Armed conflicts and attacks
War on drugs
2025 United States military strikes on alleged drug traffickers
Six people are killed in a U.S. missile strike on a suspected drug-running boat in the Caribbean Sea. (AP)
The United States deploys the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier battle group to Latin America for counter-drug cartel operations. (Reuters)
Gaza war, Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
An 18-year-old Palestinian man is killed after being shot and critically injured yesterday during an Israeli attack in the Askar Camp in Nablus, occupied Palestine. (Al Jazeera)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Three people are killed in a roadside bombing on a police vehicle in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in Hangu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (The Canadian Press)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
Arts and culture
The Booker Prize Foundation announces the creation of the Children's Booker Prize, with the first £50,000 (US$66,500) winner to be announced in early 2027. (The Guardian)