Houthi officials report a deadly airstrike on a commercial district in Taiz, while government forces maintain they targeted a military camp.

An airstrike by Myanmar's military on a Buddhist monastery in the Sagaing region has left 14 people dead and 20 others wounded during a meditation retreat.

The European Union has implemented a ban on the import of Sudanese gold and the export of mercury and cyanide to weaken the financial resources of warring factions. Experts note that the effectiveness of these sanctions relies on the cooperation of regional transit countries and international trading hubs.