2026 Thai general election The National Assembly of Thailand re-elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister following his Bhumjaithai Party's victory in the recent election.
South Africa's genocide case against Israel Germany drops out of defending Israel in the International Court of Justice's genocide case against Israel, citing their need to defend themselves in a separate case launched against them by Nicaragua.
Egypt–Palestine relations The Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip reopens for limited movement, allowing a restricted number of Palestinian patients to enter Egypt for medical treatment and some people to return to Gaza under coordinated security procedures, following its closure as a security measure amid the 2026 Iran war.
Comoros Seventeen bodies are recovered from a boat that washed ashore in the Comoros. The victims are believed to be migrants from Madagascar and Mozambique.
King Charles III England Coast Path The King Charles III England Coast Path, the world's longest coastal footpath, is formally opened by Charles III.
Sudanese civil war Government officials in Chad announce that 17 people have been killed following a drone strike from Sudan at a funeral late Wednesday in the border town of Tiné.
2026 Iran war Iranian Shahed drones strike two oil refineries in Kuwait and cause large fires, according to the Kuwait National Petroleum Company.
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Basketball In basketball, the WNBA and its players' union reach a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement that, if ratified by the league and union, will increase average player salaries and the team salary cap more than fourfold.
Charles H. Bennett Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard are awarded the 2025 Turing Award for their work in quantum information science.
Venezuela Venezuelan president Delcy Rodríguez appoints General Gustavo González López as Minister of Defense, replacing General Vladimir Padrino López who has served since 2014.
Capital punishment in Iran Swedish foreign minister Maria Malmer Stenergard says that Iran has executed a Swedish citizen who was arrested in Iran last June.
Iran–Qatar relations Qatar declares Iran's military and security attachés and their staff "personae non gratae" and orders them to leave the country within 24 hours following an attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City.
2026 Kent meningitis outbreak Rollouts of the meningococcal vaccine begin at the University of Kent in England in the wake of a recent meningococcal outbreak that killed two people amidst a rise in cases.
Cable car One person is killed when a cable car cabin crashes down a snowy mountainside in Engelberg, Obwalden, Switzerland.
Indore Seven people are killed and three others are critically injured in an explosion and fire at a residential building in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Aramco restarts operations at Ras Tanura oil refinery, the largest in Saudi Arabia, following a 16-day closure.
MeToo movement Cesar Chavez Day celebrations are cancelled in many communities across the United States after late labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez was accused by dozens of women and girls, including labor leader Dolores Huerta, of child grooming, sexual assault, and rape.
Boko Haram insurgency Over 60 Boko Haram and Islamic State insurgents are killed in an operation by the Nigerian Army in Abadam, Borno State, Nigeria.
Sudanese civil war The Sudan Doctors Network says that 12 civilians were killed by the RSF in North Kordofan state.
In response to the drone strike, Chad president Mahamat Déby orders the military to retaliate against Sudanese belligerents, including the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces.
A drone strike attributed to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) kills at least 16 people near the border town of Tine, Chad.
Middle Eastern crisis At least 20 people are killed and dozens injured in an Israeli airstrike on a building in Beirut, Lebanon.
Four Palestinians are killed and six others are injured when falling Iranian missile fragments strike a beauty salon in Beit Awwa, West Bank, Palestine.
Israel assassinates Iranian intelligence minister Esmaeil Khatib in an overnight airstrike in Tehran.
The U.S. Air Force uses GBU-72 bunker buster bombs for the first time in combat to destroy underground Iranian anti-ship cruise missile sites used to target ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Israel strikes the South Pars natural gas field in the Persian Gulf and its neighboring refineries in Iran. Iran announces it will retaliate against regional energy infrastructure.
Saudi Arabia's air defenses intercept and destroy multiple drones targeting gas and energy facilities in the Eastern Province, with no damage reported.
Iran launches a missile attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar, the world's largest LNG export facility, causing "extensive damage" according to QatarEnergy.
A foreign worker from Thailand is killed by an Iranian cluster bomb in Moshav Adanim, central Israel.
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.
Peruvian political crisis (2016–present) Prime Minister Denisse Miralles resigns and president José María Balcázar names Luis Arroyo to replace her.
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" and alleged the U.S. entered into the war due to pressure from Israel and its American lobby.
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.