Saturday

Oman reaches an agreement with France and the United Kingdom to ensure safe navigation through the country's waterways including the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz. (CNBC)

The Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front separatists launch coordinated attacks on the Malian communes and towns of Aguelhok, Anéfis, Gao, and Sévaré. The Malian army says it has repelled the assaults, while local sources report continuing fighting. (AFP via France 24)

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces deny Russia's claim that it captured Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, yesterday, saying Ukrainian forces still control the city and continue defensive operations there. (Reuters)

Over 50 Houthi fighters and 16 soldiers are killed during clashes in Hodeidah, Yemen. Twenty-two more soldiers are also wounded. (Al Jazeera)

The United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Declaration of Independence in 1776. (BBC News)