The Ukrainian parliament appoints Yulia Svyrydenko as the new prime minister, succeeding Denys Shmyhal.
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Reuters 
July 17
Politics and elections
Disasters and accidents
At least 69 people are killed, eleven are reported missing, and many others are injured in a fire at a shopping mall in Kut, Wasit Governorate, Iraq. The Iraqi government declares three days of mourning and the provincial government files lawsuits against the owners of the mall.
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NDTV
At least four people are killed, two others are seriously injured and more than 1,000 others are evacuated after torrential rainfall submerges buildings and causes a landslide in Gyeonggi and South Chungcheong provinces, South Korea.
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The Korea Herald
Armed conflicts and attacks
At least six people are killed and ten others are injured after a fresh outbreak of clan violence in the Galgaduud region of Somalia.
Source:
Hiiraan Online
The Holy Family Church in Gaza City of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem is hit by Israel, with three dead and nine injured.
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BBC News
July 16
Disasters and accidents
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BBC News
One person is killed and thirteen others are injured in a lightning strike at an archery range in Jackson Township, New Jersey, United States.
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BNO News
A tsunami advisory is issued after a M 7.3 earthquake strikes the southern coast of Alaska, United States.
Source:
Fox News
International relations
The United Kingdom ends its five-year ban on Pakistani airlines from landing in the UK due to significant improvements in aviation safety standards.
Source:
Dawn
Law and crime
Ethiopian National Intelligence and Security Service detains dozens of suspected Somalia Islamic State militants, whom it alleges were trained and deployed to conduct operations throughout the country, especially in the Cal Miskaad mountains of the Bari region in Puntland.
Source:
Reuters
U.S. president Donald Trump signs into law the HALT Fentanyl Act, reclassifying all fentanyl-related substances, including synthetic drugs, as Schedule I controlled substances.
Source:
The Hill
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Rai News
Politics and elections
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RFI
The Shas party quits the Netanyahu cabinet due to disagreements over Haredi Jews conscription exemptions from military service in Israel, but remains in the governing coalition.
Source:
Al Jazeera
Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 21 Palestinians are killed in a crowd crush at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) site in the Gaza Strip. The GHF attributed the stampede to armed agitators, while Hamas and Palestinian eyewitnesses said that Israeli soldiers sprayed people with pepper gas and opened fire.
Source:
Reuters
The Bangladesh military clashes with supporters of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Gopalganj District, leading to four deaths and many others injured.
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AP
At least 27 people are killed when unidentified gunmen attack a village in Riyom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
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AP
Israeli forces launches an attack on the Druze city of Suwayda in As-Suwayda Governorate, Syria, after scattered clashes continue in spite of the ceasefire announcement by the Syrian Armed Forces.
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AP
Al-Shabaab militants claimed to have killed three Kenyan soldiers patrolling a road in the east of the country near the Somali border.
Source:
Reuters
July 15
International relations
U.S. president Donald Trump announces a new trade deal with Indonesia, where Indonesia will purchase $15 billion in energy and $4.5 billion in agricultural products, along with 50 Boeing jets. Indonesia will also allow importation of U.S. products without tariffs, while the U.S. will maintain a 19% tariff on all goods coming from Indonesia.
Source:
Financial Times
Disasters and accidents
A pick-up truck veers off a road in Pithoragarh, India, and plunges into a 300-meter gorge, killing eight people and injuring five others.
Source:
MSN
Law and crime
The Trump administration announces that it has ordered 2,000 troops from the National Guard to leave Los Angeles after being sent to deal with the protests against the ICE raids.
Protests against Donald TrumpProtests against the second presidency of Donald TrumpJune 2025 Los Angeles protests
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AP
Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli warplanes carry out strikes targeting Syrian government forces as they attempt to enter the Druze-majority city of Suwayda in southern Syria. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims he ordered the strikes for the protection of the Druze from forces aligned with the Syrian transitional government.
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The Times
The Puntland interior ministry reports at least five militant casualties in Dhahar, Haylan region, following a coordinated campaign as Puntland's defence forces repels an assault backed by the Somali federal government.
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Garowe Online
At least 12 people are killed in Israeli air strikes in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley. The missiles struck a number of military compounds belonging to the armed group Hezbollah, including training camps affiliated to its elite Radwan Force. These were the deadliest strikes since a ceasefire ended a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Source:
BBC News
July 14
Disasters and accidents
A Mil Mi-8 helicopter carrying five people goes missing after contact with its pilot is lost shortly after refueling in Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.
Source:
The Kyiv Independent
Law and crime
Gisèle Pelicot is awarded the Legion of Honour award, the highest civil order of merit in France, for her courage in testifying in the case about her decades-long sexual abuse.
Source:
DW
Twenty-four U.S. states and the District of Columbia file a joint lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education in an attempt to reverse freezing of education funding ahead of the start of the school year.
Source:
NPR
Armed conflicts and attacks
United States president Donald Trump announces that several NATO allies will buy U.S.-made weapons, including Patriot air defense missile systems to provide to Ukraine.
Russian invasion of UkraineList of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian WarUnited States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Source:
Axios