## [2026-06-22](/feed/2026/06/22/index.md)

##### 2026 FIFA World Cup
### [Argentine forward Lionel Messi sets a new record for career goals scored at the FIFA World Cup at 18, scoring two goals in a 2–0 win over Austria at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States. ](/feed/2026/06/22/argentine-forward-lionel-messi-sets-a-new-record-for-career-goals-scored-at-the-fifa-world-cup-at-18-scoring-two-goals.md)
##### Iran and weapons of mass destruction
### [U.S. vice president JD Vance says that Iran has agreed to allow International Atomic Energy Agency inspections of its nuclear program following the first round of post-war peace negotiations at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland. ](/feed/2026/06/22/us-vice-president-jd-vance-says-that-iran-has-agreed-to-allow-international-atomic-energy-agency-inspections-of-its-nu.md)
##### Mass media in the Czech Republic
### [Employees of the Czech public broadcasters Czech Television and Czech Radio are on a 24-hour warning strike to protest against the abolition of licence fees and tying of the public media budget to the government budget. ](/feed/2026/06/22/employees-of-the-czech-public-broadcasters-czech-television-and-czech-radio-are-on-a-24-hour-warning-strike-to-protest-a.md)
##### 2026 South Sudanese general election
### [Authorities in South Sudan announce that the first general election in the country will be held on December 22, 2026, the first since its independence in 2011. ](/feed/2026/06/22/authorities-in-south-sudan-announce-that-the-first-general-election-in-the-country-will-be-held-on-december-22-2026-th.md)
##### 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis
### [Keir Starmer announces his resignation as British prime minister and leader of the Labour Party in an address to the nation outside 10 Downing Street. He will remain as caretaker prime minister until a new party leader is elected. ](/feed/2026/06/22/keir-starmer-announces-his-resignation-as-british-prime-minister-and-leader-of-the-labour-party-in-an-address-to-the-nat.md)
##### Corruption in Spain
### [Former deputy leader of ruling PSOE and former minister of transport José Luis Ábalos is sentenced to 24 years in prison for taking bribes in connection with public contracts for face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. His advisor Koldo García is sentenced to 19 years and the businessman Víctor de Aldama to four and a half years. ](/feed/2026/06/22/former-deputy-leader-of-ruling-psoe-and-former-minister-of-transport-jose-luis-abalos-is-sentenced-to-24-years-in-prison.md)
##### Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson
### [A British court finds former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson guilty of all 18 charges, including one count of rape, in relation to two victims who were children at the time of the offense. In a related trial of the facts, the jury found that his wife, Eleanor, had aided and abetted five offenses. ](/feed/2026/06/22/a-british-court-finds-former-dup-leader-jeffrey-donaldson-guilty-of-all-18-charges-including-one-count-of-rape-in-rela.md)
##### 2026 Tacloban school shooting
### [Three people are killed and 13 others are injured in a mass shooting at a secondary school in Tacloban, Philippines. Two suspects, including a student, are arrested. ](/feed/2026/06/22/three-people-are-killed-and-13-others-are-injured-in-a-mass-shooting-at-a-secondary-school-in-tacloban-philippines-two.md)
##### 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
### [A South Korean court sentences former justice minister Park Sung-jae to 25 years in prison for being involved in former president Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration. Prosecutors state that Park assisted preparations for implementing the measure. ](/feed/2026/06/22/a-south-korean-court-sentences-former-justice-minister-park-sung-jae-to-25-years-in-prison-for-being-involved-in-former.md)
##### 2026 Ebola epidemic
### [The total amount of cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reaches past 1,000. ](/feed/2026/06/22/the-total-amount-of-cases-of-ebola-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-reaches-past-1000.md)
##### Lucknow
### [At least 15 people are killed, including children, and several others are injured in a fire at a commercial building in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. ](/feed/2026/06/22/at-least-15-people-are-killed-including-children-and-several-others-are-injured-in-a-fire-at-a-commercial-building-in.md)
##### Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
### [The U.S. treasury department lifts sanctions against Iran and authorizes the production, delivery and sale of Iranian oil for 60 days amidst ongoing talks in Switzerland. ](/feed/2026/06/22/the-us-treasury-department-lifts-sanctions-against-iran-and-authorizes-the-production-delivery-and-sale-of-iranian-oi.md)
##### Russo-Ukrainian war
### [Russian drone attacks in Ukraine kill at least five people, including an Egyptian crew member aboard a Panamanian-flagged vessel in the Black Sea and three members of the same family in Sumy Oblast. The attack also damages the vessel and forces its crew to evacuate. ](/feed/2026/06/22/russian-drone-attacks-in-ukraine-kill-at-least-five-people-including-an-egyptian-crew-member-aboard-a-panamanian-flagge.md)
##### War
### [Shipping data from Kpler shows that two crude oil tankers carrying 2 ​million barrels of oil have transited through the Strait of Hormuz coming from the east, including one of the vessels showing Basra, Iraq, as its destination. ](/feed/2026/06/22/shipping-data-from-kpler-shows-that-two-crude-oil-tankers-carrying-2-million-barrels-of-oil-have-transited-through-the.md)
### [The Indian government confirms that four India-bound fertilizer cargo ships carrying urea, diammonium phosphate, and sulfur have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/06/22/the-indian-government-confirms-that-four-india-bound-fertilizer-cargo-ships-carrying-urea-diammonium-phosphate-and-sul.md)
### [Mediators Pakistan and Qatar say that Iran and the United States have agreed to a roadmap aimed at reaching a final deal within 60 days. ](/feed/2026/06/22/mediators-pakistan-and-qatar-say-that-iran-and-the-united-states-have-agreed-to-a-roadmap-aimed-at-reaching-a-final-deal.md)
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