Norwegian royal family Norwegian royal family relative Marius Borg Høiby is convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison.
Internet censorship in the United Kingdom British prime minister Keir Starmer announces a ban on social media for children under 16.
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.
2026 Iran war Indian Petronet LNG liquefied natural gas tanker "Disha" crosses the Strait of Hormuz, the only known ship to pass since the announcement of the peace deal.
Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirms that a deal has been reached to end the war and that the U.S. blockade will end beginning tonight.
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UFC The UFC Freedom 250 event, named after 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.
2026 FIFA World Cup In association football, Curaçao, the smallest nation ever to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, make their tournament debut and score their first ever goal in a 7-1 defeat against Germany.
2025–26 NHL season 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.
2026 FIA World Endurance Championship 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.
2026 Swiss referendums Swiss voters reject an initiative to cap Switzerland's permanent resident population at 10 million by 2050.
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.
2026 NBA Finals Gunshots are reported overnight on 42nd Street and Broadway in New York City with one teen shot and several buses being damaged during celebrations.
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.
Ejin Banner Six people are killed after a pickup truck collides with a parked truck in Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.
2026 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision American singer Oliver Tree, Argentine YouTuber Gaspi, Argentine filmmaker Lucas A. Vignale, Brazilian music producer Lucas Frota and two others are killed when two helicopters collide and crash into a parking lot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2026 Butler PAC 750 crash Twelve people are killed when a plane carrying skydivers crashes in Butler, Missouri, United States.
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.
Russia–United Kingdom relations British Royal Marines storm and seize a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the English Channel.
Sudanese civil war 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.
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.
Middle Eastern crisis 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.
Lebanon's health ministry reports that an Israeli attack on the Dahieh suburb of Beirut killed three people and injured 16.
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.
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.
U.S. president Trump authorizes the end of the blockade imposed since April 13 after announcing that an agreement had been reached.
Mediators from Qatar travel to Tehran, Iran, to finalize the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the U.S. to end the war.
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.
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.
2026 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.
2026 UFL season 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.
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.
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.
Indian Air Force 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.
Hikers Seven hikers are killed in separate avalanches in the last 24 hours on Mont Blanc in the Alps.
Middle Eastern crisis The Israeli military claims to have killed multiple Hezbollah fighters during attacks on more than 70 targets in southern Lebanon over the past day.