Armed conflicts and attacks
International relations
Law and crime
Politics and elections
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- Gaza war
- Killing of journalists in the Gaza war
- At least eleven Palestinians, including two children and three journalists documenting Egyptian state aid distribution, are killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
- Killing of journalists in the Gaza war
- Yemeni civil war
- A car bombing near Aden, Yemen, targets the motorcade of Southern Giants Brigades commander Hamdy Shoukry, killing three people and injuring four others. (AP via ABC News)
International relations
- EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement
- The European Parliament approves a measure by a vote of 334–324 to ask the European Court of Justice to rule on whether the free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur can be applied before full ratification by all member states and whether its provisions restrict the EU's ability to set environmental and consumer health policies. (Reuters)
- Greenland crisis
- U.S. President Donald Trump announces he will cancel the planned tariffs for Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland after saying he reached an agreement following a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte for a Greenland framework. He also stated at the World Economic Forum that he has ruled out sending forces amidst invasion fears. (BBC) (Fortune)
Law and crime
- 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
- A high court in Seoul, South Korea, sentences former prime minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in prison for being an accomplice in giving procedural legitimacy to the martial law decree during a cabinet meeting. (Reuters) (The Guardian)
- Corruption in Malaysia
- The Malaysian anti-corruption commission charges two former military chiefs and one of their wives with money laundering, abuse of power, and criminal breach of trust. (AP)
- Trial of Tetsuya Yamagami
- A district court in Nara, Japan, sentences Tetsuya Yamagami to life in prison for assassinating former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022. (Reuters)
- War on drugs
- Europol announces an end to an operation against synthetic drug production and trafficking in Poland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, and Spain, resulting in the arrests of 85 people and the seizure of 1,000 metric tons of chemicals in 24 labs. (DW)
Politics and elections
- Politics in Australia
- The Opposition Liberal–National Coalition splits less than a year after reforming as the Liberal and National parties take opposing stances on the Albanese government's proposed tightening of hate speech laws in the wake of the Bondi Beach shooting. (ABC News Australia)
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