Wikipedia:Current events

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • 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 Iran war. (The Korea Times) (Yonhap News Agency)

Disasters and accidents

• Five people are confirmed dead in rain related incidents in Afghanistan, over the past 48 hours. (Xinhua)

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. (Axios via Naharnet)(AFP via RFI) (Reuters)
        • Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu states that his 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)

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)

International relations

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

Law and crime

• Gen Z protests
  • 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
  • Debutant Cape Verde becomes the smallest nation to qualify for the knockout stage of a FIFA World Cup. (ESPN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

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

Business and economy

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

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 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)
• 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)
• Somalia–United States relations
  • Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, a central suspect in the massive $240+ million Feeding Our Future child nutrition aid fraud scheme, is apprehended in Mogadishu, Somalia. FBI accuses him of fleeing the United States in 2022 and evading prosecution for more than four years before his capture. (AP via CNN) (Justice Department) (CBS)

Politics and election

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

Sports

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

Armed conflicts and attacks

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

Business and economy

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

Disasters and accidents

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

Health and environment

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

Law and crime

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

Politics and elections

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

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • 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. (AFP via France 24)
• 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
        • 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 Gaurdian)

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

• 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 Case
  • 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. 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
    • 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)