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- Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
- 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
- Islamabad Memorandum
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) secretary-general Rafael Grossi says that the interim ceasefire peace deal between Iran and the United States would allow the IAEA access to Iran's nuclear inspectors. (Reuters)
- A direct communications line between Iran and the U.S. is established under Article 5 of the memorandum of understanding over the Strait of Hormuz in an effort to prevent incidents that could lead to military confrontation. (AA)
- Islamabad Memorandum
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
- The International Maritime Organization says that 115 vessels and 2,500 seafarers have been evacuated from the Strait of Hormuz since the plan was announced. (AA)
- The United States Central Command says its forces have conducted airstrikes on Iran in response to yesterday's drone strike on a civilian Singapore-flagged cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, striking Iranian missile and drone storage sites, and coastal radar sites. (Reuters)
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
- 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
- 2026 Lebanon war
- 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
- Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon
- Israel, Lebanon, and the United States sign a trilateral framework agreement in Washington, D.C, that provides for the transfer of two Israeli-held areas to Lebanese army control and establishes a process for the disarmament of Hezbollah.(United States Department of State)(AFP via RFI) (Reuters)
- Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu states that his forces will remain in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms, despite the framework agreement. (AFP via Le Monde) (Xinhua)
- Netanyahu states that displaced Lebanese civilians will not be permitted to return to areas within the Israeli-controlled security zone in southern Lebanon under arrangements announced following the agreement. (AFP via Dawn)
- Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon
- 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
- 2026 Iran war
- Russo-Ukrainian war
- Crimea attacks
- A state of emergency is declared in Russian-occupied Crimea in response to an increasing number of airstrikes by Ukrainian forces. (The New York Times)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
- Ukraine launches its largest drone attack on Russia since the start of the war, with over 660 drones launched at multiple regions, including Moscow Oblast, as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has approved a "40-day campaign" aimed at "compelling Russia to end the war". (AP)
- Crimea attacks
Arts and culture
- Eurovision Song Contest 2027
- The European Broadcasting Union approves Canada's possible participation in next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria, which would mark their first appearance at the annual song contest. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2026 Venezuela earthquakes
- The confirmed toll of the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela rises to 920 people killed and over 3,360 injured, with 51,000 reported missing. (CTV News) (Reuters)
- A building collapses in Lagos, Nigeria, killing nine people. (Reuters)
- A small plane crashes into the China Zun skyscraper in Beijing, China. (The New York Times)
Health and environment
- 2026 European heatwaves
- Swiss energy utility Axpo suspends operations at the Beznau Nuclear Power Plant in Döttingen, Aargau, Switzerland, after the temperature of the Aare river, which the plant uses for cooling, reached {{convert|25|C|F}}. (AFP via The Straits Times)
- The Met Office records the United Kingdom's highest temperature in June after a provisional high of {{convert|37.3|C|F}} is recorded in Santon Downham, Suffolk, breaking the previous record high set yesterday in Somerset, while wildfires spread in Derbyshire burning approximately 22 hectares across the High Peak moor. (BBC News)
International relations
- Burkina Faso–France relations
- Burkina Faso severs diplomatic relations with France, citing concerns over sovereignty. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Gen Z protests
- Tanzania bans all political rallies in the country ahead of planned protests against last year's disputed election results and the detention of an opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, who has been charged with treason by the government. (AP)
- Migration and asylum policy of the European Union
- The European Union imposes strict visa restrictions on Somali diplomatic passport holders following a dispute over the deportation and readmission of undocumented Somalis living illegally in Europe. (Al Jazeera) (Business Insider) (Politico)
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