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Former chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan dies at the age of 100.
- Alan Greenspan (March 6, 1926 – June 22, 2026) was an American economist who served as the 13th chair of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. He worked as a private adviser and provided consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC.
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Two earthquakes strike Venezuela, leaving more than 1,430 people dead and tens of thousands of others missing.
- On 24 June 2026, two large strike-slip earthquakes affected northwestern and central Venezuela. The epicenters of both earthquakes were in San Felipe, Yaracuy. The first earthquake, which measured Mw 7.2, occurred at 18:04 VET, and was classified as a foreshock. It was followed 39 seconds later by a Mw 7.5 mainshock. The two earthquakes caused widespread damage across the country, particularly in La Guaira and Caracas. At least 1,430 people were killed, more than 3,238 were injured, and over 68,900 were reported missing. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) system predicted the death toll to rise significantly, potentially exceeding 100,000. The mainshock was the strongest in Venezuela since the 1900 San Narciso earthquake.
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Keir Starmer announces his intention to resign as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- In 2026, a leadership crisis within the British Labour Party emerged amid public and internal party dissatisfaction with Keir Starmer, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, and his government. Labour's poor results in the local elections in May 2026 and discontent over policy led to calls for Starmer to resign as leader, and to the resignation of several members of the government, including Health Secretary Wes Streeting on 14 May.
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In motorsport, Nyck de Vries, Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway of Toyota Racing win the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
- The 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 94e 24 Heures du Mans) was an automobile endurance race held on 13–14 June 2026 at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France. It was the 94th running of the 24-hour race organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, and the third round of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship. Hyundai's luxury division Genesis ran two cars in the Hypercar class, becoming the first Korean team to compete at the 24-hour race.
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An attack by Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin at Diori Hamani International Airport in Niger kills 35 people, including 22 gunmen.
- On 18 June 2026, militants attacked Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger, killing 13 people and injuring four others; 22 attackers were also killed, and 20 suspects were arrested. Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for the attack later that day.
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Ebola epidemic (ongoing)
- In May 2026, an epidemic of Ebola was reported in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the 17th Ebola outbreak in the DRC and began only five months after the end of the previous outbreak. Early infections have been theorized to have occurred in February 2026 in the town of Mongbwalu, with imported cases from Ituri reported in North Kivu Province, and in Uganda's capital city of Kampala. An imported case from the DRC was also reported in France.
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FIFA World Cup (ongoing)
- The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the 23rd and current FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament began on June 11, 2026, and is scheduled to conclude on July 19. It is jointly hosted by 16 cities – 11 in the United States, 3 in Mexico, and 2 in Canada. The tournament is the first FIFA World Cup to be hosted by three nations and the first to include 48 teams, an expansion from the previous 32-team format.
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Flamingo Revolution (ongoing)
- On 23 May 2026, anti-government protests began in the Albanian village of Zvërnec, near the Narta Lagoon. The protests, which popularly came to be dubbed as the Flamingo Revolution (Albanian: Revolucioni i Flamingove), were triggered by the government's handling of preparatory works and proposed luxury tourism developments linked to the Sazan Island and Zvërnec resort project, backed primarily by American investor Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of United States president Donald Trump. Protesters and local residents objected not only to the proposed development, but also to what they described as a corrupt and opaque process involving protected-area legislation, disputed land ownership, unpublished or contested permits, private security, and limited public consultation. After violence against protesters during a demonstration near the project site on 30 May, the movement expanded to Tirana the following day and later spread to other cities in Albania, Kosovo, and Albanian diaspora communities abroad.
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Iran war (ongoing)
- Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian military and government sites resulted in the assassination of Iranian officials and supreme leader Ali Khamenei. These attacks were launched amidst Iran–US negotiations to reach a nuclear peace agreement. Iran fired back missiles and drones on Israel, US-aligned Arab countries, and US bases; the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait retaliated. Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz, which disrupted the global economy by causing a fuel crisis.
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Lebanon war (ongoing)
- Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezbollah–Israel conflict that began in late 2023, and is part of the wider conflict in the Middle East. The war has precipitated a still-developing humanitarian crisis, resulted in deaths of more than 4,000 people (both militants and civilians) from Israeli strikes in Lebanon, seen the forced displacement of over 1 million (>20% of the country's population), and entailed the deployment of matériel and tactics that potentially constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity.
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Russo-Ukrainian war (ongoing)
- On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Russia attacked Ukraine in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thousands of military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties. As of June 2026, Russian troops occupy roughly 20% of Ukraine. From a population of 41 million, about 8 million Ukrainians have been internally displaced and 6–7 million have fled the country, creating Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II.
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Sudanese civil war (ongoing)
- Since April 2023, there has been a civil war in Sudan between the two main factions of the country's military government. The conflict involves the internationally recognized government of Sudan controlled by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan; against the rival Government of Peace and Unity led by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, commanded by General Hemedti (Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo Musa). Smaller armed groups have also taken part on both sides, most notably Sudan Liberation Movement splinter groups, the Tamazuj militia, and the Darfur Joint Protection Force.
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