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Disasters and accidents An Australian east coast low rapidly intensifies as it makes landfall on the east coast of Australia, affecting millions of people in Sydney and the Central Coast. (The Sydney Morning Herald) The M1 line of the Warsaw Metro is damaged in an overnight fire in Warsaw...

International relations International sanctions against Syria, Syria–United States relations United States president Donald Trump signs an executive order lifting all U.S. sanctions on Syria that were imposed during the now overthrown Assad family's regime. (White House) Business and economy...

Armed conflicts and attacks Gaza war Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip famine UNICEF reports that at least 66 children have died of malnutrition in Gaza throughout the war due to the Israeli humanitarian aid blockade. (Al Jazeera) Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian strikes...

Armed conflicts and attacks Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2025 Mir Ali attack Sixteen soldiers and the perpetrator are killed and 29 others are injured, including six children, when a suicide bomber drives an explosive-laden vehicle into a military convoy in North Waziristan District...

Armed conflicts and attacks Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sign a peace agreement in Washington, D.C., which calls for the "disengagement, disarmament, and conditional integration" of armed groups in the DRC, the return of...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict Gaza war Israeli forces kill at least 71 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. At least 14 Palestinians were killed in the North Gaza. (Al Jazeera) Israeli settler violence Three Palestinians are killed and many others injured by Israeli...

Armed conflicts and attacks Middle Eastern crisis Iran–Israel war United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard both issue statements confirming that new intelligence reveals...

Armed conflicts and attacks Middle Eastern crisis Iran–Israel war Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war Israel continues to launch airstrikes on Iran while Iran launches a wave of ballistic missiles at Israel despite the United States claiming a ceasefire had been reached between the warring...

Armed conflicts and attacks Middle Eastern crisis Gaza war Rafah aid distribution killings Israeli gunfire and airstrikes kill at least 43 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including 13 people seeking aid assistance. (Al Jazeera) Spanish foreign minister José Albares calls on the European...

Armed conflicts and attacks Middle Eastern crisis Iran–Israel war Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the U.S. Air Force has conducted strikes on several nuclear facilities in Iran, including Natanz...

Armed conflicts and attacks Middle Eastern crisis Gaza war Rafah aid distribution killings Israeli gunfire and airstrikes kill at least 21 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including 11 people seeking aid assistance. (Al Jazeera) The European Union European External Action Service finds...

Armed conflicts and attacks Middle Eastern crisis Gaza war Rafah aid distribution killings Israeli gunfire and airstrikes kill at least 82 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including 34 people seeking aid assistance. (Al Jazeera) The United Nations lists Israel on its blacklist of...

Armed conflicts and attacks Middle Eastern Crisis Gaza war Rafah aid distribution killings Israeli gunfire and airstrikes kill at least 92 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including 16 people waiting for aid assistance near the Netzarim Corridor. (Al Jazeera) Iran–Israel war Airstrikes...

Armed conflicts and attacks Middle Eastern crisis Iran–Israel War Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel War Twenty-five Iranian ballistic missiles are launched at central Israel, with most being intercepted, but no injuries are reported. (YNet) Gaza war Israeli gunfire and airstrikes kill at...

Armed conflicts and attacks Middle Eastern crisis Gaza war Rafah aid distribution killings Israel kills at least 59 Palestinians in Gaza after Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get humanitarian aid from trucks. At least fourteen other people were also killed in separate Israeli...