Source:
BBC News
July 6
Politics and elections
International relations
Australia and Fiji sign a defence pact, making Fiji one of Australia's treaty-bound allies and committing both countries to consult on security threats and support mutual defence in the Pacific.
Source:
AFP via France 24
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari begins a four-day visit to Kyrgyzstan after an invitation from Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, making it the first official visit by a Pakistani president to the country in 21 years.
Source:
Pakistan Observer
Law and crime
Philippine police separately arrests senator Rodante Marcoleta and three co-accused, including former representative Mike Defensor, after an anti-graft court orders their arrest in relation to a plunder case filed by the Ombudsman.
Source:
DZRH
Riots between inmates from rival drug gangs at a prison in Negombo, Sri Lanka, kill 25 people, including four officers, and injure more than 100 others.
Source:
AFP via NDTV
Disasters and accidents
At least nine people are killed, including children, and several others are injured in landslides at Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh.
Source:
TRT World
Health and environment
The total number of deaths from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo exceeds 500.
Source:
ModernGhana
Armed conflicts and attacks
Hamas announced its government will step down to facilitate the transition of a technocratic administration in Gaza, as stipulated in the Gaza peace plan of October 2025. In response, the Board of Peace stated that it will judge the implementation of these steps rather than mere statements.
Source:
Al Jazeera
The Israel Defense Forces states that they have killed five Hamas militants who allegedly attempted to restore underground infrastructure in the northern Gaza Strip, west of the Yellow Line, including , a Nukhba militant from the East Jabalia Battalion command, despite the ongoing ceasefire.
Source:
Israel National Networks
At least 22 people are killed and 56 others are injured in a Russian ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Search and rescue efforts are underway in Kyiv to free civilians trapped under rubble.
Source:
BBC News
The United Nations Human Rights Council orders an inquiry into alleged human rights violations around El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, warning that civilians face a risk of mass atrocities as the Rapid Support Forces encircles the city amid Sudan's civil war.
Source:
Macau Business
July 5
Health and environment
Seven more children are reported to have died from measles, bringing the death toll from the disease in Bangladesh to 738.
Source:
The Business Standard
A complaint is filed in a Dhaka court against former interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, former health adviser Nur Jahan Begum, and two other health officials from the Yunus ministry over their roles in the measles epidemic in the country including child deaths.
Source:
Daily Sun Bangladesh
Around 25 deaths are reported in heat waves in the United States, with 40 million people under heat alerts across the East Coast, Southeast, and Southwest regions of the country.
Source:
NBC News
The reports 800 cases of cholera, including 30 deaths, in the West Kordofan communities of Wad Banda and Al-Nahud in western Sudan.
Source:
Middle East Monitor
The Sudan Doctors Network reports 200,000 people in the North Kordofan town of Bara are facing a cholera outbreak alongside measles, including 100 cases of measles in children at health care facilities in Bara.
Source:
AA
Disasters and accidents
The Venezuelan information ministry reports that the death toll from the earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 3,342.
Source:
Reuters
Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that there will be no reconstruction in the Gaza Strip until Hamas is disarmed and the strip is demilitarized.
Source:
Ynetnews
Medics say that two Palestinians have been killed in airstrikes at the Omar Al-Mokhtar street in Gaza City.
Source:
Reuters
Netanyahu says some Christian-majority villages in southern Lebanon asked to be annexed by Israel for protection from Hezbollah, while villages in the Marjayoun District deny seeking annexation.
Source:
Arab News
The Israeli military says that the Commando Brigade targeted Hezbollah operatives riding motorcycles near Nabatieh.
Source:
The Times of Israel
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations and British military's Royal Navy reports that a cargo ship was attacked by "unknown armed assailants" off the coast of Yemen's port city Hodeidah at the Red Sea.
Source:
DW
Sports
In association football, Norway advances to the quarterfinals of a FIFA World Cup for the first time after defeating Brazil 2–1 in the round of 16. Brazil's loss also marks the team's earliest elimination from the tournament since 1990.
Source:
AFP via RFI
Science and technology
The satellite conducts a flyby of the asteroid 98943 Torifune.
Source:
NHK
International relations
Puntland government issued a statement saying exclusive control over its marine resources, citing its constitution and Somalia's federal framework to block SOMTURK. a joint venture between Somalia's fisheries ministry and Turkey's OYAK fund, from operating without approval. The firm holds a federal licence for fishing permits across Somalia's economic zone, signed in Ankara last December to regulate fishing and curb illegal activities, following as leverage in stalled political talks as rich tuna grounds remain underdeveloped.
Source:
Hiiraan Online
Business and economy
Seven OPEC+ members agree to raise oil production quotas by 188,000 barrels per day in August, as oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz gradually resume after disruptions linked to the Iran war.
Source:
AFP via France 24
July 4
Sports
In tennis, Alexandra Eala becomes the first Filipino singles player to reach the fourth round of a major tournament after defeating defending champion Iga Świątek in the third round of the Wimbledon Championships women's singles.
Source:
AP
Armed conflicts and attacks
Oman reaches an agreement with France and the United Kingdom to ensure safe navigation through the country's waterways including the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz.
Source:
CNBC
The Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front separatists launch coordinated attacks on the Malian communes and towns of Aguelhok, Anéfis, Gao, and Sévaré. The Malian army says it has repelled the assaults, while local sources report continuing fighting.
Source:
AFP via France 24
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces deny Russia's claim that it captured Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, yesterday, saying Ukrainian forces still control the city and continue defensive operations there.
Source:
Reuters
Over 50 Houthi fighters and 16 soldiers are killed during clashes in Hodeidah, Yemen. Twenty-two more soldiers are also wounded.
Source:
Al Jazeera
Arts and culture
The United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Source:
BBC News
Disasters and accidents
International relations
China releases pastor Jin Mingri, the founder of the Beijing Zion Church, after detaining him since October, with ChinaAid.org saying officials presented the release as a goodwill gesture following U.S. president Donald Trump's visit to China last May.
Source:
New Straits Times
A Russian cultural center in Chișinău, Moldova, closes after the government orders its shutdown, citing security concerns linked to Russian influence and drone incidents amid strained bilateral relations.
Source:
Reuters
Politics and elections
Slovaks vote in a referendum to decide whether to cancel life payments for prime ministers after their terms expire and whether to reopen the office of an anti-corruption agency. The referendum is invalidated due to low turnout.
Source:
AP
July 3
Disasters and accidents
In Pakistan, a bus en route from Quetta to Islamabad plunges into a deep roadside ditch in Sherani District, Balochistan, killing 40 people and injuring eight others.
Source:
Reuters
Four people are killed, ten are missing and eight others are injured during the collision of a car with a bus, carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan, on the Kabul–Nangarhar highway in Laghman Province, Afghanistan.
Source:
Pajhwok
Armed conflicts and attacks
Ukraine declares a day of mourning for the victims of the Russian bombardment of Kyiv on July 2 as the death toll rises to 30.
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Kyiv strikes (2022–present)
Source:
DW
Russian missile and drone strikes kill at least five people and injure ten others across Ukraine, including three people in Sumy when a drone struck their apartment building.
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Source:
Al Jazeera
Ukrainian forces strike nine substations across Russian-occupied Crimea causing power outages. Saky air base and Gvardeyskoye air base are also targeted with seven jets destroyed or damaged.
Source:
Reuters
Russia reports that its forces have captured the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast.
Source:
AFP via NDTV
United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk issues a "red alert" warning in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, of a "catastrophe" and violence in the city.
Source:
ModernGhana
Sudanese foreign minister Mohi El-Din Salem says that the Sudanese government is ready to engage in "sincere initiatives" aimed at ending the civil war that started in April 2023. He also says that initiatives submitted by Sovereign Council chairman and military head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to the United Nations last year must be a part of this process.
Source:
AA
The Israeli military and Shin Bet state that Hamas militant Muhammad Na'im Jandiya, who allegedly took part in taking hostages during the attack on the Nahal Oz kibbutz in the October 7 attacks on Israel, has been killed in an airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip, violating the ongoing ceasefire.
Source:
Ynetnews
Two policemen, including an additional station house officer, are killed, while a driver is injured, as gunmen open fire on a mobile patrol vehicle in Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Source:
Dawn
Politics and elections
The state funeral of former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an airstrike on his compound by Israel and the United States during the first day of the Iran war on February 28, begins as his body lies in state at Tehran's Grand Mosalla. The funeral is expected to draw millions of attendees, including foreign dignitaries.
Source:
Reuters
Armenia's parliament passes a law requiring citizens living abroad to meet stricter residency rules before voting, following reports of Russian efforts to influence the June election through Armenians living in Russia.
Source:
Reuters
The Royal Palace of Cambodia confirms that King Norodom Sihamoni has returned to the country from Beijing, China, after undergoing treatment and surgery for prostate cancer.
Source:
The Straits Times
Source:
Politico
Sports
In association football, Egypt advances to the round of 16 of a FIFA World Cup for the first time after defeating Australia 4–2 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time, in the round of 32.
Source:
RFI
Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi becomes the first player to make 30 FIFA World Cup appearances, score 20 World Cup goals, and score in eight consecutive World Cup matches (including the previous edition), after scoring in the team's 3–2 victory against Cape Verde in the round of 32.
Source:
ESPN
Health and environment
The French health agency reports that over 2,025 people in France have died in heat waves last month between June 22 and June 28.
Source:
Le Monde
Heat waves are reported across the eastern and central United States, with 23 states placed under heat warnings by the National Weather Service.
Source:
KGW