Thursday

A U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter jet is hit with a surface-to-air missile in Iranian airspace forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing at a regional U.S. airbase. (The Independent)

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) reports its forces have destroyed a factory in Karaj, Iran, which assembled surface-to-surface missiles for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (BBC News)

Iranian Shahed drones strike two oil refineries in Kuwait and cause large fires, according to the Kuwait National Petroleum Company. (The Telegraph)

Government officials in Chad announce that 17 people have been killed following a drone strike from Sudan at a funeral late Wednesday in the border town of Tiné. (The EastAfrican)

A raid kills eleven members of the Sinaloa Cartel in Sinaloa, Mexico, with a senior cartel leader being captured along with many weapons. (Reuters)

The Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip reopens for limited movement, allowing a restricted number of Palestinian patients to enter Egypt for medical treatment and some people to return to Gaza under coordinated security procedures, following its closure as a security measure amid the 2026 Iran war. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Germany drops out of defending Israel in the International Court of Justice's genocide case against Israel, citing their need to defend themselves in a separate case launched against them by Nicaragua. (Haaretz)

Iran executes three men arrested during protests last January by hanging. (Reuters) (Euronews)

The National Assembly of Thailand re-elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister following his Bhumjaithai Party's victory in the recent election. (AFP via CBS 19 News)