Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
Iran claims it has destroyed an early-warning radar in Bahrain as a retaliation for a US strike on telecommunication infrastructure on Sirik. (Türkiye Today)
Arts and culture
2026 in American music
The last recorded song by the late American country singer Dolly Parton, a duet with Bono, is released as part of U2's 16th album Carnaval de Luz, months after her death in August. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
Twenty-four people are killed and eleven more injured in a bus–truck collision in Golaghat, India. (Al Jazeera)
Six people are killed and five more injured after an under construction building partially collapses in Nairobi, Kenya. (Xinhua)
2026 New Orleans ship collision
A tanker and the cruise ship American Heritage collide in the Mississippi River. The cruise ship, carrying 130 people, sinks. Multiple people are in the water. (CNN)
2026 FAA ground stop
The Federal Aviation Administration issues a nationwide ground stop for all flights in the United States due to "extraordinary circumstances". (Axios)
Law and crime
In the United Kingdom, Metropolitan Police announce a criminal investigation into David Walliams about "alleged serious sexual offences". The police say they are separate to those investigated by ITN and The Guardian. (BBC News)
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