Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Four Israeli soldiers are killed by Hamas on the outskirts of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. (The Times of Israel)
Palestinian political violence
Six people are killed and seven others are wounded in a mass shooting targeting Israelis by Palestinian assailants in Jerusalem. The two perpetrators are killed following a shootout with a soldier and a civilian. (BBC News) (CNN)
Five people are killed and five others injured during at least eight Israeli airstrikes between Beqaa Valley and Hermel, in Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
War in the Sahel
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) imposes a nationwide blockade on fuel and other goods imported from neighboring countries while besieging Malian government-held cities and towns. An unknown number of fuel trucks from Senegal and the Ivory Coast violating JNIM's blockade have been attacked and burned by militants. (AP)
The Malian army conducts airstrikes in the Kayes Region against JNIM, reporting operations in Diema and Nioro du Sahel that included freeing hostages. (Reuters)
Kivu conflict
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
According to a local leader, 102 people are killed when Allied Democratic Forces rebels attack a funeral in Ntoyo, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Anadolu Agency) (Euronews)
2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests
Police open fire on protesters demonstrating against a government ban on social media in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing at least 19 people and wounding over a hundred more. A curfew is declared around all government buildings, including the Rastrapati Bhawan and Federal Parliament. (CBC News) (BBC News) (Sky News)
Ramesh Lekhak resigns as Minister of Home Affairs in response to the police killings of protesters. (Firstpost)
Nepal's Ministry of Information and Communications lifts its ban on major social media platforms following the protests. (AFP via France 24)
Business and economy
Succession of Rupert Murdoch
The children of News Corp founder and former chairperson Rupert Murdoch reach a settlement over the corporation's control, transferring all shares held by the original family trust to a new entity which gives Lachlan sole voting control, while Prudence, Elisabeth, and James exit with a reported US$3.3 billion settlement. (AFP via France 24)