Armed conflicts and attacks
2026 Iran war
In the seventh day of renewed U.S. strikes, civilian infrastructure, including a desalination plant in Jask, are damaged, cutting off the access to water for 10,000 civilians. (IRNA) (BBC Persian (in Persian))
Communications services in Iran's Hormozgan province are disrupted after U.S. strikes damaged 116 radio towers there. (BBC News) (BBC Persian (in Persian))
CENTCOM launches a new wave of strikes for a eight consecutive night against IRGC targets in response to two American service members killed in Jordan. (Middle East Eye)
2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
The Bahraini military intercepts projectiles fired from Iran. (Yahoo News)
2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reports that two American troops have been "killed in action" in Jordan, bringing the total casualties for American troops to 16. (Reuters) (The Wall Street Journal)
2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
Kuwait says Iranian attacks have struck a second power and desalination plant in two days, causing a fire and shutting several generating units, while other attacks injure firefighters and a worker and temporarily disrupt flights from Kuwait International Airport. (AFP via Vanguard)
An oil facility is damaged, according to the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. (PBS)
2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia
Axios reports that Iran has launched a ballistic missile at a United States base in Saudi Arabia, making it the first direct attack by Iran on the country since targeting a petrochemical complex in Jubail. (Financial Times)
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that the United States has violated the terms of the Islamabad Memorandum and that Iran is "no longer implementing them". (PBS)
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in a statement published by IRNA, report that two oil tankers have exploded after hitting mines south in the Strait of Hormuz. However, the U.S. Central Command disputes the claims on X as "false". (AFP via Arab News)
The Philippine foreign affairs department reports that four Philippine-registered vessels carrying 81 seafarers have safely transited through the Strait of Hormuz. (GMA Network)
Mali War
The Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front rebels ambush a Malian military convoy in the Gao Region of Mali. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
Sudanese civil war
Arab League Secretary General Nabil Fahmy and U.S. envoy Massad Boulos reaches an agreement to establish a regular framework for joint coordination for a ceasefire in the ongoing civil war in Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
Business and economy
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
Kuwait Airways reschedules most of its flights due to the country's airspace being closed amidst ongoing Iranian attacks. (Middle East Eye)
Iran's Hormozgan province water and wastewater company announces that United States airstrikes have damaged desalination equipment, cutting off water to about 10,000 people. (Middle East Eye)
Disasters and accidents
Eight people are killed and nine others are injured after an unauthorized firecracker factory explodes in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. (NDTV)
Five people, including three women, drown in the Godavari River whilst fishing near Polavaram district, India. (The Hindu)
Four people are killed, four more are missing, and seven others are injured after torrential rains and flash floods hit a mountainous village in Lai Châu province, Vietnam. (AA)
Politics and elections
Jens Spahn resigns as leader of the governing CDU/CSU alliance in Germany's Bundestag amid criticism after he and his husband became parents through surrogacy, despite Germany’s ban and his party's opposition to the practice. (AFP via Channels TV)
Magyar Government
Hungarian president Tamás Sulyok signs the 17th amendment to the nation's constitution, which will end his term in office at midnight the following day. (BBC News)
Science and technology
Space industry of India
Skyroot Aerospace successfully launches Vikram-1, India's first privately built orbital rocket, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh, carrying small satellite payloads into low Earth orbit on its maiden flight. (AFP via Asharq Al-Awsat)
Sports
2026 FIFA World Cup
England beat France 6–4 in the highest-scoring third-place playoff in FIFA World Cup history, securing their best result since winning the tournament in 1966. (BBC Sport)
Kylian Mbappé scores twice to become the highest-scoring player in World Cup history, and the first player to score 10 goals in a single World Cup since Gerd Müller in 1970. (BBC Sport)
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