Censorship of Wikipedia The Wikimedia Foundation reaches an agreement with the Indonesian communications ministry to comply with the country's electronic system registration rules after discussions addressed concerns over content removal and data disclosure requirements, averting a potential block of Wikipedia in the country.
2026 Hungarian parliamentary election Outgoing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán announces that he will resign from his seat in parliament after his defeat in the recent election that ended his 16-year tenure in Hungary. However, he also stated that he plans to remain as leader of Fidesz.
Australia Australia states that it will not assist in the repatriation of its nationals associated with suspected Islamic State members from camps in Syria, while the intelligence community monitors potential returns and warns that any individuals who committed crimes will face prosecution.
Wildfires in 2026 More than 1,000 firefighters are deployed and 3,000 people are evacuated from their homes in Ōtsuchi, Iwate, Japan, as two wildfires continue to grow in the region.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, Iran, resumes international flights for the first time since the war began two months ago.
Terrorism in Colombia Thirteen people are killed and 38 others are injured in a bombing on a bus on the Pan-American Highway in Cauca Department, Colombia.
Piracy off the coast of Somalia Somali pirates attack and seize an oil tanker off Mogadishu, taking 11 Pakistani crew members hostage.
Sudanese civil war At least seven people are killed in drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces targeting El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan.
Russo-Ukrainian war An overnight Russian drone and ballistic missile attack on Dnipro, Ukraine, kills ten people and injures 49 others.
The Mali Army representative Suleiman Dembele confirms that 80 militants have been eliminated across the country in wake of the attacks.
SITE Intelligence Group says that Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM and Tuareg-dominated rebel group FLA has claimed full responsibility for the attacks.
Military bases are targeted, including the main military base in Kati. Additionally, Malian defense minister Sadio Camara's house is destroyed.
Residents and a reporter from the Associated Press says that gunfire has been heard near the Modibo Keita International Airport.
Tuareg rebels say they have seized control of Kidal in northern Mali after overrunning government forces.
Multiple armed groups launch several coordinated attacks across Mali, including in the capital Bamako.
Middle Eastern crisis The Israeli military says that an airstrike on the Gaza Strip has killed several Hamas militants who planned attacks on Israeli troops, including Hazem Rami Ali Aidi, a Hamas commander who took part in the October 7, 2023 attacks.
United States president Donald Trump cancels sending special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad, Pakistan, for negotiations.
The "Nord", a superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch Alexei Mordashov, crosses the Strait of Hormuz.
German defense minister Boris Pistorius says that Germany will deploy naval units, including a minesweeper and a command and supply ship for a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz.
Terrorism in the United States Gunshots are fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel. Attendees such as U.S. president Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are evacuated and none of then were harmed. The suspect, a 31-year-old man, is detained and taken into custody.
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Peruvian political crisis Police raid the home of Peru's former chief electoral official as part of a new probe into alleged electoral irregularities, after he resigned this week over delays in counting votes from the recent general election.
CureVac German biotech company CureVac sues Moderna, accusing their COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax of infringing on CureVac patents.
Syrian conflict (2024–present) Syrian authorities say that they have arrested Amjad Youssef, an intelligence officer of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces, for his role in the Tadamon massacre during the civil war. This comes after Interior Minister Anas Khattab announced that he had been captured by the Syrian transitional government.
Sanctions against Iran U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent announces that the Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions against financial networks linked to Iran, including digital asset wallets.
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian war The European Union sanctions two Uzbekistan-based cotton manufacturing plants for supplying raw material to the Russian defense industry.
2026 United States wildfires Georgia governor Brian Kemp says that two large wildfires in southeast Georgia, U.S., have destroyed over 120 homes.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war The International Energy Agency estimates that the damage to liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Qatar will strain the natural gas market for at least two years, and along with the Strait of Hormuz closure, will cause the loss of 120 billion cubic meters of LNG supply by 2030.
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that Allied Democratic Forces insurgents killed at least 87 civilians in separate attacks last month in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2026 Iran war U.S. Central Command confirms that the George H. W. Bush has arrived in the Middle East.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirms that U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with Araghchi. She also states that vice president JD Vance will travel to Pakistan if the second round of talks are proven "successful".
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi announces that he will visit Pakistan, Russia, and Oman amidst a potential second round of ceasefire talks between Iran and the United States.
2026 NFL draft In American football, the 91st edition of the NFL draft is held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the Las Vegas Raiders selecting former Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the first overall pick.
2026 FIFA World Cup U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio states that Iran's national football team can participate in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, while indicating that entry restrictions may apply to non-athlete delegation members with alleged links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Protests against the 2026 Iran war Exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi is splashed with red liquid after leaving a federal press conference building in Berlin, Germany in which he criticized the ceasefire between Iran and the U.S.
Corruption in South Africa South African president Cyril Ramaphosa suspends national police commissioner Fannie Masemola pending investigation into allegations of procurement violations linked to a R332 million (US$20 million) police health services tender.
EF4 At least 10 people are injured and dozens of houses are leveled in an EF4 tornado in Enid, Oklahoma, United States.
Gorge Eight people are killed and two others are injured when a vehicle loses control and plunges into a gorge in Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India.
2026 North Zealand train collision Eighteen people are injured, including five critically, when two trains collide near Hillerød, Capital Region, Denmark.
European immigration crisis A boat capsizes in waters between Algeria and Spain. At least 17 Somali migrants are killed.
Drought in Horn of Africa More than 6.5 million, mostly southern, Somalis face hunger amid climate shocks, drought, and conflict, with children facing acute malnutrition risks.
2026 Israel-Lebanon ceasefire Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed as investors remained cautious despite a three-week extension of the 2026 Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, underscoring lingering geopolitical uncertainty.
Japan Japan's Nikkei 225 stock market index surpasses 60,000 points for the first time in a historic high, while South Korea's KOSPI also reaches a record high amid gains in technology shares.
Christianity in Lebanon Italian soldiers install a new statue of Jesus in the Christian village of Debel, southern Lebanon, in place of a previous statue given by the Israeli military, who destroyed the previous statue with a sledgehammer, drawing widespread outrage.
Russo-Ukrainian war Three people are killed and 10 others are injured in an overnight Russian drone strike on a 13-story apartment building in Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Middle Eastern crisis U.S. president Donald Trump says that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been extended to three weeks.
An Israeli security source says that Israel is not conducting airstrikes in Iran following reports of explosions over Tehran, while defense minister Israel Katz states that the country is prepared to resume military action pending approval from the U.S.
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command conducts a boarding operation on the stateless tanker M-T "Majestic" in the Indian Ocean, alleged to be carrying US-sanctioned Iranian oil.
United States president Donald Trump orders the navy to open fire on any Iranian vessels placing mines along the Strait of Hormuz, after the military reportedly observed an Iranian mine-laying operation.