Armed conflicts and attacks
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 launches a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on alleged drug traffickers, killing two people. (CNN) (PBS)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Ukraine–United Kingdom relations
British prime minister Andy Burnham, during a visit to Kyiv, confirms that he has approved supplying Ukraine with the classified blueprints to produce Storm Shadow cruise missiles despite Russian threats against such a move, which will give Ukrainian forces the ability to strike key targets deep inside Russian territory. (BBC News) (The Japan Times)
A Russian missile strike on the outskirts of Kharkiv kills three people and leaves eight others wounded. (TRT World)
Sudanese civil war
Drone strikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces hits several Rapid Support Forces Paramilitary targets in Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan, hours after a cargo aircraft landed in the area. (Sudan Tribune)
South Sudanese Civil War
Two peacekeepers from Ethiopia of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are killed in an ambush by unknown gunmen in Jonglei State, South Sudan. Three more peacekeepers, two policemen and two civilians are also wounded. (RFI in French)
Business and economy
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
International sanctions against Iran
United States sanctions against Iran
U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent announces Operation Economic Outcast, a campaign involving new sanctions against Iran, in an effort to isolate the regime. (BBC News) (Politico)
The Iranian rial reaches 2.02 million rials ahead of the U.S. dollar, a record-low, ahead of U.S. sanctions. (Time)
France–Saudi Arabia relations
French president Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia crown prince Mohammed bin Salman reach an agreement to build a Dragon Ball Z theme park worth €6 billion (US$7 million) in Paris, France. (France 24) (CNBC)