2026 Asian Games In swimming, Japan's Shin Ohashi wins gold in the men's 200-metre breaststroke at the 2026 Asian Games in 2:04.83, breaking China's Qin Haiyang's 2023 world record of 2:05.48 by 0.65 seconds.
2026 Moroccan general election Morocco's Authenticity and Modernity Party, led by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, wins the most seats in yesterday's parliamentary election, taking 97 of 395 seats, followed by the ruling National Rally of Independents with 66 and the Istiqlal Party with 65, according to preliminary official results.
Priest A priest is killed, and four others are injured, in a knife attack by a Ukrainian national at a Benedictine abbey in Jarosław, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland.
Belarusian President Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says that he has pardoned 15 political prisoners.
Donald Trump's conflict with the news media American news outlets CNN, MS NOW, and "Politico" regain access to the White House after U.S. federal judge Timothy J. Kelly temporarily blocked the ban by President Donald Trump, ruling that the outlets are likely to show that their press passes were revoked without adequate due process.
Croatia–Germany relations A Croatian court approves Ukrainian national Volodymyr Zhuravlov's extradition to Germany over his alleged involvement in sabotaging the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines in 2022.
Chromebook procurement scandal A court in Jakarta, Indonesia, reduces former education minister and Gojek co-founder Nadiem Makarim's prison sentence from 10 to nine years for corruption involving Chromebook procurement, while lowering restitution from Rp809 billion (US$45 million) to Rp548 billion ($30 million).
Hungary Hungary's food chain safety office confirms the European Union's first detection of the invasive spotted lanternfly in Bács-Kiskun County.
Kazakh military Twelve Kazakh military personnel are killed after being swept into the Caspian Sea during a naval training exercise in the Mangystau Region.
Sleeper bus At least nine people are killed and many others are injured after a sleeper bus catches fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
2026 Iran war fuel crisis The European Commission reports that the average diesel price across the European Union reaches a record €2.23 (US$2.54) per litre, up from €2.16 ($2.46) the previous week. Nineteen member states record new highs.
Gaza war The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet says that they have killed the head of Hamas's finance department in the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip.
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war Pakistan's military launches ten air strikes on Afghan military sites, claiming they were used to store and launch drones. At least four people are killed in the strikes.
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2026 Asian Games North Korean weightlifter Ri Song Gum wins gold in the women's 49kg category at the 2026 Asian Games while setting three world records: 94kg in the snatch, 121kg in the clean and jerk, and 215kg overall.
2026 OpenAI infiltration of Medicare Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese says that an OpenAI-deployed agent accessed public and restricted files on a Medicare database during testing in June. OpenAI notified the government in September, while investigations continue into the breach.
United Kingdom The United Kingdom establishes a National Centre for Information Defence to detect and counter foreign disinformation, including AI-generated content. Prime Minister Andy Burnham says the centre will address disinformation attacks to states such as Russia.
Second impeachment of Sara Duterte The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, rules that only senator-judges able to participate count toward the conviction threshold in vice president Sara Duterte's trial, reducing the required votes from 16 to 14.
2026 Moroccan general election Moroccans vote to elect all 395 members of the House of Representatives.
2026 Israeli legislative election The Central Elections Committee votes to disqualify Ra'am and all parties on the Joint List from running, alleging they promoted terrorism against Israel. Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh and MK Ofer Cassif are also specifically barred from running.
War crimes in the Myanmar civil war Human Rights Watch reports that women held as political prisoners in Myanmar face torture, sexual violence, and inadequate medical care. The group says more than 6,600 women and 640 children are among over 30,000 political prisoners detained since 2021.
Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases A court in New York, United States, sentences former film producer Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in prison for committing a criminal sexual act against former production assistant Miriam Haley.
North Korean involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukraine transferred two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea after capturing them in Kursk Oblast, Russia, in January 2025.
Cross-strait relations Taiwan's coast guard increases patrol capacity around the disputed Pratas Island in the South China Sea by stationing a new 100-tonne patrol boat and regularly deploying larger vessels, citing increased China Coast Guard activity near the Taiwan-controlled outpost.
Azerbaijan–France relations Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev pardons a French national who served a 10-year prison sentence for espionage, and orders his release as one of 20 pardoned prisoners.
Eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov meet at the United Nations General Assembly, making it the first meeting between Poland and Belarus in a decade.
2026–2027 El Niño event The Atacama Desert in Chile reports blossoms of flowers amidst the ongoing El Nino event in the Pacific.
2026 Atlantic hurricane season Tropical Storm Fay re-emerges as a tropical depression with a sustained wind of 35 mph amidst a unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season caused by El Niño.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Iranian airlines suspend services to Azerbaijan, Baghdad, Georgia, Muscat, and Qatar, after new U.S. sanctions target Iran's aviation sector.
Communal conflicts in Nigeria Fifteen people, including a village head, are killed in an armed ethnic clash in Bagudo, Kebbi State, Nigeria. Six suspects are arrested following the attack.
Colombian conflict Threats and attacks by the Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN) bring Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia, to a standstill, closing businesses and public transport. The group orders the shutdown after security forces kill 13 ACSN members.
Russo-Ukrainian war Poland deploys fighter jets into its airspace after a Russian helicopter intruded near Braniewo, Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship.
Russian drone and missile attacks across Ukraine kill at least eight civilians, including six agricultural workers in Kharkiv Oblast and two people in Kyiv, while strikes also hit Odesa. Ukraine says it intercepts or suppresses 119 of 161 drones.
Ethiopian civil conflict The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) seizes several airports in Tigray, while clashes are ongoing in the nearby regions of Afar and Amhara. The TPLF says that it has started a "defensive war" against the federal government of Ethiopia.
2026 Iran war Acting United States Navy secretary Hung Cao reports that eight sailors on the Abraham Lincoln 6 have attempted suicide during its long deployment including during the Iran war.
Iran reopens schools and universities after months of closures caused by the war. About 16.5 million schoolchildren begin the new academic year, with reopening ceremonies held across the country.
An Indian wiper is killed during an attack on the bulk carrier MV "Cape Dao" near the Strait of Hormuz, with Oman's navy confirming that 27 crew members have been evacuated.
The United States Central Command says that the U.S. military has redirected 115 commercial vessels since the reinstatement of its blockade on July 14.
Primary airports Hundreds of flights are delayed at five primary airports across northeastern United States, namely Newark Liberty, Teterboro, Philadelphia, LaGuardia, and JFK, due to technological issues after a construction crew accidentally severed numerous cables, including fiber-optic ones used for communication with air traffic control.
Cybercrime Cybercrime group ShinyHunters says it has breached the website of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and stolen personal data on current and former employees, including addresses and Social Security numbers. The FBI investigates the claim.
Six Flags Magic Mountain Three lawsuits are filed against the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park in Valencia, California, U.S., after 100 riders suffered brain injuries after riding the X2 roller coaster.
Human trafficking in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea police rescue 39 Indonesians allegedly trafficked through false job offers and held in Port Moresby. Officers arrest four Chinese nationals and investigate possible links to a wider transnational trafficking network.
2026 Turgutlu school shooting Eleven people are wounded in a mass shooting at a high school in Turgutlu, Turkey. The perpetrator is arrested.
2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings Sri Lanka's High Court convicts 15 men involved in the Easter bombings in 2019.
Crime in South Africa Three men are killed in a shooting in Gugulethu, Cape Flats, South Africa. Police are investigating it as a triple homicide.
Eleven people are killed, including a pregnant woman, and three others are injured after three men open fire at a gathering inside a house in KwaMakhutha township, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Greenland crisis Denmark, Greenland, and the United States sign an agreement expanding U.S. military access to Greenland, permitting new defence areas and a missile defence system while reaffirming Greenland's self-determination and amending the 1951 defence agreement.
Belgium–Rwanda relations Belgium and Rwanda restore diplomatic relations 18 months after severing ties over the Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict. The countries plan to reopen their embassies following months of meetings facilitated in part by Qatar.
Afghanistan–Turkmenistan relations Afghanistan and Turkmenistan agree to establish a joint commission on road transport and to facilitate transit between the two bordering countries.
Eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly United States president Donald Trump and Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodríguez meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, marking the first in-person meeting between the countries' leaders following the 2026 U.S. intervention in Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro.
Diplomatic sources and the United Nations say that the United States refused to issue Sudanese military chief and "de facto" leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan a visa to attend the UN General Assembly. Sudan asks the UN to intervene.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff hold three hours of Qatar-mediated talks at the UN General Assembly in New York City, the first contact between the countries since U.S. vice president JD Vance met an Iranian delegation in Switzerland in June.
Tunisia Tunisia's meteorological service reports that summer 2026 is the country's hottest since records began in 1950, with average temperatures 2.9 C-change above the previous record and repeated heat waves contributing to water shortages and power cuts.
2026 Atlantic hurricane season The Atlantic hurricane season breaks a 112-year record without a hurricane, due to a strong El Niño event in the Pacific.
Moldova Moldova's parliament approves a 60-day state of emergency in the energy and water sectors as low levels in the Dniester and Prut rivers threaten water supplies and global conflicts raise energy costs.
2026 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Dujuan kills at least four people and injures 22 others in Japan, while six remain missing after landslides. More than 45,000 households in Chiba Prefecture lose power, and over 460 homes are damaged.
2026 Pacific hurricane season The National Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane Polo has strengthened into a category 5 Pacific hurricane.
Silver Silver Roman coins dating back to the 2nd century are discovered by an amateur archaeologist in Germany. The coins are placed on display at the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn museum in Bonn.
Colombian conflict Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella deploys troops to Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, after members of the Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN) attack businesses and burn vehicles following a security operation that killed 13 ACSN members, including a senior commander.
Yemeni civil war The Houthi-affiliated Saba News Agency reports that Saudi airstrikes on the Houthi-held city of Mokha, Yemen, have killed six civilians.