Armed conflicts and attacks
Operation Southern Spear
2025 United States naval deployment in the Caribbean, United States–Venezuela relations
The United States Coast Guard intercepts and seizes an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela after previously seizing another last week. (Reuters) (BBC) (The Washington Post)
US intervention in the Syrian civil war
The United States and Jordan carry out airstrikes on 70 Islamic State targets at multiple locations in Syria, in retaliation for the December 2025 Palmyra attack. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
Seven elephants are killed and another is injured when a passenger train strikes a herd in the Hojai district of Assam, India. (DW) (Reuters)