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- Syrian conflict
- Israeli invasion of Syria
- The Israeli military launches a raid in the city of Beit Jinn, Syria, targeting unknown gunmen and carrying out airstrikes, killing 13 Syrians, including two children, and wounding 25 others. Six Israeli soldiers are also wounded in a shootout with local residents. Israel says it was targeting Jaama Islamiya. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News) (The Jerusalem Post)
- Israeli invasion of Syria
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
- Cyclone Senyar
- The toll from the floods in Indonesia increases to 174 people killed and 80 more missing, mainly in North Sumatra. (Al Jazeera)
- The death toll from the floods in Thailand increases to 145 people, mainly in Songkhla province. (Al Jazeera)
- Cyclone Ditwah
- The toll from the landslides caused by heavy rains in Sri Lanka, mainly between Badulla and Nuwara Eliya, increases to 56 people killed and 600 houses damaged. (Al Jazeera)
- Cyclone Senyar
- Two tankers sanctioned as being a part of the alleged Russian shadow fleet are hit by explosions while transiting the Bosporus with at least one of the vessels being on fire. Turkey says search and rescue operations are underway to evacuate the crew members. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Corruption in Ukraine
- Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak resigns after agents from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office raid his apartment. (BBC News) (he Kyiv Independent)
- The Russian government formally outlaws Human Rights Watch as an undesirable organization. (AP)
Science and technology
- A team of scientists announce the detection of lightning in the atmosphere of Mars for the first time by NASA's Perseverance rover. The lightning was detected near the Jezero Crater region. (BBC News)
- A software update is required on Airbus A320 aircraft. It is expected to cause major disruption to air travel. (BBC News)
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