Portal:Current events/June 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Red Sea crisis, 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
        • Iran announces a pause on peace talks with the United States, and, alongside the Axis of Resistance, announces plans to "completely block" the Strait of Hormuz and threatens to close the Strait of Mandeb, ruling out any further talks until Israel ends its military operations in Lebanon and Gaza. (The Guardian) (CNBC)
        • Iranian parliamentary speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that the U.S. naval blockade of Iran and the Israeli attacks on Lebanon are violations of the Iran–U.S. ceasefire agreement. (Al Jazeera)
      • Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war, Iran–Pakistan relations
        • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi asks Pakistani foreign minister and deputy prime minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar to help facilitate de-escalation and express concern about Israel's violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon. (AA) (Al Jazeera) (Radio Pakistan)
      • U.S. president Donald Trump says that ceasefire negotiations are still ongoing, contradicting reports of Iran backing out of talks. (The Hill)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • United States president Donald Trump says that Iran's pause on peace talks does not mean the U.S. will resume airstrikes, but the naval blockade will continue. (Al Jazeera)
      • Iran–Japan relations
        • Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran will allow ships from Japan to pass the Strait of Hormuz. (Dawn) (AFP via The Times of Israel)
      • Iran–Oman relations
        • Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran and Oman are the only two countries with the right to "exercise sovereignty" over the Strait of Hormuz, and that Iran implemented a new process for controlling maritime traffic in coordination with Oman. (Al Jazeera)
    • Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
      • The U.S. Central Command intercepts two Iranian ballistic missiles targeting the U.S. military base in Kuwait that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says was used for on attack on Bandar Sirik, Iran. (CNBC) (Al Jazeera)
    • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that their naval forces have attacked the Panama-flagged "US-owned" container ship MSC Sariska in response to an alleged US attack on an Iranian ship in the Sea of Oman. (AA) (AFP via Gulf News) (ANI News)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
        • U.S. president Donald Trump says that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back on fighting after holding a call with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah. (PBS)
        • The U.S. embassy in Beirut confirms that Hezbollah has accepted a proposal by the United States for a “mutual cessation of attacks" after Israel threatened Beirut with strikes on the eve of a fourth round of peace talks. (Reuters) (The Guardian)
        • The Lebanese government receives confirmation about Hezbollah’s agreement to a new ceasefire with Israel. (Times of Israel)
      • The Iranian military command warns residents of northern Israel to evacuate if the Israeli military strikes the Dahieh suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, in response to an Israeli evacuation order. (Al Jazeera)
      • Staff Sergeant Adam Tzarfati of Maglan, a sayeret of the IDF's Commando Brigade, is confirmed to be killed in a Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon. Three other soldiers are injured in the attack. (Times of Israel)
• Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria
  • Nigerian bandit conflict
    • An early-morning bandit attack in Kabba/Bunu, Kogi State, Nigeria, leaves two people dead and five injured, with 30 civilians kidnapped. Twenty-three civilians are later rescued by the Nigerian Army. (Daily Post Nigeria)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • Fifty-eight people are killed in multiple Rapid Support Forces attacks over the past four days in various villages near Bara, North Kordofan, Sudan. (Dabanga Sudan)
• Mali War
  • Eight people are killed and 42 others are injured after a bus struck a land mine on a road between Bamako and Kayes, Mali. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • Oil prices increase by nearly 8% on the announcement of the peace talks ending, with West Texas Intermediate rising to US$94.20 per barrel and Brent Crude to US$97.23 per barrel. (CNBC)
  • Terminal 1 at Kuwait International Airport resumes operations as part of a phased reopening plan following repair, development, and upgrade works. Additionally, the airport resumes operations to Arab and foreign airlines after the airport has been closed since the war started on February 28. (Kuwait Times) (Arab Times Kuwait)
• 2026 Cuban crisis
  • Canadian hotel operator Blue Diamond Resorts ends its operations in Cuba, citing reduced air service and operational challenges after managing 62 properties on the island. (AFP via Indo Premier)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Pacific typhoon season
  • A total of 82,921 people are evacuated across five municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Nine people are injured in Naha and 27 municipalities in the prefecture lose power. (Ryūkyū Shimpō)
• Five employees are killed and two others are injured after an explosion at a Hanwha Group aerospace plant in Daejeon, South Korea. (AP) (Reuters)
• A British Army soldier is killed in an accident during a military training exercise in Iraqi Kurdistan, according to the UK defence ministry. (BBC News)
• Two people are hospitalized, livestock are killed, and serious property damage is reported after a massive explosion at a fireworks factory in Magħtab, Malta. (The Jerusalem Post)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • Gen Z protests
    • Youths gather in Nanyuki, Kenya to protest against the establishment of a quarantine center at the Laikipia Air Base for American citizens exposed to the Ebola virus. (AP)
  • The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises citizens and residents against traveling to South Sudan, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo amidst the Ebola outbreak in these African countries. (Sudans Post)
  • Moderna announces that it will partner with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to develop a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus. (Reuters) (The Hill)
• 2023–2026 mpox epidemic
  • Around 200 cases of mpox are reported in the Jebel Marra region of Darfur, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune) (The Telegraph)
• MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
  • The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that five people who had been in quarantine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's National Quarantine Unit in Omaha, Nebraska, after being exposed to the hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship, have returned to their respective home states. (The New York Times) (NBC News)

International relations

• France–Russia relations
  • The French military, with military assistance from a U.K. Royal Navy warship, seizes a Russian shadow fleet tanker in international waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Russia says the "illegal" seizure was "bordering on international piracy". (BBC News)
• Philippines–Vietnam relations
  • The Philippines and Vietnam upgrade bilateral relations to an enhanced strategic partnership during Vietnamese president Tô Lâm's state visit to Manila. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Seven people, including the gunman, are killed in spree shootings across Muscatine, Iowa, United States. (KGAN) (Reuters)
• Censorship in Malaysia
  • A ban on children under the age of 16 using social media formally enters force in Malaysia. Companies that fail to comply with the new rules could face penalties of up to 10 million ringgit (US$2.5 million). (AP)
• Flood control projects scandal in the Philippines
  • Philippine senator Jinggoy Estrada and former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan surrender to police after an anti-graft court orders their arrest on plunder charges related to an alleged ₱573-million (US$9.3-million) corruption scheme involving flood control projects. (Reuters) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
• Murder of Henry Nowak
  • Vickrum Digwa, a 23-year-old Sikh man, is sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum of 21 years, for murdering 18-year-old University of Southampton student Henry Nowak in Southampton, England, on 3 December 2025. Digwa's mother is also found guilty of assisting an offender by hiding the murder weapon, a knife. (The Guardian)
• Four farmworkers are killed and another escapes injured in an arson attack against a minivan in Amendolara, Province of Cosenza, Italy. The perpetrators are arrested. (Il Post)
• Regulation of artificial intelligence in the United States
  • The U.S. state of Florida files a lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and AI-chatbot ChatGPT, accusing the chatbot of putting profit over safety. This lawsuit is the first to be filed by a U.S. state against ChatGPT. (AFP via NDTV) (NPR)
• South Carolina jury in the trial for the murder of black teenager Cyrus Carmack-Belton finds defendant Rick Chow not guilty. Protests and vigils for the 14 year old Carmack-Belton continued in the weeks after the verdict. (CNN) (The State)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Ethiopian general election
  • Ethiopians vote to elect the House of Peoples' Representatives amid continued tensions in Tigray and the ongoing Fano insurgency. (Al Jazeera) (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
        • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain, Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
          • The U.S., Bahraini, and Kuwaiti militaries intercept ballistic missiles and drones fired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps at U.S. military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait after a U.S. "self-defense" strike on Iran's Qeshm Island. (Al Jazeera) (The Warzone)
      • The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy coordinates the passage of 24 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz over the past day after they obtained permission. (Al Jazeera)
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Congress testimony says that Iran has agreed to negotiate aspects of its nuclear program despite pausing peace talks and closing the Strait of Hormuz. (The Guardian)
        • U.S. president Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Rubio says that ceasefire talks are ongoing, contradicting Iranian media statements. (CNBC)
    • Iraq in the 2026 Iran war, Disarmament of Iraqi militias
      • The Iran-backed militia groups Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Imam Ali Brigades say that they will hand their weapons to the Iraqi government. However, Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba reject an offer and will keep theirs. (Al Arabiya) (AP)
    • The U.S. Central Command says that a fighter jet has fired a Hellfire missile to disable the Botswana-flagged oil tanker M/T Lexie as it was transiting towards Kharg Island. (AA) (The Hill)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
        • Israel accuses Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire negotiated yesterday by launching drones and missiles. (Al Jazeera)
      • Israeli airstrikes are reported in Nabatieh, in other towns of the Nabatieh District, and in the Tyre District, Lebanon, in violation of an ongoing ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
      • Lebanon's health ministry updates the toll from yesterday's Israeli airstrike near a hospital in Tyre to at least four people killed and 127 wounded, including 39 health workers. (Al Jazeera)
  • Gaza war
    • Gaza Strip under Hamas
      • Hamas reaffirms that it is ready to hand control of governance of the Gaza Strip. (Bastille Post)
    • Gaza health officials say that Israeli fire has killed four Palestinians. (Middle East Eye)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Kyiv strikes
    • A series of Russian airstrikes across Ukraine, including the cities of Kyiv and Dnipro, kill at least 23 people and injure more than 100 others. Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko reports power outages and a fire in the Podil district on a non-residential property and nine-story apartment building. (AFP via Kyiv Independent) (Reuters)
• War against the Islamic State
  • Iraqi insurgency
    • Popular Mobilization Forces in Nineveh announce that three Islamic State suspects have been killed during a military operation in the Al-Ba'aj District. (Shafaq)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Bloomberg reports that Russia's exports of crude oil have reached their highest level since before the 2022 invasion of Ukraine during 2026, with the country benefiting from the overall rise in oil prices amidst the Iran war fuel crisis. (Bloomberg) (OilPrice.com)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Angeles City building collapse
  • Seven more bodies are retrieved from the collapsed under-construction building in Angeles, Philippines, raising the death toll to 21. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) (GMA News)
• 2026 Pacific typhoon season
  • At least 15 people are injured as Tropical Storm Jangmi brings heavy rainfall, lanslides, floods, and strong winds from Kyushu and the Okinawa Islands to the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan, prompting evacuation advisories for more than 800,000 residents. (AFP via CNA) (Kyodo News)
• List of earthquakes in Poland
  • A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The epicenter was located approximately 8 kilometers southeast of Gliwice. The quake was felt across a large area of the Silesian metropolitan area. (TwojaPogoda.pl)
• Fifteen people are killed and 25 others severely injured after two vehicles collide head-on in the Volta Region, Ghana. (Xinhua)
• Eleven people are killed after a landslide at an illegal mining site in Vatomandry, Madagascar. (Xinhua)
• Eight people are killed and 16 others injured after a vehicle veers off a mountain road and plunges into a deep ravine in Parwan Province, Afghanistan. (Xinhua)
• Seven people are killed while two others are injured when a tricycle is hit by an SUV attempting to overtake a coaster bus in San Juan, Batangas, Philippines. (The Philippine Star)
• Six children are killed and one injured after the roof of a mud house collapses in Shangla District, Pakistan. (Dawn)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • A court in Kenya blocks the U.S. from opening a new Ebola quarantine facility in the country for three weeks amidst protests that broke out against the facility in which two people were killed. (Reuters)
  • U.S Secretary of State Rubio says the United States will reengage with GAVI amidst the Ebola outbreak. (Irish Independent)

International relations

• Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
  • Bahrain–Iran relations, Bahrain–Iraq relations
    • The Bahraini interior ministry bans its citizens from traveling to Iran or Iraq due to "the ongoing tension in the current security situation." (Al Jazeera)
• Cambodian–Thai border dispute
  • Cambodia initiates a compulsory conciliation process under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to address its maritime boundary dispute with Thailand in the Gulf of Thailand. (Reuters)
• Hungary–Ukraine relations
  • Politico reports that Hungary will abandon its opposition to Ukraine joining the European Union ahead of the upcoming EU conference in Luxembourg after previously blocking it from doing so under former prime minister Viktor Orbán. (The New Voice of Ukraine) (Politico EU)

Law and crime

• Murder of Henry Nowak
  • Protesters clash with police in Southampton, England, as thousands gather to protest against the murder of 18‑year‑old university student Henry Nowak. (BBC News)
  • The Independent Office for Police Conduct confirms it has launched an investigation into police handling of the incident. (BBC News)
• Xenophobia in South Africa
  • Mozambique reports that five of its nationals were killed during anti-immigration violence in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, over the weekend. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran
  • State funeral of Ali Khamenei
    • Iranian officials and state media announce a three-day funeral plan in the cities of Mashhad, Tehran, and Qom for former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the initial phase of the Israeli–US airstrikes on his compound. (The New York Times) (Shafaq) (Iran International)
• 2026 Bolivian protests
  • Bolivian defense minister Marcelo Salinas and education minister Beatriz García resign amid ongoing anti-government protests, becoming the highest-ranking officials to leave President Rodrigo Paz's administration since the protests began. (Reuters)
• Flamingo Revolution
  • Thousands of people gather in Tirana, Albania, to protest against a development planned by Jared Kushner on the Adriatic coast that would intrude on environmentally protected areas of the Vjosa-Narta regions. (The Independent)
• The Philippine House of Representatives votes 265–14 with eight abstentions to expel Cavite 4th district representative Kiko Barzaga over "disruptive" and "disorderly" behavior following two prior suspensions. Barzaga is the third representative in Philippine history to have been expelled. (Gulf News) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
        • The Bahraini defense force intercepts three Iranian missiles and multiple drones that it says were targeting "civilian" facilities. (AA)
      • Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
        • The Kuwaiti defense ministry says that the military shot down 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones from Iran, during attacks that killed one person and injured 63 at Kuwait International Airport. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) (Reuters)
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that "no tangible progress" has been made in the peace talks, though Iran is still in contact with the United States to prevent an attack on Beirut, Lebanon, which would cause "full-scale resumption" of war. (France 24)
    • Amidst a continuation of strikes, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing reaffirms that Operation Epic Fury, the codename for the initial phase of U.S. military operations during the war, has concluded. (AFP via France 24)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
      • Israeli strikes kill at least nine people, including two paramedics, in southern Lebanon, violating the ongoing ceasefire. (BBC News)
      • Following a fourth round of peace talks, the governments of Israel and Lebanon reach an agreement to renew the ceasefire if Hezbollah ceases its attacks and both countries will implement pilot zones in security zones across Lebanon where Hezbollah militants would be banned. (BBC) (Times of Israel)
• Somali Civil War
  • Constitutional crisis in Somalia, Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
    • 2026 Mogadishu clashes
      • Heavy fights erupt with several casualties reported across major routes in Mogadishu after opposition Somali Future Council was attacked by forces loyal to disputed president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, ahead of planned anti-government protests. (Garowe Online) (AFP via Yahoo) (Al Jazeera)
• Kivu conflict
  • Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
    • Allied Democratic Forces fighters kill 16 civilians in a village in the Beni Territory, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (Reuters)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukrainian drones have struck an oil terminal in Saint Petersburg, Russia, amidst the economic forum scheduled to be held in the city and military facilities at a naval base in Kronstadt. (Kyiv Post)
• Sudanese nomadic conflicts
  • A cattle raid in the South Sudanese state of Unity State kills 14 people, including four children. (Medafrica Times)

Arts and culture

• German filmmaker Wim Wenders withdraws his 1975 film The Wrong Move from distribution after actress Nastassja Kinski objected to a nude scene filmed when she was 13 years old, calling for the film to be re-edited. (AP)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis, India in the 2026 Iran war
    • India approves a ₹96 billion (US$1 billion) support package for airlines through interest-free advances to oil companies to help stabilize aviation fuel prices amid rising costs linked to disruptions in global oil supplies. (AFP via The Manila Times)
  • Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
    • Kuwait Airways resumes flights from Kuwait International Airport after the latest Iranian attack. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Delhi hotel fire
  • At least 23 people are killed and 40 others are injured in a fire at a building in New Delhi, India. (AP)
• Twelve people are killed and eight others are injured in an overnight fire at a nursing home in Anguruwatota, Sri Lanka. (AP)
• Three people are killed when a Royal Navy AgustaWestland AW101 crashes into a field in Sourton, Devon, England. (BBC News) (ASN)
• Local authorities report that more than 60 people are missing after a boat sank on the Aruwimi River the previous day in the Banalia Territory, Tshopo Province, DRC. (Radio Okapi in French)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • The DRC's public health ministry reports that 344 cases of the Ebola virus have been confirmed across three provinces. (Financial Times)
• The U.S. state of Arizona reports its first death of the Sin Nombre strain of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. (Forbes)
• Agricultural minister John Steenhuisen announces that South Africa has approved vaccines for bird flu. (Business Day) (SA News)

International relations

• Iran–Kuwait relations
  • Kuwait expels two Iranian diplomats, declaring them persona non grata, and summons Iran's acting chargé d'affaires to hand him a protest note over the recent attacks. (Reuters) (AA)

Law and crime

• Ecuadorian conflict
  • Ecuadorian police discover the bodies of eight individuals missing since Sunday in plastic bags near Babahoyo, Los Ríos Province. (AFP via CBS News)
• Murder of Natalie McNally
  • The Belfast Crown Court in Northern Ireland sentences Stephen McCullagh to 31 years' imprisonment for the murder of his pregnant partner, Natalie McNally, after investigators determine that a gaming livestream presented as an alibi was pre-recorded before the killing. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Politics and elections

• Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
  • The U.S. House of Representatives votes 215–208 to pass a resolution to limit war powers and halt military operations in Iran following previous failed attempts. (Politico) (PBS)
• Philippine senators end a gridlock after a quorum allows the election of senator Sherwin Gatchalian as Senate president pro tempore, while senators also reorganize committee leadership. (Rappler) (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general Esmail Qaani says that the ceasefire between Iran and the United States depends on the ceasefire in Lebanon, and that there will be "no peace in the region" until Israel fully withdraws beyond the internationally recognized border of Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) (NPR)
    • Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei declares victory over Israel and the United States. (Euronews)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
      • Secretary-General of Hezbollah Naim Qassem rejects a ceasefire without an Israeli withdrawal, saying that Hezbollah will fight as long as the occupation and attacks continue, and refuses disarmament. (Al Jazeera)
      • French president Emmanuel Macron says that France and the U.S. plan to establish a ceasefire coordination mechanism, and calls on Hezbollah to give up its weapons to the Lebanese military. (Al Jazeera)
    • At least four people are killed by Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley. (AP)
    • An Israeli armored corps officer is killed in southern Lebanon. (AP)
    • A Serbian soldier is killed and two others are wounded after the artillery shelling of a UNIFIL base near Marjayoun in southern Lebanon. (RTÉ)
  • Gaza war
    • The Israeli military says that the Israeli Air Force and Israeli Navy have conducted strikes in the Gaza Strip killing four Hamas officials and nine Palestinian civilians, in violation of the current ceasefire. (Times of Israel)
• Somali Civil War
  • Constitutional crisis in Somalia, Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
    • As clashes in Mogadishu that started yesterday continue, former prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire accuses de facto president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of ordering a targeted military assault to eliminate opposition, while defence minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi accuses both former president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Khaire of orchestrating a coup attempt to destabilise Somalia. (Garowe Online) (The New York Times)
• Sudanese civil war
  • 2026 Blue Nile campaign
    • The Fourth Infantry Division of the Sudanese Armed Forces says that the army has repelled a major attack by the Rapid Support Forces and SPLM-N on the town of Al-Barka in the Blue Nile region in Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
  • Around 350 people have been killed in South Darfur during clashes between the Beni Halba and Salamat tribes over the past five days. (EFE)

Business and economy

• The Indonesian rupiah falls to its lowest recorded level against the United States dollar, reaching Rp 18,028 per $1 amid rising energy costs and increased demand for foreign currency despite central bank intervention. (AFP via France 24)

Disasters and accidents

• Authorities in Niger confirm that at least 49 people died of dehydration in an isolated part of the Sahara desert near the country's borders with Algeria and Mali, after their truck broke down while returning from Mali and stranded for several days. Only two survive after trekking to Assamakka, Agadez Region. (BBC) (The Brussels Times)
• Seven people are killed in an unauthorized coal mine blast in Sutatausa, Colombia after a buildup of methane gas inside the shaft. (El Nacional in Spanish) (El Tiempo in Spanish)
• At least four people are killed and over 13 others are injured in a fire at a private hospital in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, India. (NDTV)
• Four industrial workers were killed and 11 others were injured of various degrees when an explosion ripped through a shipyard along the Canal del Dique in Pasacaballos, Cartagena, Colombia. (El Tiempo in Spanish)

International relations

• China–New Zealand relations, New Zealand–Taiwan relations
  • China imposes travel bans on New Zealand MPs Ingrid Leary, Laura McClure, Simon O'Connor, and Duncan Webb following a visit to Taiwan, prompting New Zealand's foreign ministry to reaffirm the country's One China policy. (AFP via UCA News)
• International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian war, United States and the Russo-Ukrainian war
  • The United States House of Representatives passes legislation to provide a new batch of aid to Ukraine and impose new sanctions on ​Russia. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
  • The office of Arizona attorney general Kris Mayes says that it will seek new indictments against fake electors involved in attempting to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election in the state following a denial of an appeal by Mayes that would require prosecutors to send the case back to the grand jury. (AP via The Guardian) (The Hill)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Colombian presidential election
  • A court in Bogotá, Colombia, orders presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella to stop using Colombia's national football jersey as a campaign symbol following a legal challenge filed during the country's presidential runoff campaign. (AFP via RFI)

Science and technology

• North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
  • North Korea unveils a new facility plant that would produce nuclear weapon fuel. (AP)

Sports

• 2026 WTA Tour
  • 2026 French Open
    • In tennis, Maja Chwalińska becomes the second qualifier to reach a major final, and the first at the French Open, after defeating Diana Shnaider in the women's singles semifinals. Ranked No. 114, she is also the lowest-ranked finalist at the tournament. (The Athletic) (India Today)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
      • Naval blockade of Iran
        • United States Indo-Pacific Command forces intercept the stateless vessel M/T Davina in the Indian Ocean for allegedly supporting Iran. (Al Jazeera)
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Mohsen Rezaee, the Iranian military advisor to the Supreme Leader, says that negotiations are in a "deadlock" and that it is up to the United States to end it. (Al Jazeera)
      • Axios reports that U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have traveled to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, to talk with nuclear experts who might take part in future negotiations with Iran regarding their nuclear program. (Axios) (Reuters)
    • Azerbaijan–Israel relations
      • CNN reports that Israel has deployed commandos, military, and intelligence personnel, to Azerbaijan near its border with Iran during the war and carried out a covert intel mission in doing so. (Ynetnews) (Haaretz) (Times of Israel)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
      • Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri rejects the ceasefire deal with Israel, saying it is not a complete ceasefire and does not require an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon at the same time as Hezbollah. (Al Jazeera)
      • Lebanese president Joseph Aoun and prime minister Nawaf Salam criticize Iran for the rejection of the ceasefire deal with Israel, stating that Lebanon should not be used as a bargaining chip in negotiations between the United States and Iran. (AP)
    • At least five people, including a paramedic, are killed by Israeli airstrikes in the Nabatieh District, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
  • Gaza war
    • Israel's Southern Command says that it killed a Palestinian fighter in Gaza who was "planning imminent attacks" on the Israeli military and directing attacks inside Israel. (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Five Azerbaijani crew members are killed and three others are injured in an Ukrainian drone attack on two commercial vessels in Taganrog Bay, Rostov Oblast, Russia. (The Moscow Times)
  • Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Russian president Vladimir Putin rejects Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy's proposal for a face-to-face meeting, stating that he sees "no point" and "the only point is for the Ukrainian side to halt the advance of our armed forces". (Reuters) (AP)
  • A Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessel explodes in the Port of Constanța, Romania. (Reuters)
• Boko Haram insurgency
  • Jihadist insurgents attack a Nigerian military base in Mandaragirau, Borno State, Nigeria, killing five soldiers. (AP)

Business and economy

• 2026 Cuban crisis
  • Hotel operator Archipelago International ends management agreements for six hotels in Cuba, citing compliance with United States sanctions. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• Hungary suspends the issuance of work visas for nationals of Armenia, Georgia, and the Philippines, citing plans to regulate non-European Union guest workers and concerns about the impact of foreign labor on domestic employment and wages. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• The death toll from a fire at a nursing home two days ago in Galpatha, Sri Lanka, rises to 13. (CTV News)

Health and environment

• Measles resurgence in the United States
  • The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the United States has surpassed over 2,000 cases of measles for a second year in a row, with 2,030 cases recorded in Washington DC and 38 U.S. states. (ABC News)
• Scientists at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and DIOSynVax reports the first human clinical trial of a AI-designed vaccine for coronaviruses including SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 and potentially Ebola. (Medical Xpress) (AA)

International relations

• Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
  • Azerbaijan–Israel relations, Azerbaijan–Iran relations
    • The Azerbaijani foreign ministry denies a CNN report claiming that the country allowed Israeli military and Mossad personnel to use southern Azerbaijan to launch attacks on Iran, one of which allegedly killed an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps senior officer. (Al Jazeera) (CNN)
• Deportation in the second Trump administration
  • Rights groups file a case against Equatorial Guinea, demanding that the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights order the Equatoguinean government to immediately stop sending people deported from the United States back to their home countries, saying it violates the deportees' rights. (AP)
• Foreign relations of Israel, Foreign relations of Slovenia
  • Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar says that Israel will open its first embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia, after its new prime minister Janez Janša ordered the Palestine flag at the main government building to be removed within an hour after taking office. (Al Jazeera)
• France–Mali relations
  • A Malian court sentences a French embassy official to 20 years' imprisonment for undermining state security, and imposes a F.CFA 3.5 million (US$6,225) fine and entry ban. France states that the official was engaged in security cooperation. (AFP via France 24)
• New Zealand–United States relations
  • The United States Department of State approves the potential sale of five Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk helicopters and related equipment to New Zealand's military in a deal valued at US$1.5 billion. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2025 Drents Museum heist
  • A Dutch court sentences three men to 47 months' imprisonment for stealing Dacian golden artifacts, including the Helmet of Coțofenești, from the Drents Museum in Assen, Drenthe, in 2025. (AFP via RFI) (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2026 South Korean local elections
  • South Korea's election commission chairperson resigns after ballot shortages affect dozens of polling stations during elections, prompting protests. (AFP via UCA News)

Science and technology

• The United States Department of Energy announces that a nuclear microreactor developed by a private company has reached "criticality" for the first time under a program to develop the U.S. nuclear industry by the second Trump administration. (PBS)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • 2026 FIFA World Cup controversies
    • Iraqi national footballer Ayman Hussein is detained and questioned by US Customs and Border Protection at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago for seven hours before he is finally allowed to enter United States, but the team's photographer is barred from entering the country. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war
          • Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi visits Tehran to talk with Iranian authorities, including foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, regarding ending the war. (AA)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • United States Central Command forces attack surveillance sites on Iran's Qeshm Island after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired at four tankers attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz without coordinating with it. (Al Jazeera)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
        • The Bahraini army intercepts three Iranian missiles and several drones launched against Bahrain. (Al Jazeera)
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
        • The Kuwaiti defense ministry says that the military intercepted seven Iranian ballistic missiles fired at the country. (Al Jazeera)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
      • At least ten people, including three Lebanese soldiers, one of whom is a brigadier general, are killed by Israeli airstrikes on approximately 150 Hezbollah-linked sites across southern Lebanon over two days, including weapon storage areas, command centers, rocket launchers, and other military infrastructure. (AFP via Al Arabiya) (Al Jazeera)
      • The Israeli military announces that it is investigating the incident that killed three Lebanese troops. (Al Jazeera)
  • Gaza war
    • Gaza peace plan
      • Hamas meets with mediators and Palestinian factions in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss implementing the first phase of the ceasefire signed in October 2025 and arrangements for the second phase. (AA)
• Mali War
  • 2026 Mali offensives
    • Al-Qaeda-linked armed group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin releases a propaganda video of the 25 April 2026 attacks on Mali against a Malian Army camp and Sevaré airport in Mali's Mopti region. (Africanews)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • A drone strike hits a market in the Abu Zaeima area of Hamrat Al Sheikh in North Kordofan, Sudan, killing 11 people. (AA) (Hindustan Times)

Business and economy

• Lebanon inaugurates its second international airport, the Rene Mouawad Airport, amidst the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and the war in the country. (The New Arab)

Disasters and accidents

• Three people are killed and two more injured after the collapse of a building caused by the explosion of a gas cylinder in Porto Sant'Elpidio, Province of Fermo, Italy. (Il Messaggero)
• A 35-year-old man is killed in a shark attack off Michaelmas Island in Western Australia while spearfishing with his family. A 4.5 metre shark of an unknown species was spotted in the area around the same time. (Sky News)

Health and environment

• 2026 Bangladesh measles outbreak
  • The Directorate General of Health Services reports that three children have died from measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours. (BSS News)
• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • The American physician who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is discharged from the Charité hospital in Berlin, Germany. (The Independent)

International relations

• Visit by Pope Leo XIV to Spain
  • Pope Leo XIV begins his six-day apostolic visit to Spain, marking the first papal visit to the country in 15 years. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2025–2026 Iranian protests
  • High school students in Iran hold protests in 20 Iranian provinces over the country's education policies, final exam rules and changes affecting the admission policies of universities. (The Times of Israel) (Iran International)
• 2026 Armenian parliamentary election
  • Armenia's investigative authority arrests six candidates from the opposition Strong Armenia party a day before the election after the Central Election Commission authorized criminal proceedings against them. (Reuters)
• Lithuania's ruling Social Democratic Party votes to remove Dawn of Nemunas (NA) from the governing coalition and seeks to replace it with the Union of Democrats "For Lithuania", following disputes involving NA leader Remigijus Žemaitaitis and coalition policy disagreements. (Reuters)
• 2026 South Korean local election rerun protests
  • Protests following the ballot paper shortages that disrupted some of the Voters' voting during the 2026 South Korean local elections spread to different parts of the country including Daejeon, Busan, and Gwangju. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026 WTA Tour
  • 2026 French Open
    • In tennis, Mirra Andreeva wins her first major title after defeating Maja Chwalińska in the women's singles final in two sets, 6–3, 6–2. (CNN)
• 2026 Belmont Stakes
  • American thoroughbred race horse Golden Tempo wins the 158th Belmont Stakes, five weeks after winning the 152nd Kentucky Derby. Thoroughbred racehorse trainer Cherie DeVaux becomes the second female trainer to train a winner in the third leg of the Triple Crown. (CBS News) (CNBC)
• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • 2026 FIFA World Cup controversies
    • Several members from Iran, Iraq, and Somalia, along with international sports delegations including referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, are denied visas and blocked from entering the United States for the FIFA World Cup. (AFP via France 24) (BBC Sport) (The Guardian)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
        • At least two people are killed and 11 are injured by Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon, which Israel claimed targeted Hezbollah infrastructure, violating the ongoing ceasefire. (Al Jazeera) (The Guardian)
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war
          • Iranian state media reports that Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi handed Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi a "written message" from prime minister Shehbaz Sharif for supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei. (Arab News PK)
        • U.S. president Donald Trump urges Iran to return to ceasefire negotiations and finalize a deal. He also says that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have "no choice" but to accept any deal that the U.S. reaches with Iran. (Shafaq) (Financial Times)
      • Nuclear program of Iran
        • U.S. president Trump threatens that the United States will seize and destroy Iran's highly enriched uranium, with or without their cooperation. (Al Jazeera)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
      • The Israeli Air Force intercepts multiple waves of Iranian missiles fired at northern Israel, the first launches at Israel since the ceasefire began in April, targeting the Ramat David Airbase. (Axios) (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
      • The Iranian military command says that the Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon and the Dahieh suburb of Beirut "crossed all red lines" and that there will be a response if they continue. (Axios) (Al Jazeera)
  • Gaza war
    • At least 13 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes across Gaza City, Deir al-Balah, and al-Mawasi, in Gaza, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
  • Bahrain–Iran relations, Reactions to the assassination of Ali Khamenei
    • Bahraini interior minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa says that the country will prohibit mourning of the former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei during the Ashura commemorations. (The National News)
• 79th Tony Awards
  • The Broadway play Death of a Salesman wins the most Tony Awards in 2026 with six, including Best Revival of a Play, while Liberation, Ragtime, and Schmigadoon! all win the second-most awards with four each, including Best Play, Best Revival of a Musical, and Best Musical, respectively. (AFP via France 24)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Iraq and Syria temporarily close their airspace, and the Damascus International Airport suspends its operations, amidst the Iranian strikes on Israel. (AFP via The Times of Israel) (Al Jazeera)
  • Iran closes its airspace in the western part of the country. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• Twenty-one people are killed and 19 others injured after a bus overturned and caught fire near Nasiriyah, Iraq. (Reuters)
• Six people are killed after a van collided with a truck in Sichuan Province, China. (Xinhua)
• Two people are killed when a Gulfstream G200 private jet crashes at La Romana International Airport in La Romana, Dominican Republic. (AFP via The New Zealand Herald)
• Buildings are seriously damaged and landslides occur after two M_w 5.1 and M_w 4.9 earthquakes strike Euboea, Greece. (Skai)

International relations

• Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
  • Kuwait's civil aviation authority files a second protest complaint to the International Civil Aviation Organization over Iran's attacks on the country, including the international airport. (Times Kuwait)

Law and crime

• Terrorism in Greece
  • Greek police reports that the Anti-Terrorist Service and National Intelligence Service have arrested a Palestinian-born alleged Hamas operative who resides in Crete after he allegedly joined the militant group. (The Jerusalem Post)
• A Palestinian man kills one person and injures five others before being shot and killed by police during an attack through several towns in central Israel. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Armenian parliamentary election
  • Armenia begins conducting an election for the National Assembly, the first since the expulsion of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians in late 2023. Incumbent prime minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks a third term in office and the retention of a Civil Contract government. (AP)
• 2026 Jersey general election
  • Islanders of Jersey vote to elect 49 seats of the States Assembly. (BBC)
• 2026 Kosovan parliamentary election
  • Kosovo holds its third elections for the Kuvendi in 18 months amid continued political deadlock and the lack of a two-thirds majority to elect a president. Vetëvendosje, led by incumbent prime minister Albin Kurti, remains the largest party in the Kuvendi but falls short of a majority government. (AP)
• 2026 Peruvian general election
  • Peruvians vote in the second round of presidential elections between Popular Force candidate Keiko Fujimori and Together for Peru candidate Roberto Sánchez. (AP)
• South Korean president Lee Jae Myung names Han Seong-sook as the new prime minister. If parliament approves her appointment, she will become the first woman in twenty years to hold the post. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026 Real Madrid CF presidential election
  • In association football, Florentino Pérez is re-elected president of Real Madrid, defeating Enrique Riquelme. (The New York Times)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel has agreed to stop the airstrikes on Iran at United States president Donald Trump's request, but an official states that Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon will continue. Netanyahu also warns that Israel will respond if Iran resumes military action. (AFP via Dawn) (Al Jazeera)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
      • The Israeli Air Force launches strikes against military sites in western and central Iran, making it the first time Israel launched strikes against Iran since the April 7 ceasefire. The strikes come as Iranian state media reported explosions were heard in Isfahan, Kermanshah, Tabriz, and Tehran. (The Jerusalem Post) (Israel National News)
      • The Iranian military says that attacks on Israel will resume if it continues the war against Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on the Kurdistan Region
      • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launches strikes in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate against the Kurdish opposition group headquarters in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. (AA)
    • 2026 Houthi strikes on Israel
      • The Houthis fire two missiles at Israel, one of which was intercepted, and another that did not reach it. (Al Jazeera)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Iran ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali tells the Russian newspaper Izvestia that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen, but with new conditions set by Iran and Oman, including transit fees. (Reuters)
  • Gaza war
    • Israel Defense Forces confirms that they have killed three Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in the central Gaza Strip. (The Jerusalem Post)
• Kashmir conflict, Protests in Pakistan
  • Eleven people, including four police officers, are killed and dozens others are injured during clashes between police and supporters of the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Police arrest more than 70 JAAC members. (Al Jazeera)
• Sudanese civil war
  • A U.S.-led coalition consisting of Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, and the United Kingdom endorses a civilian-led political dialogue for Sudan to end the war under the facilitation of the African Union, the Arab League, the European Union, IGAD, and the United Nations. (Capital FM Kenya) (Radio Tamazuj)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority reopens Iraq's airspace after Iran announced that it was halting attacks against Israel. Additionally, Syria reopens its airspace, including resuming operations at the Damascus International Airport. (Middle East Eye) (Arabian Business)
  • Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport resumes operations after suspending incoming flights following recent military exchanges between Iran and Israel. (AFP via Arab News)
• Foreign relations of Kyrgyzstan, Foreign relations of the European Union
  • The Kyrgyz foreign ministry says that the European Commission's Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport removed Kyrgyzstan from the European Union aviation safety blacklist after 20 years. (AA)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Mindanao earthquake
  • A M_w 7.8 earthquake, whose epicenter is located off Maasim, Sarangani, Philippines, strikes Mindanao, hitting as far as Leyte, the provinces of North Maluku and North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and Sabah, Malaysia. At least 35 people are killed while more than 200 others are injured and 12 are missing. (AFP and AP via Philippine Daily Inquirer) (The Guardian) (Malay Mail) (The Philippine Star)
  • Tsunamis are recorded in Guam, Palau and parts of Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) cancels its tsunami advisory issued for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands; while agencies in Australia, Malaysia, and New Zealand lift their respective warnings. The PTWC later confirms that the tsunami threat passes hours following its issuance of the warning for parts of the Pacific. (BBC News) (NHK) (The Straits Times) (RNZ) (tsunami.gov)
  • Philippine president Bongbong Marcos orders the suspension of classes in affected areas across Mindanao, coinciding with the country's first day of the new school year. (Nikkei Asia)
• Deaths of Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia
  • Two locally known Ateneo de Manila University basketball players drown during a team building activity at a resort in Dipaculao, Aurora, Philippines.
• Eight people are killed and six others injured after an explosion at a steel plant in Visakhapatnam, India. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

• Climate change in the United States
  • The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration records the country's second-warmest spring since records began, while drought conditions affect more than half of the contiguous states despite above-average precipitation in some regions. (AFP via Terra Daily)
• Brazil's health ministry suspends administration of its single-dose dengue vaccine after two deaths and another severe adverse event among more than 500,000 recipients prompt a safety review, although no causal link has been established. (AFP via The Straits Times)

International relations

• The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons reports that the world's nine nuclear-armed states increased spending on nuclear weapons by nearly 20% to US$119 billion, the highest annual total on record, in 2025. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Law and crime

• Human trafficking in Finland
  • A Finnish court sentences former Polarica [fi] chief executive Jukka Kristo to two and a half years' imprisonment for human trafficking after finding that dozens of Thai berry pickers were subjected to forced labour and exploitative working conditions in Finland. (AFP via CNA)
• A Sudanese man is arrested by police after attempting to behead a man on a public street in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Police have declared a "critical incident" in response to the attack. (Euronews) (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Armenian parliamentary election
  • Preliminary results from yesterday's election reveal that the governing Civil Contract party won 49.8% of votes, translating to a parliamentary majority, but falling short of the two-thirds majority required to call a constitutional referendum for a peace deal with Azerbaijan and the restart of border trade with Turkey. Opposition alliances Strong Armenia and Armenia Alliance entered parliament after winning 23.2% and 9.9% of the vote ​respectively. A fourth party, Prosperous Armenia, narrowly missed entering parliament after a later tally of electronic votes. (Reuters)
• 2026 Jersey general election
  • Declared results indicate that Reform Jersey leader Sam Mézec will not be re-elected to the States Assembly after placing tenth in the senatorial race. (BBC News)
• Illegal immigration to India
  • The government of West Bengal, India, deports nearly 5,000 Bangladeshi nationals and detains hundreds more as part of a campaign targeting undocumented migrants following the state's recent election. (AFP via Daily Tribune)
• Former Supreme Court justice and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour is sworn in as the 31st Governor General of Canada. (CTV)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • A United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crashes near the Strait of Hormuz while on patrol. Both crew members are rescued by an unmanned vessel. In response, the U.S. Central Command launches "self-defense" missile strikes at targets across Iran at 5 p.m. ET, with an American official claiming the helicopter was downed by an Iranian drone. (BBC News) (NBC News)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israel issues an evacuation warning for Tyre, Lebanon, after an Israeli airstrike there killed at least eight civilians and injured 32, violating the ongoing ceasefire. (The Guardian) (Al Jazeera)
    • Israeli troops kill one civilian in northern Israel, near the border of Israel and Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Kharkiv strikes
    • At least 10 people are killed and 106 others are injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (Kyiv Independent)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Darfur campaign
    • The administration of the Rapid Support Forces in West Darfur accuses the Sudanese Army of destroying the Ardamata bridge in a drone strike in Geneina, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
• Mexican drug war
  • A car bomb explodes in the city of Escuinapa de Hidalgo, leaving property damage also affecting the city's energy supply. There are no casualties reported in the attack. In the same city a ring of violence leaves four people dead including a minor. (Milenio Noticias) (Noroeste)
• List of ongoing armed conflicts
  • A study published by the Journal of Peace Research, using data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program at Uppsala University in Sweden, reports that 2025 saw 65 active conflicts, the highest amount of conflicts between states since World War II and the highest amount of fatalities since the Rwandan genocide. (NPR) (JPR)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • The United States Energy Information Administration reports that Middle Eastern oil producers have reduced output by more than 11 million barrels per day, due to the Strait of Hormuz closure. (Al Jazeera)
• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that Stellantis has recalled over 1 million Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator models from 2021 to 2025 in the United States over fire concerns. (Reuters) (CBS News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Mindanao earthquake
  • The death toll from yesterday's earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines, increases to 41 people killed, with 479 more injured and four missing. All casualties come from the Davao and Soccsksargen regions. (AFP via RFI) (The Guardian)

Law and crime

• 2026 Johannesburg shooting
  • Twelve people are killed in a mass shooting in Johannesburg, South Africa. (BBC News)
• 2026 Northern Ireland riots
  • Riots erupt in Belfast and Newtownards, Northern Ireland due to yesterday’s knife attack. (BBC)
• Corruption in Sri Lanka
  • The Sri Lankan High Court sentences former deputy minister Sarana Gunawardena to 16 years' imprisonment after convicting him on corruption charges related to kickbacks from government procurement contracts. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• Kidnapping and killing of Jee Ick-Joo
  • Philippine police arrest former superintendent Rafael Dumlao, who was convicted in the 2016 kidnapping and killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo at Camp Crame and had been evading imprisonment. (AFP via The Straits Times)
• War crimes during the Sudanese civil war
  • Victims of atrocities linked to the civil war in Sudan urges Kenya's Director of Public Prosecutions to approve charges against 10 members of the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces, including some believed to reside in Kenya, making it the first war crimes complaint filed against the RSF outside of Sudan. (AP)
• Three people are injured in a mass stabbing at a school in Blackley, Manchester, England. A 14-year-old student is arrested. (BBC News)

Science and technology

• Artemis program
  • NASA announces that its astronauts Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, and Andre Douglas, and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will crew the Artemis III mission in late 2027. The mission's goal is to evaluate rendezvous and docking operations with SpaceX's Starship HLS and Blue Origin's Blue Moon spacecraft. (NBC News)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
        • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that they have attacked the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain in retaliation for yesterday's strikes by the United States, accusing the U.S. of attacking a water plant and telecommunications mast in Sirik. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer) (The Times of Israel)
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
        • The Jordanian military says that it has successfully intercepted five missiles from Iran in the Azraq area of the Zarqa Governorate, Jordan, in which Iran said that it has targeted the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. No casualties or material damage is reported. (Asharq Al-Awsat) (ANI)
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
        • Kuwait's army general staff says that its army air defense systems intercepted "hostile" aerial targets. (AA) (Kuwait Times)
    • The United States Central Command launches a second round of airstrikes on targets throughout Iran. Additionally, CENTCOM released video footage of the strikes on their website and X. (Al Jazeera) (India Today) (CENTCOM)
    • U.S. president Donald Trump tells a Fox News reporter from the White House Situation Room that the bombing will stop shortly. (NBC News)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israeli airstrikes kill at least 12 people and injure 13 across southern Lebanon, including two paramedics. (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Odesa strikes
    • Two merchant ships operated by Barbados and Panama in Ukraine's Black Sea shipping corridor sustain damage and fire during reported drone attacks near Odesa. No injuries are reported. (Reuters)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • Four people are killed and 12 others are injured in a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces in civilian areas across El-Obeid, North Kordofan, including a cemetery during a funeral procession and fuel station. (AA)
• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
  • The Pakistani military conducts airstrikes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border targeting alleged TTP militants. The Afghan government reports that 13 civilians, including 11 children, are killed, while Pakistan claims the killing of 26 militants. (Reuters)
• Communal conflicts in Nigeria
  • Three people are killed in an attack on a secondary school and its surrounding community in Kogi State, Nigeria, where security forces repelled the assailants after a shootout and launched operations to locate those who escaped. (Reuters)
• Mexican drug war
  • Five state troopers are killed and five more wounded in an ambush by suspected Jalisco New Generation Cartel gunmen near the town of Mojonera, Nahuatzen, Mexico. (El Financiero)

Arts and culture

• Visit by Pope Leo XIV to Spain
  • Pope Leo XIV blesses and inaugurates the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain, coinciding with the centenary of the death of its architect Antoni Gaudí, during his visit to the country. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Economy of Sudan
  • The value of the Sudanese pound plunges to a record-low against other foreign currencies amidst the ongoing civil war in the country. (Sudan Tribune)

Disasters and accidents

• • A Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes during takeoff near Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, killing all 22 personnel on board. The military attributes the crash to a technical fault. (Reuters)
• A minibus carrying schoolchildren catches fire in Gweru, Zimbabwe, killing seven people. ZBC confirms that all of the dead are children, while the driver and conductor are both being treated in hospital. (AP)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak spreads to the Tchomia health zone in Ituri Province, with the health ministry reporting 37 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths. The outbreak has recorded 635 confirmed cases and 127 deaths across three provinces. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2026 Northern Ireland riots
  • Police use water cannons as anti-migrant rioting continues for a second day in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (BBC News)
• An Indonesian military court sentences four soldiers to prison terms of up to three years for a premeditated acid attack on activist Andrie Yunus that left him blind in one eye. Two of the convicted soldiers are dismissed from military service. (AFP via CNA)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Colombian presidential election
  • An investigatory commission in the Chamber of Representatives proposes to suspend the powers of Colombian president Gustavo Petro until election day on 21 June 2026. (CNN in Spanish) (Reuters)
• Prevalence of female genital mutilation
  • The Senate of Colombia approves legislation prohibiting female genital mutilation, which continues in some Indigenous communities. If President Petro approves the measure, it would make Colombia the first Latin American country to enact such a ban. (AFP via The Hindu)
• Protests against the 2026 Iran war
  • Hundreds of people rally in Hezbollah strongholds in southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, in support of Iran and its allies during the war. Additionally, the Al-Masirah, a TV channel run by the Houthis, reports a similar gathering in Sanaa, Yemen. (AFP via Arab News)

Science and technology

• Chinese scientists discover the largest known whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean, identifying nearly 500 whale skeletons spanning millions of years and documenting deep-sea ecosystems associated with the remains. A new species, Pterocetus diamantinae named after the location, was also discovered. (AFP via France 24) (The Guardian)
• Maritime Launch Services test-launches its first Barracuda hypersonic rocket from Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada, but falls short of reaching the Karman Line. (The Globe and Mail)

Sports

• 2026 NBA Finals
  • In basketball, the New York Knicks rally from a 29-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107–106 in Game 4, taking a 3–1 series lead in the NBA Finals after OG Anunoby tipped in the game-winning basket with 1.2 seconds remaining. The comeback is the largest in NBA Finals history, surpassing the Boston Celtics' 24-point comeback in Game 4 of the 2008 finals. (BBC Sport) (ESPN) (Sportsnet)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      • Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war
        • The Pakistani foreign ministry reaffirms that Pakistan is still engaged in ceasefire mediation efforts to end the war amidst renewed tensions between Iran and the United States. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
      • United Arab Emirates in the 2026 Iran war, Iran–United Arab Emirates relations
        • Bloomberg reports that officials from the United Arab Emirates and Iran have met face-to-face for the first time since the start of the war on February 28. (The Jerusalem Post) (Bloomberg)
      • The Iranian foreign ministry says that the ceasefire with the U.S. is "practically meaningless" after the recent attacks. (The Guardian)
      • U.S. president Donald Trump cancels an upcoming round of strikes for this evening after previously threatening to strike "very hard tonight", claiming that talks are in progress with Iran. (Reuters) (Axios)
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain, 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
      • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force and Navy conduct air and drone strikes targeting U.S. military bases, including Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait and Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain. (Al Jazeera) (AA)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
      • Jordanian air defense systems and Royal Jordanian Air Force says that they have intercepted and shot down 20 missiles from Iran towards the Azraq area of Jordan's Zarqa Governorate. (Middle East Monitor)
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • The headquarters of the Iranian military declares that the Strait of Hormuz is closed to all traffic, including oil tankers and commercial ships, due to renewed tensions in the region and U.S. strikes against Iran. (Reuters)
    • The United States Central Command denies Iran's claims that the Strait of Hormuz has completely closed, insisting that “commercial ships are continuing to transit in and out of" the waterway. (The Times of Israel) (NBC News)
    • The South Korean oceans ministry says that a liquefied natural gas carrier has crossed the Strait of Hormuz and arrived in Ulsan, making it the second vessel from the country to cross the waterway. (Yonhap News Agency) (Korea Herald)
  • Iranian media reports that explosions were heard in southern Iran amidst a new wave of U.S. strikes, including Bandar Abbas and the Kargan area of Minab. (AA)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • A monitoring group reports that drone strikes in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, have killed 23 people and injured at least 19 others. The group attributes the attacks to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), although it has not been independently verified. (AFP via Arab News Japan)
  • A RSF drone strike targets the White Nile town of Tandalti, targeting a fuel station and killing one worker. (Sudan Tribune)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • U.S. indices, including the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average, rise after Trump cancels plans to launch an additional round of strikes against Iran along with the debut of Elon Musk’s SpaceX to the Nasdaq market. (Business Insider) (CNBC) (Reuters)
  • Kuwait reopens its airspace to commercial flights after a temporary closure following Iranian attacks in the region. (AFP via The Daily Star)
• The South Korean data protection commission fines e-commerce company Coupang ₩624.68 billion (US$408 million) for a data breach that the commission says exposed personal data from millions of user accounts. (AFP via The Manila Times) (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Seven people are killed and 17 others are injured in an explosion in Xing'an County, Guangxi, China. (PTI via Deccan Herald) (Xinhua)
• Four people are killed, including three children, and three others are seriously injured when a car strikes a group of cyclists on a school camping trip in Vogelwaarde, Zeeland, Netherlands. (CTV News)
• Two people are killed and several others are injured in a fire at a home in Magaluf, Mallorca, Spain. (AP)

International relations

• Canada–United States relations
  • 2025–2026 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico
    • The Windsor–Detroit Bridge Authority announces that the opening for the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and Detroit, Michigan, United States, is delayed amidst trade tensions between the two countries. (AP) (BBC News) (CBC News)
• China–Philippines relations
  • China imposes sanctions on Philippine defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro, citing remarks he made at the recent Shangri-La Dialogue that China said undermined its interests and bilateral relations. China also bans him, his wife, and their son from entering the mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau. (AFP via The Star) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2015 Bangkok bombing
  • Thailand's criminal court sentences two Uyghur men from China to death for the 2015 bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, which killed 20 and injured over 120. (AP) (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Premiership of Keir Starmer
  • John Healey resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defence in protest at a lack of government funding for the British Armed Forces, saying prime minister Keir Starmer is "putting the country’s security at risk" at a time of "growing international threats". Al Carns, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces, also resigns. (The Guardian) (BBC News)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • In association football, the 2026 FIFA World Cup consisting of 48 national teams for the first time begins with matches in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. An opening ceremony is held at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. (AP) (DW)
  • The Mexican football team wins its first opening match 2–0 against South Africa in Estadio Azteca. (BBC) (The Guardian)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      • Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war
        • Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif says that a ceasefire deal between Iran and the United States has a "final, agreed upon text" to end the war. (CNBC)
      • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that a ceasefire deal with the U.S. to extend the ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and launch negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program has "never been closer". (Axios)
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
      • The United States Central Command says that American forces have intercepted multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. They also reaffirm that the "international trade corridor remains open for transit". (Haaretz) (The Hill)
    • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that the Strait of Hormuz will not return to the way it was before the war, that it will be under Iranian and Omani sovereignty, and will have a fee. (Al Jazeera)
• War on cartels
  • Operation Southern Spear
    • U.S. president Donald Trump announces that a joint U.S.–Venezuela operation has killed Tren de Aragua leader Niño Guerrero. (Politico)

Business and economy

• Initial public offering of SpaceX
  • Businessman Elon Musk becomes the world's first U.S.-dollar trillionaire after his company SpaceX debuts on the Nasdaq stock market. (Bloomberg) (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Eight people are killed after a bus veered off a cliff in Kavrepalanchok, Nepal. (Xinhua)
• One person is killed, and twenty-two others are injured after a tent collapses at a church event in Moneta, Virginia, United States. (AA) (AP)

Health and environment

• 2026 Kent meningitis outbreak
  • Health authorities in the United Kingdom launch a vaccination program against the Meningitis B virus in the wake of an outbreak that occurred at the University of Kent in Kent, England, which has killed two people. (Reuters)
  • Northern Irish health minister Mike Nesbitt announces that students aged up to 25 in Northern Ireland will be offered the meningitis vaccine in the wake of the outbreak at the University of Kent. (Irish News)

Law and crime

• 2026 Midland shooting
  • One person is killed, and ten others are injured in a mass shooting at an abandoned veterinary clinic in Midland, Texas, United States. The suspect dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (CNN)
• 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
  • Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is found guilty of treason and abuse of power for ordering drones to be flown into North Korea in order to provoke North Korea and help justify his martial law declaration, and is sentenced to 30 years imprisonment on top of a pre-existing life sentence. (AFP via Cebu Daily News) (The Korea Herald)
• A judge in Los Angeles County, California, sets a trial date for February 14, 2028, for Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who both allege that they were sexually abused as children by the late American singer Michael Jackson. (Rolling Stone) (People.com)

Politics and elections

• 2025–2026 Indonesian protests
  • Hundreds of students protest against Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto prompted by a fuel price hike, governmental tensions, and mismanaged government spending on the Free Nutritious Meals program. (AP) (Reuters)

Science and technology

• Regulation of artificial intelligence in the United States
  • The U.S. Department of Commerce orders artificial intelligence company Anthropic to ban non-Americans from accessing its large language models Claude Mythos and Fable 5. (BBC News) (CNBC)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • 2026 FIFA World Cup controversies, Ghana at the FIFA World Cup
    • Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey is denied a visa to enter Canada, thus missing his team's World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto. The IRCC cites ongoing legal proceedings stemming from charges of rape and sexual assault in the UK. He has pled not guilty to all charges. (Al Jazeera) (The New York Times)
  • Canada at the FIFA World Cup, United States at the FIFA World Cup
    • The opening ceremonies of the FIFA World Cup in Canada and the United States occur at the Toronto Stadium and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, respectively. (AFP via The Globe and Mail) (BBC News) (FIFA)
    • In their opening match, Canada earn their first point in World Cup history after drawing 1–1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina. (ESPN)
  • Israel at the FIFA World Cup, Gaza war protests
    • Pro-Palestinian protests are held near the Toronto Stadium, against FIFA's association with Israel. Additionally, a red banner was displayed near the Gardiner Expressway. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • The Israeli military claims to have killed multiple Hezbollah fighters during attacks on more than 70 targets in southern Lebanon over the past day. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• Seven hikers are killed in separate avalanches in the last 24 hours on Mont Blanc in the Alps. (Ansa)
• Five people are killed, and another is seriously injured when an Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 aircraft crashes while landing in Jorhat, Assam, India. (The Indian Express) (Reuters)

Health and environment

• 2026 Bangladesh measles outbreak
  • The Directorate General of Health Services reports that five more children in Bangladesh have died from measles in the past 24 hours. (BSS News) (Bangladesh Pratidin)

Politics and elections

• Anti-American sentiment in Iran
  • Dozens of hardliners and pro-regime demonstrators gather outside a foreign ministry office in Mashhad, Iran, to protest against foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and a potential deal between Iran and the United States. Protesters also call for a deal to not be signed without the approval of supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei. (The Times of Israel) (i24NEWS)

Sports

• 2026 UFL season
  • 2026 United Bowl
    • In American football, the United Football League's Louisville Kings defeat the DC Defenders, 27–20, to win their first United Bowl championship in their inaugural year in the league. (Fox Sports)
• 2026 FIFA World Cup, Qatar at the FIFA World Cup
  • In association football, Qatar earns their first point in World Cup history after drawing with Switzerland 1–1 in their group stage match. (AFP via The Daily Star) (The New York Times)
• 2026 NBA Finals
  • In basketball, the New York Knicks defeat the San Antonio Spurs 94–90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to win their first championship title since 1973 and their third overall. (Reuters) (Sports Illustrated) (Sportsnet)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war, Islamabad Memorandum
          • Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and United States president Donald Trump announce that Iran and the U.S. have reached an agreement to end the war, extend the ceasefire by 60 more days, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the deal set to be officially signed in Switzerland on Friday. (Reuters) (Axios)
        • Mediators from Qatar travel to Tehran, Iran, to finalize the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the U.S. to end the war. (ABC News) (The Jerusalem Post)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • 2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
          • U.S. president Trump authorizes the end of the blockade imposed since April 13 after announcing that an agreement had been reached. (AP)
        • U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth says that the U.S. has maintained control of the Strait of Hormuz, and states that the U.S. has guided 125 million barrels of oil through Operation Project Freedom despite regional tensions. (AA)
    • Gaza war
      • Attacks on Jabalia refugee camp
        • At least six people are killed in Gaza, including four in an Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia refugee camp and two in separate shooting incidents near Khan Yunis. (AFP via The Manila Times)
    • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
      • 2026 Lebanon war
        • Lebanon's health ministry reports that an Israeli attack on the Dahieh suburb of Beirut killed three people and injured 16. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
      • The Israeli military confirms that Hezbollah commander Ali Musa Daqduq, who was responsible for orchestrating the killing of five American troops in Iraq during the Iraq War, has been killed in a recent airstrike in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launch drone strikes on El-Obeid, North Kordofan, targeting a fuel station at the El Obeid Airport district and a fuel storage tank. (Sudan Tribune)
  • The Sudanese Army says that they have killed dozens of RSF fighters and destroyed over 141 combat vehicles across Sudan this month, including the Darfur and Kordofan regions and Blue Nile and White Nile states. (AA)
• Russia–United Kingdom relations
  • British Royal Marines storm and seize a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the English Channel. (BBC News)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Oil prices, including crude oil, fall by 5% after U.S. president Donald Trump announced that a deal has been reached to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S. blockade. (CNBC)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Butler PAC P-750 crash
  • Twelve people are killed when a plane carrying skydivers crashes in Butler, Missouri, United States. (WDAF-TV) (The Guardian)
• 2026 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision
  • American singer Oliver Tree, Argentine YouTuber Gaspi, Argentine filmmaker Lucas A. Vignale, and three others are killed when two helicopters collide and crash into a parking lot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (The Times of India) (CNN Brasil)
• Six people are killed after a pickup truck collides with a parked truck in Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. (Xinhua)
• Four people are killed and four others are injured when a sailboat collides with a large passenger catamaran between Brač and Šolta, Croatia. (CTV News)

Health and environment

• 2020–2026 H5N1 outbreak
  • The Australian agriculture ministry confirms the first cases of H5N1 bird flu in the country in a brown skua in remote Western Australia. This means the H5N1 variant has now reached every continent. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• 2026 NBA Finals
  • Police arrest 63 people outside Madison Square Garden in New York City, U.S., after ten officers were injured during celebrations of the New York Knicks winning the NBA Finals. (AFP via The New Zealand Herald) (The Athletic via The New York Times)
  • Gunshots are reported overnight on 42nd Street and Broadway in New York City with one teen shot and several buses being damaged during celebrations. (BBC News)
• Extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in Bangladesh
  • Former Bangladeshi police chief Benazir Ahmed is arrested by police in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, after an Interpol Red Notice was issued on crimes against humanity and corruption charges. Bangladeshi home minister Salahuddin Ahmed says extradition proceedings for Ahmed will follow. (AFP via Business Recorder)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Swiss referendums
  • Swiss voters reject an initiative to cap Switzerland's permanent resident population at 10 million by 2050. (AP) (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship
  • 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
    • In endurance racing, Toyota Racing wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans with drivers Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, and Nyck de Vries. It is Toyota's first victory in the event since 2022 and sixth overall. (AFP via The Manila Times) (Motorsport.com)
• 2025–26 NHL season
  • 2026 Stanley Cup Final
    • In ice hockey, the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–0 to win the Stanley Cup in six games, their first championship since 2006. (ESPN) (Reuters)
• 2026 FIFA World Cup, Curaçao at the FIFA World Cup
  • In association football, Curaçao, the smallest nation to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, make their tournament debut and score their first-ever goal in a 7–1 defeat against Germany. (Yahoo! Sports)
• UFC Freedom 250
  • In mixed martial arts, the UFC Freedom 250 event, named for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, is held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. The event coincides with the 80th birthday of U.S. president Donald Trump. (CBS News) (News.com.au)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirms that a deal between Iran and the United States has been reached to end the war and that the U.S. blockade will end beginning tonight. (The Times of Israel)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Indian Petronet liquefied natural gas tanker Disha crosses the Strait of Hormuz, the only known ship to pass since the announcement of the peace deal. (Al Jazeera)
  • 2026 Lebanon war, Israeli invasion of Syria, Gaza war
    • Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Israel Katz say that Israel will not withdraw its troops from Lebanon, Syria, or the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Kyiv strikes
    • Ukrainian culture during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
      • The Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra is heavily damaged and set ablaze during Russian strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, killing nine people, including five rescue workers attending fires set by strikes in Kharkiv. (BBC News)
      • The Dovzhenko Film Studios in Kyiv are attacked. (UNN)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • The United States Department of Energy reports that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its lowest level since 1983, after a decline of 9 million barrels per week during the Iran war. (CNBC)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 United States Air Force Boeing B-52 crash
  • A B-52 Stratofortress crashes shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County, California, United States, killing eight. (ABC News)
• Thirty-one people are killed after a bus plunged into a ravine in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. (AP News)
• Two Pakistani Air Force pilots are killed when a trainer aircraft crashes near Mardan city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (Gulf Today)

International relations

• 52nd G7 summit
  • The 52nd G7 summit is held at Évian-les-Bains in Haute-Savoie, France. Évian becomes the first area to host a G7 or G8 summit twice, previously hosting the G8 summit in 2003 during the beginning of the Iraq War. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Suspicious Russia-related deaths since 2022
  • Semyon Skrepetsky, a Russian artist and activist who criticized Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov, is shot dead in Biała Podlaska, Poland. (The Guardian)
• British prime minister Keir Starmer announces a ban on social media for children under 16. (The Guardian) (The New York Times)
• Norwegian royal family relative Marius Borg Høiby is convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• Elections in Palestine
  • Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas issues a decree scheduling legislative elections for November, the first since 2006, and presidential elections for early 2027, the first since 2005. (AFP via Arab News Japan)
• Hungary's parliament approves a constitutional amendment limiting prime ministers' terms to a maximum of eight years in office. Legislators also remove a constitutional provision linked to the planned dissolution of the Sovereignty Protection Office established under Viktor Orbán. (AFP via Le Monde) (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • 2026 FIFA World Cup controversies
    • 2026 Iranian diaspora protests, Iran at the FIFA World Cup
      • Iranian Americans hold protests outside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, against the Iran regime and the team's participation in the FIFA World Cup ahead of its matchup against New Zealand. Additionally, protesters are seen with the Iranian Lion and Sun flag despite FIFA banning the flag from appearing at matches. (AFP via Barron's) (Seattle Times) (KNBC)
  • Cape Verde at the FIFA World Cup
    • In association football, debutants Cape Verde earn their first-ever World Cup point after drawing 0–0 with Spain. (BBC Sport) (CAF)
• Deaths of Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia
  • The Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Philippines, accepts the resignation of men's basketball coach Tab Baldwin following the fatal drowning of two players during a team activity. The university and Philippine authorities continue separate investigations into the incident. (The New Zealand Herald) (RNZ)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Hezbollah states that it received assurances from Iran that the withdrawal of Israeli troops from occupied southern Lebanon will be a demand in the next phase of negotiations with the United States, before any deal about Iran's nuclear program. (Al Jazeera)
      • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that the continued Israeli occupation of Lebanon would be a violation of the Iran–US agreement. (AP)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israeli airstrikes kill at least four people across southern Lebanon. (AFP via BSS News) (Al Jazeera)
    • The Iranian military says that Israel has violated the ceasefire in Lebanon 84 times since the Iran–US agreement was announced. (Al Jazeera)
• 2026 English Channel incident
  • The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich fires warning shots at a yacht in the English Channel between Normandy and the Isle of Wight. (BBC News)

Arts and culture

• 69th Annual Grammy Awards
  • The Recording Academy of the United States announces five new Grammy Award categories for 2027, including Best Asian Pop Music Performance, and revises eligibility rules for Best New Artist, increasing the maximum number of prior submissions from three to four. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • The CEO of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, world's largest operator of tanker ships, says that it will take weeks to restore normal traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
  • Bloomberg reports that QatarEnergy plans to resume liquefied natural gas (LNG) production within two months once the Strait of Hormuz officially reopens. (Middle East Eye) (Pipeline and Gas Journal)
• The Bank of Japan raises its interest rate to 1% from 0.75%, the highest level since 1995. (BBC News) (Bloomberg)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Central Sulawesi earthquake
  • One person is killed and 38 others are injured when a M_w 6.7 earthquake strikes Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. (AP) (Reuters) (The Washington Post)
• At least nine people are killed, including two children, and 25 others are injured when a freight train collides with a bus in Triangle, Masvingo, Zimbabwe. (AP)
• Six people are killed and 20 others are injured when a mini-dump truck collides with a pickup truck and plunges into a ravine in Labrador, Pangasinan, Philippines. (Xinhua) (Manila Bulletin)
• One person is killed and eight others are injured when a M_w 6.3 earthquake strikes Da Qaidam, Haixi, Qinghai, China. (AFP via USA Today) (Xinhua)
• One person is killed and at least five others are injured when a NetJets-operated Cessna Citation Latitude business jet, with a San José del Cabo–Austin route, catches fire after crashing on Loop 20 highway in Laredo, Texas, United States. (CNN)

Health and environment

• Sudanese cholera epidemic
  • Sudan reports 36 suspected cases of measles in the states of Khartoum and White Nile, alongside seven confirmed cases of cholera in West Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune)
• MapBiomas reports that water levels in the Brazilian Amazon rise to 2.6% above the historical average in 2025 following increased rainfall. The organization warns that climate change and land-use changes continue to affect long-term hydrological stability. (AFP via The Straits Times)

International relations

• China–Kenya relations, Kenya–Taiwan relations
  • Taiwan says the Kenyan foreign ministry revoked visas issued to Taiwanese scientists and prevented them from attending the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa. China states that Kenya's actions are consistent with its adherence to the One China policy. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Terrorism in the United States
  • U.S. FBI director Kash Patel announces that the FBI has thwarted a terrorist attack plot during the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House in Washington, D.C., with five people arrested for the plot. (AFP via Le Monde) (NBC News)
• Brazil's Supreme Federal Court sentences former São Paulo congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro to four years and two months in prison and bars him from holding public office for eight years after convicting him of threatening public officials in connection with U.S. sanctions efforts. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• A United Nations-backed court in the Central African Republic begins for former president François Bozizé, who seized power in a military coup in 2003, in absentia for crimes against humanity, including murder, enforced disappearances, torture, and rape. (Al Jazeera) (Africanews)

Politics and elections

• Politics of Equatorial Guinea
  • The entire cabinet of Equatorial Guinea, led by prime minister Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua, resigns after reaching under 10% of targets surrounding economic diversification. (BBC News) (Reuters)

Science and technology

• Discoveries of exoplanets
  • The NASA's James Webb Space Telescope discovers that the Hot Jupiter exoplanet HD 80606 b is being roasted by its home star. The research findings were presented at the 248th American Astronomical Society in Pasedena, California, U.S. (Space.com)

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 appear in six FIFA World Cups and joins Germany's Miroslav Klose as the tournament's all-time leading scorer with 16 goals after scoring a hat-trick in Argentina's 3–0 win against Algeria in their opening match. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
• In track and field, American sprinter Noah Lyles runs 14.67 seconds in the 150 metres at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic, setting a world record that surpassed the previous mark of 14.72 seconds. (AFP via RFI)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Islamabad Memorandum
        • Iran foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei tells Iranian state media that president Masoud Pezeshkian and U.S. president Donald Trump remotely signed the deal to end the war, extend the ceasefire by 60-days, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump reportedly signed the agreement while at the G7 summit during a dinner with French president Emmanuel Macron. (Axios) (Arab Times Kuwait) (The Hill)
        • American officials officially release the memorandum of understanding agreement reached with Iran. (Al Jazeera) (CNN) (Reuters)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
        • Ship tracking websites, including Kpler, MarineTraffic, and TankerTrackers, show that three Iranian oil tankers, including two from the National Iranian Tanker Company, have escaped the blockade that was imposed on April 13 by the United States. Additionally, the Iranian-flagged NITC vessel M/T Stream have reached the blockade line as it headed towards the Gulf of Oman. (AFP via Al Arabiya) (Al-Monitor)
    • Operation Epic Fury
      • U.S. artificial intelligence chief Cameron Stanley says that the Grok chatbot was used to launch 2,000 missiles and munitions at Iran during the operation. (The Hill) (Middle East Eye)
  • Gaza war
    • Gaza peace plan
      • The Gaza Health Ministry says that over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza Strip since the ceasefire was announced last year. (AP)
      • Hamas reports progress in the second phase of ceasefire talks. (Shafaq)
    • The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed two Hamas militants who allegedly took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel over the weekend in a airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. (The Times of Israel)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Tropical Storm Arthur forms, becoming the first tropical cyclone of the season after creating significant rainfall across Mexico and Texas, United States. (The New York Times)
• Eleven people are killed and 19 others injured after a bus lost control and crashed into a house in Huanuco Region, Peru. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • 52nd G7 summit
    • The European Union and G7 nations at the summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, pledge funding for the Democratic Republic of the Congo amidst the Ebola epidemic in the country, including in Ituri Province. (DW)
• Sudanese cholera epidemic
  • The TASIS-aligned Peace Government officially declares a cholera outbreak in the Kordofan region, with laboratory tests in South Sudan confirming the disease, after weeks of acute watery diarrhoea cases in West Kordofan. (The Sudan Times)

Politics and elections

• 2027–2028 United States redistricting
  • In the U.S., the Republican-led Georgia General Assembly rejects governor Brian Kemp's attempt to redistrict Georgia's congressional districts for the 2028 United States House of Representatives elections in the state after state House speaker Jon G. Burns announced that he will not hold a vote to do so. (Marietta Daily Journal) (The New York Times)
• Immigration to Europe
  • The European Parliament passes a law that aims to accelerate the deportation of illegal immigrants. It allows the construction of "return hubs": deportation centers outside of the EU. Other provisions of the law regarding illegal immigrants include allowing the searching of their residences, increasing their maximum prison time, and the imposition of stricter entry bans. (Euronews)
• June 2026 President of the Senate of the Philippines election
  • The Philippine Senate elects Sherwin Gatchalian as Senate president, formally removing Alan Peter Cayetano and ending a leadership dispute that began on June 3. Gatchalian receives the support of all 13 senators present during a special session. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) (Reuters)
• Afghanistan's Taliban government imposes a ban on smartphone use by government employees, with exemptions requiring approval from supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. (AFP via CTV News)
• The Norwegian palace says that Crown Princess Mette-Marit underwent a lung transplant surgery at the Oslo University Hospital. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • DR Congo at the FIFA World Cup
    • In association football, Yoane Wissa scores the DR Congo's first goal at a FIFA World Cup during a 1–1 draw against Portugal in their opening match. (AFP via Jamaica Observer)
  • Uzbekistan at the FIFA World Cup
    • Abbosbek Fayzullaev scores Uzbekistan's first goal at a FIFA World Cup during a 3–1 loss against Colombia in their opening match. (Reuters)
• Sudan's women's national under-17 football team makes its first appearance on international stage in Morocco in an effort to qualify for the upcoming 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles amidst the ongoing civil war in the country that erupted three years ago. (The Independent)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • Islamabad Memorandum
          • Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war
            • Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif postpones his visit to Switzerland after the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Iran and the United States was signed remotely. (AFP via Al Arabiya) (Dunya News)
            • Sharif reaffirms that the MOU to end the war will take effect immediately and that Iran will "instantly" reopen the Strait of Hormuz and that the American blockade on ports will end "immediately". (TRT World) (CBS News)
          • The U.S. presidential executive office provides a text of the details on the agreement to the U.S. Congress. (Reuters)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • 2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
          • U.S. vice president JD Vance says that his country will allow ships through to Iranian ports, and that the naval blockade will be lifted as part of a agreement to end the war. (AP)
          • The United States Central Command confirms that the naval blockade imposed by the U.S. Navy on Iranian ports and coastal areas has ended. (CNBC)
      • Iran announces that it will begin charging fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz at the end of the 60 days in the agreement. (The Guardian)
      • According to data from Kpler, three oil supertankers from Saudi Arabia carrying 6 million barrels of crude oil were seen transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. (CNBC)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israeli airstrikes kill at least three people across southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
    • Israel publishes a map of southern Lebanon that it will continue to illegaly occupy, and says it may launch attacks beyond it, as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rules out a withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon. (Reuters) (South China Morning Post)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Ukraine launches its largest ever drone attack on Moscow, Russia, targeting the Moscow Refinery and damaging several residential buildings. (AP) (CNN)
    • Residents of Moscow report oil raining down as massive plumes of black smoke are visible over the city. (BBC News)
    • Following the attack, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy threatened Moscow saying, "If Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn", warning against further Russian attacks on the country. (The Guardian)
    • Russia says it will carry out a "massive retaliation" against Ukraine with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov saying the Russian Armed Forces will from now on, carry out "massive group strikes" on a "regular basis" following the attack on Moscow. (MSN)
• War in the Sahel
  • Islamist insurgency in Niger
    • June 2026 Diori Hamani International Airport attack
      • Eleven soldiers, two civilians and 22 gunmen are killed in a mass shooting and shootout at the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger. Twenty suspects are also arrested. (AP)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • The American Automobile Association reports that gas prices in the United States are at $3.999 per gallon, making it the first time gas prices have gone below $4 since March 30 after rising amidst the Iran war. (CBS News) (PBS)
  • The United Kingdom lifts its travel advisory for Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and the Riyadh and Eastern provinces of Saudi Arabia after the signing of the peace deal. (The Independent)

Disasters and accidents

• A fire at a Wyndham resort in Bayahíbe, Dominican Republic, kills one person, injures several others, and prompts the evacuation of nearly 1,700 tourists. Authorities state that combustible roofing materials and wind conditions contribute to the fire's spread. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused 202 deaths from 875 confirmed cases. Health officials cite difficulties in contact tracing, while the Red Cross warns that the outbreak has not yet peaked. (AFP via Jamaica Observer)
• MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
  • Two more passengers who were on the MV Hondius cruise ship during the hantavirus outbreak exit the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, making the total amount of people remaining in quarantine to six. (Omaha World-Herald) (Central Nebraska Today)
• A study published in the The Lancet medical journal, led by the Queen Mary University of London and funded by Cancer Research UK, estimates that the HPV vaccine has prevented around 200 deaths from cervical cancer in England. Additionally, the study also finds that no women aged 20–24 have died from the disease between 2020 and 2024. (Sky News)
• Australian researchers report that an H5 avian influenza outbreak on Heard Island and McDonald Islands has killed more than 13,000 southern elephant seal pups and has infected local bird and penguin populations, marking the virus's first detection in an Australian external territory. (AFP via The Straits Times)
• Scientists confirm that Major Oak, a 1,000-year-old oak tree in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England, has died. The tree failed to produce any new leaves this year after becoming "stressed" by a series of hot, dry summers over the last decade. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis
  • 2026 Makerfield by-election
    • Former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom after winning a by-election in Makerfield, setting up a leadership challenge to prime minister Keir Starmer. (The Guardian)
• Kyrgyz president Sadyr Japarov signs an order to dismiss Abdupaty Matkalikov from his post as mayor of Manas, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan. (24.kg) (Akipress)
• The National Assembly of Zimbabwe approves a bill extending presidential terms from five to seven years, which will allow president Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose second term was scheduled to end in 2028, to remain in power until 2030. The constitutional amendment also scraps direct presidential elections, electing future presidents through parliament. (BBC News)
• The National Nutrition Agency of Indonesia suspends its free meal programme during public holidays, citing efficiency and programme review measures. The policy is expected to reduce spending as the government seeks to address budget pressures and economic challenges. (AFP via New Straits Times)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • Canada at the FIFA World Cup
    • In association football, co-hosts Canada win their first-ever FIFA World Cup match after defeating Qatar 6–0 on the second matchday. (AFP via France 24)
• 2026–27 NHL season
  • In ice hockey, the National Hockey League clears former head coach Mike Babcock to coach again in the league after the league opened an investigation into his resignation in September 2023 from the Columbus Blue Jackets before coaching a game with them in the wake of allegations that he requested that players on the team share personal photos. (ESPN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • The Swiss foreign ministry confirms that the planned talks between Iran and the United States at the Bürgenstock Resort, Switzerland, have been cancelled after U.S. vice president JD Vance cancelled his trip. (Reuters)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei rejects reports that Iran has re-closed the Strait of Hormuz. (Dawn) (Euronews)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • At least 47 people are killed and 97 more injured by Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon. (NBC News)
    • The United States announces that Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire. (NBC News)
    • Four Israeli soldiers are killed in a shootout with Hezbollah fighters near Nabatieh, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
    • Lebanese conservationist and environmentalist Mona Khalil, a advocate for the protection of endangered sea turtles, dies from wounds sustained during an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon two weeks ago. (The New Arab)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Darfur campaign
    • The Sudanese human rights organization Emergency Lawyers reports that nine civilians have been killed in a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone strike on a passenger vehicle carrying civilians in North Darfur. Additionally, another drone struck the Um Bayada market, causing a massive fire. (Middle East Monitor) (Darfur24)
  • Kordofan campaign
    • The UN secretary general envoy to Sudan calls for RSF head Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo to halt attacks on the North Kordofan area of El-Obeid. (AFP via Arab News PK)
    • Rapid Support Forces launch a drone strike on the El-Obeid area of North Kordofan, Sudan, amidst warnings about the situation in the area. (Sudan Tribune)
    • Catholic priest Yohanna Al-Amin Komkome is killed alongside two of his associates in Kauda near the Nuba Mountains. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North is accused of the attacks. (Sudan Now)
• Terrorism in the United Kingdom
  • 2026 Edinburgh attacks
    • Five people are injured in Islamophobic attacks in Edinburgh, Scotland. A 36-year-old man is arrested and counter-terrorism police are investigating. (DW)

Arts and culture

• Mexican archaeologists uncover Early Classic-period ruins in Veracruz featuring a circular stone platform and other previously undocumented architectural elements for the region. Researchers also discover a carved monolith depicting figures with possible Maya cultural influences. (AFP via France 24)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority states that tariffs and insurance will not be collected from ship owners during the 60-day period of the Islamabad Memorandum. However, it also calls for ships to register with it, and requires that a transit request for the Strait of Hormuz must be made 48 hours prior to arrival. (AP) (NBC News)
• The government of Japan revises a Cabinet order on visa fees, where issuance fees for foreigners entering Japan will increase fivefold, effective on July 1; the first since 1978. (Kyodo News via Philippine Daily Inquirer) (ABS-CBN News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Bedford train collision
  • One person is killed and 89 others are injured, including 33 seriously with nine in critical condition, after two passenger trains collide near Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. (BBC News) (The Daily Telegraph) (BBC News)
• At least ten people are killed and several injured in the past 24 hours, due to strong winds and heavy rain in parts of Pakistan. (The Nation)
• The Huisekoutermolen windmill in East Flanders, Belgium, is blown down in a thunderstorm. (The Brussels Times)

International relations

• Philippines–Russia relations
  • Philippine president Bongbong Marcos announces that 24 Filipino nationals detained in Russia will be released and repatriated to the Philippines following a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Kazan. (AP via CBS News)
• Poland–Ukraine relations
  • Polish president Karol Nawrocki strips Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the country's highest honour, the Order of the White Eagle, for naming an army unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, which massacred Poles during World War II. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Organised crime in Australia
  • The Australian Federal Police seizes 2.7 tonnes of cocaine concealed in underground storage containers in Sydney, the largest cocaine seizure in the country's history. Authorities arrest two people at the site and charge them with offenses related to importing and possessing illicit drugs. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) (Reuters)
• Hijab in Iran
  • Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi is sentenced by a criminal court to 74 lashes after performing at a concert in 2024 without the use of the hijab. Additionally, she is also banned from performing or leaving the country for two years. (Euronews) (The New York Times)
• The Australian Government agrees to pay A$28 million (US$20 million) in a settlement with 38 former asylum seekers who alleged harm while detained at the Baxter and Woomera immigration detention centres. The agreement follows a High Court ruling on compensation claims for unlawful detention. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• Costa Rican police arrest a man in connection with an alleged threat against president Laura Fernández Delgado. The president is evacuated during a visit to northern Costa Rica after an explosion was reported nearby. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Bolivian protests
  • Bolivian president Rodrigo Paz and the Bolivian Workers' Confederation trade union reach an agreement aimed at easing a 50-day protest crisis marked by road blockades and supply shortages. Other protest groups continue demonstrations and demand Paz's resignation. (Reuters)
• 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis
  • British home secretary Shabana Mahmood, energy secretary Ed Miliband, and transport secretary Heidi Alexander meet with prime minister Keir Starmer and reportedly urge him to set out a timetable for his departure following Andy Burnham's win in the 2026 Makerfield by-election. (The Herald) (The Telegraph)

Science and technology

• AI boom, Regulation of artificial intelligence
  • Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre announces new school guidelines that generally prohibit the use of generative AI by primary school pupils and restrict its use for older students. The policy takes effect in the next academic year. (Reuters)
• Malaysian researchers identify Pleurocordyceps cornusynnemata, a new fungal species in Borneo that parasitizes Ophiocordyceps fungi infecting ants. Scientists also report the discovery of a previously undocumented spider-infecting fungus. (AFP via CBS News)

Sports

• TYR Pro Swim Series
  • In swimming, American swimmer Kate Douglass sets a world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis, finishing in 23.59 seconds and surpassing the previous mark of 23.61 seconds set by Sweden's Sarah Sjöström. (AFP via RFI)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Operation Urja Suraksha
        • Indian shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal says that three Indian oil tankers, the Desh Vaibhav, Desh Vibhor, and Sanmar Herald, have safely transited through the Strait of Hormuz and are on their way to India. (Hindustan Times) (Reuters)
      • The Iranian military command announces that the Strait of Hormuz is closed to traffic because of Israel's violations of the Islamabad Memorandum ceasefire in Lebanon. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy warns ships to stay away from the strait. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
      • The United States Central Command says that 55 ships transporting more than 17 million barrels of oil and cargo have crossed the strait and that traffic on the chokepoint increased, rejecting Iran’s claims that the waterway is closed. (BBC News) (Shafaq)
  • Gaza war
    • At least six people are killed in the Gaza Strip, including two children, from Israeli strikes on a residential area. (Al Jazeera)
    • An Israeli airstrike kills Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah. (Al Jazeera)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill at least 32 people, including sixteen people in Nabatieh and two soldiers. (Al Jazeera)
    • The office of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu states that Israeli troops will remain in southern Lebanon to protect Israel's northern border for as long as it is believed to be necessary. (Al Jazeera)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • The Sudanese Army says that they have launched drone strikes to foil preparations by Rapid Support Forces to launch new assaults on the North Kordofan capital of El Obeid in Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Two roadside bomb explosions in Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, kill at least seven people and injure three others. The second blast occurred as casualties from the first explosion were being transported for medical treatment. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)
• Former Hurras al-Din leader Sami al-Oraydi is reported to be killed in an airstrike in northern Syria. (Islam Times) (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Business and economy

• Turkey exports a warship to Romania, a NATO and European Union member country, for the first time in its history. (TRT World)

Disasters and accidents

• Three people are killed in a fire at a single-story pavilion in West London, London, England. (Sky News)
• One person is killed when two freight trains collide and fall off of a bridge in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• 2020–2026 H5N1 outbreak
  • The Australian Government confirms the first detection of the avian influenza subtype H5N1 in the country after identifying the virus in a wild seabird in Western Australia. The strain has now been recorded on every continent. (AFP via France 24)
• 2026 European heatwaves
  • Météo-France places 35 departments, including Paris, under red heat wave alert as high temperatures persist nationwide. Authorities also prohibit public alcohol consumption during Fête de la Musique events in affected areas and implement measures to reduce pressure on emergency services. (AFP via Oman Observer)
• Whaling in Iceland
  • A commercial whaling vessel departs from Reykjavík, marking the resumption of Iceland's whale hunt after a two-year suspension. The season proceeds under reduced catch recommendations issued by the country's Marine and Freshwater Research Institute. (AFP via New Zealand Herald)
• In a major recovery from climate-related disaster, thousands of flamingo eggs hatched at Lake Tuz in Turkey. (Good News Network)

Law and crime

• Koldo Case
  • A Spanish court orders Begoña Gómez, the wife of prime minister Pedro Sánchez, to stand trial on corruption-related charges, confiscates her passport, and restricts her international travel pending proceedings. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Bolivian protests
  • Bolivian president Rodrigo Paz declares a state of emergency, deploying the military to clear the road blockades. (CNN) (Reuters)
• Members of Mexico's Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación end a 20-day strike over wages and pensions. The protests included demonstrations and road blockades in Mexico City, some of which targeted areas associated with the FIFA World Cup. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • Curaçao at the FIFA World Cup
    • In association football, FIFA World Cup debutants Curaçao, the smallest nation by population to play at the World Cup, earn their first-ever point at the tournament after drawing 0–0 against Ecuador in the group stage. (AFP via The Philippine Star)
  • Tunisia v Japan (2026 FIFA World Cup)
    • The 1,000th FIFA World Cup match is held at the Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico, with Japan defeating Tunisia 4–0 in the group stage. (Japan Times) (RTÉ)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • The first talks between Iran and the United States since the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum are held at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland. The talks are mediated by Pakistan and Qatar. (Kashmir Observer) (Middle East Eye)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • The Tasnim News Agency reports that Iran will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed until the ceasefire is implemented in the Lebanon war and waivers are issued for Iranian oil sales. (Reuters)
      • Five known ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz, down from 26 ships the previous day, amidst the closure. (Reuters)
  • Gaza war
    • Calls for a ceasefire during the Gaza war
      • Saudi Arabia reaffirms its call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza during a UN Security Council meeting on behalf of the Arab Group. (Saudi Gazette)
    • The Israeli military and Shin Bet confirm that they have killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Zaki Youssef Mahmoud Abu Mustafa, who participated in the kidnapping of 12-year-old Yagil Yaakov during the Nir Oz attack on October 7, 2023. Additionally, he was also accused of training jihadists at the Nasser Hospital. (The Jerusalem Post) (Ynetnews)
    • Three Palestinians, including an eight-year old girl, are killed in drone strikes by Israel in Gaza. (The New Arab)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israeli defense minister Israel Katz says that Israeli troops will not withdraw from the illegally occupied Beaufort Castle, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
    • Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa says that his country will not intervene in the Israel–Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon following calls from U.S. president Donald Trump to do so. (Times of Israel)
• Sudanese civil war
  • A drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces hits civilian facilities in Kosti in Sudan's White Nile state, killing one person and injuring 14 others. (Sudan Horizon)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Ras Laffan explosion
  • Thirteen workers are killed and 66 others are injured in an explosion and fire at a gas facility in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Al Khor, Qatar. The interior ministry attributes the incident to a technical malfunction and continues search operations. (Euronews)
• Tornadoes of 2026
  • Three people are killed, five others are injured and multiple people are trapped after three tornadoes touch down near Wichita, Kansas; Dix, Illinois; and Newburgh, Indiana, United States. (KSDK) (KSN) (WSIL-TV)
• Six people are killed in a house fire in Luxi County, Hunan, China. (Xinhua)
• Six people are killed and 29 people are injured as a bus crashes into a parked truck in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India. (The New Indian Express)

Health and environment

• MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
  • The last American passenger exits the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, officially ending the quarantine for Americans who were affected by the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship. (The New York Times)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Colombian presidential election
  • Colombians vote in the second round to determine the presidency, choosing between the far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella and the left-wing candidate Iván Cepeda. (AP)
  • De la Espriella wins the presidential election, defeating Cepeda by a narrow margin. (AFP via CNA)
• 2026 Ethiopian general election
  • Ethiopia's National Election Board reports that prime minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party will secure a parliamentary majority in the country's general election. (AP) (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • Cape Verde at the FIFA World Cup
    • In association football, Kevin Pina scores Cape Verde's first-ever goal at a FIFA World Cup in a 2–2 draw against Uruguay in the group stage. (BBC Sport) (Fox Sports)
  • Egypt at the FIFA World Cup
    • Egypt win their first-ever World Cup match after defeating New Zealand 3–1 in the group stage. (AFP via South China Morning Post)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    • Mediators Pakistan and Qatar say that Iran and the United States have agreed to a roadmap aimed at reaching a final deal within 60 days. (BBC News)
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • The Indian government confirms that four India-bound fertilizer cargo ships carrying urea, diammonium phosphate, and sulfur have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
    • Shipping data from Kpler shows that two crude oil tankers carrying 2 ​million barrels of oil have transited through the Strait of Hormuz coming from the east, including one of the vessels showing Basra, Iraq, as its destination. (Reuters)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Aerial warfare in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Ukrainian deputy prime minister Oleksiy Kuleba says that Russian drone attacks in Ukraine have killed at least five people, including an Egyptian crew member aboard a Panamanian-flagged vessel in the Black Sea and three members of the same family in Sumy Oblast. The attack also damages the vessel and forces its crew to evacuate. (Firstpost) (Hurriyet Daily News)
• Myanmar civil war
  • The United Nations reports that the Tatmadaw's army has killed over 700 Myanmar civilians in six months. (BBC News)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Iran–United States relations, United States sanctions against Iran
    • The U.S. treasury department lifts sanctions against Iran and authorizes the production, delivery and sale of Iranian oil for 60 days amidst ongoing talks in Switzerland. (AFP via NDTV) (CNBC) (The New York Times)
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • U.S. crude oil prices fall 2.7% to about $74 per barrel for the first time since early March after treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced a 60-day waiver of sanctions on the purchase of Iranian oil. (NBC News)
• Housing in the United States
  • The United States Senate votes 85–5 to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bill aimed at lowering the cost-of-living of houses and supporting affordable housing in the country. The bill will be voted upon by the House of Representatives. (CBS News) (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 15 people are killed, including children, and several others are injured in a fire at a commercial building in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. (India Today)
• At least 15 people are killed and 10 injured after a truck plunged into a ditch between Dhaka and Tangail, Bangladesh. (Blue News)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • The total amount of cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reaches past 1,000. (The Hill)

International relations

• China–United States relations
  • China–United States trade war
    • China imposes export controls on 10 U.S. companies and bars government procurement from 46 others in response to a U.S. blacklist targeting Chinese firms. The measures take effect immediately. (AFP via Daily Tribune)
• Australia–Canada relations
  • Australia and Canada sign a A$2.5 billion (US$1.7 billion) agreement for the export of Australia's over-the-horizon radar system, the largest defence export deal in Australian history. The system is intended to support long-range surveillance and monitoring in Northern Canada. (AFP via Channels TV) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament
  • A Belgian judge issues a European Arrest Warrant for Greek parliamentarian and former European Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos for allegedly receiving payments from an organization linked to the Qatargate corruption investigation. (Reuters)
  • Belgian judicial authorities request the lifting of Avramopoulos's parliamentary immunity to allow questioning regarding payments he received from an organization linked to the scandal. (ANA-MPA and Proto via The National Herald)
• 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
  • A South Korean court sentences former justice minister Park Sung-jae to 25 years in prison for being involved in former president Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration. Prosecutors state that Park assisted preparations for implementing the measure. (AFP via Khmer Times)
• 2026 Côte-des-Neiges shooting
  • A police officer, a civilian, and the suspect are killed in a mass shooting in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Two other people are wounded. The perpetrator released a manifesto online, sharing incel ideology. (CBC News) (The New York Times)
• 2026 Tacloban school shooting
  • Three people are killed and twenty others are injured, one of them critically, in a mass shooting at a secondary school in Tacloban, Philippines. Two suspects, both students, are arrested. (DZRH) (Philippine Daily Inquirer) (Reuters)
• Corruption in Nepal
  • Nepalese police arrest former deputy prime minister and finance minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel on money laundering charges. The arrest forms part of an anti-corruption campaign launched by prime minister Balen Shah's government following the collapse of the previous administration. (Reuters)
• Koldo affair
  • A Spanish court sentences former transport minister José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison for taking bribes in connection with public contracts for face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. His advisor Koldo García is sentenced to 19 years and businessman Víctor de Aldama to four and a half years. (The Guardian)
• Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson
  • A British court finds former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson guilty of all 18 charges, including one count of rape, in relation to two victims who were children at the time of the offense. In a related trial of the facts, the jury found that his wife, Eleanor, had aided and abetted five offenses. (BBC News) (The Guardian) (The New York Times)
• Egypt's security forces detain 87 Egyptians and 136 other foreigners over illegal gold mining and smuggling along the Sudanese border. (The Independent)
• The Supreme Court of Japan upholds the Tokyo High Court's order to dissolve the Unification Church. (Japan Times) (The Straits Times)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis
  • Keir Starmer announces his resignation as British prime minister and leader of the Labour Party in an address to the nation outside 10 Downing Street, London. He will remain as caretaker prime minister until a new party leader is elected. (AP) (BBC News)
• 2026 Romanian political crisis
  • Romania's parliament rejects the proposed government of prime minister-designate Adrian Veștea, which fails to secure the votes required for approval. President Nicușor Dan is expected to begin a new effort to form a government following the collapse of the nomination. (AP) (Xinhua)
• 2026 South Sudanese general election
  • Authorities in South Sudan announce that the first general election in the country will be held on December 22, 2026, the first since its independence in 2011. (PBS) (The Sudan Times)
• Mass media in the Czech Republic
  • Employees of the Czech public broadcasters Czech Television and Czech Radio are on a 24-hour warning strike to protest against the abolition of licence fees and tying of the public media budget to the government budget. (AP) (Swissinfo)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • Argentina at the FIFA World Cup
    • In association football, Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi overtakes Germany's Miroslav Klose as the FIFA World Cup's all-time top-goalscorer with 18 goals after scoring a brace in a 2–0 win over Austria in the group stage. (AFP via RFI) (NBC News)
• 2030 Winter Olympics
  • The International Olympic Committee approves revisions to the venue plan for the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps, including the proposed use of Thialf in the Netherlands for speed skating, as France lacks a suitable venue for the event. (AP via Toronto Star)
• 2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
  • In college baseball, the Oklahoma Sooners baseball team defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels, 13–2, to win the College World Series for the first time since their 1994 season. (AP) (Tar Heel Times)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • The International Maritime Organization announces an evacuation plan for around 500 to 600 ships with 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf to sail through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran and the United States have reached a ceasefire deal to end the war. The evacuation will be coordinated with Iran and Oman. (Middle East Eye) (The Maritime Executive)
      • The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation reports that the Bangladesh-flagged DWT bulk carrier vessel MV Banglar Joyjatra has cleared through the Strait of Hormuz at 3:00am BST after it was stranded in the region for 4.5 months. (The Business Standard) (New Age BD)
      • U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that the U.S. will not accept Iranian tolls or fees on vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. (Kurdistan24)
    • 2026 United States F-15E rescue operation in Iran
      • Two sources tell CNN that a pilot on a United States Armed Forces F-15E Strike Eagle, which was downed over Iran during the beginning of April, reported a "jellyfish-like" formation from Iranian drones before the jet was shot down. (AA) (CNN)
  • Israeli–Palestinian conflict
    • Gaza war, Gaza genocide
      • The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, a United Nations fact-finding mission, finds that Israel has deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes in Gaza, and war crimes in the West Bank. (Reuters)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israeli soldiers open fire near an excavator in Nabatieh, Lebanon, killing two civilians and wounding two more. (Al Jazeera)
• Sudanese civil war
  • 2026 Blue Nile campaign
    • The Sudanese army launches an offensive in the Geissan District of Sudan's Blue Nile State, capturing a key rebel stronghold near the border with Ethiopia. (Sudan Tribune)
  • War crimes during the Sudanese civil war
    • The U.N. Human Rights Office reports that sexual violence has been more widespread across Sudan since the civil war broke out three years ago in April. (BBC News) (Radio Tamazuj)
• Communal conflicts in Nigeria
  • Nigerian police report that at least 20 people were killed in an attack on a community in Bokkos, Plateau State, over the weekend. Police and other security agencies engaged the assailants in a shootout before they withdrew from the area. (Reuters)
• Mali War
  • The Radio France Internationale reports that the Malian Army and Russian Africa Corps have killed four civilians in Zahro and Abakoira near the Timbuktu and Gao regions in Mali, arranging one of the bodies in the shape of a swastika. (RFI in French) (Mezha) (AllAfrica in French via RFI)

Business and economy

• Housing in the United States
  • The U.S. House of Representatives passes the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in an effort to lower the cost-of-living of houses and support affordable housing in the country. The legislation will head to president Donald Trump for his signature. (CNBC)

Health and environment

• 2026 European heatwaves
  • French sports minister Marina Ferrari reports that at least 40 people have drowned in France while swimming in unsupervised areas over the weekend during a heat wave. (AFP and Reuters via Al Jazeera)
  • France records its hottest ever day on record after a temperature of 44.3°C is recorded in Pissos, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, according to Météo-France. (The Guardian)

International relations

• North Korea–South Korea relations, North Korean involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Prisoners of war in the Russo-Ukrainian war
  • South Korea announces that it will accept any North Korean prisoners of war captured by Ukraine while fighting for Russia if they choose resettlement in South Korea. South Korea also opposes any repatriation of such prisoners against their wishes. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Libyan crisis
  • The Government of National Stability, which controls eastern Libya, prohibits the entry of citizens of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan through all land, sea and air ports, citing a reorganization of procedures governing the entry of foreign nationals. (Reuters)
• Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
  • The U.S. Senate votes 50–48 in favor of a resolution to require the Trump administration to halt military action against Iran, joining the House of Representatives in doing so. (The Guardian) (NBC News) (NPR)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • Iran at the FIFA World Cup
    • The U.S. Department of Homeland Security eases travel restrictions for the Iranian soccer team, allowing them to arrive in Seattle, Washington two days before their match at Lumen Field against Egypt. (AP) (The Athletic via The New York Times) (Politico)
  • Portugal at the FIFA World Cup
    • In association football, Portuguese forward and captain Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first player to score in six different FIFA World Cups and Portugal's all-time top goalscorer at the tournament after scoring a brace in the team's 5–0 win over Uzbekistan in the group stage. (AFP via RFI)
• 2026 NBA draft
  • The 80th edition of the NBA draft is held at the Barclays Center in New York City, U.S., with the Washington Wizards selecting former Brigham Young University freshman AJ Dybantsa with the first-overall pick. (Reuters) (The Washington Post)

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)
• 17 people are injured after a vehicle struck a crowd of people in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, following Mexico's victory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Czech Republic. (The New York Times).

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)

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 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 elections

• 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, 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 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, debutants 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 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. (The Guardian) (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)
  • Egypt at the FIFA World Cup
    • Egypt qualifies for the knockout stage of a FIFA World Cup for the first time after drawing 1–1 with Iran and finishing their group stage in second place. (AP via NBC News)