Wednesday, July 8, 2026

2026 Iran war ceasefire

U.S. president Donald Trump says that the ceasefire between Iran and the United States is over and that airstrikes will continue. However, he also states that negotiations can continue. Pakistan's foreign ministry reaffirms its call for all sides to honor the recently-signed memorandum of understanding following Trump's declaration.

2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain

The Bahraini military intercepts projectiles from Iran.

2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait

The Kuwaiti military intercepts two ballistic missiles and 13 drones from Iran.

2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis

International Maritime Organization head Arsenio Dominguez reports that 6,000 seafarers are still stranded in the Strait of Hormuz and calls for a "maximum restraint and de-escalation" amidst renewal of the crisis.

2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis

Nakilat confirms that the Qatari LNG tanker Al Rekayyat was hit yesterday by projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz. No casualties are reported. Additionally, the tanker is reported to be stranded near the coast of Oman.

July 2026 United States strikes against Iran

The U.S. military conducts new airstrikes against Iran, with at least 14 people killed in the last two days.

2026 Iran war

Iranian state media, including the Fars News Agency, releases footage of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei's compound after it was hit in an airstrike by Israel and the U.S. during the first day of the war.

Gaza war

The Israeli military states that Nukhba commander Mohammed Emad Alrahman Abu Taima of the Al-Qassam Brigades, who is alleged to have taken part in the infiltration of the kibbutz Nirim during the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas, has been killed in an airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip.

2026 Blue Nile campaign

The Sudanese Army says that they have recaptured the Blue Nile town of Kurmuk.

War crimes during the Sudanese civil war

A probe by the United Nations fact-finding mission of Sudan finds that the Rapid Support Forces have committed mass killings, abductions ‌of women and girls, mass gang rapes, and forced starvation in the North Darfur city of El Fasher.

Sudanese civil war

Human rights groups report that drone strikes in Sudan on civilian vehicles heading to social gatherings have killed 20 people in recent days.

Sudanese civil war

A drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces kills 10 people traveling to a wedding near Omdurman.

2026 Damascus bombings

The toll from yesterday's bombings in Damascus, Syria, increases to one person killed and 36 people injured.

Insurgency in Balochistan

Pakistan's military says that three militant attacks in Balochistan since July 6 have killed 42 army and police personnel, while security forces have killed 54 militants in the incidents.

Syria–United States relations

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio notifies Congress that the U.S. will remove Syria as a "state sponsor of terrorism" after being listed as one since 1979 during the Assad regime.

Pakistan–United States relations

The United States announces that it will resume regular consular services at its consulates in Karachi and Lahore after previously suspending operations over security concerns during violent protests in Pakistan, including an attack on the U.S. consulate in Karachi.

Greenland crisis

The prime ministers of Greenland and Denmark, Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Mette Frederiksen, respectively, reaffirm that Greenland is not for sale amidst a renewed push by Trump at the NATO summit to control the territory.

Ukraine–European Union relations

The European Parliament passes a resolution expressing regret over the decision of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to name a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, citing their responsibility for the massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia.

State funeral of Ali Khamenei

State funerals for former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei are held in Iraq's Shi'ite holy cities of Karbala and Najaf.

2026 United States Senate elections

U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Graham Platner suspends his campaign in the upcoming U.S. Senate election in Maine, leaving the Maine Democratic Party to seek a replacement challenger to incumbent Republican Susan Collins.

Human rights in Thailand

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.

2026 Sumatra blackout

Indonesia police perform raids on 12 places linked to three different cases. They found 74 kg of golds, and cash in form of Indonesian rupiah, Singapore dollar, and United States dollar totaling over US$3.7 million.

Disappearance of ARA San Juan

A court in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina, convicts former Argentine Navy commander Claudio Villamide for his role in the 2017 implosion of the submarine ARA San Juan, which killed all 44 people on board.

Justice

Norwegian police and international partners announce the arrest of 28 men across seven countries in an operation targeting suspected dark-web buyers of child sexual abuse material who allegedly used the cryptocurrency Monero, while Europol says three children are safeguarded.

Justice

7 people are killed and 5 others are injured in two separate shootings in Mitchells Plain and Philippi, both located on the Cape Flats in Cape Town.

Disasters

Nine workers are killed and 14 others are rescued after heavy rain causes a garbage heap to collapse onto an administrative building at a waste-to-energy plant near Pune, Maharashtra, India, prompting a temporary suspension of operations.

Disasters

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.

Disasters

Two people are killed after an explosion in a fireworks factory in Borgorose, Rieti Province, Italy.

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war

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.

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war

Stocks on the Pakistan Stock Exchange witness a sharp decline following renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, with the KSE-100 Index falling to 4,626 points.

2026 United States cyclosporiasis outbreak

A cyclosporiasis outbreak, caused by cyclospora cayetanensis, is reported across the United States in 18 states, with Michigan reporting around 992 cases and Ohio reporting 177.

2026 Trump–FIFA red card controversy

Seventy-two lawmakers from the European Parliament call for an investigation into FIFA president Gianni Infantino after FIFA lifted the red-card suspension on American striker Folarin Balogun.