2026 24 Hours of Le Mans In endurance racing, Toyota Racing wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans with drivers Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, and Nyck de Vries. It is Toyota's first victory in the event since 2022.
2026 Swiss referendums Swiss voters reject an initiative to cap Switzerland's permanent resident population at 10 million by 2050.
2026 NBA Finals Gunshots are reported overnight on 42nd Street and Broadway in Manhattan, New York City, with one teen shot and several buses have been damaged during celebrations.
The New York Police Department reports that 63 people have been arrested outside Madison Square Garden and 10 officers have been injured following celebrations of the New York Knicks winning the championship.
Ejin Banner Six people are killed after a pickup truck collides with a parked truck in Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.
2026 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision At least six people, including American singer Oliver Tree, are killed when two helicopters collide and crash into an electric car dealership parking lot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Skydivers Twelve people are killed when a plane carrying skydivers crashes in Butler, Missouri, United States.
Russia–United Kingdom relations British Royal Marines storm and seize a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the English Channel.
Sudanese civil war Rapid Support Forces launch drone strikes on North Kordofan capital of El-Obeid, targeting a fuel station at the El Obeid Airport district and a fuel storage tank.
Middle Eastern crisis The Israel Defense Forces confirmed that Hezbollah commander Ali Musa Daqduq, who was responsible for orchestrating the killing of five American troops in Iraq during the Iraq War, has been killed in a recent airstrike in southern Lebanon.
Lebanon's health ministry reports that an Israeli attack on the Dahieh suburb of Beirut killed three people and injured 16.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says that Washington has maintained control of the Strait of Hormuz, and states that the U.S. has guided 125 million barrels of oil through Operation Project Freedom despite regional tensions.
U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) calls for Congress to ratify any potential deal aimed at ending the Iran war.
Mediators from Qatar travel to Tehran, Iran, to finalize the ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran to end the war.