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:American [[United States Congress|lawmakers]] in the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] announce a investigation into a drone attack that has [[Casualties of the 2026 Iran war|killed]] six [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] service members in Kuwait. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/30/lawmakers-will-investigate-iranian-attack-that-killed-6-us-troops/ (''The Washington Post'')] [https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5999995-senate-house-democrats-iran-drone-attack-kuwait-questions/ (''The Hill'')]
:The [[Saudi Arabian Armed Forces]] and [[United States Central Command]] (U.S. CENTCOM) launch strikes against [[Iran]]–backed militias in [[Iraq]] in response to [[Unmanned aerial vehicles in the Iranian military|Iranian drone]] attacks against [[Oil reserves in Saudi Arabia|oil facilities]] in [[Saudi Arabia]]'s [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Eastern Province]]. [https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/us-saudi-forces-strike-iran-backed-militias-in-iraq/ (''Iraqi News'')] [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-says-drones-launched-iraq-targeting-oil-facilities-intercepted-2026-07-28/ (Reuters)]
:The [[Popular Mobilization Forces]] reports that 20 militants have been killed in joint Saudi–U.S. strikes. [https://thedefensepost.com/2026/07/29/us-saudi-strikes-iraq-pmf-killed/amp/ (''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. [https://thenewregion.com/posts/6040 (''The New Region'')]
The U.S. CENTCOM launches strikes against Iran in retaliation of a attempted attack by Iran against Jordan. (AP)
:The U.S. CENTCOM launches strikes against [[Iran]] in retaliation of a attempted [[2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan|attack]] by [[Iran]] against [[Jordan]]. [https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-us-hormuz-strait-july-29-2026-e31d249ba6443decdd3e63cd00f0fb84 (AP)]
:American [[United States Congress|lawmakers]] in the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] announce a investigation into a drone attack that has [[Casualties of the 2026 Iran war|killed]] six [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] service members in Kuwait. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/30/lawmakers-will-investigate-iranian-attack-that-killed-6-us-troops/ (''The Washington Post'')] [https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5999995-senate-house-democrats-iran-drone-attack-kuwait-questions/ (''The Hill'')]
:The [[Saudi Arabian Armed Forces]] and [[United States Central Command]] (U.S. CENTCOM) launch strikes against [[Iran]]–backed militias in [[Iraq]] in response to [[Unmanned aerial vehicles in the Iranian military|Iranian drone]] attacks against [[Oil reserves in Saudi Arabia|oil facilities]] in [[Saudi Arabia]]'s [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Eastern Province]]. [https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/us-saudi-forces-strike-iran-backed-militias-in-iraq/ (''Iraqi News'')] [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-says-drones-launched-iraq-targeting-oil-facilities-intercepted-2026-07-28/ (Reuters)]
:The [[Popular Mobilization Forces]] reports that 20 militants have been killed in joint Saudi–U.S. strikes. [https://thedefensepost.com/2026/07/29/us-saudi-strikes-iraq-pmf-killed/amp/ (''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. [https://thenewregion.com/posts/6040 (''The New Region'')]
The U.S. CENTCOM launches strikes against Iran in retaliation of a attempted attack by Iran against Jordan. (AP)
:The U.S. CENTCOM launches strikes against [[Iran]] in retaliation of a attempted [[2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan|attack]] by [[Iran]] against [[Jordan]]. [https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-us-hormuz-strait-july-29-2026-e31d249ba6443decdd3e63cd00f0fb84 (AP)]
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:A {{M|w|7.1}} earthquake strikes central [[Kumamoto Prefecture]], [[Japan]], causing a [[Tsunami Warning (Japan)|tsunami alert]] for the western [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]] coast. At least 13 people are killed. [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/world/live-news/japan-earthquake-kumamoto (CNN)]
:The [[Tokyo Fire Department|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. [https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/07/23/japan-coins-kokushobi-term-for-cruelly-hot-40c-days-behind-skyrocketing-hospitalisations/228679 (AFP via ''Malay Mail'')]
:[[Japan]] enacts a [[Law of Japan|law]] criminalizing [[Flag desecration|public damage, removal or defacement]] of [[Flag of Japan|the national flag]], punishable by up to two years in [[Penal system of Japan|prison]] or a [[Japanese yen|¥]]200,000 ([[United States dollar|US$]]1,200) fine. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260717-japan-outlaws-flag-desecration-despite-critics (AFP via France 24)]
:Japan's [[National Diet]] amends the [[Imperial Household Law]] to allow unmarried male descendants of former imperial branches to rejoin [[Imperial House of Japan|the family]] and permit royal women to retain status after marrying [[commoner]]s, while preserving [[Agnatic primogeniture|male-only succession]]. [https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/17/japan-imperial-rules-tweaked-but-still-no-woman-emperor-1151 (AFP via ABS-CBN News)]
:[[Japan]] approves [[Elections in Japan|election]] rules requiring [[AI-generated images]] and videos on [[Social media in Japan|social media]] to be labeled and prohibiting false or distorted information about candidates, with the measures taking effect in March. [https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-tightens-social-media-rules-for-elections (AFP via ''The Straits Times'')]
:According to shipping data from [[London Stock Exchange Group|LSEG]], around 10 [[Japan]]-linked ships, mostly managed by [[Mitsui O.S.K. Lines]], are reported to have transited through the [[Strait of Hormuz]] using the route proposed by [[Iran]]. Data also show that a [[Oil tanker|supertanker]] carrying [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] [[petroleum|crude oil]] headed for [[South Korea]] left over the weekend. [https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2026/07/06/fleet-of-10-japan-related-ships-exits-hormuz (''Gulf Today'')] [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/06/japan/ships-hormuz-convoy-iran/ (''Japan Times'')]
:A {{M|w|7.1}} earthquake strikes central [[Kumamoto Prefecture]], [[Japan]], causing a [[Tsunami Warning (Japan)|tsunami alert]] for the western [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]] coast. At least 13 people are killed. [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/world/live-news/japan-earthquake-kumamoto (CNN)]
:The [[Tokyo Fire Department|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. [https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/07/23/japan-coins-kokushobi-term-for-cruelly-hot-40c-days-behind-skyrocketing-hospitalisations/228679 (AFP via ''Malay Mail'')]
:[[Japan]] enacts a [[Law of Japan|law]] criminalizing [[Flag desecration|public damage, removal or defacement]] of [[Flag of Japan|the national flag]], punishable by up to two years in [[Penal system of Japan|prison]] or a [[Japanese yen|¥]]200,000 ([[United States dollar|US$]]1,200) fine. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260717-japan-outlaws-flag-desecration-despite-critics (AFP via France 24)]
:Japan's [[National Diet]] amends the [[Imperial Household Law]] to allow unmarried male descendants of former imperial branches to rejoin [[Imperial House of Japan|the family]] and permit royal women to retain status after marrying [[commoner]]s, while preserving [[Agnatic primogeniture|male-only succession]]. [https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/17/japan-imperial-rules-tweaked-but-still-no-woman-emperor-1151 (AFP via ABS-CBN News)]
:[[Japan]] approves [[Elections in Japan|election]] rules requiring [[AI-generated images]] and videos on [[Social media in Japan|social media]] to be labeled and prohibiting false or distorted information about candidates, with the measures taking effect in March. [https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-tightens-social-media-rules-for-elections (AFP via ''The Straits Times'')]
:According to shipping data from [[London Stock Exchange Group|LSEG]], around 10 [[Japan]]-linked ships, mostly managed by [[Mitsui O.S.K. Lines]], are reported to have transited through the [[Strait of Hormuz]] using the route proposed by [[Iran]]. Data also show that a [[Oil tanker|supertanker]] carrying [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] [[petroleum|crude oil]] headed for [[South Korea]] left over the weekend. [https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2026/07/06/fleet-of-10-japan-related-ships-exits-hormuz (''Gulf Today'')] [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/06/japan/ships-hormuz-convoy-iran/ (''Japan Times'')]
:A {{M|w|7.1}} earthquake strikes central [[Kumamoto Prefecture]], [[Japan]], causing a [[Tsunami Warning (Japan)|tsunami alert]] for the western [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]] coast. At least 13 people are killed. [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/world/live-news/japan-earthquake-kumamoto (CNN)]
:The [[Tokyo Fire Department|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. [https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/07/23/japan-coins-kokushobi-term-for-cruelly-hot-40c-days-behind-skyrocketing-hospitalisations/228679 (AFP via ''Malay Mail'')]
:[[Japan]] enacts a [[Law of Japan|law]] criminalizing [[Flag desecration|public damage, removal or defacement]] of [[Flag of Japan|the national flag]], punishable by up to two years in [[Penal system of Japan|prison]] or a [[Japanese yen|¥]]200,000 ([[United States dollar|US$]]1,200) fine. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260717-japan-outlaws-flag-desecration-despite-critics (AFP via France 24)]
:Japan's [[National Diet]] amends the [[Imperial Household Law]] to allow unmarried male descendants of former imperial branches to rejoin [[Imperial House of Japan|the family]] and permit royal women to retain status after marrying [[commoner]]s, while preserving [[Agnatic primogeniture|male-only succession]]. [https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/17/japan-imperial-rules-tweaked-but-still-no-woman-emperor-1151 (AFP via ABS-CBN News)]
:[[Japan]] approves [[Elections in Japan|election]] rules requiring [[AI-generated images]] and videos on [[Social media in Japan|social media]] to be labeled and prohibiting false or distorted information about candidates, with the measures taking effect in March. [https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-tightens-social-media-rules-for-elections (AFP via ''The Straits Times'')]
:According to shipping data from [[London Stock Exchange Group|LSEG]], around 10 [[Japan]]-linked ships, mostly managed by [[Mitsui O.S.K. Lines]], are reported to have transited through the [[Strait of Hormuz]] using the route proposed by [[Iran]]. Data also show that a [[Oil tanker|supertanker]] carrying [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] [[petroleum|crude oil]] headed for [[South Korea]] left over the weekend. [https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2026/07/06/fleet-of-10-japan-related-ships-exits-hormuz (''Gulf Today'')] [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/06/japan/ships-hormuz-convoy-iran/ (''Japan Times'')]
:A {{M|w|7.1}} earthquake strikes central [[Kumamoto Prefecture]], [[Japan]], causing a [[Tsunami Warning (Japan)|tsunami alert]] for the western [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]] coast. At least 13 people are killed. [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/world/live-news/japan-earthquake-kumamoto (CNN)]
:The [[Tokyo Fire Department|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. [https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/07/23/japan-coins-kokushobi-term-for-cruelly-hot-40c-days-behind-skyrocketing-hospitalisations/228679 (AFP via ''Malay Mail'')]
:[[Japan]] enacts a [[Law of Japan|law]] criminalizing [[Flag desecration|public damage, removal or defacement]] of [[Flag of Japan|the national flag]], punishable by up to two years in [[Penal system of Japan|prison]] or a [[Japanese yen|¥]]200,000 ([[United States dollar|US$]]1,200) fine. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260717-japan-outlaws-flag-desecration-despite-critics (AFP via France 24)]
:Japan's [[National Diet]] amends the [[Imperial Household Law]] to allow unmarried male descendants of former imperial branches to rejoin [[Imperial House of Japan|the family]] and permit royal women to retain status after marrying [[commoner]]s, while preserving [[Agnatic primogeniture|male-only succession]]. [https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/17/japan-imperial-rules-tweaked-but-still-no-woman-emperor-1151 (AFP via ABS-CBN News)]
:[[Japan]] approves [[Elections in Japan|election]] rules requiring [[AI-generated images]] and videos on [[Social media in Japan|social media]] to be labeled and prohibiting false or distorted information about candidates, with the measures taking effect in March. [https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-tightens-social-media-rules-for-elections (AFP via ''The Straits Times'')]
:According to shipping data from [[London Stock Exchange Group|LSEG]], around 10 [[Japan]]-linked ships, mostly managed by [[Mitsui O.S.K. Lines]], are reported to have transited through the [[Strait of Hormuz]] using the route proposed by [[Iran]]. Data also show that a [[Oil tanker|supertanker]] carrying [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] [[petroleum|crude oil]] headed for [[South Korea]] left over the weekend. [https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2026/07/06/fleet-of-10-japan-related-ships-exits-hormuz (''Gulf Today'')] [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/06/japan/ships-hormuz-convoy-iran/ (''Japan Times'')]
Israeli forces also claim that their 401st Brigade Combat Team and Yahalom Unit have destroyed a underground headquarters belonging to Hezbollah, located near a UNIFIL post. (Israel National News)
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 VLCCSophia and the Aframax tanker Ocean Laureate. (Reuters)
Israeli forces also claim that their 401st Brigade Combat Team and Yahalom Unit have destroyed a underground headquarters belonging to Hezbollah, located near a UNIFIL post. (Israel National News)
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 VLCCSophia and the Aframax tanker Ocean Laureate. (Reuters)
:[[Kuwait]]i [[Government of Kuwait|authorities]] confirm that an Iranian attack targeted a building belonging to a [[China|Chinese]] company, killing one person. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/kuwait-says-iranian-strike-hit-chinese-company-building-killing-1/ (AFP via ''The Times of Israel'')] [https://kuwaittimes.com/article/47328/kuwait/kuwait-defense-ministry-iranian-attack-targets-chinese-company-building-killing-worker/amp (''Kuwait Times'')]
:American [[United States Congress|lawmakers]] in the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] announce a investigation into a drone attack that has [[Casualties of the 2026 Iran war|killed]] six [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] service members in Kuwait. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/30/lawmakers-will-investigate-iranian-attack-that-killed-6-us-troops/ (''The Washington Post'')] [https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5999995-senate-house-democrats-iran-drone-attack-kuwait-questions/ (''The Hill'')]
:The [[Cabinet of Egypt|Egyptian cabinet]] confirms a drone has hit two vessels yesterday at a port in [[Damietta]], [[Egypt]], including the [[LNG storage tank|LNG storage]] [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] ''Energos Winter''. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egypt-confirms-drone-caused-fire-two-gas-vessels-damietta-2026-07-30/ (Reuters)]
:The [[Associated Press]] reports that two former [[Child soldiers in Africa|child soldier]]s said they were trained by [[Colombia]]n mercenaries after being conscripted by the [[Rapid Support Forces]] during the ongoing [[civil war]] in [[Sudan]]. [https://apnews.com/article/sudan-war-child-soldiers-colombia-mercenaries-uae-rsf-9730de7a24a28895b2c2c500e7c1fd6b (AP)] [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/30/sudan-war-child-soldiers-colombia-mercenaries-uae-rsf/65a1695a-8c29-11f1-8912-d71e69d679d7_story.html (''The Washington Post'')]
:The death toll from the [[Ebola]] epidemic in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] rises to over 1,500 people killed. [https://apnews.com/article/congo-ebola-death-toll-bundibugyo-virus-response-treatment-269eac4d8a93be912459486428ef2f94 (AP)]
:Thousands of [[undocumented immigrants]] cross into the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous city]] of [[Ceuta]] from [[Morocco–Spain border|neighboring]] [[Morocco]]. The city's [[Mayor-President of Ceuta|mayor-president]], [[Juan Jesús Vivas]], requests the [[Government of Spain|Spanish government]] to declare a [[state of emergency|national emergency]], but is refused by the [[Ministry of the Interior (Spain)|interior ministry]]. [https://apnews.com/article/spain-ceuta-tarajal-morocco-migrants-5c864e5f951e2a7cf7a3eac417668e97 (AP)]
:[[Kuwait]]i [[Government of Kuwait|authorities]] confirm that an Iranian attack targeted a building belonging to a [[China|Chinese]] company, killing one person. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/kuwait-says-iranian-strike-hit-chinese-company-building-killing-1/ (AFP via ''The Times of Israel'')] [https://kuwaittimes.com/article/47328/kuwait/kuwait-defense-ministry-iranian-attack-targets-chinese-company-building-killing-worker/amp (''Kuwait Times'')]
:American [[United States Congress|lawmakers]] in the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] announce a investigation into a drone attack that has [[Casualties of the 2026 Iran war|killed]] six [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] service members in Kuwait. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/30/lawmakers-will-investigate-iranian-attack-that-killed-6-us-troops/ (''The Washington Post'')] [https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5999995-senate-house-democrats-iran-drone-attack-kuwait-questions/ (''The Hill'')]
:The [[Cabinet of Egypt|Egyptian cabinet]] confirms a drone has hit two vessels yesterday at a port in [[Damietta]], [[Egypt]], including the [[LNG storage tank|LNG storage]] [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] ''Energos Winter''. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egypt-confirms-drone-caused-fire-two-gas-vessels-damietta-2026-07-30/ (Reuters)]
:The [[Associated Press]] reports that two former [[Child soldiers in Africa|child soldier]]s said they were trained by [[Colombia]]n mercenaries after being conscripted by the [[Rapid Support Forces]] during the ongoing [[civil war]] in [[Sudan]]. [https://apnews.com/article/sudan-war-child-soldiers-colombia-mercenaries-uae-rsf-9730de7a24a28895b2c2c500e7c1fd6b (AP)] [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/30/sudan-war-child-soldiers-colombia-mercenaries-uae-rsf/65a1695a-8c29-11f1-8912-d71e69d679d7_story.html (''The Washington Post'')]
:The death toll from the [[Ebola]] epidemic in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] rises to over 1,500 people killed. [https://apnews.com/article/congo-ebola-death-toll-bundibugyo-virus-response-treatment-269eac4d8a93be912459486428ef2f94 (AP)]
:Thousands of [[undocumented immigrants]] cross into the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous city]] of [[Ceuta]] from [[Morocco–Spain border|neighboring]] [[Morocco]]. The city's [[Mayor-President of Ceuta|mayor-president]], [[Juan Jesús Vivas]], requests the [[Government of Spain|Spanish government]] to declare a [[state of emergency|national emergency]], but is refused by the [[Ministry of the Interior (Spain)|interior ministry]]. [https://apnews.com/article/spain-ceuta-tarajal-morocco-migrants-5c864e5f951e2a7cf7a3eac417668e97 (AP)]
