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Reuters 
July 24
Politics and elections
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.
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in Polish
International relations
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.
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Reuters
Armed conflicts and attacks
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Kyiv Independent
Jordan's military says that they have intercepted seven missiles and six drones launched from Iran. No casualties or damage were reported.
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Al-Monitor
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Kurdistan24
At least 27 people are killed, including 12 militants, in an attack on a security check post in Tank District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Hindustan Times
Law and crime
The U.S. State Department sanctions over 50 Mexican individuals and companies allegedly linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
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Bloomberg News
Disasters and accidents
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.
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AA
July 23
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.
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NBC News
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.
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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.
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Reuters
Sports
In association football, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger submit joint bids to host the 2032 Africa Cup of Nations under the Alliance of Sahel States.
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BBC Sport
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.
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The Manila Times
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.
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Reuters
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.
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Middle East Eye
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy says it has stopped three oil tankers from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Arab News
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.
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Middle East Eye
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.
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WLS-TV
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Kurdistan24
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.
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Al Jazeera
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.
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Reuters
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.
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AFP via Al Arabiya
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.
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Reuters
Emergency lawyers report that a drone strike has killed several civilians in the Badia area of Sudan's Blue Nile State.
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Sudan Tribune
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 .
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Reuters
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.
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Le Monde
Disasters and accidents
July 22
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.
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Reuters
Disasters and accidents
Seven people are killed after a truck collided with a medical transport van in Pernambuco, Brazil.
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Xinhua
A Robinson R44 helicopter crashes in Sincan, Ankara, Turkey, killing the pilot and injuring the co-pilot.
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Turkiye Today
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.
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The Independent
Health and environment
The death toll from the ongoing measles outbreak in Bangladesh exceeds past 800.
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Dhaka Tribune
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.
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AP
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WDIV
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.
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Malay Mail
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.
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Ynetnews
The General Staff of the Kuwait Army reports that Kuwait's military and air defenses have been actively intercepting "hostile drones" from Iran.
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The Times Kuwait
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AFP via Al Arabiya
The U.S. Central Command launches a new round of strikes against Iran, marking the 12th consecutive day of attacks.
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Middle East Eye
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.
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Forbes
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.
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Cleveland Jewish News
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.
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Reuters
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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AA
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.
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Sudan Tribune
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.
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NDTV
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.
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Al Jazeera
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.
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AFP via France 24
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.
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NBC News
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.
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The Guardian
Unknown gunmen open fire at a police station in Canindeyú Department, Paraguay, killing three officers and wounding another.
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Abc.com
July 21
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.
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The Times of India
Sports
In association football, Chelsea sign attacking midfielder Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for a British record transfer fee of £117 million.
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BBC Sport
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that they have launched strikes on Amazon's data center in Bahrain.
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CNBC
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.
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Military Times
Malta's sustainable mobility ministry confirms that the Greek-owned Malta-flagged oil tanker was "subject to an attack" in the Strait of Hormuz as it was navigating the southern corridor of the waterway. Additionally, all 23 crew members of the vessel are reported to be rescued.
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Malta Today
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.
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Military.com
Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says that Israel will not join the United States in striking Iran.
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Middle East Eye
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.
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Reuters
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.
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The Times of Israel
Local medics report that 12 Palestinians, including four children, have been killed in airstrikes across Gaza City, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire.
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BBC News
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.
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Reuters
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.
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Sudan Tribune
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.
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AFP via NDTV
Residents say motorcycle-riding gunmen killed at least 24 farmers and wounded several others in attacks on villages in Talata Mafara, Zamfara State, before stealing livestock and leaving the area.
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Reuters
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.
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The Independent
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.
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The Dallas Express
Politics and elections
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi amid protests over the removal of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov and appoints Joint Forces commander Mykhailo Drapatyi as Syrskyi's replacement.
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CNN
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.
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Al Jazeera
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.
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AFP via News.com.au
Business and economy
A spokesperson for Canadian infrastructure minister 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.
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CBC
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.
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AFP via NDTV
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.
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Reuters
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.
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Guyana Chronicle
reports that Australian doctor Tareq Kamleh, who traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State, is found alive in a prison in Baghdad, Iraq.
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The West Australian
Health and environment
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Reuters
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.
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Jamaica Observer