Armed conflicts and attacks
Gaza War 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings Israeli forces kill at least 57 people in the Gaza Strip , including 35 aid seekers. (Al Jazeera)Gaza war hostage crisis Hamas releases a sign-of-life propaganda video showing an emaciated Israeli hostage, Evyatar David, in an underground tunnel . ( New York Times ) ( Jerusalem Post )Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip , Gaza Strip famine Seven people die from malnutrition in the past 24 hours due to the Israeli blockade, according to the Gaza Health Ministry . (BBC News)Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukrainian forces launch drone attacks on Penza Oblast , Samara Oblast , and Rostov Oblast in Russia , killing at least three people, according to Russian officials. (AP)The Ukrainian military targets the Ryazan Refinery in Ryazan Oblast , Russia, with drones and causes a fire at the facility. (Reuters)Kivu conflict M23 campaign M23 rebels briefly capture Kamakombe, Kabare Territory , Democratic Republic of the Congo from Wazalendo militia Decisive Movement for the Liberation of Congo. (Radio Okapi)M23 and Wazalendo militias clash in the Muzinzi subgroup, Walungu Territory . (Radio Okapi)Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Five children are killed and twelve others are critically injured in a mortar shell explosion in Lakki Marwat District , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan . (Kuwait News Agency)
Disasters and accidents
Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki , one of Indonesia 's most active volcanoes, erupts for a second consecutive day, sending a column of volcanic materials and ash up to into the sky. Today’s eruption is one of Indonesia’s largest since 2010 when Mount Merapi erupted. No casualties are reported. (AP)
Law and crime
A Tatmadaw court sentences twelve people, including five Chinese nationals to life in prison for their involvement in trafficking Burmese women to forced marriages in China. (AP)
Politics and elections
Four-term National Assembly lawmaker Jung Chung-rae is elected as the leader of the Democratic Party in South Korea during the national party convention at KINTEX in Goyang , Gyeonggi Province , defeating his rival Park Chan-dae with 61.74% of the votes. (Yonhap News Agency)
Sports
2025 Copa Amrica Femenina In association football , the Brazil women’s team wins a record-extending ninth Copa Amrica title after defeating Colombia 54 on penalties following a 44 draw after extra time in the final held at the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado in Quito , Ecuador . Brazilian forward Marta is named the most valuable player of the tournament. (BBC Sport)
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