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Portal:Current events/2026 June 10
Armed conflicts and attacks
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Middle Eastern crisis
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2026 Iran war
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2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
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2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that they have attacked the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain in retaliation for yesterday's strikes by the United States, accusing the U.S. of attacking a water plant and telecommunications mast in Sirik. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer) (The Times of Israel)
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2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
- The Jordanian military says that it has successfully intercepted five missiles from Iran in the Azraq area of the Zarqa Governorate, Jordan, in which Iran said that it has targeted the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. No casualties or material damage is reported. (Asharq Al-Awsat) (ANI)
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2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
- Kuwait's army general staff says that its army air defense systems intercepted "hostile" aerial targets. (AA) (Kuwait Times)
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2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
- The United States Central Command launches airstrikes on targets throughout Iran. (Al Jazeera)
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2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
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2026 Lebanon war
- Israeli airstrikes kill at least 12 people and injure 13 across southern Lebanon, including two paramedics. (Al Jazeera)
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2026 Iran war
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Russo-Ukrainian war
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Odesa strikes
- Two merchant ships operated by Barbados and Panama in Ukraine's Black Sea shipping corridor sustain damage and fire during reported drone attacks near Odesa. No injuries are reported. (Reuters)
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Odesa strikes
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Sudanese civil war
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Kordofan campaign
- The Sudan Doctors Network reports that four people have been killed and 12 others were injured in a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces in civilian areas across El-Obeid, North Kordofan, including a cemetery during a funeral procession and fuel station. (AA)
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Kordofan campaign
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2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
- The Pakistani military conducts airstrikes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border targeting militants belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) following cross-border attacks. Taliban government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid states that 13 civilians, including 11 children, were killed. Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar claims the precision strikes targeted and killed 26 militants. (Reuters)
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Communal conflicts in Nigeria
- Three people are killed in an attack on a secondary school and its surrounding community in Kogi State, Nigeria, where security forces repelled the assailants after a shootout and launched operations to locate those who escaped. (Reuters)
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2026 Northern Ireland riots
- Police use water cannons as anti-migrant rioting continues for a second day in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (BBC News)
- Pope Leo XIV blesses and inaugurates the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain, coinciding with the centenary of the death of its architect Antoni Gaudí, during his visit to the country. (Reuters)
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Economy of Sudan
- The amount of the Sudanese pound plunges to a record-low against other foreign currencies amidst the ongoing civil war in the country. (Sudan Tribune)
- A Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes during takeoff near Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, killing all personnel on board. The military attributes the crash to a technical fault. (Reuters)
- A minibus carrying schoolchildren catches fire in Gweru, Zimbabwe, killing seven people. ZBC confirms that all of the dead are children, while the driver and conductor are both being treated in hospital. (AP)
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2026 Colombian presidential election
- An investigatory commission in the Chamber of Representatives proposes to suspend the powers of Colombian president Gustavo Petro until election day on 21 June 2026. (CNN in Spanish) (Reuters)
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Protests against the 2026 Iran war
- Hundreds of people rally in Hezbollah strongholds in southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, in support of Iran and its allies during the war. Additionally, the Al-Masirah, a TV channel run by the Houthis, reports a similar gathering in Yemen's capital Sanaa. (Arab News)
Science and technology
- Chinese scientists discover the largest known whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean, identifying nearly 500 whale skeletons spanning millions of years and documenting deep-sea ecosystems associated with the remains. (AFP via France 24) (The Guardian)