Russian authorities report an explosion in Belgorod near the border with Ukraine, saying that it left a 20-metre (66 ft) crater in the city center. It resulted from an accidental discharge of ammunition from a Russian airplane. (Barron's via AFP)(Reuters)
An Iranian Navy commander claims on state television that the Iranian Navy forced a U.S. submarine to surface as it transited the Strait of Hormuz and that the submarine violated Iranian territorial waters. The U.S. denies the Iranian claims. (Radiofarda)
SpaceX launches the first test flight of Starship, the largest and most powerful launch vehicle to ever fly, from Starbase in South Texas. The vehicle successfully launched but lost control and the flight was explosively terminated four minutes after liftoff. (The New York Times)(BBC News)