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July 8, 2026 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Bahraini military intercepts projectiles from Iran.
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the ceasefire between Iran and the United States is over, and that airstrikes will continue.
Business and economy
Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate oil prices increase by at least 5% amidst the escalation in the Iran war, rising to US$78.01 and $73.86, respectively.
Disasters and accidents
Seven children and a teacher are killed when heavy rain triggers a landslide during a class at Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Two people are killed after an explosion ripped through a fireworks factory in Borgorose, Rieti Province, Italy.
International relations
The European Parliament passes a resolution condemning Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy over his decision to name a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, who were responsible for the Volhynia massacre.
Politics and elections
Thailand's parliament passes an amnesty bill covering political activists convicted since 2005, while excluding corruption and royal insult offences. The measure awaits royal approval.
July 7, 2026 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Sudanese Army says that it has shot down a Chinese-made FH-95 drone in North Kordofan, the third model shot down by the army.
Al Rekayyat is reported to be at a risk of explosion following the attack. The attack marks the first time a vessel from Qatar was attacked since the war started on February 28.
Three commercial vessels are reported to be attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, including the Qatari LNG tanker Al Rekayyat, which is owned by Nakilat.
The United States revokes the temporary sanctions waiver against Iranian oil issued as part of the Islamabad Memorandum after the attacks on the three vessels.
U.S. forces strike Iranian air-defence, coastal surveillance, and missile sites after attacks hit three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, with explosions heard in Bandar Abbas, Bandar Sirik, and Qeshm Island. Iran accuses the U.S. of violating their memorandum of understanding and warns of retaliation.
Human rights groups say that 15 people have been killed in drone strikes in Sudan's North Kordofan state.
One person was killed and 36 others are injured in two explosions near Four Seasons Hotel Damascus, Syria, where French president Emmanuel Macron stayed during his state visit to the country. Macron was not at the hotel during the explosions.
Disasters and accidents
Two people are killed and seven others are missing after a massive landslide triggered by heavy rains hit a bridge in Wayanad District, Kerala, India.
A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft goes missing off the coast of Pakistan with five people on board.
Fourteen people are killed and 28 others are injured after a bus collided head-on with a trailer on the Kampala–Gulu Highway, in Northern Uganda.
Health and environment
The Médecins Sans Frontières deploys to the Darfur region amidst ongoing cases of cholera in the Kordofan states of West and North Kordofan.
International relations
At the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, U.S. President Donald Trump renews his calls for the United States to control Greenland, and says that the U.S. could remove troops from Europe over the dispute.
Law and crime
Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero, Archbishop of Rabat, withdraws from public celebrations and pastoral activities after women accuse him of sexual assault. The Holy See opens a preliminary investigation, while López Romero denies the accusations.
Politics and elections
Iraqi state television says that former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei's remains has arrived in Iraq's Shi'ite holy city of Najaf for viewing following funeral ceremonies in Tehran and Qom, Iran.
French deputy Marine Le Pen announces her candidacy for president in the next election as the far-right National Rally's nominee. It will be her fourth bid for the presidency.
Sports
In association football, Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi becomes the first player to score in nine consecutive World Cup matches (including the previous edition), after scoring in the team's 3–2 victory against Egypt in the round of 16.
Switzerland advances to the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1954 after beating Colombia in a penalty shootout in the round of 16.
The International Olympic Committee lifts its ban on Russian athletes, allowing them to take part in the upcoming Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States, after previously being banned from competing under its own flag for doping and the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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