Portal:Current events/2026 June 8

June 8, 2026 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel has agreed to stop the airstrikes on Iran at United States president Donald Trump's request, but an official states that Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon will continue. Netanyahu also warns that Israel will respond if Iran resumes military action. (AFP via Dawn) (Al Jazeera)
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
    - The Israeli Air Force launches strikes against military sites in western and central Iran, making it the first time Israel launched strikes against Iran since the April 7 ceasefire. The strikes come as Iranian state media reported explosions were heard in Isfahan, Kermanshah, Tabriz, and Tehran. (The Jerusalem Post) (Israel National News)
    - The Iranian military says that attacks on Israel will resume if it continues the war against Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on the Kurdistan Region
    - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launches strikes in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate against the Kurdish opposition group headquarters in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. (AA)
  - 2026 Houthi strikes on Israel
    - The Houthis fire two missiles at Israel, one of which was intercepted, and another that did not reach it. (Al Jazeera)
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - Iran ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali tells the Russian newspaper Izvestia that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen, but with new conditions set by Iran and Oman, including transit fees. (Reuters)
- Gaza war
  - Israel Defense Forces confirms that they have killed three Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in the central Gaza Strip. (The Jerusalem Post)
Kashmir conflict, Protests in Pakistan
- Eleven people, including four police officers, are killed and dozens others are injured during clashes between police and supporters of the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Police arrest more than 70 JAAC members. (Al Jazeera)
Sudanese civil war
- A U.S.-led coalition consisting of Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, and the United Kingdom endorses a civilian-led political dialogue for Sudan to end the war under the facilitation of the African Union, the Arab League, the European Union, IGAD, and the United Nations. (Capital FM Kenya) (Radio Tamazuj)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority reopens Iraq's airspace after Iran announced that it was halting attacks against Israel. Additionally, Syria reopens its airspace, including resuming operations at the Damascus International Airport. (Middle East Eye) (Arabian Business)
- Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport resumes operations after suspending incoming flights following recent military exchanges between Iran and Israel. (AFP via Arab News)
Foreign relations of Kyrgyzstan, Foreign relations of the European Union
- The Kyrgyz foreign ministry says that the European Commission's Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport removed Kyrgyzstan from the European Union aviation safety blacklist after 20 years. (AA)

Disasters and accidents

2026 Mindanao earthquake
- A M_w 7.8 earthquake, whose epicenter is located off Maasim, Sarangani, Philippines, strikes Mindanao, hitting as far as Leyte, the provinces of North Maluku and North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and Sabah, Malaysia. At least 35 people are killed while more than 200 others are injured and 12 are missing. (AFP and AP via Philippine Daily Inquirer) (The Guardian) (Malay Mail) (The Philippine Star)
- Tsunamis are recorded in Guam, Palau and parts of Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) cancels its tsunami advisory issued for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands; while agencies in Australia, Malaysia, and New Zealand lift their respective warnings. The PTWC later confirms that the tsunami threat passes hours following its issuance of the warning for parts of the Pacific. (BBC News) (NHK) (The Straits Times) (RNZ) (tsunami.gov)
- Philippine president Bongbong Marcos orders the suspension of classes in affected areas across Mindanao, coinciding with the country's first day of the new school year. (Nikkei Asia)
Deaths of Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia
- Two locally known Ateneo de Manila University basketball players drown during a team building activity at a resort in Dipaculao, Aurora, Philippines.
Eight people are killed and six others injured after an explosion at a steel plant in Visakhapatnam, India. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

Climate change in the United States
- The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration records the country's second-warmest spring since records began, while drought conditions affect more than half of the contiguous states despite above-average precipitation in some regions. (AFP via Terra Daily)
Brazil's health ministry suspends administration of its single-dose dengue vaccine after two deaths and another severe adverse event among more than 500,000 recipients prompt a safety review, although no causal link has been established. (AFP via The Straits Times)

International relations

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons reports that the world's nine nuclear-armed states increased spending on nuclear weapons by nearly 20% to US$119 billion, the highest annual total on record, in 2025. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Law and crime

Human trafficking in Finland
- A Finnish court sentences former Polarica chief executive Jukka Kristo to two and a half years' imprisonment for human trafficking after finding that dozens of Thai berry pickers were subjected to forced labour and exploitative working conditions in Finland. (AFP via CNA)
A Sudanese man is arrested by police after attempting to behead a man on a public street in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Police have declared a "critical incident" in response to the attack. (Euronews) (BBC News)

Politics and elections

2026 Armenian parliamentary election
- Preliminary results from yesterday's election reveal that the governing Civil Contract party won 49.8% of votes, translating to a parliamentary majority, but falling short of the two-thirds majority required to call a constitutional referendum for a peace deal with Azerbaijan and the restart of border trade with Turkey. Opposition alliances Strong Armenia and Armenia Alliance entered parliament after winning 23.2% and 9.9% of the vote respectively. A fourth party, Prosperous Armenia, narrowly missed entering parliament after a later tally of electronic votes. (Reuters)
2026 Jersey general election
- Declared results indicate that Reform Jersey leader Sam Mézec will not be re-elected to the States Assembly after placing tenth in the senatorial race. (BBC News)
Illegal immigration to India
- The government of West Bengal, India, deports nearly 5,000 Bangladeshi nationals and detains hundreds more as part of a campaign targeting undocumented migrants following the state's recent election. (AFP via Daily Tribune)
Former Supreme Court justice and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour is sworn in as the 31st Governor General of Canada. (CTV)