Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian invasion of Ukraine
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
Ukrainian forces reportedly retake the village of Staromaiorske, Donetsk Oblast. (CNN International)
2023 Nigerien coup d'état
Supporters of the military coup against President Mohamed Bazoum set fire to the headquarters of the ruling Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism in Niamey, Niger. (BBC News)
Syrian civil war
Six people are killed and 20 others are injured during a bombing at the Sayyidah Zaynab's Shi'ite mosque in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria. (AFP via Hindustan Times)
Arts and culture
The government of Rome, Italy, announces the discovery of Roman emperor Nero's private theatre under the courtyard of the Palazzo Della Rovere. (CNN)