Armed conflicts and attacks
Law and crime
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- Gaza war
- Gaza war hostage crisis
- The Israel Defense Forces announce that Al-Qassam Brigades commander Muhammad Bassam Mushtaha, who was accused of taking hostages during and after the Hamas–led attacks against Israel on October 7, was killed in a recent airstrike last month in northern Gaza. (The Times of Israel)
- Gaza war hostage crisis
- Sudanese civil war
- Kordofan campaign
- Heavy fighting erupts in El Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces. Clashes also break out in Um Arada. (Sudan Tribune)
- Kordofan campaign
- War in the Sahel
- American missionary Kevin Rideout is released from captivity after being kidnapped by an unidentified organisation front in Niger nine months prior. (The New York Times)
Law and crime
- Killing of Brian Thompson
- Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for the killing of former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (CNBC)
Sports
- 2026 Volta a Portugal
- In road bicycle racing, the eighth stage at the Volta a Portugal race is neutralised after British cyclist Finlay Tarling was killed in an accident during the race. (The Athletic via The New York Times)
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