Portal:Current events

Disasters and accidents

• At least six Lebanese soldiers are killed in an explosion as troops were removing munitions from a Hezbollah facility near the Israeli border. (Al Arabiya)

International relations

• Foreign relations of Singapore
  • Multiple national leaders attend celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Singaporean independence, including President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto and Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah. (Al Jazeera) (The Jakarta Post) (The Star)
• Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  • In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the twin bells of Urakami Cathedral, that were destroyed, are restored in Nagasaki. The anniversary is attended by about 2,600 people, including foreign dignitaries and survivors of the bombings. (Associated Press) (CBA) (Sky News)

Law and crime

• Haitian crisis
  • The Haitian Government has announced a 3 month state of emergency in the central and western regions of Haiti aiming to curb hunger and gang violence in the regions. (Al Jazeera) (Associated Press)
• Two people are killed and five others are injured in a drive-by mass shooting in a busy area in Nassau, The Bahamas. (The Nassau Guardian)
• A total of 474 people are arrested in London, England, during a protest in support of Palestine Action, which was proscribed as a terrorist group on 5 July. (BBC News)
• Former Chadian prime minister and leader of Les Transformateurs, Succès Masra is sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined F.CFA 1 billion (US$1,775,200) after being convicted of disseminating racist and xenophobic messages that incited violence, a verdict his legal team plans to appeal. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israeli reoccupation of the Gaza Strip
    • The Israeli Security Cabinet approves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to capture Gaza City with the stated objective of defeating Hamas, while supposedly ensuring the provision of humanitarian aid to civilians outside the areas of combat. (Bloomberg)
    • Germany announces it will halt weapon shipments to Israel that could be used in Gaza "until further notice" in light of Israel's plan to fully militarily occupy Gaza. (AP)
    • The Israel Defense Forces begins massing troops and tanks on the border with Gaza ahead of an expected major ground offensive. (The Times of India)
• Kivu conflict
  • M23 campaign (2022–present)
    • Volker Türk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, reports that M23 rebels have killed over 319 civilians in July. M23 president Bertrand Bisimwa said the group would investigate the claim. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
• Insurgency in Balochistan
  • At least 33 Pakistani Taliban militants are killed in an overnight operation near the Afghanistan border in Zhob, Balochistan, Pakistan. (CTV News)
• War on drugs
  • U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order commanding the U.S. military and other sectors of the federal government to take action against Latin American drug cartels designated as terrorist organisations, such as Tren de Aragua and MS-13. (Al Jazeera) (The New York Times)

Disasters and accidents

• A bus carrying mourners back home from a funeral in Kisumu, Kenya, overturns and plunges into a ditch, killing at least 21 people. (MSN)
• A bus and a truck collide head-on in Mato Grosso, Brazil, killing 11 and injuring 45. (Reuters)
• Flash floods kill at least 22 people and leave 2 dozen others missing in Gansu province, China. (MSN)
• At least 30 people are injured when a passenger train derails on the Kerman–Zarand railway path in Kerman province, Iran. (The Express Tribune)
• A fire breaks out at the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Andalusia, Spain, due to a short circuit. The roof of a chapel collapses, but the fire is extinguished with no further damage. (The Guardian) (El País)

International relations

• Armenia–Azerbaijan relations
  • Armenia–Azerbaijan peace agreement
    • The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan plan to sign a joint declaration at the White House in Washington, D.C., United States, committing to a peace deal facilitated by the Trump administration that would end nearly four decades of conflict between the two countries. (CNN)
    • Armenia agrees to grant the U.S. exclusive development rights in the Zangezur corridor for 99 years. The U.S. would sublease to a consortium to develop rail, oil, gas, and fiber optic lines along the 27-mile (43km) corridor. (Politico)

Law and crime

• 2025 Anaconda shooting
  • The perpetrator of the Anaconda bar shooting that killed four people last week in Anaconda, Montana, United States, is arrested. (KRTV-TV)
• 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
  • The Seoul Central District Court rejects a petition brought by former interior minister Lee Sang-min regarding the arrest warrant against him over his alleged involvement in former president Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law attempt on December 3, 2024. (The Korea Times)
• A police officer and the perpetrator are killed, and another officer suffers non-life-threatening injuries, in a shooting at the CDC building near Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. (CNN) (WAGA-TV)
• The Uganda High Court denies bail to opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who faces treason charges, ruling that the 180-day period for mandatory release began when his case was transferred to a civilian court in February, leaving him 12 days short of eligibility. (Reuters)
• Portugal's Constitutional Court blocks a parliamentary bill that would require most legally resident immigrants to wait two years before applying for family reunification, ruling that it violates constitutional protections for family unity. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Kivu conflict
  • M23 campaign
    • M23 rebels attack Wazalendo militia Decisive Movement for the Liberation of Congo positions in Kamakombe and Kasheke, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Radio Okapi)

Business and economy

• Israel's Leviathan natural gas field signs the largest export agreement in the country's history, worth up to US$35 billion, to supply gas to Egypt. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• At least eight people are killed and several others are injured when a train and a Kenya Pipeline-owned bus collide on a level crossing in Naivasha, Nakuru County, Kenya. (Daily Nation)
• At least six people are killed and two others are injured when an air ambulance crashes into a residential area in Mwihoko, Kiambu County, Kenya. (AP) (Al Jazeera)
• Five people are killed and several are injured when a malfunctioning gas cylinder explodes in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. (MSN)
• Two people are killed when a helicopter crashes into an unmanned barge on the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, United States. (AP)

International relations

• United States–Venezuela relations
  • U.S. attorney general Pam Bondi announces a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, saying his capture and extradition to the United States is vital for national security. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• Mass shootings in the United States
  • Two people are killed and three others are injured, including two state troopers, in a mass shooting when a man kills his neighbor and opens fire on law enforcement before being killed in Thompson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. (BBC News) (WHP-TV)

Politics and elections

• British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Homelessness Rushanara Ali resigns amid controversy over increasing the rent at a property she owns in east London by £700 in order to force the tenants to move. (BBC News)
• The cabinet of Lebanon approves a U.S. proposal for disarming Hezbollah by the end of the year, along with ending Israel's occupation in the country, despite Hezbollah's rejection of this demand. (Al Jazeera)

Science and technology

• OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 with "PhD-level intelligence" to the general public. (The Guardian)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Sudanese civil war
  • 2025 alleged shootdown of UAE mercenary plane
    • The Sudanese Armed Forces claims that it shot down an Emirati plane carrying mercenaries near Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan, allegedly killing at least 40 people. (France 24)

Disasters and accidents

• 2025 European and Mediterranean wildfires
  • One person is killed, thirteen people are injured and one person is missing after a wildfire breaks out in Aude department, France, also burning at least 16,000 hectares of land. (BBC News) (DW)
  • Over 1,500 people are evacuated from a resort in Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain, after a wildfire breaks out in Campo de Gibraltar. (Le Monde) (Europa Sur)
• 2025 Ghanaian Air Force Z-9 helicopter crash
  • A Ghana Air Force Z-9 helicopter crashes near Obuasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana, killing eight people, including defence minister Edward Omane Boamah, environment and science minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, and regional minister Samuel Sarpong. (BBC News)
• Gaza Strip famine
  • A truck carrying humanitarian aid overturns on civilians near the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens of others. (Anadolu Agency) (The Guardian)
• Twelve people are killed and 13 others are injured after a dump truck plunges into a ravine in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat, near the provincial boundary with Maguindanao del Sur in the Philippines. (ABS-CBN News) (Manila Bulletin)
• Five people are killed and 24 others are injured when a suspension bridge deck tilts at a scenic spot in Zhaosu County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. (China Daily)

Health and environment

• A month-long legionnaires' disease outbreak that started on July 8 in London, Ontario, Canada, ends after 70 cases and three deaths. (CFPL-DT)

International relations

• India–United States relations, Tariffs in the second Trump administration
  • U.S. president Donald Trump issues an executive order raising the total tariff on Indian imports to the United States to 50%, with an additional 25% that will take effect 21 days after August 7 due to its purchases of Russian oil. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• 2025 Fort Stewart shooting
  • Five people are injured in a mass shooting at the Fort Stewart army post near Savannah, Georgia, United States. (AP)
• Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee appears for questioning by a special prosecutor in central Seoul. The investigation concerns allegations of stock manipulation, bribery, and interference in People Power Party nominations. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2025 Polish presidential election
  • Former Institute of National Remembrance chairman Karol Nawrocki is sworn in as the new president of Poland, succeeding Andrzej Duda. (CNN)
• Impeachment of Sara Duterte
  • The Philippine Senate votes 19–4–1 to dismiss the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, following a Supreme Court ruling that declared the complaint unconstitutional. (Bloomberg)

Science and technology

• Strait of Messina Bridge
  • The Italian government authorizes a construction project for a bridge over the Strait of Messina to connect Sicily with mainland Italy. The project will be the longest suspension bridge in the world by the time of its completion in 2032 or 2033. (AP) (Politico EU)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • A series of Russian strikes targeting Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Sumy Oblasts kills at least five people and injures 13 others. (Euronews)

Disasters and accidents

• 2025 Uttarakhand flash flood
  • At least four people are killed and around 100 others are reported missing after a massive cloudburst triggers flash floods in Dharali village, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India. (NDTV) (Hindustan Times)
• Four people are killed when a civil protection surveillance Safir-43 aircraft crashes during a training mission at Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport near Jijel, Algeria. (The Indian Express) (ASN)
• Four people are killed when a medical transport Beechcraft Super King Air small plane crashes near Chinle Municipal Airport in Chinle, Arizona, United States. (KOAT-TV)

International relations

• Australia–Japan relations, Australian general purpose frigate program
  • Australian defence minister Richard Marles announces that the country will purchase eleven Mogami-class frigates from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to upgrade its Navy as the New FFM. (DW)

Law and crime

• A court in Chișinău sentences the governor of Moldova's autonomous Gagauzia region, Evghenia Guțul, to seven years in prison for violations related to the financing of the banned opposition Șor Party. (Reuters) (Caliber)

Politics and elections

• Former finance minister Rimantas Šadžius is appointed acting Prime Minister of Lithuania following the collapse of the Paluckas government. (Politico)
• Nestor Ntahontuye is appointed the new prime minister of Burundi, succeeding Gervais Ndirakobuca. (Burundi Times)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings, Gaza Strip famine
    • At least 74 Palestinians are killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes, including ten seeking aid, and another five Palestinians die of starvation. (Reuters) (Channel 4 News)
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that the Israeli government has decided to completely militarily occupy the Gaza Strip and fully eliminate Hamas, and tells Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir to resign. (Euronews)
• Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
  • Puntland counter-terrorism operations
    • Puntland and U.S. forces conduct a counter-terrorism operation in Sanaag, Puntland, detaining three Islamic State militants. (Tracking Terrorism)

Business and economy

• Over 10,000 hotel owners in Europe, represented by the HOTREC union, file a joint lawsuit against Netherlands-based travel agency Booking.com seeking compensation for losses from 2004 to 2024, alleging that the booking agency prevented the hotels from offering lower prices on their own sites. (DW) (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Eight people are killed and two others are injured in a vehicle collision on the BR-491 highway in Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (G1 Globo)
• Three people are killed and 18 others are injured in a multiple-vehicle collision on the Autostrada A1 in Montevarchi, Province of Arezzo, Italy. (Arezzo Notizie)

International relations

• 2025 Cambodia–Thailand border conflict, Cambodia–Thailand relations
  • Delegates from Cambodia and Thailand meet in Malaysia, the current ASEAN chair seat, to negotiate a long-term ceasefire at their border following clashes that killed dozens of people and displaced over 270,000 others. (AP)
• India–Philippines relations, Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
  • The Indian and Philippine navies conduct their first joint exercise in the Philippine-designated exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea. The Indian Navy deployed guided missile destroyers, tankers, and corvettes, while the Philippines sent two frigates. (AP) (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2022 Brazilian coup plot
  • Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes issues a house arrest order for former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is standing trial for allegedly plotting a coup, and bans him from receiving visits and using a cell phone either directly or through third parties. (Reuters)
• Lithuanian prime minister Gintautas Paluckas resigns after allegations of misconduct relating to business interests. (LRT)