Portal:Current events

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      • State media IRNA reports that Iran has sent a proposal for negotiations with the United States to mediators from Pakistan in a effort to end the Iran war. (Arab News PK)
• Mali War
  • 2026 Mali attacks
    • Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin takes over a base outside of Tessalit, Kidal Region, Mali, after it is abandoned by Malian troops and Russia's Africa Corps. (AFP via Barron's)

Business and economy

• Crisis in Venezuela
  • Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez raises the minimum income package by 26.3% to US$240 and increases pensions to $70, as the government responds to protests over low wages amid high inflation. (AFP via France 24)

Disasters and accidents

• Eleven people are killed after a passenger bus carrying medical staff and patients collided head-on with a truck near Otjiwarongo, Namibia. (Xinhua)
• Three people are killed and 30 others are injured after a minibus rolled over in Balıkesir, Turkey. (AA)

International relations

• Russia–European Union relations, Legality of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • The European Parliament adopts a resolution supporting the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for crimes related to the war in Ukraine and calls for sanctions to remain until a peace agreement is fully implemented. (Euromaidan Press)

Law and crime

• 2025–2026 Turkish protests
  • Turkish police arrest at least 57 people and use tear gas to disperse May Day demonstrators in Istanbul, where authorities block access to Taksim Square to prevent marches. (AFP via FMT)
• Killing of Sharon Granites
  • Members of Alice Springs' Aboriginal community in Northern Territory, Australia, clash with police outside a hospital where a man charged with the murder of a five-year-old Warlpiri girl is being treated, demanding the suspect be punished under traditional law. This follows a five-day search for the missing girl with large community participation before she was confirmed dead. (The Guardian)
• The Renters' Rights Act 2025 formally enters force in England, banning Section 21 notices (no-fault evictions), limiting rent increases to once per year, giving tenants the legal right to keep pets, abolishing assured shorthold tenancies, and making it illegal to discriminate against tenants based on them having children, or receiving benefits. (The Independent)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • Antisemitism during the 2026 Iran war
      • 2026 London antisemitic attacks
        • The United Kingdom raises its national terrorism threat level to "severe" following a series of antisemitic attacks in London, with the most recent being a stabbing attack that injured two Jews in Golders Green yesterday. (CBS News)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
        • Israel carries out a series of airstrikes across multiple locations in Lebanon, killing at least 32 people. (Al Jazeera)
• Mali War
  • 2026 Mali attacks
    • Mali–Russia relations
      • Russia says that it will continue its military presence in Mali to provide assistance to the Malian government. (Reuters)
    • Niger announces that the Alliance of Sahel States conducted airstrikes in Mali against Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists and Tuareg separatists hours after the attacks began. (Africanews)
• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
  • Talks between participants from the Taliban government in Afghanistan and Pakistan are held in Istanbul, Turkey under a Track 1.5 format in an effort to lower tensions between the two countries. (Islamabad Post) (Pakistan Today)
• World War II bomb disposal in Europe
  • More than 1,000 homes are evacuated in Plymouth, England, following the discovery of an unexploded World War II-era German SC250 bomb on a building site. (Sky News)

Arts and culture

• 61st Venice Biennale
  • The jury of the Venice Biennale in Italy resigns ahead of the exhibition's opening, amid disagreement involving the government over Russia's participation. (CP via Lethbridge Herald)
• Reporters Without Borders reports that global press freedom has declined to its lowest level since the index began in 2002, with more than half of countries classified under severe conditions and the share of the world's population living in countries with strong press freedom falling to below one percent. (AFP via France 24)

Business and economy

• Tariffs in the second Trump administration
  • United States president Donald Trump announces that he will lift tariffs on all whisky products, including Scotch whisky. (BBC News) (Politico)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Tuapse oil terminal disaster
  • Residents of Tuapse in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, upload videos to social media appearing to show oil raining from the sky as authorities say the fire at the Tuapse oil terminal has now been extinguished after days of burning. (CNN) (Al Jazeera)
• July 2025 Central Texas floods
  • Camp Mystic in Texas, U.S., withdraws an application to reopen during the summer in the wake of the floods last year, which killed 25 campers and two counsellors. (NBC News)
• Twenty people are killed after a jeep carrying pilgrims plunged off a cliff in Rolpa district, Nepal. (The Tribune)

International relations

• United States–Venezuela relations, Aftermath of the 2026 United States intervention in Venezuela
  • The first direct commercial flight from the United States to Venezuela in seven years arrives at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Caracas. (AFP via NDTV) (AP)

Law and crime

• Kampala school stabbing
  • Thirty-eight-year-old Christopher Okello Onyum is sentenced to death by hanging for the murders of four children at a nursery school on April 2 in Kampala, Uganda. (BBC News)
• China announces it will ban the sale or renting of commercial drones in Beijing, while existing drone owners will also be required to register their devices with the police, citing security concerns. (BBC News)
• Myanmar's president Min Aung Hlaing orders the remaining prison sentence of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be served under house arrest and announces a one-sixth reduction of sentences for all prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi. (AFP via CNA) (AFP via Taipei Times)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Antiguan general election
  • Antiguans and Barbudans vote to elect 17 members of the House of Representatives. Incumbent prime minister and Labour leader Gaston Browne, who is running for a fourth term, is being challenged by United Progressive leader Jamale Pringle. (Reuters)
• 2026 United States federal government shutdowns
  • The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approves a bill passed by the Senate to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the Secret Service, the Coast Guard, FEMA, TSA, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in an effort to end the 76-day government shutdown. (AFP via SCMP) (AP) (Politico)
  • The bill is signed by U.S. president Donald Trump, officially bringing an end to the shutdown. (BBC News) (PBS)
• Arrest of Jair Bolsonaro
  • The Brazilian National Congress overrides a veto by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to reduce the sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro for a coup-related conviction. (Reuters)
• Censorship in Russia
  • Russia announces the creation of a censorship council. (The Moscow Times in Russian)

Science and technology

• The Pakistan Navy commissions the first Hangor-class submarine, the PNS/M Hangor, at a ceremony in Sanya, China. (Daily Pakistan)
• American company Cloudflare states that Russian messenger app Max is a spyware app. (Ukrainian News)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • Iran at the FIFA World Cup
    • FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirms that the Iran soccer team will participate in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, including matches in the United States. (Time)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • Antisemitism during the 2026 Iran war
      • 2026 London antisemitic attacks
        • 2026 Golders Green attack
          • Two Jewish men are injured in a stabbing attack in Golders Green, London, England, which police describe as a terrorist attack. A 45-year-old man is arrested, and a political motive is being investigated. (The Guardian)
          • The Islamist group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia takes responsibility for the attack. (i24NEWS TV)
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • Anadolu Agency reports that Pakistan is working silently to break the ongoing deadlock between the Iran and the United States in ceasefire talks, including finding a new "formula" for an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran's nuclear program. (Pakistan Today)
      • United States president Donald Trump says that he rejected an Iranian offer to end the Strait of Hormuz closure in exchange for lifting the naval blockade of Iran, and that the blockade will continue until an agreement is reached on Iran's nuclear program. (Axios)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi confirms that the Japan-flagged crude oil tanker Idemitsu Maru has successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz, making it the first direct passage of a Japanese oil tanker to cross the waterway since the war began on February 28. (AFP via AA) (The Chosun Ilbo) (Newsweek)
    • 2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East
      • The Washington Post reports that the USS Gerald R. Ford will exit the Middle East and return to the U.S. state of Virginia in the coming days around mid-May after spending 10 months at sea. (The Washington Post) (The Times of Israel) (WTKR)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
        • A Lebanese soldier and his brother are killed in an Israeli airstrike in Bint Jbeil. (Reuters)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Three people are killed and eight others are injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on a passenger bus in Voznesenovka, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. (AFP via Al-Arabiya)
    • A Ukrainian SBU drone strikes an oil refinery near Perm, Perm Krai, Russia, causing a large fire at the facility. (AP)
  • Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • During a phone call with U.S. president Donald Trump, Russian president Vladimir Putin offers a ceasefire for Victory Day on May 9. (The Moscow Times) (Kyiv Independent)
• Insurgency in Sistan and Balochistan
  • Three police officers are killed and another is injured in a mass shooting when gunmen open fire on a police patrol in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• American technology company Alphabet Inc. announces a $40 billion investment into artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic. (Reuters)
• Finnish elevator manufacturer Kone announces the acquisition of its German competitor, TK Elevator, in a €29.4 billion (US$34.4 billion) deal, described by Bloomberg L.P. as one of Europe's largest private equity-related takeovers and the largest corporate acquisition in Finland. (AFP via Barron's) (Bloomberg)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 16 people, including 6 children and 7 women, are killed, and around 25 others are injured after a pickup truck carrying 46 laborers overturns and collides with an SUV in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Hindustan Times) (Awaz The Voice) (The Statesman)
• Seven people are killed and four others are injured after a wall collapses at a hospital in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. (Reuters)
• Two people are killed and 11 others are injured when a Diamond DA42 Twin Star crashes into a hangar at Parafield Airport in South Australia. (BBC News)

Health and environment

• A barge carrying Timmy, a humpback whale that has been stranded off Germany's coast in the Baltic Sea for several weeks, departs for the North Sea where Timmy is set to be freed. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern environment minister Till Backhaus says the whale is showing signs of good health. (AP)

International relations

• Japan–New Zealand relations
  • A local board in the Auckland Region of New Zealand rejects a proposal to install a memorial statue for World War II-era comfort women in Takapuna following public consultation and diplomatic representations from Japan. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)

Law and crime

• Gerrymandering in the United States
  • Louisiana v. Callais
    • The United States Supreme Court rules that Louisiana's new redistricting map from 2024 is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander under the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution. (AP) (Reuters)
• 14th floor case
  • The Thai corrections department approves the early release of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is serving a one-year prison sentence for corruption, citing his age and the limited time remaining on his sentence, with his release subject to probation conditions. (AFP via France 24)
• Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol
  • The Seoul High Court increases former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol's sentence to seven years in prison for obstruction of justice and abuse of power, citing his use of presidential security personnel to interfere with his arrest and other actions. (AFP via France 24)
• Crime in the United Arab Emirates, China–United Arab Emirates relations, United Arab Emirates–United States relations
  • Police in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, arrest 276 individuals linked to a transnational fraud network in a joint operation with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Chinese police, targeting multiple criminal groups and dismantling several scam centers involved in investment and cryptocurrency scams. (AFP via Arab News)
• Mexican drug war
  • The United States charges Rubén Rocha Moya, the current governor of Sinaloa, Mexico, and nine other current and former politicians, with alleged drug and weapons trafficking charges and allegedly working with Mexican cartels, including Los Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. (CNN)
• A 21-year-old is detained in Rome, Italy, for shooting and wounding two people with a non-lethal airsoft gun during the celebrations for Liberation Day four days ago. The suspect claims to be affiliated with the Jewish Brigade, whose representatives deny his involvement with the group. (Il Messaggero in Italian)

Politics and elections

• Pentagon UFO videos
  • U.S. president Donald Trump says his administration will be soon releasing more classified files and videos related to UFOs and "related material", adding that he had spoken to air force pilots who had seen "things you wouldn't believe". (Reuters) (NDTV)
• The Brazilian federal senate rejects attorney general Jorge Messias's nomination to the Supreme Federal Court in a 42–34 secret ballot, marking the first such rejection in more than a century. (AFP via Firstpost)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
        • Three paramedics are killed in an Israeli airstrike in Majdal Zoun, Lebanon, while responding to the scene of a previous airstrike against a building, which killed two more people. (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • 2026 Tuapse oil terminal disaster
      • The Tuapse oil terminal fire in Tuapse, Russia, grows larger following the third Ukrainian drone strike on the facility in two weeks. (BBC News)
  • Ukraine reports intercepting more than 33,000 Russian drones in March, the highest monthly total since the start of the full-scale invasion. (AP)
• Colombian conflict
  • 2026 Cauca bombing
    • Colombian police arrest José Vitonco, an alleged guerrilla leader linked to FARC dissident leader Iván Mordisco [es], in connection with a deadly highway bombing in Cauca Department. (AFP via RTHK)
• Mali War
  • 2026 Mali attacks
    • Malian president and military leader Assimi Goïta meets with Russian ambassador to the nation, Igor Gromyko, marking the former's first public appearance since a rebel offensive began three days ago. (Al Jazeera)
• Mexican drug war
  • A series of clashes between delinquent cells took place in various part of the municipality of Tecoanapa, Guerrero. The balance of the violence is unknown, but is reported the use of drone bombing and attack against civil infrastructure and the reinforcement of government forces in the area. (La Jornada)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • The United Arab Emirates announces that it is leaving the oil exporter groups OPEC and OPEC+. (Reuters)
  • Air India, IndiGo, and SpiceJet inform the Indian government that the country's airline industry is on the verge of "stopping operations" because of cost increases related to the Strait of Hormuz closure and the Iran war. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• Seven people are killed and 13 others are injured in a fire at a private construction site in Aeroport District, Moscow, Russia. (Xinhua)

Law and crime

• COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
  • Origin of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 lab leak theory
    • The U.S. justice department indicts David Morens, an ex-adviser to the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci, for allegedly concealing federal records during the COVID-19 pandemic related to the origin of COVID-19. (The Guardian)
• 2026 Athens shooting
  • Five people are injured in a shooting spree between a social security office and a courthouse in Athens, Greece. The 89-year-old suspect fled the scene, but was arrested at a bus stop in Patras. (AP) (BBC News)
• Bahrain–Iran relations
  • A Bahraini high court sentences five people, including two Afghans, to life in prison for plotting "terrorist and hostile acts" with Iran, while another 25 people receive up to ten years for supporting "terrorist acts". (Firstpost)
• Corruption in South Korea
  • The Seoul High Court sentences former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee to four years in prison after convicting her of stock price manipulation and bribery, overturning her earlier acquittal on market-related charges. (AFP via France 24)
• The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicts former FBI director James Comey on two counts for allegedly threatening president Donald Trump on social media. This is the second time Comey has been indicted by the DOJ after a previous indictment in 2025. (AFP via Arab News) (NPR)
• The Swiss Federal Criminal Court dismisses a corruption case against Gulnara Karimova, daughter of former Uzbek president Islam Karimov. (Financial Times)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Cuban crisis
  • The U.S. Senate blocks a resolution by Democrats that would force a vote to limit U.S president Donald Trump's powers in launching military action in Cuba. (CBS News) (Reuters)
• 2026 Kosovan parliamentary election
  • The Kosovan legislature fails to elect a president by the constitutional deadline due to insufficient votes, raising the likelihood of early parliamentary elections. (AA)

Sports

• 2026 CFL draft
  • In Canadian football, the 70th edition of the CFL draft is held, with the Ottawa Redblacks selecting former Purdue Boilermakers offensive lineman Giordano Vaccaro with the first overall pick. (Sportsnet)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
        • Hezbollah secretary-general Naim Qassem says that he "categorically rejects" negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, and that "the resistance" will continue. (MENA via The New Arab)
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • The Associated Press and Axios report that Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts its blockade and if the war ends. (AP) (CNBC) (Axios)
      • U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio states that Iran's position on access to the strait does not meet U.S. requirements, while U.S. president Donald Trump discusses a reported Iranian proposal on reopening the route with his national security advisers. (AFP via CNA)
    • Nuclear program of Iran
      • Iran and the U.S. dispute at a review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations, amid disagreement over Iran's election as a vice president of the meeting and its compliance with treaty obligations. (AP)
• Mali War
  • 2026 Mali attacks
    • Islamist militant group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) says the Malian military has begun to withdraw from Tessalit, Kidal Region, with the soldiers agreeing to hand over their weapons in exchange for a safe passage from the town. (Reuters)
• Somali Civil War
  • Piracy off the coast of Somalia
    • Somali pirates storm and hijack a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Puntland that was en route to Kenya. Puntland maritime police say nine gunmen boarded the vessel and are currently in control of the vessel and are heading towards Mogadishu. The status of the crew is not known. (AP)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis
    • Russia-installed officials at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant say a worker has been killed in a Ukrainian attack. (Al Jazeera)
• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
  • Afghanistan claims seven people are killed and 85 others are injured in Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan, including the Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University. (The Economic Times)
• Twenty-nine people are killed and several structures are destroyed by Islamic State gunmen during a mass shooting in Guyaku, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• American fashion retailer Claire's closes all of its 154 stores in Ireland and the United Kingdom with the loss of 1,300 jobs after collapsing into administration for a second time in a year. (BBC News)
• China's National Development and Reform Commission announces the decision to block American technology company Meta's planned acquisition of Chinese artificial intelligence startup Manus. (AFP via CNA)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 CityLink Aviation Cessna 208 crash
  • A CityLink Aviation Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashes during a domestic flight south-west of Juba, South Sudan, killing all 15 people on board. (BBC News) (AP)
• 2026 Bekasi train crash
  • Fourteen people are killed and 84 others are injured after an Argo Bromo Anggrek train collides with a KRL Commuterline train near Bekasi Timur Station in West Java, Indonesia, prompting evacuations. (AFP via CNA)

International relations

• Bahrain–Iran relations
  • Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
    • Bahrain revokes the citizenship of 69 people for "expressing support" for Iran during the conflict. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Mexican drug war
  • Audias Flores Silva [es], the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, is taken into custody during a raid in Nayarit, Mexico. (Reuters)
• A Taiwanese court sentences a former TSMC employee to 10 years in prison for stealing trade secrets to benefit Tokyo Electron, while also imposing prison terms on accomplices and financial penalties on Tokyo Electron Taiwan. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Maltese general election
  • Maltese president Myriam Spiteri Debono dissolves parliament on the advice of prime minister Robert Abela, after the latter calls for general elections on 30 May. (TVM+ 1) (TVM+ 2)
• Iraqi president Nizar Amidi names Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister-designate from the Coordination Framework, after two other contenders, former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki and the incumbent Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, withdrew their candidacies. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
        • Hezbollah and Israel both accuse the other of violating the ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
      • Fourteen people are killed and 37 more injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon. (Reuters)
      • Israel gives evacuation orders for seven towns north of the Litani River. (Al Jazeera)
• Communal conflicts in Nigeria
  • Boko Haram insurgency
    • Gunmen kill at least 29 people in an attack on a community in Adamawa State, Nigeria, with authorities attributing the violence to Boko Haram. (AFP via The Guardian)
  • Kidnapping in Nigeria
    • Twenty-three people are kidnapped in an attack by gunmen on an orphanage in Kogi State, Nigeria. Fifteen are rescued, while eight children remain missing. (BBC News)
• Mali War
  • 2026 Mali attacks
    • Tuareg rebels reach an agreement that allows the Russian African Corps to withdraw from Kidal, Mali. (France 24)
    • Malian troops and Russian mercenaries withdraw from Kidal after yesterday’s attacks. (AP)
    • Flights resume at the Modibo Keita International Airport in Bamako following yesterday's attacks. (Seneweb)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Darfur campaign
    • A drone attack hits an UNHCR aid truck in North Darfur, Sudan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
• Colombian conflict
  • 2026 Cauca bombing
    • The death toll from a bombing that damaged multiple vehicles on the Pan-American Highway in Cauca Department, Colombia, rises to 20, with 36 others injured. (AFP via RTHK) (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• Wildfires in 2026
  • 2026 Ōtsuchi wildfire
    • Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters to fight wildfires in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region. Another three wildfires have been spotted in Nagaoka and Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, and Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture. (Reuters) (NHK) (NHK) (NHK)
• Fourteen people are killed in lightning strikes amid heavy rain across Bangladesh. (The Business Standard)

Health and environment

• Shark attacks in Australia
  • The National Parks and Wildlife Service and Surf Life Saving close several beaches in the Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia, after sharks gather around a washed-up whale carcass, increasing shark activity. (AFP via The Manila Times)

International relations

• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • North Korean involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war, North Korea–Russia relations
    • Russian defence minister Andrey Belousov and State Duma chairman Vyacheslav Volodin visit Pyongyang, North Korea, inaugurating a memorial to North Korean troops who died fighting against Ukraine and negotiating a new defense cooperation agreement set to run until 2031. (DW) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Human rights in Ba'athist Syria, War crimes in the Syrian civil war, National Commission for Transitional Justice
  • The first public trial of officials linked to former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad opens in Damascus with Atef Najib, former head of security in Daraa Governorate, the only one present to stand trial. Bashar and his brother Maher are to be tried in absentia. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Israeli legislative election
  • Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett of Bennett 2026 and Yair Lapid of Yesh Atid merge their parties into Together – Led by Bennett in an effort to oust Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections. The two also leave space open for Yashar chair Gadi Eisenkot. (Jerusalem Post) (Politico)
• 2026 Central Tibetan Administration general election
  • Exiled Tibetans vote in a global election organized by the Central Tibetan Administration to choose representatives to its parliament, with polling held in multiple countries outside China. (AFP via France 24)

Sports

• 2026 LPGA Tour
  • 2026 Chevron Championship
    • In golf, Nelly Korda wins the Chevron Championship at Memorial Park in Houston, Texas, United States, by five strokes to secure her third major title and regain the world number one ranking. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• 2026 NASCAR Cup Series
  • 2026 Jack Link's 500
    • In stock car racing, a 26-car pileup occurs during the Jack Link's 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, U.S., after driver Bubba Wallace was pushed from outside. (Hindustan Times)
• 2026 London Marathon
  • Sabastian Sawe and Yomif Kejelcha become the first people to run a marathon in under two hours, with Sawe setting a new world record of 1:59:30. Tigst Assefa also sets a new world record for a women-only marathon at 2:15:41. (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • German defense minister Boris Pistorius says that Germany will deploy naval units, including a minesweeper and a command and supply ship for a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz. (Middle East Monitor)
      • The Nord, a superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch Alexei Mordashov, crosses the Strait of Hormuz. (Gazeta Express) (Ynetnews)
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • United States president Donald Trump cancels sending special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad, Pakistan, for negotiations. (Al Jazeera)
  • Israeli–Palestinian conflict
    • Gaza war
      • Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
        • The Israeli military says that an airstrike on the Gaza Strip has killed several Hamas militants who planned attacks on Israeli troops, including Hazem Rami Ali Aidi, a Hamas commander who took part in the October 7, 2023 attacks. (The Times of Israel)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • An Israeli attack kills four people in Yohmor, Nabatieh District, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
• Mali War
  • 2026 Mali attacks
    • Multiple armed groups launch several coordinated attacks across Mali, including in the capital Bamako. (Al Jazeera)
    • Tuareg rebels say they have seized control of Kidal in northern Mali after overrunning government forces. (The Africa Report)
    • Residents and a reporter from the Associated Press says that gunfire has been heard near the Modibo Keita International Airport. (AFP via The Week)
    • Military bases are targeted, including the main military base in Kati. (Reuters)
    • Defence minister Sadio Camara is killed by a JNIM suicide car bomb at his home in Kati. Camara's wife and two of his grandchildren are also killed. (AFP via France 24)
    • SITE Intelligence Group says that the Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM and Tuareg-dominated ⁠rebel group FLA has claimed full responsibility for the attacks. (Reuters)
    • The Mali Army representative Suleiman Dembele confirms that 80 militants have been eliminated across the country in wake of the attacks. (Caliber.Az)
    • A Malian Air Force Mil Mi-24 helicopter is shot down by rebel forces near Gao. (BBC News)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Dnipro strikes
    • An overnight Russian drone and ballistic missile attack on Dnipro, Ukraine, kills ten people and injures 49 others. (Ukrinform) (Reuters)
• Somali Civil War
  • Piracy off the coast of Somalia
    • Somali pirates attack and seize an oil tanker off Mogadishu, taking 11 Pakistani crew members hostage. (Business Recorder) (AAJ) (Daily Pakistan)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • At least seven people are killed in drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces targeting El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune) (Eastern Herald)
• War on drugs
  • Operation Southern Spear
    • The US military announces that it has struck an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two people. (AP)
• Colombian conflict
  • 2026 Cauca bombing
    • Fourteen people are killed and 38 others are injured in a bombing on a bus on the Pan-American Highway in Cauca Department, Colombia. (CNN)
• At least 42 people are killed in intercommunal clashes in Guéréda, Wadi Fira, Chad, after a dispute over a well, prompting the government to deploy officials and security forces to the area. (AFP via Arab News)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, Iran, resumes international flights for the first time since the war began two months ago. (Middle East Eye)

Disasters and accidents

• Wildfires in 2026
  • 2026 Ōtsuchi wildfire
    • More than 1,000 firefighters are deployed and 3,000 people are evacuated from their homes in Ōtsuchi, Iwate, Japan, as two wildfires continue to grow in the region. (Reuters)

International relations

• Australia states that it will not assist in the repatriation of its nationals associated with suspected Islamic State members from camps in Syria, while the intelligence community monitors potential returns and warns that any individuals who committed crimes will face prosecution. (AFP via Arab News)

Law and crime

• Security incidents involving Donald Trump
  • 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting
    • Gunshots are fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel. Attendees such as U.S. president Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and vice president JD Vance are evacuated unharmed. The suspect, a 31-year-old man, is detained and taken into custody. (CNN) (The Independent) (Reuters) (WTOP)

Politics and elections

• Aftermath of the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election and Magyar government formation
  • Outgoing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán announces that he will resign from his seat in parliament after his defeat in the recent election that ended his 16-year tenure in Hungary. However, he also stated that he plans to remain as leader of Fidesz. (Politico Europe) (UPI)
• Corruption in Malaysia
  • The Anwar Ibrahim cabinet appoints Abdul Halim Aman as head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, replacing Azam Baki, whose tenure drew scrutiny over alleged misconduct. (AFP via Arab News) (Reuters)
• 2026 Palestinian local elections
  • The election of 403 local authorities takes place in Palestine. (AFP via Arab News)

Science and technology

• Censorship of Wikipedia, Internet censorship in Indonesia
  • The Wikimedia Foundation reaches an agreement with the Indonesian communications ministry to comply with the country's electronic system registration rules after discussions addressed concerns over content removal and data disclosure requirements, averting a potential block of Wikipedia in the country. (AFP via The Straits Times)