July 31

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian forces launch drone strikes and cruise missile strikes on Kyiv, Ukraine, killing at least six people and injuring more than 50 others.

Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Kyiv strikes (2022–present)

Source: BBC News

July 30

International relations

Turkey announces it will start supplying natural gas to Syria via the Arab Gas Pipeline to help Syria generate new electricity, while Qatar will also help with the project's financing.

Syria–Turkey relations Qatar–Syria relations

Source: AP

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announces that Canada will recognise Palestine as an independent country in September, conditional on the Palestinian Authority committing to certain reforms.

2025 New York Peace Conference on Gaza Canada–Palestine relations

Source: CBC

The U.S. Treasury Department imposes sanctions under the Magnitsky Act on Brazilian jurist Alexandre de Moraes over alleged human rights violations and suppression of freedom of expression in his oversight of former president Jair Bolsonaro.

Source: Reuters

Science and technology

The government of Australia announces the inclusion of video-sharing site YouTube in its social media ban for teenagers starting in December, following a survey on harmful content being reported on the site.

Internet censorship in Australia

Source: Reuters

Russian federal agency Rospotrebnadzor blocks web service Speedtest after identifying alleged threats to the security of the public communications network and a segment of the Internet in Russia.

Internet censorship in Russia

Source: The Moscow Times

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 71 Palestinians are killed and dozens more are wounded while seeking humanitarian aid.

Gaza war 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings

Source: Al Jazeera

M23 rebels expel Wazalendo militia Decisive Movement for the Liberation of Congo from Kamakombe, Kabare Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Kivu conflict M23 campaign (2022–present)

Source: Radio Okapi

At least four South Sudanese soldiers are shot and killed by Ugandan forces, who retaliated after a Ugandan soldier was killed by South Sudanese forces on Monday during border clashes. Both countries have agreed to an immediate ceasefire.

South Sudan–Uganda relations

Source: AP

Disasters and accidents

A M 8.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. Tsunami alerts have been issued along the Pacific coast of many countries.

2025 Kamchatka Peninsula earthquake

Source: The New York Times

Five foreigners are killed after a truck driven by a Russian citizen collides with a minivan driven by a Ukrainian national on the A1 motorway in Slovenia.

Source: Slovenian Press Agency

July 29

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian forces launch drone strikes and cruise missile strikes across Ukraine, killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens of others, including 16 inmates killed in an airstrike on a prison in Zaporizhzhia.

Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Source: BBC News

Wazalendo militia Human Rights Defense Forces and M23 rebels clash on a hill near Kazinga, Masisi Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Kivu conflict M23 campaign (2022–present)

Source: Radio Okapi

According to the Sudan Doctors Network, 13 children have died from malnutrition in a displacement camp in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Sudanese civil war (2023–present)Famine in Sudan (2024–present)

Source: AP

Zaïre-FPAC militants attack Sanduku 1, Djugu Territory, DRC, killing two civilians.

Ituri conflict

Source: Radio Okapi

The Houthis launch a ballistic missile targeting Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, which was intercepted by Israeli forces.

Red Sea crisis

Source: The Times of Israel

Disasters and accidents

At least 18 people making the Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage are killed in a bus accident in Deoghar, Jharkand, India.

Source: NDTV

The death toll from the flooding in Hebei and Beijing, China, increases to 34, with eight others missing.

Source: NPR

Seven people are killed and three others are injured when a Venezuelan Air Force Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft carrying members of the Yanomami Indigenous community, medical personnel and crew crashes after a suspected technical failure in the Amazon Rainforest, Amazonas State, Venezuela.

Source: ASN

A dust explosion at a wood chip manufacturing plant in Fremont, Nebraska, United States, kills two girls and leaves an adult missing.

Source: AP

Law and crime

Lebanon convicts and sentences six people who are accused of killing a United Nations peacekeeper in Beirut in 2023.

Source: AP

The Internal Security Agency of Poland detains 32 people, including a Pole, a Colombian, Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians, who are suspected of coordinating with Russia to engage in sabotage.

Source: AP

International relations

Maltese prime minister Robert Abela announces that Malta will recognize the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly session in September.

2025 New York Peace Conference on Gaza International recognition of Palestine

Source: TVM

Sammarinese foreign and political affairs secretary Luca Beccari announces that San Marino will recognize the State of Palestine by the end of 2025.

2025 New York Peace Conference on Gaza International recognition of Palestine

Source: GiornaleSM

United Kingdom prime minister Keir Starmer declares that the UK will formally recognize the State of Palestine should a ceasefire not be achieved by September.

2025 New York Peace Conference on Gaza International recognition of Palestine

Source: The Telegraph

The Netherlands bans far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich from the country and calls on the European Union to support a ceasefire in Gaza.

Israel–Netherlands relations

Source: AP

Politics and elections

Four people are killed and over 500 others are arrested in protests in Luanda, Angola, against the government's increase in fuel prices.

Source: DW

July 28

Armed conflicts and attacks

Congolese government–aligned Wazalendo militias, including Resisting Congolese Patriots and the Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo, clash with M23 rebels in Shoa and Shamarambo villages, Masisi Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The villages are captured by the M23.

Kivu conflict M23 campaign (2022–present)

Source: Radio Okapi

Wazalendo militia Collective of Movements for Change clashes with M23 rebels in the villages of Mashango and Mudugudu, Rutshuru Territory.

Kivu conflict M23 campaign (2022–present)

Source: Radio Okapi

Israeli attacks kill more than 80 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip.

Gaza war Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip

Source: Al Jazeera

The Houthis release a video showing ten crewmembers of the Greek-operated cargo ship Eternity C, which the group attacked and sunk earlier this month, in captivity.

Red Sea crisis Houthi attacks on commercial vessels

Source: Reuters

U.S. president Donald Trump issues a new 12-day ultimatum to Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

Russian invasion of Ukraine United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Source: BBC News

Clashes occur in Dolow, Somalia, between Jubaland forces and the Somali National Army.

Constitutional crisis in Somalia Jubaland crisis

Source: Garowe Online

The Indian military announces they have killed three militants in the Dachigam area of Jammu and Kashmir.

Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir

Source: AP

The Pakistani Counter Terrorism Department kills three suspected militants accused of orchestrating an attack in Karachi last year.

Source: AP

Arts and culture

The Polisario Front formally condemns the recent filming of Christopher Nolan's upcoming film in Moroccan-occupied Dakhla, Western Sahara.

Source: Forbes

Politics and elections

Philippine president Bongbong Marcos orders a nationwide audit of flood control projects across the country, alongside a crackdown on corruption on these projects, in response to widespread damage caused by recent flooding resulting from Tropical Storm Wipha and the monsoon season.

2025 State of the Nation Address (Philippines)

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer

International relations

A peace conference opens in New York City, United States, aimed at reviving the two-state solution and renewing diplomatic efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

2025 New York Peace Conference on Gaza

Source: Reuters

Disasters and accidents

At least 30 people are killed and several others are missing due to heavy rain and flooding in Hebei and Beijing, China.

Source: AP

Three people are killed and hundreds of others are evacuated during floods across nine counties in northeastern Romania.

Source: Reuters

Law and crime

Five people are killed, including an NYPD officer and the perpetrator, and five others are injured, including four with non-gunshot injuries, in a mass shooting at the 345 Park Avenue skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City, United States.

2025 New York City shooting

Source: BNO News

Three people are killed and eight others are injured, including the perpetrator and an officer that sustained non-gunshot injuries, in a mass shooting at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, United States.

Grand Sierra Resort shooting

Source: KRNV-DT

Six people are killed, including the perpetrator, and two others are injured in a mass shooting at Or Tor Kor Market in Bangkok, Thailand.

Or Tor Kor Market shooting

Source: Thairath

Two people are killed and two others are injured, including the perpetrator, in a mass stabbing on business premises on Long Lane in Southwark, London, United Kingdom.

Source: Sky News

A court in Bogotá, Colombia, convicts former president Álvaro Uribe of witness tampering and bribery.

Source: AP