AI boom Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese announces plans to introduce mandatory safeguards for artificial intelligence companies, including security incident reporting and independent model evaluations, and establish a new regulatory body to oversee compliance.
Gibran Rakabuming Raka diploma controversy Indonesian vice president Gibran Rakabuming Raka announces his intention to resign following controversies about the authenticity of his high-school diploma.
Explosive device An explosive device kills a police officer and injures another while they were responding to a shooting in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
United Kingdom–United States relations The Metropolitan Police arrests a U.S. Army personnel near Gloucester, England, on suspicions of espionage activity in connection with Russia.
LGBTQ rights in Trinidad and Tobago The British Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overturns provisions criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual activity between adults in Trinidad and Tobago, ruling them unconstitutional following a legal challenge by activist Jason Jones.
United States The United States Food and Drug Administration orders manufacturers of GLP-1 medicines such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, originally intended for the treatment of type 2 diabetes but also commonly used for weight loss, to add warnings that use of such drugs may increase the risk of developing non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, an optic nerve disorder that can lead to permanent blindness.
Pond Five schoolgirls are killed and 21 others are injured when a school bus plunges into a pond in Kandal province, Cambodia.
Multiple-vehicle collision Eleven people are killed and at least 51 others are seriously injured in a multiple-vehicle collision involving over 80 trucks and cars on the Trakia A1 motorway near Yambol, Bulgaria.
Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict The military court in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, sentences 66 soldiers to death on charges of cowardice, mutiny, and failure to obey orders, after they were arrested following clashes with Front for the Refoundation of the Nation rebels.
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College football In college football, the College Football Playoff announces it will expand from 12 to 24 teams starting in the 2027 season.
Censorship in Russia Russian independent newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" ceases operations as it closes its offices in Moscow, citing pressure from Russian authorities and security services, including restrictions on its operations, loss of media registration, and blocked donations.
English English actor Russell Brand is sentenced to 10 years and 6 months imprisonment for one rape and three counts of sexual assault.
Cyprus problem Cypriot president Nikos Christodoulides and Northern Cypriot president Tufan Erhürman agree to establish two additional crossings across the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus and hold further peace negotiations.
Trinidad At least five people are reported missing after two boats collide off the coast of Trinidad. Search and rescue operations are underway by the Trinbagonian Coast Guard.
2026 Aliağa factory explosion Seventeen people are killed and twelve others are injured in an explosion at a factory in Aliağa, Turkey.
South Korea The South Korean Fair Trade Commission issues fines of ₩331.1 billion (US$247 million) for Woowa Brothers and ₩300.8 billion ($222 million) for Coupang, finding that their food-delivery platforms restricted competition by requiring restaurants to match rival platforms' terms.
China–United States trade war The Chinese commerce ministry extends the suspension of export restrictions on certain rare earths, industrial diamonds, and lithium battery technology to January 10, 2027, amid ongoing trade negotiations with the United States.
2026 Paraguay banking crisis Paraguayan president Pedro Alliana appoints economist Jorge Schreiner to lead the central bank following Ueno Bank's collapse. The Senate approves Schreiner's appointment.
Pitt Rivers Museum The Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, England, United Kingdom, returns the remains of 39 Naga people, collected during the British Raj, to a delegation from Nagaland, India, following six years of discussions over repatriation.
2026 Booker Prize English author M. John Harrison wins the 2026 Booker Prize for his post-apocalyptic novel "The End of Everything".
2026 Kraków shooting The 24-year-old man responsible for the drive-by mass shooting at the Main Square in Kraków, Poland, two days ago, which killed six people and injured 16 others, dies at a hospital after being seriously wounded in a shootout with police.
2026 Iran war "The Wall Street Journal" reports that the United States has evacuated aircraft from the RAF Mildenhall base in the United Kingdom, citing threats from Iran.
2026 PGA Tour In golf, Blades Brown wins the 2026 World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico, at 19 years and five months, becoming the youngest PGA Tour winner since 1931 and the fourth-youngest in its history.
2026 NASCAR Cup Series In stock car racing, Hendrick Motorsports' driver Kyle Larson wins his third career NASCAR Cup Series championship, becoming the first driver to win two consecutive championships since 2010.
2026 Major League Soccer season In association football, Inter Miami player Lionel Messi is awarded the 2026 Golden Boot Award after scoring 26 goals in one season, becoming the first player in league history to win the award in consecutive years.
2026 Formula One World Championship In Formula racing, Mercedes-Benz wins its ninth World Constructors' Championship after drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli finished fourth and fifth, respectively, at the São Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil.
Gaza war protests More than 200,000 people march in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to protest against Israel's genocide in Gaza and the Dutch government's support of the Israeli military.
Three people are arrested as pro-Palestine protesters are confronted by pro-Israel counterprotesters in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, amidst a boycott of six Jewish-owned restaurants targeted by a cycling club over their support of Israel.
Immigration to Spain Authorities of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, Spain, declare a state of emergency following a surge of over 3,300 migrants and refugees arriving on the island this month.
Maltese The Maltese Civil Court orders four investment companies, including two from Malta and two from Luxembourg, to pay the Vatican Bank {{Euro}}24.1 million in damages over a 2013 deal involving the Kappa Fund.
International Criminal Court investigation in Darfur Former National Congress Party politician Ahmed Haroun, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for genocide in Sudan's Darfur region during war, is detained by the Sudanese army.
Zagreb A bus traveling towards Zagreb, Croatia, overturns on the A3 motorway, killing two people and injuring 20 others.
Erbil Three people are killed and more than 300 others are rescued from severe flooding in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
High-rise A fire at a high-rise apartment building in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, kills 14 people and leaves 25 others hospitalized.
Kébémer The death toll from the boat capsizing yesterday off the coast of Kébémer, Louga, Senegal, increases to 39 people.
Earthquakes in Japan A w.7 earthquake strikes central Japan with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture, while also affecting Aichi, Gifu, Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures. At least 22 people are injured.
2026 Indonesia wildfires An Super Puma H-225 helicopter crashes in South Kalimantan during a forest firefighting mission, killing one person.
2026 El Ayyat train collision A train derails near El Ayyat, Giza Governorate, Egypt, killing seven people and wounding 125 more.
Nvidia alleged spying scandal NVIDIA announces it is opening an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang after American intelligence reported that a close associate of Huang was a spy for China. Huang admitted to an extramarital affair with the associate in a letter to the company earlier in the day.
Mexican drug war Mexican Navy personnel, working with intelligence from the National Intelligence Center and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, arrest Rafael Álvarez Ayala, the alleged leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel cell "Los Rs", in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. He is wounded in a shootout during the operation and is wanted on a Michoacán warrant for aggravated homicide.
Middle Eastern crisis Production is temporarily suspended at the Khor Mor gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan after a liquefied petroleum gas storage tank at the site is hit by a drone. No group claims responsibility for the attack.
Iranian state media reports that explosions are heard on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz after reporting that the U.S. military fired projectiles.
Several floors of Aramco Tower, a skyscraper owned by Saudi Aramco located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, are damaged after a Houthi ballistic missile is intercepted over the city by Saudi air defense systems. No casualties or injuries are reported.
At least five people are killed, including four children, and several injured people are rescued after heavy rain and flooding caused a sandbank to collapse in Deir el-Balah, Gaza.