Portal:Current events/2026 July 10

July 10, 2026 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Hezbollah–Israel conflict
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
    - The Financial Times reports that a delegation from the United States Central Command has arrived in Lebanon to implement an agreement to end the conflict between Israel, Lebanon, and Hezbollah. (Middle East Eye)
  - The Israeli military says that it has killed an alleged Hezbollah militant emerging from a tunnel in Ali al-Taher. (Israel National News)
Oyo school kidnappings
- Nigerian president Bola Tinubu says military, police, and intelligence personnel have rescued all 46 students and staff abducted in May from schools in Oyo State, arresting eight suspects and killing some abductors during the operation. (AFP via Le Monde)

Disasters and accidents

2024–2026 Cuba blackouts, 2026 Cuban crisis
- Cuba suffers its second nationwide blackout in five days, with state utility UNE reporting a total grid collapse amid fuel shortages, aging power plants and continuing electricity rationing. (AFP via Jamaica Observer)
2026 Pacific typhoon season
- Two separate landslides caused by Typhoon Bavi and the enhanced monsoon occur in the Philippines. Ten people are killed in Malapatan, Sarangani, after their residence is buried. Seven others are killed and two are injured in Calanogas, Lanao del Sur, with search operations ongoing for four missing. (Al Jazeera) (Manila Bulletin) (ABS-CBN News in Filipino)
Ten people are killed when a Flamingo Air Cessna 402 crashes shortly after takeoff from San Andros Airport in North Andros, The Bahamas. (BBC News)

International relations

Algeria–Mali relations
- Algeria says its ambassador will return to Mali, while both countries reopen their respective airspaces to each other, easing a diplomatic dispute that began after Algeria shot down a Malian drone in April 2025. (AFP via Arab News Pakistan)

Law and crime

Diesel emissions scandal
- The High Court in London, England, dismisses claims that automakers Ford, Mercedes, Nissan, Renault, and Stellantis use prohibited diesel emissions defeat devices, while allowing damages issues over some specific strategies to proceed to a second trial. (AFP via Gulf News)
A murder investigation is launched into the death of British politician Ann Widdecombe yesterday. Police say they have arrested a British man in connection with her death. (CNN) (The Daily Telegraph)

Science and technology

2026 in spaceflight
- China becomes the second country to achieve the controlled recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster, after successfully launching the Long March 10B. (South China Morning Post)

Sports