Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
2026 Yemen offensive, Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
The death toll from the Saudi airstrike against a prison in Al-Jawf Governorate, two days ago, increases to 23 people. (AP)
September 2026 Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia launches 32 airstrikes in four governorates in Yemen against the Houthis. (UA News)
Aftermath of the Second Intifada
Hamas claims that the Israel Defense Forces has killed Farah Hamed, a senior member who was accused of carrying out the 2003 attack that resulted in the killing of Shalom Har-Melech, the late husband of Limor Son Har-Melech, in a airstrike in the Gaza Strip. (The Jerusalem Post) (Israel National News) (VINnews)
2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launch missiles at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Azraq, Jordan, reporting damage to maintenance facilities, deployment areas, and hangars. Jordan says its forces have intercepted 18 Iranian missiles, following United States strikes that destroyed five Iranian oil tankers. (AFP via France 24)
Operation Southern Spear
United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
The United States Southern Command's Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere kills three people in a strike on an alleged narcotrafficking drug boat in the Caribbean Sea. (Stars and Stripes) (SOUTHCOM)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
A Russian drone strike hits a shopping centre in Sumy, Ukraine, killing two people and injuring 20 others. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
The Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda selects Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a television news anchor and editor, as its new monarch following the death of Rukidi IV last month. (Reuters)
Death and state funeral of Harald V
The state funeral of King Harald V takes place at the Oslo Cathedral in Oslo, Norway. (CNN) (The New York Times)