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Earthquake damage

• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake (damage pictured) strikes Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, leaving at least 36 people dead.
• In Gaelic football, the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship concludes with Mayo defeating Kerry in the final.
• In cycling, Tadej Pogačar wins the Tour de France.
• Cockroach Janta Party–led protests following an exam leak conclude with the resignation of India's minister of education Dharmendra Pradhan.

Ongoing:

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

• Bill McGlaughlin
• Alfonso Sánchez Anaya
• Horacio Muratore
• Mary de Rachewiltz
• Lou Koller
• Paddy McNally

August 1, 2026 (2026-08-01) (Saturday)

July 31, 2026 (2026-07-31) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that it struck two tankers trying to pass the Strait of Hormuz with aerial protection from the United States, and forced four others to turn around. (The Guardian)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Two warehouses in Volgograd and Zelenodolsk are attacked and set on fire, causing damage estimated at US$1.5 billion, in the latest of a series of Ukrainian drone strikes targeting the Russian online retailer Wildberries. (Kyiv Post) (France24)
• Gaza war
  • Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war, Israeli settler violence
    • At least 11 Palestinians, including four children, are injured during a raid by Israeli settlers and soldiers in Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Israeli soldiers also detain at least ten people from Nablus, Tell, Salim, and Bethlehem. (Al Jazeera)
  • Gaza peace plan
    • Hamas says that they will disarm if Israel withdraws from and ends its military campaign in the Gaza Strip and if Israel and the U.S. honors the ceasefire agreement signed in October 2025. (Middle East Eye) (The Washington Post)
  • The Israel Defense Forces says that killed two Hamas operatives accused of smuggling weapons into the Gaza Strip in separate strikes, violating the ongoing ceasefire. (The Times of Israel)
• Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
  • A migrant worker is shot and killed and another is injured by insurgents in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (The Indian Express)
• Mali War
  • Human Rights Watch reports that a Sukhoi Su-24 airstrike by the Russian paramilitary group Africa Corps in Mali's Mopti region killed eight civilians in June. (Africanews) (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• A bus en route to Algiers, Algeria, plunges into a deep ravine in El Kerma after skidding off the road, killing 25 people and injuring 44 others. (AP)
• 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. (BBC News)
• At least 34 miners are killed in a methane gas explosion at a coal mine near Quetta, Pakistan. (AP)
• Twelve people, including five children, are killed and 66 others are injured after a bus overturns on N1 highway near Trompsburg, Free State, South Africa. (IOL)

International relations

• Morocco–Spain relations
  • 2026 Morocco–Spain border incident
    • 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 rises to 57. (The Guardian) (BBC News)
    • Videos on social media appear to show the Spanish Army deploying military vehicles towards the border with Morocco. (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. (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. (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. (AA)
• Belarus–Latvia relations
  • Latvia announces the sudden closure of its border with Belarus and urges travellers to use alternative routes. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
  • 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. (AFP via The Star)
• Indonesian authorities announces it arrested a Malaysia Airlines pilot for allegedly smuggling over 26 kg (57 lb) of ecstasy and a package of methamphetamine into Jakarta International Airport. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Bulgarian presidential election
  • The Bulgarian National Assembly sets October 25th as the date for the presidential election. (AP)

Sports

• 2030 FIFA World Cup controversies
  • Carlos Cordeiro, senior FIFA executive and adviser to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, resigns in protest of Infantino's plans to sell stakes in FIFA Forward Enterprise to private investors, including American banking institution JPMorgan Chase, calling them "a bad deal for FIFA's members, a bad deal for football, and a bad deal for the long-term future of the game". (Sky News)
  • The Asian Football Confederation joins UEFA in opposing Infantino's plans and vows to boycott the next tournament if they go ahead. (The Independent)
  • It is reported that CONCACAF chief Victor Montagliani is considering running against FIFA president Gianni Infantino in next year's election. (Reuters)

July 30, 2026 (2026-07-30) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
        • Jordanian air defenses shoot down five missiles from Iran. (AP)
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
        • Kuwaiti authorities confirm that an Iranian attack targeted a building belonging to a Chinese company and killed one person. (AFP via The Times of Israel) (Kuwait Times)
    • Egypt in the 2026 Iran war
      • 2026 Damietta drone strike
        • The Egyptian cabinet confirms a drone has hit two vessels yesterday at a port in Damietta, Egypt, including the LNG storage tanker Energos Winter. (Reuters)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Data shows that the QatarEnergy-controlled LNG tanker Al Areesh exited the Strait of Hormuz, becoming the first LNG vessel from Qatar visible on ship-tracking data to do so since July 11, when Al Hamra exited the strait from Das Island, United Arab Emirates. (Reuters)
  • Gaza war
    • Gaza peace plan
      • Mediators and Hamas reach an agreement to implement the second phase of a United States-backed ceasefire signed in October last year during a meeting in Cairo, Egypt. (Egyptian Gazette)
      • U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the Board of Peace has reached a deal for a complete disarmament of Hamas. (BBC News) (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. (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. (Al Jazeera)
    • The Israeli military claims it has killed two Hamas militants in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, including a Nuseirat Battalion commander and a Hamas platoon commander, violating the ongoing ceasefire. (The Times of Israel)
  • Red Sea crisis
    • 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. (Middle East Eye) (Saudi Press Agency)
    • About 25 vessels cross the Bab-el-Mandeb strait according to data from Kpler shipping data. (Reuters)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • 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. (NBC News) (Fana News)
  • 2026 missile explosion in Poland, Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • An armed Russian Kh-101 cruise missile enters Polish airspace around Lublin, prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets in response. It later explodes in the countryside near Tarnawa-Kolonia. (The Kyiv Independent) (Al Jazeera) (DW) (TVN24 in Polish)
• Sudanese civil war
  • War crimes during the Sudanese civil war
    • 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. (AP) (The Washington Post)
  • Kordofan campaign
    • The Sudanese Air Force launches a series of airstrikes against RSF mobilizations and military positions in the north and west Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune)
• Terrorism in Pakistan
  • The death toll from yesterday's attack in the Hangu district of northwest Pakistan rises to at least eleven police officers. (AP via ABC News)

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. (Sudan Horizon) (Sudan Tribune)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Kumamoto earthquake
  • The casualty toll from the M_w 6.8 earthquake in Kumamoto on Kyushu, Japan, earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. (Reuters)
• At least 34 miners are killed and more are reported missing after a methane gas explosion at a coal mine near Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Arab News)
• At least nine people are killed and several others are trapped after an explosion at a four-story building in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, India. (Hindustan Times)
• Five people are critically injured and six are missing after a residential building collapses during a gas leak explosion in Messina, Sicily, Italy. (SkyNews24)
• Ten climbers are reported missing, including Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja, after an avalanche on the Broad Peak in Pakistan. (CNN) (The Indian Express)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • The death toll from the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rises to over 1,500 people killed. (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. (AFP via CNA)
• 2026 United States cyclosporiasis outbreak
  • 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. (CBS News MI)
• Nuclear power in Hungary
  • 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. (BBC News) (DW)

International relations

• Morocco–Spain relations
  • 2026 Morocco–Spain border incident
    • 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. (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. (Politico EU)
• Chile–Venezuela relations
  • 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. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
  • Naoero announces it has withdrawn its recognition of Georgia's breakaway states Abkhazia and South Ossetia, terminating diplomatic relations with these entities "with immediate effect". (Civil Georgia)

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. (AFP via Vanguard)

Science and technology

• Cyberwarfare during the 2026 Iran war, 2026 Minnesota water system cyberattack
  • The Minnesota IT Services reports a cyberattack across 30 municipal community water systems across the state, with American authorities accusing Iran of being behind the cyberattack. (Al Jazeera) (The New York Times)

Sports

• 2030 FIFA World Cup controversies
  • 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. (Sky Sports)
• International sporting sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • In boxing, World Boxing lifts all restrictions on Russian athletes, allowing them to compete with their national symbols. (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. (ESPN)

July 29, 2026 (2026-07-29) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Gaza war
    • Attacks on religious sites during the Israeli invasion of Gaza
      • Israeli forces strike a mosque in Gaza City in violation of the ongoing ceasefire and accuses Hamas of using it to store weapons. (The New York Times)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • 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. (AFP via Arab News)
    • Israeli forces also claim that their 401st Brigade Combat Team and Yahalom Unit have destroyed an underground headquarters belonging to Hezbollah, located near a UNIFIL post. (Israel National News)
  • 2026 Iran war
    • Saudi Arabia in the 2026 Iran war, Iraq in the 2026 Iran war
      • 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. (Iraqi News) (Reuters)
      • The Popular Mobilization Forces reports that 20 militants have been killed in joint Saudi–U.S. strikes. (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. (The New Region)
    • July 2026 United States strikes against Iran
      • The U.S. CENTCOM launches strikes against Iran in retaliation of a attempted attack by Iran against Jordan. (AP)
    • Egypt in the 2026 Iran war
      • 2026 Damietta drone strike
        • A drone strike targets the LNG storage tanker Energos Winter, 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. (The New York Times)
  • Red Sea crisis
    • 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 Sophia and the Aframax tanker ​Ocean Laureate. (Reuters)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • The Sudan Tribune reports that Rapid Support Forces militants retreating from Umm Sayala, Jabrat al-Sheikh, and Barah have launched retaliatory strikes in North Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune)
• Somali Civil War
  • Five soldiers are killed in a shootout with Al-Shabaab gunmen in Mandera County, Kenya. (Garowe Online)
• Terrorism in Pakistan
  • 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. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Wildfires in 2026
  • Two firefighters are killed while battling a wildfire near Rethymno, Crete, Greece, while a third dies near Gytheio, Laconia, during a separate operation. (AFP via Malay Mail)
• A Bell 412 helicopter crashes while on a fire-fighting training operation in San Juan, Argentina, killing all seven occupants. (AFP via NDTV)

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. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Law and crime

• 2026 Bolivian protests
  • 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. (AFP via Firstpost)

Politics and elections

• The government of Nauru announces the official change of name of the country from Nauru to Naoero. (RNZ)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • Argentina at the FIFA World Cup
    • 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. (The Athletic via The New York Times)

July 28, 2026 (2026-07-28) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Gaza war
    • Gaza peace plan
      • A Hamas delegation visits Cairo, Egypt, to resume negotiations on the implementation of the next phase of its ceasefire with Israel. (The Jerusalem Post)
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 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. (Politico)
• Mali War
  • 2026 Mali offensives
    • 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. (APA)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • 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. (Sudan Tribune)
  • Sudanese refugee crisis, Darfur campaign
    • The United Nations reports that over 20,000 people have been displaced in Sudan's Darfur region over insecurity and violence. (Middle East Monitor)

Arts and culture

• 2026 Booker Prize
  • The longlist for the 2026 Booker Prize is announced. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Kumamoto earthquake
  • A M_w 7.1 earthquake strikes central Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, causing a tsunami alert for the western Kyūshū coast. At least 13 people are killed. (CNN)
• Three more people are rescued from the Vietnamese cargo ship Khoi Nguyen 18 that sank on Saturday. Fourteen others remain missing with a multinational search still underway. (AFP via The Canadian Press) (South China Morning Post)

International relations

• International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, United States and the Russo-Ukrainian war
  • 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. (Politico) (Kyiv Post)

Law and crime

• 2024 Apalachee High School shooting
  • 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. (AFP via 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. (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. (AFP via France 24)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Peruvian general election
  • Keiko Fujimori is sworn in as President of Peru after winning the general election in June. (AP) (Reuters)
• 2026 Victorian Labor Party leadership election
  • 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. (ABC News Australia) (Reuters)
• Women in Algeria
  • Khalida Boufedeche is elected the first woman president of the People's National Assembly of Algeria. (France24)

July 27, 2026 (2026-07-27) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Gaza war
    • Mass detentions in the Gaza war
      • Palestinian media reports that Israel has released 60 Gazan detainees back to the Gaza Strip. (The Times of Israel)
    • The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet state that Hamas' internal security head Wael Musa Khaled Ladawi was killed in a airstrike in the Deir al-Balah area of the central Gaza Strip, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire. (The Jewish Chronicle)
    • The IDF claim that Palestinian Islamic Jihad Nukhba militant Amro Abu Alrish and Hamas commander Abd Al-Nasser Al-Aziz Maqadmeh were killed in separate strikes in Gaza, which violated the ongoing ceasefire. (The Jerusalem Post)
  • 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 barracks. (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)
  • The Sudanese National Mine Action Center (NMAC) reports that 80% of war remnants have been removed from the Khartoum State and announces plans to expand survey and removal operations in Sudanese areas recently recaptured by the SAF. (Sudan Tribune in Arabic)

Arts and culture

• UNESCO designates the Amazon Theatre and Theatro da Paz, opera houses in the Amazonia region of Brazil, as World Heritage Sites. (AP)

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 its 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 ten bodies recovered, while the National Referral Hospital says it expects more fatalities. (AFP via BSS)

Health and environment

• Sudanese cholera epidemic
  • The General Coordination for Refugees and Displaced Persons in Darfur, Sudan, reports seven cholera cases across the 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)
• Kuwait–Pakistan relations
  • Kuwait approves the Kuwait–Pakistan Defence Cooperation Agreement, a five-year framework for defence cooperation between the two countries covering military training, exchanges, defence technology, logistics, and cooperation between their armed forces. (Anadolu Ajansı) (Jordan News)
• 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 which connects Sudan's capital Khartoum and North Kordofan. (Sudan Horizon) (Sudan Tribune)
• At least 30 people are killed and others are injured in an attack on a community by unknown gunmen in Kaura, Kaduna State, Nigeria. (CTV News)

Arts and culture

• UNESCO designates the Alamut Castle in Qazvin province, Iran, a World Heritage Site. (Tehran Times)

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)

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Disasters and humanitarian

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

Economics

• Global memory supply shortage
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