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- Insurgency in Balochistan
- Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
- Three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are killed after an ambush by gunmen in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. (AP)
- Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
- M23 campaign, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict
- 2025 Uvira offensive
- M23 rebels take control of Uvira, South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP via ABC News)
- 2025 Uvira offensive
- 2025 United States naval deployment in the Caribbean
- Operation Southern Spear
- The United States Coast Guard seizes an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. (CNBC)
- Operation Southern Spear
Arts and culture
- Eurovision Song Contest 2026
- Iceland announces that it will join several other countries in boycotting next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Austria in response to the participation of Israel. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Tourism in the United States
- The U.S. Customs and Border Protection files a proposal to request mandatory checks on social media and email accounts to all future Visa Waiver Program applicants. (Nine News Australia) (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
International relations
- Bolivia–Israel relations
- Bolivia and Israel formally restore diplomatic relations which were severed in 2023 under the previous left-wing Bolivian president Luis Arce in response to the Gaza war. (AP)
Politics and elections
- Arrest of Jair Bolsonaro
- The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approves a bill that reduces penalties for certain crimes, including attempted coup, which could significantly shorten former president Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence. (AFP via France 24)
Law and crime
- Former Bolivian president Luis Arce is arrested as part of an investigation into alleged embezzlement during his tenure as economy minister. (Reuters)
Sports
- 2025 SEA Games
- Cambodia withdraws its entire delegation from the SEA Games, citing security concerns arising from its escalating border conflict with the host nation Thailand. (AFP via France 24)
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