Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon kill 14 people and injure 37. (Reuters)
Israel gives evacuation orders for seven towns north of the Litani River. (Al Jazeera)
Hezbollah and Israel both accuse the other of violating the ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
Mali War
Tuareg rebels reach an agreement that allows the Russian African Corps to withdraw from Kidal, Mali. (France 24)
Malian troops and Russian mercenaries withdraw from Kidal after yesterday’s attacks. (AP)
Flights resume at the Modibo Keita International Airport in Bamako, Mali following yesterday's attacks. (Seneweb)
Sudanese civil war
A drone attack hits an UNHCR aid truck in North Darfur, Sudan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Disasters and accidents
Fourteen people are killed in lightning strikes amid heavy rain across Bangladesh. (The Business Standard)
Wildfires in 2026
Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters to fight wildfires in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region. Another three wildfires have been spotted in Nagaoka and Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, and Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture. (Reuters) (NHK) (NHK) (NHK)
Health and environment
Shark attacks in Australia
The National Parks and Wildlife Service and Surf Life Saving close several beaches in the Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia, after sharks gather around a washed-up whale carcass, increasing shark activity. (AFP via The Manila Times)
Law and crime
Human rights in Ba'athist Syria, War crimes in the Syrian civil war, National Commission for Transitional Justice
The first public trial of officials linked to former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad opens in Damascus with Atef Najib, former head of security in Daraa Governorate, the only one present to stand trial. Bashar and his brother Mahed are to be tried in absentia. (AP)
Politics and elections
Exiled Tibetans vote in a global election organized by the Central Tibetan Administration to choose representatives to its parliament, with polling held in multiple countries outside China. (AFP via France 24)
2026 Israeli legislative election
Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett of Bennett 2026 and Yair Lapid of Yesh Atid merge their parties into the Together – Led by Bennett in an effort to oust Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections. The two also leave space open for Yashar chair Gadi Eisenkot. (Jerusalem Post) (Politico)
Sports
2026 NASCAR Cup Series
In stock car racing, a 26-car pileup occurs during the Jack Link's 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, United States, after driver Bubba Wallace was pushed from outside. (Hindustan Times)
2026 London Marathon
Sabastian Sawe and Yomif Kejelcha become the first people to run a marathon in under two hours, with Sawe setting a new world record of 1:59:30. Tigst Assefa also sets a new world record for a women-only marathon at 2:15:41. (AP)
Subscribe to Legible News Plus and we'll email you the Monday issue when it publishes .