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June 18

Health and environment

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused 202 deaths from 875 confirmed cases. Health officials cite difficulties in contact tracing, while the Red Cross warns that the outbreak has not yet peaked.
Source: Jamaica Observer external link
Two more passengers who were on the MV Hondius cruise ship during the hantavirus outbreak exit the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, making the total amount of people remaining in quarantine to six.
Source: Central Nebraska Today external link
Australian researchers report that an H5 avian influenza outbreak on Heard Island and McDonald Islands has killed more than 13,000 southern elephant seal pups and has infected local bird and penguin populations, marking the virus's first detection in an Australian external territory.
Source: The Straits Times external link
Scientists confirm that Major Oak, a 1,000-year-old oak tree in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England, has died. The tree failed to produce any new leaves this year after becoming "stressed" by a series of hot, dry summers over the last decade.
Source: The Guardian# external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif postpones his visit to Switzerland after the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Iran and the United States was signed remotely.
Source: Dunya News external link
Sharif reaffirms that the MOU to end the war will take effect immediately and that Iran will "instantly" reopen the Strait of Hormuz and that the American blockade on ports will end "immediately".
Source: CBS News external link
The U.S. presidential executive office provides a text of the details on the agreement to the U.S. Congress.
Source: Reuters external link
U.S. vice president JD Vance says that his country will allow ships through to Iranian ports, and that the naval blockade will be lifted as part of a agreement to end the war.
Source: AP external link
Trump's deputy, Vance, criticizes members of the government of Israel who attack his recent agreement with Iran and the president personally, saying that Trump is the only head of state in the world currently in solidarity with Israel, and that they must remember that during the last three months, two-thirds of the defensive weapons that protected Israel were made by Americans and paid for by taxpayers.
Source: The Independent external link
Ukraine launches its largest ever drone attack on Moscow, Russia, targeting the Moscow Refinery and damaging several residential buildings.
Source: CNN external link
Residents of Moscow report oil raining down as massive plumes of black smoke are visible over the city.
Source: BBC News external link
Following the attack, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says "If Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn", warning against further Russian attacks on the country.
Source: The Guardian external link
Gunmen attack the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger, with explosions and gunfire heard.
Source: AP external link

Business and economy

The American Automobile Association reports that gas prices in the United States are at $3.999, making it the first time gas prices have went below $4 since March 30 after rising amidst the Iran war.
Source: PBS external link

June 17

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei tells Iranian state media that president Masoud Pezeshkian and U.S. president Donald Trump remotely signed the deal to end the war, extend the ceasefire by 60-days, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump reportedly signed the agreement while at the G7 summit during a dinner with French president Emmanuel Macron.
Source: The Hill external link
American officials officially release the memorandum of understanding agreement reached with Iran.
Source: Reuters external link
Ship tracking websites, including Kpler, MarineTraffic, and TankerTrackers, show that three Iranian oil tankers, including two from the National Iranian Tanker Company, have escaped the blockade that was imposed on April 13 by the United States. Additionally, the Iranian-flagged NITC vessel have reached the blockade line as it headed towards the Gulf of Oman.
Source: Al-Monitor external link
U.S. artificial intelligence chief Cameron Stanley says that the Grok chatbot was used to launch 2,000 missiles and munitions at Iran during the operation.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
The Gaza Health Ministry says that over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza Strip since the ceasefire was announced last year.
Source: AP external link
Hamas reports progress in the second phase of ceasefire talks.
Source: Shafaq external link
The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed two Hamas militants who allegedly took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel over the weekend in a airstrike in the central Gaza Strip.
Source: The Times of Israel external link

Health and environment

The European Union and G7 nations at the summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, pledge funding for the Democratic Republic of the Congo amidst the Ebola epidemic in the country, including in Ituri Province.
Source: DW external link
The TASIS-aligned Peace Government officially declares a cholera outbreak in the Kordofan region, with laboratory tests in South Sudan confirming the disease, after weeks of acute watery diarrhoea cases in West Kordofan.
Source: The Sudan Times external link

Sports

In association football, Yoane Wissa scores the DR Congo's first goal at a FIFA World Cup during a 1–1 draw against Portugal in their opening match.
Source: Jamaica Observer external link
Abbosbek Fayzullaev scores Uzbekistan's first goal at a FIFA World Cup during a 3–1 loss against Colombia in their opening match.
Source: Reuters external link
Sudan's women's national under-17 football team makes its first appearance on international stage in Morocco in an effort to qualify for the upcoming 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles amidst the ongoing civil war in the country that erupted three years ago.
Source: The Independent external link

Politics and elections

Source: The New York Times external link
The Philippine Senate elects Sherwin Gatchalian as Senate president, formally removing Alan Peter Cayetano and ending a leadership dispute that began on June 3. Gatchalian receives the support of all 13 senators present during a special session.
Source: Reuters external link
Afghanistan's Taliban government imposes a ban on smartphone use by government employees, with exemptions requiring approval from supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.
Source: AFP via CTV News external link
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Tropical Storm Arthur forms, becoming the first tropical cyclone of the season after creating significant rainfall across Mexico and Texas, United States.
Source: The New York Times external link

June 16

Disasters and accidents

One person is killed and 38 others are injured when a M 6.7 earthquake strikes Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Source: The Washington Post external link
At least nine people are killed, including two children, and 25 others are injured when a freight train collides with a bus in Triangle, Masvingo, Zimbabwe.
Source: AP external link
Six people are killed and 20 others are injured when a mini-dump truck collides with a pickup truck and plunges into a ravine in Labrador, Pangasinan, Philippines.
Source: Manila Bulletin external link
One person is killed and eight others are injured when a M 6.3 earthquake strikes Da Qaidam, Haixi, Qinghai, China.
Source: Xinhua external link
One person is killed and at least five others are injured when a NetJets-operated Cessna Citation Latitude business jet, with a San José del Cabo–Austin route, catches fire after crashing on Loop 20 highway in Laredo, Texas, United States.
Source: CNN external link

Science and technology

The NASA's James Webb Space Telescope discovers that the Hot Jupiter exoplanet HD 80606 b is being roasted by its home star. The research findings were presented at the 248th American Astronomical Society in Pasedena, California, U.S.
Source: Space.com external link

International relations

Taiwan says the Kenyan foreign ministry revoked visas issued to Taiwanese scientists and prevented them from attending the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa. China states that Kenya's actions are consistent with its adherence to the One China policy.
Source: Reuters external link

Sports

In association football, Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi becomes the first male player to appear in six FIFA World Cups and joins Germany's Miroslav Klose as the tournament's all-time leading scorer with 16 goals after scoring a hat-trick in Argentina's 3–0 win against Algeria in their opening match.
Source: AFP via ABS-CBN News external link
In track and field, American sprinter Noah Lyles runs 14.67 seconds in the 150 metres at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic, setting a world record that surpassed the previous mark of 14.72 seconds.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Hezbollah states that it received assurances from Iran that the withdrawal of Israeli troops from occupied southern Lebanon will be a demand in the next phase of negotiations with the United States, before any deal about Iran's nuclear program.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that the continued Israeli occupation of Lebanon would be a violation of the Iran–US agreement.
Source: AP external link
Israeli airstrikes kill at least four people across southern Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Iranian military says that Israel has violated the ceasefire in Lebanon 84 times since the Iran–US agreement was announced.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Russian frigate fires warning shots at a yacht in the English Channel between Normandy and the Isle of Wight.
Source: BBC News external link

Arts and culture

The Recording Academy of the United States announces five new Grammy Award categories for 2027, including Best Asian Pop Music Performance, and revises eligibility rules for Best New Artist, increasing the maximum number of prior submissions from three to four.
Source: AFP via ABS-CBN News external link

Politics and elections

The entire cabinet of Equatorial Guinea, led by prime minister Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua, resigns after reaching under 10% of targets surrounding economic diversification.
Source: Reuters external link

Business and economy

The CEO of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, world's largest operator of tanker ships, says that it will take weeks to restore normal traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Reuters external link
Bloomberg reports that QatarEnergy plans to resume liquefied natural gas (LNG) production within two months once the Strait of Hormuz officially reopens.
Source: Pipeline and Gas Journal external link
The Bank of Japan raises its interest rate to 1% from 0.75%, the highest level since 1995.
Source: Bloomberg external link

Health and environment

Sudan reports 36 suspected cases of measles in the states of Khartoum and White Nile, alongside seven confirmed cases of cholera in West Kordofan.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
MapBiomas reports that water levels in the Brazilian Amazon rise to 2.6% above the historical average in 2025 following increased rainfall. The organization warns that climate change and land-use changes continue to affect long-term hydrological stability.
Source: The Straits Times external link

Law and crime

U.S. FBI director Kash Patel announces that the FBI has thwarted a terrorist attack plot during the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House in Washington, D.C., with five people arrested for the plot.
Source: NBC News external link
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court sentences former São Paulo congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro to four years and two months in prison and bars him from holding public office for eight years after convicting him of threatening public officials in connection with U.S. sanctions efforts.
Source: The Manila Times external link
A United Nations-backed court in the Central African Republic begins for former president François Bozizé, who seized power in a military coup in 2003, in absentia for crimes against humanity, including murder, enforced disappearances, torture, and rape.
Source: Africanews external link

June 15

Sports

Iranian Americans hold protests outside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, against the Iran regime and the team's participation in the FIFA World Cup ahead of its matchup against New Zealand. Additionally, protesters are seen with the Iranian Lion and Sun flag despite FIFA banning the flag from appearing at matches.
Source: KNBC external link
In association football, debutants Cape Verde earn their first-ever World Cup point after drawing 0–0 with Spain.
Source: CAF external link
The Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Philippines, accepts the resignation of men's basketball coach Tab Baldwin following the fatal drowning of two players during a team activity. The university and Philippine authorities continue separate investigations into the incident.
Source: RNZ external link

Politics and elections

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas issues a decree scheduling legislative elections for November, the first since 2006, and presidential elections for early 2027, the first since 2005.
Source: Arab News Japan external link
Hungary's parliament approves a constitutional amendment limiting prime ministers' terms to a maximum of eight years in office. Legislators also remove a constitutional provision linked to the planned dissolution of the Sovereignty Protection Office established under Viktor Orbán.
Source: Reuters external link

International relations

The 52nd G7 summit is held at Évian-les-Bains in Haute-Savoie, France. Évian becomes the first area to host a G7 or G8 summit twice, previously hosting the G8 summit in 2003 during the beginning of the Iraq War.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

Source: The Guardian external link
British prime minister Keir Starmer announces a ban on social media for children under 16.
Source: The New York Times external link
Norwegian royal family relative Marius Borg Høiby is convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison.
Source: BBC News external link

Disasters and accidents

A B-52 Stratofortress crashes shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County, California, United States, killing eight.
Source: ABC News external link
Thirty-one people are killed after a bus plunged into a ravine in Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
Source: AP News external link
Two Pakistani Air Force pilots are killed when a trainer aircraft crashes near Mardan city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Source: Gulf Today external link

Business and economy

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.
Source: CNBC external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

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.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Indian Petronet liquefied natural gas tanker crosses the Strait of Hormuz, the only known ship to pass since the announcement of the peace deal.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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.
Source: BBC News external link
The Dovzhenko Film Studios in Kyiv are attacked.
Source: UNN external link