Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • A United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopter goes down near the Strait of Hormuz while on patrol. Both crew members are rescued by an unmanned vessel. In response, United States Central Command begins launching "self-defense" missile strikes at targets across Iran at 5 p.m. ET, with an American official claiming the helicopter was downed by an Iranian drone. (NBC News)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
      • Israel issues an evacuation warning for Tyre, Lebanon, after an Israeli airstrike there killed at least eight people and injured 32. (The Guardian) (Al Jazeera)
      • Israeli troops kill one person in northern Israel, near the border of Israel and Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Kharkiv strikes
    • At least 10 people are killed and 106 others are injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (Kyiv Independent)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • The United States Energy Information Administration reports that Middle Eastern oil producers have reduced output by more than 11 million barrels per day, due to the Strait of Hormuz closure. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Mindanao earthquake
  • The death toll from yesterday's earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines, increases to 41 people killed, with 479 more injured and four missing. All casualties come from the Davao and Soccsksargen regions. (AFP via RFI) (The Guardian)

Law and crime

• 2026 Northern Ireland riots
  • Anti-Immigration riots erupt in Belfast and Newtownards due to yesterday’s attempted beheading by a Sudanese man in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (CBS)
• Corruption in Sri Lanka
  • The Sri Lankan High Court sentences former deputy minister Sarana Gunawardena to 16 years' imprisonment after convicting him on corruption charges related to kickbacks from government procurement contracts. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• Kidnapping and killing of Jee Ick-Joo
  • Philippine police arrest former superintendent Rafael Dumlao, who was convicted in the 2016 kidnapping and killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo at Camp Crame and had been evading imprisonment. (AFP via The Straits Times)
• Three people are injured in a mass stabbing at a school in Blackley, Manchester, England. A 14-year-old student is arrested. (BBC News)

Science and technology

• Artemis program
  • NASA announces that its astronauts Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, and Andre Douglas, and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will crew the Artemis III mission in late 2027. The mission's goal is to evaluate rendezvous and docking operations with SpaceX's Starship HLS and Blue Origin's Blue Moon spacecraft. (NBC News)

June 9

• 1846 – Hamilton, Ontario (skyline pictured), is granted city status by the Parliament of the Province of Canada.
• 1856 – The first company of Mormon handcart pioneers left Iowa City for Salt Lake City, Utah.
• 1920 – The courtesan Wang Lianying was murdered in Shanghai, leading to months of media and literary coverage.
• 1965 – Fighting began between the Viet Cong and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the Vietnam War.
• 2010 – A child suicide bomber attacked a wedding in Nadahan, Afghanistan, killing at least 40 people and injuring at least 70 others.