Portal:Current events

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis, Iran–Oman relations
      • Iran holds its first joint committee meeting with Oman in Muscat to discuss future management of the Strait of Hormuz following a preliminary agreement with the United States to end the war. U.S. officials say shipping can resume freely. (AFP via The Straits Times)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
      • The National News Agency reports that over 40,000 displaced people have returned to Lebanon since the ceasefire. (L'Orient Today)
  • Gaza war
    • Israeli forces hit a tent in central Gaza, killing three Palestinians, including a 8-year old boy. (AP)
• Sudanese civil war
  • 2026 Blue Nile campaign
    • The Sudanese Armed Forces announces that they have retaken the towns of Sirkum and Mugaja in Sudan's Blue Nile State. (Sudans Post)
  • War crimes during the Sudanese civil war
    • The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data publishes an article accusing the Rapid Support Forces of killing more civilians in Sudan, including in 2025, than other rebel groups. (Sudan Horizon)
• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
  • Pakistani information minister Attaullah Tarar says that Pakistan has carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan targeting alleged Jamaat-ul-Ahrar headquarters, killing 25 militants in border regions and the eastern provinces of Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar. (AFP via Free Malaysia Today)
  • Afghan officials say that over 36 civilians have been killed in overnight strikes by Pakistan, and more than 160 have been injured. (AP)
  • Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi summons the chargé d'affaires at the Pakistani embassy in Kabul over the airstrikes. (Hasht-e Subh) (India Today)

Arts and culture

• The American film Michael grosses to US$977 million at the worldwide box office, surpassing Oppenheimer as the highest-grossing biographical film. (The Independent)

Disasters and accidents

• Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
  • Malaysia extends the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared in 2014 with 239 people aboard, until June 30, 2027, under a contingent fee agreement with Ocean Infinity. (AFP via NDTV) (Reuters)

International relations

• China–Japan relations
  • 2025–2026 China–Japan diplomatic crisis
    • China adds 20 Japanese organizations to a dual-use export blacklist and places 20 others on a watchlist, citing concerns over Japan's military capabilities amid worsening relations between China and Japan. (AFP via The Straits Times)
• Foreign relations of Australia, Foreign relations of Vanuatu
  • Australia and Vanuatu sign the Nakamal Agreement, which expands Australian economic support and bars foreign military bases in Vanuatu. Vanuatu also commits to rejecting the militarisation of infrastructure. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Law and crime

• 2026 Stade shooting
  • Six people are killed and several more injured in a mass shooting at a mother-child group home facility in Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. Two people are arrested, including the alleged gunman. (CBS News) (DW)
• 2026 Monaco bombing
  • Three people are injured in a parcel bomb explosion in Monaco. An act of terrorism is being suspected. (France 24) (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Aftermath of the Korean War
  • Recovery of U.S. human remains from the Korean War
    • South Korea holds joint burial ceremonies in Seoul and Daejeon for the remains of seven soldiers killed in the Korean War, after recovery efforts from 2007 to 2025 and DNA identification with surviving relatives. (AA) (Yonhap News Agency)
• 2026 Peruvian presidential election
  • The National Office of Electoral Processes confirms the victory of Popular Force's candidate Keiko Fujimori in the presidential election after 22 days of vote counting. Fujimori becomes the first elected female president of Peru. (DW)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Islamabad Memorandum
        • Axios reports from American officials that Iran and the United States have agreed to halt strikes near the Strait of Hormuz and will hold a Qatar-mediated meeting in Doha on Tuesday. (Axios) (The Kenya Times)
        • Iran cancels its participation in technical talks scheduled for today due to recent strikes against the country and unfulfilled conditions of ⁠the memorandum of understanding ceasefire agreement. (Reuters)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
        • The Bahraini Army says on X that Bahrain has successfully intercepted and destroyed "a number" of Iranian missiles and drone attacks on the country. (AA) (AFP via The Times of Israel)
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
        • Kuwait's Chief of the General Staff says that his forces have activated air defense systems to intercept missiles and drones. (Times Kuwait)
      • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has carried out retaliatory strikes against United States military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, including the Ali Al Salem Air Base and U.S. Fifth Fleet naval base. (The New Region)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • South Korea's ocean ministry says that two more vessels have transited through the Strait of Hormuz, bringing the total amount of ships to do so to 23 after weeks of disruption caused by the war. The ocean ministry also says that only three more South Korean-operated ships are remaining in the Persian Gulf, including the Panama–flagged HMM Namu, which was damaged in a explosion on May 4. (The Korea Herald)
    • Iraq in the 2026 Iran war, Iran–Iraq relations, Reactions to the assassination of Ali Khamenei
      • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in Baghdad, Iraq, for talks with Iraqi authorities on arrangements for the funeral of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei. (AA) (Kurdistan24)
  • Gaza war
    • Gaza war ceasefire violations
      • Israel reports that it has killed three Palestinian police officers in a latest violation of the ceasefire. (MENAFN)
    • Israel says its military has killed Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shahtout, a Hamas naval police commander who ran the Central Camps and took part in the October 7 attacks, in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip. (The Times of Israel)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon
      • Israel says its military has destroyed a Hezbollah tunnel in Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon, after notifying the United States. Israeli officials state that the 200-metre (660 ft) tunnel contained weapons and rocket launcher shafts. (AFP via Daily Sun) (Reuters)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Ukrainian forces launch FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles at strategic targets in Russia, striking the Titan-Barrikady complex in Volgograd, which produces launchers for Russia's Yars and Iskander missile systems. Authorities say ten people have been wounded in the strikes. A separate missile strike destroys a Pantsir missile system in occupied Crimea. (The Telegraph)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Saudi Aramco AW139 crash
  • Fourteen people are killed as a helicopter belonging to the Saudi Aramco oil company crashes in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. (Al Jazeera) (CNN)
• 2026 Tomblaine Pilatus PC-6 Porter crash
  • Ten passengers and the pilot are killed in a plane crash during a skydiving trip in Tomblaine, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. The passengers are identified as five instructors and five students. (Al Jazeera) (CNN)

Health and environment

• 2026 European heatwaves
  • France records an additional 1,000 deaths as the country grapples with a severe heat wave. (AP)
  • Poland records a provisional national high temperature of 40.5 °C (104.9 °F) in Słubice, Lubusz Voivodeship, exceeding a 1921 record. (AA) (BBC News)

International relations

• Armenia–Israel relations, Armenian genocide recognition
  • Israel's government unanimously approves recognition of the World War I-era mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman empire as genocide, pending parliamentary ratification. (AFP via Le Monde) (AP)

Law and crime

• Crime in Israel
  • Five people are killed and a child is injured in car bombing attacks and murders in Tel Aviv, Holon, and Arab-Israeli communities in Israel. The attacks are linked to organized crime or criminal violence. (DPA via Yahoo News)
• Iraqi forces raid the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, reportedly arresting at least 47 officials suspected of corruption, including lawmakers and senior government officials. Videos on social media appear to show Iraqi Army tanks entering the diplomatic district. The military also begins arresting officials in Salahuddin, Al Anbar, and Nineveh. (i24 News) (Kurdistan24) (Middle East Eye)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Bangkok gubernatorial election
  • Chadchart Sittipunt is reelected to a second term as governor of Bangkok, Thailand. (The Diplomat) (Thai PBS)
• 2026 New Caledonian legislative election
  • New Caledonians vote to elect 54 seats of Congress for the first time since 2019, after the vote was delayed three times following unrest in 2024 and the Bougival Accord in 2025. Preliminary results indicate the loyalist bloc taking 24 seats and the separatist bloc taking 26 seats, with Oceanian Awakening taking a crossbench position with four seats. (RNZ) (France Info)
• Mass media in Uganda
  • Uganda's military surrounds the offices of Nation Media Group outlets in Kampala after army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba orders the shutdown of the company's newspapers, television station, and radio networks. (AFP via The Daily Star)
• The British government announces that it will scrap the 202-year-old Vagrancy Act that criminalizes rough sleeping in England and Wales, saying that a new law will aim at "preventing homelessness" rather than "punishing" it. (The Independent)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • Canada at the FIFA World Cup
    • In association football, World Cup co-hosts Canada advance to the round of 16 of the tournament for the first time after defeating South Africa 1–0 in the round of 32. (Al Jazeera) (Star News)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain, 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
        • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy and Aerospace Force launch retaliatory strikes against Bahrain and Kuwait, including the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, in response to the U.S. Central Command's (CENTCOM's) strikes against Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, which were in response to the attack on the Singapore-flagged container ship Ever Lovely in the strait. (The Guardian) (The Hill) (Reuters via Times of Israel)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • The U.S. CENTCOM conducts retaliatory strikes against Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities in response to an attack on the Panama-flagged oil tanker M/T Kiku near the Strait of Hormuz, which carried more than two-million barrels of crude oil. (Ynetnews) (The Hill)
        • The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that the Panama-flagged oil tanker M/T Kiku had been struck by unknown projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz. (Open) (Reuters)
      • The South Korean ocean ministry reports that two vessels operated by Korean shipping companies have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz after being stranded for months during the war. (The Korea Times) (Yonhap News Agency)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon
      • 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
        • Hezbollah secretary-general Naim Qassem rejects the framework agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon, which requires Hezbollah to disarm before an Israeli military withdrawal, and accuses the Lebanese government of legitimizing the Israeli occupation. (Al Jazeera)
      • The Lebanese health ministry reports that at least one person was killed and two others were injured in Israeli airstrikes on Nabatieh al-Fawqa, southern Lebanon. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
  • Gaza war
    • The Israeli military confirms that Walid Haniyeh, a Nukhba Force deputy commander and nephew of former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, has been killed in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip. (Caliber.az) (The Jerusalem Post) (The Times of Israel)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Ukraine's Security Service announces that the Ukrainian forces have struck the Vtorovo oil pumping station in Russia's Vladimir Oblast as part of a 40-day campaign by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an effort at "compelling" Russia to end the war. (Kyiv Independent)
  • Aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 is destroyed by a Russian Geran kamikaze drone on the ground at an airbase in southern Ukraine, while another MiG-29 is lost during a combat mission over Poltava Oblast, with the pilot successfully ejecting and reaching safety. (Defence Blog)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Darfur campaign
    • The Sudanese Armed Forces announces that they have recaptured the North Darfur town of Abu Qamra from the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces in a joint offensive with allied joint military forces. (Sudan Tribune)
  • War crimes during the Sudanese civil war, Kordofan campaign
    • Sudan's Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) says that the Rapid Support Forces have targeted an aid truck heading to El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. (Sudan Horizon) (Sudan Tribune)
• Insurgency in Sindh
  • Three soldiers and four gunmen are killed in a shootout at a security compound in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera) (AP via Toronto Star)

Arts and culture

• LGBTQ rights in Hungary
  • Over 10,000 people gather at the Budapest Pride in Hungary, the first pride march in the city since former prime minister Viktor Orbán was voted out in April. The event occurs following attempts by the Orban government to ban the event and amidst a heat wave in Europe. (DW) (PBS) (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Wildfires in 2026
  • 2026 United States wildfires
    • 2026 Utah wildfires
      • The Cottonwood Fire, currently the largest burning in the United States, destroys more than 100 condos and cabins as it spreads across Elk Mountain, Utah. Governor Spencer Cox declares it the "most destructive fire in the state's history" in terms of property loss. (The New York Times)
      • Three firefighters are killed and two others are injured when the Snyder Fire grows in size and crosses the Colorado border. (KJCT-CD)
  • 2026 Canadian wildfires
    • A mandatory evacuation in Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada, is ordered after a wildfire has grown to over 1,600 hectares near the area. (CBC News) (CTV News)
  • 2026 Venezuela earthquakes
    • The confirmed toll of the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela rises to over 1400 people killed. (Reuters)
    • The United Nations estimates that the earthquakes caused approximately US$6.7 billion in direct physical damage, equivalent to about 6% of Venezuela's gross domestic product. (AFP via TRT World)
• Five people are confirmed to have died in rain-related incidents in Afghanistan, over the past 48 hours. (Xinhua)
• Governor Andy Beshear declares a state of emergency in the U.S. state of Kentucky after four people have killed by flooding from thunderstorms in Madison and Jackson counties. (AA) (AP)

Health and environment

• 2026 European heatwaves
  • Germany records its highest ever temperature of 41.5°C (106.7 F) in Saxony-Anhalt, according to Deutscher Wetterdienst, as an Autobahn highway is closed near Berlin due to the concrete bursting. The Czech Republic records its hottest day on record, with 40.6°C (105 F) recorded in Doksany, and Denmark records a record high temperature of 37.0°C (98.6 F) in Aarhus Municipality, according to the Danish Meteorological Institute. (AP)

Politics and elections

• Politics of Serbia
  • Next Serbian parliamentary election, Next Serbian presidential election, 2024–present Serbian anti-corruption protests
    • Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić announces his intention to resign within weeks amid anti-corruption protests and will call for early presidential and parliamentary elections. (AP) (Reuters)
• Gaza war protests
  • Demonstrators rally in central Stockholm, Sweden, including the Odenplan area, against Israeli strikes against Gaza and restrictions on humanitarian aid entering the enclave. (Middle East Monitor)
• Australia introduces legislation to increase penalties for social media platforms that fail to enforce its under-16 ban, raising the maximum fine to A$99 million (US$68 million) and expanding regulatory powers to investigate compliance. (AFP via CNA)
• Argentine cabinet chief and government spokesperson Manuel Adorni resigns following weeks of controversy over his wealth. (Clarín) (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • Argentina at the FIFA World Cup
    • In association football, Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi becomes the first male player to score in seven consecutive FIFA World Cup matches (including matches from the previous edition) after scoring in the team's 3–1 win against Jordan in their final group-stage match. (The New York Times) (USA Today)
  • DR Congo at the FIFA World Cup
    • DR Congo qualifies for the knockout stage of a FIFA World Cup for the first time after winning 3–1 over Uzbekistan in their final group-stage match to finish as the best third-place team in the round. (The Guardian)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Islamabad Memorandum
        • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) secretary-general Rafael Grossi says that the interim ceasefire peace deal between Iran and the United States would allow the IAEA access to Iran's nuclear inspectors. (Reuters)
        • A direct communications line between Iran and the U.S. is established under Article 5 of the memorandum of understanding over the Strait of Hormuz in an effort to prevent incidents that could lead to military confrontation. (AA)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • The International Maritime Organization says that 115 vessels and 2,500 seafarers have been evacuated from the Strait of Hormuz since the plan was announced. (AA)
        • The United States Central Command says its forces have conducted airstrikes on Iran in response to yesterday's drone strike on a civilian Singapore-flagged cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, striking Iranian missile and drone storage sites, and coastal radar sites. (Reuters)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
      • Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon
        • Israel, Lebanon, and the United States sign a trilateral framework agreement in Washington, D.C, that provides for the transfer of two Israeli-held areas to Lebanese army control and establishes a process for the disarmament of Hezbollah. (AFP via RFI) (Axios via Naharnet) (Reuters)
        • Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu states that Israeli forces will remain in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms, despite the framework agreement. (AFP via Le Monde) (Xinhua)
        • Netanyahu states that displaced Lebanese civilians will not be permitted to return to areas within the Israeli-controlled security zone in southern Lebanon under arrangements announced following the agreement. (AFP via Dawn)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Crimea attacks
    • A state of emergency is declared in Russian-occupied Crimea in response to an increasing number of airstrikes by Ukrainian forces. (The New York Times)
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Ukraine launches its largest drone attack on Russia since the start of the war, with over 660 drones launched at multiple regions, including Moscow Oblast, as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has approved a "40-day campaign" aimed at "compelling Russia to end the war". (AP)
  • Prisoners of war in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war, with each side releasing 160 people. (The Guardian)

Arts and culture

• Eurovision Song Contest 2027
  • The European Broadcasting Union approves Canada's possible participation in next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria, which would mark their first appearance at the annual song contest. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Venezuela earthquakes
  • The confirmed toll of the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela rises to 920 people killed and over 3,360 injured, with 51,000 reported missing. (CTV News) (Reuters)
• A building collapses in Lagos, Nigeria, killing nine people and wounding 27 more. (Reuters)
• A small plane crashes into the China Zun skyscraper in Beijing, China, killing the pilot and injuring 13 others. (AP) (The New York Times)
• Three people die inside of a septic tank during an attempt to clean it in Mundka, Delhi, India. (Hindustan Times) (The Hindu)

Health and environment

• 2026 European heatwaves
  • Swiss energy utility Axpo suspends operations at the Beznau Nuclear Power Plant in Döttingen, Aargau, Switzerland, after the temperature of the Aare river, which the plant uses for cooling, reached 25 °C (77 °F). (AFP via The Straits Times)
  • The Met Office records the United Kingdom's highest temperature in June after a provisional high of 37.3 °C (99.1 °F) is recorded in Santon Downham, Suffolk, breaking the previous record high set yesterday in Somerset, while wildfires spread in Derbyshire burning approximately 22 hectares across the High Peak moor. (BBC News)
• Central African Republic health minister Pierre Somsé declares a cholera outbreak in the districts of Bimbo and Mbaïki following 24 deaths from the disease. (AA) (AFP via Arab News)

International relations

• Burkina Faso–France relations
  • Burkina Faso severs diplomatic relations with France, citing concerns over sovereignty. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Gen Z protests
  • 2025–2026 Indonesian protests
    • Indonesian police arrest at least 24 protesters following a demonstration in Surabaya, East Java, against fuel price increases and government policies. The arrests occur after clashes in which some participants threw objects and set fires in the street. (AFP via South China Morning Post)
  • Tanzania bans all political rallies in the country ahead of planned protests against last year's disputed election results and the detention of an opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, who has been charged with treason by the government. (AP)
• Migration and asylum policy of the European Union
  • The European Union imposes strict visa restrictions on Somali diplomatic passport holders following a dispute over the deportation and readmission of undocumented Somalis living illegally in Europe. (Al Jazeera) (Business Insider) (Politico)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • Cape Verde at the FIFA World Cup
    • In association football, debutant Cape Verde becomes the smallest nation to qualify for the knockout stage of a FIFA World Cup after finishing Group H in second place. (AFP via France 24) (ESPN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez says that the International Maritime Organization will pause an evacuation effort for 11,000 seafarers on stranded ships in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran objected to the plan and after a vessel was attacked near Oman. (Axios) (NBC News)
        • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy rejects United Nations-backed temporary shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz proposed with Oman while negotiations continue over the waterway's future administration. (CNBC) (The Guardian)
        • Singapore-flagged container ship Ever Lovely is damaged after being struck by a unknown projectile off the coast of Oman, near Dahit in the Musandam Governorate. No casualties are reported. (The Edge Malaysia) (CNBC)
      • Omani foreign minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi confirms that no transit fees would be imposed on ships using the Strait of Hormuz as part of future management of the waterway. (Arab News)
      • Two liquefied natural gas carriers from Qatar, the Marshall Islands-flagged Bu Samra bound for the Far East, and the Liberia-flagged Patris, transit through the Strait of Hormuz after being stranded for a period of time since the waterway was closed. (MENAFN)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • France–Italy relations, France–Lebanon relations, Italy–Lebanon relations
      • France and Italy agree to establish a multinational coalition to support Lebanon after the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ends its mission on 31 December 2026. The initiative aims to strengthen Lebanon's armed forces and maintain international security support. (Xinhua)
    • Israel and Lebanon deny a claim from a United States official that some Israeli troops have been withdrawn from southern Lebanon as a goodwill gesture during their negotiations. (The Guardian)
  • Israeli defense minister Israel Katz says that the military will keep troops in occupied Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza in Palestine forever. (AA via Middle East Monitor)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Darfur campaign, Darfur genocide
    • The International Organization for Migration reports that 1,430 people were displaced from five villages in Sudan's North Darfur state in a single day due to worsening insecurity. (AA)
  • Two people are killed and seven others are injured in a drone strike by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces on a fuel station in Rabak, White Nile. (AA via Middle East Monitor)
• Mexican drug war
  • Three gunmen and a National Guard officer are killed in an attempted ambush on the outskirts of Acapulco, Guerrero. (Proceso in Spanish)
  • Patricia Negrete Tafoya, a madre buscadora, is shot dead upon leaving from work in Pénjamo, Guanajuato, marking the fifth killing of activists in the last four months. (La Jornada in Spanish)
• Colombian conflict
  • Two police officers are killed and four others are others injured after FARC dissidents attack a police post in Calima, Valle del Cauca. (El Tiempo in Spanish)
• France–Russia relations
  • French president Emmanuel Macron announces that the navy intercepted and boarded the Cameroon-flagged, Russia-linked oil tanker Deliver off the coast of Sicily, Italy, two days earlier. (The Moscow Times)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Economy of the United States
    • The Federal Reserve inflation rises to a three-year high in May. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported a 4.1% increase in consumer prices driven by high gas prices, the largest since April 2023. (The New York Times)
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • Reuters reports that, over the past week, crude oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have risen to their highest level since the start of the war, but traffic still remains a fraction of pre-war levels. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 United States wildfires
  • 2026 Utah wildfires
    • Utah governor Spencer Cox announces a state of emergency and temporary restrictions on fireworks through the U.S. Independence Day weekend until July 5 due to ongoing wildfires in the state, including the Cottonwood Fire. (Deseret News) (The Guardian)
• 2026 Piła train collision
  • At least two people are injured after two trains collide near Piła, Poland. (TVP World)
• 2026 Venezuela earthquakes
  • The confirmed toll of yesterday's earthquakes in Venezuela rises to 188 people killed, over 1000 people injured, and more than 36,000 others believed to be missing. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
• Two people are killed and another is injured in a plane crash in Warsaw, Poland. (Caliber.az)

Health and environment

• 2026 European heatwaves
  • A monitoring system in Spain estimates that a heat wave contributed to 212 deaths between Sunday and Wednesday. The country also records its highest average June temperatures since at least 1950. (AFP via New Straits Times)
  • Switzerland and the United Kingdom both record their hottest ever temperatures in June with a provisional high of 36.7°C (98.06F), recorded in Somerset, England, and a temperature of 38°C recorded by a weather station in Basel, Switzerland. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

• Immigration detention in the second Trump administration
  • Florida governor Ron DeSantis confirms that the Alligator Alcatraz detention center in Ochopee, Florida, U.S., will close operations, a year after it opened. (AFP via The Straits Times) (Politico)
• Somalia–United States relations
  • Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, a central suspect in the Feeding Our Future child nutrition aid fraud scheme, is apprehended in Mogadishu, Somalia. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation says he fled the country in 2022 and evaded prosecution for more than four years before his capture. (Al Jazeera) (AP via CNN) (CBS News)
• Turkish police seize more than 10,000 historical artifacts during a raid on a residence in Istanbul and arrest two people in connection with an investigation into the alleged illegal possession of cultural property. (AFP via Arab News)

Politics and election

• 2026 Cook Islands general election
  • King's Representative Tom Marsters dissolves the Parliament of the Cook Islands, setting an election for 12 August 2026. (Cook Islands News)
• Corruption in Spain
  • In Spain, the Congress of Deputies approves a motion calling on the prime minister Pedro Sánchez to face a vote of confidence following the escalation of corruption cases involving his PSOE party and his family. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • Ivory Coast at the FIFA World Cup
    • In association football, the Ivory Coast reaches the knockout stage of a FIFA World Cup for the first time after defeating Curaçao 2–0 to place second in Group E. (The Athletic via The New York Times)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon
      • Israeli defence minister Israel Katz says his forces will not withdraw from occupied southern Lebanon even if "the United States demands it", adding that "200,000 residents will not return" to their homes. (Al Jazeera)
  • Gaza war
    • The Israeli military announces that it has killed Hamas militant Akram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Machi, who took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel, during an airstrike in southern Gaza. (The Times of Israel) (Israel National News)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Ukrainian forces launch long-range drone strikes inside Russia, striking the Orenburg Gas Processing Plant, which also houses the only helium plant in Russia, and also striking two Russian Satellite Communications Company facilities, including one in Moscow Oblast and another in Vladimir Oblast. Russia says its forces have shot down 323 Ukrainian drones overnight. (AP)
  • Crimea attacks
    • Ukrainian missiles strike two Russian military airfields and several air defence systems in Crimea. (AP)
• Sudanese civil war
  • War crimes during the Sudanese civil war
    • The Sudan Doctors Network reports that more than 215 civilians have died at the RSF-run Daqris Prison in Sudan's South Darfur state from the spread of diseases and epidemics, as well as torture and mistreatment of detainees. (AA)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • Global oil prices fall to their lowest level since February 27, the day before the war started on February 28. Additionally, brent crude futures drop to US$73.50 a barrel. (ABC News) (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 United States wildfires
  • 2026 Colorado wildfires
    • A wildfire burns over 350 acres and destroys a home in Garfield County, Colorado, U.S., prompting evacuations. (9news)
  • 2026 Utah wildfires
    • The Cottonwood Fire burns over 59,000 acres near the Eagle Point Resort in Beaver, Utah, U.S., with governor Spencer Cox saying it is the "most destructive fire in the state’s history". (The Salt Lake Tribune)
• 2026 Venezuela earthquakes
  • A doublet earthquake, consisting of a M_w 7.2 foreshock and a M_w 7.5 mainshock, strikes Yaracuy, Venezuela. Severe damage and collapsed buildings are recorded in Caracas, with casualties being unknown. (AP) (The New York Times)
• After the deadly fire in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, that killed 15 people, state authorities close down 59 coaching institutes found to be violating fire safety standards as part of a statewide enforcement drive. (Deccan Herald)
• Five people are killed and 20 injured after an under-construction warehouse collapses in West Bengal, India. (Xinhua) (The Indian Express)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • France confirms its first Ebola case, and the first case identified outside Africa in this outbreak, after a humanitarian worker returns from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. French health authorities isolate the patient and begin contact tracing. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) (CNN)
• Sri Lanka begins enforcing a nationwide ban on the sale and provision of foods and drinks high in sugar, salt, and fat in schools as part of measures to address rising childhood obesity and related health conditions. (AFP via The Straits Times)
• The U.S. military says that it will require recruits to take the influenza vaccine amidst an influenza outbreak at the Lackland Air Force Base in Bexar County, Texas, U.S. The move comes after U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth lifted the military vaccine mandate. (CBS News) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Protests against the Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Anti-war protests in Russia
    • Yabloko deputy leader Maxim Kruglov is convicted and will face seven years in prison over his anti-war stance on social media, including remarks about the Russian Army. (Reuters)
• A South Korean court orders the arrest of Shincheonji Church of Jesus leader Lee Man-hee for allegedly coercing thousands of followers to join the People Power Party in violation of the Political Parties Act. (AFP via The Manila Times) (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Colombian presidential election
  • Historic Pact's candidate Iván Cepeda concedes defeat in the presidential election won by Abelardo de la Espriella. (BBC News)
  • Abelardo de la Espriella is declared president-elect of Colombia by the National Electoral Council. (CBS News)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina at the FIFA World Cup, Canada at the FIFA World Cup, South Africa at the FIFA World Cup
    • In association football, South Africa reaches the knockout stage of a FIFA World Cup for the first time after defeating South Korea 1–0 in their final group-stage match to finish second in Group A. Co-hosts Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina also advance for the first time after finishing Group B in second place and third place, respectively. (AFP via France 24) (AFP via France 24) (ESPN)
• FIFA suspends Nepal's football association with immediate effect for violating its statutes through third-party interference, barring Nepal from international football competitions until the conditions for reinstatement are met. (AFP via The Daily Star)