Poznań A train traveling from to Poznań collided with a truck at a railway crossing in Rogoźno, Poland with one person dead and more than a dozen people injured.
Ginza Six Around 20 people are injured at the Ginza Six shopping complex in Tokyo, Japan, after a man sprays an unidentified substance near an ATM, prompting reports of a strong odor inside the building.
2026 Angeles City building collapse The death toll of the building collapse in Angeles, Philippines, rises to four, while search operations are ongoing for 17 people still missing.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Oil prices decrease by 5% in Asia early trading amidst hopes of a Iran–U.S. ceasefire deal to end the war.
The war Crude oil tanker "Idemitsu Maru" arrives in Japan after previously becoming the first Japanese owned ship to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the war started on February 28.
Pakistani military chief Asim Munir and prime minister Shehbaz Sharif visit Beijing for talks with Chinese officials as part of mediation efforts related to the war.
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2026 FIFA World Cup The president of the Iranian football federation says FIFA has approved the country's World Cup training base being switched from the United States to Mexico due to the ongoing conflict.
2026 IndyCar Series In auto racing, Meyer Shank's Felix Rosenqvist defeats Penske's David Malukas to win the 110th Indianapolis 500, giving Meyer Shank its second victory in the event. The margin of victory is 0.023 seconds, making it the closest finish in Indianapolis 500 history.
Senegal In Senegal, Malick Ndiaye resigns as National Assembly president following the dismissal of prime minister Ousmane Sonko, clearing the way for Sonko to seek the parliament's presidency amid tensions within the ruling coalition.
Kraków Residents of Kraków, Poland, have overwhelmingly backed the dismissal of Mayor Aleksander Miszalski (Civic Platform) and the city council in a local recall referendum for the first time in the city's history. Exit polls have shown a 33.4% voter turnout with 97.8% of voters backing dismissing Miszalski, while 96.0% supported removing the council.
2025–2026 Turkish protests Turkish police raid the headquarters of the Republican People's Party and evict its leadership, including Özgür Özel.
2026 Beninese presidential election Romuald Wadagni is sworn in as the president of Benin, succeeding Patrice Talon.
2026 Cypriot legislative election DISY wins the most with 17 seats, followed by AKEL in second with 15 seats and ELAM in third with eight seats. ALMA and Direct Democracy Cyprus enter the legislature with four seats each.
Cypriots vote to elect 56 of the 80 seats in the House of Representatives. Recent opinion polls have indicated that the conservative DISY and the leftist AKEL are competing for first place, while the hard-right ELAM is also expected to make gains in the legislature.
2025–2026 Iranian protests Iranian Americans gather in San Francisco, California, US at the Ferry Building to oppose an immediate end to the Iran War, citing concerns that it would leave the Islamic Republic regime in power and undermine hopes for changes in the country.
Mass shooting Four people are killed and one of the gunmen is injured in a mass shooting in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two suspects are arrested.
Crisis in Venezuela Hundreds of inmates seize control of a prison in Barinas, Venezuela, and protest alleged torture and abuse, demanding the removal of the prison director as security forces surround the facility.
Bahrain–Iran relations Bahrain sentences nine people to life in prison for espionage on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Heat stroke At least 16 people die from heat stroke in Telangana, India, as temperatures exceed 45 C during a heat wave, prompting public safety measures from the government.
Yongchuan Three people are killed and 17 others are reported missing after overnight torrential rains in Yongchuan, Chongqing, China.
Qidong County Five people are killed and another is injured in a fire at a shop in Qidong County, Hunan, China.
2026 Angeles City building collapse At least three people are killed after a nine-storey building, under construction as a condo-hotel, collapses in Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines. At least 26 people are rescued, while search operations are ongoing for 17 others still missing.
Russo-Ukrainian war Four people are killed and over a hundred are injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine.
Insurgency in Balochistan At least 30 people are killed and over 52 are injured after the explosion of a bomb at a car park near a train station in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility.
Middle Eastern crisis The Iranian military shoots down an alleged Israeli surveillance drone over Hormozgan province, Iran.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reports that 33 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz after receiving permission in the past 24 hours.
2025–26 Ekstraklasa In association football, Lech Poznań end their season with a second consecutive and 10th-ever Ekstraklasa title.
2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup In rugby union, Union Bordeaux Bègles beat Leinster Rugby 41–19 at the San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao, Basque County, Spain, to win the European Rugby Champions Cup, thus completing a treble.
2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League In women's association football, North Korea's Naegohyang beat Japan's Tokyo Verdy 1–0 to win the AFC Women's Champions League at the Suwon Sports Complex in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League In women's association football, Spain's FC Barcelona beat France's OL Lyonnes 4–0 to win their fourth Women's Champions League title at the Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Norway.
2025–26 Scottish Cup In association football, Celtic beat second-tier Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 to win a record-extending 43th Scottish Cup title and complete the double this season.
2026 FIFA World Cup The DR Congo national football team announces that it will maintain its planned schedule, including two friendly matches in Belgium and Spain, before going to Houston, Texas, United States, for the World Cup, despite being warned to isolate, stating the entire squad is based outside of the DRC.
The Iran national football team moves its squad's base to Tijuana, Mexico, with approval from FIFA to avoid visa-related issues with the United States.
2026 EFL play-offs In association football, amid the expulsion of Southampton F.C. due to the espionage incident, Hull City beat Middlesborugh at Wembley Stadium in London 1–0 in the play-off finals to secure promotion to the English Premier League for the next season.
Madrid Thousands of people march through Madrid, Spain, demanding the resignation of prime minister Pedro Sánchez following several corruption scandals involving his cabinet and his family.
2024–present Serbian anti-corruption protests Tens of thousands of people rally in Belgrade, Serbia, to protest against the government and president Aleksandar Vučić, and call for earlier parliamentary and presidential elections.
Turkey–Islamic State conflict The Syrian General Intelligence Directorate and the Turkish National Intelligence Organization conduct a joint operation in Syria and arrest ten people allegedly linked with ISIL.
May 2026 White House shooting A gunman opens fire at a security checkpoint outside the White House in Washington, D.C., wounding a bystander. The suspect is killed by the United States Secret Service.
Ukraine–Vietnam relations In accordance with bilateral agreements, Vietnam grants 40 scholarships to Ukrainians for the 2026–2027 academic year for bachelor's, master's, and postgraduate degrees, including a one-year language course for those who do not speak Vietnamese. Kazakhstan also grants 40 scholarships for similar degrees.
France–Israel relations France permanently bans Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir following his actions towards members of the Global Sumud Flotilla who were detained by the Israeli Navy several days earlier.
2026 Ebola epidemic An Ebola clinic run by Doctors Without Borders is set on fire by residents in Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory, Ituri Province, DRC.
Uganda's health ministry confirms three new Ebola cases, a woman who traveled from the DRC and two Ugandan workers that had contact with her, bringing the country's total to five cases and one death.
India issues a travel advisory to Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan amidst the Ebola outbreak.
The International Red Cross announces that three of its local volunteers have died from Ebola while working in the Djugu Territory, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in March.
Garden Grove chemical leak California governor Gavin Newsom declares a state of emergency in Orange County, California, U.S., in response to a possible release of methyl methacrylate in Garden Grove.
2026 Cannes Film Festival Romanian director Cristian Mungiu wins his second Palme d'Or for the drama film "Fjord" at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival in France.
Sudanese civil war During a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, political groups in Sudan including the Somoud” alliance and Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdul Wahid al-Nur approve a roadmap in a effort to end the civil war in the country.
Russo-Ukrainian war A Ukrainian drone attack causes a fire at a Transneft oil terminal in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
Middle Eastern crisis The Lebanese Civil Defense reports that an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Sir el Gharbiyeh, southern Lebanon, has killed at least 11 people and injured six.
The U.S. Central Command says that they have redirected 100 commercial ships and disabled four others from the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade started.
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the details of the emerging agreement will be "announced shortly," and that it will include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The "Financial Times" reports that mediators are nearing a deal to extend the ceasefire between Iran and the United States by 60 days and establish a framework for nuclear talks.
Iran, the United States, and mediator Pakistan reports that progress has been made in ceasefire talks, with the Iranian foreign ministry saying that Iran is focused on finalizing a memorandum of understanding.