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June 11

International relations

China imposes sanctions on Philippine defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro, citing remarks he made at the recent Shangri-La Dialogue that China said undermined its interests and bilateral relations. China also bans him, his wife, and their son from entering the mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Seven people are killed and 17 others are injured in an explosion in Xing'an County, Guangxi, China.
Source: Xinhua external link
Two people are killed and several others are injured in a fire at a home in Magaluf, Mallorca, Spain.
Source: AP external link

Business and economy

Kuwait reopens its airspace to commercial flights after a temporary closure following Iranian attacks in the region.
Source: The Daily Star external link
The South Korean data protection commission fines e-commerce company Coupang ₩624.68 billion (US$408 million) for a data breach that the commission says exposed personal data from millions of user accounts.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Pakistani foreign ministry reaffirms that Pakistan is still engaged in ceasefire mediation efforts to end the war amidst renewed tensions between Iran and the United States.
Source: AFP via Al Arabiya external link
The Iranian foreign ministry says that the ceasefire with the U.S. is "practically meaningless" after the recent attacks.
Source: The Guardian external link
U.S. president Donald Trump cancels an upcoming round of strikes for this evening after previously threatening to strike "very hard tonight", claiming that talks are in progress with Iran.
Source: Axios external link
Source: AA external link
The headquarters of the Iranian military declares that the Strait of Hormuz is closed to all traffic, including oil tankers and commercial ships, due to renewed tensions in the region and U.S. strikes against Iran.
Source: Reuters external link
The United States Central Command denies Iran's claims that the Strait of Hormuz has completely closed, insisting that “commercial ships are continuing to transit in and out of" the waterway.
Source: NBC News external link
The South Korean oceans ministry says that a liquefied natural gas carrier has crossed the Strait of Hormuz and arrived in Ulsan, making it the second vessel from the country to cross the waterway.
Source: Korea Herald external link
Iranian media reports that explosions were heard in southern Iran amidst a new wave of U.S. strikes, including Bandar Abbas and the Kargan area of Minab.
Source: AA external link
A monitoring group reports that drone strikes in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, have killed 23 people and injured at least 19 others. The group attributes the attacks to the Rapid Support Forces, although it has not been independently verified.
Source: Arab News Japan external link

Sports

In association football, the 2026 FIFA World Cup consisting of 48 national teams for the first time begins with matches in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Source: Olympics external link
In the match between Mexico and South Africa, Mexican Gilberto Mora is substituted in during the second half, becoming the youngest player to play in the 2026 World Cup at 17 years and 240 days.
Source: Yahoo! Sports external link

Politics and elections

John Healey resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defence in protest at a lack of government funding for the British Armed Forces, saying prime minister Keir Starmer is "putting the country’s security at risk" at a time of "growing international threats". Al Carns, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces, also resigns.
Source: BBC News external link

Law and crime

Thailand's criminal court sentenced two Uyghur men from China to death for the 2015 bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, which killed 20 and injured over 120.
Source: Reuters external link

June 10

Science and technology

Chinese scientists discover the largest known whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean, identifying nearly 500 whale skeletons spanning millions of years and documenting deep-sea ecosystems associated with the remains. A new species, named after the location, was also discovered.
Source: The Guardian external link
Maritime Launch Services test-launches its first Barracuda hypersonic rocket from Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada, but falls short of reaching the Karman Line.
Source: The Globe and Mail external link

Disasters and accidents

A Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes during takeoff near Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, killing all 22 personnel on board. The military attributes the crash to a technical fault.
Source: Reuters external link
A minibus carrying schoolchildren catches fire in Gweru, Zimbabwe, killing seven people. ZBC confirms that all of the dead are children, while the driver and conductor are both being treated in hospital.
Source: AP external link

Business and economy

The amount of the Sudanese pound plunges to a record-low against other foreign currencies amidst the ongoing civil war in the country.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

Law and crime

Police use water cannons as anti-migrant rioting continues for a second day in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Source: BBC News external link
An Indonesian military court sentences four soldiers to prison terms of up to three years for a premeditated acid attack on activist Andrie Yunus that left him blind in one eye. Two of the convicted soldiers are dismissed from military service.
Source: AFP via CNA external link

Politics and elections

An investigatory commission in the Chamber of Representatives proposes to suspend the powers of Colombian president Gustavo Petro until election day on 21 June 2026.
Source: Reuters external link
The Senate of Colombia approves legislation prohibiting female genital mutilation, which continues in some Indigenous communities. If President Petro approves the measure, it would make Colombia the first Latin American country to enact such a ban.
Source: The Hindu external link
Hundreds of people rally in Hezbollah strongholds in southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, in support of Iran and its allies during the war. Additionally, the Al-Masirah, a TV channel run by the Houthis, reports a similar gathering in Sanaa, Yemen.
Source: Arab News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that they have attacked the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain in retaliation for yesterday's strikes by the United States, accusing the U.S. of attacking a water plant and telecommunications mast in Sirik.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
The Jordanian military says that it has successfully intercepted five missiles from Iran in the Azraq area of the Zarqa Governorate, Jordan, in which Iran said that it has targeted the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. No casualties or material damage is reported.
Source: ANI external link
Kuwait's army general staff says that its army air defense systems intercepted "hostile" aerial targets.
Source: Kuwait Times external link
The United States Central Command launches a second round of airstrikes on targets throughout Iran. Additionally, CENTCOM released a video footage of the strikes on their website and X.
Source: CENTCOM external link
U.S. president Donald Trump tells a Fox News reporter from the White House Situation Room that the bombing will stop shortly.
Source: NBC News external link
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 12 people and injure 13 across southern Lebanon, including two paramedics.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Two merchant ships operated by Barbados and Panama in Ukraine's Black Sea shipping corridor sustain damage and fire during reported drone attacks near Odesa. No injuries are reported.
Source: Reuters external link
Four people are killed and 12 others others are injured in a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces in civilian areas across El-Obeid, North Kordofan, including a cemetery during a funeral procession and fuel station.
Source: AA external link
The Pakistani military conducts airstrikes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border targeting alleges TTP militants. The Afghan government reports that 13 civilians, including 11 children, are killed, while Pakistan claims the killing of 26 militants.
Source: Reuters external link
Three people are killed in an attack on a secondary school and its surrounding community in Kogi State, Nigeria, where security forces repelled the assailants after a shootout and launched operations to locate those who escaped.
Source: Reuters external link
Five state troopers are killed and five more wounded in an ambush by suspected Jalisco New Generation Cartel gunmen near the town of Mojonera, Nahuatzen, Mexico.
Source: El Financiero external link

Sports

In basketball, the New York Knicks rally from a 29-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107–106 in Game 4, taking a 3–1 series lead in the NBA Finals after OG Anunoby tipped in the game-winning basket with 1.2 seconds remaining. The comeback is the largest in NBA Finals history, surpassing the Boston Celtics' 24-point comeback in Game 4 of the 2008 finals.
Source: Sportsnet external link

Arts and culture

Pope Leo XIV blesses and inaugurates the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain, coinciding with the centenary of the death of its architect Antoni Gaudí, during his visit to the country.
Source: Reuters external link

Health and environment

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak spreads to the Tchomia health zone in Ituri Province, with the health ministry reporting 37 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths. The outbreak has recorded 635 confirmed cases and 127 deaths across three provinces.
Source: Reuters external link

June 9

Science and technology

NASA announces that its astronauts Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, and Andre Douglas, and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will crew the Artemis III mission in late 2027. The mission's goal is to evaluate rendezvous and docking operations with SpaceX's Starship HLS and Blue Origin's Blue Moon spacecraft.
Source: NBC News external link

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from yesterday's earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines, increases to 41 people killed, with 479 more injured and four missing. All casualties come from the Davao and Soccsksargen regions.
Source: The Guardian external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

A United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crashes near the Strait of Hormuz while on patrol. Both crew members are rescued by an unmanned vessel. In response, the U.S. Central Command launches "self-defense" missile strikes at targets across Iran at 5 p.m. ET, with an American official claiming the helicopter was downed by an Iranian drone.
Source: NBC News external link
Israel issues an evacuation warning for Tyre, Lebanon, after an Israeli airstrike there killed at least eight civilians and injured 32, violating the ongoing ceasefire.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Source: Al Jazeera external link
At least 10 people are killed and 106 others are injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Source: Kyiv Independent external link
The administration of the Rapid Support Forces in West Darfur accuses the Sudanese Army of destroying the Ardamata bridge in a drone strike in Geneina, Sudan.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
A car bombing blasts in the city of Escuinapa de Hidalgo, leaving important material damage incluiding the affect the city's energy supply. but there are no casualties reported in the attack. In the same city a ring of violence leaves four people dead including a minor. {
Source: Noroeste external link
A study published by the , using data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program at Uppsala University in Sweden, reports that 2025 saw 65 active conflicts, the highest amount of conflicts between states since World War II and the highest amount of fatalities since the Rwandan genocide.
Source: JPR external link

Law and crime

Twelve people are killed in a mass shooting in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Source: BBC News external link
Riots erupt in Belfast and Newtownards, Northern Ireland due to yesterday’s knife attack.
Source: BBC external link
The Sri Lankan High Court sentences former deputy minister Sarana Gunawardena to 16 years' imprisonment after convicting him on corruption charges related to kickbacks from government procurement contracts.
Source: The Manila Times external link
Philippine police arrest former superintendent Rafael Dumlao, who was convicted in the 2016 kidnapping and killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo at Camp Crame and had been evading imprisonment.
Source: The Straits Times external link
Victims of atrocities linked to the civil war in Sudan urges Kenya's Director of Public Prosecutions to approve charges against 10 members of the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces, including some believed to reside in Kenya, making it the first war crimes complaint filed against the RSF outside of Sudan.
Source: AP external link
Three people are injured in a mass stabbing at a school in Blackley, Manchester, England. A 14-year-old student is arrested.
Source: BBC News external link

Business and economy

The United States Energy Information Administration reports that Middle Eastern oil producers have reduced output by more than 11 million barrels per day, due to the Strait of Hormuz closure.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that Stellantis has recalled over 1 million Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator models from 2021 to 2025 in the United States over fire concerns.
Source: CBS News external link

June 8

Health and environment

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration records the country's second-warmest spring since records began, while drought conditions affect more than half of the contiguous states despite above-average precipitation in some regions.
Source: AFP via Terra Daily external link
Brazil's health ministry suspends administration of its single-dose dengue vaccine after two deaths and another severe adverse event among more than 500,000 recipients prompt a safety review, although no causal link has been established.
Source: The Straits Times external link

Business and economy

The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority reopens Iraq's airspace after Iran announced that it was halting attacks against Israel. Additionally, Syria reopens its airspace, including resuming operations at the Damascus International Airport.
Source: Arabian Business external link
Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport resumes operations after suspending incoming flights following recent military exchanges between Iran and Israel.
Source: Arab News external link
Source: AA external link

Law and crime

A Finnish court sentences former Polarica chief executive Jukka Kristo to two and a half years' imprisonment for human trafficking after finding that dozens of Thai berry pickers were subjected to forced labour and exploitative working conditions in Finland.
Source: AFP via CNA external link
A Sudanese man is arrested by police after attempting to behead a man on a public street in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Police have declared a "critical incident" in response to the attack.
Source: BBC News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel has agreed to stop the airstrikes on Iran at United States president Donald Trump's request, but an official states that Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon will continue. Netanyahu also warns that Israel will respond if Iran resumes military action.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Israeli Air Force launches strikes against military sites in western and central Iran, making it the first time Israel launched strikes against Iran since the April 7 ceasefire. The strikes come as Iranian state media reported explosions were heard in Isfahan, Kermanshah, Tabriz, and Tehran.
Source: Israel National News external link
The Iranian military says that attacks on Israel will resume if it continues the war against Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launches strikes in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate against the Kurdish opposition group headquarters in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Source: AA external link
The Houthis fire two missiles at Israel, one of which was intercepted, and another that did not reach it.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Iran ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali tells the Russian newspaper that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen, but with new conditions set by Iran and Oman, including transit fees.
Source: Reuters external link
Israel Defense Forces confirms that they have killed three Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in the central Gaza Strip.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
A U.S.-led coalition consisting of Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, and the United Kingdom endorses a civilian-led political dialogue for Sudan to end the war under the facilitation of the African Union, the Arab League, the European Union, IGAD, and the United Nations.
Source: Radio Tamazuj external link
Eleven people, including four police officers, are killed and dozens others are injured during clashes between police and supporters of the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Police arrest more than 70 JAAC members.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

International relations

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons reports that the world's nine nuclear-armed states increased spending on nuclear weapons by nearly 20% to US$119 billion, the highest annual total on record, in 2025.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link

Politics and elections

Preliminary results from yesterday's election reveal that the governing Civil Contract party won 49.8% of votes, translating to a parliamentary majority, but falling short of the two-thirds majority required to call a constitutional referendum for a peace deal with Azerbaijan and the restart of border trade with Turkey. Opposition alliances Strong Armenia and Armenia Alliance entered parliament after winning 23.2% and 9.9% of the vote ​respectively. A fourth party, Prosperous Armenia, narrowly missed entering parliament after a later tally of electronic votes.
Source: Reuters external link
Declared results indicate that Reform Jersey leader Sam Mézec will not be re-elected to the States Assembly after placing tenth in the senatorial race.
Source: BBC News external link
The government of West Bengal, India, deports nearly 5,000 Bangladeshi nationals and detains hundreds more as part of a campaign targeting undocumented migrants following the state's recent election.
Source: Daily Tribune external link
Source: CTV external link

Sports

Several members from Iran, Iraq, and Somalia, along with international sports delegations including referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, are denied visas and blocked from entering the United States for the FIFA World Cup.
Source: The Guardian external link

Disasters and accidents

A M 7.8 earthquake, whose epicenter is located off Maasim, Sarangani, Philippines, strikes Mindanao, hitting as far as Leyte, the provinces of North Maluku and North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and Sabah, Malaysia. At least 35 people are killed while more than 200 others are injured and 12 are missing.
Source: The Philippine Star external link
Tsunamis are recorded in Guam, Palau and parts of Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) cancels its tsunami advisory issued for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands; while agencies in Australia, Malaysia, and New Zealand lift their respective warnings. The PTWC later confirms that the tsunami threat passes hours following its issuance of the warning for parts of the Pacific.
Source: tsunami.gov external link
Philippine president Bongbong Marcos orders the suspension of classes in affected areas across Mindanao, coinciding with the country's first day of the new school year.
Source: Nikkei Asia external link
Eight people are killed and six others injured after an explosion at a steel plant in Visakhapatnam, India.
Source: Xinhua external link