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- 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- 2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
- The United States Central Command says that they have redirected 55 vessels linked to Iran since reinstating the blockade last July. (Middle East Eye)
- 2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
- Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran
- Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei appoints new leaders for Iran's military to replace their predecessors after they were killed during the initial U.S. and Israel airstrikes, including Ali Abdollahi as chief of staff, Kioumars Heydari as deputy commander, and Hossein Taeb as Basij commander. (The Jerusalem Post) (Al-Monitor)
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- Russo-Ukrainian war
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
- Russian state media claims that at least 13 people were killed, including a child, and 39 others were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan, Russia. (Reuters)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
Disasters and accidents
- 2026 Colombia earthquake
- A {{M|w|7.4}} earthquake strikes Chocó Department, Colombia, causing widespread and heavy damage, and killing at least 111 people. (El Pais) (BBC News)
- Wildfires in 2026
- A recent wildfire at the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, Indonesia, is extinguished after {{cvt|550|ha|acres|abbr=on}} were burnt. However, new hotspots are also reported near the caldera. (Reuters)
- The Philippine civil defense office reports that at least 16 people were killed across Luzon, including seven in Baguio, by floods, landslides and weather-related accidents after nine days of heavy monsoon rain, while three others remain missing. (AFP via RFI)
Health and environment
- 2026 Ebola epidemic
- The World Health Organization reports that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo started in February before its declaration, with some cases attributed to malaria and typhoid. (Al Jazeera)
International relations
- Colombia–Israel relations, Colombia–Syria relations
- Colombia becomes the second country to recognize the Golan Heights, a region in southwestern Syria that has been under Israeli occupation since 1967, as part of Israel's sovereignty. (The Jerusalem Post)
Politics and elections
- 2026 Russian legislative election
- Upon petition from Rodina, the liberal Yabloko party is barred from participating in the 2026 Russian legislative election on charges of unregistered funding, copyright infringement and extremism by the Supreme Court of Russia. (The Moscow Times)
Law and crime
- Murder of Mir Raza Ali
- In Pakistan, the Sindh government announces that a judicial commission headed by a judge of the Sindh High Court would investigate businessman Mir Raza Ali's death. The decision followed a recommendation by the Sindh Assembly. (Dawn)
- Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization president Thongchai Yenprasert is killed in a shooting at a government building in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. Former parliament member Chalong Riewrang is taken into custody. (BBC News) (Thairath)
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