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- Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
- 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
- The Swiss foreign ministry confirms that the planned talks between Iran and the United States at the Bürgenstock Resort, Switzerland, have been cancelled after U.S. vice president JD Vance cancelled his trip. (Reuters)
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei rejects reports that Iran has re-closed the Strait of Hormuz. (Dawn) (Euronews)
- 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
- 2026 Lebanon war
- At least 47 people are killed and 97 more injured by Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon. (NBC News)
- The United States announces that Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire. (NBC News)
- Four Israeli soldiers are killed in a shootout with Hezbollah militants near Nabatieh, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
- 2026 Iran war
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority states that tariffs and insurance will not be collected from ship owners during the 60-day period of the Islamabad Memorandum. However, it also calls for ships to register with it, and requires that a transit request for the Strait of Hormuz must be made 48 hours prior to arrival. (AP) (NBC News)
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
Disasters and accidents
- 2026 Bedford train collision
- One person is killed and 89 others are injured, including 33 seriously, after two passenger trains collide near Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. (BBC News) (The Daily Telegraph)
International relations
- Philippines–Russia relations
- Philippine president Bongbong Marcos announces that 24 Filipino nationals detained in Russia will be released and repatriated to the Philippines following a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Kazan. (The Star)
- Poland–Ukraine relations
- Polish President Karol Nawrocki strips Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the country's highest honour, the Order of the White Eagle, for naming an army unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, which engaged in massacres against Poles during World War II. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- The Australian Government agrees to pay A$28 million (US$20 million) in a settlement with 38 former asylum seekers who alleged harm while detained at the Baxter and Woomera immigration detention centres. The agreement follows a High Court ruling on compensation claims for unlawful detention. (AFP via The Manila Times)
Politics and elections
- 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis
- British home secretary Shabana Mahmood, energy secretary Ed Miliband, and transport secretary Heidi Alexander meet with prime minister Keir Starmer and reportedly urge him to set out a timetable for his departure following Andy Burnham's win in the 2026 Makerfield by-election. (The Herald) (The Telegraph)
Science and technology
- Malaysian researchers identify Pleurocordyceps cornusynnemata, a new fungal species in Borneo that parasitizes Ophiocordyceps fungi infecting ants. Scientists also report the discovery of a previously undocumented spider-infecting fungus. (AFP via CBS News)
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