Overview
- Pakistan said its military conducted intelligence‑based airstrikes on seven sites in Afghanistan’s Paktika and Nangarhar provinces tied to TTP and an Islamic State‑linked faction, citing recent suicide attacks in Islamabad, Bajaur and Bannu; Afghan authorities reported civilian deaths and signaled retaliation.
- In Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar, Indian forces under ‘Operation Trashi‑1’ killed two Jaish‑e‑Mohammed operatives, identifying one as senior commander Saifullah, and seized two AK‑47 rifles and ammunition.
- Top CPI (Maoist) commander Thippiri Tirupati, known as Devji and carrying a ₹1‑crore bounty, surrendered to Telangana Police, which officials cast as a significant setback to the insurgent group ahead of a stated campaign deadline.
- At Mar‑a‑Lago in West Palm Beach, a man carrying a shotgun and a fuel can was fatally shot during a perimeter breach by US Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy, and a joint FBI–Secret Service investigation is underway.
- Delhi Police registered an FIR against a couple over alleged racial abuse and threats toward three North‑East women in Malviya Nagar, while in Kanpur an inquiry was ordered after an Air Force personnel alleged custodial assault that ruptured his eardrum.