- At least seven people were killed and more than 50 injured following a fresh wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine, which hit residential buildings, data centres, and a building belonging to the National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, prompting President Volodymyr Zelensky to accuse Moscow of targeting civilians in an act of pure terrorism.
- A diplomatic rift erupted between South Korea and Ukraine after President Zelensky revealed at the UN General Assembly that two North Korean prisoners of war captured in Ukraine were transferred to Seoul, leading South Korean officials to demand an apology over a breached confidentiality agreement.
- The European Union implemented sanctions against 10 individuals and 17 entities responsible for the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas also warning that intelligence indicates Moscow is plotting further sabotage acts across Europe.
- Pope Leo appealed to negotiators seeking to end the war in Europe to make compromises for the sake of peace, while voicing opposition to increased European military spending and rearmament encouraged by US President Donald Trump and growing Russian aggression.
- Swiss voters decisively rejected a populist proposal to bolster the nation's strict neutrality, with 70 per cent voting against the measure designed to distance Switzerland from NATO and the EU regarding the conflict in Ukraine.
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