Portal:Current events/2026 July 5

July 5, 2026 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Iran war fuel crisis, 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
  - Seven OPEC+ members agree to raise oil production quotas by 188,000 barrels per day in August, as oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz gradually resume after disruptions linked to the Iran war. (AFP via France 24)
- Qatar resumes all maritime activities, reversing a June 29 advisory suspending sailing and fishing boats following the death of a Qatari national from shrapnel linked to regional military operations. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2026 Venezuela earthquakes
- The Venezuelan information ministry reports that the death toll from the earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 3,342. (Reuters)
Ten people are killed and six others are injured after a truck and a bus collided in Ogun State, Nigeria. (Daily Review)
Six people are killed and one injured after a three-story residential building collapses due to heavy rains in Mumbai, India. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

2026 Bangladesh measles outbreak
- Seven more children are reported to have died from measles, bringing the death toll from the disease in Bangladesh to 738. (The Business Standard)
- A complaint is filed in a Dhaka court against former interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, former health adviser Nur Jahan Begum, and two other health officials from the Yunus ministry over their roles in the measles epidemic in the country including child deaths. (Dhaka Tribune) (Daily Sun Bangladesh)
2026 North American heat wave
- Around 25 deaths are reported in heat waves in the United States, with 40 million people under heat alerts across the East Coast, Southeast, and Southwest regions of the country. (NBC News)
Sudanese cholera epidemic
- The Dar Hamar Emergency Room reports 800 cases of cholera, including 30 deaths, in the West Kordofan communities of Wad Banda and Al-Nahud in western Sudan. (Middle East Monitor)
- The Sudan Doctors Network reports 200,000 people in the North Kordofan town of Bara are facing a cholera outbreak alongside measles, including 100 cases of measles in children at health care facilities in Bara. (AA)

International relations

Somalia–Turkey relations
- Turkish involvement in the Somali civil war, Constitutional crisis in Somalia
  - The Puntland government issues a statement claiming exclusive control over its marine resources, citing its constitution and Somalia's federal framework to block SOMTURK, a joint venture between Somalia's fisheries ministry and Turkey's OYAK fund, from operating without approval. SOMTURK holds a federal licence for fishing permits across Somalia's economic zone. (Garowe Online) (Horseed Media) (Hiiraan Online)

Science and technology

JAXA satellite Hayabusa2 conducts a flyby of the asteroid 98943 Torifune. (NHK)

Sports