2026 Alberta referendums Albertans vote on ten referendums, including one to decide if Alberta should seek separation from Canada.
Independent A car strikes independent Australian MP Helen Haines outside her office in Wangaratta, Victoria, in a deliberate attack, leaving her in critical condition. Police arrest the driver, while Haines is airlifted to a hospital.
Shakahola Forest incident A Kenyan court convicts Good News International Ministries leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie of murdering 190 children and an adult whose deaths were linked to starvation in Shakahola Forest.
Israeli settler violence Israel Police arrest 10 people in the occupied West Bank over attacks on an American photojournalist and the mayor of Aulnoye-Aymeries, France, who were travelling with European diplomats, and seize vehicles and other evidence during raids.
Germany–Iran relations Germany summons its Iranian ambassador after a German court sentences two men involved in a plot to kill a Jewish community leader, saying one of them had been steered by Iran's intelligence service.
Gaza Strip famine The World Food Programme cuts monthly food aid for about 500,000 people in the Gaza Strip because of funding shortages, reducing the number of recipients from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.
Andorra–European Union relations Andorra and San Marino each sign an association agreement with the European Union.
Yemeni civil war A missile attack by the Houthis kills 53 soldiers and injure over 200 at a training center in Shabwah Governorate, Yemen.
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.
Iranian parliament The Iranian parliament appoints Mehrdad Akhlaghi as Minister of Defence, replacing acting minister Majid Ebn-e-Reza.
Water scarcity in Mexico Protests continue for the second week in Guadalajara, the seventh largest city in Mexico, over water shortages and widespread contamination. A study in June found that at least 93% of households' water systems contained no residual chlorine, but had elevated levels of lead, mercury, nitrates, and "E. coli".
Free trade agreements of Vietnam Vietnam signs a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) that reduces or eliminates tariffs on industrial, agricultural, and fish products and covers services, intellectual property, and sustainable development.
Cross-strait relations The Taiwanese coast guard drives away 16 Chinese coast guard, research, and fishing vessels operating near Taiwan and the Pratas Island, including some that entered restricted waters.
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea announces that it will expand its program combating malaria to the mainland and Annobón. The program has already heavily reduced malaria cases on Bioko Island.
Kondariotissa A light aircraft crashes into a dry riverbed in Kondariotissa, in Pieria region of northern Greece. Two people are killed.
Zawiya At least eight people are killed and eight others are injured after a mortar shell explosion in Zawiya, Libya.
Temple A truck loses control and runs over devotees outside a temple in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, killing at least 13 and injuring nearly 40 others.
Haitian conflict Armed gang members ambush Salvadoran Air Force personnel serving with Haiti's Gang Suppression Force in Port-au-Prince, using gunfire and explosives. Four Salvadoran service members remain missing after escaping their burning armored vehicle.
2026 Iran war Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reports that an oil tanker has caught on fire and exploded in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz after striking a naval mine.
2026–27 NHL season In ice hockey, the Florida Panthers become the first team in the National Hockey League to record a natural hat trick in three consecutive games.
Protests against Donald Trump The fourth round of No Kings protests are held across the United States against president Donald Trump and his administration and to encourage early voting ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
2026 Czech Senate election In Czechia, opposition parties win 22 of the contested 27 seats in the Senate. The lead party of prime minister Andrej Babiš's government, ANO 2011, comes in third place. The election is the first time in the country's history where governing parties did not win a single seat in a senatorial election.
2026 anti-CEC protests A court in New Delhi, India, orders the release of Cockroach Janta Party founder and activist Abhijeet Dipke on a peace bond, one day after police detained him while he was heading to a protest against the Election Commission of India.
2026 European unrest Yellow vests activists hold mass demonstrations across France against rising fuel prices and join the student protests.
In Lille, protesters storm the city hall and damage the premises prior to being removed by security forces.
Protesters force their way into Marseille's town hall and vandalize the interior before being dispersed.
Over 500,000 people take part in protests across France, according to the national trade union confederation, while clashes and riots erupt in large cities.
2026 Ebola epidemic Kenya confirms four additional cases of Bundibugyo ebolavirus, including three health workers who treated Kenya's first patient and one of his relatives, raising the national total to seven. All four are already in quarantine.
Piper Tomahawk II A Piper Tomahawk II aircraft crashes near Drymen, Stirling, Scotland, killing the two people on board.
Delhi–Mumbai Expressway Eight people are killed and eight others are injured after a minibus carrying 23 passengers plunges into a drain along the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway near Kota, Rajasthan, India.
Tourists Ten tourists are killed and nine others sustain injuries after a resort catches fire in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
CFB Wainwright fire An explosion and wildfire occurs at the CFB Wainwright, a Canadian Armed Forces base in Alberta. Four people are killed and dozens more injured.
2026 Kolkata Durga Puja crowd crush At least 17 people are killed and 25 others are injured in a crowd crush at a pandal in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Middle Eastern crisis Masked Israeli settlers attack a group of European diplomats, including the Belgian consul general, French and Polish diplomats, and Catholic representatives visiting Taybeh in the occupied West Bank, Palestine.
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi states that Egypt will take all necessary steps to protect and defend Saudi Arabia should the latter so desire.