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Armed conflicts and attacks
A senior Iranian official says that Iran is still reviewing the proposal despite an initial response that was considered "negative". (Reuters)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Seven fighters are killed and 13 others are injured in a strike on a Popular Mobilization Forces base in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. The attack follows an American strike on the same base yesterday. (AFP via Al-Ahram)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Iran says it has received intelligence that the U.S. and an "unnamed regional country" are planning to invade and capture its Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf as thousands of U.S. Marines are due to arrive in the region in the coming days. (The Telegraph)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A stray Ukrainian drone strikes a power station in Auvere, Estonia, while another crashes in Latvia during a large-scale drone attack on Russia. (Sky News) (BBC News)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A Ukrainian drone strike kills two people in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, according to Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. (Reuters)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Sudan Doctors Network says that Rapid Support Forces have killed 16 civilians, including three women, in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The United States Southern Command (Southcom) says its forces have struck a drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing four occupants. This brings the number of alleged narcoterrorists killed in Operation Southern Spear to 163 since U.S. strikes began. (AP)
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Arts and culture
Under the St Peter and Paul Church [nl] in Maastricht, Netherlands, the remains of French musketeer d'Artagnan are believed to be found. (BBC News)
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Disasters and accidents
At least 26 people are killed, including seven children, 11 others survive and around 13 are reported missing when a passenger bus carrying around 50 people plunges into the Padma River in Goalanda Upazila, Rajbari District, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AA) (Xinhua)
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International relations
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko visits Pyongyang, North Korea, to meet with its supreme leader Kim Jong Un in a effort to improve relations between the two countries. (AP)
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Law and crime
A Chinese court sentences former Aviation Industry Corporation chairperson Tan Ruisong to death with a two-year reprieve after convicting him of corruption-related offenses, including bribery, embezzlement, and insider trading, during his tenure as chairperson. (Reuters)
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Law and crime
The Indian enforcement directorate says that it has attached ₹1,700 crore (US$200 million) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and has seized villas in the Burj Khalifa as part of the Mahadev online betting app money laundering investigation. (The New Indian Express)