Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
SDF–Syrian transitional government clashes (2025–present)
Two people are killed and eight others are injured during clashes between Syrian security forces and Syrian Democratic Forces fighters in Aleppo. (AP via WFMZ-TV)
Three people are killed in an Israeli airstrike against a vehicle near Sidon, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
2025 United States naval deployment in the Caribbean, United States–Venezuela relations
U.S. President Donald Trump says that the United States will keep the oil from the oil tankers it seized off the coast of Venezuela, along with the ships themselves. (BBC) (The Hill)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Lieutenant general Fanil Sarvarov is killed by a car bomb in Moscow, Russia. The Security Service of Ukraine is being investigated for its role in the attack, which they have not taken responsibility for, with connections also drawn to the assassination of Igor Kirillov last year. (The Guardian)
Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
Ukrainian military forces launch airstrikes on several targets across Russia, hitting an oil terminal, an ammunition depot, and a drone launch site in Krasnodar. (AP)
Turkey–Islamic State conflict, Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Turkish intelligence agents capture a senior member of the Islamic State – Khorasan Province along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border. (AP)
Business and economy
The price of gold reaches an all-time high of US$4,383.76 per ounce, surpassing its previous peak of $4,381.52. (AFP via Barron's)
China–European Union relations
The Chinese commerce ministry imposes a provisional set of 42.7% tariffs on dairy products imported from the European Union. (AP)