Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirms that a deal between Iran and the United States has been reached to end the war and that the U.S. blockade will end beginning tonight. (The Times of Israel)
Indian Petronet liquefied natural gas tanker Disha crosses the Strait of Hormuz, the only known ship to pass since the announcement of the peace deal. (Al Jazeera)
2026 Lebanon war, Israeli invasion of Syria, Gaza war
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Israel Katz say that Israel will not withdraw its troops from Lebanon, Syria, or the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Ukrainian culture during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra is heavily damaged and set ablaze during Russian strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, killing nine people, including five rescue workers attending fires set by strikes in Kharkiv. (BBC News)
The Dovzhenko Film Studios in Kyiv are attacked. (UNN)
Business and economy
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
The United States Department of Energy reports that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its lowest level since 1983, after a decline of 9 million barrels per week during the Iran war. (CNBC)