Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Fifteen people are killed in a reported Israeli and United States missile strike on an HVAC factory in Isfahan, Iran. (AFP via LBCI)
Three Kuwaiti soldiers are injured after two drones struck Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base, damaging the facility. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
The port of Fujairah, a bunkering hub and export terminal in the Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, suffers a drone attack. (Reuters)
The U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, is hit by a missile from an unknown origin. (Politico)
Palestinian militant group Hamas calls for Iran to cease their attacks on Middle East neighbors during the war. They also reaffirm Tehran’s right to defend itself from Israel and the United States. (CBS News)
U.S. president Donald Trump calls on the United Kingdom and other allies to help lift the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. (BBC News)
2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia
Five U.S. warplanes are damaged in an Iranian drone strike on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. (WSJ)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
Five people are killed and three others are injured in Russian drone strikes on residential areas and critical infrastructure across Ukraine. (Reuters)
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
According to Taliban officials, fourteen Pakistani soldiers are killed and eleven others are injured by Afghan fighters during the capture of a Pakistani guard post along the Durand Line in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.(Kabul Now)
Law and crime
2026 Cuban crisis
Cuban authorities arrest five people after a small group of protesters damaged and set fire to a Communist Party office in Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, during demonstrations over prolonged blackouts and shortages of basic goods. (AFP via Jamaica Observer)
Antisemitism in Europe
An explosion lightly damages a Jewish school in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with no reported injuries, making it the third attack against Jewish buildings in the Low Countries this week. (Euronews)
Ecuadorian conflict
Ecuador begins enforcing a curfew from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. in the provinces of El Oro, Guayas, Los Ríos, and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to support military operations against criminal organizations. (Reuters)
Sports
2025–26 Premier League
In association football, English attacking midfielder Max Dowman scores for Arsenal in a 2–0 win over Everton to become the youngest ever goal scorer in Premier League history. (Sky Sports)
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