Current events: 2026-05-31

Wikipedia Current Events · 2026-05-31T20:32:41-0400

Armed conflicts and attacks

2026 Lebanon war
- Israeli forces capture the Beaufort medieval castle in Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon, during a ground offensive despite a temporary ceasefire. (AFP via DW) (NPR) (BBC News)
- Eight people are killed and 19 others are injured in an Israeli strike on Deir ez-Zahrani, Nabatieh District, Lebanon. (The Times of Israel)
- Hezbollah launches drones and over 50 rockets at Northern Israel despite a temporary ceasefire. (The Jerusalem Post)
Gaza war
- An Israeli airstrike kills at least two Palestinians at a cafe in Gaza City. ‌(Reuters)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Two teenage girls are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack at a bus stop in Gush Etzion Junction, West Bank. The perpetrator, identified as a Palestinian, is shot dead by IDF troops and the attack was an act of terrorism. (The Times of Israel)

Disasters and accidents

2026 Angeles City building collapse
- The death toll from the collapse of an under construction nine-story building in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines, on May 24, rises to eleven. (DZRH)
2026 Namhkam Township explosion
- More than 55 people are killed, including six children, and 74 others are injured in an explosion at a building storing explosives for mining in Namhkam Township, Shan State, Myanmar. (AP) (BBC News)
Five people are killed and another is injured when an illegal mine collapses in Huize County, Yunnan, China. (AP) (Reuters) )

Politics and elections

2026 Colombian presidential election
- Colombians vote to elect the country's new President. (BBC News)
- National Salvation Movement's candidate Abelardo de la Espriella wins the election and will face Iván Cepeda from Historic Pact in the runoff on 21 June. (AP)
2026 Maltese general election
- Preliminary results from yesterday's election revealed that the Labour Party, currently led by incumbent prime minister Robert Abela, won a record fourth consecutive term in government. (Reuters)