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Dharmendra Pradhan

• Cockroach Janta Party–led protests following an exam leak conclude with the resignation of India's minister of education Dharmendra Pradhan (pictured).
• In mathematics, the Fields Medal is awarded to Yu Deng, John Pardon, Jacob Tsimerman and Hong Wang.
• Co-president of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega announces the suspension of the next general election, declaring that the country will no longer have elections.
• Andy Burnham succeeds Keir Starmer as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party following a leadership election.

Ongoing:

• Iran war (Lebanon war)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
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Recent deaths:

• Kōzō Okamoto
• Wang Quanying
• Haim Yavin
• Héctor Ochoa Cárdenas
• Dudley Laufman
• Freddy Cannon

July 28, 2026 (2026-07-28) (Tuesday)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Victorian Labor Party leadership election
  • Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan resigns, triggering a leadership spill. Ben Carroll is elected unanimously as the new Premier and Victorian Labor Party leader. (ABC News Australia)

July 27, 2026 (2026-07-27) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Iran and the United States pause strikes as the U.S. allows additional time for negotiations and Iran suspends retaliatory attacks against U.S. allies. (AFP via The Manila Times)
    • Saudi Arabia in the 2026 Iran war
      • Saudi Arabia's defense ministry reports intercepting drones fired by Iran-backed Iraqi militias from inside Iraq, which targeted oil facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia and the Riyadh area. (France 24)
  • Yemeni civil war
    • Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict, Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
      • The Houthis launch a drone attack that damages the Abqaiq oil field in eastern Saudi Arabia. (BBC Persian) (France 24)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • Siege of El Obeid
      • Drone strikes are reported in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, hours after the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) secured the National Export Highway, which connects Sudan's capital Khartoum and North Kordofan. (AFP via France 24) (The Defense Post)
    • The Sudanese Doctors Network reports that the main hospital in Jebrat al Sheikh District, North Kordofan, has been looted and turned into a military barrack. (Sudan Tribune)
    • SAF general and leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan visits the newly captured areas in North Kordofan alongside Sudan Shield Forces leader Abu Aqla Kaikal and Darfur Governor Minni Arko Minnawi. (Sudan Tribune)

Business and economy

• Canada–United States relations
  • 2025–2026 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico
    • The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects between Detroit, Michigan, U.S., and Windsor, Ontario, Canada, officially opens to traffic after months of delay due to the countries' trade war and the U.S. imposition of tariffs on Canada. (Detroit Free Press) (Global News)
• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Singapore's monetary authority tightens monetary policy for the second time in three months by increasing the Singapore dollar's appreciation rate against a trade-weighted currency basket, citing rising import costs and inflation risks caused by the Iran war. (AFP via South China Morning Post)

Disasters and accidents

• Wildfires in 2026
  • 2026 France wildfires
    • Wildfires continue in the Gironde region near Bordeaux, France, as president Emmanuel Macron describes it as "the worst fire-related crisis since World War II." (AP)
• 2026 Pacific hurricane season
  • Hurricane Genevieve strengthens into a category 5 pacific hurricane, the first in the Pacific region since 2024. (The Independent)
• The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Pakistan since June increases to 107 people killed and at least 344 others injured. (Al Jazeera)
• A landslide occurs at the Gold Ridge Mine in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Local media reports 10 bodies recovered, while the National Referral Hospital says it expects fatalities. (AFP via BSS)

Health and environment

• Sudanese cholera epidemic
  • The General Coordination for Refugees and Displaced Persons in Darfur reports seven cholera cases across the Darfur region in displacement camps between July 5 and July 25. (Sudan Tribune)
• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a new blood test for colorectal cancer screenings in older adults, including those above age 45. (Reuters) (MedPage Today)

International relations

• Brazil–Lithuania relations
  • The Lithuanian government registers a resolution to open an embassy in Brasilia, Brazil, in October. The country currently has a consulate-general in São Paulo. (LRT)
• Romania–Russia relations, Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Romania recalls its ambassador to Russia, declares a Russian embassy employee persona non grata, and summons Russia's ambassador after three Russian drones violated Romanian airspace between July 24 and 26. (Xinhua)
• Chad states its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, citing limited effectiveness and disproportionate attention to African cases. (AFP via Courthouse News Service)

Law and crime

• The Seoul Central District Court gives former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol an 18-month suspended sentence for false statements made during his 2022 election campaign. If upheld, the ruling may void his victory and require Yoon's People Power Party to repay campaign funds. (AFP via The Japan Times)
• Five people are killed and another is injured in a home invasion and shooting in Gugulethu, Cape Town, South Africa. (News24)
• Three women are wounded in a mass stabbing near the Porte de Clichy station in Paris, France. The perpetrator is detained. (Reuters) (The Telegraph)

Politics and elections

• Politics of Nicaragua
  • Nicaraguan co-president Rosario Murillo announces that a legislative vote on a proposed constitutional reform that would exclude opposition parties from future elections has been postponed until September. (AFP via GMA News Online)

July 26, 2026 (2026-07-26) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      • Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war, Qatar as a mediator in conflict
        • Iran and the United States submit their responses to a proposal by Pakistan and Qatar to resume talks between the two countries. (The Jerusalem Post)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy says it has prevented six ships from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. (CNBC)
      • Iranian media reports that an oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after it has hit a naval mine. (Middle East Eye)
  • Gaza war
    • Humanitarian aid during the Gaza war
      • Five aid convoys from the United Arab Emirates carrying 938 tonnes of humanitarian aid arrive in Gaza as part of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3. (Gulf Today) (Sharjah24)
    • The Israeli military states that an Hamas unmanned aerial vehicle unit commander was killed in an airstrike yesterday in central Gaza, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire. (The Times of Israel)
  • Yemeni civil war
    • Red Sea crisis
      • Eleven vessels cross the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, according to shipping data from Kpler. (Reuters)
    • Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
      • The Houthis shoot down a Saudi Arabian reconnaissance drone in northwest Yemen. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
• Sudanese civil war
  • The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announces that they have recaptured the North Kordofan areas of Umm Qarfa and Juraikh. The SAF also seize control of the National Export Highway (Omdurman–El Obeid), which connects Sudan's capital Khartoum and North Kordofan. (Sudan Horizon) (Sudan Tribune)

Disasters and accidents

• Vietnamese cargo ship Khoi Nguyen 18 sinks in the South China Sea along the Vietnamese coast. Forty-five people are rescued while 17 more are still missing. (Reuters)

International relations

• Argentina–Brazil relations
  • Brazil recalls its ambassador to Argentina and summons Argentina's ambassador after Argentine president Javier Milei made remarks deemed derogatory about Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes at a political event in São Paulo. (AFP via France 24)
• Iran–Ukraine relations, Ukraine in the 2026 Iran war
  • The Iranian foreign ministry summons the Ukrainian chargé d'affaires in Tehran over an attack by Ukraine on an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea that killed an Iranian sailor, calling it a "hostile and criminal act". (CNBC)

Law and crime

• 2026 Berlin Pride attack
  • A suspect in a recent vehicle-ramming and mass stabbing attack in Berlin, identified as a 21-year-old German citizen of Lebanese descent, is shot and killed by police after allegedly rushing toward officers with a weapon. (CNN)
• 2026 Seattle Center shooting
  • Three people are killed and four others are injured in a shooting during the annual Bite of Seattle festival in Seattle, Washington, United States. (CNN)

Politics and elections

• 2027 Salvadoran presidential election
  • El Salvador's Nationalist Republican Alliance nominates former legislator Mayteé Iraheta for president, while the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front nominates physician Rafael Aguirre. (Reuters)

Science and technology

• International Space Station expeditions
  • Expedition 74, the joint NASA–Roscosmos–ESA expedition aboard the International Space Station, ends after the Soyuz MS-28 undocks and lands on Earth in Kazakhstan. (CNN)

Sports

• 2026 Formula One World Championship
  • 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix
    • In auto racing, Formula One announces that Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit will host the rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix in October, under an agreement signed between Bahrain and Malaysia. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
• 2026 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Sports-related curses
  • In Gaelic football, the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship concludes with Mayo defeating Kerry in the final to end one of sport's longest-running droughts and a 75-year wait for the title. (ABC News Australia) (ESPN)

July 25, 2026 (2026-07-25) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Gaza war
    • Attacks on refugee camps in the Gaza war, Killing of health workers in the Gaza war
      • A Israeli airstrike reportedly kills a Palestinian medic at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. (Reuters via 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. (Asharq Al-Awsat) (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. (The Times of Israel)
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • The naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims to have stopped four vessels from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. (Middle East Eye)
    • July 2026 United States strikes against Iran
      • 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. (NBC News)
      • The United States halts strikes against Iran after government officials reportedly saw a potential opening to resume diplomatic efforts and talks. (Al-Monitor) (AP)
  • Red Sea crisis, Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
    • Two people are injured by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on Hodeidah, Houthi-controlled Yemen. A Patriot battery operated by the Greek military intercepts two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis at Aramco facilities in Yanbu and Jizan, Saudi Arabia. (CNBC) (NBC News) (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone strike on a postal facility in Sumy has killed two people. (AFP via BGNES)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • 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. (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. (Sudan Tribune)

Disasters and accidents

• Snyder Fire
  • A fourth firefighter dies from injuries sustained in a wildfire at the Colorado–Utah border in the United States on June 27. (The Guardian) (KUSA)
• The death toll from the flash floods in Assam, India, rises to 62, after fourteen more fatalities are confirmed. (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. (Reuters)
• Two people are killed when a Tecnam P2010 aircraft crashes into a home in Ganderkesee, Lower Saxony, Germany. (DPA via 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. (WNBC)

International relations

• Brazil–United States 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. (AFP via Arab News)

Law and crime

• 2026 Berlin Pride attack
  • Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old Lebanese-German, drives into a crowd at the pride festival in Berlin, Germany, killing a person and injuring 29 others. A suspect is on the run. (CNN)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Brazilian general election
  • Brazil's Liberal Party formally nominates Rio de Janeiro senator Flávio Bolsonaro, former president Jair Bolsonaro's son, as its presidential candidate in the upcoming election. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer) (Reuters)
• 2026 Delhi Jantar Mantar protests
  • 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. (AFP via Le Monde)
• The Bishop of Aberdeen in Scotland declares the sedevacantist Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer religious institute, an order associated with the Society of Saint Pius X, to be excommunicated, after they consecrated a bishop without Vatican approval. (The Herald) (The Catholic Herald)

July 24, 2026 (2026-07-24) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
        • Bahrain's military says that they have intercepted a number of missiles and drones from Iran. (Arab News)
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
        • Jordan's military says that they have intercepted seven missiles and six drones launched from Iran. No casualties or damage were reported. (Al-Monitor)
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
        • Kuwait's army says that its air defenses confronted several attacks from Iran. (Arab News)
      • Iran says it has attacked U.S. military bases in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait, including the Isa Air Base, using Arash drones. (Euronews)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
        • 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. (AFP via BSS)
      • The Indian embassy in Tehran reports that the Mozambique-flagged LPG tanker Disha with 28 Indian nationals on the vessel was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. All 28 crew members were reported safe. (The Hindustan Times) (India Today)
    • July 2026 United States strikes against Iran
      • The United States strikes an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy naval academy in Ziba Kenar, Gilan province, Iran. (Arab News) (Iran International)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on the Kurdistan Region
      • Drones target Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, with six drones reported to be intercepted. (AP) (Kurdistan24)
    • The Wall Street Journal 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. (The Wall Street Journal) (The Jerusalem Post)
  • Israeli–Palestinian conflict
    • Gaza war
      • 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. (The Times of Israel)
    • July 2026 West Bank unrest
      • 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. (Haaretz) (The New York Times)
  • Red Sea crisis, Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
    • 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. (DW) (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. (Reuters)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Ukrainian strikes on Wildberries warehouses
      • A Wildberries logistic hub in Russia-occupied Crimea is hit by Ukrainian drones and catches fire. (RBC-Ukraine)
      • Ukrainian drones also hit Wildberries logistics hubs in Saint Petersburg and Tver, Russia. (Kyiv Independent)
  • Kyiv strikes
    • 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. (Reuters)
  • Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • 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. (Euronews)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • 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. (Sudan Tribune)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • At least 27 people are killed, including 12 militants, in an attack on a security check post in Tank District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Hindustan Times)

Business and economy

• Tariffs in the second Trump administration
  • 2025–2026 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico
    • 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. (Detroit Free Press) (Reuters)
• Proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance
  • 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. (AFP via France 24) (The Hill)

Disasters and accidents

• Wildfires in 2026
  • 2026 France wildfires
    • 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. (The Guardian)
  • 2026 Spain wildfires
    • 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. (AA)
• The death toll from the sinking of passenger ferry MV Barima off the coast of Guyana two days ago rises to 72. (The Guardian)
• 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. (Xinhua)
• Five people are killed and three others are injured when a soil collapse buries a house in Hongtong County, Shanxi, China. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • 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. (AFP via GMA News Online)
• 2026 United States cyclosporiasis outbreak
  • The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak, which is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis, has spread to an additional four states: Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. (CNBC)
  • The U.S. state of Michigan surpasses 8,100 cases of cyclosporiasis. (CBS News)
• Dengue fever outbreaks
  • The Sudan Doctors Union reports a dengue fever outbreak in Sudan's Blue Nile state, killing 39 people and leaving 300 infected. (Sudan Tribune)
• Measles resurgence in the United States
  • 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. (AFP via Euractiv)

International relations

• International sanctions against Iran
  • Iran–European Union 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. (Reuters)
  • United States sanctions against Iran
    • 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. (Reuters)
• International Criminal Court investigation in Venezuela
  • 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. (AFP via RFI)
• Mexico–United States relations, Mexican war on drugs
  • 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. (Bloomberg) (El País)

Law and crime

• 2020 Phala Phala robbery
  • 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. (Reuters)
• Karolkiewicz family murders
  • Eight people are killed, including six children, in an arson and shooting attack at a house in Grand Haven Charter Township, Michigan, United States. (ABC News) (The Indian Express)
• Diplomatic sources say International Criminal Court member states voted to remove chief prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan following sexual misconduct allegations. (Al Jazeera) (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. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Politics and elections

• Protests against the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov
  • For the ninth consecutive day, thousands continue to protest in Kyiv, Ukraine, demanding Mykhailo Fedorov's reinstatement as Minister of Defence. (The Kyiv Independent)
• Bangladeshi president Mohammed Shahabuddin resigns from office, citing health reasons. (Reuters)
• Forty deputies of the Polish Sejm leave the Law and Justice party as part of a dispute between party leader Jarosław Kaczyński and member Mateusz Morawiecki. (AP) (Polsat in Polish)

Science and technology

• The SpaceX Starship test flight 13, the first to successfully deploy operational Starlink satellites, successfully lands in the Indian Ocean intact. (CNN)

July 23, 2026 (2026-07-23) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
        • 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 East Eye)
      • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy says it has stopped three oil tankers from passing through the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP via Arab News)
    • July 2026 United States strikes against Iran
      • 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. (The Guardian) (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. (MENA via The New Arab) (WLS-TV)
    • Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
      • Kuwait's defense ministry reports that a drone has hit the Abdali area near the Iraqi border. (KUNA via Arab Times Kuwait) (Kurdistan24)
  • Red Sea crisis
    • 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. (Al Jazeera)
    • Shipping data shows that two Chinese very-large crude carriers carrying four million ​barrels of Saudi Arabian oil, the Singaporean-flagged VLCC Xin Long Yang and Chinese-flagged VLCC Cosnew Lake, are heading towards Bab-el-Mandeb strait. (Reuters)
    • Germany's defence ministry moves the Frankenthal-class minehunter Fulda and the replenishment oiler Mosel 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. (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. (Reuters)
• Sudanese civil war
  • 2026 Blue Nile campaign
    • Emergency lawyers report that a drone strike has killed several civilians in the Badia area of Sudan's Blue Nile State. (Sudan Tribune)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • 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. (NBC News)
• Foie gras controversy
  • Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signs a law banning the production and sale of foie gras, citing animal cruelty. The measure effectively ends Brazilian imports of the product. (Reuters)
• Tariffs in the second Trump administration
  • 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. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 France wildfires
  • More than 20,000 people are evacuated from their homes as wildfires spread in Gironde, France. More than 700 firefighters have been deployed to battle the fires. (BBC News)

Health and environment

• 2026 United States cyclosporiasis outbreak
  • 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 Cyclospora cayetanensis. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2025 shootings of Minnesota legislators
  • 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. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• International Criminal Court investigation in Darfur
  • 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. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
  • 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. (CNBC) (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. (AFP via 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. (BBC Sport)

July 22, 2026 (2026-07-22) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
        • 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. (ABC News) (CBC) (Ynetnews)
      • Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
        • The General Staff of the Kuwait Army reports that Kuwait's military and air defenses have been actively intercepting "hostile drones" from Iran. (Arab Times Kuwait) (The Times Kuwait)
    • July 2026 United States strikes against Iran
      • The United States military launches Tomahawk missile strikes on Iran's Larak Island. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
      • The U.S. Central Command launches a new round of strikes against Iran, marking the 12th consecutive day of attacks. (AP) (Middle East Eye)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Financial Times reports that the tanker Kavomalaes, belonging to Greek shipowner George Prokopiou, was "highly likely" to have been captured in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran two days earlier. (Forbes)
  • Gaza war
    • 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. (The Jerusalem Post) (Cleveland Jewish News)
  • Red Sea crisis
    • 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. (The Washington Post) (Reuters)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • 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. (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. (Sudan Tribune)
• Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
  • Sixteen civilians, most of whom gold miners, are killed during a village attack suspected to have been perpetrated by ADF forces in Mandeite locality, Mambasa, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AA)
• Southern Thailand insurgency
  • 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. (Al Jazeera)
• Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
  • 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. (NDTV)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • 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. (CNBC) (NBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• Seven people are killed after a truck collides with a medical transport van in Pernambuco, Brazil. (Xinhua)
• A Robinson R44 helicopter crashes in Sincan, Ankara, Turkey, killing the pilot and injuring the co-pilot. (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. (AP) (The Independent)

Health and environment

• 2026 Bangladesh measles outbreak
  • The death toll from the ongoing measles outbreak in Bangladesh exceeds 800. (The Business Standard) (Dhaka Tribune)
• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • 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. (AP)
• 2026 United States cyclosporiasis outbreak
  • The number of reported cyclosporiasis cases in the U.S. state of Michigan exceeds 7,000. (Reuters) (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. (AFP via Malay Mail)

International relations

• Saudi Arabia–United States relations, Nuclear program of Saudi Arabia
  • 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. (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Stabbing of Salman Rushdie
  • 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. (AP) (The Guardian)
• Unknown gunmen open fire at a police station in Canindeyú Department, Paraguay, killing three officers and wounding another. (Abc.com)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Delhi Jantar Mantar protests
  • 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. (AFP via France 24)

Science and technology

• Exomoon candidates
  • The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope reports evidence of a possible exomoon-like object orbiting the brown dwarf CD-35 2722 B in the CD-35 2722 system, in a study published in the Nature journal. (Space.com) (Phys.org) (Nature)

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Disasters and humanitarian

• African Ebola epidemic
• Cuban crisis and blackouts
• Gaza genocide
• Sudanese famine

Economics

• Global memory supply shortage
• Strait of Hormuz crisis

• Iran war fuel crisis

• United States tariff policy

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• Gaza peace plan
• Iran–United States peace negotiations
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• Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations

Protests and strikes

• Albanian anti-government protests

Weather

• Canadian wildfires
• European heatwaves
• European wildfires

• France

• United Kingdom
• Spain

• North American heat wave

Elections and referendums

Recent

• July

• 19: São Tomé and Príncipe, President

Sports

• Association football

• 2026 Copa Libertadores
• 2026 Major League Soccer season
• 2026 National Women's Soccer League season

• Athletics

• 2026 Diamond League

• Australian rules football

• 2026 AFL season

• Baseball

• 2026 Major League Baseball season
• 2027 Women's Baseball World Cup

• Basketball

• 2026 WNBA season

• Canadian football

• 2026 CFL season

• International cricket

• 2025–27 ICC World Test Championship

• Cycling

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• 2026 Tour de France

• Golf

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• 2026 LPGA Tour

• Motorsport

• 2026 Formula One World Championship
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• 2026 NASCAR Cup Series
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• Rugby league

• 2026 NRL season
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• Rugby union

• 2026 Nations Championship

• Softball

• 2027 Women's Softball World Cup

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• 2026 ATP Tour
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• Volleyball

• 2026 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League
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• 24: Lou Koller
• 22: Chuck Russell
• 21: Kaylee Hottle
• 20: Kevin Keegan
• 20: Daniel Siad
• 18: Terence Donovan
• 18: Jennifer Finch
• 18: Edward Stourton
• 18: Duane Ward
• 17: Freddy Cannon
• 17: Garfield Sobers
• 16: Siva Afi
• 16: Brenda Fricker
• 16: Rudolph A. Marcus
• 16: Patrick Tse
• 15: Guy Scott
• 15: Hal Williams
• 13: Sam Neill
• 13: Pat Oliphant
• 12: Mary Morello
• 12: Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
• 11: Jayden Adams
• 11: Ken Bates
• 11: Lindsey Graham
• 11: S. Janaki
• 11: Dermot Murnaghan
• 10: Josh Grisetti
• 10: Derryn Hinch
• 10: Wai Ching Ho
• 09: Patricia Greene
• 09: Randolph Mantooth
• 08: Wally Funk
• 08: Bonnie Tyler
• 08: Ann Widdecombe
• 07: Marc Messier
• 07: Sharon Dede Padi
• 07: Joanna Pettet
• 07: Shapoor Zadran
• 06: Louise Lasser
• 05: Mike Wallace
• 04: Slaine Kelly
• 04: Sparky D
• 01: Vladimir McTavish
• 01: Roger Vangheluwe
• 30: Victor Willis
• 29: Penelope Keith
• 29: Phyllis Kinney
• 29: Les Mills
• 27: K. Bhagyaraj
• 27: Anna Dawson
• 26: Likulia Bolongo
• 26: Joe Doering
• 26: Sergei Ivanov
• 26: Martha Lillard

Ongoing conflicts

Global

• War against the Islamic State

Africa

• Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda

• M23 campaign

• Cameroon

• Anglophone Crisis

• Sahel

• Burkina Faso
• Chad Basin

• Mali
• Niger

• Somalia

• Civil war

• Sudan

• Blue Nile campaign

Americas

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• Domestic conflict

• Haiti

• Gang war

• War on cartels
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• Ecuador

• Mexico

Asia−Pacific

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• Border war

• Myanmar

• Civil war

• Pakistan

• Insurgency in Balochistan

Europe

• Russia and Ukraine

• Russo-Ukrainian war

Middle East

• Israel–Palestine

• Gaza war

• Middle Eastern crisis

• Iran war

• Lebanon war

• Syria

• Post-Assad conflict

• Yemen

• Civil war

• Red Sea crisis

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