Iglesia ni Cristo More than 14,000 people participate at the surprise rallies organized by the Iglesia ni Cristo in Metro Manila, Philippines, mainly to support senator Rodante Marcoleta who is under investigation for plunder. Five people are arrested at the People Power Monument in Quezon City and three police officers are injured.
Cabinet of Lee Jae Myung South Korean National Assembly votes 166 to one invalid vote to approve the nomination of Han Seong-sook as the country's 50th Prime Minister, succeeding Kim Min-seok, as well as the country's first female Prime Minister in 20 years. The main opposition People Power Party boycotted the vote.
Kachin State Five people are killed and fifteen others missing after monsoon rains cause a jade mine to collapse in Kachin State, Myanmar.
River Nile State Eighteen people are killed and one injured after a truck veered off the road in River Nile State, North Sudan and collided with a passenger vehicle.
2026 Iran war South Korean president Lee Jae Myung says that all but two Korean vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz after previously being stranded in the waterway amidst the war.
Articles The post-truth and the contextMost of the daily information we see on the mainstream media today is the news equivalent of fast-food.
WhatsApp WhatsApp announces that it will include usernames and allow users to share their profiles without disclosing their phone numbers.
Palaeontologists Palaeontologists identify a fossil vertebra collected on James Ross Island in 1985 as the earliest-known dinosaur bone collected in Antarctica, which was identified to be a tail bone from a titanosaur.
2026 Peruvian presidential election The National Office of Electoral Processes confirms the victory of Popular Force's candidate Keiko Fujimori in the presidential election after 22 days of vote counting. Fujimori becomes the first elected female president of Peru.
Aftermath of the Korean War South Korea holds joint burial ceremonies in Seoul and Daejeon for the remains of seven soldiers killed in the Korean War, after recovery efforts from 2007 to 2025 and DNA identification with surviving relatives.
2026 Monaco bombing Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Iermolaiev is critically injured alongside his wife and daughter after the explosion of a parcel bomb at a building in Monaco, in what seems like an assassination attempt.
2026 Stade shooting Six people are killed and several more injured in a mass shooting at a mother-child group home facility in Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. Two people are arrested, including the alleged gunman.
Foreign relations of Australia Australia and Vanuatu sign the Nakamal Agreement, which expands Australian economic support and bars foreign military bases in Vanuatu. Vanuatu also commits to rejecting the militarisation of infrastructure.
China–Japan relations China adds 20 Japanese organizations to a dual-use export blacklist and places 20 others on a watchlist, citing concerns over Japan's military capabilities amid worsening relations between China and Japan.
Sudanese cholera epidemic Sudan's health ministry declares a new cholera outbreak, with 117 deaths in the West Kordofan state, four months after declaring an end to an previous outbreak that started in July 2024.
Mamou Region Fifteen people are killed and one injured after a vehicle collided with a cargo truck in Mamou Region, Guinea.
Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Malaysia extends the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared in 2014 with 239 people aboard, until June 30, 2027, under a contingent fee agreement with Ocean Infinity.
American film The American film "Michael" grosses to US$977 million at the worldwide box office, surpassing "Oppenheimer" as the highest-grossing biographical film.
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi summons the chargé d'affaires at the Pakistani embassy in Kabul over the airstrikes.
Afghan officials say that over 36 civilians have been killed in overnight strikes by Pakistan, and more than 160 have been injured.
Pakistani information minister Attaullah Tarar says that Pakistan has carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan targeting alleged Jamaat-ul-Ahrar headquarters, killing 25 militants in border regions and the eastern provinces of Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar.
Sudanese civil war The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data publishes an article accusing the Rapid Support Forces of killing more civilians in Sudan, including in 2025, than other rebel groups.
The joint forces allied with the Sudanese Armed Forces recapture the West Darfur town of Kulbus, two years after it was captured by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces in October 2024.
The Sudanese Armed Forces announces that they have retaken the towns of Sirkum and Mugaja in Sudan's Blue Nile State.
Middle Eastern crisis Israeli forces hit a tent in central Gaza, killing three Palestinians, including an 8-year old boy.
The National News Agency reports that over 40,000 displaced people have returned to Lebanon since the ceasefire.
Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri says that 12 LPG vessels from India have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz without paying tolls.
Iran holds its first joint committee meeting with Oman in Muscat to discuss future management of the Strait of Hormuz following a preliminary agreement with the United States to end the war. U.S. officials say shipping can resume freely.
2026 FIFA World Cup In association football, World Cup co-hosts Canada advance to the round of 16 of the tournament for the first time after defeating South Africa 1–0 in the round of 32.
British government The British government announces that it will scrap the 202-year-old Vagrancy Act that criminalizes rough sleeping in England and Wales, saying that a new law will aim at "preventing homelessness" rather than "punishing" it.
Mass media in Uganda Uganda's military surrounds the offices of Nation Media Group outlets in Kampala after army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba orders the shutdown of the company's newspapers, television station, and radio networks.
2026 New Caledonian legislative election New Caledonians vote to elect 54 seats of Congress for the first time since 2019, after the vote was delayed three times following unrest in 2024 and the Bougival Accord in 2025. Preliminary results indicate the loyalist bloc taking 24 seats and the separatist bloc taking 26 seats, with Oceanian Awakening taking a crossbench position with four seats.
2026 Bangkok gubernatorial election Chadchart Sittipunt is reelected to a second term as governor of Bangkok, Thailand.
Iraqi forces Iraqi forces raid the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, reportedly arresting at least 47 officials suspected of corruption, including lawmakers and senior government officials. Videos on social media appear to show Iraqi Army tanks entering the diplomatic district. The military also begins arresting officials in Salahuddin, Al Anbar, and Nineveh.
Crime in Israel Five people are killed and a child is injured in car bombing attacks and murders in Tel Aviv, Holon, and Arab-Israeli communities in Israel. The attacks are linked to organized crime or criminal violence.
Armenia–Israel relations Israel's government unanimously approves recognition of the World War I-era mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman empire as genocide, pending parliamentary ratification.
2026 European heatwaves Poland records a provisional national high temperature of 40.5 C in Słubice, Lubusz Voivodeship, exceeding a 1921 record.
2026 Tomblaine Pilatus PC-6 Porter crash Ten passengers and the pilot are killed in a plane crash during a skydiving trip in Tomblaine, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. The passengers are identified as five instructors and five students.
2026 Saudi Aramco AW139 crash Fourteen people are killed as a helicopter belonging to the Saudi Aramco oil company crashes in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia.
Russo-Ukrainian war Ukrainian forces launch FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles at strategic targets in Russia, striking the Titan-Barrikady complex in Volgograd, which produces launchers for Russia's Yars and Iskander missile systems. Authorities say ten people have been wounded in the strikes. A separate missile strike destroys a Pantsir missile system in occupied Crimea.
Middle Eastern crisis Israel says its military has destroyed a Hezbollah tunnel in Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon, after notifying the United States. Israeli officials state that the 200 m tunnel contained weapons and rocket launcher shafts.
Israel says its military has killed Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shahtout, a Hamas naval police commander who ran the Central Camps and took part in the October 7 attacks, in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip.
Israel reports that it has killed three Palestinian police officers in a latest violation of the ceasefire.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in Baghdad, Iraq, for talks with Iraqi authorities on arrangements for the funeral of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
South Korea's ocean ministry says that two more vessels have transited through the Strait of Hormuz, bringing the total amount of ships to do so to 23 after weeks of disruption caused by the war. The ocean ministry also says that only three more South Korean-operated ships are remaining in the Persian Gulf, including the Panama–flagged "HMM Namu", which was damaged in a explosion on May 4.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has carried out retaliatory strikes against United States military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, including the Ali Al Salem Air Base and U.S. Fifth Fleet naval base.
Kuwait's Chief of the General Staff says that his forces have activated air defense systems to intercept missiles and drones.
The Bahraini Army says on X that Bahrain has successfully intercepted and destroyed "a number" of Iranian missiles and drone attacks on the country.
Iran cancels its participation in technical talks scheduled for today due to recent strikes against the country and unfulfilled conditions of the memorandum of understanding ceasefire agreement.
"Axios" reports from American officials that Iran and the United States have agreed to halt strikes near the Strait of Hormuz and will hold a Qatar-mediated meeting in Doha on Tuesday.