SpaceX SpaceX's Starship Flight 14 launches into orbit from Starbase, Texas. However, it also returns early to Earth.
Avalanche An avalanche kills at least two climbers and leaves 14 others missing at the base camp of the Himalayan mountain Nemjung in Manang District, Nepal, as heavy snowfall hampers rescue operations.
Uttar Pradesh Eighty-one people in Uttar Pradesh, India and 21 more in Nepal are killed during heavy floods and landslides in the past three days.
2026 Bangkok floods Flooding and landslides kill at least eight people each in Myanmar and Thailand, while 20 to 30 people remain missing in Tanintharyi Region and more than 1.7 million people across Bangkok and 27 Thai provinces are affected.
Russo-Ukrainian war At least 24 people, including former secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, Volodymyr Horbulin, are injured and three are killed as a result of Russian drone strikes on the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine building, a health clinic and a residential building in Kyiv.
Polish military jets are scrambled in response to Russian air strikes on Ukraine. Individuals in Lublin Voivodeship are briefly urged to seek shelter before an alert is lifted.
Somali Civil War Heavy fighting breaks out across the South West State of Somalia, as forces loyal to former president Abdiaziz Laftagareen launch a major armed assault on troops of Aden Madobe and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The assault starts with gunfire, explosive drones and a suicide vehicle bomb and spreads through the regional capital, Baidoa.