Armed conflicts and attacks
Gaza war 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings At least 71 Palestinians are killed and dozens more are wounded while seeking humanitarian aid in Gaza . (Al Jazeera)Kivu conflict M23 campaign M23 rebels expel Wazalendo militia Decisive Movement for the Liberation of Congo from Kamakombe, Kabare Territory , Democratic Republic of the Congo . (Radio Okapi)South SudanUganda relations At least four South Sudanese soldiers are shot and killed by Ugandan forces, who retaliated after a Ugandan soldier was killed by South Sudanese forces on Monday during border clashes. Both countries have agreed to an immediate ceasefire . (AP)
Disasters and accidents
2025 Kamchatka Peninsula earthquake A earthquake strikes off the coast of Russia 's Kamchatka Peninsula . Tsunami alerts have been issued along the Pacific coast of many countries. ( The New York Times )Five people are killed after a truck collides with a minivan on the A1 motorway in Slovenia . (Slovenian Press Agency)
International relations
2025 New York Peace Conference on Gaza , CanadaPalestine relations Canadian prime minister Mark Carney announces that Canada will recognise Palestine as an independent country in September, conditional on the Palestinian Authority committing to certain reforms. (CBC)SyriaTurkey relations , QatarSyria relations Turkey announces it will start supplying natural gas to Syria via the Arab Gas Pipeline to help Syria generate new electricity, while Qatar will also help with the project’s financing. (AP)2022 Brazilian coup plot The U.S. Treasury Department imposes sanctions under the Magnitsky Act on Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes over alleged human rights violations and suppression of freedom of expression in his oversight of former president Jair Bolsonaro . (Reuters)
Science and technology
Internet censorship in Australia The government of Australia announces the inclusion of video-sharing site YouTube in its social media ban for teenagers starting in December, following a survey on harmful content being reported on the site. (BBC News) (Reuters)Internet censorship in Russia Russian federal agency Rospotrebnadzor blocks web service Speedtest after identifying alleged threats to the security of the public communications network and a segment of the Internet in Russia. ( The Moscow Times )
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