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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian forces strike Zaporizhzhia, killing two civilians and injuring another, as well as damaging infrastructure. (CNN International)
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- Sungai Kolok fireworks disaster
- At least nine people are killed and more than 115 others are injured in an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Sungai Kolok, Thailand. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- Colombian police arrest the son of President Gustavo Petro and his ex-wife on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment related to the alleged acceptance of funds from drug traffickers during Petro's 2022 presidential campaign. (AFP via France 24)
- Indonesian police announce the arrest of three Bali-based immigration officers linked to an illicit organ trade network accused of trafficking 122 individuals to Cambodia for nephrectomies and selling their kidneys, earning an estimated IDR 24.4 billion (US$1.58 million) since 2019. (AFP via CNA)
- Iran announces that it will try 104 members of the People's Mujahedin of Iran organization in absentia, including its leader Maryam Rajavi, who is in exile in Albania. (Xinhua)
- Five people are injured, two critically, in a mass shooting in Seattle, Washington, United States. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo facilitates an agreement between opposing Kenyan political alliances Azimio la Umoja and Kenya Kwanza in order to establish a joint committee aimed at resolving their "differences" following a series of violent protests against the government of President William Ruto. (AFP via Barron's)
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