Portal:Current events

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Nepal floods
  • South Korea's Foreign ​Ministry announces that the country will deploy a 44-member emergency relief team to Nepal to support search-and-rescue operations after flash floods have hit the country including the Rasuwa district. (The Korea Herald) (The Straits Times)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that a supertanker caught fire after hitting two naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC accuses the United States of responsibility for the attack, which the United States Central Command on an X post denies. (The Guardian) (Reuters via Arab News)
    • United Arab Emirates in the 2026 Iran war
      • The United Arab Emirates defence ministry reports that an Iranian drone has been intercepted over the country's airspace. Additionally, Iran's army also says that they have attacked the Al Minhad Air Base, which the UAE also denies. (AP)
  • Gaza war
    • Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip kill ⁠at least five people. (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Aerial warfare in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Kyiv strikes
    • Ukraine tightens security measures for Kyiv's public transport, schools, and parliament amid increased Russian drone attacks, including restrictions on large school gatherings, possible remote learning, and expanded shelter arrangements. (AFP via Bangkok Post)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Nepal floods
  • It is reported that school principal Rajendra Dawadi saved over 900 students and 16 faculty members at the Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Bidur, Nuwakot District, Nepal, 10 minutes before flash floods hit the area last week. (AP) (Reuters)
  • The death toll from the flash floods in Nepal has reached past 950. Additionally, hundreds are reported to be feared stuck in hydropower tunnels in wake of the floods. (AP) (CBC)
• 2026 Grand Canyon flood
  • The death toll from the flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States, last Saturday rises to two, while the number of people missing falls from more than 20 to one after park rangers locate most of those previously unaccounted for. (AFP via France 24)
• The Mount Sinabung stratovolcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupts, sending 3,500 meters of ash in the air. Residents and visitors around Lake Lau Kawar are ordered to evacuate. (AA) (Antara News)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • The total amount of cases of ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo exceeds 6,000. (Al Jazeera)
• A data from the Methane Alert and Response System reports that Turkmenistan has started the process of clearing methane leaks from its oil and gas facilities. (The Guardian)

International relations

• 2026 Bishkek SCO summit
  • The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which coincides with the country's Independence Day and the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Nomad Games. (The Times of Central Asia)
• Greece–Israel relations, 2020s European rearmament
  • Israel and Greece sign a €3 billion (US$3.48 billion) arms export deal that will enable the Israeli defense ministry to build the "Achilles Shield", a multi-layered air defense array similar to the Iron Dome, made entirely by Israeli systems, including David's Sling, SPYDER, and Barak MX. (DW)
• India–Pakistan wars and conflicts
  • The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, orders India to comply with the Indus Waters Treaty and restrict work on two hydroelectric projects that could violate it. India rejects the ruling and maintains that the treaty remains suspended. (AFP via France 24)
• Italy–Spain relations, 2026 Ceuta migrant crisis
  • Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni announces that Italy will extend its suspension of the Schengen free movement agreement with Spain for another 15 days in response to a brief migrant crisis event at the Ceuta border fence with Morocco. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Corruption in South Korea, Unification Church and politics
  • A South Korean court sentences Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison for bribing officials, including former first lady Kim Keon Hee, in an effort to obtain policy favors. (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)
• Kidnapping of Shelly Kittleson
  • A judiciary in Iraq sentences Kata'ib Hezbollah member Amir Rahim Jabbar to 15 years in prison for his role in the kidnapping of American journalist Shelly Kittleson. (Asharq Al Awsat)
• Murder of Tupac Shakur
  • A jury in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, finds former Crips gang leader Duane Davis guilty of first-degree murder for orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur during a drive-by shooting in Paradise. (ABC News) (BBC News)
• Swiss police arrest a suspect for the mass shooting at a rave in Aarau, Aargau, over the weekend, which killed an Italian woman and injured several other people. (DW)
• A woman stabs two people in Times Square, New York City, U.S., killing one and injuring the other, before police fatally shot her after she refused commands to drop her knives. (AFP via France 24) (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2025–2026 Kosovo political deadlock
  • Kosovo's Vetëvendosje and Democratic League parties agree to support former Constitutional Court judge Bekim Sejdiu for president, potentially ending nearly two years of political deadlock and enabling the formation of a new government. (Reuters)
• The Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis Terrance Drew is hospitalised. (Jamaican Observer)

Science and technology

• AI boom
  • Adobe Inc. reaches a US$4 billion deal to offer free access to AI tools in Saudi Arabia with its Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Humain. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
      • Iran launches ballistic missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan. (Reuters)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • A spokesperson for the United States Central Command reports that the U.S. military has launched strikes on two Iranian rocket launchers at Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz that were used by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, its first strikes against the country since July. (Axios) (NBC News)
  • Aftermath of the Syrian civil war
    • Syrian security forces says that they have killed Firas Abdul Karim Hammoud, a army commander who served under ousted former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, after he opened fire on forces as they tried to arrest him. (Asharq Al Awsat)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • A Ukrainian missile strike on Belgorod, Russia, kills two people and injures 16 others, according to regional acting governor Alexander Shuvaev. (Reuters) (Xinhua)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign, Battle of Barah
    • Sudan's doctors network reports that five civilians are killed and thousands are displaced during attacks by Rapid Support Forces in Bara, North Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune)
• 2026 Nigerien coup attempt
  • Niger's army says that they have regained control of an airbase after it was attacked by mutinous soldiers yesterday. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Indonesia wildfires
  • 2026 East Malaysia haze, Endangerment of orangutans
    • An orangutan named Sampurna is reported to be rescued from a haze fire zone in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on Indonesia's Borneo island. (Reuters)
  • The Japanese military ship JS Kunisaki departs from a port in Kure, Hiroshima, to help fight wildfires in Indonesia. (Tempo)
• 2026 Grand Canyon flood
  • The body of one man is found near the Colorado River while 15 other people remain missing after a flash flood at Bright Angel Creek in the Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States. (Euronews)
• Sinking of the Filo Jet
  • At least eight people are killed and 18 others are missing when a passenger ferry sailing from Northern Cyprus to Turkey capsizes in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The ship was carrying 259 passengers and 8 crew members, of which 237 people have been rescued. (Sky News) (Reuters)
• The body of the last missing individual aboard a boat capsized on Thursday on Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines, is recovered, concluding search operations with the final death toll at nine. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

International relations

• 2026 state visit by Xi Jinping to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt
  • Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrive in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit and a state visit. (AFP via RFI) (Xinhua)

Law and crime

• One person is killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting at a rave in Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland. The perpetrator is on the run. (CNN)
• Two people are killed and nine injured during a mass shooting at a gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. (AA) (NBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Guinea-Bissau constitutional referendum
  • Bissau-Guineans vote on a constitutional referendum that proposes to expand presidential powers. (AP)
• The Korean Central News Agency reports that general No Kwang-chol has been dismissed as defence minister of North Korea, with Korean People's Army General Political Bureau director Kim Song-gi replacing him. (AFP via CNA) (NK News)
• The Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile is charged with treason, amid heightened political tensions.(BBC News)

Science and technology

• NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, United States, to survey the universe, study dark matter and dark energy, and search for exoplanets and supernovae. (AFP via France 24) (Space.com)

Sports

• 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
  • In field hockey, Germany defeats Spain 1–0 in the final to secure their fourth FIH Men's World Cup title. (Reuters)
• 2026 World Rowing Championships
  • In rowing, the 2026 World Championships conclude in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with the host nation as the most successful team with 4 gold medals and 10 medals overall. (BBC Sport) (World Rowing)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • A tanker is struck by a unknown projectile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz near Khasab, Oman, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. (Middle East Eye)
  • Gaza war
    • Attacks on health facilities during the Gaza war
      • Israel strikes the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in the Deir al-Balah area of the Gaza Strip, killing three people, in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that they targeted a Hamas commander who, according to it, was hiding within the compound of the hospital. (MENA via The New Arab)
    • The IDF confirms that they have killed Nukhba Force commander Hani Abd al-Hai Fakhri Mazloum and Hamas sniper Hassan Zidan Hassan Deiri in separate strikes in the northern Gaza Strip. (The Times of Israel)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • A Ukrainian drone attack on Shebekino, Belgorod Oblast, Russia, kills three people and damages residential buildings, according to the regional emergency response center. (Xinhua)
• Somali Civil War
  • Piracy off the coast of Somalia
    • The Cameroon-flagged Turkish cargo ship MV LUTUF, which was hijacked on August 17, is freed by Somali and Turkish forces off the coast of Somalia. Conversely, the Puntland ministry of security says a ransom was paid. (AP) (Garowe Online) (Hiiraan Online)
• 2026 Nigerien coup attempt
  • Nigerien television confirms that dissenting elements of the Niger Armed Forces attempted a coup in the nation's capital, Niamey. Attacks are reported on Diori Hamani International Airport and the Presidential Palace. (AP) (Reuters)
• Mali War
  • Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for army officer-turned-defector Inkinane Ag Attaher. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Nepal floods
  • Nepal–United States relations
    • The U.S. State Department says that the U.S. will provide US$3.6 million in humanitarian aid to Nepal in wake of the floods. (Malay Mail)
  • The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rises to 669, with more than 2,400 people reported missing. (NBC News)
• 2026 Grand Canyon flood
  • A flash flood in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, United States, leaves about 15 people missing and prompts the evacuation of at least 62 others. (AFP via France 24)
• A person is rescued while four people are missing when a sport utility vehicle plunges into a river after a bridge in Tarlac City, Philippines, collapses. The bridge has been serving as an alternative route as another partially collapsed days prior amid monsoon rains. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Icelandic European Union membership negotiations referendum
  • Iceland rejects restarting membership negotiations with the EU in a referendum. (RÚV)

Sports

• 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup
  • 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup final
    • In field hockey, Argentina beat the Netherlands in the final after a 1–1 draw and a penalty shoot-out to secure their third Women's World Cup title. (Reuters)
• 2026 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
  • Canada at the 2028 Summer Olympics, Volleyball at the 2028 Summer Olympics
    • In volleyball, the Canadian women’s national team qualifies for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, U.S., their first qualification since 1996 following a victory against the Dominican Republic in the Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship. (CBC)
• Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic
  • In boxing, Filip Hrgović defeats Moses Itauma by ninth-round stoppage to win the vacant IBF heavyweight title. Hrgović becomes the first Croatian heavyweight boxing world champion. (AFP via The Philippine Star)
• In tennis, former player Roger Federer is inducted into the player category, while former player and current sportscaster Mary Carillo is inducted into the contributor category of the International Tennis Hall of Fame respectively. (Sports Business Journal)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Sudanese civil war
  • Blue Nile campaign
    • Sudan's Rapid Support Forces says that they have seized the Bakori and Surkum Sudanese Army bases in the southeastern Blue Nile region alongside Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North. (Sudan Tribune)
  • Kordofan campaign
    • Emergency Lawyers, an independent group documenting atrocities in Sudan, reports that eight civilians have been killed in drone strikes in the Sowdari District of North Kordofan. (AP) (Asharq Al Awsat)
• Gaza war
  • Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
    • The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that they have killed three Palestinian militants, including Islamic Jihad (PIJ) senior member Qais Bitawi, in a drone strike in the Israel-occupied West Bank city of Jenin. The PIJ later confirms Bitawi's death. (Reuters) (The Times of Israel)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Kyiv strikes
    • A Russian drone strike hits a supply depot in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, triggering explosions and a fire, killing at least 37 people and forcing the evacuation of almost 400 residents. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says explosives stored near homes worsened the disaster. (BBC News) (CNN)

Business and economy

• The Japanese finance ministry says it spent a record ¥15.4 trillion (US$96 billion) between July 30 and August 26 to support the yen, marking the country's largest monthly currency intervention on record. (AFP via France 24)

Disasters and accidents

• Twenty-seven people are killed and seven people are injured after a vehicle carrying churchgoers collides head-on with a truck in Chivhu, Zimbabwe. (MSN)

Health and environment

• Seventh cholera pandemic
  • Nigeria records 65,000 cases of cholera, across 35 states, alongside 10,000 cases of diphtheria. Additionally, NCDC director Jide Idris reports a decline in cholera cases but also warn that transmission of cases remain ongoing. (The Nation NG) (Daily Trust)

International relations

• United States–Venezuela relations
  • The United States and Venezuela agree to expand U.S. access to Venezuelan oil reserves under a deal involving US$100 billion in private investment, while Venezuela retains ownership of its petroleum resources. (AFP via France 24)

Law and crime

• Corruption in Ecuador
  • An Ecuadorian court convicts former president Lenín Moreno of bribery linked to the construction of the Coca Codo Sinclair plant in Napo Province. His wife, Rocío González Navas, and daughter are also found guilty. (Reuters)
• Protests against Donald Trump
  • Demonstrators gather in Washington, D.C., United States, to protest against the Trump administration's alleged efforts to rollback voting and civil rights, 63 years after the March on Washington rally by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Reuters)
• Scam centers in Cambodia
  • The Cambodian government says that they have closed more than 700 online scam centers and arrested nearly 30,000 suspects, including 15 senior officials and law-enforcement officers, during a year-long crackdown on cybercrime networks. (Euronews)
• Two men steal a 200-carat platinum-and-diamond necklace from the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria, after smashing a display case with a hammer and fleeing, according to Austrian police. (AFP via CBS News)
• Two teenagers are arrested in Israel for allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting an attack on security forces at the Temple Mount and an IDF base in northern Israel. (Ynetnews) (The Times of Israel)

Politics and elections

• Death and state funeral of Harald V
  • King Harald V of Norway dies at the age of 89 after a 35-year reign and is succeeded by his son Haakon VIII. (AP) (BBC News) (CNN)
• Forced contraception of women in Greenland
  • Greenland establishes a truth and reconciliation commission after experts conclude that a decades-long Danish contraceptive program violated Inuit women's rights but disagree on whether it constituted genocide. (Al Jazeera)
• Serbia justice minister Nenad Vujić says that convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić will be buried with state and military honors following his death at the United Nations Detention Unit at the Hague. (CNN) (Serbian Times)

Sports

• 2026–27 NHL season
  • In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche sign defenceman and alternate captain Cale Makar to an eight-year extension worth US$163.2 million, the largest contract in National Hockey League history. He is the first player to exceed $20 million in average annual value. (The Athletic via The New York Times) (CBS Sports) (ESPN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Gaza–Israel conflict
    • Gaza war
      • Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
        • Three Palestinians are reported to be killed in strikes in the Gaza Strip, violating the October 2025 ceasefire. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
      • Gaza war hostage crisis
        • The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its Spokesperson's Unit confirms Al-Qassam Brigades commander Ismail Mohammad Ibrahim Barim, who held Edan Alexander, Avera Mengistu, and Matan Zangauker as hostages, was killed in a strike in Khan Yunis. (The Times of Israel) (Israel National News) (The Jerusalem Post)
      • The IDF also confirms that they have recently killed two Hamas militants that invaded the Re'im Base in Re'im during the October 7 attacks in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, including a body guard to former leader Yahya Sinwar and a Nukhba forces militant. (The Times of Israel)
    • It is reported that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held secret meetings with Hamas during the 2014 Gaza War. The Prime Minister's Office denies the reports. (The Times of Israel) (Ynetnews)
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      • Qatar as a mediator in conflict
        • Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani talks with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, including on the Strait of Hormuz and efforts to end the war. (Al Jazeera)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • United States Central Command commander Brad Cooper says that the military has cleared all Iranian naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz and its routes. (The Hill)
      • Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei says that Iran is preparing a set of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after mediators called for them to do so. (Reuters)
      • The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an "unknown projectile", causing a fire that was later extinguished. (Marine Insight)
• Sudanese Civil Wars
  • Sudanese civil war
    • Blue Nile campaign
      • Sudan's army repels a Rapid Support Forces attack on the town of Al-Keli in the Blue Nile region. (Sudan Tribune)
    • Battle of Khartoum
      • Sudan's Security Affairs Coordination Committee lifts the curfew and state of emergency on the capital Khartoum after two years. (Middle East Monitor) (BBC)
    • Around 12 people are reported killed in a airstrike near border with Chad. (Al Jazeera)
  • Sudanese nomadic conflicts
    • Around 49 people are killed in a cattle raid on the Machar-Pakuek cattle camp in Mading Juer Boma in Tonj North County of South Sudan's Warrap state. (MENA via The New Arab)
• Kivu conflict
  • M23 campaign
    • Four people are killed after an unconfirmed civilian or military airplane is shot down with a surface-to-air missile near Minembwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Noveau Media)
• Mexican drug war
  • NORAD and the U.S. Northern Command say that the U.S. military used a laser weapon against three drones belonging to Mexican drug cartels. (Military Times)

Business and economy

• South Korean company SK Gas pays a record US$5.3 million for priority passage of the LPG tanker G. Spirit through the Panama Canal before El Niño-related transit restrictions reduced daily crossings. (AFP via France 24)

Disasters and accidents

• Wildfires in 2026
  • 2026 Canadian wildfires
    • In Canada, British Columbia ends its state of emergency previously imposed on August 8 in response to wildfires that killed one person. (The Canadian Press News) (CTV News)
    • A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Fraser Canyon reopens after being closed for seven weeks due to the wildfires. (Redfm) (CTV News)
  • Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune declares three days of national mourning after 12 people were reported to be killed in wildfires in northeastern Jijel. (Africanews)
• 2026 Flores earthquake
  • The death toll from the earthquake that struck the Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, rises to 111, with 176,000 people displaced. (A News) (AA)
• 2026 Nepal floods
  • The United States Geological Survey says a glacial collapse and debris flow, not an earthquake, caused the seismic event near the Nepal–Tibet border and subsequent flooding that killed at least 392 people and left over 900 more missing. (BBC News)
• Six people die after a pump boat carrying 13 passengers capsizes while crossing the Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines. Three others remain missing. (The Philippine Star)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • The Democratic Republic of the Congo begins vaccination for the Ebola outbreak in Kisangani, Tshopo, with healthcare and front line workers among the first to receive the vaccine. (Africanews)
• 2026 European heatwaves
  • Germany's Robert Koch Institute estimates 15,800 heat-related deaths during summer 2026, the highest total in a decade of monitoring, as repeated heat waves push temperatures above 40 °C (104 °F). (Kurdistan 24)

International relations

• Malaysia–Myanmar relations
  • Malaysia says that 1,476 Burmese people will be voluntarily repatriated on September 29 in the first phase of a return program agreed with Myanmar, using Myanmar naval vessels. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Law and crime

• 2026 Gosen-Neu Zittau school stabbing
  • Two people are killed in a stabbing at a private school in Gosen-Neu Zittau, Brandenburg, Germany. A suspect is arrested. (Xinhua)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Zambian general election
  • Zambian presidential candidate Brian Mundubile surrenders to police and is questioned over an alleged national security threat after two weeks in hiding following the disputed presidential election, in which he finished second. (AFP via France 24)
• Forced contraception of women in Greenland
  • Denmark's parliament passes legislation granting 300,000 kr. (US$46,758) in compensation to each Greenlandic woman affected by non-consensual contraception administered under a Danish birth-control program in the 1960s and 1970s. (BBC News)
• U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order directing federal agencies to call Lake Ontario "Lake America." The change applies only to U.S. federal usage; Canada need not adopt it, and no international authority exclusively determines names of shared waters. (AP) (The Guardian)
• King Rukidi IV of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom, the youngest person to reign as a monarch, dies at the age of 34. (BBC News) (NTV Uganda)

Science and technology

• August 2026 lunar eclipse
  • A near-total partial lunar eclipse occurs over Africa, the Americas, and Europe. (TimeandDate)
• The Korea AeroSpace Administration says that the Nuri will launch 15 satellites, a record, into space from the Naro Space Center in South Korea's Goheung County on October 7. (Korea Times) (Yonhap)

Sports

• 2026 Diamond League
  • In athletics, Brazilian Alison dos Santos and American Masai Russell break the world records in men's 400 metres hurdles (45.80 seconds) and women's 100 metres hurdles (12.09 seconds), respectively, at the 2026 Weltklasse Zürich in Zurich, Switzerland. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Iran–Oman negotiations
        • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps say Iran and Oman have agreed to share revenues from the Strait of Hormuz and define their respective maritime areas, while negotiations continue over reopening the waterway amid the war. (AFP via The Borneo Post)
        • Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran will not allow military vessels to transit through the strait under the proposed agreement. (AP) (Military.com)
  • Gaza war
    • The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed several Hamas members in airstrikes in the Gaza Strip city of Jabalia, including on a structure allegedly used as a storage facility for weapons. (The Jerusalem Post)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • An overnight Ukrainian drone attack "completely destroys" a Wildberries depot in Tambov Oblast, Russia. (Reuters)
    • A man and a 14-year-old child are killed in Lipetsk Oblast, and a woman is killed in Belgorod Oblast, in Ukrainian drone strikes. The Russian defence ministry says its forces have shot down 426 Ukrainian drones overnight. (Al Jazeera)
  • Luhansk Oblast campaign
    • Nine people are killed after a Ukrainian strike on a bus in Russian-occupied Luhansk. (Reuters)
• Central African Republic Civil War
  • Cambodia deploys 184 peacekeepers, including 28 women, to the Central African Republic as part of a peacekeeping mission by the United Nations. (Khmer Times) (Xinhua)

Arts and culture

• 2026 anti-immigrant movement and xenophobia in South Africa
  • A spokesperson for Malian singer Salif Keita confirms that he has cancelled all upcoming concerts in South Africa over its response to anti-migrant protests in the country. (Channels TV) (Arbiterz)

Business and economy

• American multinational company General Mills announces that they have removed artificial colors from their cereals including Lucky Charms and Trix. (NBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Nepal floods
  • Flash floods and mudslides along the Trishuli River impact Nepal and Tibet. At least 160 people are killed, hundreds are injured and 463 others, including over 200 tourists, are reported missing in Nepal, while Chinese Communist Party officials report three deaths and 265 missing in Tibet, severely affecting Gyirong County and its port. (AFP via Jamaica Observer) (AP) (BBC News)
  • Nepali officials say bridges, roads, power stations, and entire villages have been swept away by the flash flooding with some areas still completely cut-off from search and rescue efforts. (Al Jazeera) (The National)
• At least 15 infants are killed and another is injured after a fire at a state-run hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. (The Globe and Mail) (The Guardian)
• Twelve people are killed and at least 54 others are injured as wildfires spread across northeastern Algeria during a severe heat wave, with deaths reported in Béjaïa, Jijel, and Tizi Ouzou provinces. (AFP via Gulf News)

Health and environment

• Artificial intelligence in healthcare
  • The University College London reports that London neurosurgeons have performed the first AI-assisted brain surgery at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in a 48-year old patient who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2024. (The Guardian) (Sky News) (UCL)
• Nineteen cases of Japanese encephalitis are confirmed in Madhesh Province, Nepal, causing six deaths. (Nepal News)
• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the daraxonrasib drug as a treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer, making it the first RAS inhibitor drug to be approved for the disease. This came after a previous study showed that it nearly doubled the survival rate for patients compared to chemotherapy. (The Guardian) (Reuters)

International relations

• South Korea–United States relations, Japan–United States relations
  • The U.S. Pacific Command announces that the United States will conduct trilateral military exercises with South Korea's armed forces and Japan's self-defense forces despite U.S. president Donald Trump scaling back on the recent Ulchi-Freedom Guardian exercises. (AA via TRT World) (Korea Herald)

Law and crime

• Aftermath of the September 11 attacks
  • The U.S. military trial for al-Qaeda militant Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, is set for June 2028 alongside three co-conspirators. (NBC News) (Sky News)
• Lawsuits involving Meta Platforms
  • Meta Platforms agrees to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle claims by 29 U.S. states over alleged harms to young users and to impose new usage limits and safeguards for teenagers on its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
• Terrorism in the United States
  • The United States designates the Italy-based Autistici/Inventati, the UK-based Palestine Action, and pro-Palestinian group Masar Badil as terrorist organizations, citing alleged involvement in politically motivated violence and extremist activity. (AFP via France 24)
• Russia orders the arrest of German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung journalist Michael Martens [de], charging him in absentia over comments interpreted as calling for the killing of Russians, a crime punishable by up to six years in prison. (News.az)
• Two people are killed and nine others are seriously injured in a vehicle-ramming attack against pedestrians after a fight near a train station in Caen, Normandy, France. The perpetrator is arrested. (France 24)

Politics and elections

• Immigration policy of the second Trump administration
  • The United States Department of State suspends immigrant visa appointments at all embassies and consulates worldwide while training consular staff on screening applicants for potential dependence on public benefits. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
• Deogratius Ndejembi is appointed as Vice President of Tanzania, replacing Emmanuel Nchimbi who resigned yesterday. (The Tanzania Times)

Sports

• Pro Bowl Games
  • In American football, the National Football League announces the elimination of the Pro Bowl Games. (The New York Times) (Reuters)