Armed conflicts and attacks
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
2025 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
At least 17 people are killed in an attack on a hospital by the Allied Democratic Forces in Lubero, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP via CTV News)
Russo-Ukrainian War
Kyiv strikes, Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Six people are killed and 35 others are injured in a missile and drone attack by Russian forces on Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP)
Sudanese civil war
The United Nations Human Rights Council establishes an independent fact-finding mission to investigate reported mass killings and other alleged war crimes by the Rapid Support Forces and their allied groups in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan. (Reuters)
Colombian conflict
Nine guerrilla fighters are killed by a Colombian military airstrike in the Arauca Department. (AFP via BSS)
Syrian conflict
A woman is injured in a rocket attack by unknown assailants on a house in Mezzeh, Damascus Governorate, Syria. (Al Jazeera)
War on drugs, 2025 United States military strikes on alleged drug traffickers
The United States defense department announces Operation Southern Spear to target alleged narco-terrorists in Central and South America and the Caribbean under the US Southern Command's jurisdiction. (DW) (Axios)
Four people are killed in an American airstrike against a boat in the Caribbean Sea. The attack is announced today, but was carried out four days ago. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
Saab AB signs a contract worth €3.1 billion (US$3.62 billion) with the Colombian government to provide 17 Gripen fighter jets to the Colombian Aerospace Force over the next five years. (Reuters)