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Armed conflicts and attacks
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command announces that it stopped and boarded a stateless tanker, M/T Tifani, which it says is connected to Iran. (Stars and Stripes)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Hezbollah fires rockets at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon and launches a drone into northern Israel. (The Times of Israel)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
French president Emmanuel Macron affirms France's support for the territorial integrity of Lebanon, saying that the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the country is a precondition for stability. (Al Jazeera)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli troops raid the Quneitra Governorate in Syria, where they detain three people. (AA)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A United Nations investigation finds that the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar facilitated the transfer of weapons, vehicles and Colombian mercenaries to Sudan to fight for the Rapid Support Forces against government forces. The operation was centred around Kufra, Libya, where LNA forces control Kufra Airport. (AP)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Transitional Sovereignty Council leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Omani sultan Haitham bin Tariq hold official talks to focus on regional development and efforts to end the war in Sudan. (Muscat Daily)
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Business and economy
Nepal resumes issuing work permits for its nationals seeking employment in the Middle East after a temporary suspension linked to the Iran war, citing guidance from the foreign ministry and demand from workers. (Reuters)
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Business and economy
Vitol CEO Russell Hardy says that at least one billion barrels of oil production will be lost because of the war even if it ends immediately, and that the current loss is in the range of 600 to 700 million barrels. (Financial Times)
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Business and economy
Japan approves new rules easing long-standing restrictions on arms exports, allowing the overseas transfer of a broader range of defense equipment, including deadly weapons. (AFP via The Manila Times)
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Disasters and accidents
Thirteen people are killed and 23 injured after an explosion at a fireworks manufacturing unit in Thrissur, India. (The Indian Express) (India Today)
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Disasters and accidents
A shell explodes inside a Type 10 main battle tank from the 8th Division's Western Army Tank Battalion, during a live fire exercise at Hijudai Training Area in Kusu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan, which is under the AOR of 4th Division, killing three soldiers and injuring another. (AP) (Asahi Shimbun Company)
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International relations
Ukraine completes repairs on the Druzhba pipeline damaged in a war-related strike and prepares to resume operations, while president Volodymyr Zelenskyy links the restoration to progress on a proposed €90 billion European Union support package. (AP)
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International relations
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Malabo, the final leg of his papal visit to Africa, becoming the first pope to visit Equatorial Guinea since John Paul II in 1982. (AP)
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Law and crime
A joint investigation by the Indonesian human rights commission, the ombudsman, and the child protection commission finds that police and other state security personnel violated human rights, including arbitrary arrests, torture, and alleged child sexual abuse, during anti-government protests in 2025 that left at least 11 people dead and thousands detained. (Reuters)
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Law and crime
At least five people are killed and 200 others are injured in a prison riot at the Yare Prison in Miranda State, Venezuela. (AFP via New Straits Times)
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Politics and elections
U.S. House of Representatives member Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from her position amid a probe by the House Ethics Committee, following her November 2025 indictment by federal prosecutors for stealing $5 million of COVID-19 pandemic relief funds, some of which allegedly went towards funding her 2022 election campaign. (AFP via SCMP) (CNBC)