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• In ice hockey, the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Vegas Golden Knights to win the Stanley Cup (Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jordan Staal pictured).
• In basketball, the New York Knicks defeat the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Finals.
• Elon Musk becomes the world's first US-dollar trillionaire after his company SpaceX raises the largest initial public offering.
• Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand, a possible heir to the throne, dies at the age of 47 after a three-year comatose state.

Ongoing:

• Bolivian protests
• Ebola epidemic
• FIFA World Cup
• Iran war (Lebanon war)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
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• Sudanese civil war
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Recent deaths:

• Ali Musa Daqduq
• Niño Guerrero
• Ute Walther
• Lhasang Tsering
• Sophie Faucher
• Larry Walker

June 17, 2026 (2026-06-17) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • Gaza peace plan
    • The Gaza Health Ministry says that over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire was announced last year. (AP)
  • The Israel Defense Forces confirms that they have killed two Hamas militants who took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel over the weekend in a airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. (Times of Israel)

Politics and elections

• June 2026 President of the Senate of the Philippines election
  • The Philippine Senate elects Sherwin Gatchalian as Senate president, formally removing Alan Peter Cayetano and ending a leadership dispute that began on June 3. Gatchalian receives the support of all 13 senators present during a special session. (Reuters)

Sports

• Sudan's women's national under-17 football team makes its first appearance on international stage in Morocco in an effort to qualify for the upcoming 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles amidst the ongoing civil war in the country that erupted three years ago. (The Independent)

June 16, 2026 (2026-06-16) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Hezbollah states that it received assurances from Iran that the withdrawal of Israeli troops from occupied southern Lebanon will be a demand in the next phase of negotiations with the United States, before any deal about Iran's nuclear program. (Al Jazeera)
      • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that the continued Israeli occupation of Lebanon would be a violation of the Iran–US agreement. (AP)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israeli airstrikes kill at least four people across southern Lebanon. (AFP via BSS News) (Al Jazeera)
    • The Iranian military says that Israel has violated the ceasefire in Lebanon 84 times since the Iran–US agreement was announced. (Al Jazeera)
• 2026 English Channel incident
  • The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich fires warning shots at a yacht in the English Channel between Normandy and the Isle of Wight. (BBC News)

Arts and culture

• 69th Annual Grammy Awards
  • The Recording Academy of the United States announces five new Grammy Award categories for 2027, including Best Asian Pop Music Performance, and revises eligibility rules for Best New Artist, increasing the maximum number of prior submissions from three to four. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • The CEO of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, world's largest operator of tanker ships, says that it will take weeks to restore normal traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
  • Bloomberg reports that QatarEnergy plans to resume liquefied natural gas (LNG) production within two months once the Strait of Hormuz officially reopens. (Middle East Eye) (Pipeline and Gas Journal)
• The Bank of Japan raises its interest rate to 1% from 0.75%, the highest level since 1995. (BBC News) (Bloomberg)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Central Sulawesi earthquake
  • One person is killed and 38 others are injured when a M_w 6.7 earthquake strikes Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. (AP) (Reuters) (The Washington Post)
• At least nine people are killed, including two children, and 25 others are injured when a freight train collides with a bus in Triangle, Masvingo, Zimbabwe. (AP)
• Six people are killed and 13 others are injured when a mini-dump truck collides with a pickup truck and plunges into a ravine in Labrador, Pangasinan, Philippines. (Manila Bulletin)
• One person is killed and eight others are injured when a M_w 6.3 earthquake strikes Da Qaidam, Haixi, Qinghai, China. (AFP via USA Today) (Xinhua)
• One person is killed and at least five others are injured when a NetJets-operated Cessna Citation Latitude business jet, with a San José del Cabo–Austin route, catches fire after crashing on Loop 20 highway in Laredo, Texas, United States. (CNN)

Health and environment

• Sudanese cholera epidemic
  • Sudan reports 36 suspected cases of measles in the states of Khartoum and White Nile, alongside seven confirmed cases of cholera in West Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune)
• MapBiomas reports that water levels in the Brazilian Amazon rise to 2.6% above the historical average in 2025 following increased rainfall. The organization warns that climate change and land-use changes continue to affect long-term hydrological stability. (AFP via The Straits Times)

Law and crime

• Brazil's Supreme Federal Court sentences former São Paulo congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro to four years and two months in prison and bars him from holding public office for eight years after convicting him of threatening public officials in connection with U.S. sanctions efforts. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Politics and elections

• Politics of Equatorial Guinea
  • The entire cabinet of Equatorial Guinea, led by prime minister Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua, resigns after reaching under 10% of targets surrounding economic diversification. (BBC News) (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup, Argentina at the FIFA World Cup
  • In association football, Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi becomes the first male player to appear in six FIFA World Cups and joins Germany's Miroslav Klose as the tournament's all-time leading scorer with 16 goals after scoring a hat-trick in Argentina's 3–0 win against Algeria in their opening match. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
• In track and field, American sprinter Noah Lyles runs 14.67 seconds in the 150 metres at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic, setting a world record that surpassed the previous mark of 14.72 seconds. (AFP via RFI)

June 15, 2026 (2026-06-15) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirms that a deal between Iran and the United States has been reached to end the war and that the U.S. blockade will end beginning tonight. (The Times of Israel)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Indian Petronet liquefied natural gas tanker Disha crosses the Strait of Hormuz, the only known ship to pass since the announcement of the peace deal. (Al Jazeera)
  • 2026 Lebanon war, Israeli invasion of Syria, Gaza war, Gaza genocide
    • Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Israel Katz say that Israel will not withdraw its troops from Lebanon, Syria, or the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Kyiv strikes
    • Ukrainian culture during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
      • The Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra is heavily damaged and set ablaze during Russian strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, killing nine people, including five rescue workers attending fires set by strikes in Kharkiv. (BBC News)
      • The Dovzhenko Film Studios in Kyiv are attacked. (UNN)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • The United States Department of Energy reports that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its lowest level since 1983, after a decline of 9 million barrels per week during the Iran war. (CNBC)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 United States Air Force Boeing B-52 crash
  • A B-52 Stratofortress crashes shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County, California, United States, killing eight. (ABC News)
• Thirty-one people are killed after a bus plunged into a ravine in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. (AP News)

International relations

• 52nd G7 summit
  • The 52nd G7 summit is held at Évian-les-Bains in Haute-Savoie, France. Évian becomes the first area to host a G7 or G8 summit twice, previously hosting the G8 summit in 2003 during the beginning of the Iraq War. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Suspicious Russia-related deaths since 2022
  • Semyon Skrepetsky, a Russian artist and activist who criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov, is shot dead in Biała Podlaska, Poland. ('The Guardian)
• British prime minister Keir Starmer announces a ban on social media for children under 16. (The Guardian) (The New York Times)
• Norwegian royal family relative Marius Borg Høiby is convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• Elections in Palestine
  • Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas issues a decree scheduling legislative elections for November, the first since 2006, and presidential elections for early 2027, the first since 2005. (AFP via Arab News Japan)
• Hungary's parliament approves a constitutional amendment limiting prime ministers' terms to a maximum of eight years in office. Legislators also remove a constitutional provision linked to the planned dissolution of the Sovereignty Protection Office established under Viktor Orbán. (AFP via Le Monde) (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • 2026 FIFA World Cup controversies
    • 2026 Iranian diaspora protests, Iran at the FIFA World Cup
      • Iranian Americans hold protests outside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, against the Iran regime and the team's participation in the FIFA World Cup ahead of its matchup against New Zealand. Additionally, protesters are seen with the Iranian Lion and Sun flag despite FIFA banning the flag from appearing at matches. (AFP via Barron's) (Seattle Times) (KNBC)
  • Cape Verde at the FIFA World Cup
    • In association football, debutants Cape Verde earn their first-ever World Cup point after drawing 0–0 with Spain. (BBC Sport) (CAF)

June 14, 2026 (2026-06-14) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war, Islamabad Memorandum
          • Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and United States president Donald Trump announce that Iran and the U.S. have reached an agreement to end the war, extend the ceasefire by 60 more days, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the deal set to be officially signed in Switzerland on Friday. (Reuters) (Axios)
        • Mediators from Qatar travel to Tehran, Iran, to finalize the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the U.S. to end the war. (ABC News) (The Jerusalem Post)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • 2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
          • U.S. president Trump authorizes the end of the blockade imposed since April 13 after announcing that an agreement had been reached. (AP)
        • U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth says that the U.S. has maintained control of the Strait of Hormuz, and states that the U.S. has guided 125 million barrels of oil through Operation Project Freedom despite regional tensions. (AA)
    • Gaza war
      • Attacks on Jabalia refugee camp
        • At least six people are killed in Gaza, including four in an Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia refugee camp and two in separate shooting incidents near Khan Yunis. (AFP via The Manila Times)
    • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
      • 2026 Lebanon war
        • Lebanon's health ministry reports that an Israeli attack on the Dahieh suburb of Beirut killed three people and injured 16. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
      • The Israeli military confirms that Hezbollah commander Ali Musa Daqduq, who was responsible for orchestrating the killing of five American troops in Iraq during the Iraq War, has been killed in a recent airstrike in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launch drone strikes on El-Obeid, North Kordofan, targeting a fuel station at the El Obeid Airport district and a fuel storage tank. (Sudan Tribune)
  • The Sudanese Army says that they have killed dozens of RSF fighters and destroyed over 141 combat vehicles across Sudan this month, including the Darfur and Kordofan regions and Blue Nile and White Nile states. (AA)
• Russia–United Kingdom relations
  • British Royal Marines storm and seize a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the English Channel. (BBC News)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Oil prices, including crude oil, fall by 5% after U.S. president Donald Trump announced that a deal has been reached to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S. blockade. (CNBC)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Butler PAC P-750 crash
  • Twelve people are killed when a plane carrying skydivers crashes in Butler, Missouri, United States. (WDAF-TV) (The Guardian)
• 2026 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision
  • American singer Oliver Tree, Argentine YouTuber Gaspi, Argentine filmmaker Lucas A. Vignale, and three others are killed when two helicopters collide and crash into a parking lot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (The Times of India) (CNN Brasil)
• Six people are killed after a pickup truck collides with a parked truck in Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. (Xinhua)
• Four people are killed and four others are injured when a sailboat collides with a large passenger catamaran between Brač and Šolta, Croatia. (CTV News)

Law and crime

• 2026 NBA Finals
  • Police arrest 63 people outside Madison Square Garden in New York City, U.S., after ten officers were injured during celebrations of the New York Knicks winning the NBA Finals. (AFP via The New Zealand Herald) (The Athletic via The New York Times)
  • Gunshots are reported overnight on 42nd Street and Broadway in New York City with one teen shot and several buses being damaged during celebrations. (BBC News)
• Extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in Bangladesh
  • Former Bangladeshi police chief Benazir Ahmed is arrested by police in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, after an Interpol Red Notice was issued on crimes against humanity and corruption charges. Bangladeshi home minister Salahuddin Ahmed says extradition proceedings for Ahmed will follow. (AFP via Business Recorder)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Swiss referendums
  • Swiss voters reject an initiative to cap Switzerland's permanent resident population at 10 million by 2050. (AP) (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship
  • 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
    • In endurance racing, Toyota Racing wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans with drivers Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, and Nyck de Vries. It is Toyota's first victory in the event since 2022 and sixth overall. (AFP via The Manila Times) (Motorsport.com)
• 2025–26 NHL season
  • 2026 Stanley Cup Final
    • In ice hockey, the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–0 to win the Stanley Cup in six games, their first championship since 2006. (ESPN) (Reuters)
• 2026 FIFA World Cup, Curaçao at the FIFA World Cup
  • In association football, Curaçao, the smallest nation to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, make their tournament debut and score their first-ever goal in a 7–1 defeat against Germany. (Yahoo! Sports)
• UFC Freedom 250
  • In mixed martial arts, the UFC Freedom 250 event, named for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, is held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. The event coincides with the 80th birthday of U.S. president Donald Trump. (CBS News) (News.com.au)

June 13, 2026 (2026-06-13) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • The Israeli military claims to have killed multiple Hezbollah fighters during attacks on more than 70 targets in southern Lebanon over the past day. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• Seven hikers are killed in separate avalanches in the last 24 hours on Mont Blanc in the Alps. (Ansa)
• Five people are killed, and another is seriously injured when an Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 aircraft crashes while landing in Jorhat, Assam, India. (The Indian Express) (Reuters)

Health and environment

• 2026 Bangladesh measles outbreak
  • The Directorate General of Health Services reports that five more children in Bangladesh have died from measles in the past 24 hours. (BSS News) (Bangladesh Pratidin)

Politics and elections

• Anti-American sentiment in Iran
  • Dozens of hardliners and pro-regime demonstrators gather outside a foreign ministry office in Mashhad, Iran, to protest against foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and a potential deal between Iran and the United States. Protesters also call for a deal to not be signed without the approval of supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei. (The Times of Israel) (i24NEWS)

Sports

• 2026 UFL season
  • 2026 United Bowl
    • In American football, the United Football League's Louisville Kings defeat the DC Defenders, 27–20, to win their first United Bowl championship in their inaugural year in the league. (Fox Sports)
• 2026 FIFA World Cup, Qatar at the FIFA World Cup
  • In association football, Qatar earns their first point in World Cup history after drawing with Switzerland 1–1 in their group stage match. (AFP via The Daily Star) (The New York Times)
• 2026 NBA Finals
  • In basketball, the New York Knicks defeat the San Antonio Spurs 94–90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to win their first championship title since 1973 and their third overall. (Reuters) (Sports Illustrated) (Sportsnet)

June 12, 2026 (2026-06-12) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      • Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war
        • Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif says that a ceasefire deal between Iran and the United States has a "final, agreed upon text" to end the war. (CNBC)
      • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that a ceasefire deal with the U.S. to extend the ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and launch negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program has "never been closer". (Axios)
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
      • The United States Central Command says that American forces have intercepted multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. They also reaffirm that the "international trade corridor remains open for transit". (Haaretz) (The Hill)
    • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that the Strait of Hormuz will not return to the way it was before the war, that it will be under Iranian and Omani sovereignty, and will have a fee. (Al Jazeera)
• War on cartels
  • Operation Southern Spear
    • U.S. president Donald Trump announces that a joint U.S.–Venezuela operation has killed Tren de Aragua leader Niño Guerrero. (Politico)

Business and economy

• Initial public offering of SpaceX
  • Businessman Elon Musk becomes the world's first U.S.-dollar trillionaire after his company SpaceX debuts on the Nasdaq stock market. (Bloomberg) (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Eight people are killed after a bus veered off a cliff in Kavrepalanchok, Nepal. (Xinhua)
• One person is killed, and twenty-two others are injured after a tent collapses at a church event in Moneta, Virginia, United States. (AA) (AP)

Health and environment

• 2026 Kent meningitis outbreak
  • Health authorities in the United Kingdom launch a vaccination program against the Meningitis B virus in the wake of an outbreak that occurred at the University of Kent in Kent, England, killed two people. (Reuters)
  • Northern Irish health minister Mike Nesbitt announces that students aged up to 25 in Northern Ireland will be offered the meningitis vaccine in the wake of the outbreak at the University of Kent. (Irish News)

Law and crime

• 2026 Midland shooting
  • One person is killed, and ten others are injured in a mass shooting at an abandoned veterinary clinic in Midland, Texas, United States. The suspect dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (CNN)
• 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
  • Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is found guilty of treason and abuse of power for ordering drones to be flown into North Korea in order to provoke North Korea and help justify his martial law declaration, and is sentenced to 30 years imprisonment on top of a pre-existing life sentence. (AFP via Cebu Daily News) (The Korea Herald)

Politics and elections

• 2025–2026 Indonesian protests
  • Hundreds of students protest against Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto prompted by a fuel price hike, governmental tensions, and mismanaged government spending on the Free Nutritious Meals program. (AP) (Reuters)

Science and technology

• Regulation of artificial intelligence in the United States
  • The U.S. Department of Commerce orders artificial intelligence company Anthropic to ban non-Americans from accessing its large language models Claude Mythos and Fable 5. (BBC News) (CNBC)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • 2026 FIFA World Cup controversies, Ghana at the FIFA World Cup
    • Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey is denied a visa to enter Canada, thus missing his team's World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto. The IRCC cites ongoing legal proceedings stemming from charges of rape and sexual assault in the UK. He has pled not guilty to all charges. (Al Jazeera) (The New York Times)
  • Canada at the FIFA World Cup, United States at the FIFA World Cup
    • The opening ceremonies of the FIFA World Cup in Canada and the United States occur at the Toronto Stadium and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, respectively. (AFP via The Globe and Mail) (BBC News) (FIFA)
    • In their opening match, Canada earn their first point in World Cup history after drawing 1–1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina. (ESPN)
  • Israel at the FIFA World Cup, Gaza war protests
    • Pro-Palestinian protests are held near the Toronto Stadium, against FIFA's association with Israel. Additionally, a red banner was displayed near the Gardiner Expressway. (Reuters)

June 11, 2026 (2026-06-11) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      • Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war
        • The Pakistani foreign ministry reaffirms that Pakistan is still engaged in ceasefire mediation efforts to end the war amidst renewed tensions between Iran and the United States. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
      • United Arab Emirates in the 2026 Iran war, Iran–United Arab Emirates relations
        • Bloomberg reports that officials from the United Arab Emirates and Iran have met face-to-face for the first time since the start of the war on February 28. (The Jerusalem Post) (Bloomberg)
      • The Iranian foreign ministry says that the ceasefire with the U.S. is "practically meaningless" after the recent attacks. (The Guardian)
      • U.S. president Donald Trump cancels an upcoming round of strikes for this evening after previously threatening to strike "very hard tonight", claiming that talks are in progress with Iran. (Reuters) (Axios)
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain, 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
      • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force and Navy conduct air and drone strikes targeting U.S. military bases, including Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait and Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain. (Al Jazeera) (AA)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
      • Jordanian air defense systems and Royal Jordanian Air Force says that they have intercepted and shot down 20 missiles from Iran towards the Azraq area of Jordan's Zarqa Governorate. (Middle East Monitor)
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • The headquarters of the Iranian military declares that the Strait of Hormuz is closed to all traffic, including oil tankers and commercial ships, due to renewed tensions in the region and U.S. strikes against Iran. (Reuters)
    • The United States Central Command denies Iran's claims that the Strait of Hormuz has completely closed, insisting that “commercial ships are continuing to transit in and out of" the waterway. (The Times of Israel) (NBC News)
    • The South Korean oceans ministry says that a liquefied natural gas carrier has crossed the Strait of Hormuz and arrived in Ulsan, making it the second vessel from the country to cross the waterway. (Yonhap News Agency) (Korea Herald)
  • Iranian media reports that explosions were heard in southern Iran amidst a new wave of U.S. strikes, including Bandar Abbas and the Kargan area of Minab. (AA)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • A monitoring group reports that drone strikes in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, have killed 23 people and injured at least 19 others. The group attributes the attacks to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), although it has not been independently verified. (AFP via Arab News Japan)
  • A RSF drone strike targets the White Nile town of Tandalti, targeting a fuel station and killing one worker. (Sudan Tribune)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • U.S. indices, including the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average, rise after Trump cancels plans to launch an additional round of strikes against Iran along with the debut of Elon Musk’s SpaceX to the Nasdaq market. (Business Insider) (CNBC) (Reuters)
  • Kuwait reopens its airspace to commercial flights after a temporary closure following Iranian attacks in the region. (AFP via The Daily Star)
• The South Korean data protection commission fines e-commerce company Coupang ₩624.68 billion (US$408 million) for a data breach that the commission says exposed personal data from millions of user accounts. (AFP via The Manila Times) (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Seven people are killed and 17 others are injured in an explosion in Xing'an County, Guangxi, China. (PTI via Deccan Herald) (Xinhua)
• Four people are killed, including three children, and three others are seriously injured when a car strikes a group of cyclists on a school camping trip in Vogelwaarde, Zeeland, Netherlands. (CTV News)
• Two people are killed and several others are injured in a fire at a home in Magaluf, Mallorca, Spain. (AP)

International relations

• Canada–United States relations
  • 2025–2026 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico
    • The Windsor–Detroit Bridge Authority announces that the opening for the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and Detroit, Michigan, United States, is delayed amidst trade tensions between the two countries. (AP) (BBC News) (CBC News)
• China–Philippines relations
  • China imposes sanctions on Philippine defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro, citing remarks he made at the recent Shangri-La Dialogue that China said undermined its interests and bilateral relations. China also bans him, his wife, and their son from entering the mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau. (AFP via The Star) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2015 Bangkok bombing
  • Thailand's criminal court sentences two Uyghur men from China to death for the 2015 bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, which killed 20 and injured over 120. (AP) (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Premiership of Keir Starmer
  • John Healey resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defence in protest at a lack of government funding for the British Armed Forces, saying prime minister Keir Starmer is "putting the country’s security at risk" at a time of "growing international threats". Al Carns, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces, also resigns. (The Guardian) (BBC News)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • In association football, the 2026 FIFA World Cup consisting of 48 national teams for the first time begins with matches in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. An opening ceremony is held at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. (AP) (DW)
  • The Mexican football team wins its first opening match 2–0 against South Africa in Estadio Azteca. (BBC) (The Guardian)

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Ongoing events

Disasters and humanitarian

• African Ebola epidemic
• Cuban crisis and blackouts
• Gaza genocide

Economics

• Global memory supply shortage
• Strait of Hormuz crisis

• Iran war fuel crisis

• United States tariff policy

Politics and diplomacy

• 52nd G7 summit
• China–Japan diplomatic crisis
• Gaza peace plan
• Iran–United States peace negotiations and ceasefire
• Israel–Lebanon peace negotiations and ceasefire
• Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations
• United Kingdom government crisis

Protests and strikes

• Albanian anti-government protests
• Bolivian anti-government protests
• Iranian domestic and diaspora protests

Elections and referendums

Recent

• June

• 07: Armenia, National Assembly
• 07: Jersey, States Assembly
• 07: Kosovo, Assembly
• 07: Peru, President (2nd round)
• 14: Switzerland, Referendums

Upcoming

• 21: Colombia, President (2nd round)
• 28: New Caledonia, Congress

• July

• 02: Algeria, People's National Assembly

Sports

• American football

• 2026 AFLE

• Association football

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
• 2026 Copa Libertadores
• 2026 Major League Soccer season
• 2026 National Women's Soccer League season

• Australian rules football

• 2026 AFL season

• Baseball

• 2026 Major League Baseball season
• 2026 Men's College World Series

• Basketball

• 2026 WNBA season

• Canadian football

• 2026 CFL season

• International cricket

• 2025–27 ICC World Test Championship
• 2026 Women's T20 World Cup

• Cycling

• 2026 UCI World Tour

• Golf

• 2026 PGA Tour
• 2026 European Tour
• 2026 LPGA Tour

• Motorsport

• 2026 Formula One World Championship
• 2026 NASCAR Cup Series
• 2026 MotoGP World Championship
• 2026 IndyCar Series

• Rugby league

• 2026 NRL season
• 2026 Super League season

• Rugby union

• 2025–26 Premiership Rugby
• 2025–26 United Rugby Championship
• 2026 Super Rugby Pacific

• Tennis

• 2026 ATP Tour
• 2026 WTA Tour

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• 17: Carlo Ginzburg
• 17: Walter Parazaider
• 15: Kyle Calder
• 15: Abdullah Ibrahim
• 14: Anne Schedeen
• 14: Gaspi
• 14: Oliver Tree
• 14: Lucas A. Vignale
• 13: Roger Cook
• 13: Roy Hattersley
• 13: Aldon Smith
• 12: Niño Guerrero
• 12: Ronnie Schell
• 12: Gene Shalit
• 11: Princess Bajrakitiyabha
• 11: David Hockney
• 11: Kenny Jackett
• 11: Margaret Kerry
• 10: Bharathiraja
• 09: Ciarán Ó Lionáird
• 07: Stacey King
• 07: Gordon S. Wood
• 06: Alan Hale
• 05: Bernadette Chirac
• 05: Talay Riley
• 05: Lady Pamela Hicks
• 04: Ned Jarrett
• 04: Marjane Satrapi
• 03: James Handy
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• 23: Jools Topp
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