Portal:Current events

Politics and elections

• 2026 Italian constitutional referendum
  • Italians begin voting on a constitutional amendment that proposes separating the careers of judges and public prosecutors by splitting the High Court of the Judiciary into two bodies, while also establishing a High Disciplinary Court to oversee disciplinary proceedings. (Reuters)
• 2026 Slovenian parliamentary election
  • Slovenians vote for 90 seats in the National Assembly. A tight race is forecasted between the incumbent Prime Minister Robert Golob and the previous Prime Minister Janez Janša. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
      • At least 88 people are injured, including seven seriously, and nine buildings are damaged in an Iranian ballistic missile attack in Arad, Israel. A mass casualty incident is declared. (Channel 12)
      • At least 78 people are injured, including a 10-year-old, in Dimona, Israel, by Iranian ballistic missile attacks. (The Times of Israel) (The Jerusalem Post)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • U.S. president Donald Trump issues an ultimatum to Iran to fully open the Strait of Hormuz within the next 48 hours or the U.S. military will "obliterate" their energy infrastructure, including all Iranian power stations. (BBC News)
      • A group of 22 countries in a joint statement calls on Iran to cease attacks and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. (The Shillong Times)
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • It is reported by Axios that the Trump administration has reportedly begun initial discussions on the next phase and what peace talks with Iran might look like. (Anadolu Agency)
    • Attack on Natanz nuclear facility
      • Israeli and U.S. jets strike the Natanz Nuclear Facility, according to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. (Al Jazeera)
    • Iran fires two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean. However, neither missile hits the base, with one of the missiles failing in-flight, and the other having been intercepted by a United States warship using a SM-3 interceptor. (The Wall Street Journal)
    • The United States Central Command says that its military has struck over 8,000 targets in Iran, including 130 Iranian Navy vessels, since the start of the war. (The Times of Israel)
    • The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility for targeting 27 American military bases in Iraq and across the region over the past 24 hours. One police officer is killed in a drone strike on the headquarters of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service in Baghdad. (Shafaq) (Al Jazeera)
    • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian discusses regional security cooperation during a phone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also calls for the BRICS to play a role in this security arrangement. (The Hindi Business Line)
    • Middle East Eye reports that the United Arab Emirates told the U.S. that they are prepared for the war to last up to nine months. (Middle East Eye)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Zaporizhzhia strikes, Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Russia launches attacks in Zaporizhzhia against energy infrastructure, causing smoke contamination. (RBC-Ukraine)
    • Two people are killed and six others, including two children, are wounded in a Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (AP)
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Two people are killed and another is injured in an Ukrainian artillery strike in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Cuban crisis
  • 2024–2026 Cuba blackouts
    • Cuba reports a nationwide power outage following a total electrical grid collapse, the third major blackout to occur on the island this month. (BNO News) (AP)
• Two skiers are killed and 25 others are trapped, including five injured, in an avalanche near Ratschings in South Tyrol, Italy. (CTV News)
• Two people are killed in an explosion when a tipper truck and a tank truck collide outside of a gas station on the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Ajah, Lagos State, Nigeria. Several surrounding buildings were destroyed in the initial blast and the ensuing fire. (The Punch)
• At least 230 people are rescued, ten of whom are hospitalized for hypothermia, during flooding and storms in Hawaii, United States. Around 5,500 people are evacuated ahead of a second storm. (BBC News) (CBC)
• A mass casualty incident is declared after a floor collapses at a wedding venue in Tamworth, New Hampshire, United States, injuring more than six people. (Fox News) (WHDH)
• A Qatari helicopter crashes into the sea after a technical malfunction during a routine mission. Search and rescue operations are underway for the passengers and crew. (Ynet)

Law and crime

• 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
  • Iranian Parliament says that it is preparing to pass a law that would impose fees on ships for "safe passage" through the Strait of Hormuz. (Middle East Monitor)

Politics and elections

• 2026 South Australian state election
  • In South Australia, the Labor Party wins a landslide victory over the Liberal Party. One Nation also secures second place in first-preference votes. (The Guardian)
• Protests against the 2026 Iran war
  • A anti-war protest organized by the Stop the War Coalition is held in London, United Kingdom against the US and Israel strikes against Iran. (Richmond and Twickenham Times)

Sports

• 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup
  • 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup final
    • In women's association football, the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup concludes with Japan defeating Australia in the final. (GMA Integrated News), (BBC Sport)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer allows the United States to use British bases to strike Iranian targets near the strait to lift the blockade. (BBC)
      • Belgium says that it will consider participating in securing the Strait of Hormuz if a ceasefire is in place and if the operation is conducted within a clear international framework. (Anadolu Agency)
      • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran is ready to help the passage of vessels from Japan in the Strait of Hormuz. (Kyodo News)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
      • The Islamic Republic of Iran Army launches strikes against strategic aerial refueling aircraft stationed at the Ben Gurion Airport. (Shafaq)
    • 2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East
      • A second Marine Expeditionary Unit of 2,200 Marines is being sent to the region. (CBS)
    • U.S. president Donald Trump says that the United States is considering "winding down" military operations in Iran as "we are getting very close to meeting our objectives" and urges the countries that "use" Hormuz to safeguard the Strait. (The Guardian)
    • Iran confirms the death of IRGC spokesperson Ali Mohammad Naini in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran. (Al Jazeera)
  • Gaza war
    • Gaza peace plan
      • Ceasefire mediators in Cairo give Hamas and all armed groups in the Gaza Strip 90 days to hand over their weapons in the coming months including their missiles and rocket launchers along with their tunnel network. (Times of Israel)
  • Syrian conflict
    • Druze insurgency in Southern Syria
      • Israeli forces strike Syrian military sites, including command and control centres and supply depots, in the south of the country, claiming to respond to alleged Syrian government attacks on the local Druze population. (BBC News)
  • Iraqi conflict
    • Polish defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announces the withdrawal of Polish forces from Iraq, stationed there as part of the CJTF–OIR joint task force against the Islamic State, citing the regional threat from Iran. (Devdiscourse)
    • United States Air Force general Alexus Grynkewich announces that NATO has withdrawn troops from Iraq and will relocate from the Middle East to Europe amidst the Iran war. (Reuters)
• Boko Haram insurgency
  • 2026 Kwara State attacks
    • Government forces arrest three men suspected of participating in the February attacks and mass abductions in two villages in Kaiama, Kwara State, Nigeria. The suspects are cooperating with authorities to locate the kidnapping victims. (The Punch)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Darfur campaign
    • At least 64 people are killed, including staff, patients and children, in a strike on a hosptial in East Darfur, Sudan. (Reuters)
  • A drone strike from the Rapid Support Forces targets the Sudanese town of Al Dabbah including a local power station, causing a power outage in the area and injuring three people. (Sudan Tribune)

Arts and culture

• Filaret Denysenko, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate since 1995, dies at the age of 97. (AP)

Business and economy

• Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk
  • A jury in a civil trial found that Elon Musk misled investors in two tweets, but absolved him of some fraud allegations. (Los Angeles Times)
• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • International sanctions against Iran
    • U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces that the U.S. will temporary lift sanctions on Iranian oil at sea in a effort to ease energy supply pressures. The temporary relief will last for 30 days until April 19. (The Guardian)
  • The U. S. Energy Department says it has awarded contracts to loan a first batch of 45.2 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). (The Business Times)
  • Philippine Airlines announces it will halt flights to the Middle East including Doha and Dubai until April 30 with an additional cancellation of PR 685 until May 1. (Manila Standard)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Daejeon factory fire
  • Fourteen people are killed and 60 more injured in a large fire at a car parts plant in Daejeon, South Korea. (The Straits Time)
• A passenger plane crash lands at Wilson Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. The Kenya Airports Authority confirms that the crew and all 39 passengers were unharmed.(The Kenya Times)

International relations

• 2026 Cuban crisis, Cuba–Russia relations
  • The United States says it will not allow Cuba to receive any shipments of fuel oil from Russia as two Russian tankers are en route to Havana to deliver around 190,000 barrels of oil amid a critical shortage on the island. (CNBC)
• Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia–United States relations
  • Politico reports that the United States rejected an offer by Russia to stop providing intelligence to Iran in return for the U.S. ending intelligence sharing with Ukraine. (Politico)

Law and crime

• Kevin Spacey sexual misconduct allegations
  • American actor Kevin Spacey settles out of court with three men at the High Court of Justice in London, England, who accused Spacey of sexually assaulting them between 2000 and 2013. (AP)
• Two anarchist militants are killed after the accidental explosion of a bomb they were fabricating at a casalis in Rome, Italy. (Fanpage in Italian)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
    • The BAZAN Group refinery in Haifa is struck in an Iranian missile attack, but with "no significant damage", according to Energy Minister Eli Cohen. (Al Jazeera)
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia
    • A drone hits Aramco's SAMREF refinery in ‌the Red Sea port of Yanbu. (Arab News)
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
    • Iranian Shahed drones strike the Mina al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah oil refineries and cause large fires, according to the Kuwait National Petroleum Company. (The Telegraph)
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom issue a joint statement condemning the Iranian attacks on commercial vessels and expressing their "readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait". (Euronews)
  • A U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter jet is hit in Iranian airspace forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing at a regional U.S. airbase. (The Independent)
  • The United States Central Command reports its forces have destroyed a factory in Karaj, Iran, which assembled surface-to-surface missiles for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (BBC News)
  • The United States approves $16.46 billion in military sales to the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait amidst the Iran war. (Jordan Times)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Chad–Sudan relations
    • The Chadian government announces that 17 people have been killed at a funeral late Wednesday in the border town of Tiné following a drone attack orginating from Sudan. (The EastAfrican)
• Mexican drug war
  • A raid kills eleven Sinaloa Cartel members in Sinaloa, Mexico, with a senior cartel leader being captured along with many weapons. The daughter of El Mayo is initially detained and then released due to the lack of arrest warrants. (Reuters) (Heraldo USA)

Arts and culture

• The King Charles III England Coast Path, the world's longest coastal footpath, is formally opened by Charles III. (BBC News)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • KLM says that they will not resume flights to Dubai, Riyadh, and Dammam until May 17, citing safety considerations as the US-Israel war against Iran continues. (Anadolu Agency)

Disasters and accidents

• Seventeen bodies are recovered from a boat that washed ashore in the Comoros. The victims are believed to be migrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)

International relations

• Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict
  • In a joint statement after talks hosted by the United States, DR Congo and Rwanda say they have "agreed to a series of coordinated steps to de-escalate tensions and advance progress on the ground". (BBC)
• Egypt–Palestine relations, Egypt–Israel relations, Gaza humanitarian crisis
  • The Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip reopens for limited movement, allowing a restricted number of Palestinian patients to enter Egypt for medical treatment and some people to return to Gaza under coordinated security procedures, following its closure as a security measure amid the 2026 Iran war. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)
• South Africa's genocide case against Israel
  • Germany withdraws from defending Israel in South Africa's International Court of Justice genocide case against Israel, citing their need to defend themselves in a separate case launched against them by Nicaragua. (Haaretz)

Law and crime

• International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Russian leaders
  • The International Criminal Court at The Hague rules that Tajikistan has violated the Rome Statute after failing to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the country in October 2025. (Courthouse News)
• Reactions to the 2025–2026 Iranian protests, 2026 Iran massacres
  • Iran executes three men arrested during protests last January by hanging. (Reuters) (Euronews)
• An Iranian man and a Romanian woman are arrested by Police Scotland for attempting to enter Royal Navy base HMNB Clyde. (AP) (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Thai general election
  • The National Assembly of Thailand re-elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister following his Bhumjaithai Party's victory in the recent election. (AFP via CBS 19 News)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 South Pars field attack
      • Israel strikes the Iranian South Pars natural gas field in the Persian Gulf and its neighboring refineries in Asaluyeh. Iran announces it will retaliate against regional energy infrastructure. (The Guardian) (Oil Price)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
      • A foreign worker from Thailand is killed by an Iranian cluster bomb in Moshav Adanim, central Israel. (The Times of Israel)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Qatar
      • Iran launches a missile attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar, the world's largest LNG export facility, causing "extensive damage" according to QatarEnergy. (Al Jazeera)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia
      • Saudi Arabia's air defenses intercept and destroy multiple drones targeting gas and energy facilities in the Eastern Province, with no damage reported. In Riyadh, a refinery is attacked by ballistic missiles. (Saudi Gazette) (The Wall Street Journal)
    • Kata'ib Hezbollah says that it will cease attacks in Iraq if certain conditions are met including for Israel to halt their military operations in Beirut, making it the first time an Iranian-backed militia group said it is open to ceasing attacks since the US-Israel strikes began on February 28. (Jerusalem Post)
    • The U.S. Air Force uses GBU-72 bunker buster bombs for the first time in combat to destroy underground Iranian anti-ship cruise missile sites used to target ships in the Strait of Hormuz. (TWZ)
    • Israel assassinates Iranian intelligence minister Esmaeil Khatib in an overnight airstrike in Tehran. (AP) (Reuters)
    • Four Palestinians are killed and six others are injured when falling Iranian missile fragments strike a beauty salon in Beit Awwa, West Bank, Palestine. (Wafa) (AFP via The Times of Israel)
    • The Foreign Ministers from Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, met in Riyadh, issue a joint statement calling on Iran "to immediately halt its attacks". (Arab News)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • At least 20 people are killed and dozens injured in an Israeli airstrike on a building in Beirut, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
  • Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to a temporary "pause" in hostilities during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr this week. (Al Jazeera)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Chad–Sudan relations
    • A drone strike attributed to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) kills 17 people, including at a funeral, near the border town of Tine, Chad. (AFP via Arab News) (Al Jazeera)
    • In response to the drone strike, Chad president Mahamat Déby orders the military to retaliate against Sudanese belligerents, including the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces. (Sudan Tribune)
  • The Sudan Doctors Network says that 12 civilians were killed by the RSF in North Kordofan state. (Sudan Tribune)
  • The Sudanese Armed Forces says that they have shot down a Bayraktar drone from Ethiopia near North Kordofan. (Ethiopanorama)
• Boko Haram insurgency
  • Over 60 Boko Haram and Islamic State insurgents are killed in an operation by the Nigerian Army in Abadam, Borno State, Nigeria. (The Punch)

Arts and culture

• MeToo movement
  • Cesar Chavez Day celebrations are cancelled in many communities across the United States after late labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez was accused by dozens of women and girls, including labor leader Dolores Huerta, of child grooming, sexual assault, and rape. (NBC News)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Aramco restarts operations at Ras Tanura oil refinery, the largest in Saudi Arabia, following a 16-day closure. (Oil Price)

Disasters and accidents

• Seven people are killed and three others are critically injured in an explosion and fire at a residential building in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. (NDTV)
• One person is killed when a cable car cabin crashes down a snowy mountainside in Engelberg, Obwalden, Switzerland. (CNN)

Health and environment

• 2026 Kent meningitis outbreak
  • Rollouts of the meningococcal vaccine begin at the University of Kent in England in the wake of a recent meningococcal outbreak that killed two people amidst a rise in cases. (The Standard)

International relations

• Iran–Qatar relations
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Qatar
    • Qatar declares Iran's military and security attachés and their staff personae non gratae and orders them to leave the country within 24 hours following an attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City. (AFP via Vanguard News)

Law and crime

• Capital punishment in Iran
  • Swedish foreign minister Maria Malmer Stenergard says that Iran has executed a Swedish citizen who was arrested in Iran last June. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Venezuelan president Delcy Rodríguez appoints General Gustavo González López as Minister of Defense, replacing General Vladimir Padrino López who has served since 2014. (Reuters)

Science and technology

• Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard are awarded the 2025 Turing Award for their work in quantum information science. (BBC News)

Sports

• In basketball, the WNBA and its players' union reach a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement that, if ratified by the league and union, will increase average player salaries and the team salary cap more than fourfold. (ESPN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
      • An Iranian Khorramshahr missile strikes Ramat Gan in central Israel, killing two people. (The Times of Israel) (Ynet News)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • An oil tanker near Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, is struck by an unknown projectile. (Forbes)
    • Assassination of Ali Larijani
      • Israeli forces assassinate both Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Larijani and Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani in two separate airstrikes in Tehran. Iran later confirms their deaths. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
    • The Wall Street Journal reports that Russia is actively sharing military intelligence with Iran, including satellite images of United States military bases and locations of potential targets, as well as improved drone technology. (Reuters) (The Wall Street Journal)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • Three Lebanese soldiers are killed and four more are injured during Israeli airstrikes in the Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon. (L'Orient Today)
  • Gaza war
    • Three people, including a child, are killed and 14 more are injured in an Israeli airstrike in Al-Mawasi, Gaza. (Reuters) (The Times of Israel)
• War on drugs
  • Ecuadorian conflict
    • The Ecuadorian government deploys 75,000 soldiers and police officers to four provinces to enforce a nightly curfew. Officials say 253 people have already been detained for breaking curfew, which lasts from 11 pm to 5 am local time. (AP)
  • Colombian president Gustavo Petro accuses the Ecuadorian military of being the perpetrator of an airstrike two days ago inside Colombia, killing 27 people, and orders the deployment of its troops to the border in response. (Bloomberg News) (Al Jazeera)
• Nigerian bandit conflict
  • At least 18 people are killed and several others are injured in an attack by armed bandits in a village in Jibia, Katsina State, Nigeria. (Channels TV) (The Punch)

Arts and culture

• Patriarch Ilia II, head of the Georgian Orthodox Church since 1977, dies at the age of 93. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • The United Arab Emirates' offshore Shah gas field suspends operations following a drone attack. (Forbes)

Disasters and accidents

• Five people are killed following a fire at the Dos Bocas Refinery in Paraíso, Tabasco, Mexico. (AFP via New Zealand Herald)

Health and environment

• Argentine foreign minister Pablo Quirno announces the country's formal withdrawal from the World Health Organization. (La Nación in Spanish)

Law and crime

• A court in Brussels, Belgium, orders former diplomat Étienne Davignon to stand trial on charges of participation in war crimes in connection with the 1961 killing of former Congolese prime minister Patrice Lumumba. Davignon is the only surviving individual among those accused by Lumumba’s family of involvement in the case. (AFP via The Caledonian-Record)
• A Vatican appeals court orders a retrial of Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, who was convicted of embezzlement in 2023, citing procedural errors in the original proceedings. The court maintains his previously imposed prison sentence pending the outcome of the new trial. (AFP via GMA News)
• The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador votes 59–1 to approve a constitutional amendment to permit courts to issue sentences of life imprisonment to individuals convicted of murder, rape, or terrorism where the limit was previously 60 years. (Reuters)
• One person is killed and another is injured in a shooting at Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States. (CBS News)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Republic of the Congo presidential election
  • Provisional results announced by interior minister Raymond Mboulou reported that incumbent president of Congo-Brazzaville Denis Sassou Nguesso will be re-elected with 94.82% of the vote. (AP)
• Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
  • U.S. National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent resigns in protest of the war with Iran, saying that "Iran posed ​no ​imminent ⁠threat to our ⁠nation" and alleged the U.S. entered into the war due to pressure from Israel and its American lobby. (Reuters)
• Peruvian political crisis (2016–present)
  • Prime Minister Denisse Miralles resigns and president José María Balcázar names Luis Arroyo to replace her. (The Rio Times)

Sports

• 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
  • In association football, the Confederation of African Football formally overturns the result of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final in which Senegal won 1–0 over hosts Morocco due to a controversial walk-off by Senagalese players during extra-time. Morocco are awarded the title with a 3–0 win, their second title win. (BBC Sport)
• 2026 World Baseball Classic
  • In baseball, Venezuela defeats the United States 3–2 in the championship game to win their first World Baseball Classic. (Yahoo! Sports)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Several NATO allies of the United States, including Germany, Italy, and Spain, rule out sending warships to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following a request from U.S. president Donald Trump. (Reuters)
      • Australia rules out sending warships to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. (Nine News Australia)
      • A Pakistan-bound oil tanker with its Automatic Identification System activated, the Karachi, gets safe passage and crosses Hormuz following negotiations between the Pakistani and Iranian governments. According to Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Pakistan agreed to pay the oil shipment, purchased from Abu Dhabi, in Chinese yuan instead of in US dollars. (AAJ News)
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations.
      • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran is not seeking a ceasefire but also called for the war to end. (Iran International)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
      • Iran launches drone attacks on the United Arab Emirates, killing a Palestinian man in Abu Dhabi and forcing the temporary closure of Dubai International Airport. The port of Fujairah, in the Emirate of Fujairah, already attacked two days ago, is also hit. (The Telegraph) (BBC)
    • The Israeli Air Force strikes and completely destroys the Iranian Space Research Center in central Tehran, stating that it was being used for potential space warfare activities against Israeli satellites. (Iran Wire)
    • Kata'ib Hezbollah senior commander Abu Ali al-Askari is killed in an airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq. (Jerusalem Post)
    • The U.S. embassy in Baghdad is reportedly attacked by two suicide drones, causing a powerful explosion. (Ynet)
    • The Royal Tulip Al Rasheed Hotel in the Green Zone in Baghdad is struck by a drone. (Al Jazeera)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • At least seven people, including four children, are injured by Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel. (The Times of Israel) (The Jerusalem Post)
      • The Israeli military's 91st Division launches a ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, expanding a buffer zone along the border. (Israel Hayom) (The Times of Israel)
  • At least four members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) are killed and three others are injured in an airstrike on a checkpoint at the entrance to Al-Qa'im, Al Anbar Governorate. A PMF official attributes the strike to the United States. (AFP via LBCI)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian war, International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • The European Union imposes sanctions against nine Russian individuals over their role in the mass murder of civilians committed during Russia's occupation of Bucha during the initial 2022 invasion of Ukraine. (Kyiv Post)
  • Prisoners of war in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Kenyan prime cabinet secretary Musalia Mudavadi says that the government has identified two prisoners of war from Kenya that have been detained by authorities in Ukraine after being involved in Russia's special military operations. (The Star Kenya)
• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
  • 2026 Kabul hospital airstrike
    • Afghanistan claims Pakistani jets bombed a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, killing over 400 people. Pakistan denies the claim, saying it attacked military installations. AFP and BBC journalists confirm at least 30 dead as a result of the bombing. (BBC News) (The Washington Post)
• 2026 Maiduguri bombings
  • At least 23 people are killed and 108 others are injured in suspected suicide bombings at three locations, including the Monday Market and University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. No group has claimed responsibility. (Reuters) (AP)
• Nigerian bandit conflict, kidnapping in Nigeria
  • One person is killed and seven others are abducted, including children, in an attack on a community in Chikun, Kaduna State, Nigeria. (The Punch)

Arts and culture

• A police report in New York formally reveals English street artist Banksy's identity as 51-year-old Robin Gunningham from Bristol, England. (ABC News) (The Telegraph)

Business and economy

• 2026 Cuban crisis
  • Cuba announces that citizens living abroad will be permitted to invest in and own businesses in the country as the government seeks to expand commercial activity amid an economic crisis. (AFP via Indo Premier)
• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Sri Lanka introduces a four-day workweek for the public and education sectors to preserve fuel as the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis continues to restrict fuel shipments to the region. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024–2026 Cuba blackouts
  • Cuba reports a nationwide power outage following a total electrical grid collapse. (AP)
• Eleven people are killed and ten others are injured in a massive fire at the Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha, India. (Hindustan Times)
• A roof collapses at a shop in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan, killing eight people and injuring more than 50 others. (AP)
• At least four people are killed and four others are injured in a building collapse in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP via CTV News)

Health and environment

• Vaccination policy of the United States
  • United States federal judge Brian E. Murphy blocks the implementation of changes to vaccine policy introduced by health and human services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., including revisions to the childhood immunization schedule and recommendations issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Murphy rules that the measures likely violate required procedures and halts their enforcement pending further legal proceedings. (AFP via France 24)
• The death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria this year rises to 109. (The Punch)
• A woman is killed and over 100 others are hospitalized after getting foodborne illness at a pizzeria in Pombal, Paraíba, Brazil. (Xinhua)

International relations

• International sanctions against Iran
  • The European Union imposes sanctions against 16 Iranian individuals and three entities for their role in suppressing protests earlier this year. (Shafaq)

Law and crime

• Terrorism in Kuwait
  • Kuwaiti authorities arrest 16 people, including two Lebanese nationals, on suspicion of links to Hezbollah and involvement in a planned sabotage operation, with weapons, drones, and communication equipment seized during the operation. (Middle East Eye)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Nepalese general election
  • Nepalese activist and Rastriya Swatantra Party member Bhumika Shrestha is confirmed by the Nepalese Election Commission, becoming the first transgender lawmaker elected in Nepal. (AFP via Dawn)
• 2026 Rajya Sabha elections
  • India holds its first phase of elections for 37 seats of the Rajya Sabha. (CNBC TV18) (Mathrubhumi)

Science and technology

• Discoveries of exoplanets
  • Modeling suggests the presence of a volatile-rich magma ocean on the exoplanet L 98-59 d, a planet orbiting L 98-59, a red dwarf star 35 light-years away from Earth. (University of Oxford) (Nature)

Sports

• 2025–26 Premier League
  • In association football, the Premier League fines Chelsea F.C. £10.75 million and gives them a two-year suspended transfer ban for making secret payments worth £47 million to unregistered agents and third-parties between 2011 and 2018. (BBC Sport)