Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian forces launch drone strikes and cruise missile strikes across Ukraine, killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens more, including 16 inmates killed in an airstrike on a prison in Zaporizhzhia. (BBC News)
Kivu conflict
Wazalendo militia Human Rights Defense Forces and M23 rebels clash on a hill near Kazinga, Masisi Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (Radio Okapi)
Sudanese civil war
According to the Sudan Doctors Network, thirteen children have died from malnutrition in a displacement camp in the Darfur region of Sudan. (AP)
Ituri conflict
Zaïre-FPAC militants attack Sanduku 1, Djugu Territory, DRC, killing two civilians. (Radio Okapi)
Red Sea crisis
The Houthis launch a ballistic missile targeting Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, which was intercepted by Israeli forces. (The Times of Israel)
Disasters and accidents
International relations
2025 New York Peace Conference on Gaza, International recognition of Palestine
Maltese prime minister Robert Abela announces that Malta will recognize the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly session in September. (TVM)
United Kingdom prime minister Keir Starmer declares that the UK will formally recognize the State of Palestine should a ceasefire not be achieved by September. (The Telegraph)
Israel–Netherlands relations
The Netherlands bans far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich from the country and calls on the European Union to support a ceasefire in Gaza. (AP)
Law and crime
Lebanon convicts and sentences six people who are accused of killing a United Nations peacekeeper in Beirut in 2023. (AP)
The Internal Security Agency of Poland detains 32 people, including a Pole, a Colombian, Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians, who are suspected of coordinating with Russia to engage in sabotage. (AP)
Politics and elections
Four people are killed and over 500 others are arrested in protests in Luanda, Angola, against the government's increase in fuel prices. (DW)
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