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Business and economy
Disasters and accidents
International relations
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Politics and election
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- Syrian civil war
- Israeli invasion of Syria
- The Israeli Air Force is hitting targets throughout Southern Syria as Israel begins a military operation to "demilitarize" the southern Syrian governorates of Daraa, Suwayda and Quneitra. Syrian state media reports the country is under Israeli attack with airstrikes hitting near Damascus. (ABC News)
- Israeli invasion of Syria
- 2020s European re-armament
- The United Kingdom announces an increase in military spending to 2.5% of its GDP by 2027, and 3% by 2034 at the latest. The move comes just before UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday at the White House. (The New York Times)
- Casamance conflict
- The Senegalese government and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance reach an agreement to end the 40-year conflict at talks mediated by Bissauan president Umaro Sissoco Embalo. (The Defense Post)
Business and economy
- American fabrics and handicraft supplies retail chain Jo-Ann Stores files its second bankruptcy claim and announces it will close all 800 stores in the 49 states, and will start its liquidation sales immediately. (NPR)
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 Chile blackout
- A nationwide power outage occurs in Chile, impacting most of the country's population and causing the temporary stoppage of several significant industries. (Reuters)
- 2025 Queensland floods
- At least twelve people are killed by a melioidosis outbreak caused by standing waters from persistent flooding in Queensland, Australia. (7News)
- Four workers are killed and six others are injured when an elevated highway under construction collapses in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. (AP)
- A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits near the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico with no damage reported. (ABC News)
- A Sudanese military plane crashes on the outskirts of the capital Khartoum, killing a number of officers and civilians. (Barrons)
International relations
- Rwanda–United Kingdom relations, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict
- The UK government suspends financial aid and imposes economic sanctions on several high-ranking Rwandan officials over the country's military support for M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
- Ukraine–United States relations
- Ukranian minister of justice Olha Stefanishyna announces that Ukraine reached a deal with the United States on mineral resources. (Kyiv Independent)
Law and crime
- Environmental issues in Brazil
- The Brazilian Public Prosecutor's Office files a lawsuit against mining corporation Vale S.A. and the state of Pará for mass metal poisoning that affect the Xikrin indigenous people, whose Indigenous Territory is located in the state.
Politics and election
- Second presidency of Donald Trump
- Executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump
- U.S. District Judge for the Western Washington District Court Jamal Whitehead temporarily blocks U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to suspend the United States Refugee Admissions Program, ruling that President Trump cannot nullify the law passed by Congress, following a lawsuit against the Trump administration by the International Refugee Assistance Project. (AP)
- Executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump
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