Armed conflicts and attacks
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian drone strikes on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, kill at least 16 people and injure more than 130 others, including 22 children. (Reuters)
A Russian strike on a neighborhood in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, kills four people, including three children, according to Ukrainian interior minister Ivan Vyhivskyi. (Ukrinform)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistani forces raid multiple hideouts and kill 49 militants allegedly belonging to the Pakistani Taliban and the Balochistan Liberation Army in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
Myanmar civil war
Resistance fighters and a local activist say Myanmar's military deployed hundreds of troops around the proposed Dawei Special Economic Zone in the Tanintharyi Region, burning villages and pushing resistance groups back as the government seeks to revive the project. (Reuters)
At least 14 people are reportedly killed and 20 others are injured after Myanmar's military launched an airstrike on a Buddhist monastery compound in Myaung Township during a religious gathering. (AFP via CNA)
Arts and culture
American fantasy film The Odyssey reaches US$1.35 billion at the worldwide box office to become the highest-grossing R-rated film, surpassing Deadpool & Wolverine. (The Guardian)
Ethiopian civil conflict
The annual Ashenda festival in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, is cancelled over drone strike fears. (BBC News) (Binance)