2026 FIFA World Cup Kylian Mbappé scores twice to become the highest-scoring player in World Cup history, and the first player to score 10 goals in a single World Cup since Gerd Müller in 1970.
England beats France 6–4 in the highest-scoring third-place playoff in FIFA World Cup history, securing their best result since winning the tournament in 1966.
Space industry of India Skyroot Aerospace successfully launches Vikram-1, India's first privately built orbital rocket, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh, carrying small satellite payloads into low Earth orbit on its maiden flight.
Jens Spahn Jens Spahn resigns as leader of the governing CDU-CSU alliance in Germany's Bundestag amid criticism after he and his husband became parents through surrogacy, despite Germany’s ban and his party's opposition to the practice.
Magyar Government Hungarian president Tamás Sulyok signs the 17th amendment to the nation's constitution, which will end his term in office at midnight the following day.
Flash flood Four people are killed, four more are missing, and seven others are injured after torrential rains and flash floods hit a mountainous village in Lai Châu province, Vietnam.
Godavari River Five people, including three women, drown in the Godavari River whilst fishing near Polavaram district, India.
Firecracker Eight people are killed and nine others are injured after an unauthorized firecracker factory explodes in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Iran's Hormozgan province water and wastewater company announces that United States airstrikes have damaged desalination equipment, cutting off water to about 10,000 people.
Kuwait Airways reschedules most of its flights due to the country's airspace being closed amidst ongoing Iranian attacks.
Sudanese civil war Arab League Secretary General Nabil Fahmy and U.S. envoy Massad Boulos reaches an agreement to establish a regular framework for joint coordination for a ceasefire in the ongoing civil war in Sudan.
Mali War The Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front rebels ambush a Malian military convoy in the Gao Region of Mali.
2026 Iran war CENTCOM launches a new wave of strikes for a eight consecutive night against IRGC targets in response to two American service members killed in Jordan.
The Philippine foreign affairs department reports that four Philippine-registered vessels carrying 81 seafarers have safely transited through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in a statement published by IRNA, report that two oil tankers have exploded after hitting mines south in the Strait of Hormuz. However, the U.S. Central Command disputes the claims on X as "false".
Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that the United States has violated the terms of the Islamabad Memorandum and that Iran is "no longer implementing them".
"Axios" reports that Iran has launched a ballistic missile at a United States base in Saudi Arabia, making it the first direct attack by Iran on the country since targeting a petrochemical complex in Jubail.
Kuwait says Iranian attacks have struck a second power and desalination plant in two days, causing a fire and shutting several generating units, while other attacks injure firefighters and a worker and temporarily disrupt flights from Kuwait International Airport.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reports that two American troops have been "killed in action" in Jordan, bringing the total casualties for American troops to 16.