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July 22

Health and environment

African CDC director Dr. Jean Kaseya reports that the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reached past 1,000.
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Business and economy

Oil prices, including Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate, rise to over US$95 and $86 per barrel, respectively, and the United States average gasoline price rises to $4.06 per gallon, amidst the ongoing conflict.
Source: NBC News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Jordanian Armed Forces reports that air defenses have intercepted 8 out of 10 projectiles fired by Iran against the country in Aqaba near the Israeli border, with two missiles landing in remote areas. Explosions were also heard near Eilat, Israel.
Source: CBC external link
The General Staff of the Kuwait Army reports that Kuwait's armed forces and air defenses have been actively intercepting "hostile drones" from Iran.
Source: The Times Kuwait external link
The U.S. military launches Tomahawk missiles strikes on Iran's Larak Island.
Source: Al-Arabiya external link
reports that the tanker , belonging to Greek shipowner George Prokopiou, was "highly likely" to have been captured by Iran two days earlier.
Source: Forbes external link
Seven oil tankers departing Saudi Arabia's port of Yanbu change course away from the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb after the Houthis announced a blockade on Saudi Arabian ports.
Source: Reuters external link
UNICEF reports that six people, including two children, have been killed and 30 people including children have been injured in a drone strike on a market in Al-Rahad, North Kordofan, Sudan,
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A Chadian official reports that a drone attack from Sudanese territory has attacked positions in Chad, injuring civilians and destroying vehicles and several shops. The attack is the fifth in recent months, following an incursion by Rapid Support Forces last January.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
A 35-year-old head constable is shot and killed in a militant attack in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The Resistance Front claims responsibility.
Source: NDTV external link

Law and crime

The federal trial against Hadi Matar, the man who attempted to kill author Salman Rushdie in August 2022 in New York, United States, opens. If he is convicted, Matar faces a sentence of life in prison. He is already serving a 25-year state prison sentence in New York.
Source: The Guardian external link

Disasters and accidents

A Robinson R44 helicopter crashes in Temelli, Turkey, killing the pilot and injuring the co-pilot.
Source: Turkiye Today external link
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey declares a state of emergency and announces that 100 National Guard troops have been deployed after flash floods caused by torrential rains were reported across the state, including the northern part.
Source: AP external link

July 21

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that they have launched strikes on Amazon's data center in Bahrain.
Source: CNBC external link
The U.S. military confirms that a third service member, identified as 28-year-old Sgt. Angel S Rampersad of New York, was killed during a recent attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, bringing the total American casualties to 18.
Source: Military Times external link
A tanker is attacked by Iran in the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz in the wake of the U.S. military conducting strikes for a 10th consecutive night yesterday, forcing crew to abandon ship. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations also confirms the attack.
Source: Military.com external link
Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says that Israel will not join the United States in striking Iran.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
The United States Central Command confirms that they have launched an 11th round of strikes against Iran, against hangars and military targets such as military logistics infrastructure.
Source: Reuters external link
The Israeli military and Shin Bet states that senior Hamas Gaza City Brigade commander Adham Ibrahim Shaaban Nasman, who was involved in directing the October 7, 2023, attacks and taking hostages, has been killed in a Israeli airstrike in the city last weekend, despite the ongoing ceasefire.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Local medics report that 12 Palestinians, including four children, have been killed in airstrikes across Gaza City, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire.
Source: BBC News external link
Two oil tankers departing Saudi Arabia, and , turn around in the Red Sea and head for the Suez Canal instead of the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, after a warning by Houthi-controlled Yemen.
Source: Reuters external link
Around 21 people are reported to be killed in a drone strike by Rapid Support Forces in the Tina region of Sudan's North Darfur state near the border with Chad.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
A survivor and local official say an armed gang abducted more than 40 people during raids on 11 villages in Maru, Zamfara State, Nigeria, over the weekend. The local government requests additional security forces.
Source: AFP via NDTV external link

Politics and elections

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Özgür Özel, the leader of the Turkish opposition Republican People's Party, who was ousted in May by a judicial ruling, announces that he will establish a new political party.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The French Parliament approves legislation allowing limited use of acetamiprid and flupyradifurone, pesticides banned nationally but permitted in the European Union. Environment minister Monique Barbut says she will resign over the measure.
Source: AFP via News.com.au external link

Health and environment

The U.S. state of Michigan reports 6,571 cases of cyclosporiasis, which is caused by .
Source: Reuters external link
Venezuela's health ministry reports that the hantavirus killed three people in Anzoátegui, says no evidence indicates human-to-human transmission, and rejects any connection to two unexplained deaths among medical workers in Barinas.
Source: Jamaica Observer external link

International relations

U.S. president Donald Trump authorizes U.S. airlines to resume direct flights to Lebanon, ending a suspension imposed after the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847.
Source: The Independent external link

Sports

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Law and crime

Indian police detain Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi during education-reform protests in New Delhi after he called for prime minister Narendra Modi's resignation. Parliament adjourns as demonstrators demand accountability for examination scandals and education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's removal.
Source: The Times of India external link
Two American tourists are injured, including one seriously, in a stabbing attack near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. A 60-year-old Greek man is taken into custody.
Source: AP external link

Business and economy

A spokesperson for Gregor Robertson announces that Canada has cancelled a joint opening ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge that will connect Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, after U.S. president Donald Trump announced 50% tariffs on Canadian goods.
Source: AP external link
Trump announces that imported generic drugs will remain tariff-free until August 2028, face a 100% tariff for one year, and a 200% tariff thereafter, citing efforts to move pharmaceutical production to the country.
Source: AFP via NDTV external link

Science and technology

The wreckage of Pan Am Flight 526A, a Douglas DC-4 that crashed into the sea off Puerto Rico in 1952, killing 52 people, is located by a veteran aviation search team.
Source: The Dallas Express external link

Disasters and accidents

A fire on a bus travelling from Lâm Đồng province to Ho Chi Minh City kills seven passengers and injures five others in southern Vietnam.
Source: Reuters external link
The death toll from the sinking of passenger ferry MV off the coast of Guyana two days ago rises to 53. Seventy-seven others were rescued, while over 55 remain missing.
Source: Guyana Chronicle external link
reports that Australian doctor Tareq Kamleh, who traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State, is found alive in a prison in Baghdad, Iraq.
Source: ABC Net external link

July 20

Law and crime

A federal court in New York, U.S., sentences Sinaloa Cartel co-founder El Mayo to life imprisonment and orders $15 billion in forfeiture after he pled guilty to charges related to leading the cartel.
Source: Le Monde external link
Heavy clashes erupt between police and protesters in Bologna, Italy, after a 42-year-old Moroccan man, Abderrahim Fakir, was killed by police while being handcuffed the previous day.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The United States Central Command says that the U.S. military has redirected seven commercial vehicles and disabled one since the blockade on Iranian ports was reinstated on July 14.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
Greek shipping company Dynacom Tankers reports that two oil tankers, the Malta-flagged Panamax-sized tanker and Liberian-flagged crude carrier , were attacked off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by unknown projectiles.
Source: Reuters external link
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims that two tankers have exploded after passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: The Hill external link
Mediators Pakistan and Qatar propose a 10-day ceasefire in an effort to revive the Islamabad Memorandum signed last month.
Source: Reuters external link
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran is in a "full-scale war".
Source: The Guardian external link
The Jordanian military says air defences intercepted three Iranian missiles targeting Jordan.
Source: Business Recorder external link
reports American soldiers were injured and several helicopters were damaged in Iranian strikes against Jordan.
Source: The New York Times external link
The Kuwaiti defense ministry reports that the military has intercepted ballistic missiles and drones entering Kuwait's airspace.
Source: Arab Times Kuwait external link
The U.S. CENTCOM completes a 10th round of strikes against Iranian military command centers, missile and drone launch sites, maritime capabilities and air defense systems.
Source: Reuters external link
The Israeli military says that they have killed two Islamic Jihad militants in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
Hamas names Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader, replacing former leader Yahya Sinwar.
Source: Reuters external link
Houthi-controlled Yemen declares a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia effective immediately, after accusing it of an "aggressive siege" against Yemen for nearly 12 years.
Source: Reuters external link
A plane operated by Saudi Arabia's King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center arrives in Khartoum, Sudan, with aid, food, and medical supplies amidst the civil war.
Source: Asharq Al-Awsat external link
The United States imposes new sanctions upon the Sudanese military junta, alleging the use of chemical weapons including chlorine gas in the civil war.
Source: RFI external link
The Iraqi military say that they have destroyed six ISIS hideouts in Kirkuk, Iraq.
Source: Iraqi News external link

Business and economy

U.S. president Donald Trump signs another executive order imposing 50% tariffs on many Canadian goods, including USMCA-covered products, citing alleged discriminatory trade practices. The duties take effect in 30 days, with exemptions for energy, potash, and products under sector-specific tariffs.
Source: CBC News external link
The nationwide gas prices in the United States exceeds US$4 per gallon, the highest since June 17.
Source: NBC News external link
Brent Crude oil surpasses US$90 per barrel as oil prices increase amidst the ongoing escalation, while West Texas Intermediate reaches $84.49.
Source: CNBC external link

Disasters and accidents

Twenty people are killed, 80 others are injured and more than 100 people remain missing after heavy rains caused flash floods in eastern Afghanistan.
Source: Xinhua external link

Health and environment

Thounsands of fish die in a canal in Sint Maarten in what officials describe as the largest fish kill in the country's history. A critical drop in oxygen levels is being blamed for the deaths.
Source: AP external link

Politics and elections

Indian riot police baton-charge protesters marching toward the Parliament House in New Delhi over irregularities involving the NEET. Thousands demand education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, while Delhi Police restrict internet access and say the demonstration lacked permission.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
Source: The Telegraph external link
Santomean president Carlos Vila Nova wins re-election with 55.94% of the vote, while his main opposition candidate Nito Abreu comes second with 41.42% of the vote.
Source: Reuters external link
Nicaraguan co-president Daniel Ortega announces that the country will hold no further elections in order to "build a wall" against the political opposition.
Source: The Guardian external link

July 19

Health and environment

Canada bars foreign nationals who have visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo within the previous 21 days, citing the Ebola epidemic.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

Students hold protests in several cities across India after activist Sonam Wangchuk is arrested and taken to a hospital during his hunger strike calling for education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over the 2026 NEET exam paper leak, with a march on Parliament planned for the following day.
Source: Financial Express external link
Santomeans vote to elect the country's president. Incumbent president Carlos Vila Nova seeks a second term in office.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that diplomatic solutions are "still on the table" if Iran ceases attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
The Kurdistan Freedom Party reports that eight Iranian Kurdish rebels have been wounded after a drone strike from Iran hit a camp near Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Source: Arab News external link
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announces that an American service member has been killed in northern Iraq during a "controlled" detonation of a downed Iranian drone, bringing the total amount of American casualties to 17.
Source: Reuters external link
The Israeli military uses the Iron Dome to shoot down fragments from an Iranian missile fired at Aqaba, Jordan, after the Aegis was reportedly used to shoot down the missile.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
The U.S. CENTCOM launches strikes against Iran for a ninth consecutive evening amidst a rise in American casualties.
Source: The Kabul Tribune external link
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that 530 people, including 76 civilians, have been killed in clashes between the post-Assad Syrian Army and the Syrian Democratic Forces over the past months.
Source: Shafaq external link
Around 50 Malian soldiers are reported to have been killed in Anéfis, Mali, by the Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front rebels.
Source: The News Pakistan external link
Ukrainian officials say Russian forces struck a Guinea-Bissau-flagged cargo ship carrying corn off Odesa, killing ten crew members from India and Syria. Eight others are rescued, while the vessel continues burning.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Disasters and accidents

At least six people are killed and 21 others are injured when a M 5.5 earthquake strikes the town of Pumpunya in Chongos Bajo District, Chupaca province, Department of Junín, Peru.
Source: El Comercio Perú external link
Four people are killed, four others are unaccounted for, and several houses are swept away after a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall hits Mon District, Nagaland, India.
Source: NDTV external link
Sixty-seven people are rescued and 66 others are reported missing when passenger ferry MV capsizes and sinks near the Pomeroon River in Guyana.
Source: AP external link

Sports

In esports, Dplus KIA defeats Karmine Corp 3–0 to win the title at the 2026 Esports World Cup, extending South Korea's winning streak to three years and securing its first international title since 2020.
Source: DAZN external link
In association football, Spain win their second FIFA World Cup title after defeating the defending champions Argentina 1–0 after extra time in the final held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Spain's captain Rodri is awarded the Golden Ball.
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After winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Spain becomes the first country to hold both the men's and women's World Cups, having won the latter in 2023. The men's team extends their international football record of 38 consecutive unbeaten matches, surpassing Italy's record of 37. It also becomes the first team to field two teenagers, Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsí, both 19-year-olds, in a FIFA World Cup final.
Source: FOX Sports external link
Spanish manager Luis de la Fuente also becomes the oldest manager to win a World Cup title at 65 years old.
Source: Reuters external link