Tuesday, 16th, 2026 

The United States Department of Energy reports that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its lowest level since 1983, after a decline of 9 million barrels per week during the Iran war. (CNBC) 

The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich fires warning shots at a yacht in the English Channel between Normandy and the Isle of Wight. (BBC) 

Hezbollah states that it received assurances from Iran that the withdrawal of Israeli troops from occupied southern Lebanon will be a demand in the next phase of negotiations with the United States, before any deal about Iran’s nuclear program. (Al Jazeera) 

The Bank of Japan raises its interest rate to 1% from 0.75%, the highest level since 1995. (BBC News) 

At least nine people are killed, including two children, and 25 others are injured when a freight train collides with a bus in Triangle, Masvingo, Zimbabwe. (AP) 

One person is killed and four others are injured when a M_w 6.3 earthquake strikes near Dunhuang, Gansu, China. (Xinhua) 

Eight people are injured when a M_w 6.7 earthquake strikes Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. (The Washington Post) (DW) 

Monday, June 15th, 2026 

Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and United States president Donald Trump announce that Iran and the U.S. have reached an agreement to end the war, extend the ceasefire by 60 more days, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the deal set to be officially signed in Switzerland on Friday.  (Axios) 

Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirms that a deal between Iran and the United States has been reached to end the war and that the U.S. blockade will end beginning tonight. (The Times of Israel) 

Indian Petronet liquefied natural gas tanker Disha crosses the Strait of Hormuz, the only known ship to pass since the announcement of the peace deal. (Al Jazeera) 

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Israel Katz say that Israel will not withdraw its troops from Lebanon, Syria, or the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera) 

The 52nd G7 summit is held at Évian-les-Bains in Haute-Savoie, France. Évian becomes the first area to host a G7 or G8 summit twice, previously hosting the G8 summit in 2003 during the beginning of the Iraq War. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) 

The Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra is heavily damaged and set ablaze during Russian strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, killing nine people, including five rescue workers attending fires set by strikes in Kharkiv. (BBC News) 

The Dovzhenko Film Studios in Kyiv are attacked. (UNN) 

A B-52 Stratofortress crashes shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County, California, United States, killing eight. (ABC News) 

British prime minister Keir Starmer announces a ban on social media for children under 16. (The Guardian) 

Norwegian royal family relative Marius Borg Høiby is convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison. (BBC News) 

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas issues a decree scheduling legislative elections for November, the first since 2006, and presidential elections for early 2027, the first since 2005. (AFP via Arab News Japan) 

Hungary‘s parliament approves a constitutional amendment limiting prime ministers‘ terms to a maximum of eight years in office. Legislators also remove a constitutional provision linked to the planned dissolution of the Sovereignty Protection Office established under Viktor Orbán. (AFP via Le Monde) (Reuters) 

Iranian Americans hold protests outside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, against the Iran regime and the team‘s participation in the FIFA World Cup ahead of its matchup against New Zealand. Additionally, protesters are seen with the Iranian Lion and Sun flag despite FIFA banning the flag from appearing at matches.  (Seattle Times) (KNBC) 

In association football, debutants Cape Verde earn their first-ever World Cup point after drawing 0–0 with Spain. (BBC Sport) (CAF) 

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