Armed conflicts and attacks
Gaza war
Four people are killed and 40 others are trapped under rubble in an Israeli attack against a building in Sabra, Gaza City, Palestine, as the ceasefire agreement proposed by US president Donald Trump awaits approval by the Israeli cabinet. (The Times of Israel)
The Israeli cabinet formally approves the ceasefire agreement, with the Israeli military given 24 hours to withdraw their troops to the agreed-upon line within Gaza. The hostage and prisoner releases are expected to begin in the coming days. (AP)
US officials announce that 200 troops will be sent to Israel to run a civil-military coordination center established by U.S. Central Command to support and monitor the ceasefire deal, joined by members of the armed forces of Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. (AP)
Afghanistan–Pakistan clashes
2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
The Pakistan Air Force carries out two airstrikes in Kabul, Afghanistan, targeting Pakistani Taliban leaders. (Amu.tv)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Seven Pakistani Taliban members and a major are killed in a raid and ensuing shootout in Daraban, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The Inter-Services Public Relations further reports that the security forces recovered a cache of weapons and ammunition, along with stating that the killed terrorists were actively involved in multiple attacks. (Daily Pioneer)
Three tribal leaders from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, are abducted and killed by Pakistani Taliban militants. (Press Trust of India)
Arts and culture
2025 Nobel Prizes
Hungarian novelist and screenwriter László Krasznahorkai wins this year's Nobel Prize in Literature "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art". (CNN)