Mass stabbing Three people are injured in a mass stabbing at a school in Blackley, Manchester, England. A 14-year-old student is arrested.
Kidnapping and killing of Jee Ick-Joo Philippine police arrest former superintendent Rafael Dumlao, who was convicted in the 2016 kidnapping and killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo at Camp Crame and had been evading imprisonment.
2026 Mindanao earthquake The death toll from yesterday's earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines, increases to 41 people killed, with 479 more injured and four missing. All casualties come from the Davao and Soccsksargen regions.
Russo-Ukrainian war At least 10 people are killed and 106 others are injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Middle Eastern crisis Israeli troops kill one civilian in northern Israel, near the border of Israel and Lebanon.
Israel issues an evacuation warning for Tyre, Lebanon, after an Israeli airstrike there killed at least eight civilians and injured 32, violating the ongoing ceasefire.
A United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopter goes down near the Strait of Hormuz while on patrol. Both crew members were rescued.
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2026 FIFA World Cup Several members from Iran, Iraq, and Somalia, along with international sports delegations including referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, are denied visas and blocked from entering the United States for the FIFA World Cup.
Supreme Court Former Supreme Court justice and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour is sworn in as the 31st Governor General of Canada.
Illegal immigration to India The government of West Bengal, India, deports nearly 5,000 Bangladeshi nationals and detains hundreds more as part of a campaign targeting undocumented migrants following the state's recent election.
2026 Jersey general election Declared results indicate that Reform Jersey leader Sam Mézec will not be re-elected to the States Assembly after placing tenth in the senatorial race.
2026 Armenian parliamentary election Preliminary results from yesterday's election reveal that the governing Civil Contract party won 49.8% of votes, translating to a parliamentary majority, but falling short of the two-thirds majority required to call a constitutional referendum for a peace deal with Azerbaijan and the restart of border trade with Turkey. Opposition alliances Strong Armenia and Armenia Alliance entered parliament after winning 23.2% and 9.9% of the vote respectively. A fourth party, Prosperous Armenia, narrowly missed entering parliament after a later tally of electronic votes.
Sudanese man A Sudanese man is arrested by police after attempting to behead a man on a public street in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Police have declared a "critical incident" in response to the attack.
Human trafficking in Finland A Finnish court sentences former Polarica chief executive Jukka Kristo to two and a half years' imprisonment for human trafficking after finding that dozens of Thai berry pickers were subjected to forced labour and exploitative working conditions in Finland.
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons reports that the world's nine nuclear-armed states increased spending on nuclear weapons by nearly 20% to US$119 billion, the highest annual total on record, in 2025.
Brazil Brazil's health ministry suspends administration of its single-dose dengue vaccine after two deaths and another severe adverse event among more than 500,000 recipients prompt a safety review, although no causal link has been established.
Climate change in the United States The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration records the country's second-warmest spring since records began, while drought conditions affect more than half of the contiguous states despite above-average precipitation in some regions.
2026 Mindanao earthquake Philippine president Bongbong Marcos orders the suspension of classes in affected areas across Mindanao, coinciding with the country's first day of the new school year.
Tsunamis are recorded in Guam, Palau and parts of Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) cancels its tsunami advisory issued for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands; while agencies in Australia, Malaysia, and New Zealand lift their respective warnings. The PTWC later confirms that the tsunami threat passes hours following its issuance of the warning for parts of the Pacific.
A w.8 earthquake, whose epicenter is located off Maasim, Sarangani, Philippines, strikes Mindanao, hitting as far as Leyte, the provinces of North Maluku and North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and Sabah, Malaysia. At least 35 people are killed while more than 200 others are injured and 12 are missing.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport resumes operations after suspending incoming flights following recent military exchanges between Iran and Israel.
The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority reopens Iraq's airspace after Iran announced that it was halting attacks against Israel. Additionally, Syria reopens its airspace, including resuming operations at the Damascus International Airport.
Kashmir conflict Eleven people, including four police officers, are killed and dozens others are injured during clashes between police and supporters of the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Police arrest more than 70 JAAC members.
Sudanese civil war A U.S.-led coalition consisting of Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, and the United Kingdom endorses a civilian-led political dialogue for Sudan to end the war under the facilitation of the African Union, the Arab League, the European Union, IGAD, and the United Nations.
Middle Eastern crisis Israel Defense Forces confirms that they have killed three Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in the central Gaza Strip.
Iran ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali tells the Russian newspaper "Izvestia" that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen, but with new conditions set by Iran and Oman, including transit fees.
The Houthis fire two missiles at Israel, one of which was intercepted, and another that did not reach it.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launches strikes in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate against the Kurdish opposition group headquarters in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
The Iranian military says that attacks on Israel will resume if it continues the war against Lebanon.
The Israeli Air Force launches strikes against military sites in western and central Iran, making it the first time Israel launched strikes against Iran since the April 7 ceasefire. The strikes come as Iranian state media reported explosions were heard in Isfahan, Kermanshah, Tabriz, and Tehran.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel has agreed to stop the airstrikes on Iran at United States president Donald Trump's request, but an official states that Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon will continue. Netanyahu also warns that Israel will respond if Iran resumes military action.
2026 Real Madrid CF presidential election In association football, Florentino Pérez is re-elected president of Real Madrid, defeating Enrique Riquelme.
South Korea South Korean president Lee Jae Myung names Han Seong-sook as the new prime minister. If parliament approves her appointment, she will become the first woman in twenty years to hold the post.
2026 Peruvian general election Peruvians vote in the second round of presidential elections between Popular Force candidate Keiko Fujimori and Together for Peru candidate Roberto Sánchez.
2026 Kosovan parliamentary election Kosovo holds its third elections for the Kuvendi in 18 months amid continued political deadlock and the lack of a two-thirds majority to elect a president. Vetëvendosje, led by incumbent prime minister Albin Kurti, remains the largest party in the Kuvendi but falls short of a majority government.
2026 Armenian parliamentary election Armenia begins conducting an election for the National Assembly, the first since the expulsion of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians in late 2023. Incumbent prime minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks a third term in office and the retention of a Civil Contract government.
Palestinian A Palestinian man kills one person and injures five others before being shot and killed by police during an attack through several towns in central Israel.
Terrorism in Greece Greek police reports that the Anti-Terrorist Service and National Intelligence Service have arrested a Palestinian-born alleged Hamas operative who resides in Crete after he allegedly joined the militant group.
Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war Kuwait's civil aviation authority files a second protest complaint to the International Civil Aviation Organization over Iran's attacks on the country, including the international airport.
Earthquake Buildings are seriously damaged and landslides occur after two w 5.1 and w 4.9 earthquakes strike Euboea, Greece.
Gulfstream G200 Two people are killed when a Gulfstream G200 private jet crashes at La Romana International Airport in La Romana, Dominican Republic.
Nasiriyah Twenty-one people are killed and 19 others injured after a bus overturned and caught fire near Nasiriyah, Iraq.
Iraq and Syria temporarily close their airspace, and the Damascus International Airport suspends its operations, amidst the Iranian strikes on Israel.
Reactions to the 2026 Iran war Bahraini interior minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa says that the country will prohibit mourning of the former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei during the Ashura commemorations.
Middle Eastern crisis At least 13 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes across Gaza City, Deir al-Balah, and al-Mawasi, in Gaza, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire.
The Iranian military command says that the Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon and the Dahieh suburb of Beirut "crossed all red lines" and that there will be a response if they continue.
The Israeli Air Force intercepts multiple waves of Iranian missiles fired at northern Israel, the first launches at Israel since the ceasefire began in April, targeting the Ramat David Airbase.
U.S. president Trump threatens that the United States will seize and destroy Iran's highly enriched uranium, with or without their cooperation.
U.S. president Donald Trump urges Iran to return to ceasefire negotiations and finalize a deal. He also says that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have "no choice" but to accept any deal that the U.S. reaches with Iran.
Iranian state media reports that Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi handed Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi a "written message" from prime minister Shehbaz Sharif for supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
At least two people are killed and 11 are injured by Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon, which Israel claimed targeted Hezbollah infrastructure, violating the ongoing ceasefire.