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- Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
- 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
- 2026 Iran war ceasefire
- U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth says that the U.S. is prepared to resume combat operations if Iran does not agree to a permanent deal. (Al Jazeera)
- 2026 Iran war ceasefire
- 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
- Hezbollah–Israel conflict
- 2026 Lebanon war
- 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
- U.S. president Donald Trump announces that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, after his conversations with Lebanese president Joseph Aoun and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (NBC News)
- 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
- 2026 Lebanon war
- 2026 Iran war
- Russo-Ukrainian war
- Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
- Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, including on Kyiv and Odesa, kill at least 22 people and wound more than 131 others. (The Kyiv Independent)
- Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
- Syrian civil war
- United States intervention in Syria
- U.S. troops complete their withdrawal from the Qasrak air base in Hasakah province, ending U.S. involvement in Syria after troops first arrived in 2015 to fight against the Islamic State. (The New York Times) (Middle East Eye)
- United States intervention in Syria
- Mexican drug war
- Five gunmen are killed and a state trooper officer is wounded during a security operation in Los Herreras, Nuevo León, Mexico. Authorities implement coordinated surveillance in the area for more suspects. (Milenio in Spanish)
Arts and culture
- A previously unknown poem by Federico García Lorca is found handwritten on the back of a manuscript. It has been discovered by Spanish singer and collector Miguel Poveda. (RTVE in Spanish)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- A commercial aircraft from Nuuk lands at the newly inaugurated Qaqortoq Airport in Qaqortoq, Greenland amidst efforts by Trump to purchase the island. (Straits Times)
Disasters and accidents
- A helicopter crashes in Sekadau Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, killing all the eight people on board. (CNN Indonesia)
- A fire at the major Viva oil refinery near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, halts its gasoline production. (NOS)
Law and crime
- 2026 Onikişubat school shooting
- The death toll in yesterday's school shooting in Onikişubat, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey, rises to 11, including the perpetrator, after a critically injured victim succumbs to his injuries. (AP)
- Flood control projects scandal in the Philippines
- Philippine president Bongbong Marcos says that Czech authorities have arrested former legislator Zaldy Co in Prague after he entered the country without proper documentation, following his designation as a fugitive in connection with graft and malversation charges linked to a flood control project. (AP)
- Trafficking of Chinese nationals to scam centers abroad
- Sri Lankan customs officials arrest nine Chinese nationals at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo for attempting to smuggle communication equipment concealed on their bodies, which officials say is intended for use in internet fraud operations. (AFP via CNA)
- United Kingdom anti-immigration protests
- Surrey Police issue a disorder warning in Epsom, England, after protesters clash with riot police in the town. The protesters are demanding the description of men who gang raped a woman outside a Methodist Church the previous weekend. (BBC News)
- In South Africa, Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema is sentenced to five years imprisonment for the unlawful discharge of a firearm at a 2018 rally. (AFP via France 24)
- In the United States, Fairfax County officials say that former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax murdered his wife, then killed himself, after police find them dead at their home. (Hindustan Times)
Politics and elections
- 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election
- Hungarian prime minister-designate Péter Magyar says his election victory over Viktor Orbán will not lead to lead to a policy shift on migration, saying his government will strengthen borders and "protect our country and Europe" from illegal immigration. (Newsweek)
- Corruption in Nepal
- The Balen Shah cabinet establishes a five-member commission, led by a former Supreme Court judge, to investigate the assets of current and former Nepali public officials. (AFP via The Manila Times)
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