A Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, with residential buildings sustaining damage. Ukrainian officials reported air defences intercepted most projectiles, but falling debris caused destruction in several districts.
The US Treasury has frozen the American assets of former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila, citing his alleged financial and logistical backing of the M23 rebel group. Washington claims Kabila sought to destabilise Kinshasa and facilitate a return to political influence. This action is framed as supporting a regional peace deal and reinforcing mineral supply chain transparency, despite Rwanda’s continued denial of M23 support.
Brazil’s Congress has overridden President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s veto, approving legislation that could drastically cut former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence for a coup attempt. The conservative-majority legislature’s move reduces the term to just over two years, coinciding with a setback for Lula as the Senate also rejected his Supreme Court nominee.
