Indian capital At least 4 people are killed in a building collapse in the Indian capital Delhi as the monsoon season sets in.
Uttara Kannada District Six people are killed and three others are injured after a Multi-Utility Vehicle collided with a truck in Uttara Kannada District, India.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war QatarEnergy pauses efforts to restore liquefied natural gas production at the Ras Laffan gas facility after an attack on an LNG carrier in the Strait of Hormuz, choosing to keep its operations at a minimum.
The Kuwaiti General Staff of the Army reports that Kuwait air defenses has intercepted "hostile missile and drone attacks" on the country.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force fires 10 ballistic missiles at the Al-Azraq air base in Jordan.
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2026 FIFA World Cup controversies Seventy-two lawmakers from the European Parliament call for an investigation into FIFA president Gianni Infantino after FIFA lifted the red-card suspension on American striker Folarin Balogun.
Human rights in Thailand Thailand's parliament passes an amnesty bill covering political activists convicted since 2005, while excluding corruption and royal insult offences. The measure awaits royal approval.
2026 United States elections U.S. Senate Democratic Party nominee Graham Platner suspends his campaign in the upcoming U.S. Senate race in the U.S. state of Maine amidst rape allegations and other controversies surrounding his campaign, leaving the party to seek a replacement challenger to incumbent Republican Susan Collins.
Iraq in the 2026 Iran war State funerals for former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei are held in Iraq's Shi'ite holy cities of Karbala and Najaf.
Ukraine–European Union relations The European Parliament passes a resolution expressing regret over the decision of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to name a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, citing their responsibility for the massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia.
Greenland crisis The prime ministers of Greenland and Denmark, Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Mette Frederiksen, respectively, reaffirms that Greenland is not for sale amidst a renewed push by Trump at the NATO summit to control the territory.
Protests against the 2026 Iran war The United States announces that it will resume regular consular services at its consulates in Karachi and Lahore, after previously suspending operations over security concerns during violent protests in Pakistan including an attack on the U.S. consulate in Karachi.
Aftermath of the Syrian civil war U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio notifies Congress that the U.S. will remove Syria as a "state sponsor of terrorism" after being listed as one since 1979 during the Assad regime.
Cyclosporiasis A cyclosporiasis outbreak, caused by "cyclospora cayetanensis", is reported across the United States in 18 U.S. states, with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reporting around 992 cases and Ohio Department of Health reporting 177 in Ohio.
Borgorose Two people are killed after an explosion in a fireworks factory in Borgorose, Rieti Province, Italy.
Landslide Seven children and a teacher are killed when heavy rain triggers a landslide during a class at Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Stocks on the Pakistan Stock Exchange witness a sharp decline following renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, with the KSE-100 Index falling to 4,626 points.
Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate oil prices increase by at least 5% amidst the escalation in the Iran war, rising to US$78.01 and $73.86, respectively.
Insurgency in Balochistan Pakistan's military says that three militant attacks in Balochistan since July 6 have killed 42 army and police personnel, while security forces have killed 54 militants in the incidents.
2026 Damascus bombings The toll from yesterday's bombings in Damascus, Syria, increases to one person killed and 36 more injured.
Sudanese civil war A drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces kills 10 people traveling to a wedding near Omdurman.
Human rights groups report that drone strikes in Sudan on civilian vehicles heading to social gatherings have killed 20 people in recent days.
Middle Eastern crisis The Israeli military states that Nukhba commander Mohammed Emad Alrahman Abu Taima of the Al-Qassam Brigades, who is alleged to have taken part in the infiltration of the kibbutz Nirim during the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas, has been killed in an airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip.
The U.S. military conducts new airstrikes against Iran, with at least 14 people killed in the last two days.
Iranian state media, including the Fars News Agency, releases footage of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei's compound after it was hit in an airstrike by Israel and the U.S. during the first day of the war.
Nakilat confirms that the Qatari LNG tanker "Al Rekayyat" was hit yesterday by projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz. No casualties are reported. Additionally, the tanker is reported to be stranded near the coast of Oman.
International Maritime Organization head Arsenio Dominguez reports that 6,000 seafarers are still stranded in the Strait of Hormuz and calls for a "maximum restraint and de-escalation" amidst renewal of the crisis.
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the ceasefire between Iran and the United States is over, and that airstrikes will continue. However, he also states that negotiations can continue. Pakistan's foreign ministry reaffirms its call for all sides to honor the recently-signed memorandum of understanding following Trump's declaration.
2028 Summer Olympics The International Olympic Committee lifts its ban on Russian athletes, allowing them to take part in the upcoming Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States, after previously being banned from competing under its own flag for doping and the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
2026 FIFA World Cup Switzerland advances to the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1954 after beating Colombia in a penalty shootout in the round of 16.
In association football, Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi becomes the first player to score in nine consecutive World Cup matches (including the previous edition), after scoring in the team's 3–2 victory against Egypt in the round of 16.
2027 French presidential election French deputy Marine Le Pen announces her candidacy for president in the next election as the far-right National Rally's nominee. It will be her fourth bid for the presidency.
Iraq in the 2026 Iran war Iraqi state television says that former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei's remains has arrived in Iraq's Shi'ite holy city of Najaf for viewing following funeral ceremonies in Tehran and Qom, Iran.
Sudanese cholera epidemic The Médecins Sans Frontières deploys to the Darfur region amidst ongoing cases of cholera in the Kordofan states of West and North Kordofan.
NATO summit Trump says that the U.S. will lift sanctions against Turkey that were imposed in 2020 over its purchase of Russian defense missiles.
At the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, U.S. president Donald Trump renews his calls for the United States to control Greenland, and says that the U.S. could remove troops from Europe over the dispute.
Wayanad District Two people are killed and seven others are missing after a massive landslide triggered by heavy rains hit a bridge in Wayanad District, Kerala, India.
Amadora Two people are killed and 14 others are injured after a bus veered off a road and struck pedestrians in Amadora, Portugal.
Kampala–Gulu Highway Fourteen people are killed and 28 others are injured after a bus collided head-on with a trailer on the Kampala–Gulu Highway, in Northern Uganda.
K2 Airways Flight 1732 A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft goes missing off the coast of Pakistan with five people on board.
2026 Damascus bombings One person was killed and 36 others are injured in two explosions near Four Seasons Hotel Damascus, Syria, where French president Emmanuel Macron stayed during his state visit to the country. Macron was not at the hotel during the explosions.
Sudanese civil war The Sudanese Army says that it has shot down a Chinese-made FH-95 drone in North Kordofan, the third model shot down by the army.
Human rights groups say that 15 people have been killed in drone strikes in Sudan's North Kordofan state.
Middle Eastern crisis The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet says that they have killed a Hamas Nukhba Force commander and another commander associated with the militant group's intelligence unit.
Israeli airstrikes and gunfire kill at least seven people, including a child, in the Gaza Strip, while Israel says the airstrikes targeted Hamas militants.
U.S. forces strike Iranian air-defence, coastal surveillance, and missile sites after attacks hit three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, with explosions heard in Bandar Abbas, Bandar Sirik, and Qeshm Island. Iran accuses the U.S. of violating their memorandum of understanding and warns of retaliation.
The United States revokes the temporary sanctions waiver against Iranian oil issued as part of the Islamabad Memorandum after the attacks on the three vessels.
"Al Rekayyat" is reported to be at a risk of explosion following the attack. The attack marks the first time a vessel from Qatar was attacked since the war started on February 28.
Three commercial vessels are reported to be attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, including the Qatari LNG tanker "Al Rekayyat", which is owned by Nakilat.