Saturday

2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations

2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis

Israeli airstrikes kill at least five people across southern Lebanon, including a paramedic in Tayr Felsay, Tyre District. (Al Jazeera)

The Israeli military confirms that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Izz al-Din al-Haddad, dubbed as one of the architects behind the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, was killed yesterday in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. Hamas also confirms his killing, and that his wife and daughter were also killed in the airstrike. (Reuters) (The Times of Israel)

Bulgaria wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song Bangaranga by Dara.

Sri Lanka imposes a 50% surtax on vehicle imports to reduce pressure on foreign exchange reserves amid currency depreciation linked to the Iran war. (AFP via Gulf News)

Comorian Energy minister Aboubacar Saïd Anli announces that the Comoros government has suspended fuel price hikes following deadly protests. (Reuters)

At least eight people are killed and 25 others are injured after a train hits and sparks a fire on a bus in Bangkok, Thailand. (Reuters)

A 38-year-old man is killed in a shark attack at a reef near Rottnest Island, Western Australia. The shark is reported to have been a 13 feet (4.0 m) great white shark, according to the DPIRD. (BBC News)

Former mayor of Cubarral and ally of presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, Rogers Devia, and one of his staffers are shot and killed in a rural area near the city. The killings come amid increasing political violence ahead of the election. (AP)

One person dies and five others are injured in clashes between protesters and security forces in Anjouan, Comoros, as demonstrations continue over rising fuel prices partially attributed to the Iran war. (Reuters)

Eight people are injured, including four seriously, in a vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The perpetrator is arrested. (Reuters)

International representatives, excluding those from the United Kingdom and the United States, meet in Mogadishu and deem the administration of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the de facto Somali government. Operational Policy 7.30, a framework typically applied to countries that have lost statehood or where a government assumes power outside the country’s constitutional framework, will be utilized. (Idil News)

In association football, Manchester City beat Chelsea 1–0 at London's Wembley Stadium, through a 72nd-minute goal from Antoine Semenyo, to win their 8th FA Cup title. (The Guardian)

In association football, Lech Poznań win their 2nd consecutive and 10th ever Ekstraklasa title with a league game to spare. (Piłka Nożna) (in Polish)