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June 6, 2026 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
United States Central Command forces attack surveillance sites on Iran's Qeshm Island after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired at four tankers attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz without coordinating with it.
The Kuwaiti defense ministry says that the military intercepted seven Iranian ballistic missiles fired at the country.
The Israeli military announces that it is investigating the incident that killed three Lebanese troops.
Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi visits Tehran to talk with Iranian authorities, including foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, regarding ending the war.
A drone strike hits a market in the Abu Zaeima area of Hamrat Al Sheikh in North Kordofan, Sudan, killing 11 people.
Al-Qaeda-linked armed group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin releases a propaganda video of the 25 April 2026 attacks on Mali against a Malian Army camp and Sevaré airport in Mali's Mopti region.
At least ten people, including three Lebanese soldiers, one of whom is a brigadier general, are killed by Israeli airstrikes on approximately 150 Hezbollah-linked sites across southern Lebanon over two days, including weapon storage areas, command centers, rocket launchers, and other military infrastructure.
Business and economy
Lebanon inaugurates its second international airport, the Rene Mouawad Airport, amidst the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and the war in the country.
Disasters and accidents
Three people are killed and two more injured after the collapse of a building caused by the explosion of a gas cylinder in Porto Sant'Elpidio, Province of Fermo, Italy.
Health and environment
The Directorate General of Health Services reports that three children have died from measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours.
International relations
Pope Leo XIV begins his six-day apostolic visit to Spain, marking the first papal visit to the country in 15 years.
Politics and elections
High school students in Iran hold protests in 20 Iranian provinces over the country's education policies, final exam rules and changes affecting the admission policies of universities.
Lithuania's ruling Social Democratic Party votes to remove Dawn of Nemunas (NA) from the governing coalition and seeks to replace it with the Union of Democrats "For Lithuania", following disputes involving NA leader Remigijus Žemaitaitis and coalition policy disagreements.
Armenia's investigative authority arrests six candidates from the opposition Strong Armenia party a day before the election after the Central Election Commission authorized criminal proceedings against them.
Protests following the ballot paper shortages that disrupted some of the Voters' voting during the 2026 South Korean local elections spread to different parts of the country including Daejeon, Busan, and Gwangju.
Sports
American thoroughbred race horse Golden Tempo wins the 158th Belmont Stakes, five weeks after winning the 152nd Kentucky Derby. Thoroughbred racehorse trainer Cherie DeVaux becomes the second female trainer to train a winner in the third leg of the Triple Crown.
In tennis, Mirra Andreeva wins her first major title after defeating Maja Chwalińska in the women's singles final in two sets, 6–3, 6–2.
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