Armed conflicts and attacks
2025 India–Pakistan standoff
2025 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
Indian airstrikes impact multiple locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, killing at least 8 people. (Reuters) (India Today)
Pakistan launches retaliatory strikes into India and Indian-administered Kashmir, and claims to have destroyed five Indian fighter jets. Three civilians are killed. (The Express Tribune) (Al Jazeera)
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif declares the Indian attacks to be an act of war and vows further retaliation. (ABC News)
A state of emergency is declared in Pakistan's Punjab province following the airstrikes, with all schools in the region being closed. Hospitals and emergency services are placed on high alert. (Tribune)
According to French intelligence officials, an Indian Dassault Rafale fighter jet is shot down by Pakistani forces. (Tribune)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
U.S. President Donald Trump stated that there will probably be news regarding a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages within the next 24 hours. (Reuters)
Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
According to Hamas officials, Israeli airstrikes kill at least 92 Palestinians, including women, children, and two journalists, and wounds at least 86 others across the Gaza Strip. (AP)
Palestinian political violence
Four people are injured, at least two seriously, in a drive-by shooting at a car at the Reihan crossing in the West Bank. (YNet) (Times of Israel) (Arutz Sheva)
One person is injured in an attempted car ramming and stabbing in Mount Hebron in the West Bank. (YNet)
Business and economy
The Walt Disney Company announces plans to open its first theme park in the Middle East in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, as its seventh park. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
Eleven kindergarten teachers are killed in a collision between a minibus and dump truck in Purworejo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. (AP)
Law and crime
A woman is decapitated and two other people, including a critically injured security guard, are injured in a mass axe attack by a 22-year-old Polish citizen on the campus of University of Warsaw at an auditorium in Warsaw, Poland. A day of mourning is declared at the institution. (Reuters via Yahoo News) (Channel2 NOW)
Politics and elections
2025 papal conclave
A total of 133 cardinal electors begin the process of electing a new pope following the death of Pope Francis. (The Guardian)
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