Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
International relations
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- Insurgency in Balochistan
- Jaish ul-Adl militants simultaneously attack several military posts in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, including an IRGC base in Rask, reportedly killing several soldiers. Deputy Interior Minister Majid Mirahmadi confirms the attacks and says that at least one militant has been killed. (Iran International)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Taiwan earthquake
- A magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan, prompting tsunami warnings for Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. A large section of the uninhabited Guishan Island collapses into the ocean. Nine people are killed in Taiwan, including four by rockfalls, with more than 930 others injured. (AP) (Al Jazeera)
International relations
- China–Philippines relations, Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
- The Philippines says that it will respond to any Chinese attempts to interfere with its resupply of troops in the South China Sea. (Reuters)
- Cross-Strait relations
- The National Defense Ministry of Taiwan says that more than 30 Chinese PLA Air Force warplanes have entered Taiwanese airspace and that at least nine PLA Navy warships have been detected around Taiwan. The ROC Armed Forces are deployed in response to the violation. (Times Now News)
Law and crime
- LGBT rights in Uganda
- Uganda's Constitutional Court upholds the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023, which prescribes the death penalty for certain homosexual acts. (South China Morning Post)
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