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Armed conflicts and attacks
Several NATO allies of the United States, including Germany, Italy, and Spain, rule out sending warships to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following a request from U.S. president Donald Trump. (Reuters)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Australia rules out sending warships to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. (Nine News Australia)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A Pakistan-bound oil tanker with its Automatic Identification System activated, the Karachi, gets safe passage and crosses Hormuz following negotiations between the Pakistani and Iranian governments. According to Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Pakistan agreed to pay the oil shipment, purchased from Abu Dhabi, in Chinese yuan instead of in US dollars. (AAJ News)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran is not seeking a ceasefire but also called for the war to end. (Iran International)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Iran launches drone attacks on the United Arab Emirates, killing a Palestinian man in Abu Dhabi and forcing the temporary closure of Dubai International Airport. The port of Fujairah, in the Emirate of Fujairah, already attacked two days ago, is also hit. (The Telegraph) (BBC)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Israeli military's 91st Division launches a ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, expanding a buffer zone along the border. (Israel Hayom) (The Times of Israel)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The European Union imposes sanctions against nine Russian individuals over their role in the mass murder of civilians committed during Russia's occupation of Bucha during the initial 2022 invasion of Ukraine. (Kyiv Post)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 23 people are killed and 108 others are injured in suspected suicide bombings at three locations, including the Monday Market and University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. No group has claimed responsibility. (Reuters) (AP)
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Business and economy
Cuba announces that citizens living abroad will be permitted to invest in and own businesses in the country as the government seeks to expand commercial activity amid an economic crisis. (AFP via Indo Premier)
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Disasters and accidents
Eleven people are killed and ten others are injured in a massive fire at the Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha, India. (Hindustan Times)
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Disasters and accidents
A roof collapses at a shop in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan, killing eight people and injuring more than 50 others. (AP)
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Disasters and accidents
At least four people are killed and four others are injured in a building collapse in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP via CTV News)
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Politics and elections
Nepalese activist and Rastriya Swatantra Party member Bhumika Shrestha is confirmed by the Nepalese Election Commission, becoming the first transgender lawmaker elected in Nepal. (AFP via Dawn)
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Politics and elections
India holds its first phase of elections for 37 seats of the Rajya Sabha. (CNBC TV18) (Mathrubhumi)
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Science and technology
Modeling suggests the presence of a volatile-rich magma ocean on the exoplanet L 98-59 d, a planet orbiting L 98-59, a red dwarf star 35 light-years away from Earth. (University of Oxford) (Nature)
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Sports
In association football, the Premier League fines Chelsea F.C. £10.75 million and gives them a two-year suspended transfer ban for making secret payments worth £47 million to unregistered agents and third-parties between 2011 and 2018. (BBC Sport)