77th FIFA Congress It is reported that CONCACAF chief Victor Montagliani is considering running against FIFA president Gianni Infantino in next year's election.
2026 Bulgarian presidential election The Bulgaria National Assembly sets October 25th as the date for the presidential election.
Indonesia Indonesian authorities announces it arrested a Malaysia Airlines pilot for allegedly smuggling over 26 kg of ecstasy and a package of methamphetamine into Jakarta International Airport.
2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings A Sri Lankan court sentences former police chief Pujith Jayasundara to death for negligence in failing to prevent the 2019 Easter bombings, which killed 279 people. Sri Lanka has not carried out an execution since 1976.
Morocco–Spain relations Spanish authorities close the Melilla border crossing with Morocco after around 400 migrants stormed the border barrier. RTVE reports the sound of gunfire and explosions.
Austrian chancellor Christian Stocker and Finnish interior minister Mari Rantanen join Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni in calling for Spain to be suspended from Schengen Area in response to the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta over the last 24 hours.
French interior minister Laurent Nuñez announces that he has ordered increased controls at the border with Spain amid fears the thousands of migrants entering Ceuta could make their way to France.
Videos on social media appear to show the Spanish Army deploying military vehicles towards the border with Morocco.
Ceutan mayor-president Juan Jesús Vivas says that around 60,000 undocumented migrants have entered the Spanish exclave in North Africa in the last 24 hours, as the death toll from accidents rises to 43.
Methane At least 34 miners are killed in a methane gas explosion at a coal mine near Quetta, Pakistan.
Avalanche Two bodies and a body part are recovered after an avalanche on the Broad Peak in Pakistan buried ten climbers yesterday, including Nirmal Purja, who remains missing.
Algiers A bus en route to Algiers, Algeria, plunges into a deep ravine in El Kerma after skidding off the road, killing 25 people and injuring 44 others.
2026 Morocco–Spain border incident Fifty-seven people are confirmed dead after attempting yesterday to enter the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta from neighboring Morocco.
Mali War The Human Rights Watch reports that an Sukhoi Su-24 airstrike by the Russian paramilitary group Africa Corps in Mali's Mopti region killed eight civilians in June.
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir A migrant worker is killed and another is injured in a shooting attack by terrorists in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Middle Eastern crisis The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed two Hamas operatives accused of smuggling weapons into the Gaza Strip in separate strikes, including supply officer Muhammad al-Abed and commander Ahmad Ma’in Muhammad Anqar.
Hamas says that they will disarm if Israel withdraws from and ends its military campaign in the Gaza Strip and if Israel and the U.S. honors the ceasefire agreement signed in October 2025.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that it struck two tankers trying to pass the Strait of Hormuz with aerial protection from the United States, and forced four others to turn around.
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International sporting sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine In ice hockey, the International Ice Hockey Federation extends Russia's ban to the 2027 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, and says that a decision will be made in November for the 2027 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships.
In boxing, World Boxing lifts all restrictions on Russian athletes, allowing them to compete with their national symbols.
2030 FIFA World Cup controversies In association football, UEFA announces that it will boycott the 2030 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by current champions Spain along with Portugal and Morocco, if FIFA president Gianni Infantino proceeds with plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
Cyberwarfare during the 2026 Iran war The Minnesota IT Services reports a cyberattack across 30 municipal community water systems across the U.S. state of Minnesota, with American authorities accusing Iran of being behind the cyberattack.
Argentine president Argentine president Javier Milei issues a decree seeking parliamentary approval to bar or expel foreigners accused of inciting hatred against Argentina or its people, while exempting protected political, academic, and ideological expression.
International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia Nauru announces it has withdrawn its recognition of Georgia's breakaway states Abkhazia and South Ossetia, terminating diplomatic relations with these entities "with immediate effect".
Chile–Venezuela relations Chile and Venezuela restore diplomatic relations after a two-year suspension following Chile's call for a review of the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election results.
Morocco–Spain relations Senior Italian politicians, including prime minister Giorgia Meloni, deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, and foreign minister Antonio Tajani, call for Spain to be kicked out of the Schengen Zone or the suspension of the Schengen Agreement entirely, citing the alleged threat of undocumented immigrants spreading throughout the European Union.
Thousands of undocumented immigrants cross into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta from neighboring Morocco. The city's mayor-president, Juan Jesús Vivas, requests the Spanish government to declare a national emergency, but is refused by the interior ministry.
Nuclear power in Hungary The Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary shuts down for the first time in 44 years amid a drought across the country and extremely low water levels on the Danube river.
2026 United States cyclosporiasis outbreak The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports that the U.S. state has surpassed 10,000 cases of cyclosporiasis, which is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis.
2026 Ebola epidemic Singapore-based Hilleman Laboratories announces plans to advance an rVSV-based vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola into human trials after World Health Organization experts identified it as the most promising candidate for the epidemic.
The death toll from the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rises to over 1,500 people killed.
Nirmal Purja Ten climbers are reported missing, including Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja, after an avalanche on the Broad Peak in Pakistan.
Gas leak Five people are critically injured and six are missing after a residential building collapses during a gas leak explosion in Messina, Sicily, Italy.
Bhiwandi At least nine people are killed and several others are trapped after an explosion at a four-story building in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, India.
Methane At least 34 miners are killed and more are reported missing after a methane gas explosion at a coal mine near Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
2026 Kumamoto earthquake The casualty toll from the w.8 earthquake in Kumamoto on Kyushu, Japan, earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured.
Intergovernmental Authority on Development The Intergovernmental Authority on Development trade bloc reopens its office in Khartoum, Sudan, resuming operations for the first time since the start of the country's civil war in April 2023.
Terrorism in Pakistan The death toll from yesterday's attack in the Hangu district of northwest Pakistan rises to at least eleven police officers.
Sudanese civil war The Sudanese Air Force launches a series of airstrikes against RSF mobilizations and military positions in the north and west Kordofan.
The Associated Press reports that two former child soldiers said they were trained by Colombian mercenaries after being conscripted by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during the ongoing civil war in Sudan.
Russo-Ukrainian war An armed Russian Kh-101 cruise missile enters Polish airspace around Lublin, prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets. At around 03:40 a.m. local time it explodes in the countryside close to Tarnawa-Kolonia, 90 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
Russian forces launch hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 50 others, including six people killed in a ballistic missile strike on Kryvyi Rih.
Middle Eastern crisis About 25 vessels cross the Bab-el-Mandeb strait according to data from Kpler shipping data.
Saudi Arabia's government announces the establishment of the Multinational Maritime Defense Alliance with 14 countries signing the founding document in an effort to keep the Bab-el-Mandeb strait open.
The Israeli military claims it has killed two alleged Hamas militants in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, including Nuseirat Battalion commander Ahmad Hisham Mahmoud and Hamas platoon commander Mahmoud Ali Mahmoud Taroush, violating the ongoing ceasefire.
The Gaza Health Ministry reports that four people, including children, are killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire.
Amidst reports of a new plan to disarm Hamas, Israel reaffirms that it will not withdraw from the Gaza Strip, including the Yellow Line, until the militant organization is completely disarmed.
U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the Board of Peace reached a deal for a complete disarmament of Hamas.
Mediators and Hamas have reached an agreement to implement the second phase of a United States-backed ceasefire signed in October last year during a meeting in Cairo, Egypt.
Data shows that the QatarEnergy-controlled LNG tanker "Al Areesh" exited the Strait of Hormuz, becoming the first LNG vessel from Qatar visible on ship-tracking data to do so since July 11, when "Al Hamra" exited the strait from Das Island, United Arab Emirates.
The Egyptian cabinet confirms a drone has hit two vessels yesterday at a port in Damietta, Egypt, including the LNG storage tanker "Energos Winter".
Kuwaiti authorities confirm that an Iranian attack targeted a building belonging to a Chinese company, killing one person.
2026 FIFA World Cup FIFA opens an investigation into the Argentina national football team over altercations during the World Cup final and the display of a banner of the Falklands.
Government of Nauru The government of Nauru announces the official change of name of the country from Nauru to Naoero.
2026 Bolivian protests Bolivian prosecutors issue an arrest warrant for former president Evo Morales for allegedly organizing protests and roadblocks across the country in May and June. The investigation follows complaints alleging armed uprising and terrorism.
Kenya Wildlife Service Kenya Wildlife Service says preliminary tests indicated cyanide-contaminated tomatoes may have killed 15 elephants near Amboseli National Park over the past month, warning that livestock grazing in the area could also be exposed.
Bell 412 A Bell 412 helicopter crashes while on a fire-fighting training operation in San Juan, Argentina, killing all seven occupants.
Wildfires in 2026 Two firefighters are killed while battling a wildfire near Rethymno, Crete, Greece, while a third dies near Gytheio, Laconia, during a separate operation.
Terrorism in Pakistan Ten police officers are killed in a drone attack and ambush in Hangu district of northwest Pakistan. Pakistani authorities claim that 15 of the attackers were killed.
Somali Civil War Five soldiers are killed in a shootout with Al-Shabaab gunmen in Mandera County, Kenya.
Sudanese civil war The "Sudan Tribune" reports that Rapid Support Forces militants retreating from Umm Sayala, Jabrat al-Sheikh, and Barah have launched retaliatory strikes in North Kordofan.
Middle Eastern crisis Data from Kpler shows that 39 commercial vessels have transited through the Bab el-Mandeb yesterday, the highest since July 19, while another five transited it today, including the VLCC "Sophia" and the Aframax tanker "Ocean Laureate".
A drone strike targets the LNG storage tanker "Energos Winter", which is leased by the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company, at the port of Damietta, Egypt. Additionally, another vessel is also targeted. The group responsible for the strike is currently unknown.
The U.S. CENTCOM launches strikes against Iran in retaliation of a attempted attack by Iran against Jordan.
Several members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are also confirmed to have been killed in the Saudi–U.S. strikes in Iraq.
The Popular Mobilization Forces reports that 20 militants have been killed in joint Saudi–U.S. strikes.
The Saudi Arabian Armed Forces and United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) launch strikes against Iran–backed militias in Iraq in response to Iranian drone attacks against oil facilities in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.
Israeli forces also claim that their 401st Brigade Combat Team and Yahalom Unit have destroyed a underground headquarters belonging to Hezbollah, located near a UNIFIL post.
Israeli forces accuse Hezbollah of launching a drone attack on its forces in the Ali al-Taher ridge of southern Lebanon, in violation of the ceasefire.
Israeli forces strike a mosque in Gaza City in violation of the ongoing ceasefire, accusing Hamas of using it to store weapons.