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- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Thirty-four VDP and six soldiers are killed during an ambush in the village of Aorema, Ouahigouya. Thirty-three other people are injured. (Al Jazeera)
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- At least 33 people are killed as armed bandits storm a village in Runji, Kaduna. (Associated Press)
- Syrian civil war
- Sixteen people are killed as Islamic State gunmen ambush a group of truffle hunters in Hama. (Associated Press)
International relations
- China-Russia relations
- Chinese Minister of Defense Li Shangfu met with President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow, as part of his four-day visit to Russia. This is Li's first overseas visit since becoming the Minister of Defense in March 2023. (CBS)
Science and technology
- Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant
- After 18 years under construction, the Olkiluoto 3 reactor in Finland, Europe's most powerful nuclear power plant at 1.6 GW, starts delivering regular electrical output. Construction was started in 2005, and originally scheduled for completion in 2009. (Reuters) (Bloomberg)
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