Armed conflicts and attacks
International relations
Law and crime
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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian forces strike a residental area in Zaporizhzhia, injuring 18 civilians, including six children. (Reuters)
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Arab–Israeli conflict
- Three Hezbollah members are injured by Israeli strikes near the Blue Line with the Israel Defense Forces accusing Hezbollah of attempting to destroy the border barrier. (AFP via France 24)
- Four soldiers, three Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan gunmen and a civilian passerby are killed in a shootout at a security checkpoint in Zhob, Balochistan, Pakistan. Five other soldiers are injured, while two attackers escape. (AP)
International relations
- Iran–Russia relations
- Iran summons the Russian ambassador over a joint statement by Russia and the Gulf Cooperation Council over three islands disputed by the United Arab Emirates. (Reuters)
- Japan–North Korea relations, North Korea–United States relations
- North Korea fires a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile into waters near Japan after threatening the United States. (AP) (CNN)
- Myanmar–Thailand relations, Myanmar civil war
- Thai deputy prime minister and foreign minister Don Pramudwinai claims to have visited jailed Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi the previous week, becoming the first known foreign representative to meet with the deposed state counsellor since the 2021 coup d'état. (AFP via CNA)
- Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
- The Philippines' film review board requests American film distributor Warner Bros. Pictures to censor a scene in the upcoming film Barbie that seemingly features the internationally contested nine-dash line in the South China Sea before releasing the film in the country. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- Singaporean prime minister Lee Hsien Loong places Transport Minister S. Iswaran on an immediate leave of absence amid an ongoing corruption investigation by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau into him and other individuals. (Reuters)
- Six people are killed during protests in Nairobi, Kenya, against tax increases imposed by President William Ruto's government, in which the police have employed tear gas and heightened security measures. (AFP via France 24)
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