M23 rebels and Rwandan troops seize control of Kavumu Airport in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (DW) 2025 Bukavu offensiveM23 campaign, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflictKivu conflict link embed save
M23 forces and Rwandan troops enter the city of Bukavu, according to local security and humanitarian officials. There are no reports of resistance as most Congolese troops withdraw. (Digital Journal) 2025 Bukavu offensiveM23 campaign, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflictKivu conflict link embed save
A drone strikes the New Safe Confinement structure housing the site of the Chernobyl disaster. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy states that a Russian combat drone caused significant damage to the structure, but did not produce an increase in external radiation levels. (CNN) Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant drone strikeRussian invasion of Ukraine link embed save
Eleven coal miners are killed and five others are wounded when a bomb hits a truck in Harnai, Balochistan, Pakistan. (AP) Insurgency in Balochistan link embed save
Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi cancels his participation in an upcoming African Union summit to end the conflict due to the "situation on the ground". Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of invading the country to seize its mineral-rich regions. (RFI) 2025 Bukavu offensiveM23 campaign, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflictKivu conflict link embed save
At least six people are killed and seven injured in a fire at a construction site in Busan, South Korea. (Al Jazeera) link embed save
Ten people are killed and 19 others are injured in a collision between a car and a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims heading to Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. (DW) link embed save
A shop explosion and fire in Oudomxay province, Laos, kills four people and injures others. (Radio Free Asia) link embed save