Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gang war in Haiti
  • According to the United Nations, over 90% of the Haitian capital city Port-au-Prince is under control of violent gangs. (NPR)

Politics and elections

• Cabinet of Lee Jae Myung
  • The South Korean National Assembly votes 173–3 with three absentions to approve the nomination of Kim Min-seok as the country's prime minister, despite boycotts from People Power Party over allegations surrounding his wealth and family. (Yonhap)
• Air traffic controllers in France go on strike to protest overstaffing, management culture, and outdated equipment. Hundreds of flights are delayed or cancelled across airports in the country, including Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, which is one of Europe's busiest airports. (DW) (Bloomberg News)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth orders the indefinite suspension of air defense and weapon shipments to Ukraine, including Patriot interceptors and other missiles and ammunition. (The New Voice of Ukraine)

Disasters and accidents

• 2025 European heatwaves
  • Two farmers are killed in a wildfire in Catalonia, Spain, while three people die from heat-related causes in Sardinia, Italy, and a 10-year-old American tourist dies after collapsing from extreme heat in Paris, France. Hundreds more are hospitalized. (BBC News)
• An African Union helicopter deployed as part of the AUSSOM peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashes in Mogadishu, killing three people. (AP)
• Four people are killed and 30 others are missing when a ferry carrying 65 people capsizes off the coast of Bali, Indonesia. (The New York Times) (AP)

International relations

• Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
  • Australia, India, Japan, and the United States announce a joint initiative to work towards securing minerals necessary for new technologies and reduce reliance on Chinese sources. (DW) (The Guardian)
• Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian orders the suspension of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency following the Iran–Israel war and the United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. (AP)

Law and crime

• 2025 Chicago shooting
  • Four people are killed and fourteen others are wounded in a drive-by mass shooting outside a nightclub in Chicago, Illinois, United States. (CBS News)
• Trial of Sean Combs
  • American rapper and music producer Sean Combs is acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering and found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. (Reuters)
• Australian airline Qantas is hit by a cyberattack affecting a third-party platform used by its call centre, compromising the personal data of up to 6 million customers. (ABC News Australia)

Science and technology

• 3I/ATLAS
  • The Minor Planet Center confirms an interstellar object is transiting the Solar System, the third of its kind. The object is likely a comet and could be as large as 12 miles (20 km) in diameter. (Minor Planet Center) (Earth Sky)
• Ford recalls more than 200,000 vehicles due to a software defect that can cause the backup camera to fail, raising the risk of crashes. (AP)