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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Eternity C, a Liberian-flagged ship, sinks in the Red Sea after being attacked by the Houthis on Monday. At least four people are killed, seven others are rescued and fourteen are reported missing. A rescue operation is underway. (The Guardian) (NOS)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Several people are killed and injured in a suicide bombing targeting the 14th October Brigade of the Somali Armed Forces at a military academy in Mogadishu, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the attack. (Reuters) (Hiiraan Online) (Somali Guardian)
- https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/blast-hits-military-base-somali-capital-witness-al-shabaab-group-say-2025-07-09/
- https://hiiraan.com/news4/2025/July/202140/suicide_bomber_targets_somali_military_academy_in_mogadishu_casualties_reported.aspx
- https://somaliguardian.com/news/somalia-news/suicide-bomber-targets-somali-military-academy-during-visit-by-western-officials/
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least seven Kenyan police officers are injured after an al-Shabaab roadside bomb strikes their patrol truck on a highway east of Mandera in Kenya, near the border with Somalia. (Hiiraan Online)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian forces launch 728 Geran-2 drones at Ukraine overnight in the largest single drone attack of the war to date. (Newsweek)
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Disasters and accidents
At least six people die when a Mw 5.7 earthquake strikes Guatemala and causes widespread damage. (ABC News)
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Disasters and accidents
At least thirteen people are killed and nine others are injured after a section of the Gambhira Bridge in Gujarat, India, partially collapses during morning rush hour. (The Times of India) (NDTV)
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/watch-rescue-teams-try-to-pull-out-truck-after-gujarat-bridge-collapse-10-dead-several-injured/articleshow/122342737.cms
- https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gujarat-bridge-collapse-crumbling-gambhira-bridge-was-40-years-old-gave-way-in-peak-traffic-hours-mahisagar-river-cars-deaths-news-vadodara-8847480
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International relations
The United States issues sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories. (NPR)
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International relations
The Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Asaad al-Shaibani announces the country's readmission to the Union for the Mediterranean after 13 years of its suspension. (ARK News)
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Law and crime
Turkey partially bans certain contents from X (formerly Twitter)'s AI chatbot Grok amid a criminal probe over insults to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the country's founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. (Reuters)