Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv strikes
The Russian Armed Forces launch nearly 600 drones and more than 30 ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine, striking multiple residential areas, killing 18 people, including four children, and wounding dozens more. (BBC News)
Red Sea crisis
Disasters and accidents
A Polish Air Force F-16 training jet crashes during rehearsals for the 2025 Radom Air Show in Radom, Poland, killing the pilot. (Reuters) (Echo Dnia)
Health and environment
A cholera outbreak in Bukkuyum, Zamfara State, Nigeria, kills at least eight people and infects over 200 others across eleven communities. (Reuters)
International relations
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Kyiv strikes, Russia–United Kingdom relations
The United Kingdom summons Russia's ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, after the Kyiv office of the British Council is heavily damaged and one employee is injured in an overnight Russian attack on Kyiv. (BBC)
Law and crime
Brazilian federal police and the taxation authority conduct nationwide raids targeting organized crime schemes in the energy sector, investigating money laundering and fraud involving more than R$10 billion (US$1.9 billion) in imports, R$52 billion (US$9.7 billion) in domestic sales, and R$46 billion (US$8.6 billion) in related financial transactions. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune dismisses Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui and appoints Industry Minister Sifi Ghrieb as acting prime minister. (Reuters)
2025 Indonesian protests
A Mobile Brigade Corps armored tactical vehicle intentionally runs over and kills a protester at an anti-government demonstration in Jakarta, Indonesia. The seven occupants of the vehicle have been detained. (BBC Indonesia)
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