At least 16 people are killed and 20 others are injured when a passenger bus overturns in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Source:
CTV News 
July 2
Disasters and accidents
Eleven people are killed in a collision between a truck and two cars on the Dushanbe-Kulob-Khorog highway near Vahdat, Tajikistan.
Source:
Times of Central Asia
Nine monks are killed and 13 others are injured, including three critically, when an 11-year-old boy drives a pickup truck into a pilgrimage walk in Mukdahan province, Thailand.
Source:
AP
Politics and elections
Algerians vote for 407 seats of the People's National Assembly amid a cost-of-living crisis and candidate bans upon the Hirak movement.
Source:
AP
Armed conflicts and attacks
Defense Minister Israel Katz reports that the military has demolished 83% of Hamas tunnels in the Gaza Strip. The assessment comes as the war enters its 1,000th day following the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel.
Source:
Ynetnews
Seven Palestinians are injured in a Israeli strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp, located in the middle of the Gaza Strip.
Source:
Middle East Eye
The Israel Defense Forces says that the Egoz Unit commando group has killed a Hezbollah militant who emerged from a underground tunnel in Ali al-Taher in southern Lebanon.
Source:
The Times of Israel
Nine people are killed and 22 others are injured in a bombing at a coffeehouse in Damascus, Syria. No group has claimed responsibility.
Source:
SANA
Russian forces launch a major ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, killing at least 22 people and injuring 98 others, and forcing more than 50,000 civilians to shelter underground.
Source:
Kyiv Independent
The West Papua National Liberation Army says it set fire to a plane carrying eight people and killed the American pilot.
Source:
BBC News
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that they have killed five members of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) near Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan, Iran.
Source:
Reuters
Arts and culture
The Holy See excommunicates the entire clergy of the Society of St. Pius X for consecrating bishops without the Pope's permission, barring the group from officiating marriages and hearing confessions. The Catholic laity are also warned that they will also be excommunicated if they attend SSPX masses.
Source:
Vatican News
Law and crime
Albanian Police clash with demonstrators in Albania during a protest against the government and the Sazan Island Resort project.
Source:
AP
The National Court charges the Director General of the Civil Guard Mercedes González Fernández and her deputy with the offences of abuse of office and obstruction of justice in connection with the ruling PSOE's alleged operation against judges and prosecutors investigating cases of corruption involving party members.
Source:
La Vanguardia
July 1
Law and crime
Four people are reportedly killed in the early morning hours of Wednesday during celebrations in Mexico City following Mexico's victory against Ecuador in the knockout round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Source:
Reuters
Sweden's Market Court orders Google to pay PriceRunner about 14.3 billion kr (US$1.5 billion) in damages, Sweden's largest competition-related award, after ruling that Google unlawfully favored its own price comparison service over rivals in search results.
Source:
Firstpost
A firebombing on the homes of ruling New Democracy party members in Thessaloniki, Greece, kills one person and injures three others.
Source:
AP
Health and environment
The Directorate General of Health Services reports that one child has died from measles symptoms in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll of the outbreak in Bangladesh to 719.
Source:
Dhaka Tribune
Source:
Bloomberg
The World Health Organization reports that 120 people have been killed in cholera outbreaks in Sudan since May in isolated war zones, alongside suspected 1,102 cases of the disease.
Source:
The New Arab
The African CDC confirms an isolated case of the Marburg virus in Uganda, amidst the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the country.
Source:
CNBC Africa
In Canada, Ontario lowers the eligibility age for routine colorectal cancer screenings from 50 to 45, joining Prince Edward Island as the second province to do so.
Source:
Toronto Star
Armed conflicts and attacks
United States vice president JD Vance says that Iran and the U.S. have held technical talks based on the recent 14-point memorandum of understanding in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the Strait of Hormuz. He also states that the U.S. will not return to military action unless necessary.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiationsIslamabad Memorandum
Source:
Reuters
South Korea's ocean ministry says that the Panama–flagged cargo vessel HMM will leave the Strait of Hormuz in mid-July once major repair is complete on the vessel after it was attacked in a explosion on May 4 while it was stranded in the waterway.
Source:
Reuters
Iranian state television reports that a foreign container ship was grounded in shallow water after using an unapproved route through the strait.
Source:
MS Now
The Israel Defense Forces confirms that that they have launched strikes in the northern Gaza Strip that killed four militants of the Hamas military wing Al-Qassam Brigades and destroyed several missile launchers used by the organization.
Source:
The Jerusalem Post
ACLED reported that more than 100,000 people have died from the civil war in Myanmar since the military took power in February 2021.
Source:
SBS News
Politics and elections
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a law establishing the Ukrainian National Pantheon in Kyiv. Among the possible controversy honorees in pantheon are Nazi collaborator from OUN/UPA. ()
Business and economy
The International Transport Workers' Federation and the Joint Negotiating Group of shipping owners announce they will continue to designate the Strait of Hormuz as a warzone, which doubles the pay of mariners there and gives them other benefits.
Source:
Al Jazeera
Saudi Aramco and Algerian oil company Sonatrach announce that they will cut prices for liquefied petroleum gas for July, with Saudi Aramco reducing it between 24% and 27% and Sonatrach reducing it between 2% and 10%.
Source:
Reuters
Ukraine approves a mechanism for exporting domestically produced weapons and military technologies to raise funds for its defense effort against Russia and attract foreign investment, while requiring that the Ukrainian military's supply needs remain the priority.
Source:
The Straits Times
The World Bank classifies the Philippines as an upper-middle-income economy, up from lower-middle-income status, after its per capita gross national income exceeds the fiscal year 2026 threshold of US$4,496 to $13,935.
Source:
Agenzia Nova
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says that the United States will not renew the USMCA trade agreement signed during U.S. President Donald Trump's first term. The U.S. will conduct annual reviews of the trade agreement and will conduct negotiations and amendments to it.
Source:
Mexico News Daily
Arts and culture
The Emirate of Dubai, UAE, reopens its Catholic churches, including St. Mary's and St. Francis of Assisi in Jebel Ali, after three months of closure amidst the Iran war.
Source:
Gulf News
Sony says it will stop releasing new PlayStation games on physical optical discs from January 2028, citing consumer preference for digital media, and will offer new titles through the PlayStation Store and other digital retailers.
Source:
AFP via France 24
Disasters and accidents
Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez declares seven days of national mourning for the victims of the earthquakes as the death toll rises to 2,295.
Source:
The Standard
A United States Navy aviator is reportedly missing after a Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk helicopter carrying four crew members assigned to the USS made an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea. The U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. Fifth Fleet rules out hostile activities in the accident.
Source:
Reuters
June 30
Disasters and accidents
A truck veers off a road in River Nile State, Sudan, and collides with a passenger vehicle, killing 18 people and wounding another.
Source:
Xinhua
Five people are killed and fifteen others missing after monsoon rains cause a jade mine to collapse in Kachin State, Myanmar.
Source:
The Hindu
At least 14 schoolchildren are killed and nine others are hospitalized after the roof of an under-construction tuition centre collapses in Lahore, Pakistan.
Source:
Al Jazeera
Nine children are killed when a motorized tricycle plunges into a canal in Abu Tig, Asyut Governorate, Egypt.
Source:
AP
At least 24 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by torrential rain in Accra, Ghana, and Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Source:
AP
Science and technology
Ford issues a recall order of over 741,000 vehicles, mainly F-150, Explorer, Expedition, Lincoln Aviator, and Navigator models, in the U.S. due to a transmission issue that may damage the park system.
Source:
Reuters
Politics and elections
More than 14,000 people participate in rallies organized by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) in Metro Manila, Philippines, mainly to support senator and INC member Rodante Marcoleta who is under investigation for plunder. Five people are arrested at the People Power Monument in Quezon City and three police officers are injured.
Source:
The Philippine Star
The South Korean National Assembly approves the nomination of Han Seong-sook as the country's new prime minister, succeeding Kim Min-seok as the country's first female prime minister in 20 years. The main opposition People Power Party boycotted the vote.
Source:
Yonhap News Agency
Sports
In association football, the Mexican soccer team defeats Ecuador, winning their first game in the knockout round of a FIFA World Cup since 1986.
Source:
ESPN
Paraguayan president Santiago Peña declares a national holiday after Paraguay defeated Germany 4–3 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw, in the FIFA World Cup round of 32.
Source:
Tanzania Insight
Law and crime
A coalition of human rights lawyers file a lawsuit against Ghana at the ECOWAS Court of Justice, accusing the country of violating non-refoulement by accepting deportees from the U.S. and forcing them back to the home countries they had fled.
Source:
AP
The Supreme Court of the United States rules 6–3 that president Donald Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship violates the 14th Amendment, with chief justice John Roberts writing that citizenship "was the right to have rights."
Source:
Reuters
Former Indonesian education minister Nadiem Makarim, who co-founded the super app Gojek, is sentenced to 10 years in prison for corruption.
Source:
BBC News
Business and economy
CNBC reports that the Brent Crude oil price declined by 21% during June 2026, its largest monthly decline since March 2020, amidst the ongoing negotiations between Iran and the United States.
Source:
CNBC
The U.S. treasury department announces sanctions on two men and nine companies accused of being involved in transportation, financial services, and real estate for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
Source:
AP
Scandinavian Airlines signs an order to purchase more than 40 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft, the largest investment in the company's history.
Source:
AA
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Qatari foreign ministry confirms that United States envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have arrived in Doha for technical indirect talks with Iran and talks with mediators regarding negotiations with Iran. However, they also state that no high-level talks have occurred.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations2026 Iran war ceasefire
Source:
The Times of Israel
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung says that all but two Korean vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz after previously being stranded in the waterway amidst the war.
Source:
Korea Herald
Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that 10 out of 11 ships have successfully departed the Strait of Hormuz after previously being stranded since the war started on February 28. Additionally, the ministry says that the only ship remaining in the waterway is the Hatthaya Naree, which is expected to depart the region once cargo is loaded on the ship.
Source:
Middle East Eye
The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet in a joint statement says that Israel has killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Talal Jaber Mohammad Abd al-Aal, who was involved in taking hostages during the October 7 attacks including Rom Braslavski.
Source:
JNS
The newspaper reports that the Board of Peace will begin managing humanitarian shelter centers in areas of the Gaza Strip not under Hamas control.
Source:
AA
Ukrainian forces launch a major drone attack on Moscow Oblast, Russia, striking the Dubna Space Communications Center to the north of Moscow. Russian authorities say a Ukrainian drone struck a residential building in Yegoryevsk, killing an infant, while another drone strike reportedly kills a 61-year-old woman in Tver Oblast.
Source:
CNN
Somalia's defence ministry says a Turkish F-16 conducted an airstrike in the Godey area of Lower Shabelle region, South West State, killing 35 Al-Shabaab militants and injuring more than 20 others.
Source:
Somali Guardian
Sudan's army says that it has destroyed two tanks and 224 combat vehicles used by Rapid Support Forces and seized 36 others in two weeks of military operations including in Blue Nile State and the Darfur and Kordofan regions.
Source:
AA
Health and environment
Hungary and Slovakia set national temperature records during a central European heat wave, reaching 42 °C (108 °F) and 41.3 °C (106.3 °F) respectively, as some municipalities impose water restrictions and tank trucks supply areas facing water scarcity.
Source:
AFP via CNA
The Sudanese Health Ministry reports that the total number of cases of cholera in the West and North Kordofan states in the Kordofan region reaches 911, alongside 127 deaths.
Source:
Sudan Tribune
June 29
Armed conflicts and attacks
Indian petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri says that 12 LPG vessels from India have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz without paying tolls.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Strait of Hormuz crisisIndia in the 2026 Iran war
Source:
United News of India
Iran holds its first joint committee meeting with Oman in Muscat to discuss future management of the Strait of Hormuz following a preliminary agreement with the United States to end the war. U.S. officials say shipping can resume freely.
Source:
The Straits Times
The National News Agency reports that over 40,000 displaced people have returned to Lebanon since the ceasefire.
Source:
L'Orient Today
Gunmen kill two members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and injure two others outside a residence in Paveh, Kermanshah province. Kurdish rights group Hengaw says an armed group called Xori Hiwa claims responsibility.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)Assassination and terrorism in IranIran internal crisis (2025–present)
Source:
Reuters
Source:
AP
Human rights organizations led by the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights reportedly file a complaint with the International Criminal Court against officials from Libya and the United Arab Emirates for their role in atrocities committed in the civil war, most notably the Darfur region.
Sudanese civil war (2023–present)War crimes during the Sudanese civil war (2023–present)Foreign involvement in the Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
Source:
Middle East Eye
The Sudanese Armed Forces announces that they have retaken the towns of Sirkum and Mugaja in Sudan's Blue Nile State.
Source:
Sudans Post
The joint forces allied with the Sudanese Armed Forces recapture the West Darfur town of Kulbus, two years after it was captured by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces in October 2024.
Source:
Sudan Tribune
The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data publishes an article accusing the Rapid Support Forces of killing more civilians in Sudan, including in 2025, than other rebel groups.
Source:
Sudan Horizon
The Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab reports that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) 5th Infantry Division has established checkpoints, defensive berms, and trenches in El-Obeid, North Kordofan.
Source:
Sudan Tribune
Pakistani information minister Attaullah Tarar says that Pakistan has carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan targeting alleged Jamaat-ul-Ahrar headquarters, killing 25 militants in border regions and the eastern provinces of Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar.
Source:
Free Malaysia Today
Afghan officials say that over 36 civilians have been killed in overnight strikes by Pakistan, and more than 160 have been injured.
Source:
AP
Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi summons the chargé d'affaires at the Pakistani embassy in Kabul over the airstrikes.
Source:
India Today
Five aid workers are killed and four more injured in an ambush against a convoy by unknown gunmen in Duk County, Jonglei State, South Sudan. Several civilians are also killed and wounded.
Source:
Al Jazeera
Gunmen abduct 36 students and a staff member from a secondary school in Lassa, Borno State, Nigeria, while authorities say eight others have been rescued.
Source:
Reuters
Health and environment
The death toll from the heatwaves across Europe increases to over 1,300 people killed, including 1,000 in France and over 300 in Spain.
Source:
The Independent
Sudan's health ministry and World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declares a new cholera outbreak, with 117 deaths in the West Kordofan state, four months after declaring an end to a previous outbreak that started in July 2024.
Source:
AA
Law and crime
Six people are killed and several more injured in a mass shooting at a mother-child group home facility in Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany. Two people are arrested, including the alleged gunman.
Source:
DW
Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Iermolaiev is critically injured alongside his wife and daughter after the explosion of a parcel bomb at a building in Monaco, in what seems like an assassination attempt.
Source:
Reuters
Rough sleeping is formally decriminalized in England and Wales following the repeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824 by the government of the United Kingdom.
Source:
Housing Today
Sports
The International Weightlifting Federation announces that Russian and Belarusian weightlifters can return to competition under their national symbols.
Source:
Inside the Games
In association football, Paraguay defeats Germany in penalty shoot-outs during the round of 32, the largest upset since 2018 and the fourth-largest in World Cup history.
Source:
The Athletic
The Palestinian Football Association confirms that Palestinian goalkeeper Saleem Khader Al-Ashqar waas killed by Israeli forces in the Khan Yunis Governorate town of Al-Qarara.
Source:
WAFA
Disasters and accidents
Malaysia extends the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared in 2014 with 239 people aboard, until June 30, 2027, under a contingent fee agreement with Ocean Infinity.
Source:
Reuters
Fifteen people are killed and one injured after the collision of a vehicle with a cargo truck in Mamou Region, Guinea.
Source:
Xinhua
A Seventh Day Adventist church in San Francisco, California, U.S., built in 1892, catches fire during renovations.
Source:
Christian News Alert
Science and technology
Palaeontologists identify a fossil vertebra collected on James Ross Island in 1985 as the earliest-known dinosaur bone collected in Antarctica, which was identified to be a tail bone from a titanosaur.
Source:
The Independent
Politics and elections
South Korea holds joint burial ceremonies in Seoul and Daejeon for the remains of seven soldiers killed in the Korean War, after recovery efforts from 2007 to 2025 and DNA identification with surviving relatives.
Source:
Yonhap News Agency
The National Office of Electoral Processes confirms the victory of Popular Force's candidate Keiko Fujimori in the presidential election after 22 days of vote counting. Fujimori becomes the first elected female president of Peru.
Source:
DW
Over 150 demonstrators gather at the presidential palace in Cyprus over a Board of Peace multi-day meeting in the country.
Source:
Cyprus Mail
International relations
China adds 20 Japanese organizations to a dual-use export blacklist and places 20 others on a watchlist, citing concerns over Japan's military capabilities amid worsening relations between China and Japan.
Source:
The Straits Times
Australia and Vanuatu sign the Nakamal Agreement, which expands Australian economic support and bars foreign military bases in Vanuatu. Vanuatu also commits to rejecting the militarisation of infrastructure.
Source:
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Arts and culture
American film grosses to US$977 million in worldwide box offices, surpassing as the highest-grossing biopic.
Source:
The Independent