Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian conflict, Israeli invasion of Syria
The Israeli military launches a raid in Beit Jinn, Syria, targeting unknown gunmen and carrying out airstrikes, killing 13 Syrians, including two children, and wounding 25 others. Six Israeli soldiers are also wounded in a shootout with local residents. Israel says it was targeting Jaama Islamiya. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News) (The Jerusalem Post)
Disasters and accidents
Two tankers sanctioned as being a part of the alleged Russian shadow fleet are hit by explosions while transiting the Bosporus, with at least one of the vessels catching on fire. Turkey says search and rescue operations are underway to evacuate the crew members. (Reuters)
2025 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The toll from the floods in Indonesia increases to 174 people killed and 80 more missing, mainly in North Sumatra. (Al Jazeera)
The death toll from the floods in Thailand increases to 145 people, mainly in Songkhla province. (Al Jazeera)
The toll from the landslides caused by heavy rains in Sri Lanka, mainly between Badulla and Nuwara Eliya, increases to 56 people killed and 600 houses damaged. (Al Jazeera)