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Politics and elections
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- 2026 Iran war
- 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
- 2026 Iran war ceasefire
- Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirms that a deal between Iran and the United States has been reached to end the war and that the U.S. blockade will end beginning tonight. (The Times of Israel)
- 2026 Iran war ceasefire
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- Indian Petronet liquefied natural gas tanker Disha crosses the Strait of Hormuz, the only known ship to pass since the announcement of the peace deal. (Al Jazeera)
- 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
- Russo-Ukrainian war
- Kyiv strikes
- Ukrainian culture during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra is heavily damaged and set ablaze during Russian strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, killing nine people, including five rescue workers attending fires set by strikes in Kharkiv. (BBC News)
- The Dovzhenko Film Studios in Kyiv are attacked. (UNN)
- Ukrainian culture during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kyiv strikes
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- The United States Department of Energy reports that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its lowest level since 1983, after a decline of 9 million barrels per week during the Iran war. (CNBC)
Disasters and accidents
- A B-52 Stratofortress crashes shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County, California, United States, killing eight. (ABC News)
International relations
- 52nd G7 summit
- The 52nd G7 summit is held at Évian-les-Bains in Haute-Savoie, France. Évian becomes the first area to host a G7 or G8 summit twice, previously hosting the G8 summit in 2003 during the beginning of the Iraq War. (Al Jazeera) (The Straits Times)
Law and crime
- British prime minister Keir Starmer announces a ban on social media for children under 16. (The Guardian) (The New York Times)
- Norwegian royal family relative Marius Borg Høiby is convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- Elections in Palestine
- Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas issues a decree scheduling legislative elections for November, the first since 2006, and presidential elections for early 2027, the first since 2005. (AFP via Arab News Japan)
- Hungary's parliament approves a constitutional amendment limiting prime ministers' terms to a maximum of eight years in office. Legislators also remove a constitutional provision linked to the planned dissolution of the Sovereignty Protection Office established under Viktor Orbán. (AFP via Le Monde) (Reuters)
Sports
- 2026 FIFA World Cup, Cape Verde at the FIFA World Cup
- In association football, Cape Verde earns their first ever FIFA World Cup point after drawing 0–0 with Spain. (CAF)
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