Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the United States is considering “winding down” military operations in Iran amidst the deployment of marines to the Middle East. (Axios)
Iran confirms the death of IRGC spokesperson Ali Mohammad Naini in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran. (Al Jazeera)
Belgium says that it will consider participating in securing the Strait of Hormuz if a ceasefire is in place and if the operation is conducted within a clear international framework. (Anadolu Agency)
Druze insurgency in Southern Syria
Israeli forces strike Syrian military sites, including command and control centres and supply depots, in the south of the country, in response to Syrian government attacks on the local Druze population. (BBC News)
Polish defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announces the withdrawal of Polish forces from Iraq, stationed there as part of the CJTF–OIR joint task force against the Islamic State, citing the regional threat from Iran. (Devdiscourse)
War on terror
Government forces arrest three men suspected of participating in the February attacks and mass abductions in two villages in Kaiama, Kwara State, Nigeria. The suspects are cooperating with authorities to locate the kidnapping victims. (The Punch)
Arts and culture
Filaret Denysenko, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate since 1995, dies at the age of 97. (Associated Press)
Disasters and accidents
At least 55 people are injured, including one in cardiac arrest, and 13 others are reported missing in a large fire at a car parts plant in Daejeon, South Korea. (Yonhap)
A passenger plane crash lands at Wilson Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. The Kenya Airports Authority confirms that the crew and all 39 passengers were unharmed.(The Kenya Times)
International relations
2026 Cuban crisis, Cuba–Russia relations
Law and crime
Two anarchist militants are killed after the accidental explosion of a bomb at a casalis in Rome, Italy. (Fanpage)
Kevin Spacey sexual misconduct allegations
American actor Kevin Spacey settles out of court with three men at the High Court of Justice in London, England, who accused Spacey of sexually assaulting them between 2000 and 2013. (AP)
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