Middle Eastern crisis Six people are killed and dozens injured in an Israeli airstrike on a building in Beirut, Lebanon.
Israel assassinates Iranian intelligence minister Esmaeil Khatib in an overnight airstrike in Tehran.
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2026 World Baseball Classic In baseball, Venezuela defeats the United States 3–2 in the championship game to win their first World Baseball Classic.
2025 Africa Cup of Nations In association football, the Confederation of African Football formally overturns the result of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final in which Senegal won 1–0 over hosts Morocco due to a controversial walk-off by Senagalese players during extra-time. Morocco are awarded the title with a 3–0 win, their second title win.
Reactions to the 2026 Iran war U.S. National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent resigns in protest of the war with Iran, saying that "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation".
2026 Republic of the Congo presidential election Provisional results announced by interior minister Raymond Mboulou reported that incumbent president of Congo-Brazzaville Denis Sassou Nguesso will be re-elected with 94.82% of the vote.
Holloman Air Force Base One person is killed and another is injured in a shooting at Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States.
Legislative Assembly of El Salvador The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador votes 59–1 to approve a constitutional amendment to permit courts to issue sentences of life imprisonment to individuals convicted of murder, rape, or terrorism where the limit was previously 60 years.
Vatican A Vatican appeals court orders a retrial of Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, who was convicted of embezzlement in 2023, citing procedural errors in the original proceedings. The court maintains his previously imposed prison sentence pending the outcome of the new trial.
Court A court in Brussels, Belgium, orders former diplomat Étienne Davignon to stand trial on charges of participation in war crimes in connection with the 1961 killing of former Congolese prime minister Patrice Lumumba. Davignon is the only surviving individual among those accused by Lumumba’s family of involvement in the case.
Argentine foreign minister Argentine foreign minister Pablo Quirno announces the country's formal withdrawal from the World Health Organization.
Paraíso Five people are killed following a fire at the Dos Bocas Refinery in Paraíso, Tabasco, Mexico.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war The United Arab Emirates' offshore Shah gas field suspends operations following a drone attack.
Nigerian bandit conflict At least 18 people are killed and several others are injured in an attack by armed bandits in a village in Jibia, Katsina State, Nigeria.
War on drugs Colombian president Gustavo Petro accuses the Ecuadorian military of being the perpetrator of an airstrike two days ago inside Colombia, killing 27 people, and orders the deployment of its troops to the border in response.
The Ecuadorian government deploys 75,000 soldiers and police officers to four provinces to enforce a nightly curfew. Officials say 253 people have already been detained for breaking curfew, which lasts from 11 pm to 5 am local time.
Middle Eastern crisis Three people, including a child, are killed and 14 more are injured in an Israeli airstrike in Al-Mawasi, Gaza.
Three Lebanese soldiers are killed and four more are injured during Israeli airstrikes in the Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon.
"The Wall Street Journal" reports that Russia is actively sharing military intelligence with Iran, including satellite images of United States military bases and locations of potential targets, as well as improved drone technology.
Israeli forces assassinate both Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Larijani and Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani in two separate airstrikes in Tehran. Iran later confirms their deaths.
2025–26 Premier League In association football, the Premier League fines Chelsea F.C. £10.75 million and gives them a two-year suspended transfer ban for making secret payments worth £47 million to unregistered agents and third-parties between 2011 and 2018.
Discoveries of exoplanets Modeling suggests the presence of a volatile-rich magma ocean on the exoplanet L 98-59 d, a planet orbiting L 98-59, a red dwarf star 35 light-years away from Earth.
2026 Nepalese general election Nepalese activist and Rastriya Swatantra Party member Bhumika Shrestha is confirmed by the Nepalese Election Commission, becoming the first transgender lawmaker elected in Nepal.
Terrorism in Kuwait Kuwaiti authorities arrest 16 people, including two Lebanese nationals, on suspicion of links to Hezbollah and involvement in a planned sabotage operation, with weapons, drones, and communication equipment seized during the operation.
International sanctions against Iran The European Union imposes sanctions against 16 Iranian individuals and three entities for their role in suppressing protests earlier this year.
Vaccination policy of the United States United States federal judge Brian E. Murphy blocks the implementation of changes to vaccine policy introduced by health and human services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., including revisions to the childhood immunization schedule and recommendations issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Murphy rules that the measures likely violate required procedures and halts their enforcement pending further legal proceedings.
Nairobi At least four people are killed and four others are injured in a building collapse in Nairobi, Kenya.
Rahim Yar Khan A roof collapses at a shop in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan, killing eight people and injuring more than 50 others.
Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital Eleven people are killed and ten others are injured in a massive fire at the Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha, India.
2024–2026 Cuba blackouts Cuba reports a nationwide power outage following a total electrical grid collapse.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Sri Lanka introduces a four-day workweek for the public and education sectors to preserve fuel as the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis continues to restrict fuel shipments to the region.
2026 Cuban crisis Cuba announces that citizens living abroad will be permitted to invest in and own businesses in the country as the government seeks to expand commercial activity amid an economic crisis.
New York A police report in New York formally reveals English street artist Banksy's identity as 51-year-old Robin Gunningham from Bristol, England.
2026 Maiduguri bombings At least 23 people are killed and 108 others are injured in suspected suicide bombings at three locations, including the Monday Market and University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. No group has claimed responsibility.
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict Afghanistan claims Pakistani jets bombed a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, killing over 400 people. Pakistan denies the claim, saying it attacked military installations. AFP and BBC journalists confirm at least 30 dead as a result of the bombing.
Russo-Ukrainian war Kenyan prime cabinet secretary Musalia Mudavadi says that the government has identified two prisoners of war from Kenya that have been detained by authorities in Ukraine after being involved in Russia's special military operations.
The European Union imposes sanctions against nine Russian individuals over their role in the mass murder of civilians committed during Russia's occupation of Bucha during the initial 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Middle Eastern crisis At least four members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) are killed and three others are injured in an airstrike on a checkpoint at the entrance to Al-Qa'im, Al Anbar Governorate. A PMF official attributes the strike to the United States.
The Israeli military's 91st Division launches a ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, expanding a buffer zone along the border.
At least seven people, including four children, are injured by Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel.
The U.S. embassy in Baghdad is reportedly attacked by two suicide drones, causing a powerful explosion.
The Israeli Air Force strikes and completely destroys the Iranian Space Research Center in central Tehran, stating that it was being used for potential space warfare activities against Israeli satellites.
Iran launches drone attacks on the United Arab Emirates, killing a Palestinian man in Abu Dhabi and forcing the temporary closure of Dubai International Airport. The port of Fujairah, in the Emirate of Fujairah, already attacked two days ago, is also hit.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran is not seeking a ceasefire but also called for the war to end.
A Pakistan-bound oil tanker with its Automatic Identification System activated, the "Karachi", gets safe passage and crosses Hormuz following negotiations between the Pakistani and Iranian governments. According to Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Pakistan agreed to pay the oil shipment, purchased from Abu Dhabi, in Chinese yuan instead of in US dollars.
Several NATO allies of the United States, including Germany, Italy, and Spain, rule out sending warships to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following a request from U.S. president Donald Trump.