The day

Friday 12 June 2026

19 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   SportCanada at the FIFA World Cup

   The opening ceremonies of the FIFA World Cup in Canada and the United States occur at the Toronto Stadium and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, respectively.

2. 2

   MoneyInitial public offering of SpaceX

   Businessman Elon Musk becomes the world's first U.S.-dollar trillionaire after his company SpaceX debuts on the Nasdaq stock market.

3. 3

   Politics2025–2026 Indonesian protests

   Hundreds of students protest against Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto prompted by a fuel price hike, governmental tensions, and mismanaged government spending on the Free Nutritious Meals program.

4. 4

   News2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign

   The United States Central Command says that American forces have intercepted multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. They also reaffirm that the "international trade corridor remains open for transit".

5. 5

   Crime2024 South Korean martial law crisis

   Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is found guilty of treason and abuse of power for ordering drones to be flown into North Korea in order to provoke North Korea and help justify his martial law declaration, and is sentenced to 30 years imprisonment on top of a pre-existing life sentence.

6. 6

   SportCanada at the FIFA World Cup

   In their opening match, Canada earn their first point in World Cup history after drawing 1–1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

7. 7

   News

   One person is killed, and twenty-two others are injured after a tent collapses at a church event in Moneta, Virginia, United States.

8. 8

   Crime

   A judge in Los Angeles County, California, sets a trial date for February 14, 2028, for Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who both allege that they were sexually abused as children by the late American singer Michael Jackson.

9. 9

   ScienceRegulation of artificial intelligence in the United States

   The U.S. Department of Commerce orders artificial intelligence company Anthropic to ban non-Americans from accessing its large language models Claude Mythos and Fable 5.

10. 10

    NewsPakistan in the 2026 Iran war

    Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif says that a ceasefire deal between Iran and the United States has a "final, agreed upon text" to end the war.

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    News2026 Iran war ceasefire

    Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that a ceasefire deal with the U.S. to extend the ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and launch negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program has "never been closer".

12. 12

    News2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis

    Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that the Strait of Hormuz will not return to the way it was before the war, that it will be under Iranian and Omani sovereignty, and will have a fee.

13. 13

    Sport2026 FIFA World Cup controversies

    Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey is denied a visa to enter Canada, thus missing his team's World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto. The IRCC cites ongoing legal proceedings stemming from charges of rape and sexual assault in the UK. He has pled not guilty to all charges.

14. 14

    NewsOperation Southern Spear

    U.S. president Donald Trump announces that a joint U.S.–Venezuela operation has killed Tren de Aragua leader Niño Guerrero.

15. 15

    Crime2026 Midland shooting

    One person is killed, and ten others are injured in a mass shooting at an abandoned veterinary clinic in Midland, Texas, United States. The suspect dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

16. 16

    News

    Eight people are killed after a bus veered off a cliff in Kavrepalanchok, Nepal.

17. 17

    Science2026 Kent meningitis outbreak

    Health authorities in the United Kingdom launch a vaccination program against the Meningitis B virus in the wake of an outbreak that occurred at the University of Kent in Kent, England, which has killed two people.

18. 18

    Science2026 Kent meningitis outbreak

    Northern Irish health minister Mike Nesbitt announces that students aged up to 25 in Northern Ireland will be offered the meningitis vaccine in the wake of the outbreak at the University of Kent.

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    SportIsrael at the FIFA World Cup

    Pro-Palestinian protests are held near the Toronto Stadium, against FIFA's association with Israel. Additionally, a red banner was displayed near the Gardiner Expressway.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 12 June 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.