Vietnamese cargo ship sinks in the South China Sea along the Vietnamese coast. At least 39 people are rescued, with 23 still missing.
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NOS 
July 26
Disasters and accidents
July 25
Armed conflicts and attacks
A Israeli airstrike reportedly kills a Palestinian medic at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)Gaza warAttacks on refugee camps in the Gaza warKilling of health workers in the Gaza war
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The Times of Israel
An Israeli airstrike reportedly kills senior brigadier general Abdel-Nasser Al-Maqadma, the head of the Hamas police force in the North Gaza Governorate, Gaza.
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Reuters
The Israeli military confirms that they have killed several Hamas militants over the past few weeks, including a Nukhba forces cell commander who took part in the Kissufim massacre during the October 7, 2023 attacks.
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The Times of Israel
The naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims to have stopped four vessels from transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
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Middle East Eye
Iranian health ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour reports no U.S. military strikes against Iran, after 13 consecutive nights of strikes by the U.S. Central Command against the country.
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NBC News
The United States halts strikes against Iran after government officials reportedly saw a potential opening to resume diplomatic efforts and talks.
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AP
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.
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NBC News
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AFP via BGNES
Darfur Joint Protection Force spokesperson Mutawakkil Ali Wakil confirms that, in coordination with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), that the joint force have retaken control of Umm Sayala, North Kordofan, Sudan, with 38 members of the Rapid Support Forces confirmed to have been killed.
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Sudan Horizon
The SAF and Darfur Joint Protection Force recapture Jebrat al Sheikh alongside the North Kordofan towns of Bara and Al-Baraka. Additionally, Darfur governor Minni Arko Minawi confirms the recaptures.
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Sudan Tribune
Law and crime
A vehicle drives into a crowd at the pride festival in Berlin, Germany, killing a person and injuring 16 others. A suspect is on the run.
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CNN
Disasters and accidents
The death toll from the flash floods in Assam, India, rises to 62, after fourteen more fatalities are confirmed.
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NDTV
At least 35 people are killed and 30 others are injured when two buses collide on the Deir ez-Zor-Damascus road in Syria.
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Reuters
Two people are killed when a Tecnam P2010 aircraft crashes into a home in Ganderkesee, Lower Saxony, Germany.
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South China Morning Post
One person is killed and at least 22 others are injured in a five-alarm fire in Flushing, New York City, United States.
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WNBC
Politics and elections
Brazil's Liberal Party formally nominates Rio de Janeiro senator Flávio Bolsonaro as its presidential candidate in the upcoming election.
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Reuters
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.
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Le Monde
International relations
Brazil denies visas to two U.S. state department officials seeking election-related meetings in Brasília, citing risks of "political exploitation". The U.S. state department says the visit concerns electoral integrity and freedom of expression.
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Arab News
July 24
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.
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Reuters
Eight people are killed, including six children, in an arson and shooting attack at a house in Grand Haven Charter Township, Michigan, United States.
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The Indian Express
Diplomatic sources say International Criminal Court member states voted to remove chief prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan following sexual misconduct allegations.
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CNN
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
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.
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AFP via GMA News Online
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.
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CNBC
The Sudan Doctors Union reports a dengue fever outbreak in Sudan's Blue Nile state, killing 39 people and leaving 300 infected.
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Sudan Tribune
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.
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AFP via Euractiv
Politics and elections
For the ninth consecutive day, thousands continue to protest in Kyiv, Ukraine, demanding Mykhailo Fedorov's reinstatement as Minister of Defence.
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The Kyiv Independent
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Reuters
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
The White House Correspondents' Dinner is held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, D.C., after being rescheduled following the assassination attempt at the Washington Hilton in April 2026. This is the first White House Correspondents' Dinner attended by U.S. President Donald Trump, after he previously skipped every dinner during his first term.
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NPR
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.
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Reuters
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
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.
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AFP via RFI
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.
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El País
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.
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The Guardian
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
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.
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Xinhua
Five people are killed and three others are injured when a soil collapse buries a house in Hongtong County, Shanxi, China.
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Reuters
Science and technology
The SpaceX Starship test flight 13, the first to successfully deploy operational Starlink satellites, successfully lands in the Indian Ocean intact.
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CNN
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.
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Reuters
Paramount announces that they have agreed to delay its US$111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery amidst lawsuits from twelve U.S. state attorneys general.
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The Hill
Armed conflicts and attacks
Jordan's military says that they have intercepted seven missiles and six drones launched from Iran. No casualties or damage were reported.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
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Al-Monitor
Iran says it has attacked U.S. military bases in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait, including the Isa Air Base, using Arash drones.
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Euronews
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.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
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AFP via BSS
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.
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India Today
The United States strikes an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy naval academy in Ziba Kenar, Gilan province, Iran.
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Iran International
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Kurdistan24
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.
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The Jerusalem Post
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
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.
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The New York Times
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.
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Middle East Eye
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.
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Reuters
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.
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Reuters
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.
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
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Euronews
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.
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Sudan Tribune
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
July 23
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
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
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
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
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.
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Reuters
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
Disasters and accidents
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.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
Source:
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.
Source:
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.
Source:
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
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
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
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