Saturday, June 6, 2026

Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war

Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi visits Tehran to talk with Iranian authorities, including foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, regarding ending the war.

2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign

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.

2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain

The Bahraini army intercepts three Iranian missiles and several drones launched against Bahrain.

2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait

The Kuwaiti defense ministry says that the military intercepted seven Iranian ballistic missiles fired at the country.

2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire

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.

2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire

The Israeli military announces that it is investigating the incident that killed three Lebanese troops.

Gaza peace plan

Hamas meets with mediators and Palestinian factions in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss implementing the first phase of the ceasefire signed in October 2025 and arrangements for the second phase.

2026 Mali offensives

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.

Kordofan campaign

A drone strike hits a market in the Abu Zaeima area of Hamrat Al Sheikh in North Kordofan, Sudan, killing 11 people.

Visit by Pope Leo XIV to Spain

Pope Leo XIV begins his six-day apostolic visit to Spain, marking the first papal visit to the country in 15 years.

2025–2026 Iranian protests

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.

2026 Armenian parliamentary election

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.

Politics

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.

2026 South Korean local election rerun protests

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.

Disasters

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.

Disasters

A 35-year-old man is killed in a shark attack off Michaelmas Island in Western Australia while spearfishing with his family. A 4.5 metre shark of an unknown species was spotted in the area around the same time.

Business

Lebanon inaugurates its second international airport, the Rene Mouawad Airport, amidst the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and the war in the country.

2026 Bangladesh measles outbreak

The Directorate General of Health Services reports that three children have died from measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours.

2026 Ebola epidemic

The American physician who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is discharged from the Charité hospital in Berlin, Germany.

2026 French Open

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.

2026 Belmont Stakes

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.

2026 FIFA World Cup controversies

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.