Portal:Current events

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Ten police personnel, including two senior officers, are killed in a clash after insurgents ambushed police vehicles in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026–27 European windstorm season
  • Portugal closes approximately 8,000 schools nationwide and suspends non-essential public services as Storm Charles approaches. (AP)

Law and crime

• 2026 European infrastructure disruption
  • More than 300 schools across Italy are evacuated following bomb threats. (BBC News)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war, United Arab Emirates in the 2026 Iran war, United States and the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • 2026 United States–Ukraine–Russia meetings in Abu Dhabi
      • A third round of United States-mediated talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations begins in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, focusing on the humanitarian impact of the war, prisoners of war, and security guarantees. Earlier in the day, the American and Ukrainian teams held a separate meeting with representatives of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, the European Commission, and NATO. (AP) (DW) (The Guardian)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict, Capital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • The military court in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, sentences 66 soldiers to death on charges of cowardice, mutiny, and failure to obey orders, after they were arrested following clashes with Front for the Refoundation of the Nation rebels. (DW)
• Terrorism in Kenya, Somali Civil War
  • Eight people, including five workers and two police reservists, are killed by suspected al-Shabaab militants in Mandera County, Kenya, near the border with Somalia, during an ambush against a vehicle. (AFP via AA) (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Energy crisis in Venezuela
  • The Venezuelan National Assembly unanimously approves a reform of the electricity law which allows private companies and joint ventures to invest in the nationalised electricity sector, which the government has controlled since 2007. (AFP via RFI)
• The Monetary Authority of Singapore launches a gold reserve service for foreign central banks, international financial institutions, and sovereign entities, and announces expanded tax exemptions for wholesale gold services. (AFP via The Daily Star) (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Twelve people are killed and at least 46 others are seriously injured in a multiple-vehicle collision involving over 50 trucks and cars on the Trakia A1 motorway near Yambol, Bulgaria. (Al Jazeera)
• Five schoolgirls are killed and 21 others are injured when a school bus plunges into a pond in Kandal province, Cambodia. (AP)
• The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service kills a female grizzly bear and her three cubs after DNA evidence confirmed that the bears killed a mother and daughter near Bella Coola, Canada. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)

Health and environment

• The Thai cabinet approves new environmental regulations for data centers, including limits on noise and temperature increases, requirements for cooling-water recycling and testing, and industrial zoning for facilities consuming more than 20 megawatts. (AFP via The Straits Times)
• The United States Food and Drug Administration orders manufacturers of GLP-1 medicines such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, originally intended for the treatment of type 2 diabetes but also commonly used for weight loss, to add warnings that use of such drugs may increase the risk of developing non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, an optic nerve disorder that can cause permanent blindness. (BBC News) (Reuters)

International relations

• El Salvador–Haiti relations, Haitian conflict
  • Salvadoran military intervention in Haiti
    • El Salvador announces a joint military operation with the Haitian police against the 400 Mawozo gang, in which 20 people are killed and a house linked to its leader, Wilson Joseph, is destroyed. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

• LGBTQ rights in Trinidad and Tobago
  • The British Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overturns provisions criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual activity between adults in Trinidad and Tobago, ruling them unconstitutional following a legal challenge by activist Jason Jones. (CNN) (Reuters)
• United Kingdom–United States relations, Russia–United Kingdom relations
  • Police arrest an American soldier near Gloucester, England, on suspicions of espionage activity in connection with Russia. (DW)
• An explosive device kills a police officer and his K9 dog and injures another while they were responding to a shooting in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. (AP) (BBC News)
• British news outlets The Guardian and ITV News identify comedian and author David Walliams as the subject of sexual misconduct allegations after the High Court of Justice rejects his attempt to prevent their publication. Walliams denies the allegations. (CNN) (RTÉ News)

Politics and elections

• Gibran Rakabuming Raka diploma controversy
  • Indonesian vice president Gibran Rakabuming Raka announces his intention to resign following controversies about the authenticity of his high-school diploma. (Reuters)

Science and technology

• AI boom
  • Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese announces plans to introduce mandatory safeguards for artificial intelligence companies, including security incident reporting and independent model evaluations, and establish a new regulatory body to oversee compliance. (AFP) (ABC News)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • United Kingdom involvement in the 2026 Iran war
    • The Wall Street Journal reports that the United States has evacuated aircraft from the RAF Mildenhall base in the United Kingdom, citing threats from Iran. (Reuters)
• 2026 Kraków shooting
  • The 24-year-old man responsible for the drive-by mass shooting at the Main Square in Kraków, Poland, two days ago, which killed six people and injured 16 others, dies at a hospital after being seriously wounded in a shootout with police. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• 2026 Booker Prize
  • English author M. John Harrison wins the 2026 Booker Prize for his post-apocalyptic novel The End of Everything. (The Guardian)
• The Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, England, United Kingdom, returns the remains of 39 Naga people, collected during the British Raj, to a delegation from Nagaland, India, following six years of discussions over repatriation. (AFP via France 24)

Business and economy

• 2026 Paraguay banking crisis
  • Paraguayan president Pedro Alliana appoints economist Jorge Schreiner to lead the central bank following Ueno Bank's collapse. The Senate approves Schreiner's appointment. (Reuters)
• China–United States trade war
  • The Chinese commerce ministry extends the suspension of export restrictions on certain rare earths, industrial diamonds, and lithium battery technology to January 10, 2027, amid ongoing trade negotiations with the United States. (Reuters)
• The South Korean Fair Trade Commission issues fines of ₩331.1 billion (US$247 million) for Woowa Brothers and ₩300.8 billion ($222 million) for Coupang, finding that their food-delivery platforms restricted competition by requiring restaurants to match rival platforms' terms. (AFP via France 24)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Aliağa factory explosion
  • Seventeen people are killed and twelve others are injured in an explosion at a factory in Aliağa, Turkey. (BBC News)
• At least five people are reported missing after two boats collide off the coast of Trinidad. Search and rescue operations are underway by the Trinbagonian Coast Guard. (AP)

International relations

• Cyprus problem
  • Cypriot president Nikos Christodoulides and Northern Cypriot president Tufan Erhürman agree to establish two additional crossings across the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus and hold further peace negotiations. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• English actor Russell Brand is sentenced to 10 years and 6 months imprisonment for one rape and three counts of sexual assault. (CNN) (RTÉ News)

Politics and elections

• Censorship in Russia
  • Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta ceases operations as it closes its offices in Moscow, citing pressure from Russian authorities and security services, including restrictions on its operations, loss of media registration, and blocked donations. (AP)

Sports

• In college football, the College Football Playoff announces it will expand from 12 to 24 teams starting in the 2027 season. (ESPN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Gaza war
    • Gaza humanitarian crisis
      • At least five people are killed, including four children, and several injured people are rescued after heavy rain and flooding caused a sandbank to collapse in Deir el-Balah, Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
  • Yemeni civil war
    • Houthi–Saudi conflict
      • Several floors of Aramco Tower, a skyscraper owned by Saudi Aramco located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, are damaged after a Houthi ballistic missile is intercepted over the city by Saudi air defense systems. No casualties or injuries are reported. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News)
  • 2026 Iran war
    • Iranian state media reports that explosions are heard on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz after reporting that the U.S. military fired projectiles. (Middle East Eye)
  • Production is temporarily suspended at the Khor Mor gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan after a liquefied petroleum gas storage tank at the site is hit by a drone. No group claims responsibility for the attack. (Reuters) (AFP via South China Morning Post)
• Mexican drug war
  • Mexican Navy personnel, working with intelligence from the National Intelligence Center and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, arrest Rafael Álvarez Ayala, the alleged leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel cell "Los Rs", in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. He is wounded in a shootout during the operation and is wanted on a Michoacán warrant for aggravated homicide. (Al Jazeera) (Infobae in Spanish) (El Financiero in Spanish)

Business and economy

• Nvidia alleged spying scandal
  • NVIDIA announces it is opening an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang after American intelligence reported that a close associate of Huang was a spy for China. Huang admitted to an extramarital affair with the associate in a letter to the company earlier in the day. (BBC News) (The New York Times)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 El Ayyat train collision
  • A train derails near El Ayyat, Giza Governorate, Egypt, killing seven people and wounding 125 more. (AP) (Al Jazeera)
• 2026 Indonesia wildfires
  • An Super Puma H-225 helicopter crashes in South Kalimantan during a forest firefighting mission, killing one person. (BBC)
• Earthquakes in Japan
  • A M_w 5.7 earthquake strikes central Japan with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture, while also affecting Aichi, Gifu, Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures. At least 22 people are injured. (AP) (NHK World-Japan)
• The death toll from the boat capsizing yesterday off the coast of Kébémer, Louga, Senegal, increases to 39 people. (AFP via France 24)
• A fire at a high-rise apartment building in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, kills 14 people and leaves 25 others hospitalized. (Reuters) (South China Morning Post)
• Three people are killed and more than 300 others are rescued from severe flooding in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. (Shafaq)
• A bus traveling towards Zagreb, Croatia, overturns on the A3 motorway, killing two people and injuring 20 others. (AP)

Law and crime

• International Criminal Court investigation in Darfur
  • Former National Congress Party politician Ahmed Haroun, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for genocide in Sudan's Darfur region during war, is detained by the Sudanese army. (AFP via Arab News)
• The Maltese Civil Court orders four investment companies, including two from Malta and two from Luxembourg, to pay the Vatican Bank €24.1 million in damages over a 2013 deal involving the Kappa Fund. (Times of Malta) (Vatican News)

Politics and elections

• Immigration to Spain
  • Authorities of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, Spain, declare a state of emergency following a surge of over 3,300 migrants and refugees arriving on the island this month. (Al Jazeera)
• Gaza war protests
  • Three people are arrested as pro-Palestine protesters are confronted by pro-Israel counterprotesters in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, amidst a boycott of six Jewish-owned restaurants targeted by a cycling club over their support of Israel. (NBC News)
  • More than 200,000 people march in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to protest against Israel's genocide in Gaza and the Dutch government's support of the Israeli military. (Al Jazeera)

Sports

• 2026 Formula One World Championship, 2026 São Paulo Grand Prix
  • In Formula racing, Mercedes-Benz wins its ninth World Constructors' Championship after drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli finished fourth and fifth, respectively, at the São Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil. (Daily Tribune)
• 2026 Major League Soccer season
  • In association football, Inter Miami player Lionel Messi is awarded the 2026 Golden Boot Award after scoring 26 goals in one season, becoming the first player in league history to win the award in consecutive years. (Al Jazeera)
• 2026 NASCAR Cup Series
  • In stock car racing, Hendrick Motorsports' driver Kyle Larson wins his third career NASCAR Cup Series championship, becoming the first driver to win two consecutive championships since 2010. (AP)
• 2026 PGA Tour
  • In golf, Blades Brown wins the 2026 World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico, at 19 years and five months, becoming the youngest PGA Tour winner since 1931 and the fourth-youngest in its history. (AFP via The Philippine Star)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) says that they have recaptured the town of Iyal Bakhit in West Kordofan, Sudan. The SAF also reportedly downs a Rapid Support Forces drone. (Sudan Tribune)
• 2026 Kraków shooting
  • Six people are killed and 15 more injured in a drive-by mass shooting in the center of Kraków, Poland. The perpetrator, who also killed his parents and his sister at their home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, is wounded by police and arrested. (Reuters)
• Houthi–Saudi conflict
  • Saudi airstrikes hit homes near Sanaa, Yemen, killing at least 27 people and wounding 36 others. (AP)
• Colombian conflict
  • A drone strike of unknown origin is launched against a military base in Santa Rosa del Sur, Bolívar Department, Colombia, killing three soldiers and wounding 16 more. (AP)
• Nigerian bandit conflict
  • A family of twelve are killed in an arson attack during a bandit raid in Maradun, Zamfara State, Nigeria. Seven others are kidnapped. (Nigerian Info)

Disasters and accidents

• Twenty-one people are killed and one person has been rescued after a migrant boat sinks off the coast of Kebemer, Louga region, Senegal. (Xinhua)
• At least 12 people, mostly bus passengers, are killed and 13 others are injured in a multiple-vehicle collision near Atalaya, Valparaíso Region, Chile. (AFP via The Sun)
• Nine people are killed and five others are injured when a truck collides with a minibus in Özalp, Van Province, Turkey. (Daily Sabah)

Politics and elections

• 2026 French student protests
  • Unions, yellow vests protesters, and student protesters hold a fourth consecutive weekend of protests across France with about 146,000 participants. (AFP) (Al Jazeera)
• 2026 Israeli legislative election
  • Israeli president Isaac Herzog selects Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot to attempt to form a coalition government following inconclusive Knesset elections. Eisenkot will have 28 days to secure sufficient support in the Knesset. (ABC News Australia) (The Times of Israel)
• 2026 New Zealand general election
  • New Zealanders vote to elect 120 members of the House of Representatives, with 11 additional overhang seats. National Party leader Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins both seek reappointment as the country's prime minister. Preliminary results see Labour lead in the popular vote and the Nationals having the most amount of seats, with special votes yet to be counted. (AP) (RNZ)

Sports

• In sailing, Frenchman Tom Laperche wins the 2026 Route du Rhum in a record six days, 13 hours, 27 minutes and 40 seconds, beating Charles Caudrelier's 2022 time by six hours and 19 minutes. (AFP) (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Kivu conflict
  • Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
    • The death toll from an armed attack yesterday by suspected Allied Democratic Forces militants on several villages in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, rises to 33. (AA)
• Houthi–Saudi conflict
  • Saudi Arabia launches an airstrike against a market in Taiz Governorate, Yemen, killing 30 people and wounding eight more. (AP)
• Crime in Guatemala
  • Politician Julio Portillo and three police officers are killed in an assassination shooting in Río Hondo, Zacapa Department, Guatemala, by unknown gunmen. (Al Jazeera)
• Mexican drug war
  • Three gunmen were killed after an encounter against authorities in the ejido Las Trancas, Navolato, Sinaloa, México. (El Universal in Spanish)
  • Edgar Aarón Vázquez, founder and leader of the Nuevo Imperio cartel, is killed in an operation in Naucalpan, State of Mexico. He was implicated in the murder of a federal agent, as well as kidnapping, extortion, homicide, dispossession of property, money laundering, fuel theft, and drug trafficking to the United States and Canada. (Excélsior in Spanish)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Indonesia wildfires, Australia–Indonesia relations
  • Australia deploys a C-130 Hercules aircraft, a Cessna Citation aircraft, and 20 personnel to help extinguish wildfires in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. (AFP)
• Two people are killed and 16 injured in a bus crash in Lent, Ain, France. (AP) (Le Monde)

Health and environment

• Measles resurgence in the United States
  • The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 5,182 measles cases in 2026, the country's highest annual total since 1991. State health agencies report at least eight measles-related deaths. (AFP via France 24)
• The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China adopts a law regulating Chinese research, tourism, shipping, and other activities in Antarctica, requiring environmental safeguards, waste management, and permits subject to safety conditions. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 1MDB scandal
  • Malaysia's UMNO party pays a RM50-million (US$12 million) fine for imprisoned former prime minister Najib Razak, fulfilling a condition of his royal pardon. The Attorney-General's Chambers subsequently seeks to delay his transfer to house arrest. (AFP via France 24)
• 2026 European unrest, Opposition to AI data centers
  • At least 100 people are arrested by police after protesters break into and temporarily occupy a construction site for a Microsoft data center in Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, Netherlands, during an anti-data-center rally. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
• Shakahola Forest incident
  • Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie is sentenced to 200 years in prison for the mass murder of children. (Reuters)
• American cinematographer Thomas Markle is arrested in Tampa, Florida, over allegations of possessing child sexual abuse material. (BBC News) (CBS News)
• The Colombian border control agency expels 80 Venezuelan nationals suspected of criminal activity, including theft, drug trafficking, and extortion. (AFP via France 24)
• Au Kam San, a former pro-democracy legislator of Macau, is convicted in a closed-door trial of "subversion against the political power of the state" and sentenced to 12 years and 6 months in prison. It is the first conviction under the Macau National Security Law, which was revised by lawmakers in 2023 to broaden its scope and to allow for closed-door trials. (BBC News)
• The High Court of Tanzania acquits Chadema chairperson Tundu Lissu of treason but sentences him to four years in prison for incitement related to statements opposing the 2025 general election results. (AFP via France 24)
• A court in Istanbul, Turkey, orders the detention of legislator and former family minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya pending trial on charges of violating capital markets legislation and membership in a criminal organization amid an investigation into investment fund manipulation. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Paraguay banking crisis
  • The Paraguayan Senate unanimously removes Santiago Peña as the country's president over alleged conflicts of interest involving Ueno Bank, whose accounts the central bank froze. Congress postpones consideration of Peña's resignation to allow impeachment proceedings. (AFP) (Reuters)
  • The Public Prosecutor's Office orders the arrest of Santiago Peña, who is placed under house arrest. (UPI)
  • Vice President Pedro Alliana is sworn in as the interim president of Paraguay. (Reuters)
• King Philippe of Belgium refuses Bart De Wever's resignation as the prime minister, telling him to continue with budget negotiations. (Euronews) (Xinhua)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• A police officer is killed and another injured in a stabbing attack outside the Sri Lankan embassy in Amman, Jordan. The suspect is arrested. The event is described as a terrorist attack. (Ammon News) (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• Mexico approves the Digital Economy Act for Digital and Electronic Payments, which allows it to designate sectors in which digital payments are the only accepted means of payment. (N+ in Spanish)

Disasters and accidents

• Eleven people are killed and 33 more injured after the collision of a passenger bus with a truck in Pakpattan District, Punjab, Pakistan. (AP)
• Six people are killed and nine more injured after a fire at a two-story home in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. (AP) (Sky News)
• Six more people are found dead under the debris of a building that collapsed two weeks ago in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing the death toll to eight. Sixteen others are still missing. (AP)

Law and crime

• 2026 Afyonkarahisar shootings
  • Eight people are killed and another is injured in a shooting spree at three separated locations in Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. The perpetrator is arrested. (AP)
• Cannabis in Nepal
  • The Nepali supreme court directs the government to regulate cannabis cultivation for medicinal, scientific, agricultural, horticultural, and industrial purposes. (AFP via France 24)
• Koldo affair
  • Six people are arrested in connection with a corruption investigation involving ruling PSOE officials and the transport ministry in Spain. (Ara)
• Cuban authorities release independent journalist Yoani Sánchez and activists Berta Soler and María Cristina Labrada after detaining them for several hours in Havana. (AFP)
• The Hong Kong High Court sentences pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to an additional 10 years in prison under the national security law for conspiring with foreign entities to impose sanctions against China and Hong Kong. (AFP)

Politics and elections

• 2026 European unrest
  • 2026 French student protests, Yellow vests protests
    • The syndicate of unions organizes a general strike across France, supported by the yellow vests movement, activists, and student protesters. (CNN)
• 2026 Grenadian general election
  • Grenadians vote to elect 15 members of the House of Representatives. Incumbent prime minister Dickon Mitchell wins a second consecutive NDC government, with opposition NNP leader Emmalin Pierre losing her seat in St. Andrew South East. (AP) (St. Vincent Times)
• 2026 Paraguay banking crisis
  • Paraguayan president Santiago Peña announces his resignation after the collapse of ueno bank, and the Chamber of Deputies unanimously votes to begin an impeachment trial against him. (AP) (Reuters)
• 2027 Nigerian general election
  • The Federal High Court of Nigeria invalidates former vice president Atiku Abubakar's nomination as the African Democratic Congress candidate for the 2027 presidential election, ruling that the party's leadership was improperly constituted. (Reuters)
• Constitutional crisis in Somalia, Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
  • The Supreme Court of Somalia nullifies the amendments to the country's constitution, ruling that the term of president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud expired on 15 May 2026, while ordering new elections within 90 days. (AFP via Modern Ghana) (Somali Guardian)
• Protests against the Russo-Ukrainian war, Belarusian involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Belarus sentences Roman Catholic priest Anatoly Parakhnevich to three years in prison for opposing the war in Ukraine. (AP)

Sports

• In golf, professional tour LIV Golf ceases operations after five seasons and liquidates its assets, following bankruptcy proceedings and the withdrawal of financial support from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and prospective investor BC Partners Credit. (AFP via France 24)