Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Ukrainian forces launch a massive drone attack on Moscow Oblast, Russia, with more than 1,600 long-range drones launched from Ukraine. At least two people are killed with hundreds more evacuated while Moscow Refinery is on fire following several direct hits. (Al Jazeera)
    • Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms he ordered the attack on Moscow in response to Russian forces targeting civilians in Ukrainian cities, saying that FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles and ballistic missiles were also used in the attack. (L'Unione Sarda)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
  • The National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Depression Six strengthened into Tropical Storm Fay amidst an unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season caused by El Niño, becoming the sixth named storm of the season. (WFLA-TV) (AccuWeather)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • The Democratic Republic of the Congo launches vaccinations for frontline workers amdist the Ebola outbreak in the country. (Africanews)

International relations

• France–Iran relations
  • Iranian authorities seal a French language centre affiliated with the French embassy in Tehran under a judicial order. Prosecutors say it operated without a licence and conducted activities against Iranian culture and national security. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
  • Haiti sends 18 suspects in the July 2021 assassination of Prime Minister Jovenel Moïse to the United States to face federal charges related to the killing. (Reuters)
• Pakistani police arrest businesswoman Aleema Khan, sister of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, at her home in Lahore, Punjab, one week before his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party's planned protest march. Police and the government do not state a reason for the arrest. (Reuters)
• Four unauthorized miners are killed in a shooting targeting a vehicle by unidentified gunmen in Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, Nigeria. (Daily Post Nigeria)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 2026 Berlin state election
  • State elections are held in Germany for the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Berlin House of Representatives, with an expected decline for the Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party, the CDU. (BBC News)

Sports

• 2026 Asian Games
  • Japan at the 2026 Asian Games, Triathlon at the 2026 Asian Games
    • Japanese triathlete wins the first gold medal of the 2026 Asian Games. (AFP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      • Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaee says that Iran has set seven conditions for resuming ceasefire negotiations with the United States. (Iran International)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • United States Central Command commander Brad Cooper says that oil, cargo, and liquefied natural gas shipments in the Strait of Hormuz have hit a six-month high. (Bloomberg) (Middle East Eye)
  • Gaza war
    • Israeli airstrikes kill at least three Palestinians in Gaza, including the eldest son of the Gaza Health Ministry director-general. Israel says it targeted militants, while medics report additional deaths in Sheikh Radwan and Shuja'iyya. (Reuters)
• Operation Southern Spear
  • United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
    • The U.S. military strikes a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people whom the Southern Command says were involved in drug trafficking. (Reuters)
• Islamic State insurgency in the Philippines
  • A series of clashes, involving combined police and military forces and remaining wanted members of the Dawlah Islamiya and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, erupts in Tugunan, Special Geographic Area of the Bangsamoro, Philippines. Seven members from both groups are killed. (The Philippine Star)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Tropical Depression Six forms in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores amidst an unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season caused by El Niño. (Fox Weather) (WTSP)
• 2026 Indonesia wildfires, Indonesia–Malaysia relations
  • Indonesia accepts Malaysian assistance to combat wildfires in Kalimantan, including a Bombardier CL-415MP aircraft, three helicopters, and 52 personnel, as the fires cause transboundary haze affecting Southeast Asia. (AFP via France 24)

International relations

• Eritrea–United States relations
  • The U.S. treasury department lifts the sanctions against Eritrea's ruling party previously imposed by former U.S. president Joe Biden's administration. (AP)
• 2026 United Nations Secretary-General selection
  • Chilean Michelle Bachelet announces that she is withdrawing from the race to become UN Secretary-General after losing support, and that in the latest informal poll, Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan is reported in the lead. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Domestic violence in South Africa, Sexual violence in South Africa
  • South Africans hold memorial runs and protests after police find the bodies of nine women in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, over two months. Police investigate possible links between the killings, which renew public concern over violence against women. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Russian legislative election
  • Russian election commission chairperson Ella Pamfilova reports cyberattacks targeting Russia's online voting system during the second day of the parliamentary election and says they are repelled. The Minkomsvyaz separately reports thwarting a sabotage attempt on Far Eastern communication lines. (ABC News Australia)
• 2026 South Ossetian presidential election
  • Marat Kambolov is declared the winner of the presidential elections in the partially recognized South Ossetia. (Reuters)
• Donald Trump's conflict with the news media
  • United States president Donald Trump's executive office denies journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico access to the White House and confiscates or disables their press passes, citing their coverage of his administration. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Sports

• 2026 Asian Games
  • The 20th Asian Games are opened by Emperor Naruhito in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. (Reuters)
• 2026 WNBA season
  • In women's basketball, Atlanta Dream player Angel Reese becomes the first player in Women's National Basketball Association history to reach 500 rebounds in a single season. (Bleacher Report)
• 2026 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup
  • In rugby union, hosts Japan win their fourth Pacific Nations Cup title after defeating the defending champions Fiji 20–15 in the final at Chichibunomiya Stadium in Tokyo. (AFP via RFI)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • The IRNA reports that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has hit the Togo-flagged oil tanker Trend as it attempted to pass the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP via FMT) (Al Jazeera)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • 2026 Kohat attack
    • A suicide car bombing outside a mosque located inside a police station in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, kills at least 31 people, including 16 policemen, and injures at least 100 more. The Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group claims responsibility. (AFP)
• Sudanese civil war
  • 2026 Blue Nile campaign
    • The Sudanese Armed Forces says that they have killed several Rapid Support Forces militants in Sudan's Blue Nile state. The country's defence ministry also confirms the attacks. (Radio Tamazuj)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • The Bank of Japan raises its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 1.25%, the highest level since 1995, citing inflation pressures from rising energy costs and a weak yen, and signals further increases. (AFP via France 24)
• Russia places the local assets of Auchan and Nestlé under temporary administration, transferring their control to Russian firm L.E.V. Management, headed by interior minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev. The government cites the companies' origins in countries it designates as "unfriendly" amid broader seizures of foreign-owned businesses. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024–2026 Cuba blackouts
  • Millions of people are left without electricity in Cuba as a result of a collapse of the country's energy power grid. (AP)

Health and environment

• Zealand Pharma's drug Zeydovio receives approval by the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use to treat short bowel syndrome. (Reuters)

International relations

• Denmark–United States relations
  • Greenland crisis
    • Denmark and the United States reach a deal allowing the U.S. to expand its military presence in Greenland and granting permanent basing, overflight, and access rights, while barring non-NATO countries from establishing bases and restricting sensitive investments on the island. (Reuters)
• International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, United States and the Russo-Ukrainian war, United States sanctions against Iran
  • U.S. president Donald Trump signs the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which authorises and expands statutory sanctions, tariffs, and prohibitions on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran until 2031. (Middle East Eye) (Kyiv Indepedent)
• Polish prime minister Donald Tusk announces that Poland has joined the Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition to develop a joint anti-ballistic missile defence system with some other European countries. (Firstpost)

Law and crime

• 1MDB scandal
  • King Sultan Ibrahim of Malaysia grants former prime minister Najib Razak a conditional pardon, allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, following his corruption conviction linked to 1MDB. (Reuters)
• 2026 Ceuta migrant crisis
  • Spanish police begin moving more than 3,000 migrants from beaches in Ceuta to temporary accommodation at the port. The operation prompts crowding and clashes, with officers firing warning shots and several people sustaining injuries. (News.Az)
• 2026 South Cotabato school shooting
  • Three students, including the perpetrator, are killed ‌and eight others are injured ​in ​a mass shooting at a ⁠secondary ​school in ​Banga, South Cotabato, Philippines. (AA)
• Afghanistan–Pakistan relations
  • Pakistan's medical regulator orders Afghan students enrolled in medical and dental programs to leave their colleges and return to Afghanistan. Dozens challenge the directive in court, while a Lahore judge temporarily suspends expulsions in Punjab. (AFP via France 24)
• Protests erupt in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, after 37 miners died yesterday in custody of the Security and Civil Defence Corps following raids on suspected illegal mines. Niger state governor Mohammed Umar Bago imposes a curfew. (Reuters)
• Russia designates filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev a foreign agent, subjecting him to financial restrictions, reporting requirements, and mandatory labels on published material. Zvyagintsev, who lives abroad, has criticized the Russo-Ukrainian war and president Vladimir Putin. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Russian legislative election
  • Russians begin voting to elect 450 seats of the State Duma over a period of three days following Ukrainian attacks upon oil infrastructure. The elections are also held under strict control during the Russo-Ukrainian war, combined with an ongoing crackdown on anti-war opposition and the anti-war party Yabloko being disqualified from running. (AFP via RNZ) (AP)
• The Senate of Bolivia ratifies an agreement to take a US$1.9 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund amid a deep economic crisis in the country, with trade unions threatening renewed protests in response. (AP)

Science and technology

• Investigation of UFO reports by the United States government
  • The U.S. Defense Department releases a sixth batch of classified files related to unidentified flying objects, including videos of several orbs flying over Washington, D.C. in 1952 and orbs flying near Tremonton, Utah, also in 1952. (BBC News) (CBC News)