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Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait with drones and missiles following US strikes and threatens to halt talks to end the war (LINK) — 28 June 2026

Israeli military says it killed Hezbollah militants and attacked a launcher in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon (LINK) — 28 June 2026


Iraq arrests politicians and government officials in anti-corruption crackdown (LINK) — 28 June 2026


Uganda's military chief orders shutdown of two major media outlets (LINK) — 28 June 2026


IOM: up to 6.76 million people could be affected by latest Venezuela earthquakes, up to 2 million people in Caracas alone (LINK) — 27 June 2026

Over 900 died and over 3,000 injured in Venezuela earthquakes (LINK) — 27 June 2026

UN OCHA Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher allocated US$15 million from the UN's Global Emergency Fund to support urgent, life-saving assistance, including health care, shelter, food and safe water for Venezuela (LINK) — 25 June 2026

— A total of 30 search and rescue teams are deploying from various countries to Venezuela, with more than 1,600 personnel and more than 100 dogs. UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination teams have also been mobilized, along with a four-member operational support team.


France reports 1,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave (LINK) — 28 June 2026

— Scientists have said the heatwave, which began on June 20, was the worst recorded in Europe. Temperatures were forecast to near or top 40 C (104 F) in Germany, Poland ?and Italy, while storms broke out in parts of France, causing further disruption to travel and power supplies.

Europe sizzles under heat wave as records are smashed in Switzerland, Denmark, Germany (LINK) — 27 June 2026

— CBS: The Danish Meteorological Institute reported a new record of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37C) in Ødum north of Aarhus — the warmest day since records began in 1874. In two places outside Berlin, the concrete of the A2 autobahn burst due to the high temperatures and the highway had to be closed. The Czech Republic also saw its hottest day on record, with 105 degrees F (40.5C) in the northern town of Doksany. In the western German city of Dormagen, dozens of residents of a nursing home were evacuated for medical care due to dangerous heat conditions in the building. The local fire department reported temperatures inside the home had reached 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35C). In France emergency departments treated nearly 3,000 patients in the 24 hours before Friday, over a third more than normal, with a large proportion of them over the age of 75 requiring hospitalization. Phone calls to its medical dispatch centers were up nearly 80% compared with the same period in 2025.


Trump says he'll nominate former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE director (LINK) — 27 June 2026

— CNN: The agency has been without a Senate-confirmed leader since the Obama administration. If confirmed, Schroyer would oversee a workforce of 22,000 people and a multibillion-dollar budget.


US starts vaccine effort for Ebola Bundibugyo as outbreak spreads (LINK) — 26 June 2026


Australian man arrested in Thailand after 17-year-old's body found in suitcase (LINK) — 27 June 2026


Global Dialogue on AI Governance: PalExpo 6-7 July 2026: convened by the United Nations General Assembly (LINK)

AI for Good Global Summit 2026 and the inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance: 7 to 10 July at Geneva's Palexpo convention centre (LINK)


25 to 27 October 2026: UNCTAD World Investment Forum 9: in Doha (LINK) — 22 January 2026


Road to the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals being held in Geneva on 16 to 20 November 2026 (LINK) — 11 February 2026


11 to 15 July 2027: International AIDS Society announces Geneva as host city for IAS 2027:: Around 5,000 people from more than 130 countries are expected to attend. Registration for IAS 2027 will open in November 2026 (LINK) — 22 January 2026



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