The day

Friday 10 July 2026

11 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   Crime

   A murder investigation is launched into the death of British politician Ann Widdecombe yesterday. Police say they have arrested a British man in connection with her death.

2. 2

   News2026 Pacific typhoon season

   Two separate landslides caused by Typhoon Bavi and the enhanced monsoon occur in the Philippines. Ten people are killed in Malapatan, Sarangani, after their residence is buried. Seven others are killed and two are injured in Calanogas, Lanao del Sur, with search operations ongoing for four missing.

3. 3

   News2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire

   The Financial Times reports that a delegation from the United States Central Command has arrived in Lebanon to implement an agreement to end the conflict between Israel, Lebanon, and Hezbollah.

4. 4

   NewsOyo school kidnappings

   Nigerian president Bola Tinubu says military, police, and intelligence personnel have rescued all 46 students and staff abducted in May from schools in Oyo State, arresting eight suspects and killing some abductors during the operation.

5. 5

   News2024–2026 Cuba blackouts

   Cuba suffers its second nationwide blackout in five days, with state utility UNE reporting a total grid collapse amid fuel shortages, aging power plants and continuing electricity rationing.

6. 6

   News2026 Lebanon war

   The Israeli military says that it has killed an alleged Hezbollah militant emerging from a tunnel in Ali al-Taher.

7. 7

   NewsAlgeria–Mali relations

   Algeria says its ambassador will return to Mali, while both countries reopen their respective airspaces to each other, easing a diplomatic dispute that began after Algeria shot down a Malian drone in April 2025.

8. 8

   CrimeDiesel emissions scandal

   The High Court in London, England, dismisses claims that automakers Ford, Mercedes, Nissan, Renault, and Stellantis use prohibited diesel emissions defeat devices, while allowing damages issues over some specific strategies to proceed to a second trial.

9. 9

   News

   Ten people are killed when a Flamingo Air Cessna 402 crashes shortly after takeoff from San Andros Airport in North Andros, The Bahamas.

10. 10

    Science2026 in spaceflight

    China becomes the second country to achieve the controlled recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster, after successfully launching the Long March 10B.

11. 11

    Sport2026 Diamond League

    Kenyan middle-distance runner Emmanuel Wanyonyi breaks the men's 1,000 metres ​world record in two minutes ‌and 11.83 seconds at the Herculis in Monaco.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 10 July 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.