2026 Bangladesh measles outbreak The Directorate General of Health Services reports that five more children in Bangladesh have died from measles in the past 24 hours.
Indian Air Force Five people are killed and another is seriously injured when an Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 aircraft crashes while landing in Jorhat, Assam, India.
Middle Eastern crisis The Israeli military claims to have killed multiple Hezbollah fighters during attacks on more than 70 targets in southern Lebanon over the past day.
Articles The post-truth and the contextMost of the daily information we see on the mainstream media today is the news equivalent of fast-food.
2026 FIFA World Cup The opening ceremonies for the FIFA World Cup in the United States and Canada occur at BMO Field (Toronto Stadium) and SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles respectively.
Pro-Palestinian protests are held in Toronto, Canada, near the BMO Field (Toronto Stadium) against FIFA's association with Israel. Additionally, a red banner was displayed near the Gardiner Expressway.
Regulation of artificial intelligence in the United States The U.S. Department of Commerce orders artificial intelligence company Anthropic to ban non-Americans from accessing its large language models Claude Mythos and Fable 5.
Second cabinet of Donald Trump United States president Donald Trump announces his nomination of United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton as the Director of National Intelligence, withdrawing his previous nomination of Federal Housing Finance Director Bill Pulte.
2025–2026 Indonesian protests Hundreds of students protest against Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto prompted by a fuel price hike, governmental tensions, and mismanaged government spending on the Free Nutritious Meals program.
War crimes during the Sudanese civil war Sudan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Al-Harith Idris, announces that Sudan has sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council accusing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of running mass detention centers in the Darfur region, where prisoners are subjected to inhumane treatment including organ trafficking, torture, and starvation.
2024 South Korean martial law crisis Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is found guilty of treason and abuse of power for ordering drones to be flown into North Korea in order to provoke North Korea and help justify his martial law declaration, and is sentenced to 30 years imprisonment on top of a pre-existing life sentence.
2026 Midland, Texas, shooting One person is killed and ten others are injured in a mass shooting at an abandoned veterinary clinic in Midland, Texas, United States. The suspect dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
2026 Kent meningitis outbreak Northern Ireland health minister Mike Nesbitt announces that students aged up to 25 in the Northern Ireland will be offered the meningitis vaccine in the wake of the outbreak at the University of Kent.
Health authorities in the United Kingdom launch a vaccination program against the Meningitis B virus in the wake of a outbreak that occurred at the University of Kent in Kent, England, killing two people.
Moneta, Virginia One person is killed and twenty-two others are injured after a tent collapses at a church event in Moneta, Virginia.
Initial public offering of SpaceX Businessman Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire after his company SpaceX debuts on the stock market.
War on cartels U.S. president Donald Trump announces that a joint United States-Venezuela operation has killed Tren de Aragua leader Niño Guerrero.
2026 Iran war Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that the Strait of Hormuz will not return to the way it was before the war, that it will be under Iranian and Omani sovereignty, and will have a fee.
The United States Central Command says that American forces have intercepted multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. They also reaffirm that the "international trade corridor remains open for transit".
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that a ceasefire deal with the U.S. to extend the ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and launch negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program has "never been closer".
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif says that a ceasefire deal between Iran and the United States has a "final, agreed upon text" at ending the war.
2026 FIFA World Cup The Mexican football team wins its first opening match, 2-0, against South Africa in the FIFA World Cup in Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
In association football, the 2026 FIFA World Cup consisting of 48 national teams for the first time begins with matches in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. An opening ceremony is held at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
Premiership of Keir Starmer John Healey resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defence in protest at a lack of government funding for the British Armed Forces, saying prime minister Keir Starmer is "putting the country’s security at risk" at a time of "growing international threats". Al Carns, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces, also resigns.
2015 Bangkok bombing Thailand's criminal court sentences two Uyghur men from China to death for the 2015 bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, which killed 20 and injured over 120.
China–Philippines relations China imposes sanctions on Philippine defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro, citing remarks he made at the recent Shangri-La Dialogue that China said undermined its interests and bilateral relations. China also bans him, his wife, and their son from entering the mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau.
Canada–United States relations The Windsor–Detroit Bridge Authority announces that the opening for the Gordie Howe International Bridge is delayed amidst trade tensions between the United States and Canada.
Magaluf Two people are killed and several others are injured in a fire at a home in Magaluf, Mallorca, Spain.
Xing'an County Seven people are killed and 17 others are injured in an explosion in Xing'an County, Guangxi, China.
South Korea The South Korean data protection commission fines e-commerce company Coupang ₩624.68 billion (US$408 million) for a data breach that the commission says exposed personal data from millions of user accounts.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Kuwait reopens its airspace to commercial flights after a temporary closure following Iranian attacks in the region.
U.S. indices, including the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average, rise after Trump cancelled plans to launch an additional round of strikes against Iran along with the debut of Elon Musk’s SpaceX to the Nasdaq market.
Sudanese civil war A RSF drone strike targets the White Nile town of Tandalti, targeting a fuel station and killing one worker.
A monitoring group reports that drone strikes in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, have killed 23 people and injured at least 19 others. The group attributes the attacks to the Rapid Support Forces, although it has not been independently verified.
2026 Iran war Iranian media reports that explosions were heard in southern Iran amidst a new wave of U.S. strikes, including Bandar Abbas and the Kargan area of Minab.
The South Korean oceans ministry says that a liquefied natural gas carrier has crossed the Strait of Hormuz and arrived in Ulsan, making it the second vessel from the country to cross the waterway.
The United States Central Command denies Iran's claims that the Strait of Hormuz has completely closed, insisting that “commercial ships are continuing to transit in and out of" the waterway.
The headquarters of the Iranian military declares that the Strait of Hormuz is closed to all traffic, including oil tankers and commercial ships, due to renewed tensions in the region and U.S. strikes against Iran.
Jordanian air defense systems and Royal Jordanian Air Force says that they have intercepted and shot down 20 missiles from Iran towards the Azraq area of Jordan's Zarqa Governorate.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force and Navy conduct air and drone strikes targeting U.S. military bases, including Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait and Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain.
U.S. president Donald Trump cancels an upcoming round of strikes for this evening after previously threatening to strike "very hard tonight", claiming that talks are in progress with Iran.
The Iranian foreign ministry says that the ceasefire with the U.S. is "practically meaningless" after the recent attacks.
Bloomberg reports that officials from the United Arab Emirates and Iran have met face-to-face for the first time since the start of the war on February 28.
The Pakistani foreign ministry reaffirms that Pakistan is still engaged in ceasefire mediation efforts to end the war amidst renewed tensions between Iran and the United States.