Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
The Houthis launches missiles against the airports of Najran and Jizan, in Saudi Arabia, causing material damages and wounding three people. (Al Jazeera)
Israeli defense minister Israel Katz says that the military has killed 4,000 militants who took part in the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. (The Jewish Chronicle)
Somali Civil War
Piracy off the coast of Somalia
Four Indonesian seamen return home after Puntland maritime police rescued 17 crew members from the hijacked oil tanker MT Honour 25. Somali pirates had held the crew for more than five months and killed five members. (AFP)
Peruvian security crisis
Three gunmen and a police officer are killed, and another officer is wounded, in a shootout during an operation against illegal miners in Inambari District, Tambopata province, Madre de Dios, Peru. Authorities seize 15 AKM rifles, a pistol, and five grenades. (Evidencia de Perú in Spanish) (Infobae in Spanish)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Two merchant ships are hit by drones of unknown origins off the coast of Bulgaria. One of the ships has sunk, leaving the crew missing. (Reuters)
Boko Haram insurgency
At least ten soldiers are killed by Islamic State gunmen during an attack at a military base in Kukawa, Borno State, Nigeria. Over 25 attackers are also killed in the shootout. (AP)
Business and economy
Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount
The merger between American media conglomerates Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery into Skydance takes effect. (AFP) (CNN)