July 28
Armed conflicts and attacks
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.
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Politico 
Human rights group Emergency Lawyers reports that recent airstrikes have targeted multiple locations in North Kordofan, Sudan, including a water station and civilian vehicles, killing dozens of civilians.
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Sudan Tribune
Arts and culture
The longlist for the 2026 Booker Prize is announced.
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The Guardian
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.
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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.
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AFP via France 24
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.
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AFP via France 24
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
Three more people are rescued from the Vietnamese cargo ship that sank on Saturday. Fourteen others remain missing with a multinational search still underway.
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South China Morning Post
Politics and elections
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.
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Reuters
Keiko Fujimori is sworn in as President of Peru after winning the general election in June.
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Reuters
July 27
International relations
Kuwait approved the Kuwait–Pakistan Defence Cooperation Agreement, a five-year framework for defence cooperation between the two countries covering military training, exchanges, defence technology, logistics and cooperation between their armed forces.
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Jordan News
The Lithuanian government registers a resolution to open an embassy in Brasilia, Brazil, in October. The country currently has a consulate-general in São Paulo.
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LRT
Romania recalls its ambassador to Russia, declares a Russian embassy employee , and summons Russia's ambassador after three Russian drones violated Romanian airspace between July 24 and 26.
Romania–Russia relationsViolations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
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Xinhua
Chad states its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, citing limited effectiveness and disproportionate attention to African cases.
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AFP via Courthouse News Service
Health and environment
The General Coordination for Refugees and Displaced Persons in Darfur, Sudan, reports seven cholera cases across the region in displacement camps between July 5 and July 25.
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Sudan Tribune
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a new blood test for colorectal cancer screenings in older adults, including those above age 45.
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MedPage Today
Disasters and accidents
Wildfires continue in the Gironde region near Bordeaux, France, as president Emmanuel Macron describes it as "the worst fire-related crisis since World War II."
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AP
Hurricane Genevieve strengthens into a category 5 pacific hurricane, the first in the Pacific region since 2024.
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The Independent
The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Pakistan since June increases to 107 people killed and at least 344 others injured.
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Al Jazeera
A landslide occurs at the Gold Ridge Mine in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Local media reports 10 bodies recovered, while the National Referral Hospital says it expects more fatalities.
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AFP via BSS
Business and economy
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects between Detroit, Michigan, U.S., and Windsor, Ontario, Canada, officially opens to traffic after months of delay due to the countries' trade war and the U.S. imposition of tariffs on Canada.
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Global News
Singapore's monetary authority tightens its monetary policy for the second time in three months by increasing the Singapore dollar's appreciation rate against a trade-weighted currency basket, citing rising import costs and inflation risks caused by the Iran war.
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South China Morning Post
Law and crime
The Seoul Central District Court gives former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol an 18-month suspended sentence for false statements made during his 2022 election campaign. If upheld, the ruling may void his victory and require Yoon's People Power Party to repay campaign funds.
Source:
The Japan Times
Five people are killed and another is injured in a home invasion and shooting in Gugulethu, Cape Town, South Africa.
Source:
News24
Three women are wounded in a mass stabbing near the Porte de Clichy station in Paris, France. The perpetrator is detained.
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The Telegraph
Politics and elections
Nicaraguan co-president Rosario Murillo announces that a legislative vote on a proposed constitutional reform that would exclude opposition parties from future elections has been postponed until September.
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AFP via GMA News Online
Armed conflicts and attacks
Source:
The Times of Israel
The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet reports that Hamas' internal security head Wael Musa Khaled Ladawi was killed in a airstrike in the Deir al-Balah area of the central Gaza Strip.
Source:
The Jewish Chronicle
The IDF also confirms that Palestinian Islamic Jihad Nukhba militant Amro Abu Alrish and Hamas commander Abd Al-Nasser Al-Aziz Maqadmeh were killed in separate strikes in Gaza.
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The Jerusalem Post
Iran and the United States pause strikes as the U.S. allows additional time for negotiations and Iran suspends retaliatory attacks against U.S. allies.
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The Manila Times
Saudi Arabia's defense ministry reports intercepting drones fired by Iran-backed Iraqi militias from inside Iraq, which targeted oil facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia and the Riyadh area.
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France 24
Drone strikes are reported in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, hours after the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) secured the National Export Highway, which connects Sudan's capital Khartoum and North Kordofan.
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The Defense Post
The Sudanese Doctors Network reports that the main hospital in Jebrat al Sheikh District, North Kordofan, has been looted and turned into a military barrack.
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Sudan Tribune
SAF general and leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan visits the newly captured areas in North Kordofan alongside Sudan Shield Forces leader Abu Aqla Kaikal and Darfur Governor Minni Arko Minnawi.
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Sudan Tribune
The Sudanese (NMAC) reports that 80% of war remnants have been removed from the Khartoum State and announces plans to expand survey and removal operations in Sudanese areas recently recaptured by the SAF.
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Sudan Tribune
July 26
Politics and elections
El Salvador's Nationalist Republican Alliance nominates former legislator Mayteé Iraheta for president, while the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front nominates physician Rafael Aguirre.
Source:
Reuters
Culture
The Alamut castle is added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
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Tehran Times
Disasters and accidents
Vietnamese cargo ship sinks in the South China Sea along the Vietnamese coast. Forty-five people are rescued while 17 more are still missing.
Source:
Reuters
International relations
Brazil recalls its ambassador to Argentina and summons Argentina's ambassador after Argentine president Javier Milei made remarks deemed derogatory about Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes at a political event in São Paulo.
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AFP via France 24
The Iranian foreign ministry summons the Ukrainian chargé d'affaires in Tehran over an attack by Ukraine on an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea that killed an Iranian sailor, calling it a "hostile and criminal act".
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CNBC
Science and technology
Expedition 74, the joint NASA–Roscosmos–ESA expedition aboard the International Space Station, ends after the Soyuz MS-28 undocks and lands on Earth in Kazakhstan.
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CNN
Sports
In auto racing, Formula One announces that Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit will host the rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix in October, under an agreement signed between Bahrain and Malaysia.
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Reuters
In Gaelic football, the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship concludes with Mayo defeating Kerry in the final to end one of sport's longest-running droughts and a 75-year wait for the title.
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ESPN
Law and crime
A suspect in a recent vehicle-ramming and mass stabbing attack in Berlin, identified as a 21-year-old German citizen of Lebanese descent, is shot and killed by police after allegedly rushing toward officers with a weapon.
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CNN
Three people are killed and four others are injured in a shooting during the annual Bite of Seattle festival in Seattle, Washington, United States.
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CNN
Armed conflicts and attacks
Iran and the United States submit their responses to a proposal by Pakistan and Qatar to resume talks between the two countries.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Iran war ceasefirePakistan in the 2026 Iran warQatar as a mediator in conflict
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The Jerusalem Post
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy says it has prevented six ships from transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
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CNBC
Iranian media reports that an oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after it has hit a naval mine.
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Middle East Eye
Five aid convoys from the United Arab Emirates carrying 938 tonnes of humanitarian aid arrive in Gaza as part of .
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Sharjah24
The Israeli military states that an Hamas unmanned aerial vehicle unit commander was killed in an airstrike yesterday in central Gaza, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire.
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The Times of Israel
Eleven vessels cross the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, according to shipping data from Kpler.
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Reuters
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announces that they have recaptured the North Kordofan areas of Umm Qarfa and Juraikh. The SAF also seize control of the National Export Highway (Omdurman–El Obeid), which connects Sudan's capital Khartoum and North Kordofan.
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Sudan Tribune