2026 NBA playoffs In basketball, the San Antonio Spurs defeat the defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in seven games to win the Western Conference finals and reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014, where they will face the New York Knicks.
2025–26 UEFA Champions League Following PSG's Champions League victory, police arrest more than 280 people in Paris, France, following clashes, vandalism, arson, an attempted intrusion into a police station, and disruptions to traffic and public transport during celebrations.
In association football, defending champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) win their second Champions League title after defeating Arsenal 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time during the final at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary.
2026 Maltese general election Maltese citizens vote to elect the members of the House of Representatives.
Turks and Caicos Islands A court in the Turks and Caicos Islands sentences former premier Michael Misick to over four years in prison for corruption, embezzlement, and accepting bribery.
India–Vietnam relations India signs a 60 billion rupees (US$629 million) deal to supply BrahMos missiles to Vietnam, which will also include training and logistical support.
Armenia–Russia relations Russia recalls its ambassador to Armenia over Armenia's closer relations with the European Union, citing concerns about its commitments within the Eurasian Economic Union.
MV ''Hondius'' hantavirus outbreak The MV Hondius cruise ship, which was at center of hantavirus infections including the Andes strain during the outbreak, is cleared to sail again after undergoing cleaning and disinfection.
2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic Uganda's health ministry reports two more cases of ebola in Kampala, bringing the total number of cases in the country to nine.
Massachusetts A meteor lands off the coast of Massachusetts, United States, causing an explosion and a loud sonic boom. The explosion occurred at 2:11 p.m. local time, causing major disruption. The remnants of the meteor are presumed to be located in Cape Cod Bay.
Pangasinan A person is killed and at least 95 others are injured after a Pangasinan-bound bus collides with an SUV and a Baguio-bound bus along Marcos Highway in Tuba, Benguet, Philippines.
Baranya County The driver is killed and 23 people are wounded when a bus crashes in Baranya County, Hungary.
Xaisomboun province Four more men trapped in a flooded cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos, are rescued after 10 days, bringing the total number of survivors recovered to five, while search operations continue for two missing persons.
Saidul Ajaib At least six people are killed and ten others are injured when a four-story commercial building collapses in Saidul Ajaib, Delhi, India.
Afghan refugees A truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan overturns on a highway in Laghman Province, Afghanistan, killing 22 people and injuring 36 others.
MGI All Stars 1st Edition Vanessa Pulgarín from Colombia wins the first MGI All Stars beauty pageant, held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Somali Civil War At least eight people are killed during clashes between forces loyal to disputed Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and ousted South West State president Abdiaziz Laftagareen after they enter the regional capital Baidoa.
Operation Southern Spear The United States military carries out a strike on a boat accused of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people.
Middle Eastern crisis Israeli Air Force strikes and artillery shelling are reported near Beaufort Castle as Israeli troops approach the outskirts of Nabatieh, Lebanon.
Falling debris from a Fateh-110 missile intercepted by air defenses hit the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, mildly injuring an estimated 5 American servicemen and contractors, and damaging two MQ-9 Reaper drones.
U.S. military aircraft disable The Gambia-flagged bulk carrier "Lian Star" and leave it adrift in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored warnings while attempting to reach a port in Iran.