Portal:Current events/2026 June 22

June 22, 2026 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2026 Iran war
- 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
  - Mediators Pakistan and Qatar say that Iran and the United States have agreed to a roadmap aimed at reaching a final deal within 60 days. (BBC News)
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
  - The Indian government confirms that four India-bound fertilizer cargo ships carrying urea, diammonium phosphate, and sulfur have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
  - Shipping data from Kpler shows that two crude oil tankers carrying 2 million barrels of oil have transited through the Strait of Hormuz coming from the east, including one of the vessels showing Basra, Iraq, as its destination. (Reuters)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Aerial warfare in the Russo-Ukrainian war
  - Ukrainian deputy prime minister Oleksiy Kuleba says that Russian drone attacks in Ukraine have killed at least five people, including an Egyptian crew member aboard a Panamanian-flagged vessel in the Black Sea and three members of the same family in Sumy Oblast. The attack also damages the vessel and forces its crew to evacuate. (Firstpost) (Hurriyet Daily News)
Myanmar civil war
- The United Nations reports that the Tatmadaw's army has killed over 700 Myanmar civilians in six months. (BBC News)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- Iran–United States relations, United States sanctions against Iran
  - The U.S. treasury department lifts sanctions against Iran and authorizes the production, delivery and sale of Iranian oil for 60 days amidst ongoing talks in Switzerland. (AFP via NDTV) (CNBC) (The New York Times)
- 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
  - U.S. crude oil prices fall 2.7% to about $74 per barrel for the first time since early March after treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced a 60-day waiver of sanctions on the purchase of Iranian oil. (NBC News)
Housing in the United States
- The United States Senate votes 85–5 to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bill aimed at lowering the cost-of-living of houses and supporting affordable housing in the country. The bill will be voted upon by the House of Representatives. (CBS News) (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

At least 15 people are killed, including children, and several others are injured in a fire at a commercial building in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. (India Today)
At least 15 people are killed and 10 injured after a truck plunged into a ditch between Dhaka and Tangail, Bangladesh. (Blue News)

Health and environment

2026 Ebola epidemic
- The total amount of cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reaches past 1,000. (The Hill)

International relations

China–United States relations
- China–United States trade war
  - China imposes export controls on 10 U.S. companies and bars government procurement from 46 others in response to a U.S. blacklist targeting Chinese firms. The measures take effect immediately. (AFP via Daily Tribune)
Australia–Canada relations
- Australia and Canada sign a A$2.5 billion (US$1.7 billion) agreement for the export of Australia's over-the-horizon radar system, the largest defence export deal in Australian history. The system is intended to support long-range surveillance and monitoring in Northern Canada. (AFP via Channels TV) (Reuters)

Law and crime

Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament
- A Belgian judge issues a European Arrest Warrant for Greek parliamentarian and former European Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos for allegedly receiving payments from an organization linked to the Qatargate corruption investigation. (Reuters)
- Belgian judicial authorities request the lifting of Avramopoulos's parliamentary immunity to allow questioning regarding payments he received from an organization linked to the scandal. (ANA-MPA and Proto via The National Herald)
2024 South Korean martial law crisis
- A South Korean court sentences former justice minister Park Sung-jae to 25 years in prison for being involved in former president Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration. Prosecutors state that Park assisted preparations for implementing the measure. (AFP via Khmer Times)
2026 Côte-des-Neiges shooting
- A police officer, a civilian, and the suspect are killed in a mass shooting in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Two other people are wounded. The perpetrator released a manifesto online, sharing incel ideology. (CBC News) (The New York Times)
2026 Tacloban school shooting
- Three people are killed and twenty others are injured, one of them critically, in a mass shooting at a secondary school in Tacloban, Philippines. Two suspects, both students, are arrested. (DZRH) (Philippine Daily Inquirer) (Reuters)
Corruption in Nepal
- Nepalese police arrest former deputy prime minister and finance minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel on money laundering charges. The arrest forms part of an anti-corruption campaign launched by prime minister Balen Shah's government following the collapse of the previous administration. (Reuters)
Koldo Case
- A Spanish court sentences former transport minister José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison for taking bribes in connection with public contracts for face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. His advisor Koldo García is sentenced to 19 years and businessman Víctor de Aldama to four and a half years. (The Guardian)
Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson
- A British court finds former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson guilty of all 18 charges, including one count of rape, in relation to two victims who were children at the time of the offense. In a related trial of the facts, the jury found that his wife, Eleanor, had aided and abetted five offenses. (BBC News) (The Guardian) (The New York Times)
Egypt's security forces detain 87 Egyptians and 136 other foreigners over illegal gold mining and smuggling along the Sudanese border. (The Independent)
The Supreme Court of Japan upholds the Tokyo High Court's order to dissolve the Unification Church. (Japan Times) (The Straits Times)

Politics and elections

2026 Labour Party leadership crisis
- Keir Starmer announces his resignation as British prime minister and leader of the Labour Party in an address to the nation outside 10 Downing Street, London. He will remain as caretaker prime minister until a new party leader is elected. (AP) (BBC News)
2026 Romanian political crisis
- Romania's parliament rejects the proposed government of prime minister-designate Adrian Veștea, which fails to secure the votes required for approval. President Nicușor Dan is expected to begin a new effort to form a government following the collapse of the nomination. (AP) (Xinhua)
2026 South Sudanese general election
- Authorities in South Sudan announce that the first general election in the country will be held on December 22, 2026, the first since its independence in 2011. (PBS) (The Sudan Times)
Mass media in the Czech Republic
- Employees of the Czech public broadcasters Czech Television and Czech Radio are on a 24-hour warning strike to protest against the abolition of licence fees and tying of the public media budget to the government budget. (AP) (Swissinfo)

Sports

2026 FIFA World Cup
- Argentina at the FIFA World Cup
  - In association football, Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi overtakes Germany's Miroslav Klose as the FIFA World Cup's all-time top-goalscorer with 18 goals after scoring a brace in a 2–0 win over Austria in the group stage. (AFP via RFI) (NBC News)
2030 Winter Olympics
- The International Olympic Committee approves revisions to the venue plan for the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps, including the proposed use of Thialf in the Netherlands for speed skating, as France lacks a suitable venue for the event. (AP via Toronto Star)
2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
- In college baseball, the Oklahoma Sooners baseball team defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels, 13–2, to win the College World Series for the first time since their 1994 season. (AP) (Tar Heel Times)