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- Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
- Puntland counter-terrorism operations
- Puntland's elite security forces kills over 35 ISIS militants, including several foreign fighters, in a major military operation conducted in the mountainous rural areas in the Bari region of Puntland. The troops also destroy weapons caches and military equipment used by the group. (Shabelle Media) (AllAfrica)
- Puntland counter-terrorism operations
- Israeli invasion of Syria
- Israel launches airstrikes against Syria in retaliation for the alleged firing of two projectiles at Israel yesterday. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz says that Israel holds Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa "directly responsible" for the attacks. (Arab News)
Disasters and incidents
- 2025 Bengaluru stampede
- Eleven people are killed and 50 others are injured in a stampede at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. (Anadolu Agency)
- The cargo ship Morning Midas, carrying 3,000+ electric vehicles, catches fire and is evacuated near Tanaga Island, in Alaska's Aleutian Islands. The ships 22 crew members were safely evacuated after failing to extinguish the fire. The U.S. Coast Guard is assisting. (USA Today)
Politics and elections
- 2025 South Korean presidential election
- Lee Jae-myung is inaugurated as President of South Korea at the National Assembly Building in Yeouido, Seoul, one day after winning the presidential election. (Reuters)
- Vietnamese two-child policy
- Vietnam formally ends the two-child policy which has been in effect since 2009 amid record low total fertility rates of 1.91 per woman in 2024, causing declining birth rate and a shrinking workforce. The new amendment allows families to have as many children as they want. (NPR) (AFP via VnExpress)
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