Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain, 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy and Aerospace Force launch retaliatory strikes against Bahrain and Kuwait, including the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, in response to the U.S. Central Command's (CENTCOM's) strikes against Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, which were in response to the attack on the Singapore-flagged container ship Ever Lovely in the strait. (The Guardian) (The Hill) (Reuters via Times of Israel)
The South Korean ocean ministry reports that two vessels operated by Korean shipping companies have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz after being stranded for months during the war. (The Korea Times) (Yonhap News Agency)
2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
The U.S. CENTCOM conducts retaliatory strikes against Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities in response to an attack on the Panama-flagged oil tanker M/T Kiku near the Strait of Hormuz, which carried more than two-million barrels of crude oil. (Ynetnews) (The Hill)
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that the Panama-flagged oil tanker M/T Kiku had been struck by unknown projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz. (Open) (Reuters)
Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon
The Lebanese health ministry reports that at least one person was killed and two others were injured in Israeli airstrikes on Nabatieh al-Fawqa, southern Lebanon. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
Hezbollah secretary-general Naim Qassem rejects the framework agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon, which requires Hezbollah to disarm before an Israeli military withdrawal, and accuses the Lebanese government of legitimizing the Israeli occupation. (Al Jazeera)
The Israeli military confirms that Walid Haniyeh, a Nukhba Force deputy commander and nephew of former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, has been killed in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip. (Caliber.az) (The Jerusalem Post) (The Times of Israel)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
Ukraine's Security Service announces that the Ukrainian forces have struck the Vtorovo oil pumping station in Russia's Vladimir Oblast as part of a 40-day campaign by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an effort at "compelling" Russia to end the war. (Kyiv Independent)
Aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Russo-Ukrainian war
A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 is destroyed by a Russian Geran kamikaze drone on the ground at an airbase in southern Ukraine, while another MiG-29 is lost during a combat mission over Poltava Oblast, with the pilot successfully ejecting and reaching safety. (Defence Blog)
Sudanese civil war
The Sudanese Armed Forces announces that they have recaptured the North Darfur town of Abu Qamra from the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces in a joint offensive with allied joint military forces. (Sudan Tribune)
War crimes during the Sudanese civil war, Kordofan campaign
Sudan's Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) says that the Rapid Support Forces have targeted an aid truck heading to El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. (Sudan Horizon) (Sudan Tribune)
Insurgency in Sindh
Three soldiers and four gunmen are killed in a shootout at a security compound in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera) (AP via Toronto Star)
Arts and culture
LGBTQ rights in Hungary
Over 10,000 people gather at the Budapest Pride in Hungary, the first pride march in the city since former prime minister Viktor Orbán was voted out in April. The event occurs following attempts by the Orban government to ban the event and amidst a heat wave in Europe. (DW) (PBS) (Reuters)