Armed conflicts and attacks
Kashmir conflict
2025 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
Indian and Pakistani military troops exchange gunfire across the Line of Control during an ongoing diplomatic crisis caused by a terrorist attack in India-administered Kashmir. (Al Jazeera)
Gaza war
Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip famine
The World Food Programme (WFP) claims that their entire food stock inside the Gaza Strip is empty due to the Israeli blockade of humanitarian aid. WFP aid kitchens are expected to run out of food in a few days, and thousands of Palestinians are expected to die from starvation. The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs calls the situation "probably the worst" since the beginning of the war in October 2023. (DW)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Lieutenant general Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy head of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, is assassinated in a car bombing in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, Russia. (CNN)
Arts and culture
Death and funeral of Pope Francis
Cardinals seal the coffin of Pope Francis in a private liturgical rite led by Camerlengo Kevin Farrell at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. (CNN)