Portal:Current events/2026 June 10

June 10, 2026 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
    - 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
      - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that they have attacked the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain in retaliation for yesterday's strikes by the United States, accusing the U.S. of attacking a water plant and telecommunications mast in Sirik. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer) (The Times of Israel)
    - 2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
      - The Jordanian military says that it has successfully intercepted five missiles from Iran in the Azraq area of the Zarqa Governorate, Jordan, in which Iran said that it has targeted the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. No casualties or material damage is reported. (Asharq Al-Awsat) (ANI)
    - 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
      - Kuwait's army general staff says that its army air defense systems intercepted "hostile" aerial targets. (AA) (Kuwait Times)
  - The United States Central Command launches a second round of airstrikes on targets throughout Iran. Additionally, CENTCOM released video footage of the strikes on their website and X. (Al Jazeera) (India Today) (CENTCOM)
  - U.S. president Donald Trump tells a Fox News reporter from the White House Situation Room that the bombing will stop shortly. (NBC News)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - Israeli airstrikes kill at least 12 people and injure 13 across southern Lebanon, including two paramedics. (Al Jazeera)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Odesa strikes
  - Two merchant ships operated by Barbados and Panama in Ukraine's Black Sea shipping corridor sustain damage and fire during reported drone attacks near Odesa. No injuries are reported. (Reuters)
Sudanese civil war
- Kordofan campaign
  - Four people are killed and 12 others are injured in a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces in civilian areas across El-Obeid, North Kordofan, including a cemetery during a funeral procession and fuel station. (AA)
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
- The Pakistani military conducts airstrikes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border targeting alleged TTP militants. The Afghan government reports that 13 civilians, including 11 children, are killed, while Pakistan claims the killing of 26 militants. (Reuters)
Communal conflicts in Nigeria
- Three people are killed in an attack on a secondary school and its surrounding community in Kogi State, Nigeria, where security forces repelled the assailants after a shootout and launched operations to locate those who escaped. (Reuters)
Mexican drug war
- Five state troopers are killed and five more wounded in an ambush by suspected Jalisco New Generation Cartel gunmen near the town of Mojonera, Nahuatzen, Mexico. (El Financiero)

Arts and culture

Visit by Pope Leo XIV to Spain
- Pope Leo XIV blesses and inaugurates the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain, coinciding with the centenary of the death of its architect Antoni Gaudí, during his visit to the country. (Reuters)

Business and economy

Economy of Sudan
- The value of the Sudanese pound plunges to a record-low against other foreign currencies amidst the ongoing civil war in the country. (Sudan Tribune)

Disasters and accidents

- A Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes during takeoff near Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, killing all 22 personnel on board. The military attributes the crash to a technical fault. (Reuters)
A minibus carrying schoolchildren catches fire in Gweru, Zimbabwe, killing seven people. ZBC confirms that all of the dead are children, while the driver and conductor are both being treated in hospital. (AP)

Health and environment

2026 Ebola epidemic
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak spreads to the Tchomia health zone in Ituri Province, with the health ministry reporting 37 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths. The outbreak has recorded 635 confirmed cases and 127 deaths across three provinces. (Reuters)

Law and crime

2026 Northern Ireland riots
- Police use water cannons as anti-migrant rioting continues for a second day in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (BBC News)
An Indonesian military court sentences four soldiers to prison terms of up to three years for a premeditated acid attack on activist Andrie Yunus that left him blind in one eye. Two of the convicted soldiers are dismissed from military service. (AFP via CNA)

Politics and elections

2026 Colombian presidential election
- An investigatory commission in the Chamber of Representatives proposes to suspend the powers of Colombian president Gustavo Petro until election day on 21 June 2026. (CNN in Spanish) (Reuters)
Prevalence of female genital mutilation
- The Senate of Colombia approves legislation prohibiting female genital mutilation, which continues in some Indigenous communities. If President Petro approves the measure, it would make Colombia the first Latin American country to enact such a ban. (AFP via The Hindu)
Protests against the 2026 Iran war
- Hundreds of people rally in Hezbollah strongholds in southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, in support of Iran and its allies during the war. Additionally, the Al-Masirah, a TV channel run by the Houthis, reports a similar gathering in Sanaa, Yemen. (AFP via Arab News)

Science and technology

Chinese scientists discover the largest known whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean, identifying nearly 500 whale skeletons spanning millions of years and documenting deep-sea ecosystems associated with the remains. A new species, Pterocetus diamantinae named after the location, was also discovered. (AFP via France 24) (The Guardian)
Maritime Launch Services test-launches its first Barracuda hypersonic rocket from Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada, but falls short of reaching the Karman Line. (The Globe and Mail)

Sports

2026 NBA Finals
- In basketball, the New York Knicks rally from a 29-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107–106 in Game 4, taking a 3–1 series lead in the NBA Finals after OG Anunoby tipped in the game-winning basket with 1.2 seconds remaining. The comeback is the largest in NBA Finals history, surpassing the Boston Celtics' 24-point comeback in Game 4 of the 2008 finals. (BBC Sport) (ESPN) (Sportsnet)