Four people were killed and several others injured by a soldier in a random gun rampage in Russian-annexed Crimea. The gunman opened fire on fellow soldiers before killing three civilians in the village of Khmelnytske. The attacker has been detained.
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) condemned the recent local elections in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK) as a 'complete farce', citing violence, intimidation, and repression by Pakistani forces, which have killed at least 90 civilians since June.
Russian authorities say a Ukrainian drone deliberately struck a busy beach near Gelendzhik, killing seven people including three children and injuring 40. Ukraine has not commented.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei labeled recent US airstrikes on residential areas in Iran, including one on Qeshm Island that killed three, as "war crimes." He stated Iran would pursue legal mechanisms to hold Washington accountable, while denying ongoing negotiations with the US despite President Trump's claims.
Ukrainian strikes on Russia's Krasnodar region and annexed Crimea killed at least 11 people, including children, and injured dozens. Concurrently, Ukraine appointed chief negotiator Rustem Umerov to lead foreign intelligence amid a cabinet reshuffle.
The US military is accused of killing a family with a 907kg bomb during strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island, leaving a 30ft crater. Centcom is investigating, while the New York Times found no military site near the family's home, raising concerns about the use of such large munitions in populated areas.
A Sudanese army drone strike on a traditional court session in Ghara al-Zawiya village, Darfur, killed 35 people, including tribal leaders and RSF commanders, and injured dozens. The Emergency Lawyers Group condemned the attack as a grave violation of international humanitarian law amidst the ongoing civil war.
Over 24 hours, the Ukrainian military shelled residential areas in the Donetsk People’s Republic 14 times, wounding two civilians and damaging property, according to the DPR head's office and government.
The Israeli military announced it eliminated three armed radicals, including a Hamas battalion commander, in the Gaza Strip. The IDF stated that Alaa Imad Khamis Tarams of 'Army of Islam' and Hassan Ibrahim Shehadeh Qahman of Islamic Jihad were killed in Gaza City, and Ahmad Khudar of Hamas's Jabalya battalion in northern Gaza, all attempting terror attacks.
A drone strike in Russia's Udmurtia region, over 1,000 km from the front line, killed three people in a car, as Moscow and Kyiv escalate attacks on each other amidst largely frozen US-led peace talks.
The article critiques the recurring 'forever war' pattern in US foreign policy, drawing parallels between the failures in Afghanistan and Iraq and the current escalating conflict with Iran under Donald Trump, arguing that persistent misconceptions, political dishonesty, and ego drive costly, unwinnable entanglements.
Four civilians were injured in Ukraine's drone attacks on Russia's Belgorod Region, including a woman wounded in a private house and three others in two separate car attacks in the Graivoronsky district.
A truck bomb near a police station in Cucuta, Colombia, wounded 14 people, including 11 officers and 3 civilians, days before president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella takes office. The government blamed the ELN rebel group.
Kyiv suffered ballistic missile attacks, killing 10 and injuring 22, while Donald Trump expressed reluctance on licensing Patriot missile production to Ukraine. President Zelenskyy also urged Trump to facilitate Starlink use for strikes inside Russia. Separately, Ukrainians protested the ouster of the defense minister, and Black Sea grain exports faced threats from drone attacks.
A US airstrike on Iran's Qeshm Island hit a family home in a densely populated residential area, killing a family of three and injuring two children, according to Iranian officials and a New York Times analysis. The US Central Command confirmed strikes in southern Iran in retaliation for earlier attacks, stating it is investigating reports of civilian casualties.
Russian attacks on Kyiv killed 10 people and wounded 23, including two boys, as ballistic missiles struck five districts. Concurrently, Ukrainian drones successfully sank a large Russian container ship in the Black Sea.
The Ukrainian military carried out 39 attacks on residential areas in the Donetsk People’s Republic in the past day, injuring ten civilians. The regional government's department reported the incidents, noting damage to six civilian infrastructure facilities and vehicles.
A Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine killed at least 10 civilians, including children, and injured over 50. A missile crossed into Poland, prompting NATO to scramble warplanes, though no damage occurred. The incident heightens tensions and underscores Ukraine's urgent need for Western air defense systems.
Kyiv suffered ballistic missile attacks, killing nine and wounding 23 across five districts. Meanwhile, Donald Trump retreated from a promise to let Ukraine produce Patriot interceptors, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought his help to secure Elon Musk's Starlink for strikes inside Russia.
An intense Russian missile and drone barrage targeted Kyiv overnight, killing at least three people and injuring over a dozen. Residential buildings in Solomianskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts, and warehouses in Darnytskyi, were damaged. The attack follows a recent large-scale assault, prompting President Zelenskyy to renew calls for more Patriot air defense systems.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned civilians to avoid US military sites, as the Iranian army claimed drone strikes against US facilities in Bahrain and Jordan in retaliation for recent US attacks, though Bahrain reported intercepting Iranian aerial aggressions and the US provided no confirmation.
President Bola Tinubu has approved Nigeria's largest military expansion, including 28,000 new soldiers and four additional army divisions. This move aims to address widespread insecurity caused by militant Islamists, separatists, and kidnapping gangs across the nation.
Two civilians were wounded and infrastructure damaged in 34 shelling attacks by Ukrainian armed groups on the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, according to the DPR department for documenting war crimes.
Russia's Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin stated that mercenaries in the Kursk Region exhibited "special brutality," throwing grenades at civilians. He described this behavior as having no reasonable explanation and disregarding international law.
