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- Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
- 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
- 2026 Iran war ceasefire
- Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi arrives in Tehran for a meeting with Iranian officials in a effort to continue talks between Iran and the United States. (Arab News PK)
- 2026 Iran war ceasefire
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Azizi says that Iran will introduce new mechanisms to regulate maritime traffic through a designated route in the Strait of Hormuz and charge fees for ships entering the waterway. (AA)
- 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
- 2026 Lebanon war
- Israeli airstrikes kill at least five people across southern Lebanon, including a paramedic in Tayr Felsay, Tyre District. (Al Jazeera)
- Gaza war
- The Israeli military confirms that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Izz al-Din al-Haddad, dubbed as one of the architects behind the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, was killed yesterday in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. Hamas also confirms his killing, and that his wife and daughter were also killed in the airstrike. (Reuters) (The Times of Israel)
- 2026 Iran war
Arts and Culture
- Eurovision Song Contest 2026
- Bulgaria wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song Bangaranga by Dara.
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
- Comorian Energy minister Aboubacar Saïd Anli announces that the Comoros government has suspended fuel price hikes following deadly protests. (Reuters)
- Sri Lanka imposes a 50% surtax on vehicle imports to reduce pressure on foreign exchange reserves amid currency depreciation linked to the Iran war. (AFP via Gulf News)
- 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
Disasters and accidents
- 2026 Bangkok train collision
- Shark attacks in Australia
- A 38-year-old man is killed in a shark attack at a reef near Rottnest Island, Western Australia. The shark is reported to have been a {{convert|13|ft|m}} great white shark, according to the DPIRD. (BBC News)
- Two people are killed and another is injured when a North American T-28 Trojan reportedly explodes mid-air and crashes into a residential area in Limburgerhof, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. (AA) (Tagesschau in German)
Law and crime
- 2026 Colombian presidential election, Colombian conflict
- Former mayor of Cubarral and ally of presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, Rogers Devia, and one of his staffers are shot and killed in a rural area near the city. The killings come amid increasing political violence ahead of the election. (AP)
- Protests against the 2026 Iran war
- One person dies and five others are injured in clashes between protesters and security forces in Anjouan, Comoros, as demonstrations continue over rising fuel prices partially attributed to the Iran war. (Reuters)
- 2026 Modena car-ramming attack
- Eight people are injured, including four seriously, in a vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The perpetrator is arrested. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Constitutional crisis in Somalia
- Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
- International representatives, excluding those from the United Kingdom and the United States, meet in Mogadishu and deem the administration of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the de facto Somali government. Operational Policy 7.30, a framework typically applied to countries that have lost statehood or where a government assumes power outside the country’s constitutional framework, will be utilized. (Idil News)
- Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Sports
- 2025–26 FA Cup
- 2026 FA Cup final
- In association football, Manchester City beat Chelsea 1–0 at London's Wembley Stadium, through a 72nd-minute goal from Antoine Semenyo, to win their 8th FA Cup title. (The Guardian)
- 2026 FA Cup final
- 2025–26 Ekstraklasa
- In association football, Lech Poznań win their 2nd consecutive and 10th ever Ekstraklasa title with a league game to spare. (Piłka Nożna) (in Polish)
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