Armed conflicts and attacks
2026 Iran war
2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
The United States Central Command says that they have redirected 55 vessels linked to Iran since reinstating the blockade in July. (Middle East Eye)
Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran
Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei appoints new leaders for Iran's military to replace their predecessors after they were killed during the initial Israel and U.S. airstrikes, including Ali Abdollahi as chief of staff, Kioumars Heydari as deputy commander, and Hossein Taeb as Basij commander. (The Jerusalem Post) (Al-Monitor)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
Аt least 13 people are killed, including a child, and 39 others were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, Russia. (Reuters)
Libyan crisis
Fawzi al-Mansouri, head of military intelligence for the Libyan National Army, is assassinated as a bomb exploded inside his car in Benghazi, Libya. (AFP via RFI) (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
The Philippine civil defense office reports that at least 16 people were killed across Luzon, including seven in Baguio, by floods, landslides and weather-related accidents after nine days of heavy monsoon rain, while three others remain missing. (AFP via RFI)
2026 Colombia earthquake
A Mw 7.4 earthquake strikes Chocó Department, Colombia, causing widespread and heavy damage, and leaving at least 288 people dead. (El Pais) (BBC News) (Reuters)
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Manizales is confirmed to be among the buildings damaged after one of the towers collapsed following the earthquake. (The Independent) (The City Paper Bogota) (El Colombiano in Spanish)
Wildfires in 2026
A recent wildfire at the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, Indonesia, is extinguished after 550 ha (1,400 acres) were burnt. However, new hotspots are also reported near the caldera. (Reuters)