Armed conflicts and attacks

A direct communications line between the U.S. and Iran is established under Article 5 of the memorandum of understanding over the Strait of Hormuz in a effort to prevent incidents that could lead to military confrontation. (AA)

• https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/iran-says-direct-communication-line-established-with-us-over-hormuz-to-avoid-military-confrontation/3979011

Armed conflicts and attacks

The International Maritime Organization says that 115 vessels and 2,500 seafarers have been evacuated from the Strait of Hormuz since the plan was announced. (AA)

• https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/115-vessels-2-500-seafarers-evacuated-from-strait-of-hormuz-un-agency/3979176

Armed conflicts and attacks

U.S. President Donald Trump accuses Iran of violating the ceasefire with the attack yesterday on the Singapore-flagged container ship Ever Lovely at the Strait of Hormuz. (The New Region)

• https://thenewregion.com/posts/5734

Disasters and accidents

The confirmed toll of the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela rises to 589 people killed and over 4,500 more injured. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/neighbours-aid-rescue-effort-as-venezuela-quake-death-toll-hits-235

Health and environment

The Met Office records the United Kingdom's highest ever temperature in June after a provisional high of 37.3°C is recorded in Santon Downham, Suffolk, breaking the previous record high set yesterday in Somerset, while wildfires spread in Derbyshire burning approximately 22 hectares across the High Peak moor. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7vy8ql6rgnt