Arts and culture
Pope Leo XIV approves Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle's election as dean of the College of Cardinals, making him the first Asian to lead the body that elects a new pope. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
A passenger bus collides with a truck on a road in Mkambarani, Tanzania, and catches fire, killing 28 people. (AP)
2026 Atlantic hurricane season
Isaias strengthens into a category 3 Atlantic hurricane. (AP)
2026 Panama earthquake
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Herrera Province in Panama. A tsunami warning is issued for the country. (Reuters)(USA Today)
Law and crime
The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court issues an arrest warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro, the brother of presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, on charges of lobbying the U.S. to interfere in the trial of his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro. (Al Jazeera)
2026 Nobel Peace Prize
South African judge and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "her efforts to promote peace and international law". (DW)
Shootings by U.S. immigration agents in the second Trump administration
Clashes erupt in New York City, United States, between protestors and police after the shooting of a man from the Dominican Republic by ICE agents. The man, who was in a car alongside a child, was then detained while being wounded. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
2026 Czech Senate election
Czechs begin voting in the first round to elect one-third of the Senate. Incumbent prime minister Andrej Babiš seeks gains of his coalition in the Senate. (AP)
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