July 31
Disasters and accidents
Two bodies and a body part are recovered after an avalanche on the Broad Peak in Pakistan buried ten climbers yesterday, including Nirmal Purja, who remains missing.
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BBC News 
Law and crime
A Sri Lankan court sentences former police chief Pujith Jayasundara to death for negligence in failing to prevent the 2019 Easter bombings, which killed 279 people. Sri Lanka has not carried out an execution since 1976.
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The Star
Conflicts or attacks
A migrant worker is killed and another is injured in a shooting attack by terrorists in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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The Indian Express
International relations
Ceutan mayor-president Juan Jesús Vivas says that around 60,000 undocumented migrants have entered the Spanish exclave in North Africa in the last 24 hours, as the death toll from accidents rises to 43.
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BBC News
Videos on social media appear to show the Spanish Army deploying military vehicles towards the border with Morocco.
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Reuters
French interior minister Laurent Nuñez announces that he has ordered increased controls at the border with Spain amid fears the thousands of migrants entering Ceuta could make their way to France.
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Politico
Austrian chancellor Christian Stocker and Finnish interior minister Mari Rantanen join Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni in calling for Spain to be suspended from Schengen Area in response to the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta over the last 24 hours.
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AA
Spanish authorities close the Melilla border crossing with Morocco after around 400 migrants stormed the border barrier. RTVE reports the sound of gunfire and explosions.
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AA
July 30
Politics and elections
Argentine president Javier Milei issues a decree seeking parliamentary approval to bar or expel foreigners accused of inciting hatred against Argentina or its people, while exempting protected political, academic, and ideological expression.
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Vanguard
Disasters and accidents
At least nine people are killed and several others are trapped after an explosion at a four-story building in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, India.
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Hindustan Times
Ten climbers are reported missing, including Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja, after an avalanche on the Broad Peak in Pakistan.
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The Indian Express
Health and environment
The death toll from the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rises to over 1,500 people killed.
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AP
Singapore-based Hilleman Laboratories announces plans to advance an rVSV-based vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola into human trials after World Health Organization experts identified it as the most promising candidate for the epidemic.
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AFP via CNA
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports that the U.S. state has surpassed 10,000 cases of cyclosporiasis, which is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis.
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CBS News MI
The Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary shuts down for the first time in 44 years amid a drought across the country and extremely low water levels on the Danube river.
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DW
Sports
In association football, UEFA announces that it will boycott the 2030 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by current champions Spain along with Portugal and Morocco, if FIFA president Gianni Infantino proceeds with plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
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Sky Sports
In boxing, World Boxing lifts all restrictions on Russian athletes, allowing them to compete with their national symbols.
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Reuters
In ice hockey, the International Ice Hockey Federation extends Russia's ban to the 2027 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, and says that a decision will be made in November for the 2027 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships.
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ESPN
Business and economy
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development trade bloc reopens its office in Khartoum, Sudan, resuming operations for the first time since the start of the country's civil war in April 2023.
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Sudan Tribune
International relations
Thousands of undocumented immigrants cross into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta from neighboring Morocco. The city's mayor-president, Juan Jesús Vivas, requests the Spanish government to declare a national emergency, but is refused by the interior ministry.
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AP
Senior Italian politicians, including prime minister Giorgia Meloni, deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, and foreign minister Antonio Tajani, call for Spain to be kicked out of the Schengen Zone or the suspension of the Schengen Agreement entirely, citing the alleged threat of undocumented immigrants spreading throughout the European Union.
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Politico EU
Chile and Venezuela restore diplomatic relations after a two-year suspension following Chile's call for a review of the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election results.
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The Manila Times
Nauru announces it has withdrawn its recognition of Georgia's breakaway states Abkhazia and South Ossetia, terminating diplomatic relations with these entities "with immediate effect".
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Civil Georgia
Armed conflicts and attacks
Kuwaiti authorities confirm that an Iranian attack targeted a building belonging to a Chinese company, killing one person.
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Kuwait Times
The Egyptian cabinet confirms a drone has hit two vessels yesterday at a port in Damietta, Egypt, including the LNG storage tanker .
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Reuters
Data shows that the QatarEnergy-controlled LNG tanker exited the Strait of Hormuz, becoming the first LNG vessel from Qatar visible on ship-tracking data to do so since July 11, when exited the strait from Das Island, United Arab Emirates.
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Reuters
Mediators and Hamas have reached an agreement to implement the second phase of a United States-backed ceasefire signed in October last year during a meeting in Cairo, Egypt.
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Egyptian Gazette
U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the Board of Peace reached a deal for a complete disarmament of Hamas.
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Jewish Insider
Amidst reports of a new plan to disarm Hamas, Israel reaffirms that it will not withdraw from the Gaza Strip, including the Yellow Line, until the militant organization is completely disarmed.
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The Jerusalem Post
The Gaza Health Ministry reports that four people, including children, are killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire.
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Al Jazeera
The Israeli military claims it has killed two alleged Hamas militants in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, including Nuseirat Battalion commander Ahmad Hisham Mahmoud and Hamas platoon commander Mahmoud Ali Mahmoud Taroush, violating the ongoing ceasefire.
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The Times of Israel
Saudi Arabia's government announces the establishment of the Multinational Maritime Defense Alliance with 14 countries signing the founding document in an effort to keep the Bab-el-Mandeb strait open.
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Saudi Press Agency
About 25 vessels cross the Bab-el-Mandeb strait according to data from Kpler shipping data.
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Reuters
Russian forces launch hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 50 others, including six people killed in a ballistic missile strike on Kryvyi Rih.
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Fana News
An armed Russian Kh-101 cruise missile enters Polish airspace around Lublin, prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets. At around 03:40 a.m. local time it explodes in the countryside close to Tarnawa-Kolonia, 90 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
The Associated Press reports that two former child soldiers said they were trained by Colombian mercenaries after being conscripted by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during the ongoing civil war in Sudan.
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The Washington Post
The Sudanese Air Force launches a series of airstrikes against RSF mobilizations and military positions in the north and west Kordofan.
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Sudan Tribune
The death toll from yesterday's attack in the Hangu district of northwest Pakistan rises to at least eleven police officers.
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AP via ABC News
Science and technology
The Minnesota IT Services reports a cyberattack across 30 municipal community water systems across the U.S. state of Minnesota, with American authorities accusing Iran of being behind the cyberattack.
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The New York Times
July 29
Health and environment
Kenya Wildlife Service says preliminary tests indicated cyanide-contaminated tomatoes may have killed 15 elephants near Amboseli National Park over the past month, warning that livestock grazing in the area could also be exposed.
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The Manila Times
Sports
FIFA opens an investigation into the Argentina national football team over altercations during the World Cup final and the display of a banner of the Falklands.
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The Athletic
Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli forces strike a mosque in Gaza City in violation of the ongoing ceasefire, accusing Hamas of using it to store weapons.
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The New York Times
Israeli forces accuse Hezbollah of launching a drone attack on its forces in the Ali al-Taher ridge of southern Lebanon, in violation of the ceasefire.
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Arab News
Israeli forces also claim that their 401st Brigade Combat Team and Yahalom Unit have destroyed a underground headquarters belonging to Hezbollah, located near a UNIFIL post.
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Israel National News
The Saudi Arabian Armed Forces and United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) launch strikes against Iran–backed militias in Iraq in response to Iranian drone attacks against oil facilities in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.
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Reuters
The Popular Mobilization Forces reports that 20 militants have been killed in joint Saudi–U.S. strikes.
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The Defense Post
Several members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are also confirmed to have been killed in the Saudi–U.S. strikes in Iraq.
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The New Region
A drone strike targets the LNG storage tanker , which is leased by the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company, at the port of Damietta, Egypt. Additionally, another vessel is also targeted. The group responsible for the strike is currently unknown.
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The New York Times
Data from Kpler shows that 39 commercial vessels have transited through the Bab el-Mandeb yesterday, the highest since July 19, while another five transited it today, including the VLCC and the Aframax tanker .
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Reuters
The reports that Rapid Support Forces militants retreating from Umm Sayala, Jabrat al-Sheikh, and Barah have launched retaliatory strikes in North Kordofan.
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Sudan Tribune
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Garowe Online
Ten police officers are killed in a drone attack and ambush in Hangu district of northwest Pakistan. Pakistani authorities claim that 15 of the attackers were killed.
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Reuters
Politics and elections
The government of Nauru announces the official change of name of the country from Nauru to Naoero.
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RNZ
Disasters and accidents
Two firefighters are killed while battling a wildfire near Rethymno, Crete, Greece, while a third dies near Gytheio, Laconia, during a separate operation.
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Malay Mail
A Bell 412 helicopter crashes while on a fire-fighting training operation in San Juan, Argentina, killing all seven occupants.
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AFP via NDTV
Law and crime
Bolivian prosecutors issue an arrest warrant for former president Evo Morales for allegedly organizing protests and roadblocks across the country in May and June. The investigation follows complaints alleging armed uprising and terrorism.
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Firstpost
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
Malian Armed Forces launch strikes against two armed vehicles and Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Azawad Liberation Front militants in the Ségou Region near Dagabory as part of Operation Dougoukoloko.
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APA
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
The United Nations reports that over 20,000 people have been displaced in Sudan's Darfur region over insecurity and violence.
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Middle East Monitor
Politics and elections
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Reuters
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
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.
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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
International relations
The United States Senate votes 86–12 to advance legislation imposing sanctions on Russia's energy revenues, financial institutions, officials, and shadow fleet, while authorizing tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil and gas.
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Kyiv Post
Arts and culture
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