Alan Peter Cayetano Alan Peter Cayetano concedes his Senate presidency an hour prior to a scheduled special session in the Philippine Senate where president pro tempore Sherwin Gatchalian is elected for the same position in a 13–0 vote, ending a leadership dispute that began on June 3.
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Track and field In track and field, American sprinter Noah Lyles runs 14.67 seconds in the 150 metres at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic, setting a world record that surpassed the previous mark of 14.72 seconds.
Politics of Equatorial Guinea The entire cabinet of Equatorial Guinea, led by prime minister Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua, resigns after reaching under 10% of targets surrounding economic diversification.
Brazil Brazil's Supreme Federal Court sentences former São Paulo congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro to four years and two months in prison and bars him from holding public office for eight years after convicting him of threatening public officials in connection with U.S. sanctions efforts.
MapBiomas reports that water levels in the Brazilian Amazon rise to 2.6% above the historical average in 2025 following increased rainfall. The organization warns that climate change and land-use changes continue to affect long-term hydrological stability.
Sudanese cholera epidemic Sudan reports 36 suspected cases of measles in the states of Khartoum and White Nile, alongside seven confirmed cases of cholera in West Kordofan.
NetJets One person is killed and at least five others are injured when a NetJets-operated Cessna Citation Latitude business jet, with a San José del Cabo–Austin route, catches fire after crashing on Loop 20 highway in Laredo, Texas, United States.
Earthquake One person is killed and eight others are injured when a w.3 earthquake strikes Da Qaidam, Haixi, Qinghai, China.
Dump truck Six people are killed and 13 others are injured when a mini-dump truck collides with a pickup truck and plunges into a ravine in Labrador, Pangasinan, Philippines.
Freight train At least nine people are killed, including two children, and 25 others are injured when a freight train collides with a bus in Triangle, Masvingo, Zimbabwe.
2026 Central Sulawesi earthquake One person is killed and 38 others are injured when a w.7 earthquake strikes Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Bank of Japan The Bank of Japan raises its interest rate to 1% from 0.75%, the highest level since 1995.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Bloomberg reports that QatarEnergy plans to resume liquefied natural gas (LNG) production within two months once the Strait of Hormuz officially reopens.
The CEO of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, world's largest operator of tanker ships, says that it will take weeks to restore normal traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
69th Annual Grammy Awards The Recording Academy of the United States announces five new Grammy Award categories for 2027, including Best Asian Pop Music Performance, and revises eligibility rules for Best New Artist, increasing the maximum number of prior submissions from three to four.
2026 English Channel incident The Russian frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" fires warning shots at a yacht in the English Channel between Normandy and the Isle of Wight.
Middle Eastern crisis The Iranian military says that Israel has violated the ceasefire in Lebanon 84 times since the Iran–US agreement was announced.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that the continued Israeli occupation of Lebanon would be a violation of the Iran–US agreement.
Hezbollah states that it received assurances from Iran that the withdrawal of Israeli troops from occupied southern Lebanon will be a demand in the next phase of negotiations with the United States, before any deal about Iran's nuclear program.
2026 FIFA World Cup In association football, debutants Cape Verde earn their first-ever World Cup point after drawing 0–0 with Spain.
Iranian Americans hold protests outside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, against the Iran regime and the team's participation in the FIFA World Cup ahead of its matchup against New Zealand. Additionally, protesters are seen with the Iranian Lion and Sun flag despite FIFA banning the flag from appearing at matches.
Hungary Hungary's parliament approves a constitutional amendment limiting prime ministers' terms to a maximum of eight years in office. Legislators also remove a constitutional provision linked to the planned dissolution of the Sovereignty Protection Office established under Viktor Orbán.
Elections in Palestine Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas issues a decree scheduling legislative elections for November, the first since 2006, and presidential elections for early 2027, the first since 2005.
Norwegian royal family Norwegian royal family relative Marius Borg Høiby is convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison.
Suspicious Russia-related deaths since 2022 Semyon Skrepetsky Скрепецкий, a Russian artist and activist who criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov, is shot dead in Biała Podlaska, Poland.
52nd G7 summit The 52nd G7 summit is held at Évian-les-Bains in Haute-Savoie, France. Évian becomes the first area to host a G7 or G8 summit twice, previously hosting the G8 summit in 2003 during the beginning of the Iraq War.
Amhara Region Thirty-one people are killed after a bus plunged into a ravine in Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
2026 United States Air Force Boeing B-52 crash A B-52 Stratofortress crashes shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County, California, United States, killing eight.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war The United States Department of Energy reports that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its lowest level since 1983, after a decline of 9 million barrels per week during the Iran war.
The Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra is heavily damaged and set ablaze during Russian strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, killing nine people, including five rescue workers attending fires set by strikes in Kharkiv.
Middle Eastern crisis Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Israel Katz say that Israel will not withdraw its troops from Lebanon, Syria, or the Gaza Strip.
Indian Petronet liquefied natural gas tanker "Disha" crosses the Strait of Hormuz, the only known ship to pass since the announcement of the peace deal.
Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirms that a deal between Iran and the United States has been reached to end the war and that the U.S. blockade will end beginning tonight.