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- 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
- Iranian Shahed drones strike two oil refineries in Kuwait and cause large fires, according to the Kuwait National Petroleum Company. (The Telegraph)
- A U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter jet is hit with a surface-to-air missile in Iranian airspace forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing at a regional U.S. airbase. (The Independent)
- The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) reports its forces have destroyed a factory in Karaj, Iran, which assembled surface-to-surface missiles for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (BBC News)
- 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
- Sudanese civil war
- Chad–Sudan relations
- Government officials in Chad announce that 17 people have been killed following a drone strike from Sudan at a funeral late Wednesday in the border town of Tiné. (The EastAfrican)
- Chad–Sudan relations
- Mexican drug war
- A raid kills eleven members of the Sinaloa Cartel in Sinaloa, Mexico, with a senior cartel leader being captured along with many weapons. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
- The King Charles III England Coast Path, the world's longest coastal footpath, is formally opened by Charles III. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Seventeen bodies are recovered from a boat that washed ashore in the Comoros. The victims are believed to be migrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
International relations
- Egypt–Palestine relations, Egypt–Israel relations, Gaza humanitarian crisis
- The Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip reopens for limited movement, allowing a restricted number of Palestinian patients to enter Egypt for medical treatment and some people to return to Gaza under coordinated security procedures, following its closure as a security measure amid the 2026 Iran war. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- South Africa's genocide case against Israel
- Germany drops out of defending Israel in the International Court of Justice's genocide case against Israel, citing their need to defend themselves in a separate case launched against them by Nicaragua. (Haaretz)
Law and crime
- Reactions to the 2025–2026 Iranian protests
- Iran executes three men arrested during protests last January by hanging. (Reuters) (Euronews)
Politics and elections
- 2026 Thai general election
- The National Assembly of Thailand re-elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister following his Bhumjaithai Party's victory in the recent election. (AFP via CBS 19 News)
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