belgorod Oblast. (AP)
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
Russian strikes hit Kyivstar's headquarters and multiple data centres in Kyiv, including a facility struck twice that injures two children and an adult. Russia also says it targeted a Vodafone Ukraine data centre. (India Today)
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
Islamic State–Taliban conflict
The Afghan military kill 28 fighters allegedly linked to the Islamic State in Nuristan Province. The Minister of Defense reports that the gunmen entered from Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
Ethiopian civil conflict
A drone strikes Tigrai Television's headquarters in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, forcing the station off air, while Tigray People's Liberation Front forces capture Erebti, Afar Region, and advance toward Afdera. (AFP via France 24)
Arts and culture
2026 MTV Video Music Awards
American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's song "The Fate of Ophelia" wins the MTV Video Music Award (VMA) for Video of the Year, and surpasses Beyoncé for the most amount of VMAs won with 32 total. (BBC News) (NBC News)
Thai rapper and singer Lisa wins the VMA Award for Best Pop with her song Dream, becoming the first K-pop solo artist and first Thai artist to win this award in VMA history. (The Nation)