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- Gang war in Haiti
- The bodies of at least twelve people are discovered in the affluent neighborhood of Petion-Ville, in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. The perpetrators of the killings are unknown. (Al Jazeera)
- Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes
- Five women and three children are killed during two Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, following accusations that attacks in Pakistan were masterminded in Afghanistan, which the Taliban authorities deny. In response, Taliban forces opened fire on Pakistani troops at the border. (Reuters)
- Israel–Hamas war
- Dozens of people are killed in an Israeli attack on the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The Israeli military claims twenty Hamas militants were killed, including a senior figure of the group. (NOS) (BBC News)
- Al Jazeera Arabic reporter Ismail al-Ghoul is arrested by Israeli forces at Al-Shifa hospital, with the news organization denouncing his arrest. (Al Jazeera)
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- Around 80 people are kidnapped by unknown bandits near Kajuru Station in Kaduna State, Nigeria. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- Schools across South Sudan close for the day, as an extreme heat wave is expected to hit the country. (Firstpost)
Law and crime
- A police officer is killed and two more injured during a shooting, over a search at home for suspected drug trafficking, in Charleroi, Belgium. The suspect has been shot and killed by police. (DeMorgen)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Cuban protests
- Reports indicate that hundreds of people have protested in eastern Cuba against food shortages and power outages. (BBC News)
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