Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Israeli forces withdraw from areas around Hebron in the occupied West Bank after a multi-day operation following the killing of two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint. (AFP via RFI) (Al Jazeera)
The United States military carries out airstrikes on Iranian targets across the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian surface-to-air missiles attack American aircraft in the Strait. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Zaporizhzhia strikes
Russian forces drop at least nine bombs on a school building serving as a civilian shelter and humanitarian aid distribution centre in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, killing at least 33 people and leaving 50 others missing. (CNN)
Haitian conflict
Salvadoran military intervention in Haiti
Salvadoran, Haitian, and Gang Suppression Force soldiers launch an offensive in Plain of the Cul-de-Sac which extends from Haiti to the Dominican Republic, killing at least a dozen gang members. (EFE in Spanish)
Mexican drug war
Infighting in the Sinaloa Cartel
Three people are killed and five more injured in two separated mass shootings at two drug rehabilitation centers in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. (La Jornada in Spanish)
Sudanese civil war
War crimes in the Sudanese civil war
The Rapid Support Forces launches drone strikes against three distribution stations in Sudan's Kassala and Northern states. (Sudan Tribune)
Colombian conflict
A truck bomb explodes near a military base in Planadas, Tolima Department, Colombia, killing four people, including a baby, and wounding several others. (BBC News) (Reuters)
Peruvian security crisis
An unidentified person throws an IED bomb at the home of Villa El Salvador mayor-elect Marcelino Huamán Cano in Lima, Peru, while he was with his family, causing property damage but no reported injuries. (Perú.21 in Spanish)
Somali Civil War
Uganda begins withdrawing its troops from Somalia, planning to remove all personnel deployed under bilateral and African Union missions by the end of 2027, ending nearly two decades of operations. (AFP via Arab News)
Business and economy
Rwanda–United States relations, South Africa–United States relations
The United States announces the suspensions of Rwanda and South Africa from duty-free trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act beginning January 1, 2027, citing trade barriers, human rights concerns, and threats to U.S. interests. (Reuters)