Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • Aftermath of the Battle of Sufa
    • The Israel Defense Forces says that Nukhba Force commander Mohammad Mahmoud Marshad al-Qadi, who led the invasion of the Sufa post during the October 7 attacks on Israel, was killed in a airstrike in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. (The Times of Israel)
• Yemeni civil war
  • Over 120 people are confirmed to have been killed since yesterday during the clashes between Houthis and the Yemeni Armed Forces in western Yemen. (Yahoo Answer via AFP)

Arts and culture

• An Argentine judge orders the repatriation of Giacomo Ceruti's 18th-century painting Portrait of a Lady, looted by Nazi Germany from Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during World War II, to Goudstikker's daughter-in-law Marei von Saher. (AFP via France 24)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • The American Automobile Association reports that the average U.S. diesel price reached a record $5.85 per gallon, up from $3.71 a year earlier, amid disruptions to global energy markets caused by the Iran war. (AFP via France 24)
• 2026 European drought, 2026 European heatwaves
  • France allocates more than €1 billion to support farms affected by drought and heatwaves, including compensation for crop losses, liquidity assistance, tax relief, and support for fertilizer and agricultural diesel costs. (The Peninsula)
• The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opens an investigation into whether Tesla's new Cybercab robotaxi models are properly certified and demonstrates compliance with motor vehicle safety standards. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Nepal floods
  • The Nepali Army rescues two people from a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station in Rasuwa District, a week after floods ravaged the country. (NBC News)

Health and environment

• 2026 East Malaysia haze
  • Malaysia declares a state of emergency in Serian Division, Sarawak, after haze from wildfires in nearby Kalimantan, Indonesia, pushed air pollution above hazardous levels, closing 647 schools. (AFP via France 24)
• New Zealand becomes the second country after Australia to authorize pharmaceutical-grade MDMA for severe post-traumatic stress disorder, with Medsafe allowing two psychiatrists to prescribe it alongside psychotherapy in controlled clinical settings. (AFP via France 24)

International relations

• The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution supporting the Equal Earth map projection over the Mercator projection, with 164 countries voting in favor, one against (United States), and six abstaining. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

• A Philippine regional trial court issues an arrest warrant for vice president Sara Duterte on three counts of grave threats against president Bongbong Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and former House speaker Martin Romualdez, setting bail at ₱120,000 (US$2,000) per count. (Reuters)
• Police in Guangxi, China, arrest 52 Singaporeans over suspected involvement in illegal pyramid-scheme activities as part of a broader law-enforcement operation. Singapore's foreign ministry says it is providing consular assistance. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Meloni government
  • Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government becomes the longest serving in Italy during the postwar era. (DW)
• The remains of former King Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom return to Uganda for his burial. (BBC News) (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war, United Arab Emirates in the 2026 Iran war
      • Iran's military launches drones and missiles on Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait and Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, targeting United States military facilities and equipment to retaliate for the recent U.S. bombardment of Iran that killed at least 19 people. (AFP via South China Morning Post)
    • 2026 Sirik wedding airstrike
      • U.S. vice president JD Vance says that the country will investigate its military strike against a wedding in Bandar Sirik that killed five people. (Middle East Eye) (The Jerusalem Post)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
      • Israel releases prisoner Malek Ghazi and hands him over to the Lebanese army, the first release since the war started in March, as part of an effort to revive peace talks. (AP) (Arab News)
  • Yemeni civil war
    • The Houthis launch an offensive in western Yemen, clashing with the Yemeni Armed Forces and aiming to reach and cut the road linking Taiz to Al-Makha district. Fourteen balistic missiles and several drones are launched in Taiz and Hodeidah. At least 18 Houthi fighters and 13 government troops are killed in the clashes. (Al Jazeera)
• Russo–Ukrainian war
  • Kharkiv Oblast campaign
    • Russian forces say they have captured several settlements in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, encircling Ukrainian forces. (ISW)
  • The Security Service of Ukraine open fire against agents of the Main Directorate of Intelligence in Kyiv during a search at an apartment related to an arrest against a Russian national fighting for Ukraine, wounding three people. (The Guardian)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Sudanese refugee crisis
    • The International Organization for Migration reports the first operation of a voluntary repatriation flight for stranded migrants in Khartoum, Sudan, since the war started three years ago. (Sudan Tribune)
• Colombian conflict
  • A Colombian judge orders president Abelardo de la Espriella's government to suspend airstrikes on guerrilla camps in the Guaviare Department when intelligence indicated that minors may be present, after recent bombings killed at least three teenagers. (AFP via France 24)
• Nigerian bandit conflict
  • Five people are killed and several other residents are abducted during a bandit attack in Kebbe, Sokoto State, Nigeria. (Daily Post Nigeria)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Indonesia wildfires
  • 2026 East Malaysia haze, Endangerment of orangutans
    • Authorities in Indonesia rescue a mother orangutan and her baby from wildfire smoke on the island of Borneo. (The Borneo Post)
• 2026 Nepal floods
  • United Arab Emirates president Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan announces that the country will deploy an emergency relief mission to Nepal to support people affected by the deadly floods and landslides. (Gulf News)
• At least 37 people are killed after inhaling petroleum fumes while allegedly siphoning fuel from an illegally tapped pipeline in Rivers State, Nigeria. (AFP via France 24)
• Six crew members are referred to court as part of the investigation into the ship collision in the Sea of Marmara yesterday, while the search continues for the ten Turkish crew members aboard the sunken MV Tuğberk İmamoğlu cargo ship. (BBC News)

Health and environment

• 2026 East Malaysia haze
  • Malaysia's disaster agency, meteorological agency, and air force launch cloud-seeding operations in Sarawak to reduce haze and increase water reserves. (AFP via France 24)

International relations

• Aftermath of the Syrian civil war
  • Syrian chemical weapons program, Use of chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war
    • Officials at a United Nations Security Council meeting say that Syria has started the process of destroying clandestine chemical weapons from former president Bashar al-Assad's regime. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
• Germany–Russia relations
  • 2026 Leipzig Airport drone incidents
    • Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says that Russia will close Goethe-Institut cultural centers in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Yekaterinburg in response to Germany closing Russia's consulate in Bonn and the Russian House in Berlin following the drone attacks at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month. (AP)

Law and crime

• 2026 Tacloban school shooting, 2026 Ateneo de Zamboanga shooting
  • The Philippine education department initiates nationwide school safety drills to prepare students and staff for armed intruders, involving police and emergency responders after two school shooting incidents. (AFP via France 24)
• A court in Moscow, Russia, places children's hospice founder Lida Moniava under judicial supervision, imposing a nightly curfew, internet ban, and contact restrictions over a 2023 post prosecutors said spread false information about the military. (AFP via France 24)

Politics and elections

• 2025–2026 United States redistricting
  • The Supreme Court of Missouri blocks the use of a congressional map intended to favor Republicans, despite the map having already been used for primary elections in the state. A referendum on the 2025 map will appear on the ballot for the November election in the state. (AP)

Science and technology

• AI boom
  • OpenAI releases GPT-6 Astra, the latest version of ChatGPT. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) (Axios)
• The BepiColombo begins its final mission to Mercury, eight years after its launch by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. (Space.com)
• NASA discovers a 10–sided pattern on the south pole of Saturn using its Hubble Space Telescope from the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, United States. (The Peninsula) (ScienceDaily)

Sports

• In association football, the French Football Federation upholds Bordeaux's relegation to Régional 1, the sixth tier of the French football league system, rejecting the club's request for reinstatement in National 2 following its exclusion from national competitions over financial concerns. (AFP via France 24)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Israeli settler violence
    • Palestinian officials say two teenagers were killed during an incident involving Israeli settlers and soldiers in al-Mughayyir, Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, West Bank. The villiage council states that the Palestinian teenagers were killed when they were trying to prevent the Israeli settlers from stealing livestock. Israel's military says troops shot stone-throwers while protecting an Israeli civilian and police retrieving livestock. (BBC News)
• Sudanese civil war
  • War crimes in the Sudanese civil war
    • The World Food Programme reports that an airstrike hit two UN food aid trucks in Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan, over the weekend, destroying emergency supplies. (AFP via Arab News) (Sudan Tribune)
• Insurgency in Balochistan
  • Twenty-one insurgents and six Pakistani personnel, including five security forces and a customs official, are killed in separate shootouts across multiple districts in Balochistan, Pakistan. (Dawn)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • The global stock index rises following recent declines amidst the war in Iran including renewed tensions with the Japanese yen gaining against the United States dollar. (Reuters)
• The Dutch central bank reallocates 86 tonnes of gold reserves from Ottawa, Canada, and New York City, United States, to London, United Kingdom, increasing the share held there to 32.1%, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest". (AFP via France 24) (Seoul Economic Daily)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Dahab-Nuweiba bus crash
  • At least 22 people, including ten Jordanians, are killed and 28 others are injured in a bus accident in South Sinai, Egypt. (AFP via France 24)
• The MV Tuğberk İmamoğlu cargo ship sinks in the Marmara Sea after a collision with an oil tanker, leaving ten people missing. (Euronews)
• At least 13 people are killed and five others sustain critical injuries after two minivans collide head-on in Greater Accra, Ghana. (Xinhua)
• Five people are killed and 20 others injured after a passenger bus collides with a tanker truck on the National Highway 39 in Rewa District, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Times of India)
• An explosion at the Augsburg train station in Swabia, Germany, injures two people. The cause is unknown. (Euronews)
• A crew member is killed, six others are missing, and one is rescued when a tugboat capsizes and sinks off the coast of Busan, South Korea. (AP)

Law and crime

• 2026 Leipzig Airport drone incidents
  • Following the drone attacks at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month, German security authorities are focusing on several suspects with ties to Russia. According to investigations by the NDR, WDR, and SZ, the suspects are two men from Belarus and Lithuania who are also said to hold Russian passports. (AFP via France 24) (DW)
• Birthright citizenship in the United States
  • U.S. federal judge Deborah Boardman of Maryland's district court blocks an attempt by the Trump administration from implementing an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship in the country. (The New York Times) (Reuters)
• A Maltese jury acquits businessman Yorgen Fenech of complicity in the 2017 car-bomb killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and of criminal association, finding him not guilty by an 8–1 vote. (AP via NPR)
• Three people are killed, including the perpetrator, and six others are injured in a mass shooting in Loring Park, Minneapolis, United States. (AP) (DW)
• Digital rights organization SHARE Foundation documents at least 14 Serbian students and opposition activists targeted with Pegasus or NoviSpy spyware in 2026, while Citizen Lab confirms Pegasus infection in at least one case. (Financial Times)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Estonian presidential election
  • Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise, the only candidate, is elected by the Riigikogu as President of Estonia. She will be sworn into office on October 12, succeeding Alar Karis. (ERR) (Reuters)

Sports

• 2027 U.S. Open Cup
  • In association football, Major League Soccer announces that all 27 teams from the United States will return to the U.S. Open Cup beginning in 2027, making it the first full participation in the tournament since 2023. (ESPN) (The Guardian)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • September 2026 United States strikes on Iran
        • The United States carries out additional airstrikes against Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) targets in Iran, in response to recent attempted attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and on U.S. troops in the region, according to the U.S. Central Command. Five members of the IRGC Aerospace Force are killed in Kermanshah. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News) (CNN)
    • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      • Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that his country is ready to return to the Islamabad Memorandum signed in June if the United States does the same amidst renewed fighting between the two countries. (Fortune)
    • 2026 Sirik wedding airstrike
      • Iranian state media reports that five civilians were killed and 63 more were wounded at a wedding party at a home in Kuhestak, Hormozgan province, during an American airstrike against Iranian military targets. (Al Jazeera)
  • Gaza war
    • Four people are killed in Israeli strikes during a ground operation in Gaza. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israeli forces captured a senior Hamas internal security official in the operation. (AFP via France 24)
  • War against the Islamic State, Yemeni Civil War
    • Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari, the spokesperson for the Islamic State, is killed during a security operation by the Yemeni Armed Forces. (Voice of Emirates)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Kyiv strikes
    • Ukrainian officials say that Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and surrounding areas killed at least 12 people, including an Indian national, and injure dozens, while damaging residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure. (NDTV)
• Colombian conflict
  • A car bomb explodes outside a police station in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, killing a person and wounding eleven more. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• The 75,000-seater Kingdome, built by the Christian sect Kingdom of Jesus Christ, opens in Davao City, Philippines, becoming the largest indoor arena in the world. It surpasses the 55,000-seater Philippine Arena in Bulacan. (Manila Bulletin) (MindaNews)

Business and economy

• Senegal hidden debt scandal
  • The International Monetary Fund reaches a staff-level agreement with Senegal on a new US$2.2 billion, 36-month loan program supporting economic reforms after an earlier arrangement was suspended over previously unreported government debt. (AFP via France 24)
• Ghana begins requiring artisanal doré bars purchased by privately financed gold buyers to undergo domestic refining before export, with GoldBod considering export applications only after processing at approved refineries. (Reuters)
• Japan eases overtime enforcement by ending pressure on companies with special labor-management agreements to keep monthly overtime below 45 hours, as businesses face labor shortages. (AFP via France 24)
• The height of the Jeddah Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, surpasses the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia amidst ongoing construction. (Newsweek) (Construction Briefing)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Nepal floods
  • Nepal–South Korea relations
    • South Korea's foreign ​ministry announces that the country will deploy a 44-member emergency relief team to Nepal to support search-and-rescue operations after flash floods hit the South Asian country. (The Korea Herald) (Reuters)
  • The Nepali Army reports that around 119 people have been rescued. (The Guardian)
• 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States. (CNN)
• Seven people are killed and 13 others are injured when a speeding passenger van, with an Ipil–Pagadian route, crashes into a motorcycle and a wing van in Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
• Four people are killed and more than ten others are injured when a car crashes into a gathering of government and military supporters in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran. Traffic police arrest the driver and say the incident was unintentional. (Reuters)
• Six pilgrims are killed and 14 others sustain serious injuries after a pickup truck carrying devotees collides with a truck along an expressway in Palwal district, Haryana, India. (The Times of India)

Health and environment

• The New Zealand Conservation Department reports that the amount of endangered kākāpō species have reached 325 in the country following the addition of 90 chicks, exceeding 300 for the first time in 75 years. (The Guardian) (NBC News)

International relations

• Germany–Russia relations, Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war
  • 2026 Leipzig Airport drone incidents
    • Germany raises its threat assessment to "high", orders the closure of Russia's consulate in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Russian House in Berlin, and tightens entry controls for Russian nationals after attributing the drone attacks at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Saxony, last month to Russia. (CNN)
• Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
  • Peru's foreign ministry says that the country has cut off ties with Iran, accusing it of escalating the war in the Middle East. (AP in Spanish) (Al-Arabiya)

Law and crime

• Assassination of Charlie Kirk
  • An American judge rules that the case against Tyler James Robinson, accused of murdering political activist Charlie Kirk in September 2025, can go to trial, citing sufficient probable cause. (BBC News) (CNN)
• LGBTQ rights in the United States
  • The U.S. Department of Justice files a lawsuit against the public schools district of Kansas City, Kansas, over its policies that allow transgender students to share their preferred name, gender, and pronouns with school staff. (KCUR) (Reuters)
• A Honduran judge dismisses a corruption case against former president Juan Orlando Hernández, ruling that he neither authorized nor managed the public funds allegedly diverted to finance his 2013 presidential campaign. (AFP via France 24)
• Mexican musician Jonathan Meléndez of the band Camilo Séptimo, his pregnant wife, their three-year-old daughter, a domestic worker, and their pet dog are shot dead in a penthouse outside Mexico City, while Meléndez's six-year-old son is found unharmed. Prosecutors arrest two suspects. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Death and state funeral of Harald V
  • Haakon VIII takes the oath as King of Norway before the Storting following the death of his father, Harald V. His daughter, Ingrid Alexandra, takes the oath as Crown Princess. (AP) (Reuters)
• Nicaragua's National Assembly approves on first reading a constitutional amendment barring opposition parties from elections and extending presidential and other elected terms from six to seven years. A second legislative vote is required for ratification. (Reuters)
• Former British prime minister Keir Starmer resigns as a member of the House of Commons for his appointment to the Chiltern Hundreds; a by-election will be held to fill his parlimentary seat of Holborn and St Pancras. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News)

Science and technology

• Syria and weapons of mass destruction
  • The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that Syria's former government under Bashar al-Assad failed to declare nuclear material and facilities, confirming that infrastructure at Deir ez-Zor is consistent with an unfinished nuclear reactor and identifying about 73 tonnes of natural uranium. (AFP via France 24)
• The Turkish foreign ministry reports that Turkey has joined the U.S.-led Artemis Accords, becoming the 71st country to do so. (AA) (Firstpost)

Sports

• 2026–27 NBA season
  • In basketball, the NBA announces that the Los Angeles Clippers had violated the league salary cap by signing Kawhi Leonard in 2022 via a series of external dealings. Penalties include fines of US$30 million for the Clippers and $700,000 for Leonard, the loss of the Clippers' first-round picks in each draft from 2029 to 2033, and a one-year suspension for Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. (AFP via Daily Tribune) (ESPN)
• In baseball, the Los Angeles Angels of the MLB are sold to Stan Kroenke of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment for an unspecified price, ending 23 years of ownership by Arte Moreno. The deal faces pending regulatory review and is expected to be complete by 2027. (CNBC) (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that a supertanker caught fire after hitting two naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC accuses the United States of responsibility for the attack, which the United States Central Command on an X post denies. (The Guardian) (Reuters via Arab News)
      • Saudi shipping company Bahri says that two Filipino crew members were killed after unidentified projectiles struck the oil tanker SIDR while it transited the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
    • United Arab Emirates in the 2026 Iran war
      • The United Arab Emirates defense ministry reports that an Iranian drone has been intercepted over the country's airspace. Additionally, Iran's army says that they have attacked the Al Minhad Air Base, which the UAE denies. (AP)
  • Gaza war
    • Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip kill ⁠at least five people. (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Aerial warfare in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Kyiv strikes
    • Ukraine tightens security measures for Kyiv's public transport, schools, and parliament amid increased Russian drone attacks, including restrictions on large school gatherings, possible remote learning, and expanded shelter arrangements. (AFP via Bangkok Post)
• Myanmar civil war
  • Twelve civilians are killed in an attack by alleged armed People's Defence Force members after they claim to have entered a village in Mahlaing Township, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. (Myanmar Digital News)
• Colombian conflict
  • A car bomb outside a police station in Los Patios, Norte de Santander, Colombia, kills one civilian and injures 11 others, including two officers. Police attribute the attack to the National Liberation Army. (AFP via France 24)
• Mexican drug war
  • A car bomb outside a local police station in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas, México left then people injuried and important materail damage. Authorities arrested one suspect related to the attacl.(Nmás)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Nepal floods
  • It is reported that school principal Rajendra Dawadi saved over 900 students and 16 faculty members at the Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Bidur, Nuwakot District, Nepal, 10 minutes before flash floods hit the area last week. (AP) (Reuters)
  • The death toll from the flash floods in Nepal has reached past 950. Additionally, hundreds are reported to be feared stuck in hydropower tunnels in wake of the floods. (AP) (CBC)
• 2026 Grand Canyon flood
  • The death toll from the flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States, last Saturday rises to two, while the number of people missing falls from more than 20 to one after park rangers locate most of those previously unaccounted for. (AFP via France 24)
• 2026 Indonesia wildfires
  • The Mount Sinabung stratovolcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupts, sending 3,500 meters of ash in the air. Residents and visitors around Lake Lau Kawar are ordered to evacuate. (AA) (Antara News)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • The total amount of cases of ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo exceeds 6,000. (Al Jazeera)
• A data from the Methane Alert and Response System reports that Turkmenistan has started the process of clearing methane leaks from its oil and gas facilities. (The Guardian)

International relations

• 2026 Bishkek SCO summit
  • The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which coincides with the country's Independence Day and the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Nomad Games. (The Times of Central Asia) (Xinhua)
• Greece–Israel relations, 2020s European rearmament
  • Israel and Greece sign a 3 billion (US$3.48 billion) arms export deal that will enable the Israeli defense ministry to build the "Achilles Shield", a multi-layered air defense array similar to the Iron Dome, made entirely by Israeli systems, including David's Sling, SPYDER, and Barak MX. (DW) (The Jerusalem Post)
• India–Pakistan wars and conflicts
  • The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, orders India to comply with the Indus Waters Treaty and restrict work on two hydroelectric projects that could violate it. India rejects the ruling and maintains that the treaty remains suspended. (AFP via France 24)
• Italy–Spain relations, 2026 Ceuta migrant crisis
  • Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni announces that Italy will extend its suspension of the Schengen free movement agreement with Spain for another 15 days in response to the migrant crisis event at the Ceuta border fence with Morocco. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Corruption in South Korea, Unification Church and politics
  • A South Korean court sentences Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison for bribing officials, including former first lady Kim Keon Hee, in an effort to obtain policy favors. (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)
• Kidnapping of Shelly Kittleson
  • A judiciary in Iraq sentences Kata'ib Hezbollah member Amir Rahim Jabbar to 15 years in prison for his role in the kidnapping of American journalist Shelly Kittleson. (Asharq Al Awsat)
• Murder of Tupac Shakur
  • A jury in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, finds former Crips gang leader Duane Davis guilty of first-degree murder for orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur during a drive-by shooting in Paradise in 1996. (ABC News) (BBC News)
• A tribunal of first instance in Brussels, Belgium, orders biometrics company Semlex and 13 other defendants to stand trial over alleged corruption, money laundering, and tax fraud linked to a passport contract in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
• A suspect is arrested in relation to a mass shooting over the weekend at a rave in Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland, which killed a woman and injured five other people. (DW)
• A woman stabs two people in Times Square, New York City, U.S., killing a Bank of America vice president and injuring another person, before police fatally shot her after she refused commands to drop her knives. (AFP via France 24) (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• 2025–2026 Kosovo political deadlock
  • Kosovo's Vetëvendosje and Democratic League parties agree to support former Constitutional Court judge Bekim Sejdiu for president, potentially ending nearly two years of political deadlock and enabling the formation of a new government. (Reuters)

Science and technology

• AI boom
  • Adobe Inc. reaches a US$4 billion deal to offer free access to AI tools in Saudi Arabia with its Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Humain. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
      • Iran launches ballistic missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan. (Reuters)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • A spokesperson for the United States Central Command reports that the U.S. military has launched strikes on two Iranian rocket launchers at Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz that were used by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, its first strikes against the country since July. (Axios) (NBC News)
  • Aftermath of the Syrian civil war
    • Syrian security forces says that they have killed Firas Abdul Karim Hammoud, a army commander who served under ousted former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, after he opened fire on forces as they tried to arrest him. (Asharq Al Awsat)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • A Ukrainian missile strike on Belgorod, Russia, kills two people and injures 16 others, according to regional acting governor Alexander Shuvaev. (Reuters) (Xinhua)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign, Battle of Barah
    • Sudan's doctors network reports that five civilians are killed and thousands are displaced during attacks by Rapid Support Forces in Bara, North Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune)
• 2026 Nigerien coup attempt
  • Niger's army says that they have regained control of an airbase after it was attacked by mutinous soldiers yesterday. (Reuters)
• Mexican drug war
  • Mexican security forces kill Los Reyes cartel leader Luis Enrique Barragán Chávez and his bodyguard during an operation in Tocumbo, Michoacán, after coming under gunfire. (AA)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Indonesia wildfires
  • 2026 East Malaysia haze, Endangerment of orangutans
    • An orangutan named Sampurna is reported to be rescued from a haze fire zone in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on Indonesia's Borneo island. (Reuters)
  • The Japanese military ship JS Kunisaki departs from a port in Kure, Hiroshima, to help fight wildfires in Indonesia. (Tempo)
• 2026 Grand Canyon flood
  • The body of one man is found near the Colorado River while 15 other people remain missing after a flash flood at Bright Angel Creek in the Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States. (Euronews)
• 2026 Nepal floods
  • Following the floods that killed over 1,000 people in Nepal and Tibet, several countries and organizations pledge over $19.8 million total in emergency humanitarian aid, including Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Society. (Al Jazeera)
• Sinking of the Filo Jet
  • At least eight people are killed and 18 others are missing when a passenger ferry sailing from Northern Cyprus to Turkey capsizes in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The ship was carrying 259 passengers and 8 crew members, of which 237 people have been rescued. (Sky News) (Reuters)
• The body of the last missing individual aboard a boat capsized on Thursday on Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines, is recovered, concluding search operations with the final death toll at nine. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

International relations

• 2026 state visit by Xi Jinping to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt
  • Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrive in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit and a state visit. (AFP via RFI) (Xinhua)

Law and crime

• One person is killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting at a rave in Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland. The perpetrator is on the run. (CNN)
• Two people are killed and nine injured during a mass shooting at a gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. (AA) (NBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Guinea-Bissau constitutional referendum
  • Bissau-Guineans vote on a constitutional referendum that proposes to expand presidential powers. (AP)
• 2026 Zambian general election
  • Zambian presidential candidate Brian Mundubile is charged with treason amid an election dispute. (BBC News)
• The Korean Central News Agency reports that general No Kwang-chol has been dismissed as defence minister of North Korea, with Korean People's Army General Political Bureau director Kim Song-gi replacing him. (AFP via CNA) (NK News)

Science and technology

• NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, United States, to survey the universe, study dark matter and dark energy, and search for exoplanets and supernovae. (AFP via France 24) (Space.com)