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The Progressive Bulgaria party, led by former president Rumen Radev (pictured), wins a majority of the National Assembly in the parliamentary elections, in a bid to end the ongoing Bulgarian political crisis.
In Ukraine, seven people are killed and fourteen injured in a mass shooting at a Kyiv supermarket.
Separate school shootings in Siverek and in Onikişubat, Turkey, leave 12 people dead and 35 others injured.
Romuald Wadagni wins the Beninese presidential election.

April 25, 2026 (Saturday)

April 24, 2026 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2026 Iran war
- 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
  - 2026 Iran war ceasefire
    - Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi announces that he will visit Pakistan, Russia, and Oman amidst a potential second round of ceasefire talks between Iran and the United States. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
    - White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirms that U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with Araghchi. She also states that vice president JD Vance will travel to Pakistan if the second round of talks are proven "successful". (AP) (Al Jazeera)(Reuters)
- 2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East
  - U.S. Central Command confirms that the USS George H. W. Bush has arrived in the Middle East, making it the first time three American aircraft carriers have been deployed in the region at the same time since the build-up to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. (Navy Times)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Two people are killed in a Russian drone strike on Odesa, Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent) (Reuters)
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that Allied Democratic Forces insurgents killed at least 87 civilians in separate attacks last month in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AFP via AA)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Iranian strikes on Qatar
  - The International Energy Agency estimates that the damage to liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Qatar will strain the natural gas market for at least two years, and along with the Strait of Hormuz closure, will cause the loss of 120 billion cubic meters of LNG supply by 2030. (CBS News)

Disasters and accidents

2026 United States wildfires
- 2026 Georgia wildfires
  - Georgia governor Brian Kemp says that two large wildfires in southeast Georgia, U.S., have destroyed over 120 homes. (The New York Times) (WSB-TV)

International relations

International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Uzbekistan–European Union relations
- The European Union sanctions two Uzbekistan-based cotton manufacturing plants for supplementing raw material to the Russian defense industry. (Kun Uz)
United States sanctions against Iran
- U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent announces that the Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions against financial networks linked to Iran, including digital asset wallets. (Middle East Monitor)

Politics and elections

Peruvian political crisis (2016–present)
- 2026 Peruvian post-electoral crisis
  - National Police of Peru officials raid the home of Peru's former chief electoral official as part of a new probe into alleged electoral irregularities, after he resigned this week over delays in counting ‌votes from the 2026 Peruvian general election.(Reuters)

Law and crime

Syrian conflict (2024–present)
- Syrian authorities say that they have arrested Amjad Youssef, an intelligence officer of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces, for his role in the Tadamon massacre during the civil war. This comes after Interior Minister Anas Khattab annonunced that he had been captured by the Syrian transitional government. (Middle East Eye)
German biotech company CureVac sues Moderna, accusing their COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax of infringing CureVac patents. (Reuters)

April 23, 2026 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - United States president Donald Trump orders the navy to open fire on any Iranian vessels placing mines along the Strait of Hormuz, after the military reportedly observed an Iranian mine-laying operation. (CNN) (Axios)
  - Naval blockade of Iran
    - The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command conducts a boarding operation on the stateless tanker M/T Majestic in the Indian Ocean, alleged to be carrying US-sanctioned Iranian oil. (Al Jazeera)
  - An Israeli security source says that Israel is not conducting airstrikes in Iran following reports of explosions over Tehran, while defense minister Israel Katz states that the country is prepared to resume military action pending approval from the U.S. (AFP via Business Recorder)
- Hezbollah–Israel conflict
  - 2026 Lebanon war
    - 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
      - U.S. president Donald Trump says that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been extended to three weeks. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Dnipro strikes
  - Three people are killed and 10 others are injured in an overnight Russian drone strike on a 13-story apartment building in Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

Christianity in Lebanon
- Italian soldiers install a new statue of Jesus in the Christian village of Debel, southern Lebanon, in place of a previous statue given by the Israeli military, who destroyed the previous statue with a sledgehammer, drawing widespread outrage. (OSV News) (UCA News) (The Jerusalem Post)

Business and economy

Japan's Nikkei 225 stock market index surpasses 60,000 points for the first time in a historic high, while South Korea's KOSPI also reaches a record high amid gains in technology shares. (AFP via Channels TV) (Nikkei Asia)
Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed as investors remained cautious despite a three-week extension of the 2026 Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, underscoring lingering geopolitical uncertainty. (CNBC)

Disasters and accidents

Drought in Horn of Africa, Famine in Somalia
- More than 6.5 million, mostly southern, Somalis face hunger amid climate shocks, drought, and conflict, with children facing acute malnutrition risks. (Al Jazeera)
European immigration crisis, African immigration to Europe
- A boat capsizes in waters between Algeria and Spain. At least 17 Somali migrants are killed. (AP)
2026 North Zealand train collision
- Eighteen people are injured, including five critically, when two trains collide near Hillerød, Capital Region, Denmark. (Reuters)
Eight people are killed and two others are injured when a vehicle loses control and plunges into a gorge in Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India. (Hindustan Times)
At least 10 people are injured and dozens of houses are leveled in an EF4 tornado in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. (KOCO-TV)

Law and crime

Corruption in South Africa
- South African president Cyril Ramaphosa suspends national police commissioner Fannie Masemola pending investigation into allegations of procurement violations linked to a R332 million (US$20 million) police health services tender. (AFP via The Peninsula)
Protests against the 2026 Iran war
- Exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi is splashed with red liquid after leaving a federal press conference building in Berlin, Germany in which he criticized the ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. (AP)

Sports

2026 FIFA World Cup, Iran at the FIFA World Cup
- U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio states that Iran's national football team can participate in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, while indicating that entry restrictions may apply to non-athlete delegation members with alleged links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (AFP via FMT)
2026 NFL draft
- In American football, the 91st edition of the NFL draft is held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the Las Vegas Raiders selecting former Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the first overall pick. (ESPN)

April 22, 2026 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seizes two vessels after attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz. A third vessel is also reportedly "disabled off Iran's coast". (CNN)
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on the Kurdistan Region
    - Three members of the Kurdistan Freedom Party are injured in a drone attack in the Khabat District, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The group attributes the attack to Iran. (Al Jazeera)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - April 2026 attack on French UNIFIL peacekeepers in Lebanon
    - A French UNIFIL peacekeeper dies from his wounds sustained from an ambush last week blamed on Hezbollah. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
  - Israeli airstrikes kill at least five people across Lebanon, including Al Akhbar journalist Amal Khalil. (Al Jazeera)
Boko Haram insurgency
- Suspected Boko Haram insurgents on motorcycles kill at least 20 people in shootings in Borno State and Adamawa State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Insurgency in Balochistan
- Ten people are killed and eight others are injured in an attack on a copper and gold mine in Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan. A Turkish citizen is among the fatalities, while another is kidnapped. (AFP via Al Arabiya)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
  - German airline Lufthansa announces that it will cut 20,000 short-haul flights in Europe this summer, saying rising fuel prices have made many flights "unprofitable" for the company. (BBC News)
- Stocks in the United States, including S&P 500 and Nasdaq, rise following yesterday’s announcement that the ceasefire would be extended indefinitely. (CNBC)
Germany–Russia relations, Russia in the European energy sector
- Russia announces it will halt the transport of Kazakh oil to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline starting May 1, citing technical reasons, while the German economic ministry states that the interruption is not expected to significantly disrupt fuel supply. (AFP via France 24)

Disasters and accidents

2026 Institute, West Virginia chemical disaster
- A leak results in a violent chemical reaction involving nitric acid and another substance at a facility in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, killing two people and injuring 19 others. (AP)
Eleven people are killed, including children, in a multiple-vehicle collision in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India. (PTI via Deccan Herald)
Nine people are killed and around 27 others are injured when a bus crashes into a tree on a highway near San Juan del Río and Amealco de Bonfil, Querétaro, Mexico. (Turquesa News in Spanish)
Two people are killed and 16 others are injured when a passenger bus carrying Ukrainian citizens strikes a group of people and crashes into a ditch in Burgas, Bulgaria. (Ukrainska Pravda)

International relations

Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
- Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war
  - Islamabad, Pakistan, remains on lockdown ahead of a potential, unconfirmed second round of talks between Iran and the U.S. in the city. (Digital Journal)
- France and the United Kingdom host a military conference involving over 30 countries in Northwood, London, to discuss the use of military forces for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz once conditions allow. (AA)

Law and crime

Corruption in Moldova
- Moldovan oligarch and former politician Vladimir Plahotniuc is sentenced to 19 years in prison for embezzling about US$1 billion from the country's banks. (Reuters)
International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines
- International Criminal Court (ICC) judges dismiss former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's jurisdictional challenge regarding the ICC's authority over alleged crimes committed while the Philippines was still a member, allowing proceedings to continue against Duterte on charges of crimes against humanity linked to his anti-drug campaign. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

Balen Shah cabinet
- Nepali home minister Sudan Gurung resigns to allow an impartial investigation into his financial activities, becoming the second minister to leave prime minister Balen Shah's government following recent elections. (AFP via The Straits Times)
Payment and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aid scandal
- The Greek parliament votes to lift the immunity of 13 legislators from the ruling New Democracy party to allow investigation into alleged fraud involving European Union agricultural subsidies. (Reuters)
Presidency of José María Balcázar
- Peruvian defence minister Carlos Díaz Dañino and foreign minister Hugo de Zela resign following president José María Balcázar's decision to postpone the purchase of F-16 fighter jets from the United States. (Reuters)
Magyar Government
- Incoming Hungarian prime minister Péter Magyar will be sworn-in on May 9, 2026. The inaugural session is called by President Tamás Sulyok. (The New Voice of Ukraine)

April 21, 2026 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      - United States president Donald Trump announces that the ceasefire will be extended so that Iran can make a "unified proposal", upon Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and field marshal Asim Munir's request. However, Trump also says the blockade will remain. (AA) (CNBC) (The Hill)
  - Naval blockade of Iran
    - The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command announces that it stopped and boarded a stateless tanker, M/T Tifani, which it says is connected to Iran. (Stars and Stripes)
    - Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi calls the blockade "an act of war" and a violation of the ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
- Hezbollah–Israel conflict
  - 2026 Lebanon war
    - Hezbollah fires rockets at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon and launches a drone into northern Israel. (The Times of Israel)
    - Two Israeli soldiers are sentenced to 30 days in military prison for destroying a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer in the Christian village of Debel, Lebanon. (The Guardian) (The Times of Israel)
  - 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks, France–Lebanon relations
    - French president Emmanuel Macron affirms France's support for the territorial integrity of Lebanon, saying that the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the country is a precondition for stability. (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  - Israeli settler violence
    - Two Palestinians are killed and three are injured in an attack towards a school by settlers and Israeli soldiers in Al-Mughayyir, West Bank. (Reuters)
- Israeli invasion of Syria
  - Israeli troops raid the Quneitra Governorate in Syria, where they detain three people. (AA)
Sudanese civil war
- Libya–Sudan relations
  - A United Nations investigation finds that the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar facilitated the transfer of weapons, vehicles and Colombian mercenaries to Sudan to fight for the Rapid Support Forces against government forces. The operation was centred around Kufra, Libya, where LNA forces control Kufra Airport. (AP)
- Transitional Sovereignty Council leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Omani sultan Haitham bin Tariq hold official talks to focus on regional development and efforts to end the war in Sudan. (Muscat Daily)
Mali War
- The Russian defence ministry says the Africa Corps freed a Russian and a Ukrainian citizen abducted in Niger in July 2024 by Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin during an operation conducted in Mali. (AP)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- Nepal resumes issuing work permits for its nationals seeking employment in the Middle East after a temporary suspension linked to the Iran war, citing guidance from the foreign ministry and demand from workers. (Reuters)
- Vitol CEO Russell Hardy says that at least one billion barrels of oil production will be lost because of the war even if it ends immediately, and that the current loss is in the range of 600 to 700 million barrels. (Financial Times)
Defense industry of Japan
- Japan approves new rules easing long-standing restrictions on arms exports, allowing the overseas transfer of a broader range of defense equipment, including deadly weapons. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Disasters and accidents

Thirteen people are killed and 23 injured after an explosion at a fireworks manufacturing unit in Thrissur, India. (The Indian Express) (India Today)
A shell explodes inside a Type 10 main battle tank from the 8th Division's Western Army Tank Battalion, during a live fire exercise at Hijudai Training Area in Kusu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan, which is under the AOR of 4th Division, killing three soldiers and injuring another. (AP) (Asahi Shimbun Company)

International relations

Cross-strait relations, Eswatini–Taiwan relations
- Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te cancels his planned visit to Eswatini after the governments of Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles denied overflight permissions for his aircraft, with Taiwan attributing the decision to pressure from China. (Reuters)
Ukraine–European Union relations
- Ukraine completes repairs on the Druzhba pipeline damaged in a war-related strike and prepares to resume operations, while president Volodymyr Zelenskyy links the restoration to progress on a proposed €90 billion European Union support package. (AP)
Visit by Pope Leo XIV to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea
- Pope Leo XIV arrives in Malabo, the final leg of his papal visit to Africa, becoming the first pope to visit Equatorial Guinea since John Paul II in 1982. (AP)

Law and crime

2025 Indonesian protests
- A joint investigation by the Indonesian human rights commission, the ombudsman, and the child protection commission finds that police and other state security personnel violated human rights, including arbitrary arrests, torture, and alleged child sexual abuse, during anti-government protests in 2025 that left at least 11 people dead and thousands detained. (Reuters)
At least five people are killed and 200 others are injured in a prison riot at the Yare Prison in Miranda State, Venezuela. (AFP via New Straits Times)
South Korean police seek an arrest warrant for Hybe founder and chairperson Bang Si-hyuk over alleged violations of capital market laws related to Hybe's initial public offering, accusing him of misleading early investors and receiving profits through a related private equity fund. (Reuters) (AP News)
The U.S. justice department indicts the Southern Poverty Law Center on fraud charges related to payments it made to infiltrate white supremacist hate groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations and the American Nazi Party. (The Guardian) (New York Post)

Politics and elections

Corruption in the United States
- U.S. House of Representatives member Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from her position amid a probe by the House Ethics Committee, following her November 2025 indictment by federal prosecutors for stealing $5 million of COVID-19 pandemic relief funds, some of which allegedly went towards funding her 2022 election campaign. (AFP via SCMP) (CNBC)
Smoking in the United Kingdom
- The British parliament passes the Tobacco and Vapes Bill formally banning anyone in England born after December 31, 2008, from buying cigarettes and other tobacco products in an effort to create a "smoke-free generation". The age controls will enter force on January 1, 2027. (AP)
The Indonesian parliament passes the landmark Domestic Workers Protection Bill into law after 22 years of deliberation. (Bloomberg)
New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon secures the support of his caucus after initiating and winning a confidence vote on his leadership within the National Party. (Reuters)

Science and technology

Mars Exploration Program
- NASA announces that the Curiosity rover has detected more than 20 organic molecules on Mars using a chemical analysis method involving tetramethylammonium hydroxide, conducted for the first time on another planet, indicating the long-term preservation of compounds associated with prebiotic chemistry. (AFP via The Manila Times)

April 20, 2026 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      - A Iranian official says that Iran may attend ceasefire talks with the United States in Islamabad, Pakistan, following moves by Pakistan to end the blockade of Iranian ports. However, a decision has yet to be made. (Al Jazeera)
      - Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that Iran is not going to negotiate while it is being threatened. (Al Jazeera)
      - U.S. president Donald Trump says that he is "highly unlikely" to renew the ceasefire when it expires in two days. (AP)
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - The cruise ship Aroya arrives in the Gulf of Oman, becoming the latest of six cruise ships in the Middle East to cross the Strait of Hormuz since the war started on February 28. (Seatrade Cruise News) (People)
- Hezbollah–Israel conflict
  - 2026 Lebanon war
    - The Israeli military launches airstrikes in southern Lebanon against individuals that it accused of posing a threat to northern Israel or to Israeli troops. (NBC News)
  - 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
    - The United States announces that another round of talks between Israel and Lebanon will be held in Washington, D.C., on April 23. (Al Jazeera)
    - Lebanese president Joseph Aoun announces that he is appointing a new negotiator for the next talks, former ambassador Simon Karam. (Al Jazeera)
- Gaza war
  - Israeli strikes kill at least five Palestinians in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Crimea attacks
  - Ukrainian forces say they have struck two Russian Navy landing ships docked at Sevastopol Naval Base in Russian-occupied Crimea. Separately, a Ukrainian drone attack on Tuapse oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, kills one person and causes several large fires at the facility. (Al Jazeera)
- Terrorism in Russia
  - Russia's Federal Security Service says it has arrested a German woman and a Central Asian man in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai, and seizes an improvised explosive device, alleging they planned an attack on a law enforcement facility on instructions from Ukraine. (AFP via The Straits Times)
Colombian conflict
- FARC dissidents launch drone strikes on the Colombian army in Ipiales, Nariño Department, killing three soldiers and wounding two others. (AP)

Business and economy

Apple Inc. announces that Tim Cook will step down as chief executive officer with senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus taking on the role from September 1. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Earthquakes in 2026
- 2026 Sanriku earthquake
  - An earthquake on a scale of 7.7 is measured off the coast of Sanriku, Japan. A subsequent 80-centimetre (2.6 ft) high tsunami is reported in Kuji, Iwate prefecture. (AP) (Kyodo News)
At least 21 people are killed and 45 others are injured when a passenger bus rolls into a gorge in Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (Hindustan Times) (Al Jazeera)
Six people are killed in a fire on two residential buildings in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines. (Xinhua via The Star)

Health and environment

Several Central European countries, including Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, begin pulling baby food produced by Hipp Holding from supermarket shelves after rat poison was detected in some jars over the weekend. (AP)

International relations

Argentina–Israel relations
- 2026 state visit by Javier Milei to Israel
  - Argentine president Javier Milei receives the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honour from president Isaac Herzog. (The Times of Israel)
Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations, Pakistan–Sudan relations
- Pakistan places on hold a proposed US$1.5 billion arms and aircraft supply agreement with Sudan after Saudi Arabia withdraws financing and requests its termination. (Reuters)
Philippines–United States relations
- The Philippines and the United States begin the 19-day Balikatan military exercises, described as the largest to date in terms of participating countries, involving more than 17,000 troops from seven nations and additional observers. (Reuters)

Law and crime

2026 Teotihuacan shooting
- A man opens fire around the Pyramid of the Moon in Teotihuacán Municipality, Mexico, killing a Canadian tourist and wounding 13 other people, before killing himself. (Al Jazeera)
Lebanese liquidity crisis
- France is investigating allegations that two Lebanese banks transferred billions of U.S. dollars out of the country despite strict capital controls. (Naharnet)
Protests against the 2026 Iran war
- At least 62 U.S. military veterans are arrested by police inside the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., during a anti-war protest against the Iran war after occupying the Cannon House Office Building. (The Hill) (Latin Times)

Politics and elections

2026 Bulgarian parliamentary election, Bulgarian political crisis
- Preliminary results from yesterday's election in Bulgaria reveal that the left-wing nationalist and populist Progressive Bulgaria coalition, led by former president Rumen Radev, secured a majority of seats in the National Assembly. (AP) (DW)
The Royal Palace of Cambodia announces that King Norodom Sihamoni underwent surgery for prostate cancer in Beijing, China. (AFP via The Straits Times)
In Romania, the Social Democratic Party withdraws support for prime minister Ilie Bolojan of the National Liberal Party, a move that could lead to the collapse of the coalition government. (Xinhua)

April 19, 2026 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - United States president Donald Trump says that negotiations with Iran will be held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 20, with a U.S. delegation led by vice president JD Vance and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. (Al Jazeera) (CNBC)
    - Tasnim News Agency reports that Iran is undecided as to sending a negotiating delegation to Islamabad while a naval blockade remains in place. (Reuters)
  - Naval blockade of Iran
    - The United States Navy destroyer USS Spruance and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit stop and seize control of the Iranian-flagged container ship Touska, in the first direct action during the blockade. (Bloomberg) (Task and Purpose)
- Hezbollah–Israel conflict
  - 2026 Lebanon war
    - The Israeli military publishes a map of the territory that it claims to control in Lebanon for the first time. (Reuters)
New People's Army rebellion
- Nineteen alleged New People's Army militants are killed in a shootout with the army in Toboso, Negros Occidental, Philippines. (TRT World)
Operation Southern Spear, United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
- Three people are killed in an American airstrike against a boat in the Caribbean Sea. (The New York Times)
M23 campaign
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the March 23 Movement agree to facilitate humanitarian aid delivery and release prisoners within 10 days following talks in Montreux, Switzerland, and sign a memorandum establishing mechanisms to monitor a ceasefire. (AFP via Al-Ahram)
Terrorism in the United Kingdom, Antisemitism in the United Kingdom
- A synagogue in North London, England, is targeted in a firebombing attack, which is suspected to be an act of terrorism. (The Independent)
Mexican drug war
- Two civilians killed and three wounded in a mass shooting at a bar in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí. Authorities began to investigate the attack as part of a conflict between delictive cells. (El Universal in Spanish)
- Five gunmen are killed in a shootout with security forces in the municipality of General Terán, Nuevo León. Authorities start a series surveillance operation in the area. (Milenio Noticias in Spanish)
- Two Mexican officers and two Central Intelligence Agency agents are killed in a car crash in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. President Claudia Sheinbaum states her government is investigating "potential violations of national security", with their operation to reportedly destroy a clandestine drug lab not pre-approved by the federal government. (CBS News) (AP)

Disasters and accidents

At least 25 people are killed and 13 others are injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India. (BBC News)
Eight people are killed, including two children, and three others are injured in two separate drowning incidents in the Kaveri river in Mysore district, Karnataka, India. (Deccan Herald)
Seven people are killed, including six children, in a propane tank explosion and fire at a house in Lamar Township, Pennsylvania, United States. (WNEP-TV)
A spectator is killed and two others are injured when a car crashes into spectators at the Codasur South American Rally Championship in Córdoba, Argentina. (Infobae in Spanish)
A fire destroys about 1,000 homes in a stilt settlement in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, displacing thousands of residents. (AFP via Gulf News)