Law and crime

• 2026 Tacloban school shooting
  • Three people are killed and five others are injured in a school shooting in Tacloban, Philippines. Two suspects are arrested. (AP via The Washington Post) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

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 are not going to withdraw from the Beaufort Castle, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
• 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

• Tornadoes of 2026
  • Three people are killed, five others are injured and multiple people are trapped after three tornadoes touch down near Witchita, 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)
• At least 54 people are injured and 18 others are missing after 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. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Colombian presidential election
  • Colombians vote in the second round to determine the presidency, choosing between the conservative candidate Abelardo de la Espriella and the progressive Historic Pact 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

• 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)

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)
• In a major recovery from climate-related disaster, thousands of flamingo eggs hatched at Lake Tuz in Turkey. (Good News Network)

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)

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
  • The 1,000th match in FIFA World Cup history is held at the Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico, with the Japanese football team defeating Tunisia 4–0 in Group F. (Japan Times)