Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
The United Arab Emirates says that two vessels linked to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Iran of being behind the attacks. (Al Jazeera) (The New Region)
2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Nimitz-class USS George Washington will deploy to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln following a nine-month deployment and amidst reports of conditions on the aircraft carrier. (CBS News) (The Hill) (The Wall Street Journal)
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet says that they have killed Hamas commander and Gaza District Police chief Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil in a airstrike in Gaza City. Additionally, the IDF also kills a Hamas company commander in a separate strike in Khan Yunis. (The Jerusalem Post) (Israel National News)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian military officer Robert Shagaev, who commanded the submarine Zaporizhzhia before defecting to Russia after its annexation of Crimea, is reported to have been killed by an explosive planted in a trash can in Sevastopol. (CNN) (Ynet)
Sudanese civil war
Renewed drone attacks by the RSF are reported in Khartoum, Sudan, for a second consecutive day, with the SAF intercepting several drones targeting the area. (La Presse) (Sudan Tribune)
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says that they have retaken control of the Blue Nile town of Kurmuk, a month after being recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). (Sudans Post)
The SAF and Joint Forces repels a major assault by RSF on the Jebrat al Sheikh district in North Kordofan, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune) (AA)
Disasters and accidents
At least eleven people are killed and 13 others are injured after two trucks, two minibuses, two cars and a tricycle collided on the Accra–Kumasi Expressway, Ghana. (Xinhua)
Seven people are killed after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Chamoli District, India. (Xinhua)
Unprecedented torrential rainfall due to severe thunderstorms causes widespread flooding in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, leaving at least eight people dead. (BBC News) (Reuters)
2026 Pacific hurricane season
In the United States, Hawaii governor Josh Green declares a state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Lala's expected landfall on the state over the weekend. (AFP via CNA)
2026 United Kingdom wildfires
Multiple wildfires break out across England on the hottest day of the year in the United Kingdom so far, with widespread damage in Stourbridge, West Midlands. (BBC News)
Lewes derailment
At least 20 people are injured when a GTR Southern commuter train derails near Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom. (BBC News) (CNN)