Afghanistan Five people are confirmed to have died in rain related incidents in Afghanistan, over the past 48 hours.
2026 Iran war The South Korean ocean ministry reports that two vessels operated by Korean shipping companies have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz after being stranded for months during the Iran war.
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2026 FIFA World Cup In association football, debutant Cape Verde becomes the smallest nation to qualify for the knockout stage of a FIFA World Cup.
Migration and asylum policy of the European Union The European Union imposes strict visa restrictions on Somali diplomatic passport holders following a dispute over the deportation and readmission of undocumented Somalis living illegally in Europe.
Gen Z protests Tanzania bans all political rallies in the country ahead of planned protests against last year's disputed election results and the detention of an opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, who has been charged with treason by the government.
Burkina Faso–France relations Burkina Faso severs diplomatic relations with France, citing concerns over sovereignty.
2026 European heatwaves The Met Office records the United Kingdom's highest temperature in June after a provisional high of 37.3 C is recorded in Santon Downham, Suffolk, breaking the previous record high set yesterday in Somerset, while wildfires spread in Derbyshire burning approximately 22 hectares across the High Peak moor.
Swiss energy utility Axpo suspends operations at the Beznau Nuclear Power Plant in Döttingen, Aargau, Switzerland, after the temperature of the Aare river, which the plant uses for cooling, reached 25 C.
Septic tank Three people die inside of a septic tank during an attempt to clean it in Mundka, Delhi, India.
Small plane A small plane crashes into the China Zun skyscraper in Beijing, China, killing the pilot and injuring 13 others.
2026 Venezuela earthquakes The confirmed toll of the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela rises to 920 people killed and over 3,360 injured, with 51,000 reported missing.
Eurovision Song Contest 2027 The European Broadcasting Union approves Canada's possible participation in next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria, which would mark their first appearance at the annual song contest.
Russo-Ukrainian war Ukraine launches its largest drone attack on Russia since the start of the war, with over 660 drones launched at multiple regions, including Moscow Oblast, as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has approved a "40-day campaign" aimed at "compelling Russia to end the war".
A state of emergency is declared in Russian-occupied Crimea in response to an increasing number of airstrikes by Ukrainian forces.
Middle Eastern crisis Netanyahu states that displaced Lebanese civilians will not be permitted to return to areas within the Israeli-controlled security zone in southern Lebanon under arrangements announced following the agreement.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu states that Israeli forces will remain in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms, despite the framework agreement.
Israel, Lebanon, and the United States sign a trilateral framework agreement in Washington, D.C, that provides for the transfer of two Israeli-held areas to Lebanese army control and establishes a process for the disarmament of Hezbollah.
The United States Central Command says its forces have conducted airstrikes on Iran in response to yesterday's drone strike on a civilian Singapore-flagged cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, striking Iranian missile and drone storage sites, and coastal radar sites.
The International Maritime Organization says that 115 vessels and 2,500 seafarers have been evacuated from the Strait of Hormuz since the plan was announced.
A direct communications line between Iran and the U.S. is established under Article 5 of the memorandum of understanding over the Strait of Hormuz in an effort to prevent incidents that could lead to military confrontation.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) secretary-general Rafael Grossi says that the interim ceasefire peace deal between Iran and the United States would allow the IAEA access to Iran's nuclear inspectors.
2026 FIFA World Cup In association football, the Ivory Coast reaches the knockout stage of a FIFA World Cup for the first time after defeating Curaçao 2–0 to place second in Group E.
Corruption in Spain In Spain, the Congress of Deputies approves a motion calling on the prime minister Pedro Sánchez to face a vote of confidence following the escalation of corruption cases involving his PSOE party and his family.
2026 Cook Islands general election King's Representative Tom Marsters dissolves the Parliament of the Cook Islands, setting an election for 12 August 2026.
Somalia–United States relations Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, a central suspect in the massive $240+ million Feeding Our Future child nutrition aid fraud scheme, is apprehended in Mogadishu, Somalia. FBI accuses him of fleeing the United States in 2022 and evading prosecution for more than four years before his capture.
Turkish Turkish police seize more than 10,000 historical artifacts during a raid on a residence in Istanbul and arrest two people in connection with an investigation into the alleged illegal possession of cultural property.
Immigration detention in the second Trump administration Florida governor Ron DeSantis confirms that the Alligator Alcatraz detention center in Ochopee, Florida, U.S., will close operations, a year after it opened.
2026 European heatwaves Switzerland and the United Kingdom both record their hottest ever temperatures in June with a provisional high of 36.7°C (98.06F), recorded in Somerset, England, and a temperature of 38°C recorded by a weather station in Basel, Switzerland.
A monitoring system in Spain estimates that a heat wave contributed to 212 deaths between Sunday and Wednesday. The country also records its highest average June temperatures since at least 1950.
2026 Venezuela earthquakes The confirmed toll of yesterday's earthquakes in Venezuela rises to 188 people killed, over 1000 people injured, and more than 36,000 others believed to be missing.
2026 Piła train collision At least two people are injured after two trains collide near Piła, Poland.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Reuters reports that, over the past week, crude oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have risen to their highest level since the start of the war, but traffic still remains a fraction of pre-war levels.
The Federal Reserve inflation rises to a three-year high in May. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported a 4.1% increase in consumer prices driven by high gas prices, the largest since April 2023.
France–Russia relations French president Emmanuel Macron announces that the navy intercepted and boarded the Cameroon-flagged, Russia-linked oil tanker "Deliver" off the coast of Sicily, Italy, two days earlier.
Colombian conflict Two police officers are killed and four others are others injured after FARC dissidents attack a police post in Calima, Valle del Cauca.
Mexican drug war Patricia Negrete Tafoya, a "madre buscadora", is shot dead upon leaving from work in Pénjamo, Guanajuato, marking the fifth killing of activists in the last four months.
Three gunmen and a National Guard officer are killed in an attempted ambush on the outskirts of Acapulco, Guerrero.
Sudanese civil war Two people are killed and seven others are injured in a drone strike by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces on a fuel station in Rabak, White Nile.
The International Organization for Migration reports that 1,430 people were displaced from five villages in Sudan's North Darfur state in a single day due to worsening insecurity.
Middle Eastern crisis Israeli defense minister Israel Katz says that the military will keep troops in occupied Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza in Palestine forever.
Israel and Lebanon deny a claim from a United States official that some Israeli troops have been withdrawn from southern Lebanon as a goodwill gesture during their negotiations.
France and Italy agree to establish a multinational coalition to support Lebanon after the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ends its mission on 31 December 2026. The initiative aims to strengthen Lebanon's armed forces and maintain international security support.
Two liquefied natural gas carriers from Qatar, the Marshall Islands-flagged "Bu Samra" bound for the Far East, and the Liberia-flagged "Patris", transit through the Strait of Hormuz after being stranded for a period of time since the waterway was closed.
Omani foreign minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi confirms that no transit fees would be imposed on ships using the Strait of Hormuz as part of future management of the waterway.
Singapore-flagged container ship "Ever Lovely" is damaged after being struck by a unknown projectile off the coast of Oman, near Dahit in the Musandam Governorate. No casualties are reported.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy rejects United Nations-backed temporary shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz proposed with Oman while negotiations continue over the waterway's future administration.
Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez says that the International Maritime Organization will pause an evacuation effort for 11,000 seafarers on stranded ships in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran objected to the plan and after a vessel was attacked near Oman.