Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon
Israeli defence minister Israel Katz says his forces will not withdraw from occupied southern Lebanon even if "the United States demands it", adding that "200,000 residents will not return" to their homes. (Al Jazeera)
The Israeli military announces that it has killed Hamas militant Akram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Machi, who took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel, during an airstrike in southern Gaza. (The Times of Israel) (Israel National News)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
Ukrainian forces launch long-range drone strikes inside Russia, striking the Orenburg Gas Processing Plant, which also houses the only helium plant in Russia, and also striking two Russian Satellite Communications Company facilities, including one in Moscow Oblast and another in Vladimir Oblast. Russia says its forces have shot down 323 Ukrainian drones overnight. (AP)
Ukrainian missiles strike two Russian military airfields and several air defence systems in Crimea. (AP)
Sudanese civil war
War crimes during the Sudanese civil war
The Sudan Doctors Network reports that more than 215 civilians have died at the RSF-run Daqris Prison in Sudan's South Darfur state from the spread of diseases and epidemics, as well as torture and mistreatment of detainees. (AA)
Business and economy
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
Global oil prices fall to their lowest level since February 27, the day before the war started on February 28. Additionally, brent crude futures drop to US$73.50 a barrel. (ABC News) (CNN)