Disasters and accidents

• At least four people are killed and over 13 others are injured in a fire at a private hospital in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, India. (NDTV)

International relations

• Unification Minister Chung Dong-young proposes a four-way dialogue between South Korea, North Korea, the United States, and China that would establish a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula. (Korea Times)

Science and technology

• North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
  • North Korea unveils a new facility plant that would inspect nuclear weapons and produce nuclear weapon materials. (CBS News) (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
        • The Bahraini defense force intercepts three Iranian missiles and multiple drones that it says were targeting "civilian" facilities. (AA)
      • Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
        • The Kuwaiti defense ministry says that the military shot down 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones from Iran, during attacks that killed one person and injured 63 at Kuwait International Airport. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) (Reuters)
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that "no tangible progress" has been made in the peace talks, though Iran is still in contact with the United States to prevent an attack on Beirut, Lebanon, which would cause "full-scale resumption" of war. (France24)
    • Amidst a continuation of strikes, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing reaffirms that Operation Epic Fury, the codename for the initial phase of U.S. military operations during the war, has concluded. (France 24)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
      • Israeli strikes kill at least nine people, including two paramedics, in southern Lebanon, violating the ongoing ceasefire. (BBC News)
      • Following a fourth round of peace talks, the governments of Israel and Lebanon reach an agreement to renew the ceasefire if Hezbollah ceases its attacks and both countries will implement pilot zones in security zones across Lebanon where Hezbollah militants would be banned. (BBC) (Times of Israel)
• Kivu conflict
  • Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
    • Allied Democratic Forces fighters kill 16 civilians in a village in the Beni Territory, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (Reuters)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukrainian drones have struck an oil terminal in Saint Petersburg, Russia, amidst the economic forum scheduled to be held in the city and military facilities at a naval base in Kronstadt. (Kyiv Post)
• Somali Civil War
  • Constitutional crisis in Somalia, Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
    • Heavy fights erupt with several casualties reported across major routes in Mogadishu after opposition Somali Future Council was attacked by forces loyal to disputed president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, ahead of planned anti-government protests. (Garowe Online) (AFP via Yahoo) (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• German filmmaker Wim Wenders withdraws his 1975 film The Wrong Move from distribution after actress Nastassja Kinski objected to a nude scene filmed when she was 13 years old, calling for the film to be re-edited. (AP)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war, Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
  • Kuwait Airways resumes flights from Kuwait International Airport after the latest Iranian attack. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 21 people are killed and 40 others are injured in a fire at a building in New Delhi, India. (AP)
• Three people are killed when a Royal Navy AgustaWestland AW101 crashes into a field in Sourton, Devon, England. (BBC News) (ASN)
• Local authorities report that more than 60 people are missing after a boat sank on the Aruwimi River the previous day in the Banalia Territory, Tshopo Province, DRC. (Radio Okapi in French)

Health and environment

• 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic
  • The DRC's public health ministry reports that 344 cases of the Ebola virus have been confirmed across three provinces. (Financial Times)
• The U.S. state of Arizona reports its first death of the Sin Nombre strain of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. (Forbes)
• Agricultural minister John Steenhuisen announces that South Africa has approved vaccines for bird flu. (Business Day) (SA News)

International relations

• Iran–Kuwait relations
  • Kuwait expels two Iranian diplomats, declaring them persona non grata, and summons Iran's acting chargé d'affaires to hand him a protest note over the recent attacks. (Reuters) (AA)

Law and crime

• Ecuadorian conflict
  • Ecuadorian police discover the bodies of eight individuals missing since Sunday in plastic bags near Babahoyo, Los Ríos Province. (AFP via CBS News)

Politics and elections

• Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
  • The U.S. House of Representatives votes 215–208 to pass a resolution to limit war powers and halt military operations in Iran following previous failed attempts. (Politico) (PBS)
• Philippine senators end a gridlock after a quorum allows the election of senator Sherwin Gatchalian as Senate president pro tempore, while senators also reorganize committee leadership. (Rappler) (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
        • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain, Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
          • The U.S., Bahraini, and Kuwaiti militaries intercept ballistic missiles and drones fired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps at U.S. military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait after a U.S. "self-defense" strike on Iran's Qeshm Island. (Al Jazeera) (The Warzone)
      • The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy coordinates the passage of 24 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz over the past day after they obtained permission. (Al Jazeera)
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Congress testimony says that Iran has agreed to negotiate aspects of its nuclear program despite pausing peace talks and closing the Strait of Hormuz. (The Guardian)
        • U.S. president Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Rubio says that ceasefire talks are ongoing, contradicting Iranian media statements. (CNBC)
    • Iraq in the 2026 Iran war, Disarmament of Iraqi militias
      • The Iran-backed militia groups Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Imam Ali Brigades say that they will hand their weapons to the Iraqi government. However, Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba reject an offer and will keep theirs. (Al Arabiya) (AP)
    • The U.S. Central Command says that a fighter jet has fired a Hellfire missile to disable the Botswana-flagged oil tanker M/T Lexie as it was transiting towards Kharg Island. (AA) (The Hill)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
        • Israel accuses Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire negotiated yesterday by launching drones and missiles. (Al Jazeera)
      • Israeli airstrikes are reported in Nabatieh, in other towns of the Nabatieh District, and in the Tyre District, Lebanon, in violation of an ongoing ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
      • Lebanon's health ministry updates the toll from yesterday's Israeli airstrike near a hospital in Tyre to at least four people killed and 127 wounded, including 39 health workers. (Al Jazeera)
  • Gaza war
    • Gaza Strip under Hamas
      • Hamas reaffirms that it is ready to hand control of governance of the Gaza Strip. (Bastille Post)
    • Gaza health officials say that an Israeli fire has killed four Palestinians. (Middle East Eye)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Kyiv strikes
    • A series of Russian airstrikes across Ukraine, including the cities of Kyiv and Dnipro, kill at least 23 people and injure more than 100 others. Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko reports power outages and a fire in the Podil district on a non-residential property and nine-story apartment building. (AFP via Kyiv Independent) (Reuters)
• War against the Islamic State
  • Iraqi insurgency
    • Popular Mobilization Forces in Nineveh announce that three Islamic State suspects have been killed during a military operation in the Al-Ba'aj District. (Shafaq)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Bloomberg reports that Russia's exports of crude oil have reached their highest level since before the 2022 invasion of Ukraine during 2026, with the country benefiting from the overall rise in oil prices amidst the Iran war fuel crisis. (Bloomberg) (OilPrice.com)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Angeles City building collapse
  • Seven more bodies are retrieved from the collapsed under-construction building in Angeles, Philippines, raising the death toll to 21. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) (GMA News)
• 2026 Pacific typhoon season
  • At least 15 people are injured as Tropical Storm Jangmi brings heavy rainfall, lanslides, floods, and strong winds from Kyushu and the Okinawa Islands to the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan, prompting evacuation advisories for more than 800,000 residents. (AFP via CNA) (Kyodo News)
• List of earthquakes in Poland
  • A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The epicenter was located approximately 8 kilometers southeast of Gliwice. The quake was felt across a large area of the Silesian metropolitan area. (TwojaPogoda.pl)
• Fifteen people are killed and 25 others severely injured after two vehicles collide head-on in the Volta Region, Ghana. (Xinhua)
• Eleven people are killed after a landslide at an illegal mining site in Vatomandry, Madagascar. (Xinhua)
• Eight people are killed and 16 others injured after a vehicle veers off a mountain road and plunges into a deep ravine in Parwan Province, Afghanistan. (Xinhua)
• Six children are killed and one injured after the roof of a mud house collapses in Shangla District, Pakistan. (Dawn)

Health and environment

• 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic
  • A court in Kenya blocks the U.S. from opening a new Ebola quarantine facility in the country for three weeks amidst protests that broke out against the facility in which two people were killed. (Reuters)
  • U.S Secretary of State Rubio says the United States will reengage with GAVI amidst the Ebola outbreak. (Irish Independent)

International relations

• Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
  • Bahrain–Iran relations, Bahrain–Iraq relations
    • The Bahraini interior ministry bans its citizens from traveling to Iran or Iraq due to "the ongoing tension in the current security situation." (Al Jazeera)
• Cambodian–Thai border dispute
  • Cambodia initiates a compulsory conciliation process under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to address its maritime boundary dispute with Thailand in the Gulf of Thailand. (Reuters)
• Hungary–Ukraine relations
  • Politico reports that Hungary will abandon its opposition to Ukraine joining the European Union ahead of the upcoming EU conference in Luxembourg after previously blocking it from doing so under former prime minister Viktor Orbán. (The New Voice of Ukraine) (Politico EU)

Law and crime

• Murder of Henry Nowak
  • Protesters clash with police in Southampton, England, as thousands gather to protest against the murder of 18‑year‑old university student Henry Nowak. (BBC News)
  • The Independent Office for Police Conduct confirms it has launched an investigation into police handling of the incident. (BBC News)
• Xenophobia in South Africa
  • Mozambique reports that five of its nationals were killed during anti-immigration violence in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, over the weekend. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran
  • State funeral of Ali Khamenei
    • Iranian officials and state media announce a three-day funeral plan in the cities of Mashhad, Tehran, and Qom for former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the initial phase of the Israeli–US airstrikes on his compound. (The New York Times) (Shafaq) (Iran International)
• 2026 Bolivian protests
  • Bolivian defense minister Marcelo Salinas and education minister Beatriz García resign amid ongoing anti-government protests, becoming the highest-ranking officials to leave President Rodrigo Paz's administration since the protests began. (Reuters)
• The Philippine House of Representatives votes 265–14 with eight abstentions to expel Cavite 4th district representative Kiko Barzaga over "disruptive" and "disorderly" behavior following two prior suspensions. Barzaga is the third representative in Philippine history to have been expelled. (Gulf News) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
• Thousands of people gather in Tirana, Albania, to protest against a development planned by Jared Kushner on the Adriatic coast that would intrude on environmentally protected areas of the Vjosa-Narta regions. (The Independent)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Red Sea crisis, 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
        • Iran announces a pause on peace talks with the United States, and, alongside the Axis of Resistance, announces plans to "completely block" the Strait of Hormuz and threatens to close the Strait of Mandeb, ruling out any further talks until Israel ends its military operations in Lebanon and Gaza. (The Guardian) (CNBC)
        • Iranian parliamentary speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that the U.S. naval blockade of Iran and the Israeli attacks on Lebanon are violations of the Iran–U.S. ceasefire agreement. (Al Jazeera)
      • Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war, Iran–Pakistan relations
        • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi asks Pakistani foreign minister and deputy prime minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar to help facilitate de-escalation and express concern about Israel's violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon. (AA) (Al Jazeera) (Radio Pakistan)
      • U.S. president Donald Trump says that ceasefire negotiations are still ongoing, contradicting reports of Iran backing out of talks. (The Hill)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • United States president Donald Trump says that Iran's pause on peace talks does not mean the U.S. will resume airstrikes, but the naval blockade will continue. (Al Jazeera)
      • Iran–Japan relations
        • Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran will allow ships from Japan to pass the Strait of Hormuz. (Dawn) (AFP via The Times of Israel)
      • Iran–Oman relations
        • Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran and Oman are the only two countries with the right to "exercise sovereignty" over the Strait of Hormuz, and that Iran implemented a new process for controlling maritime traffic in coordination with Oman. (Al Jazeera)
    • Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
      • The U.S. Central Command intercepts two Iranian ballistic missiles targeting the U.S. military base in Kuwait that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says was used for on attack on Bandar Sirik, Iran. (CNBC) (Al Jazeera)
    • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that their naval forces have attacked the Panama-flagged "US-owned" container ship MSC Sariska in response to an alleged US attack on an Iranian ship in the Sea of Oman. (AA) (AFP via Gulf News) (ANI News)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
        • U.S. president Donald Trump says that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back on fighting after holding a call with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah. (PBS)
        • The U.S. embassy in Beirut confirms that Hezbollah has accepted a proposal by the United States for a “mutual cessation of attacks" after Israel threatened Beirut with strikes on the eve of a fourth round of peace talks. (Reuters) (The Guardian)
        • The Lebanese government receives confirmation about Hezbollah’s agreement to a new ceasefire with Israel. (Times of Israel)
      • The Iranian military command warns residents of northern Israel to evacuate if the Israeli military strikes the Dahieh suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, in response to an Israeli evacuation order. (Al Jazeera)
      • Staff Sergeant Adam Tzarfati of Maglan, a sayeret of the IDF's Commando Brigade, is confirmed to be killed in a Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon. Three other soldiers are injured in the attack. (Times of Israel)
• Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria
  • Nigerian bandit conflict
    • An early-morning bandit attack in Kabba/Bunu, Kogi State, Nigeria, leaves two people dead and five injured, with 30 civilians kidnapped. Twenty-three civilians are later rescued by the Nigerian Army. (Daily Post Nigeria)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • Fifty-eight people are killed in multiple Rapid Support Forces attacks over the past four days in various villages near Bara, North Kordofan, Sudan. (Dabanga Sudan)
• Mali War
  • Eight people are killed and 42 others are injured after a bus struck a land mine on a road between Bamako and Kayes, Mali. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • Oil prices increase by nearly 8% on the announcement of the peace talks ending, with West Texas Intermediate rising to US$94.20 per barrel and Brent Crude to US$97.23 per barrel. (CNBC)
  • Terminal 1 at Kuwait International Airport resumes operations as part of a phased reopening plan following repair, development, and upgrade works. Additionally, the airport resumes operations to Arab and foreign airlines after the airport has been closed since the war started on February 28. (Kuwait Times) (Arab Times Kuwait)
• 2026 Cuban crisis
  • Canadian hotel operator Blue Diamond Resorts ends its operations in Cuba, citing reduced air service and operational challenges after managing 62 properties on the island. (AFP via Indo Premier)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Pacific typhoon season
  • A total of 82,921 people are evacuated across five municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Nine people are injured in Naha and 27 municipalities in the prefecture lose power. (Ryūkyū Shimpō)
• Five employees are killed and two others are injured after an explosion at a Hanwha Group aerospace plant in Daejeon, South Korea. (AP) (Reuters)
• A British Army soldier is killed in an accident during a military training exercise in Iraqi Kurdistan, according to the UK defence ministry. (BBC News)
• Two people are hospitalized, livestock are killed, and serious property damage is reported after a massive explosion at a fireworks factory in Magħtab, Malta. (The Jerusalem Post)

Health and environment

• 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic
  • Gen Z protests
    • Youths gather in Nanyuki, Kenya to protest against the establishment of a quarantine center at the Laikipia Air Base for American citizens exposed to the Ebola virus. (AP)
  • The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises citizens and residents against traveling to South Sudan, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo amidst the Ebola outbreak in these African countries. (Sudans Post)
  • Moderna announces that it will partner with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to develop a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus. (Reuters) (The Hill)
• 2023–2026 mpox epidemic
  • Around 200 cases of mpox are reported in the Jebel Marra region of Darfur, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune) (The Telegraph)
• MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
  • The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that five people who had been in quarantine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's National Quarantine Unit in Omaha, Nebraska, after being exposed to the hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship, have returned to their respective home states. (The New York Times) (NBC News)

International relations

• France–Russia relations
  • The French military, with military assistance from a U.K. Royal Navy warship, seizes a Russian shadow fleet tanker in international waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Russia says the "illegal" seizure was "bordering on international piracy". (BBC News)
• Philippines–Vietnam relations
  • The Philippines and Vietnam upgrade bilateral relations to an enhanced strategic partnership during Vietnamese president Tô Lâm's state visit to Manila. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2026 Muscatine shootings
  • Seven people, including the gunman, are killed in spree shootings across Muscatine, Iowa, United States. (KGAN) (Reuters)
• Censorship in Malaysia
  • A ban on children under the age of 16 using social media formally enters force in Malaysia. Companies that fail to comply with the new rules could face penalties of up to 10 million ringgit (US$2.5 million). (AP)
• Flood control projects scandal in the Philippines
  • Philippine senator Jinggoy Estrada and former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan surrender to police after an anti-graft court orders their arrest on plunder charges related to an alleged ₱573-million (US$9.3-million) corruption scheme involving flood control projects. (Reuters) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
• Murder of Henry Nowak
  • Vickrum Digwa, a 23-year-old Sikh man, is sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum of 21 years, for murdering 18-year-old University of Southampton student Henry Nowak in Southampton, England, on 3 December 2025. Digwa's mother is also found guilty of assisting an offender by hiding the murder weapon, a knife. (The Guardian)
• Four farmworkers are killed and another escapes injured in an arson attack against a minivan in Amendolara, Province of Cosenza, Italy. The perpetrators are arrested. (Il Post)
• The U.S. state of Florida files a lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and AI-chatbot ChatGPT, accusing the chatbot of putting profit over safety. This lawsuit is the first to be filed by a U.S. state against ChatGPT. (AFP via NDTV) (NPR)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Ethiopian general election
  • Ethiopians vote to elect the House of Peoples' Representatives amid continued tensions in Tigray and the ongoing Fano insurgency. (Al Jazeera) (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
        • A U.S. official says that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with Lebanese president Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a effort to push for a new ceasefire in Lebanon, including an ending of Hezbollah attacks on Israel with Israel refraining from escalation in Beirut in return. (Al-Monitor)
      • Israeli forces capture the Beaufort medieval castle in Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon, during a ground offensive despite a temporary ceasefire. (AFP via DW) (NPR) (BBC News)
      • Eight people are killed and 19 others are injured in an Israeli strike on Deir ez-Zahrani, Nabatieh District, Lebanon. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
      • Hezbollah launches drones and over 50 rockets at Northern Israel. (The Jerusalem Post)
  • Israeli–Palestinian conflict
    • Gaza war
      • An Israeli airstrike kills at least two Palestinians at a cafe in Gaza City. ‌(Reuters)
    • Two teenage girls are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack at a bus stop in Gush Etzion Junction, West Bank. The perpetrator, identified as a Palestinian, is shot dead by Israeli troops. (The Times of Israel)
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • The New York Times reports that the U.S. Central Command has guided 70 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz in the last three weeks, using routes closer to the Omani coast. (The Asia Business Daily) (The New York Times)
• Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria
  • Nigerian bandit conflict
    • At least eight villagers are killed and 15 others were injured after more than a hundred Fulani bandits carried out a shooting in Plateau State (Daily Post)
  • Two policemen are killed after unidentified gunmen attacked them on a road in Anambra State. (Daily Post)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • The National Umma Party says that ten people, including eight children, have been killed in a drone strike on two civilian vehicles driving on the Abu Zabad–Al-Fula road in West Kordofan state, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
• Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
  • An Allied Democratic Forces attack kills at least 19 civilians in the Ruwenzori commune, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (Radio Okapi in French) (Radio Okapi in French)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis, Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund
    • Sri Lanka increases fuel prices by up to six percent as part of economic reforms linked to its International Monetary Fund assistance program, which includes plans to phase out fuel subsidies and achieve cost recovery in the energy sector. (AFP via The Hindu)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Angeles City building collapse
  • The death toll from the collapse of an under construction nine-story building in Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines, on May 24, rises to twelve. (The Philippine Star)
• 2026 Namhkam Township explosion
  • More than 55 people are killed, including six children, and 74 others are injured in an explosion at a building storing explosives for mining in Namhkam Township, Shan State, Myanmar. (AP) (BBC News)
• Five people are killed, at least 19 others are injured and three are reported missing after a suspected shell from World War II explodes under a stilt house in Papua, Western New Guinea, Indonesia. (CBS News)
• Five people are killed and another is injured when an illegal mine collapses in Huize County, Yunnan, China. (AP) (Reuters)

Health and environment

• Sudanese cholera epidemic
  • Sudan holds an emergency meeting led by Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim after the Federal Ministry of Health reports 308 cases and 77 deaths in West Kordofan from cholera since the outbreak in Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Colombian presidential election
  • The National Salvation Movement's candidate Abelardo de la Espriella wins the election and will face Iván Cepeda from Historic Pact in the runoff on 21 June. (AP)
  • President Gustavo Petro announces that it does not recognize the results due to doubts about the computerised vote-counting system. (NBC News)
• 2026 Guinean parliamentary election
  • Guineans vote to elect 147 members of the National Assembly. (AFP via Free Malaysia Today)
• 2026 Maltese general election
  • Preliminary results from yesterday's election revealed that the Labour Party, currently led by incumbent prime minister Robert Abela, won a record fourth consecutive term in government. (Reuters)
• Hungarian president Tamás Sulyok announces that he will not resign despite the prime minister Peter Magyar's ultimatum after accusing him of being an "Orbán puppet". (Euronews)

Sports

• 2026 Indian Premier League
  • In Twenty20 cricket, the Indian Premier League concludes with Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeating the Gujarat Titans in the final at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. (India Today) (Telegraph India)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • Naval blockade of Iran
          • U.S. military aircraft disable The Gambia-flagged bulk carrier Lian Star and leave it adrift in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored warnings while attempting to reach a port in Iran. (AP via Politico)
    • Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
      • Falling debris from a Fateh-110 missile intercepted by air defenses hit the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, mildly injuring an estimated 5 American servicemen and contractors, and damaging two MQ-9 Reaper drones. (Bloomberg) (Stars and Stripes)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israeli Air Force strikes and artillery shelling are reported near Beaufort Castle as Israeli troops approach the outskirts of Nabatieh, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
• Operation Southern Spear
  • United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
    • The United States military carries out a strike on a boat accused of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people. (The Guardian) (NPR)
• Somali Civil War
  • Constitutional crisis in Somalia, Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
    • At least eight people are killed during clashes between forces loyal to disputed Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and ousted South West State president Abdiaziz Laftagareen after they enter the regional capital Baidoa. (AFP via The New Arab) (Garowe Online) (Horseed Media)

Arts and culture

• MGI All Stars 1st Edition
  • Vanessa Pulgarín from Colombia wins the first MGI All Stars beauty pageant, held in Bangkok, Thailand. (ABS-CBN)

Disasters and accidents

• A truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan overturns on a highway in Laghman Province, Afghanistan, killing 22 people and injuring 36 others. (AP)
• At least six people are killed and ten others are injured when a four-story commercial building collapses in Saidul Ajaib, Delhi, India. (Hindustan Times)
• Four more men trapped in a flooded cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos, are rescued after 10 days, bringing the total number of survivors recovered to five, while search operations continue for two missing persons. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) (Reuters)
• The driver is killed and 23 people are wounded when a bus crashes in Baranya County, Hungary. (AP)
• A meteor lands off the coast of Massachusetts, United States, causing an explosion and a loud sonic boom. The explosion occurred at 2:11 p.m. local time, causing major disruption. The remnants of the meteor are presumed to be located in Cape Cod Bay. (CBS News) (DW)

Health and environment

• 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic
  • Uganda's health ministry reports two more cases of ebola in Kampala, bringing the total number of cases in the country to nine. (AFP via Channel Africa)
• MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
  • The MV Hondius cruise ship, which was at center of hantavirus infections including the Andes strain during the outbreak, is cleared to sail again after undergoing cleaning and disinfection. (AFP via The Straits Times)

International relations

• Armenia–Russia relations, Armenia–European Union relations
  • Russia recalls its ambassador to Armenia over Armenia's closer relations with the European Union, citing concerns about its commitments within the Eurasian Economic Union. (AFP via Euractiv) (Reuters)
• India–Vietnam relations
  • India signs a 60 billion rupees (US$629 million) deal to supply BrahMos missiles to Vietnam, which will also include training and logistical support. (DW) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• A court in the Turks and Caicos Islands sentences former premier Michael Misick to over four years in prison for corruption, embezzlement, and accepting bribery. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Maltese general election
  • Maltese citizens vote to elect the members of the House of Representatives. (AFP with France 24)

Sports

• 2025–26 UEFA Champions League
  • 2026 UEFA Champions League final
    • In association football, defending champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) win their second Champions League title after defeating Arsenal 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time during the final at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. (AP) (CNN)
  • 2026 Paris Saint-Germain celebration riots
    • Following PSG's Champions League victory, police arrest more than 280 people in Paris, France, following clashes, vandalism, arson, an attempted intrusion into a police station, and disruptions to traffic and public transport during celebrations. (AFP via The Guardian) (Reuters)
• 2026 NBA playoffs
  • In basketball, the San Antonio Spurs defeat the defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in seven games to win the Western Conference finals and reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014, where they will face the New York Knicks. (AFP via The Manila Times) (The Chosun Daily)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • Iranian state media says that Iran shot down an American aircraft near the city of Jam, Bushehr province. However, the U.S. Central Command denies any such claim, stating that no U.S. aircraft has been shot down. (Middle East Eye) (Reuters)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Three people, including two children, are killed and fifteen others are injured in an Israeli airstrike in Choueifat, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. (Naharnet)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia–NATO relations
    • A Russian drone enters Romanian airspace during an attack on Ukraine and crashes into an apartment building in Galați, causing a fire and injuring two people. (AFP and CBS News)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • The Sudan Doctors Network accuse the Rapid Support Forces of killing 27 civilians in the Al-Murra village in the Bara area of North Kordofan, Sudan, during the second day of the Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha. (AA)
• Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
  • A human rights group reports that more than 100 people were killed by Allied Democratic Forces attacks during May in the Mambasa Territory, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (Radio Okapi in French)

Disasters and accidents

• Five people are killed and 34 others are injured when a bus collides with six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia, United States. (AP) (BBC News)

Health and environment

• 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic
  • Mexican airlines Aeroméxico, Viva, and Volaris restrict travel to Mexico for passengers who have been in the DRC, South Sudan, or Uganda within the previous 21 days, citing the ongoing Ebola outbreak in central Africa. (AFP via The Straits Times)
  • Nigeria restricts inbound flights from the DRC, South Sudan, and Uganda amidst the spread of Ebola. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

• 2026 Gilgil school fire
  • The fire at a girls school in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Kenya yesterday is investigated as an arson attack. Eight students of the academy are arrested as suspects. Separately, the school's board of management is dissolved amidst suspicions of negligence in fire safety measures. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• LGBTQ rights in Ghana
  • The Ghanaian parliament approves legislation that criminalizes same-sex relations and the promotion or support of LGBTQ activities, with penalties including imprisonment. (AFP with RFI) (Reuters)

Science and technology

• Iran and weapons of mass destruction
  • International Atomic Energy Agency director Rafael Grossi says that Kazakhstan is open to taking custody of Iran's enriched uranium if a deal is reached on their nuclear program. (Middle East Eye)

Sports

• 2025–26 NHL season
  • In ice hockey, the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens in five games during the Eastern Conference Final to advance to the Stanley Cup Final, making it their first appearance in the Stanley Cup since 2006. (The Guardian) (NHL.com)
• International sporting sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • The International Ice Hockey Federation says that it will decide regarding Russia's participation in the upcoming season on a case-by-case basis, following a January decision that lifted the ban on Russian teams. (ESPN)