Yemen government forces said warplanes carried out eight airstrikes on Houthi positions in Al-Hansh and Dabab in western Taiz province.

Brazil's 2026 presidential runoff began at 08:00 BRT on the 25th. The Supreme Federal Court ruled to extend poll closing from 17:00 to 19:00 BRT (04:00–06:00 Beijing time on the 26th; 20:00–22:00 UTC) to address widespread public-transport stoppages and heavy rain that disrupted voting. Vote-counting is expected within hours after polls close. In the first round on the 4th, Liberal Party candidate Flavio Bolsonaro won about 47% of valid votes and led incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party by roughly 2 percentage points; recent polls show the contest remains tight.

Singapore’s energy minister said five new power plants will be commissioned between 2026 and 2031, boosting the city-state’s total generation capacity by more than 25%.