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- Oyo school kidnappings
- Nigerian president Bola Tinubu says military, police, and intelligence personnel have rescued all 46 students and staff abducted from schools in Oyo State, in May, arresting eight suspects and killing some abductors during the operation. (AFP via Le Monde)
Disasters and accidents
- 2026 Pacific typhoon season
- Two separate landslides caused by Typhoon Bavi and the enhanced monsoon occur in the Philippines. Ten people are killed in Malapatan, Sarangani, after their residence is buried. Five others are killed and two are injured in Calanogas, Lanao del Sur, with search operations ongoing for six missing. (Al Jazeera) (Manila Bulletin)
- Six people are killed and another is seriously injured when a Flamingo Air Cessna 402 crashes after takeoff from San Andros Airport in North Andros, The Bahamas. (ASN)
Law and crime
- A murder investigation is launched into the death of British politician Ann Widdecombe yesterday. Police say they have arrested a British man in connection with her death. (CNN) (The Daily Telegraph)
Science and technology
- 2026 in spaceflight
- China becomes the second country in history to achieve the controlled recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster, after successfully launching the Long March 10B. (South China Morning Post)
- Apple files a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing it of stealing trade secrets. (Axios)
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