Armed conflicts and attacks
Gaza war 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings At least 85 Palestinians are killed while attempting to access aid across the Gaza Strip . (AP)
Disasters and accidents
Seventeen people are killed and eleven others are missing in torrential rains in South Korea . (AP News)Six people, including a pregnant woman, are killed in a fire on the passenger ferry KM Barcelona 5 just before it reaches Sulawesi , Indonesia . (AP) ( Hindustan Times )
Law and crime
Terrorism in Egypt Egyptian police kill two suspected militants belonging to the Hasm Movement , an affiliate of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood , during a raid on their hideout in Giza . One passerby is also killed. (Al-Ahram)Ecuador extradites Jos Adolfo Macas Villamar , leader of the Los Choneros cartel , to the United States where he faces federal charges related to drug trafficking . (AP)
Politics and elections
2025 Japanese House of Councillors election Japanese citizens vote for 125 of the 248 members of the House of Councillors , the upper house of the National Diet . (NHK)The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito lose their majority in the House of Councillors. This marks the first time in the 70-year history of the LDP that it leads a coalition in the Diet without having a majority in either house. (NHK)
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