Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
An Israeli airstrike destroys a residential building outside the areas controlled by Israel in Zaytun Quarter, Gaza Strip, Palestine. (Al Jazeera)
Three Palestinians are injured when Israeli settlers attack residents in the northern Jordan Valley. (Al Jazeera)
Kivu conflict
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
The Allied Democratic Forces attack a village in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 20 people. (AP)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, Ukrainian energy crisis
Ukraine schedules emergency power outages across the country citing Russian attacks on thermal power stations. (The Kyiv Independent)
Sudanese civil war
At least 24 people are killed, including eight children, in a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces on a vehicle carrying displaced families near Er Rahad, North Kordofan, Sudan. (CTV News)
2026 Islamabad mosque bombing
Pakistani security forces arrest four people allegedly associated with the Khorasan Islamic State, accusing them of bombing the Shia mosque in Islamabad yesterday. (AP)
Nigerian bandit conflict
Business and economy
Saudi Arabia–Syria relations
Saudi Arabia and Syria sign agreements covering a joint low-cost carrier, a new international airport in Aleppo, and a US$1 billion telecommunications project as part of broader investment efforts following the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria. (AFP via The Straits Times)