Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group agree on a roadmap for peace talks, marking a structured step toward addressing the conflict in eastern Congo. The plan sets out sequenced measures and timelines for negotiations and emerges through an international mediation effort aimed at turning intermittent contacts into a more formal process.

Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is due in Tehran as Iran navigates heightened tensions with the United States. Iran presents the visit as part of broader efforts to reinforce regional peace and security, giving the trip added diplomatic weight at a time of wider uncertainty across the region.

Six Nordic football associations say they no longer have confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino and call for governance reforms. The joint intervention by Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands increases pressure on FIFA leadership and highlights deeper unease over how the organization is being run.

China delays its Chang’e-7 lunar mission, which is intended to search areas near the moon’s poles, after a launch expected in the coming days does not go ahead as planned. The postponement interrupts a closely watched step in China’s expanding lunar program and leaves a key timetable in its space agenda unsettled.

CrossCountry says disruption caused by a power cut has ended and that full rail service is expected to resume. The outage triggers widespread cancellations across the operator’s network, affecting routes in multiple areas before services begin returning to the published timetable.

Police in Baramati are investigating the death of a 12-year-old girl identified as the daughter of an aide to NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar. Her body is found near her home in the Sainagar area of Rui village, and authorities open an inquiry into the circumstances.