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July 30

Science and technology

The Minnesota IT Services reports a cyberattack across 30 municipal community water systems across the U.S. state of Minnesota, with American authorities accusing Iran of being behind the cyberattack.
Source: The New York Times external link

International relations

Thousands of undocumented immigrants cross into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta from neighboring Morocco. The city's mayor-president, Juan Jesús Vivas, requests the Spanish government to declare a national emergency, but is refused by the interior ministry.
Source: AP external link
Senior Italian politicians including Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani call for Spain to be kicked out of the Schengen Zone or the suspension of the Schengen Agreement entirely.
Source: Politico EU external link
Nauru announces it has withdrawn its recognition of Georgia's breakaway states Abkhazia and South Ossetia, terminating diplomatic relations with these entities "with immediate effect".
Source: Civil Georgia external link

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from the Kumamoto earthquake rises to 25.
Source: Reuters external link
Five people are critically injured and six are missing after a residential building collapsed during an explosion caused by a gas leak in Messina, Sicily, Italy.
Source: SkyNews24 external link
Ten climbers are reported missing, including Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja, after an avalanche on the Broad Peak in Pakistan.
Source: The Indian Express external link

Sports

UEFA announces that it will boycott the 2030 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to be held by hosts and current champions Spain along with Portugal and Morocco, if FIFA president Gianni Infantino proceeds with plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
Source: Sky Sports external link
World Boxing lifts all restrictions on Russian athletes, allowing them to compete with their national symbols.
Source: Reuters external link
The International Ice Hockey Federation extends Russia's ban to the 2027 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, and says that a decision will be made in November for the 2027 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships.
Source: ESPN external link

Health and environment

The death toll from the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rises to over 1,500 people killed.
Source: AP external link
Singapore-based Hilleman Laboratories announces plans to advance an rVSV-based vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola into human trials after World Health Organization experts identified it as the most promising candidate for the epidemic.
Source: AFP via CNA external link
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports that Michigan has surpassed 10,000 cases of cyclosporiasis, which is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis.
Source: CBS News MI external link
The Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary shuts down for the first time in 44 years amid a drought across the country and extremely low water levels on the Danube River.
Source: DW external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Mediators and Hamas have reached an agreement to implement the second phase of a US-backed ceasefire signed in October last year during a meeting in Cairo, Egypt.
Source: Egyptian Gazette external link
U.S. President Donald Trump announces that the Board of Peace reached a deal for a complete disarmament of Hamas.
Source: BBC external link
Amidst reports of a new plan to disarm Hamas, Israel reaffirms that it will not withdraw from the Gaza Strip, including the Yellow Line until the militant organization is completely disarmed.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
Gaza Health Ministry reports that four people, including children, are reportedly killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Israel Defense Forces claims to have recently killed two Hamas militants in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, including Nuseirat Battalion commander Ahmad Hisham Mahmoud and Hamas platoon commander Mahmoud Ali Mahmoud Taroush.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Jordan's air defenses shoot down five missiles from Iran.
Source: AP external link
Kuwaiti authorities confirm that an Iranian attack targeted a building belonging to a Chinese company, killing one person.
Source: Kuwait Times external link
American lawmakers in the Democratic Party announce a investigation into a drone attack that has killed six U.S. military service members in Kuwait.
Source: The Hill external link
The Egyptian cabinet confirms a drone has hit two vessels yesterday at a port in Damietta, Egypt, including the LNG storage tanker .
Source: Reuters external link
Data shows that the QatarEnergy-controlled LNG tanker exited the Strait of Hormuz, becoming the first LNG vessel from Qatar visible on ship-tracking data to do so since July 11, when exited the strait from Das Island, United Arab Emirates.
Source: Reuters external link
Saudi Arabia's government announces the establishment of Multinational Maritime Defense Alliance with 14 counties signing the founding document in a effort to keep the Bab-el-Mandeb strait open.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
Russian forces launch hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 50 others, including six people killed in a ballistic missile strike on Kryvyi Rih.
Source: Fana News external link
A Kh-101 cruise missile enters Polish airspace around Lublin, prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets. At around 00:40 a.m. local time it explodes leaving a crater in Tarnawa-Kolonia, 80 km from the border with Ukraine.
Source: in Polish external link
The Associated Press reports that two former child soldiers said they were trained by Colombian mercenaries after being conscripted by the Rapid Support Forces during the ongoing civil war in Sudan.
Source: The Washington Post external link
The death toll from yesterday's attack in the Hangu district of northwest Pakistan rises to at least eleven police officers.
Source: AP via ABC News external link

Politics and elections

Argentine president Javier Milei issues a decree seeking parliamentary approval to bar or expel foreigners accused of inciting hatred against Argentina or its people, while exempting protected political, academic, and ideological expression.
Source: Vanguard external link

July 29

Disasters and accidents

Two firefighters are killed while battling a wildfire near Rethymno, Crete, Greece, while a third dies near Gytheio, Laconia, during a separate operation.
Source: Malay Mail external link
A Bell 412 helicopter crashes while on a fire-fighting training operation in San Juan, Argentina, killing all seven occupants.
Source: AFP via NDTV external link

Politics and elections

The government of Nauru announces the official change of name of the country from Nauru to Naoero.
Source: RNZ external link

Health and environment

Kenya Wildlife Service says preliminary tests indicated cyanide-contaminated tomatoes may have killed 15 elephants near Amboseli National Park over the past month, warning that livestock grazing in the area could also be exposed.
Source: The Manila Times external link

Law and crime

Bolivian prosecutors issue an arrest warrant for former president Evo Morales for allegedly organizing protests and roadblocks across the country in May and June. The investigation follows complaints alleging armed uprising and terrorism.
Source: Firstpost external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli forces strike a mosque in Gaza City in violation of the ongoing ceasefire, accusing Hamas of using it to store weapons.
Source: The New York Times external link
Israeli forces accuse Hezbollah of launching a drone attack on its forces in the Ali al-Taher ridge of southern Lebanon, in violation of the ceasefire.
Source: Arab News external link
Israeli forces also claim that their 401st Brigade Combat Team and Yahalom Unit have destroyed a underground headquarters belonging to Hezbollah, located near a UNIFIL post.
Source: Israel National News external link
The Saudi Arabian Armed Forces and United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) launch strikes against Iran–backed militias in Iraq in response to Iranian drone attacks against oil facilities in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.
Source: Reuters external link
The Popular Mobilization Forces reports that 20 militants have been killed in joint Saudi–U.S. strikes.
Source: The Defense Post external link
Several members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are also confirmed to have been killed in the Saudi–U.S. strikes in Iraq.
Source: The New Region external link
The U.S. CENTCOM launches strikes against Iran in retaliation of a attempted attack by Iran against Jordan.
Source: AP external link
A drone strike targets the LNG storage tanker , which is leased by the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company, at the port of Damietta, Egypt. Additionally, another vessel is also targeted. The group responsible for the strike is currently unknown.
Source: The New York Times external link
Data from Kpler shows that 39 commercial vessels have transited through the Bab el-Mandeb yesterday, the highest since July 19, while another five transited it today, including the VLCC and the Aframax tanker .
Source: Reuters external link
The reports that Rapid Support Forces militants retreating from Umm Sayala, Jabrat al-Sheikh, and Barah have launched retaliatory strikes in North Kordofan.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
Five soldiers are killed in a shootout with Al-Shabaab gunmen in Mandera County, Kenya.
Source: Garowe Online external link
Ten police officers are killed in a drone attack and ambush in Hangu district of northwest Pakistan. Pakistani authorities claim that 15 of the attackers were killed.
Source: Reuters external link

Sports

FIFA opens an investigation into the Argentina national football team over altercations during the World Cup final and the display of a banner of the Falklands.
Source: The Athletic external link

July 28

Armed conflicts and attacks

A Hamas delegation visits Cairo, Egypt, to resume negotiations on the implementation of the next phase of its ceasefire with Israel.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
The United States Central Command says that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces have launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in a "surprise attack" against U.S. forces in the Middle East, and that all missiles were successfully intercepted.
Source: Politico external link
Malian Armed Forces launch strikes against two armed vehicles and Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Azawad Liberation Front militants in the Ségou Region near Dagabory as part of Operation Dougoukoloko.
Source: APA external link
Human rights group Emergency Lawyers reports that recent airstrikes have targeted multiple locations in North Kordofan, including a water station and civilian vehicles, killing dozens of civilians.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
The United Nations reports that over 20,000 people have been displaced in Sudan's Darfur region over insecurity and violence.
Source: Middle East Monitor external link

Law and crime

The gunman convicted of carrying out a school shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, United States, in 2024, receives four sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link
Myanmar's military-backed parliament passes a law allowing the death penalty when coercion, unlawful detention, torture, or other abuse used to force victims into online scams results in death. The law also imposes severe penalties on scam-centre operators.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Taiwanese prosecutors detain an Nvidia employee in an investigation into alleged smuggling of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China through falsified transport documents. Authorities hold seven people over shipments of about 50 Supermicro servers that may violate U.S. export controls.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Arts and culture

The longlist for the 2026 Booker Prize is announced.
Source: The Guardian external link

Disasters and accidents

A M 7.1 earthquake strikes central Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, causing a tsunami alert for the western Kyūshū coast. At least 13 people are killed.
Source: CNN external link
Three more people are rescued from the Vietnamese cargo ship that sank on Saturday. Fourteen others remain missing with a multinational search still underway.
Source: South China Morning Post external link

Politics and elections

Keiko Fujimori is sworn in as President of Peru after winning the general election in June.
Source: Reuters external link
In Australia, Victorian premier Jacinta Allan resigns, triggering a leadership spill. Ben Carroll is elected unanimously as the new Premier and Victorian Labor Party leader.
Source: Reuters external link

International relations

The United States Senate votes 86–12 to advance legislation imposing sanctions on Russia's energy revenues, financial institutions, officials, and shadow fleet, while authorizing tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil and gas.
Source: Kyiv Post external link