Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- 2024 Qala Bakhtiar bombing
- The Islamic State claims responsibility for yesterday's suicide bombing outside a Taliban building in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed six people. (Al Arabiya)
- 2024 Qala Bakhtiar bombing
Disasters and accidents
- English Channel migrant crossings
- During a people smuggling operation, at least 12 migrants drown when their boat breaks and capsizes in the English Channel. (Sky News)
Health and environment
- 2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic
- The World Health Organization announces that its polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip has "surpassed the target" of 156,500 projected vaccinations within two days. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- 2024 Makala prison jailbreak attempt
- The death toll from yesterday's attempted jailbreak at the Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, increases to 129. (BBC News)
- Spanish General Council of the Judiciary blockade
- Isabel Perelló is elected as President of the Supreme Court and the General Council of the Judiciary in Spain, becoming the first woman to hold the position. (El Periódico) (El País) (El Diario)
- Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine is "seriously injured" after being shot in the leg in a shootout with the Uganda People's Defence Force near Kampala, Uganda. (AP)
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