Current events: 2026-07-07

Wikipedia Current Events · 2026-07-07T20:04:20-0400

Armed conflicts and attacks

2026 Iran war
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
  - Three vessels are reported to be attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, including the Qatar LNG tanker Al Rekayyat, which is owned by Nakilat. (AP)
  - The LNG tanker Al Rekayyat is reported to be at a risk of explosion following the attack. The attack marks the first time a vessel from Qatar was attacked since the war started on February 28. (Al-Monitor)
  - The Trump administration revokes the temporary waivers issued as part of the Islamabad Memorandum after the attacks on the three vessels. (AP)
Sudanese civil war
- Kordofan campaign
  - Rights groups say that 15 people have been killed in drone strikes in Sudan's North Kordofan state. (Al-Arabiya)
  - The Sudanese Army says that it has shot down a Chinese-made FH-95 drone in North Kordofan, the third model shot down by the army. (AA)
2026 Damascus bombings
- At least 18 people are injured in two explosions near Four Seasons Hotel Damascus, Syria, during the state visit of French president Emmanuel Macron to the country, the first of a Western leader since Ahmed al-Sharaa became president in January 2025. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

Parts of Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, are evacuated, as the Pfizer Building, an under-construction 37-floor highrise, as six floors of the building at least partially cave in during construction work. (ABC News)
Two people are killed and 14 others are injured after a bus veered off a road and struck pedestrians in Amadora, Portugal. (Xinhua)
Two people are killed and seven others are missing after a massive landslide triggered by heavy rains hit a bridge in Wayanad District, Kerala, India. (Xinhua)
K2 Airways Flight 1732
- A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft goes missing off the coast of Pakistan with five people on board. (The Independent)

International relations

2026 Ankara NATO summit
- Greenland crisis
  - At the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, U.S. President Donald Trump renews his calls for the United States to control Greenland, and says that the U.S. could remove troops from Europe over the dispute. (CNBC)
- Turkey–United States relations
  - U.S. President Donald Trump says that the U.S. will lift sanctions against Turkey that were imposed in 2020 over its purchase of Russian defense missiles. (Defense News)

Politics and elections

Sports

2026 FIFA World Cup
- Argentina at the FIFA World Cup
  - In association football, Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi set record for first player to score in nine consecutive World Cup matches (including the previous edition), after scoring in the team's 3–2 victory against Egypt in the round of 16. (ABC)
- Switzerland at the FIFA World Cup
  - Switzerland advances quarterfinals in a FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1954 after beating Colombia in a penalty shootout in the round of 16. (CBS Sports)

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