The Houthis launch a ballistic missile at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, which is intercepted by Israeli forces. (Reuters) Red Sea crisis link embed save
At least ten people are killed after Jubaland forces claim they have taken full control of the Beled Hawo District headquarters as well as the entire city, following heavy fighting with the Somali National Army from the Federal Government of Somalia. (Garowe Online) Jubaland crisisConstitutional crisis in Somalia link embed save
U.S. President Donald Trump announces a trade deal with Japan on Truth Social that would let Japan invest $550 billion into the United States and reduce the tariffs to 15%. (CNBC) Tariffs in the second Trump administration, Japan–United States relations link embed save
Flash flooding kills three people and leaves 15 others missing in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. (AP) link embed save
A head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a truck kills 17 people and injures several others in Harare Province, Zimbabwe. (AP) link embed save
President Trump announces a trade agreement with Philippine president Bongbong Marcos that sets a 19% tariff on Philippine exports to the United States, while U.S. goods entering the Philippines will be exempt from tariffs. (CNN), (Reuters) Philippines–United States relationsTariffs in the second Trump administration link embed save
The Ukrainian parliament adopts a law placing the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office under the Prosecutor General, sparking widespread protests across the country, the largest since the 2022 Russian invasion. Despite calls to veto the law, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs the law. (The New York Times), (The Kyiv Independent) 2025 Ukrainian protests, Corruption in Ukraine link embed save