Earthquake One person is killed and four others are injured when a w.3 earthquake strikes near Dunhuang, Gansu, China.
Freight train At least nine people are killed, including two children, and 25 others are injured when a freight train collides with a bus in Triangle, Masvingo, Zimbabwe.
Bank of Japan The Bank of Japan raises its interest rate to 1% from 0.75%, the highest level since 1995.
Russian sabotage operations in Europe The Russian frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" fires warning shots at a yacht in the English Channel between Normandy and the Isle of Wight.
Middle Eastern crisis Hezbollah states that it received assurances from Iran that the withdrawal of Israeli troops from occupied southern Lebanon will be a demand in the next phase of negotiations with the United States, before any deal about Iran's nuclear program.
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2026 FIFA World Cup In association football, debutants Cape Verde earn their first-ever World Cup point after drawing 0–0 with Spain.
Iranian Americans hold protests outside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, against the Iran regime and the team's participation in the FIFA World Cup ahead of its matchup against New Zealand. Additionally, protesters are seen with the Iranian Lion and Sun flag despite FIFA banning the flag from appearing at matches.
Hungary Hungary's parliament approves a constitutional amendment limiting prime ministers' terms to a maximum of eight years in office. Legislators also remove a constitutional provision linked to the planned dissolution of the Sovereignty Protection Office established under Viktor Orbán.
Elections in Palestine Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas issues a decree scheduling legislative elections for November, the first since 2006, and presidential elections for early 2027, the first since 2005.
Norwegian royal family Norwegian royal family relative Marius Borg Høiby is convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison.
52nd G7 summit The 52nd G7 summit is held at Évian-les-Bains in Haute-Savoie, France. Évian becomes the first area to host a G7 or G8 summit twice, previously hosting the G8 summit in 2003 during the beginning of the Iraq War.
2026 Edwards Air Force Base B-52 crash A B-52 Stratofortress crashes shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County, California, United States, killing eight.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war The United States Department of Energy reports that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its lowest level since 1983, after a decline of 9 million barrels per week during the Iran war.
The Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra is heavily damaged and set ablaze during Russian strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, killing nine people, including five rescue workers attending fires set by strikes in Kharkiv.
Middle Eastern crisis Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Israel Katz say that Israel will not withdraw its troops from Lebanon, Syria, or the Gaza Strip.
Indian Petronet liquefied natural gas tanker "Disha" crosses the Strait of Hormuz, the only known ship to pass since the announcement of the peace deal.
Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirms that a deal between Iran and the United States has been reached to end the war and that the U.S. blockade will end beginning tonight.
Mixed martial arts In mixed martial arts, the UFC Freedom 250 event, named for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, is held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. The event coincides with the 80th birthday of U.S. president Donald Trump.
2026 FIFA World Cup In association football, Curaçao, the smallest nation to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, make their tournament debut and score their first-ever goal in a 7–1 defeat against Germany.
2025–26 NHL season In ice hockey, the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–0 to win the Stanley Cup in six games, their first championship since 2006.
2026 FIA World Endurance Championship 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 and sixth overall.
2026 Swiss referendums Swiss voters reject an initiative to cap Switzerland's permanent resident population at 10 million by 2050.
Extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in Bangladesh Former Bangladeshi police chief Benazir Ahmed is arrested by police in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, after an Interpol Red Notice was issued on crimes against humanity and corruption charges. Bangladeshi home minister Salahuddin Ahmed says extradition proceedings for Ahmed will follow.
2026 NBA Finals Gunshots are reported overnight on 42nd Street and Broadway in New York City with one teen shot and several buses being damaged during celebrations.
Police arrest 63 people outside Madison Square Garden in New York City, U.S., after ten officers were injured during celebrations of the New York Knicks winning the NBA Finals.
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 American singer Oliver Tree, Argentine YouTuber Gaspi, Argentine filmmaker Lucas A. Vignale, and three others are killed when two helicopters collide and crash into a parking lot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2026 Butler PAC P-750 crash Twelve people are killed when a plane carrying skydivers crashes in Butler, Missouri, United States.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Oil prices, including crude oil, fall by 5% after U.S. president Donald Trump announced that a deal has been reached to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S. blockade.
Russia–United Kingdom relations British Royal Marines storm and seize a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the English Channel.
Sudanese civil war The Sudanese Army says that they have killed dozens of RSF fighters and destroyed over 141 combat vehicles across Sudan this month, including the Darfur and Kordofan regions and Blue Nile and White Nile states.
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launch drone strikes on El-Obeid, North Kordofan, targeting a fuel station at the El Obeid Airport district and a fuel storage tank.
Middle Eastern crisis The Israeli military confirms 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.
At least six people are killed in Gaza, including four in an Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia refugee camp and two in separate shooting incidents near Khan Yunis.
U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth says that the U.S. 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. president Trump authorizes the end of the blockade imposed since April 13 after announcing that an agreement had been reached.
Mediators from Qatar travel to Tehran, Iran, to finalize the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the U.S. to end the war.
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and United States president Donald Trump announce that Iran and the U.S. have reached an agreement to end the war, extend the ceasefire by 60 more days, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the deal set to be officially signed in Switzerland on Friday.