Friday

Pakistani security forces raid two militant hideouts and kill 41 insurgents in separate shootouts in Panjgur district and Harnai district. (AP)

Israel expels South Africa's chargé d'affaires Shaun Byneveldt to reciprocate South Africa's persona non grata declaration on the Israeli ambassador following an international incident between the two countries. (CNN-News18) (DW)

United States federal judge Margaret Garnett dismisses the federal murder and weapon charges against Luigi Mangione in the killing of Brian Thompson, the former CEO of UnitedHealthcare, ruling out the death penalty against Mangione. The judge maintains the stalking charges, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. (DW)

United States president Donald Trump declares a national emergency regarding Cuba in order to impose tariffs on countries that provide oil to it. Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla describes the tariffs as amounting to "a total [fuel] blockade" (UPI)

In tennis, Carlos Alcaraz defeats Alexander Zverev in the men's singles semifinal in a 5 hour and 27 minutes match at the Australian Open, the longest semifinal match in tournament history. (AO)