The Russian Defence Ministry said Russian forces used Geranium UAVs to strike a refinery near Zaporizhzhia under Ukrainian control that supports Ukrainian forces, triggering a large fire.

UN Under‑Secretary‑General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said on June 26 that more than 50,000 people remain missing after a major earthquake in Venezuela. Fletcher told AFP: “There are more than 50,000 people missing…clearing the rubble will be extremely difficult.” The figure has not been confirmed by Venezuelan authorities. A crowdsourced Venezuelan missing‑persons website shows more than 53,000 people listed as missing.

Hang Seng Index futures night session closed up 0.99% at 22,874, trading a 202-point premium to the cash index.