2026 Bangsamoro Parliament election Parliament elections are held in Bangsamoro, Philippines, its first parliamentary elections since its establishment in 2018.
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2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Kenny Bednarek win the inaugural women's and men's 200 metres at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship.
British middle-distance runner Josh Kerr wins the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in the 1500 metres event in Budapest, Hungary's National Athletics Centre.
2026 US Open In tennis, Alexander Zverev wins the men's singles title of the 2026 US Open after defeating Ben Shelton in the final, 6–3, 7–6 (7–2) , 5–7, 6–2. It is his first US Open title and second major title overall.
2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup American player Breanna Stewart is awarded MVP of the tournament, while Belgian player Emma Meesseman is the top scorer, averaging 21 points per game.
In basketball, the United States women's team defeats France 97–79 in the final to win the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Berlin, Germany, further extending their lead of 12 total wins.
2026 Formula One World Championship In Formula One racing, Kimi Antonelli wins the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring in Madrid, Spain.
Kosovo political deadlock The Assembly of Kosovo is declared constituted by acting president and speaker Albulena Haxhiu, but without the deputy speaker from the PDK. The Assembly then accepts the fourth cabinet of incumbent prime minister Albin Kurti. The PDK and the AAK both challenge the legitimacy of Kurti's government at the Constitutional Court.
2026 Swedish general election Swedes vote to elect all 349 seats of the Riksdag. Incumbent prime minister Ulf Kristersson, who seeks to lead the Moderates to a second consecutive government while including the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats in his cabinet, is being challenged by the former prime minister and SAP leader Magdalena Andersson. Preliminary results indicate that the Red-Greens and the Centre Party are projected to have a combined total of 175 seats, while the four Tidö parties are projected to have a total of 174 seats.
Myanmar Myanmar's Union Government revokes Kyaw Moe Tun's status as the country's permanent representative to the United Nations, accusing him of illegal activities, as the UN Credentials Committee prepares to consider the country's disputed representation.
Sinking of the MV ''Matui'' One person dies, 12 are rescued, and more than 30 remain missing after the sinking of the MV "Matui" ferry off Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, during rough seas.
Sinking of the ''Virgo Transport 8'' Six people die, 97 are rescued and 140 remain missing after the sinking of the "Virgo Transport 8" ferry in the Java Sea, Indonesia.
Russo-Ukrainian war A Russian drone attacks a train bound for Warsaw, Poland, at Yahodyn station in western Ukraine.
Hezbollah–Israel conflict The Ghana Army says that Battalion 92 of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon will return to Ghana following a year of duty in southern Lebanon.
2026 Summer Youth Olympics The Olympic flame arrives in Dakar, Senegal, ahead of the upcoming Youth Olympic Games, which will be the first Olympic Games held in Africa.
2026 US Open Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski win the men's doubles title at the US Open without dropping a set in the tournament after defeating Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz, 6–4, 7–6 (8–6) in the final.
In tennis, Elena Rybakina wins the women's singles title at the US Open, her third major title, after defeating two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2.
2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election Protesters gather in Germany across 20 cities against the Alternative for Germany following its victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state election.
Protests against Donald Trump Thousands of demonstrators gather in Dublin and Doonbeg, Ireland, against U.S. president Donald Trump's visit to the country and protest against his role in the wars in Iran and Gaza.
Riot Several residents are arrested after riots erupted yesterday in Kobani, Syria, over the murder of a Kurdish citizen that was blamed on an Arab man. Some of those arrested starts a prison riot, which results in a fire, killing seven inmates. The violence erupted over plans to transfer some prisoners to another prison in Aleppo.
Cléon derailment French officials investigate if the derailment in Cléon, Seine-Maritime, was caused by sabotage after a fragment of rail was found on the tracks.
North Korean missile tests North Korea launches a series of SRBM missile tests from Wonsan in response to trilateral Freedom Edge military exercises conducted by Japan, South Korea, and the United States.
2026 Atlantic hurricane season The Atlantic hurricane season reaches a 103-day record in the satellite era without a hurricane after the season started on June 1, the first since 1941, with the El Niño in the Pacific Ocean being a big factor.
MV ''June Aster'' ship fire The Philippine coast guard confirms that 41 more bodies have been discovered aboard the burned vessel MV "June Aster" off Coron, Palawan, bringing the death toll from the fire to 76.
Celine Dion Paris 2026–2027 Canadian singer Celine Dion performs her first concert at the Plenitude Arena in six years in Paris, France, following a absence with the rare neurological disorder Stiff-person syndrome.
83rd Venice International Film Festival May el-Toukhy's film "Woman Unknown" wins the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in Italy, while Lee Chang-dong's "Possible Love" and Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's "NAZA" win the competition's Grand Jury Prize and Special Jury Prize, respectively.
Mexican drug war Four gunmen and a National Guard agent were killed and another wounded after an attempted ambush against authorities in Jilotlán de los Dolores, Jalisco.
Russo-Ukrainian war A Russian drone strikes a civilian vehicle in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, killing three people.
Russian drone strikes across Ukraine kill eight civilians, including two people in Zaporizhzhia, two people at a grocery store in Zhytomyr, one person in Kryvyi Rih, while a "massive attack" targeting the Port of Odesa and surrounding areas wounds at least 28 people.
Middle Eastern crisis Yemeni government forces strike Houthi positions near the port of Mokha, Taiz Governorate, and along the Mokha–Dhubab road, reporting that they destroyed vehicles and weapons and killed Houthi fighters after the group captured the city.
"The Wall Street Journal" reports that Iran had received Chinese satellite images before launching a July 17 strike on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan that killed three United States Army soldiers.
Iran and the United Arab Emirates sign a joint statement calling for restraint in the war. Additionally, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian and Abu Dhabi ruler Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan meet at the BRICS summit, the highest profile meeting between the two countries since the war started on February 28.
Iraq closes three border crossings with Iran after Iraqi and Saudi officials said that a drone attack on Saudi Arabia's East–West Crude Oil Pipeline originated from Iraq.