2026 Stade shooting Six people are killed and several more injured in a mass shooting at a mother-child group home facility in Stade, Germany. Two people are arrested, including the alleged gunman.
Foreign relations of Australia Australia and Vanuatu sign the Nakamal Agreement, which expands Australian economic support and bars foreign military bases in Vanuatu. Vanuatu also commits to rejecting the militarisation of infrastructure.
China–Japan relations China adds 20 Japanese organizations to a dual-use export blacklist and places 20 others on a watchlist, citing concerns over Japan's military capabilities amid worsening relations between China and Japan.
Sudanese civil war The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) publishes an article accusing the Rapid Support Forces of killing more civilians in Sudan, including in 2025, than other rebel groups.
The Sudanese Armed Forces announces that they have retaken the towns of Sirkum and Mugaja in Sudan's Blue Nile State.
Middle Eastern crisis The Israel Defense Forces chief of staff marks the 1,000th day since the war started in the wake of the Hamas-led attacks against Israel on October 7.
Iran holds its first joint committee meeting with Oman in Muscat to discuss future management of the Strait of Hormuz following a preliminary agreement with the United States to end the war. U.S. officials say shipping can resume freely.
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war The Afghan Foreign Minister and Taliban government summons the chargé d'affaires at the Pakistani embassy in Kabul over the airstrikes.
Afghan officials say that over 36 civilians have been killed in overnight strikes by Pakistan, and more than 160 have been injured.
Pakistani information minister Attaullah Tarar says that Pakistan has carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan targeting alleged Jamaat-ul-Ahrar headquarters, killing 25 militants in border regions and the eastern provinces of Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs condemns Pakistani forces for the airstrikes, and accuses the country of an "act of aggression" that undermines Afghanistan and the region.