2026 WTA Tour In tennis, Maja Chwalińska becomes the second qualifier to reach a major final, and the first at the French Open, after defeating Diana Shnaider in the women's singles semifinals. Ranked No. 114, she is also the lowest-ranked finalist at the tournament.
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction North Korea unveils a new facility plant that would produce nuclear weapon fuel.
2026 Colombian presidential election A court in Bogotá, Colombia, orders presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella to stop using Colombia's national football jersey as a campaign symbol following a legal challenge filed during the country's presidential runoff campaign.
Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election The office of Arizona attorney general Kris Mayes says that it will seek new indictments against fake electors involved in attempting to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election in the state following a denial of an appeal by Mayes that would require prosecutors to send the case back to the grand jury.
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian war The United States House of Representatives passes legislation to provide a new batch of aid to Ukraine and impose new sanctions on Russia.
China–New Zealand relations China imposes travel bans on New Zealand MPs Ingrid Leary, Laura McClure, Simon O'Connor, and Duncan Webb following a visit to Taiwan, prompting New Zealand's foreign ministry to reaffirm the country's One China policy.
Canal del Dique Four industrial workers were killed and 11 others were injured of various degrees when an explosion ripped through a shipyard along the Canal del Dique in Pasacaballos, Cartagena, Colombia.
Muzaffarpur district At least four people are killed and over 13 others are injured in a fire at a private hospital in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, India.
Unauthorized Seven people are killed in an unauthorized coal mine blast in Sutatausa, Colombia after a buildup of methane gas inside the shaft.
Niger Authorities in Niger confirm that at least 49 people died of dehydration in an isolated part of the Sahara desert near the country's borders with Algeria and Mali, after their truck broke down while returning from Mali and stranded for several days. Only two survive after trekking to Assamakka, Agadez Region.
Indonesian rupiah The Indonesian rupiah falls to its lowest recorded level against the United States dollar, reaching Rp 18,028 per $1 amid rising energy costs and increased demand for foreign currency despite central bank intervention.
Sudanese civil war Around 350 people have been killed in South Darfur during clashes between the Beni Halba and Salamat tribes over the past five days.
The Fourth Infantry Division of the Sudanese Armed Forces says that the army has repelled a major attack by the Rapid Support Forces and SPLM-N on the town of Al-Barka in the Blue Nile region in Sudan.
Somali Civil War As clashes in Mogadishu that started yesterday continue, former prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire accuses "de facto" president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of ordering a targeted military assault to eliminate opposition, while defence minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi accuses both former president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Khaire of orchestrating a coup attempt to destabilise Somalia.
Middle Eastern crisis The Israeli military says that the Israeli Air Force and Israeli Navy have conducted strikes in the Gaza Strip killing four Hamas officials and nine Palestinian civilians, in violation of the current ceasefire.
A Serbian soldier is killed and two others are wounded after the artillery shelling of a UNIFIL base near Marjayoun in southern Lebanon.
French president Emmanuel Macron says that France and the U.S. plan to establish a ceasefire coordination mechanism, and calls on Hezbollah to give up its weapons to the Lebanese military.
Secretary-General of Hezbollah Naim Qassem rejects a ceasefire without an Israeli withdrawal, saying that Hezbollah will fight as long as the occupation and attacks continue, and refuses disarmament.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general Esmail Qaani says that the ceasefire between Iran and the United States depends on the ceasefire in Lebanon, and that there will be "no peace in the region" until Israel fully withdraws beyond the internationally recognized border of Lebanon.