Armed conflicts and attacks
Gaza war
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings
Israeli strikes kill at least 30 people, including six children, at a water collection zone, bringing the official death toll in Gaza to over 58,000. (AP)
Syrian civil war
More than 30 people are killed and 100 others are injured in clashes between pro-government forces and Druze fighters in Suwayda, Suwayda Governorate, Syria. (Sky News) (The Straits Times)
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces insurgents kill at least 66 people in Territory of Irumu, in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
Sudanese civil war
At least 48 civilians are killed, houses are razed and property is looted in an attack when Rapid Support Forces fighters storm the village of Um Garfa in North Kordofan, Sudan. (Barron's)
Somali Civil War
Al-Shabaab militants have claimed the takeover of Tardo Village in the Hiiraan region of Somalia’s Hirshabelle state, which was previously captured by Ma'awisley fighters and the Somali National Army in September 2022. (Garowe Online)
Disasters and accidents
A bus plunges into a ravine near Chakri, Pakistan, killing six and injuring 38. (The Express Tribune)
2025 Arizona wildfires
The Grand Canyon Lodge in Arizona, United States, is destroyed by the Dragon Bravo Fire. (AP)
2025 Fall River assisted-living fire
Nine people are killed and more than 30 others are injured, including five firefighters, in a fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. (WPRI-TV)
2025 Zeusch Aviation Beechcraft B200 crash
A Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft crashes and catches fire shortly after taking off from London Southend Airport in Southend-on-Sea, England, killing all four people onboard. (NOS) (The Independent)