Armed conflicts and attacks
2025 Vancouver car attack Nine people are killed and several others injured, after a car is driven through a crowd at a Philippine-Canadian festival in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . (Al Jazeera)Islamist insurgency in the Sahel Twelve Nigerien troops are killed in clashes with militants near the village of Sakoira , Niger . (Reuters)Red Sea crisis The Israel Defense Forces say they have intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen by Houthi forces . (Reuters) ( Times of Israel )Territorial disputes in the South China Sea China seizes the disputed Sandy Cay Reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea . ( Financial Times )Terrorism in the United Kingdom Two women are seriously injured in an attack on a road when a 38-year-old man attacks them with a crossbow and a firearm before shooting and injuring himself in Leeds , West Yorkshire , England . Counter Terrorism Policing is currently investigating the incident. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
2025 IndiaPakistan diplomatic crisis Severe flooding is reported along the Jhelum River in Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir after Indian authorities release a large amount of water without prior warning. The incident follows the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by the Indian government . (24 News HD)Port of Shahid Rajaee explosion At least twenty-five people are killed and over 800 others are injured in an explosion at the Port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas , Iran . (AP)Three people are killed when a Mooney M20 crashes a mile south of Upper Cumberland Regional Airport in Tennessee , United States. (WKRN-TV)
International relations
Death and funeral of Pope Francis The funeral of Pope Francis is held in St. Peter’s Square , Vatican City . 400,000 people are in attendance, including more than 130 world leaders. (ABC News) (CNN) ( The Guardian )
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