Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
International relations
Law and crime
Politics and elections
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- Gaza war
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- At least 79 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, including nine of a doctor's ten children. (AP)
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Fifteen civilians are injured in a nighttime Russian drone and missile attack. (The Guardian)
- Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- Police in Jharkand, India, confirm the deaths of two top Naxal-Maoist militants in an operation in Latehar amid intensified efforts by the Indian government to end the decades-long Naxal insurgency in the country. (Times of India)
Disasters and accidents
- Three people are killed and another survives after a Bell 212 police helicopter crashes and gets engulfed in flames in Nong Kok village, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Thailand. (Bangkok Post)
International relations
- Japan–North Korea relations, North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens
- Families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago hold a rally in Tokyo to call on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to return their relatives to Japan. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends the rally and promises to talk with Kim and "break through by any means" and use various channels to resolve the issue. (The Mainichi)
Law and crime
- A power outage occurs during the 2025 Cannes Film Festival; French police later blame it on a suspected arson. (AP)
Politics and elections
- Daniel Noboa is sworn-in for his second consecutive term as President of Ecuador. (Infobae)
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