Athletics Integrity Unit The Athletics Integrity Unit bans Ethiopian marathon runner Ruti Aga for six years after she tested positive for methylprednisolone and submitted false information and a forged prescription during an investigation.
2028 FIFA Women's Club World Cup In women's association football, FIFA announces that the United States will host the inaugural FIFA Women's Club World Cup in 2028.
2026 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships In artistic gymnastics, Japan's Daiki Hashimoto wins his fourth consecutive men's all-around title at the 2026 World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, finishing ahead of China's Zhang Boheng and Japan's Shinnosuke Oka.
Finnish Government The Finnish Government grants Posiva an operating license for the Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository in Eurajoki, making it the world's first licensed deep geological disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel.
Corruption in Ecuador Ecuadorian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Luisa González is arrested over allegations of money laundering in campaign financing.
LGBTQ rights in Guatemala A Guatemalan court sentences seven former police officers to prison terms of up to 60 years for offenses related to the 2024 torture and killing of a gay couple at a police station.
2026 United Nations Secretary-General selection Emirati diplomat Lana Nusseibeh announces her candidacy for Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Canada–Turkey relations Canada and Turkey open negotiations for a free trade agreement during Canadian prime minister Mark Carney's visit to Ankara.
France France reports the first human case of the livestock Shamonda virus in a patient who died after being hospitalized with an unrelated condition.
Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district At least six people are killed and 25 others are injured when a bus collides with a tree in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district, Chhattisgarh, India.
2026 Tibet earthquake A w 7.0 earthquake strikes Tibet, with an epicenter in Nagqu, killing 16 people and wounding 32 more.
2026–27 European windstorm season At least four people are killed and one other is injured by flooding caused by Storm Adam in Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
European Parliament The European Parliament awards its 2026 Sakharov Prize to the International Criminal Court and its officials for their work in global justice and upholding international law.
Sudanese civil war The Sudanese Armed Forces recaptures two strategic areas in Sudan's Blue Nile state, including the Bukuri base in Ad-Damazin.
Haitian conflict El Salvador deploys 100 special forces soldiers to Haiti to assist in the search efforts for the four missing Salvadoran Air Force technicians.
Middle Eastern crisis An al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula attack in Shabwah Governorate kills two soldiers.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reports that seven oil tankers have been hit in the Strait of Hormuz.