Tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz have raised with the United States of America and Iran exchanging threats over oil and gas trade through the chokepoint. Other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council have been included in veiled threats from Iran, which has alluded to possible disruptions of oil and gas trade from the converse of the Persian Gulf being influenced, should Iranian exports be influenced.

Climate change has taken a global toll this year with a heatwave that has been felt across a number of countries. Japan has reportedly hospitalized hundreds while Greece is tackling wildfires and precious water supplies are threatened in Iran.

Following Israel officially declaring itself a nation-state, mechanisms for apartheid will be increasingly visible.

For the first time since 2014, Israel has shot and downed a Syrian warplane. The incident occurred near the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, which Israel has been occupying since 1967.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani yesterday has warned against the United States pursuing hostile policies against Iran and that continuing doing so would be akin to "playing with the tail of the lion".

Ansar Allah wins minor exchange in Sirwah, Ma'rib Governorate while the Saudi-led coalition with the Yemen National Army has led an incursion into Yemen from the northern Sa'dah Governorate, with a declared 119 Ansar Allah fighters killed and 17 taken prisoner.

Israel has for the first time in its history declared itself a Jewish nation-state, marginalizing other ethnic and religious groups.

Ansar Allah has conducted a counter-raid in Durayhimi district, which is south of Hodeidah, against the Saudi-led coalition.

Fighting has greatly intensified across Yemen today, with clashes across the entire country. Ansar Allah has struck a number of convoys and troops from the Saudi-led coalition as well as capturing the Sirwah airport area along with the Al Zaghan mountain range. UAE forces have tactically seized IEDs and landmines, which were detonated in a controlled area near Mokha. The Saudi-led coalition pressed further into the Hajjah Governate in Northwest Yemen. Hodeidah remains contested territory.

While the Syrian government has managed to assert dominance over Daraa and seize the city with mainly Russian backing, there are still a number of security issues to tackle in order to fully declare control over recent gains.