Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 17 people are killed and 86 others are injured in a Russian ballistic missiles and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine (Kyiv Independent)

• https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-rock-kyiv-as-ukraine-braces-for-russias-next-bombardment/

Disasters and accidents

Eight monks are killed and 14 others are injured, including four critically, when an 11-year-old boy drives a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk in Mukdahan province, Thailand. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/thailand-crash-pickup-child-driver-monks-1600f3465556051223ae00629e478d36

Politics and elections

Algerians vote for 407 seats of the People's National Assembly amid a cost-of-living crisis and candidate bans upon the Hirak movement. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/algeria-algiers-parliamentary-elections-34653095427e8d0a4cae36ade1b2d5c1