Armed conflicts and attacks
Gang war in Haiti Three Haitian National Police officers are killed and one is missing after a gang attack in Liancourt , Artibonite department , Haiti . (AP) (Haitian Times)
Constitutional crisis in Somalia Jubaland crisis 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)Red Sea crisis The Houthis launch a ballistic missile at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel , which is intercepted by Israeli forces . (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
2025 Pakistan floods Flash flooding kills three people and leaves 15 others missing in Gilgit-Baltistan , Pakistan . (AP)A head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a truck kills 17 people and injures several others in Harare Province , Zimbabwe . (AP)
International relations
Tariffs in the second Trump administration JapanUnited States relations 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)PhilippinesUnited States relations 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)
Politics and elections
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 )
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