Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • An Israeli official says Israel agreed to stop the airstrikes on Iran at U.S. president Donald Trump's request, but Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon will continue. (Al Jazeera)
      • The Iranian military says that attacks on Israel will resume if it continues the war against Lebanon. (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)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on the Kurdistan Region
      • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launches strikes in the Sulaymaniyah province 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)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Mindanao earthquake
  • A magnitude 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 32 people are killed while 134 others are injured and seven are missing. (The Straits Times) (The Guardian) (Malay Mail) (The Philippine Star)
  • Tsunami warning issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) for parts of the Pacific remains in effect. (RNZ)
  • Agencies in Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and the Philippines lift their respective warnings after observing small waves. The PTWC cancels its advisory issued for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands; while Australia and New Zealand cancel their warnings shortly after the issuances. Tsunamis are also recorded in Palau. (The Straits Times) (Al Jazeera) (BBC News)
  • 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)

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)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • 2026 FIFA World Cup controversies
    • Several members from Iran, Iraq, and Somalia, along with international sports delegations including referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, are denied visas and blocked from entering the United States as they attempt to enter for the World Cup. (www.record.com.mx)

June 8: Bounty Day in Norfolk Island

• 1776 – American Revolutionary War: British forces defeated the Continental Army at the Battle of Trois-Rivières, the last battle of the American invasion of Quebec.
• 1783 – Laki, a volcanic fissure in Iceland, began an eight-month eruption, triggering a major famine and causing widespread fluoride poisoning.
• 1982 – Falklands War: The Argentine Air Force attacked British transport ships (damaged ship pictured) while unloading supplies off Bluff Cove in the Falkland Islands, killing 56 British servicemen and wounding 150 others.
• 2007 – A major storm caused the bulk carrier Pasha Bulker to run aground in New South Wales, Australia.
• 2008 – Seven people were killed and 10 others were injured in a vehicle and knife attack in Tokyo, Japan.