Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
2026 Iranian strikes on the Kurdistan Region
Iranian drone strikes near Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, kill eight Kurdish rebels and injure several more. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
Iranian strikes damage a desalination plant and a power plant in Kuwait, according to the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy. (AP) (CNBC)
2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
Iran says that it has launched ballistic missile and drone strikes at targets in Bahrain, including a drone vessel depot, an artificial intelligence center used for targeting, and the Al-Sakhir Air Base, as part of the 11th phase of its Saegheh operation. (AA) (Middle East Monitor)
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy launches attacks on radar facilities in Oman. (AA)
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force launches an attack at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, and claims to have caused damage to equipment there, while Qatar's armed forces claim to have intercepted Iranian attacks. (AA)
Iranian state media reports that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps have targeted a United States Special Operations Command in Al-Tanf in response to the killing of Iranian soldiers in Iranshahr, Sistan and Baluchestan province. (Arab News)
Around eight Palestinians are reported to be killed in an airstrike on a funeral in central Gaza. (AA)
The Israeli military and Shin Bet confirm that they have killed Hamas commander Anas Mahmoud Ahmad Hamdan, who served as a "right-hand man" of former Al-Qassam Brigades commander Mohammed Deif, in a airstrike in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. (The Times of Israel)
Disasters and accidents
Eight people are killed, ten others are rescued and 34 are reported missing when a landslide buries multiple houses and residential buildings in Pengshui, Chongqing, China. (ABC News) (India Today)
A large fire breaks out among terraced houses in Krokstadelva, Drammen, Norway, spreading rapidly between multiple housing blocks and prompting mass evacuations; the municipality declares a crisis and calls in fire crews from eight neighboring municipalities. (Reuters) (VG)
2026 Chiapas earthquake
A strong Mw 7.3 earthquake strikes near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico. Tsunami warnings were issued and damage is unknown. (BBC News) (The Weather Network)
Health and environment
2026 Bangladesh measles outbreak
The death tolls from the measles outbreak in Bangladesh reaches 780 after one child is reported to have died from the disease by the Directorate General of Health Services. (Dhaka Tribune)
2026 United States cyclosporiasis outbreak
Taylor Farms recalls their iceburg lettuce, traced through a farm in Mexico, amidst the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak in the United States, which is caused by cyclospora cayetanensis. (Forbes)
Michigan, U.S., surpasses 5,000 cases of cyclosporiasis. (The Detroit News)
Law and crime
A civilian dies and a police officer and the suspected gunman are wounded in a shooting in Nørresundby, North Jutland, Denmark, after officers responding to a reported fire are met with gunfire. (AP) (TV2)
Japan enacts a law criminalizing public damage, removal or defacement of the national flag, punishable by up to two years in prison or a ¥200,000 (US$1,200) fine. (AFP via France 24)
Politics and election
2026 Labour Party leadership election
Andy Burnham is elected as the new leader of the British Labour Party. He will formally succeed Keir Starmer as prime minister on Monday. (BBC News) (CNN) (The Guardian)
Japanese imperial succession debate
Japan's National Diet amends the Imperial Household Law to allow unmarried male descendants of former imperial branches to rejoin the family and permit royal women to retain status after marrying commoners, while preserving male-only succession. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
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