Armed conflicts and attacks
Sudanese civil war
2025 alleged shootdown of UAE mercenary plane
The Sudanese Armed Forces claims that it shot down an Emirati plane carrying mercenaries near Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan, allegedly killing at least 40 people. (France 24)
Disasters and accidents
Twelve people are killed and 13 others are injured after a dump truck plunges into a ravine in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat, near the provincial boundary with Maguindanao del Sur in the Philippines. (ABS-CBN News) (Manila Bulletin)
Five people are killed and 24 others are injured when a suspension bridge deck tilts at a scenic spot in Zhaosu County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. (China Daily)
2025 European and Mediterranean wildfires
One person is killed, thirteen people are injured and one person is missing after a wildfire breaks out in Aude department, France, also burning at least 16,000 hectares of land. (BBC News) (DW)
Over 1,500 people are evacuated from a resort in Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain, after a wildfire breaks out in Campo de Gibraltar. (Le Monde) (Europa Sur)
2025 Ghanaian Air Force Z-9 helicopter crash
A Ghana Air Force Z-9 helicopter crashes near Obuasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana, killing eight people, including defence minister Edward Omane Boamah, environment and science minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, and regional minister Samuel Sarpong. (BBC News)
Gaza Strip famine
A truck carrying humanitarian aid overturns on civilians near the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens of others. (Anadolu Agency) (The Guardian)