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July 25

Politics and elections

Indian education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns after protests over alleged entrance-examination leaks and broader education-system irregularities. His resignation marks the Modi government's first major concession to the demonstrations.
Source: Le Monde external link

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from the flash floods in Assam, India, rises to 62, after 14 more fatalities were reported.
Source: NDTV external link
At least 35 people are killed and 30 others are injured when two buses collide on the Deir ez-Zor-Damascus road in Syria.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims to have stopped 4 vessels from transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
Iranian Health Ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour reports no U.S. military strikes against Iran, after 13-consecutive nights of strikes by the United States Central Command against the country.
Source: NBC News external link
Two people are injured by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on Hodeidah, Houthi-controlled Yemen. Saudi Arabia intercepts two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis at Aramco facilities in Yanbu and Jizan.
Source: NBC News external link
Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone strike on a postal facility in Sumy has killed two people.
Source: AFP via BGNES external link

July 24

Armed conflicts and attacks

Bahrain's military says that they have intercepted a number of missiles and drones from Iran.
Source: Arab News external link
Jordan's military says that they have intercepted seven missiles and six drones launched from Iran. No casualties or damage were reported.
Source: Al-Monitor external link
Kuwait's army says that its air defenses confronted several attacks from Iran.
Source: Arab News external link
Iran says it has attacked U.S. military bases in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait, including the Isa Air Base, using Arash drones.
Source: Euronews external link
The U.S. military says its forces fired into a tanker's engine room and disabled the vessel after its crew repeatedly attempted to breach the American blockade of Iranian ports and ignored warnings.
Source: AFP via BSS external link
The Indian embassy in Tehran reports that the Mozambique-flagged LPG tanker with 28 Indian nationals on the vessel was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. All 28 crew members were reported safe.
Source: India Today external link
Source: Iran International external link
Drones target Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, with six drones reported to be intercepted.
Source: Kurdistan24 external link
reports that Bahraini and Kuwaiti fighter jets attacked military targets inside Iran earlier in July, with air and intelligence support from the United Arab Emirates.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
The Israeli military reports that the air force has struck Hamas weapon depots, weapon manufacturing sites and tunnels in the Gaza Strip, and accuses the militant group of violating the ceasefire signed in October 2025.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Clashes in Tell, Nablus, kill four Palestinians and two Israelis after a confrontation between settlers and locals in the town. Subsequent settler attacks in the West Bank injure at least 10 Palestinians.
Source: The New York Times external link
The Houthis deny reports that they have closed the Bab-el-Mandeb and state that they are not seeking to close it, reaffirming that they have only established a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
Saudi Arabia strikes Houthi military sites in Hodeidah, Yemen, after a long hiatus in response to the movement's attacks on maritime shipping, while the militant group vows to retaliate.
Source: Reuters external link
A Wildberries logistic hub in Russia-occupied Crimea is hit by Ukrainian drones and catches fire.
Source: RBC-Ukraine external link
Ukrainian drones also hit Wildberries logistics hubs in Saint Petersburg and Tver, Russia.
Source: Kyiv Independent external link
Ukrainian officials say a Russian ballistic missile strike on a private training ground hosting a defence-industry event in the Kyiv Oblast killed 10 people and injured nearly 100. Prosecutors investigate possible negligence in organizing the event.
Source: Reuters external link
A Romanian F-16 ​fighter jet shot down a Russian Geran-2 drone near Padina, Buzău County, that had entered its airspace for the first ‌time.
Source: Euronews external link
The North Kordofan government reports that 15 civilians in the Burbur area south of El-Obeid, Sudan have been killed by a Rapid Support Forces drone strike.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
At least 27 people are killed, including 12 militants, in an attack on a security check post in Tank District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Source: Hindustan Times external link

Law and crime

A South African court temporarily halts the parliament's impeachment inquiry into president Cyril Ramaphosa over the theft of US$580,000 from his farm, pending his challenge to a report finding possible constitutional violations.
Source: Reuters external link
Eight people are killed, including six children, in an arson and shooting attack at a house in Grand Haven Charter Township, Michigan, United States.
Source: The Indian Express external link
Diplomatic sources say International Criminal Court member states voted to remove chief prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan following sexual misconduct allegations.
Source: CNN external link
Prosecutors say thieves stole a 2,500-year-old gold Celtic necklace from the Musée du Pays Châtillonnais in Châtillon-sur-Seine, Côte-d'Or, France, after breaking its display case during opening hours. The artifact belongs to the Vix treasure.
Source: The Manila Times external link

Science and technology

SpaceX Starship launched on test flight 13, being the first to to deploy operational Starlink satellites, then successfully soft landing in the Indian Ocean, intact without explosion.
Source: CNN external link

Business and economy

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects between Detroit, Michigan, U.S., and Windsor, Ontario, Canada, ceremonially opens, with Canadian officials marking the opening ceremony of the bridge with the absence of American officials amidst ongoing trade tensions.
Source: Reuters external link
Paramount announces that they have agreed to delay its US$111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery amidst lawsuits from 12 U.S. state attorneys general.
Source: The Hill external link

Health and environment

Oxford University reports the first volunteer that has been injected with the Ebola vaccine aimed at targeting the Bundibugyo ebolavirus strain of Ebola that is causing a outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: AFP via GMA News Online external link
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak, which is caused by , has spread to an additional four states: Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania.
Source: CNBC external link
Michigan, U.S. surpasses 8,100 cases of cyclosporiasis.
Source: CBS News external link
The Sudan Doctors Union reports a dengue fever outbreak in Sudan's Blue Nile state, killing 39 people and leaving 300 infected.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
The U.S. CDC reports 2,318 confirmed measles cases in the country during the first seven months of 2026, marking the highest annual total since 1991.
Source: AFP via Euractiv external link

International relations

The European Union sanctions five Iranian judges over alleged human rights violations and Ashiyane cyber group founder Nima Salehi, whom it accuses of cooperating with Iranian authorities to suppress information.
Source: Reuters external link
The U.S. treasury department announces sanctions against nine firms and four people associated with sanctioned Iranian financer Babak Zanjani after attempting to evade previous sanctions.
Source: Reuters external link
Venezuelan foreign minister Félix Plasencia says the country will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), citing alleged geographic bias. The ICC says it has not received formal notice and that existing investigations and cooperation obligations remain unaffected.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
The U.S. state department, in coordination with the Mexican finance ministry, sanctions over 50 Mexican individuals and companies allegedly linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
Source: El País external link

Disasters and accidents

French authorities evacuate more than 110,000 people from Cap Ferret, Gironde, by land and sea as an uncontrolled wildfire burns over 19,000 hectares, destroys 80 homes, and threatens the peninsula’s only access road.
Source: The Guardian external link
Spanish interior minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska declares a national emergency over wildfires in the Community of Madrid and the Province of Ávila, placing the Military Emergencies Unit in command. Authorities evacuate more than 10,000 people as three major fires remain uncontrolled.
Source: AA external link
Thirteen people are killed and two others are injured after a heavy boulder rolled down a hill and hit moving vehicles in Chamba District, India.
Source: Xinhua external link
Five people are killed and three others are injured when a soil collapse buries a house in Hongtong County, Shanxi, China.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

For the ninth consecutive day, thousands continue to protest in Kyiv, announcing that they would not cease pressuring the presidency until Mykhailo Fedorov was reinstated as Minister of Defence.
Source: The Kyiv Independent external link
Bangladeshi president Mohammed Shahabuddin resigns from office, citing health reasons.
Source: Reuters external link
Forty deputies of the Polish Sejm from the Law and Justice party resign as part of a dispute between party leader Jarosław Kaczyński and member Mateusz Morawiecki.
Source: in Polish external link

July 23

Disasters and accidents

More than 20,000 people are evacuated from their homes as wildfires spread in Gironde, France. More than 700 firefighters have been deployed to battle the fires.
Source: BBC News external link

Politics and elections

The United States House of Representatives votes 214–208 to approve war powers legislation attempting to require the president of the United States to halt military action against Iran. The United States Senate votes 47–49 to stop the legislation from advancing.
Source: Reuters external link

Science and technology

The International Mathematical Union awards the 2026 Fields Medals to Yu Deng, John Pardon, Jacob Tsimerman, and Hong Wang at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Wang becomes the third woman to receive the prize after Maryam Mirzakhani in 2014 and Maryna Viazovska in 2022.
Source: Le Monde external link

Sports

Source: BBC Sport external link

Law and crime

United States federal judge John R. Tunheim sentences Vance Boelter to two life terms plus 40 years without parole for killing Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounding state senator John Hoffman and his wife in June 2025.
Source: The Manila Times external link
The International Criminal Court at The Hague, Netherlands, officially drops charges against former militia leader Abdallah Banda, who was previously charged for his role in a 2007 attack on African Union peacekeepers during Sudan's Darfur conflict.
Source: Reuters external link

Health and environment

Taylor Farms temporarily suspend operations at its processing facility in central Mexico after American health officials linked it to a current cyclosporiasis outbreak in the U.S., which is caused by .
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) says it has redirected 12 commercial vessels and disabled one since the naval blockade on Iran resumed on July 14.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy says it has stopped three oil tankers from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Arab News external link
The Islamic Republic News Agency reports that the U.S. military struck the Shalamcheh area near the Iran–Iraq border. Two people are reported to be killed and 11 are reported injured.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
The U.S. CENTCOM reports on X that they have conducted strikes against Iran for a 13th consecutive night amidst clashes over shipping routes, with explosions reported in Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, and Qeshm Island.
Source: WLS-TV external link
Kuwait's defense ministry reports that a drone has hit the Abdali area near the Iraqi border.
Source: Kurdistan24 external link
The Houthis claim to have attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea for their violation of the blockade by Yemen's Houthi-led armed forces. There are no reported casualties.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Shipping data shows that two Chinese very-large crude carriers carrying four million ​barrels of Saudi Arabian oil, the Singaporean-flagged and Chinese-flagged , are heading towards Bab-el-Mandeb strait.
Source: Reuters external link
Germany's defence ministry moves the and the replenishment oiler from the coast of Djibouti to the eastern Mediterranean Sea, citing uncertainty over a planned Strait of Hormuz mission and concerns about prolonged deployment affecting the vessels.
Source: AFP via Al Arabiya external link
Reuters reports that Iran sent Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers, along with drone- and missile-related equipment, on a Mahan Air flight to Houthi-controlled Yemen on July 13, in preparation for the blockade on Saudi Arabia.
Source: Reuters external link
Emergency lawyers report that a drone strike has killed several civilians in the Badia area of Sudan's Blue Nile State.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

Business and economy

Oil prices, including Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate, increase to over US$101 per barrel and to nearly $93 per barrel, respectively, after the escalation in the Red Sea. The United States gasoline national average increases to $4.09 per gallon.
Source: NBC News external link
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signs a law banning the production and sale of , citing animal cruelty. The measure effectively ends Brazilian imports of the product.
Source: Reuters external link
The United States imposes tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 trading partners, citing forced-labor concerns. The duties take effect Friday and exempt USMCA-covered goods and products already subject to sector-specific tariffs.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link

July 22

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

Disasters and accidents

Seven people are killed after a truck collides with a medical transport van in Pernambuco, Brazil.
Source: Xinhua external link
A Robinson R44 helicopter crashes in Sincan, Ankara, Turkey, killing the pilot and injuring the co-pilot.
Source: Turkiye Today external link
In the United States, 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: The Independent external link

Politics and elections

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is released after police detained him outside prime minister Narendra Modi's residence yesterday during protests demanding education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation and changes to the examination system.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Science and technology

The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope reports evidence of a possible exomoon-like object orbiting the brown dwarf CD-35 2722 B in the CD-35 2722 system, in a study published in the journal.
Source: Nature external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Jordanian military 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.
Source: Ynetnews external link
The General Staff of the Kuwait Army reports that Kuwait's military and air defenses have been actively intercepting "hostile drones" from Iran.
Source: The Times Kuwait external link
The United States military launches Tomahawk missile strikes on Iran's Larak Island.
Source: AFP via Al Arabiya external link
The U.S. Central Command launches a new round of strikes against Iran, marking the 12th consecutive day of attacks.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
reports that the tanker , belonging to Greek shipowner George Prokopiou, was "highly likely" to have been captured in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran two days earlier.
Source: Forbes external link
The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet announces that they have killed three Hamas militants in the northern Gaza Strip, including one in the Hamas military wing that took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel.
Source: Cleveland Jewish News 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.
Source: AA external link
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
Sixteen civilians, most of whom gold miners, are killed during a village attack suspected to have been perpetrated by ADF forces in Mandeite locality, Mambasa, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: AA external link
Five soldiers are killed and six civilians are injured in a mass shooting by ten unknown gunmen at a security checkpoint in Narathiwat province, Thailand.
Source: Al Jazeera 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

Health and environment

The death toll from the ongoing measles outbreak in Bangladesh exceeds 800.
Source: Dhaka Tribune external link
African CDC director Jean Kaseya reports that the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached past 1,000.
Source: AP external link
The number of reported cyclosporiasis cases in the U.S. state of Michigan exceeds 7,000.
Source: WDIV external link
The fire department of Tokyo, Japan, reports 453 heat-related hospitalizations, its highest daily total since records began in 2010, as a severe heat wave kills one person and leaves four critically ill. The country's Fire and Disaster Management Agency reports at least 14 heat-related deaths nationwide over the previous week.
Source: Malay Mail external link

International relations

Saudi Arabia and the United States sign a civil nuclear cooperation agreement allowing Saudi Arabia to use U.S. reactor technology, enrich uranium, and reprocess nuclear waste. The pact excludes the IAEA Additional Protocol and proceeds to U.S. congressional review.
Source: Reuters 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
Unknown gunmen open fire at a police station in Canindeyú Department, Paraguay, killing three officers and wounding another.
Source: Abc.com external link