Ukraine accuses Russia of conducting missile strikes on a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged bulk carrier carrying grain to Egypt in the exclusive economic zone of Romania in the Black Sea. No casualties are reported. (Reuters)
Attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war Russian artillery targets 15 areas in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine, killing two civilians near the village of Yampil and injuring nine others. (Reuters)
China and the Russo-Ukrainian war Reuters reports that Russia has begun production of thousands of Garpiya-A1 long-range combat drones used against Ukrainian civilian and military targets, that incorporate engines, parts, and technology from China. (Reuters)
Humanitarian impact of the Russo-Ukrainian war The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency reports that due to the ongoing war, Ukraine's death rate is now the highest in the world at 18.6 per thousand people, while its birth rate is the lowest at six children born per thousand people. (Kyiv Post)
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Two Indian soldiers are killed in action in clashes with separatists in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (NDTV)
Three young Chinese people are killed in a suspected arson attack on a shop in Milan, Italy. (ANSA)
Two Indian soldiers are killed in action in clashes with separatists in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (NDTV)
War against the Islamic State Islamic State insurgency in Iraq Abu Ali Al-Tunisi, an Islamic State commander for whom the U.S. Treasury Department had offered $5 million for information for, is killed during a joint United States–Iraq operation in Al Anbar Governorate. Ahmad Hamed Zwein, an Islamic State deputy commander in Iraq, is also killed in the operation. (AP)
War on drugs in Ecuador Ecuadorian security crisis Maria Daniela Icaza, director of the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, the largest prison in Ecuador and the site of the country's deadliest prison riot in 2021, is fatally shot in her vehicle by suspected drug cartel gunmen. (CBS News)
2024 Boeing machinists strike More than 33,000 Boeing factory workers go on strike for the first time since 2008 after rejecting a labor contract. (CNBC)
A Redwan Force commander is killed and 17 injured in Israeli drone strikes in Ahmadiya and Kfar Remen in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
Ecuadorian security crisis Maria Daniela Icaza, director of the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, the largest prison in Ecuador and the site of the country's deadliest prison riot in 2021, is fatally shot in her vehicle by suspected drug cartel gunmen. (CBS News)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict A Redwan Force commander is killed and 17 injured in Israeli drone strikes in Ahmadiya and Kfar Remen in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
More than 33,000 Boeing factory workers go on strike for the first time since 2008 after rejecting a labor contract. (CNBC)
Reuters reports that Russia has begun production of thousands of Garpiya-A1 long-range combat drones used against Ukrainian civilian and military targets, that incorporate engines, parts, and technology from China. (Reuters)
Four injured in an Israeli airstrike on Hermel in northern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict Four injured in an Israeli airstrike on Hermel in northern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
NATO Chair Rob Bauer backs the use of long-range weapons by Ukrainian forces to strike targets inside Russia. (ABC News)
Russia–NATO relations Russian officials say that the approval of Ukrainian use of long-range weapons to strike inside Russia will result in an "uncontrolled escalation" with the West and the "destruction" of Kyiv. (Reuters) NATO Chair Rob Bauer backs the use of long-range weapons by Ukrainian forces to strike targets inside Russia. (ABC News)
Russian officials say that the approval of Ukrainian use of long-range weapons to strike inside Russia will result in an "uncontrolled escalation" with the West and the "destruction" of Kyiv. (Reuters)
Gaza war Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) A Houthi ballistic missile launched from Yemen reaches central Israel for the first time. The missile is fragmented by an interceptor, with no casualties reported. (Reuters)
A Houthi ballistic missile launched from Yemen reaches central Israel for the first time. The missile is fragmented by an interceptor, with no casualties reported. (Reuters)
Kharkiv strikes At least 41 people are injured when a Russian guided bomb hits an apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (CNN)
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) A Houthi ballistic missile launched from Yemen reaches central Israel for the first time. The missile is fragmented by an interceptor, with no casualties reported. (Reuters)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Kharkiv strikes At least 41 people are injured when a Russian guided bomb hits an apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (CNN)
Ukraine–United States relations, United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukrainian officials publicly distance themselves from the Donald Trump-involved shooting suspect and warn that Russia will use the situation for anti-Ukraine propaganda, following reports of the suspect protesting for the Azov Brigade and regularly calling for international support and troops for Ukraine. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)
Ukrainian officials publicly distance themselves from the Donald Trump-involved shooting suspect and warn that Russia will use the situation for anti-Ukraine propaganda, following reports of the suspect protesting for the Azov Brigade and regularly calling for international support and troops for Ukraine. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict One person is killed and four others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Hula in southern Lebanon. (Yahoo)
One person is killed and four others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Hula in southern Lebanon. (Yahoo)
Russian invasion of Ukraine 2024 Kursk offensive The Ukrainian ministry of foreign affairs invites the United Nations and the Red Cross to join humanitarian efforts in Kursk Oblast, Russia. (Reuters)
Mali War 2024 Bamako attacks JNIM gunmen open fire on a military camp in Bamako, Mali, killing a number of soldiers. The perpetrators tried to infiltrate the camp, and also opened fire on the Modibo Keita International Airport. At least 15 suspects are arrested. (AP)
2024 Bamako attacks JNIM gunmen open fire on a military camp in Bamako, Mali, killing a number of soldiers. The perpetrators tried to infiltrate the camp, and also opened fire on the Modibo Keita International Airport. At least 15 suspects are arrested. (AP)
CODECO militants kill ten civilians in an overnight attack on a Hema village in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Some of the victims were beheaded, according to local authorities. (Reuters)
Ituri conflict CODECO militants kill ten civilians in an overnight attack on a Hema village in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Some of the victims were beheaded, according to local authorities. (Reuters)
JNIM gunmen open fire on a military camp in Bamako, Mali, killing a number of soldiers. The perpetrators tried to infiltrate the camp, and also opened fire on the Modibo Keita International Airport. At least 15 suspects are arrested. (AP)
Three Hezbollah militants are killed and two others are injured in Israeli airstrikes on Blida in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian weapons depot in Toropets, Tver Oblast, causes an explosion large enough to be detected as an earthquake by monitoring stations. Local residents are told to evacuate and schools in the region are closed. (The Guardian)
Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Toropets depot explosions A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian weapons depot in Toropets, Tver Oblast, causes an explosion large enough to be detected as an earthquake by monitoring stations. Local residents are told to evacuate and schools in the region are closed. (The Guardian)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Toropets depot explosions A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian weapons depot in Toropets, Tver Oblast, causes an explosion large enough to be detected as an earthquake by monitoring stations. Local residents are told to evacuate and schools in the region are closed. (The Guardian)
Toropets depot explosions A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian weapons depot in Toropets, Tver Oblast, causes an explosion large enough to be detected as an earthquake by monitoring stations. Local residents are told to evacuate and schools in the region are closed. (The Guardian)
2024 Lebanon pager explosions The death toll from yesterday's walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah militants increases to 25, with more than 600 others injured. A total of 37 people have been killed and more than 3,000 others injured in explosions over the last two days. (The Independent) United States officials report that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was pre-warned by Israel about the military operation in Lebanon occurring later that day, and claim that they received no prior details about the nature of the attack. (AP)
United States officials report that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was pre-warned by Israel about the military operation in Lebanon occurring later that day, and claim that they received no prior details about the nature of the attack. (AP)
One person is killed and another is severely injured in a stabbing attack near the Erasmusbrug in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (AP)
A military helicopter carrying international peacekeepers crashes near Mogadishu, Somalia. The helicopter was en route to Baledogle Airfield. No fatalities are reported. (Anadolu Agency) (Garowe Online)
Colombia suspends peace negotiations with the National Liberation Army (ELN) insurgent group after the ELN detonated explosives on a military base, killing two soldiers and wounding more than two dozen others. (DW)
Colombian conflict Colombian peace process Colombia suspends peace negotiations with the National Liberation Army (ELN) insurgent group after the ELN detonated explosives on a military base, killing two soldiers and wounding more than two dozen others. (DW)
Colombian peace process Colombia suspends peace negotiations with the National Liberation Army (ELN) insurgent group after the ELN detonated explosives on a military base, killing two soldiers and wounding more than two dozen others. (DW)
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child accuses Israel of severe violations of the Convention on the Rights of the Child through its military's actions in the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
The Israeli Air Force strikes more than 100 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, destroying multiple rocket launch systems and weapons depots. Lebanese security forces say the raids are the most intense since the conflict began. Israeli fighter jets are also reported over Beirut. One Hezbollah militant is killed. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child accuses Israel of severe violations of the Convention on the Rights of the Child through its military's actions in the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
Mali War 2024 Bamako attacks The death toll from the JNIM's attacks three days ago against a military camp in Bamako, Mali, and Modibo Keita International Airport is confirmed to be at least 77 people killed and around 200 others injured. (Al Jazeera)
Syrian civil war Three children are killed and a fourth child from the same family is injured, when a land mine in a plastic bag explodes near a park in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. (SOHR) Kata'ib Hezbollah announce that Abu Haidar al-Khafaji, a senior commander in the group, was killed in Damascus, Syria, and blame Israel for the attack. (Barron's)
2024 Bamako attacks The death toll from the JNIM's attacks three days ago against a military camp in Bamako, Mali, and Modibo Keita International Airport is confirmed to be at least 77 people killed and around 200 others injured. (Al Jazeera)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Militants kill nine Pakistani soldiers in separate attacks in North and South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (ABC News)
Kata'ib Hezbollah announce that Abu Haidar al-Khafaji, a senior commander in the group, was killed in Damascus, Syria, and blame Israel for the attack. (Barron's)
Militants kill nine Pakistani soldiers in separate attacks in North and South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (ABC News)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis Russian management at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant accuses the Armed Forces of Ukraine of creating threats to the plant's safety by launching a drone to attack a nearby electrical substation. (Reuters)
Russian management at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant accuses the Armed Forces of Ukraine of creating threats to the plant's safety by launching a drone to attack a nearby electrical substation. (Reuters)
The death toll from the JNIM's attacks three days ago against a military camp in Bamako, Mali, and Modibo Keita International Airport is confirmed to be at least 77 people killed and around 200 others injured. (Al Jazeera)
Three people are injured in a stabbing attack at a mosque in Châteauguay, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The perpetrator is arrested and charged. (CTV News)
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis Russian management at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant accuses the Armed Forces of Ukraine of creating threats to the plant's safety by launching a drone to attack a nearby electrical substation. (Reuters)
Assassination of Ibrahim Aqil Israel launches airstrikes on the Haret Hreik neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah operatives. The airstrikes hit at least one building, killing at least 14 people, including senior Hezbollah leader Ibrahim Aqil, and injuring 66 others. (Al Jazeera)
Israel launches airstrikes on the Haret Hreik neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah operatives. The airstrikes hit at least one building, killing at least 14 people, including senior Hezbollah leader Ibrahim Aqil, and injuring 66 others. (Al Jazeera)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict Assassination of Ibrahim Aqil Israel launches airstrikes on the Haret Hreik neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah operatives. The airstrikes hit at least one building, killing at least 14 people, including senior Hezbollah leader Ibrahim Aqil, and injuring 66 others. (Al Jazeera)
Assassination of Ibrahim Aqil Hezbollah confirms that Ahmed Wahbi, a top commander who oversaw the military operations of the Redwan special forces during the Gaza war until early 2024, was killed in the Israeli airstrikes yesterday in Beirut, Lebanon. (TRT World) The death toll from yesterday's airstrikes in Beirut increases to 38 people, including sixteen Hezbollah militants and twenty-two civilians, with 17 others still missing. (Al Jazeera)
Gaza war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip At least 22 people are killed and 30 others are injured in an Israeli airstrike on a school in the Zeitoun area of Gaza City. (CTV News)
Hezbollah confirms that Ahmed Wahbi, a top commander who oversaw the military operations of the Redwan special forces during the Gaza war until early 2024, was killed in the Israeli airstrikes yesterday in Beirut, Lebanon. (TRT World)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict Assassination of Ibrahim Aqil Hezbollah confirms that Ahmed Wahbi, a top commander who oversaw the military operations of the Redwan special forces during the Gaza war until early 2024, was killed in the Israeli airstrikes yesterday in Beirut, Lebanon. (TRT World) The death toll from yesterday's airstrikes in Beirut increases to 38 people, including sixteen Hezbollah militants and twenty-two civilians, with 17 others still missing. (Al Jazeera)
Mexican drug war Two gunmen and a civilian are killed, and a paramedic is wounded, during a Mexican Army operation in the Tres Ríos sector of Culiacán. (Noreste)
At least 22 people are killed and 30 others are injured in an Israeli airstrike on a school in the Zeitoun area of Gaza City. (CTV News)
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip At least 22 people are killed and 30 others are injured in an Israeli airstrike on a school in the Zeitoun area of Gaza City. (CTV News)
Kharkiv strikes Twenty-one people are injured when a Russian guided bomb hits an apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
Nduga hostage crisis Papuan separatists release Philip Mehrtens, a New Zealander pilot, after holding him hostage for over 19 months. (BBC)
Papuan separatists release Philip Mehrtens, a New Zealander pilot, after holding him hostage for over 19 months. (BBC)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Kharkiv strikes Twenty-one people are injured when a Russian guided bomb hits an apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
