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- 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a cargo vessel has come under attack in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one dead. (Al Jazeera)
- United Arab Emirates in the 2026 Iran war
- The United Arab Emirates's defence ministry detects two missiles fired from Iran towards the country, including one that fell outside territorial waters and another that fell within it. (Gulf News) (Khaleej Times) (Emirates 24/7)
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- Russo-Ukrainian war
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia–United Kingdom relations
- British prime minister Andy Burnham confirms that the United Kingdom will continue to militarily support Ukraine after Russia warned the UK will face "consequences" for allowing Ukraine to use British-made drones to strike targets deep inside Russian territory. (BBC News)
- Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
- A Russian ballistic missile strike kills ten civilians and injures eight others in Pechenihy, Kharkiv Oblast. Several homes are completely destroyed. (AP)
- Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis
- A drone strike hits a bus stop near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar, killing one plant worker and injuring several others. (Reuters)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia–United Kingdom relations
- Sudanese civil war
- Blue Nile campaign
- The Sudanese Doctors Network reports that recent attacks in Geissan of Sudan's Blue Nile region has displaced over 5,000 people to Damazin. (Sudan Horizon)
- Darfur campaign
- The Rapid Support Forces launches a major crackdown in Nyala, South Darfur, its largest security and military mobilization since seizing the city in 2023. (Sudan Tribune)
- Blue Nile campaign
Disasters and accidents
- At least eight people are killed and more than 20 others are injured after a vehicle rams into a truck in Madhya Pradesh, India. (Xinhua)
- Three people are killed after an explosion at a thermal power plant in Baniyas, Syria. (Xinhua)
- A second {{M|w|4.7}} earthquake strikes the province of Granada, in Spain. Damage and injures are reported in Granada and the surrounding area, while the Alhambra is evacuated. (Expansión in Spanish)
Health and environment
- The UK Health Security Agency confrims that an outbreak of salmonella in the UK has left one person dead and hundreds more ill. The outbreak is believed to be linked to imported eggs. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- 2026 Zamboanga City school shooting
- A student is killed while nine other people are injured in a mass shooting at a junior secondary school building of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City, Philippines. The perpetrator, also a student, later kills himself. (Reuters) (The Philippine Star)
- Imprisonment of Imran Khan
- Pakistan's Supreme Court orders imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan transferred from the central jail in Rawalpindi, Punjab, to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for medical examinations following a petition by his lawyers concerning his health. (AFP via RFI)
- Singapore begins requiring major Internet messaging platforms to restrict unsolicited contacts and social media services to verify advertisers and block suspected scam advertisements under new anti-scam rules, with penalties of up to S$1 million (US$780,000) for non-compliance. (AFP via The Manila Times)
Politics and elections
- 2026 Zambian general election
- Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema is declared the winner by the electoral commission, re-electing him to a second term. (AP)
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