Pakistan said it carried out targeted airstrikes using aerial and drone capabilities in Afghanistan, killing at least 22 terrorists and destroying their hideouts. Afghanistan's Taliban government reported 9 civilians killed, including women and children.
Russia unleashed a widely anticipated air campaign against Ukraine's energy grid, hitting power facilities around Kyiv and other regions in the heaviest combined attack on energy infrastructure in months. At least seven people were killed and emergency power cuts were implemented.
Pakistani fighter jets struck sites in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar and Paktika provinces on Monday, with Pakistan claiming 28 militants were killed at suspected hideouts while Afghan Taliban officials and the UN reported three civilian deaths from one family. The strikes follow a recent attack on police in Kohat, Pakistan.
Ukraine fired over 1,000 drones at Russia on the final day of parliamentary elections, with hundreds targeting Moscow and surrounding areas. The attack killed at least three people, damaged a major oil refinery in the capital, and marked the largest drone assault on Moscow to date.
A United Nations fact-finding mission has found reasonable grounds to believe the United States may have committed war crimes when its strikes allegedly hit an elementary school and sports facility in Iran, including the Shajareh Tayebeh primary school in Minab. Washington has rejected the report's findings.
A UN fact-finding mission concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe US forces committed war crimes in February strikes on Iran, including an attack on a primary school in Minab. The finding comes as the conflict has cost $38 billion through July and continues at $2-3 billion monthly, with Trump claiming the war is nearing its end despite regional escalation including Saudi-Houthi strikes.
Yemen's Houthis launched over 50 strikes on Saudi Arabia in 24 hours, targeting military bases and civilian areas, injuring at least 13 civilians. Gulf Arab states postponed a planned meeting with Iran to discuss the Strait of Hormuz as fighting intensified.
Israel's air force carried out two airstrikes early Monday on the village of Kfar Rumman in southern Lebanon, killing at least 12 people and wounding others. The casualties included women and children, with Lebanon's Health Ministry reporting that one strike destroyed a three-storey residential building.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched attacks on civilian sites and energy facilities across southern Saudi Arabia, wounding 73 people including women and children, according to the Saudi-led coalition. The strikes hit cities including Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jizan and Najran, causing fires at energy facilities and marking a major escalation.
Vice President JD Vance confirmed the US is investigating a deadly strike on a wedding celebration in southern Iran that killed at least four people including two children, as weapons experts concluded the blast was likely caused by a US munition.
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North, aligned with the Rapid Support Forces, killed 27 people including four children in attacks in South Kordofan, according to the Sudan Doctors Network. The violence comes as Trump's Africa envoy calls for a country-wide UN arms embargo amid escalating drone attacks.
Ukrainian drones killed at least 10 people in overnight attacks across Russia and Russian-occupied areas, striking targets including a warehouse owned by online retailer Ozon in Samara Oblast that forced evacuation of over 500 employees, an oil refinery, and an airbase. The attacks represent an escalation in Ukraine's targeting of Russian economic infrastructure.
Myanmar's military conducted an airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in Sagaing region, killing 14 people participating in a week-long meditation retreat. More than 100 people were at the monastery when the attack occurred.
Myanmar's military has deployed hundreds of troops to forcibly clear areas designated for a Russia-backed special economic zone and port project in the country's south, burning villages and sealing off surrounding areas. The offensive has sparked clashes with resistance groups and reports of civilian casualties, including a separate air strike on a Buddhist monastery that killed 14 people.
Myanmar's military has deployed hundreds of troops to forcibly clear areas designated for a Russia-backed special economic zone in the country's south, burning villages and sealing off land. Separately, a military airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in Sagaing region killed 14 people during a meditation retreat.
A Russian missile attack killed at least 10 people in a village in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region on Tuesday, while Ukrainian forces staged one of their largest drone attacks on Russia since the invasion began, firing nearly 800 drones at Moscow just days after a similar assault.
Russia conducted deadly missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, killing at least 18 people in the Kyiv region and 10 in Kharkiv, while Ukraine responded with one of its largest drone attacks on Russia, firing nearly 800 drones at Moscow over recent days.
Ukraine conducted one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, launching between 600-822 drones overnight targeting Russian territory including Moscow and a major warehouse facility. Russian authorities reported shooting down the drones and confirmed at least six deaths, as the assault came amid escalating long-range attacks by Ukrainian forces on Russian military-industrial and energy infrastructure.
Ukraine has sent Russia a proposal through an intermediary to halt attacks on civilian targets in the Black Sea, following a massive Ukrainian drone strike on Russian grain terminals at Novorossiysk that killed three people and disrupted global food exports.
Ukraine has sent Russia a proposal through an intermediary to halt attacks on civilian targets in the Black Sea, following a massive Ukrainian drone strike on Russian grain terminals at Novorossiysk that killed three people and disrupted global food exports.
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces renewed their assault on al-Obeid and intensified drone attacks across the country following battlefield losses, while officials discovered a mass grave containing at least 25 bodies, including women and children, in Kurmuk after the army retook the town.
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces renewed their assault on al-Obeid and intensified drone attacks across the country following battlefield losses, while officials discovered a mass grave containing at least 25 bodies, including women and children, in Kurmuk after the army retook the town.
The Pentagon acknowledged that U.S. military operations killed more than 150 civilians in 2025, with particular focus on casualties from Trump administration's Yemen campaign following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's dismantling of an office focused on mitigating unintended casualties.
Russian attacks on Ukraine's Donetsk region struck a church in Kramatorsk, sparking a fire with no casualties, and hit the Lisnyi market in Sloviansk with a Molniya-2 drone, injuring at least three to four people.
UN investigators reported that Myanmar's military intensified aerial attacks on civilians in the run-up to elections held in December and January, using low-cost aircraft including motorized paragliders and gyrocopters. All sides in the civil war committed war crimes including torture and sexual violence over the past year.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi forces launched multiple waves of missile and drone attacks on the government-held port city of Mokha (al-Makha) on the Red Sea coast, killing at least 7-11 people and injuring 30-35 others. The Houthis also claimed attacks on Saudi Arabia's Jazan Aramco oil refinery, raising fears of renewed civil war and threats to strategic shipping routes.
Israel's military closed the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh in the West Bank to non-residents on Sunday, citing the need to prevent growing attacks on Palestinians by Israeli settlers. The closure follows a series of coordinated settler attacks across the West Bank that injured residents and damaged property.
An explosive device detonated on a passenger minibus in Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus, killing at least two people and wounding 13 others. The blast tore off the vehicle's roof and scattered debris across the street in the predominantly Druze area.
Ukrainian drone attacks on the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine killed two civilians and wounded six others, according to regional authorities. The strikes included a kamikaze drone hitting a moving car in Suzemsky District and an attack on Novozybkov.
The Israeli military conducted targeted strikes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, issuing evacuation warnings to civilians for the first time since June and claiming the action was in response to Hezbollah ceasefire violations. The strikes, which occurred near Tyre and targeted weapons depots and infrastructure, resulted in one death and 11 injuries according to Lebanon's health ministry, marking one of the deadliest incidents since the June ceasefire began.
Russian glide bombs killed civilians in Zaporizhzhia while Ukrainian drones struck targets deep in Russia, killing at least 16 people combined. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia is preparing for prolonged conflict with new mobilization and strikes, calling this winter Ukraine's toughest test since the full-scale invasion began.
Gunmen attacked a village in Nigeria, killing at least 12 people including six members of one family who were burned to death in their home, while abducting women and children. Nigerian Army soldiers have been deployed to the scene.
Ukraine conducted a series of drone strikes on Russian territory in early August 2026, killing at least five people and repeatedly targeting warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, in regions including Tver, Vladimir, and Samara. The attacks represent an escalation in Ukraine's cross-border drone campaign against Russian infrastructure.
A suicide bomber attacked an anti-militancy peace rally outside a police station in Kabal, Swat Valley, northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14 people, including police officers and civilians and wounding more than two dozen others. The attack occurred as demonstrators gathered to demand peace in the region.
A homemade bomb exploded at a restaurant in central Moscow during a private event, killing three people including the woman suspected of carrying the device, and injuring 21 others. Russian authorities are investigating it as a terrorist attack.
Two passenger buses collided on a highway in central-eastern Syria on Saturday, killing at least 35 people and injuring 30 others. One bus was carrying members of the Internal Security Forces while the other was transporting civilians.
Following a deadly clash near Tell in the occupied West Bank that killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered an extensive military operation in Nablus and accelerated legalization of unauthorized settler outposts.
Ukraine conducted one of the war's largest drone attacks on Moscow and surrounding areas overnight July 19-20, 2026, deploying approximately 400 drones that wounded at least 10 people including a child, and struck an oil depot and logistics facilities. The attack came amid escalating cross-border strikes, including a Russian strike on a corn-carrying cargo ship near Odesa that killed 10 crew members.
An angry crowd, including relatives of a patient who died after being denied a blood transfusion, attacked Nyakunde Hospital in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, forcing Ebola patients and health workers to flee. The attackers threw stones and damaged the facility's perimeter fence in the latest incident hampering efforts to contain the deadly outbreak.
UNICEF reports at least 330 children were killed or injured in Sudan during the first six months of 2026, as the Rapid Support Forces besieged el-Obeid, razed villages in Darfur, and displaced thousands. The escalating conflict includes lethal drone attacks and increasingly difficult humanitarian conditions.
The Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group has surrounded el-Obeid, capital of North Kordofan state, trapping approximately 500,000 civilians amid constant drone strikes. Fears are mounting that the city could face a massacre similar to the prolonged siege of el-Fasher.
UN human rights chief Volker Turk has warned of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in El Obeid, Sudan, amid fears of an imminent assault by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Reports indicate ongoing bombardment, including drone strikes, that are hitting critical infrastructure and restricting movement as civilians struggle to access food and water.
The strategically important city of El Obeid in Sudan faces intensifying drone attacks by paramilitary forces, with the UN reporting a humanitarian aid truck carrying 50 metric tons of supplies was destroyed near Tendelti. Aid workers describe the situation as terrible, with strikes hitting schools and fuel stations.
An explosive device detonated at a crowded cafe in central Damascus, Syria on Thursday, killing at least nine people and wounding 20 others, according to Syrian state media and local officials. No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Russian forces conducted an 11-hour drone and missile assault on Kyiv overnight, killing between 18 and 30 people and injuring dozens more in what officials described as one of the worst attacks on the capital since the war began. Moscow claimed the strike was retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil facilities.
Pakistani forces conducted overnight airstrikes and ground operations along the Afghanistan border, killing at least 36 civilians and wounding more than 160 others according to Afghan officials. Pakistan says it targeted militant hideouts in response to attacks across Pakistan, while Afghanistan condemned the strikes as acts of aggression.
Ukraine has launched major drone attacks on Russian targets including a Moscow satellite communications center, killing civilians, while weeks of strikes on refineries have created a severe fuel shortage forcing Russia to import gasoline and implement rationing in Siberia. The escalation comes as Putin indicates willingness to host U.S. negotiators.
Qatar's Interior Ministry confirmed that a Qatari national was killed after sustaining shrapnel injuries from military operations in the area. The incident occurred after a vessel carrying two individuals failed to return at its scheduled time, prompting maritime search operations.
The United States, United Nations, United Kingdom, and European nations have issued urgent warnings that Sudan's Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group could commit mass atrocities against civilians in El-Obeid, a strategic city of half a million people in central Sudan that RSF forces have surrounded.
Russian officials claim a bus transporting a Belarusian youth football team was hit by a drone in Russia's Bryansk border region, alleging Ukrainian responsibility. Ukraine has denied conducting any operations in the area.
A massive Russian aerial attack on Kyiv sparked a fire that severely damaged the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Ukraine's most important religious and cultural landmarks. The strike killed at least 10 people and marked the heaviest Russian attack on the capital in two weeks.
The UN human rights chief condemned a sharp increase in drone warfare in Sudan's ongoing conflict, reporting that more than 1,000 civilians were killed in drone strikes during the first five months of 2026. Drone warfare has become an increasingly prominent feature of Sudan's civil conflict.
Pakistan conducted air strikes on terrorist hideouts along its border with Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing 26 militants according to Pakistani officials. Afghanistan's Taliban government reported at least 13 civilians killed, including 11 children, and condemned the attacks.
Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon killed at least 17 people on June 9-10, 2026, according to Lebanese sources, as Israel intensified its military campaign against Hezbollah. The strikes included an attack on a vehicle in Sidon and came after Israel ordered residents of Tyre to evacuate.
New data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program shows 65 conflicts involving at least one state were recorded worldwide in 2025, the highest number since 1946. Conflict-related fatalities reached approximately 244,600 people, the highest since 1994.
Israel conducted deadly airstrikes on the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, killing at least eight people and injuring over 30, before issuing an unprecedented evacuation order that for the first time included the city's historic Christian quarter. The attacks came despite warnings from Iran and appeals from international leaders including former President Trump.
Russia launched at least 166 drones at Ukraine killing three people, while Ukraine's sustained strikes on occupied territories have created severe fuel shortages in Crimea with rationing limiting purchases to 20 liters. The escalation comes as President Zelenskyy seeks diplomatic solutions to end the war.
Israeli troops opened fire on a car in the occupied West Bank on Friday, killing a seven-month-old Palestinian baby boy and wounding his parents, according to Palestinian health officials. Reports indicate the family's vehicle had complied with orders to stop.
Iran launched drone and missile attacks on Kuwait's main airport and other civilian facilities on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding dozens in strikes that forced a temporary airport closure. The attack represents the latest escalation threatening a fragile ceasefire and stalled peace talks between Iran and the United States.
Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine early Tuesday, killing at least 11 people and damaging residential buildings in Kyiv and other cities. Multiple people remain trapped in apartment building rubble in the capital.
At least eight people were killed in Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon shortly after President Trump announced a partial ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah. Trump reportedly called Netanyahu to prevent a planned Israeli strike on Beirut, with the Israeli leader agreeing to scale back operations, though fighting continued in southern Lebanon.
A Russian drone crashed into a 10-story apartment block in eastern Romania near the Ukrainian border during an overnight attack on Ukraine, injuring two people and forcing the evacuation of approximately 70 residents. The incident has heightened tensions on NATO's eastern flank.
Israeli military issued sweeping evacuation orders for southern Lebanese cities including Tyre and Nabatieh, conducting strikes that killed at least 31 people as Prime Minister Netanyahu announced Israel is 'deepening' its military operation despite ceasefire.
A vehicle-borne suicide bombing targeted a shuttle train in Quetta, Pakistan, killing at least 14 people and injuring 20 others. The attack prompted widespread condemnations from global actors expressing solidarity with Pakistan.
Russia conducted a major missile attack on Kyiv following President Putin's promise of retaliation for a Ukrainian drone strike on a student dormitory in Russian-controlled Luhansk that killed at least 16 people, mostly young women. Ukraine dismissed Russian claims, stating the attack targeted military infrastructure.
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of attacking a vocational school in Russian-occupied Luhansk, killing at least six people with reports of up to 18 children trapped in rubble. Russia has requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting while Ukraine claims it struck a drone command unit.
A series of Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon over several days killed at least 27 people, including six paramedics killed in two separate strikes within 24 hours and multiple children. Video footage captured one strike hitting paramedics responding to an earlier attack, killing two rescuers and a child.
Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow to date, with Russia reporting over 550 drones intercepted. At least five people were killed, including three in the Moscow region and others in Belgorod, marking an escalation in Ukraine's ability to strike deep inside Russian territory.
The United Nations human rights chief warned that intensifying violence and increased use of drones in Sudan's conflict have killed approximately 880 civilians in the first three months of 2026, with most deaths concentrated in Kordofan and Darfur regions, though strikes are spreading to other areas.
A Russian missile attack on the town of Merefa in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region killed at least seven people and wounded more than 30, including a 2-year-old boy, according to Ukrainian officials. The strike damaged homes, businesses and public buildings in an area far from the front lines.
Pakistan conducted airstrikes on a university in Afghanistan's Kunar province, killing at least seven and injuring 85, marking the first attacks since both countries agreed to halt violence at peace talks last month. Afghanistan denies Pakistan's dismissal of the reports.
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed journalist Amal Khalil and wounded photographer Zeinab Faraj in what Lebanese officials called a deliberate 'double-tap' attack. Lebanon's prime minister accused Israel of war crimes, with rescuers also targeted.
