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Tongans vote to elect 26 of the 30 members of the Legislative Assembly.

2025 Tongan general election — Tongans vote to elect 26 of the 30 members of the Legislative Assembly. Members of the country's nobility elect nine representatives, while the rest of the voting population elect

A Philippine regional trial court sentences former de facto Bamban mayor Alice Guo to life imprisonment after

Human trafficking in the Philippines — A Philippine regional trial court sentences former de facto Bamban mayor Alice Guo to life imprisonment after finding her guilty of human trafficking for a scam center in her town.

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva appoints Attorney General Jorge Messias to the Supreme Federal

2025 Tongan general election — Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva appoints Attorney General Jorge Messias to the Supreme Federal Court to fill the seat that retired justice Luís Roberto Barroso vacate

A Nigerian court sentences Biafran separatist Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment on seven terrorism charges

Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria — A Nigerian court sentences Biafran separatist Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment on seven terrorism charges over his leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra militant group. [ht

At least 28 Palestinians are killed and 77 more are injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City

Gaza war — At least 28 Palestinians are killed and 77 more are injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City and Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip after Israel accused Hamas of firing at

At the 76th National Book Awards, Rabih Alameddine wins the Fiction prize for his novel The True Story of

2025 National Book Awards — At the 76th National Book Awards, Rabih Alameddine wins the Fiction prize for his novel The True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) , while Omar El Akkad wins the Nonficti

One person is killed and another injured in a large-scale fire in Ōita, Japan.

2025 Ōita fire — One person is killed and another injured in a large-scale fire in Ōita, Japan. At least 170 homes are damaged and another 260 households remain without electricity. [https://www.np

Cambodian conservation groups release two captive-bred greater adjutants into the Siem Pang Wildlife

2025 Ōita fire — Cambodian conservation groups release two captive-bred greater adjutants into the Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary for the first time, fitting them with GPS trackers as part of efforts

Iran releases a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker and its 21 crew after seizing it without explanation last

Foreign relations of Iran — Iran releases a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker and its 21 crew after seizing it without explanation last Friday in the Strait of Hormuz. [https://apnews.com/article/iran-marshall-

United States president Donald Trump enacts a bill ordering the release of more information about Jeffrey

Epstein Files Transparency Act — United States president Donald Trump enacts a bill ordering the release of more information about Jeffrey Epstein's case, a day after Congress passed the bill. [https://www.aljazee

Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada dismisses energy minister Svitlana Hrynchuk and justice minister German Galushchenko

Operation Midas — Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada dismisses energy minister Svitlana Hrynchuk and justice minister German Galushchenko after an anti-corruption investigation into alleged misconduct at the

Ford Motor Co. issues a recall of over 200,000 Bronco and Bronco Sport vehicles due to a possible dashboard

Operation Midas — Ford Motor Co. issues a recall of over 200,000 Bronco and Bronco Sport vehicles due to a possible dashboard failure. [https://apnews.com/article/ford-bronco-sport-recall-nhtsa-5e1a

Sixty-four people are missing when a barge capsizes on the Sankuru River in Kasaï Province, Democratic

2025 Ōita fire — Sixty-four people are missing when a barge capsizes on the Sankuru River in Kasaï Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. [https://apnews.com/article/congo-boat-capsizing-sanku

A suspected outbreak of tuberculosis kills ten inmates at a prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

2025 Ōita fire — A suspected outbreak of tuberculosis kills ten inmates at a prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/suspected-tuberculosis-outbreak-ecuador-prison-kil

Russian Navy spy ship Yantar uses lasers to disrupt Royal Air Force aircraft monitoring the vessel in the

Russia–United Kingdom relations — Russian Navy spy ship Yantar uses lasers to disrupt Royal Air Force aircraft monitoring the vessel in the North Sea for the first time. The ship was being followed by a Royal Navy

Human trafficking in Myanmar, Trafficking of Chinese nationals to scam centers abroad

Epstein Files Transparency Act — Human trafficking in Myanmar, Trafficking of Chinese nationals to scam centers abroad

Dozens of people are killed in a series of Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, including 31

Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war — Dozens of people are killed in a series of Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, including 31 people killed and more than 100 others injured in a ballistic missile stri

The Tatmadaw conducts a raid on the scam center compound in Shwe Kokko, Myawaddy District, Myanmar, and

Epstein Files Transparency Act — The Tatmadaw conducts a raid on the scam center compound in Shwe Kokko, Myawaddy District, Myanmar, and detains 346 foreigners and confiscates nearly 10,000 mobile devices. [https:

One person is killed in an Israeli airstrike attack against a vehicle in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon.

Israel–Hezbollah conflict — One person is killed in an Israeli airstrike attack against a vehicle in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon. Several students are also wounded on a bus passing in the area. [https://www.aljazeera

The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) accuses French energy and petroleum company

2021 Cabo Delgado offensive — The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) accuses French energy and petroleum company TotalEnergies of committing war crimes through a joint task force deploy

Saudi Arabia and the United States ratify a joint declaration on civil nuclear energy, and the U.S.

Saudi Arabia–United States relations — Saudi Arabia and the United States ratify a joint declaration on civil nuclear energy, and the U.S. approves a defense sale that includes future deliveries of F-35 fighter jets to

Hamas arrests a staff member of local water provider, Abdul Salam Yassin Company, supplying water to nearly

Gaza Strip under Hamas — Hamas arrests a staff member of local water provider, Abdul Salam Yassin Company, supplying water to nearly half of the Gaza Strip, causing the company to suspend its operations. [

Denmark holds local elections, with the ruling Social Democrats suffering large losses, including the

2025 Danish local elections — Denmark holds local elections, with the ruling Social Democrats suffering large losses, including the mayoralty of Copenhagen, which they had held since 1903. [https://www.politico

A major outage of Cloudflare causes global disruptions to numerous apps and websites.

Terrorism in the United States — A major outage of Cloudflare causes global disruptions to numerous apps and websites. Cloudflare says the outage occurred after a configuration file designed to handle threat traff