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Armed conflicts and attacks
Iraq announces that the deputy head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, was killed in the Al Anbar Governorate during a joint operation between Iraqi security forces and the United States. (Reuters) (AP)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Four people, including Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam district chief Maulana Abdullah Nadeem, are injured in a bombing at the Maulana Abdul Aziz Mosque mosque in South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Indian Express)
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Disasters and accidents
A failure at a central power plant cuts electricity in Cuba, leaving over ten million people without power. (CNN)
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Disasters and accidents
Severe winds and dry conditions in the U.S. states of Oklahoma and Texas cause a series of wildfires, forcing evacuations and leaving thousands without power. (The New York Times)
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Disasters and accidents
Three people are indirectly killed by storms as a regional risk for an outbreak of severe weather is outlined by the Storm Prediction Center over much of the United States. A rare high risk convective outlook is issued for tomorrow over the Deep South. (Storm Prediction Center)
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Disasters and accidents
At least two people are killed and one other is injured in a landslide at a salt mine in Karak District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Aaj News)
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International relations
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces that the European Union will invest €4.7 billion (US$5 billion) in aid and development projects in South Africa after the United States ended most of its USAID programs. (DW) (Reuters)
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International relations
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declares South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool persona non grata for his criticism of Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. (Al Jazeera)
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International relations
U.S. President Donald Trump publicly asks Russian President Vladimir Putin to spare the lives of "thousands of Ukrainian soldiers" said to be surrounded in Kursk Oblast. (ABC News)
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Law and crime
Huawei lobbyists are banned from entering the European Parliament and its subsidiaries during an investigation on corruption in the European Parliament. (Euronews)
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Law and crime
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration permanently restricts helicopter activity over the Helicopter Route near the site of the Potomac River mid-air collision. (AP)
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Politics and elections
Mark Carney is sworn in as the 24th Prime Minister of Canada. (CBC News)
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Science and technology
A total lunar eclipse occurs in the morning hours across the Western Hemisphere at night. (Space.com)