Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
The Swiss foreign ministry confirms that the planned talks between Iran and the United States at the Bürgenstock Resort, Switzerland, have been cancelled after U.S. vice president JD Vance cancelled his trip. (Reuters)
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei rejects reports that Iran has re-closed the Strait of Hormuz. (Dawn) (Euronews)
At least 47 people are killed and 97 more injured by Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon. (NBC News)
The United States announces that Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire. (NBC News)
Four Israeli soldiers are killed in a shootout with Hezbollah fighters near Nabatieh, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
Lebanese conservationist and environmentalist Mona Khalil, a advocate for the protection of endangered sea turtles, dies from wounds sustained during an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon two weeks ago. (The New Arab)
Sudanese civil war
The Sudanese human rights organization Emergency Lawyers reports that nine civilians have been killed in a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone strike on a passenger vehicle carrying civilians in North Darfur. Additionally, another drone struck the Um Bayada market, causing a massive fire. (Middle East Monitor) (Darfur24)
The UN secretary general envoy to Sudan calls for RSF head Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo to halt attacks on the North Kordofan area of El-Obeid. (AFP via Arab News PK)
Rapid Support Forces launch a drone strike on the El-Obeid area of North Kordofan, Sudan, amidst warnings about the situation in the area. (Sudan Tribune)
Catholic priest Yohanna Al-Amin Komkome is killed alongside two of his associates in Kauda near the Nuba Mountains. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North is accused of the attacks. (Sudan Now)
Terrorism in the United Kingdom
Five people are injured in Islamophobic attacks in Edinburgh, Scotland. A 36-year-old man is arrested and counter-terrorism police are investigating. (DW)
Arts and culture
Mexican archaeologists uncover Early Classic-period ruins in Veracruz featuring a circular stone platform and other previously undocumented architectural elements for the region. Researchers also discover a carved monolith depicting figures with possible Maya cultural influences. (AFP via France 24)