Foreign relations of the Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic and Venezuela agree on a framework to gradually restore diplomatic relations, which deteriorated after the Dominican Republic questioned the results of the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election.
South Korea South Korea's weather agency records 42.5 C in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang, the country's highest temperature since observations began.
Ferry A ferry catches fire off the coast of Madura, Indonesia, leaving at least five people dead and 41 others missing.
Camper Six people are killed and 27 more injured in a traffic collision between a bus, a camper and three cars in Colli sul Velino, Province of Rieti, Italy.
2026 Greece wildfires Two people are killed when two firefighting helicopters collided near Athens, Greece.
Mali War The BBC reports that Russia has shipped military equipment on the sanctioned cargo vessel Mikhail Britnev last month.
Sudanese civil war A drone strike hits a customary court in Kabkabiya District, North Darfur, Sudan, killing at least 37 people.
Middle Eastern crisis The IDF's 401st Brigade says that they have destroyed 1,200 Hezbollah tunnels and concluded their mission in southern Lebanon, ending their eight-month deployment.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirms that they have killed three militants in separate strikes last week, including a Jaish al-Islam militant in Gaza City, a Hamas commander in the Jabalya Battalion, and a Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant.
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2030 FIFA World Cup controversies UEFA gives FIFA president Gianni Infantino an ultimatum to resign or face an emergency no-confidence vote following Infantino's plan to sell stakes in FIFA Forward Enterprise, which he has rescinded amidst backlash.
Fatally shot Four men are fatally shot in Nyanga, Western Cape, South Africa, after they were attacked while repairing a flat tyre.
Cyberwarfare during the 2026 Iran war The U.S. FBI opens an investigation after the U.S. state of Michigan reports a cyberattack on its water systems, including whether Iran was behind the cyberattack, a day after Minnesota reported a similar breach.
2026 Twin Falls shooting At least four people are killed, including the perpetrator, and others are injured in a mass shooting at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States.
Morocco–Spain relations Moroccan security forces clash with hundreds of migrants as they attempt to storm the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Several Moroccan security personnel are reportedly injured while more than 50 migrants are detained.
2026 heat waves Amidst a heat wave reported by the Sudan Meteorological Authority Meteorological Authority in Sudan's Red Sea State, protesters block parts of the main highway connecting Port Sudan and Khartoum in Suakin and Jubayt over severe power cuts.
2026 Aerodiana Cessna 208 crash Thirteen people, including 11 tourists, are killed when a small aircraft crashes near the Nazca Lines, Peru, after departing Pisco, Ica.
2026 Broad Peak avalanche All ten climbers, including Nirmal Purja, are confirmed deceased after an avalanche at Broad Peak in Pakistan on July 30.
2024–2026 Cuba blackouts Cuba reports a partial collapse of the national power grid, leaving western provinces without electricity after transmission lines fail between Matanzas and Pinar del Río.
2026 United States wildfires The Old Trails wildfire in northwestern Spokane, Washington, United States, burns 3,000+ acres, destroying many structures. Residents near Fort Spokane are told to evacuate.
Iraq in the 2026 Iran war The Arba'in Shia Islam pilgrimage in Iraq is held amidst the Iran war, with Iranian pilgrims attending the event.
Terrorism in Russia A woman attempts to set off a bomb inside a coffeehouse in Moscow, Russia, but is stopped at the entering, detonating the explosive. Three people are killed, including the perpetrator, and 21 more are injured.
Terrorism in Colombia A truck bomb explodes beside a police station in Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia, injuring 11 police officers and three civilians.
Sudanese civil war Egypt and Sudan reach an agreement on a 16-month plan to rehabilitate the Jebel Aulia Dam south of Khartoum, including the construction of a temporary bridge, after the dam was damaged in November 2023 during shelling by the Rapid Support Forces.
Russo-Ukrainian war Ukrainian forces sink a Rosatom-owned container ship in the Black Sea, forcing its 17-member crew to abandon it. Rosatom says it had been transporting civilian goods, including frozen food and construction materials.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko says an overnight Russian missile attack has killed at least nine people and injured 24 others, while damaging buildings and causing fires across several districts of the Ukrainian capital.
"The Washington Post" reports that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu blocked a request by former United States senator Lindsey Graham to transfer an Iron Dome system from the U.S. to Ukraine.
Middle Eastern crisis The Houthis in Yemen deny reports of imposing tolls on vessels passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait.
The Israeli military says it has killed several Hezbollah fighters in an Israeli-held area of southern Lebanon, despite a ceasefire framework between Israel and Lebanon.
Three Palestinians are reportedly killed in Gaza City, bringing the total casualties to 7 in the past 24 hours.
U.S. president Donald Trump cancels a planned attack against Iran, citing progress in ceasefire negotiations.
United States embassies in the Middle East warn Americans to depart the region amidst fears of a potential escalation in the war.
The Kuwaiti defense ministry reports that its military has detected and intercepted Iranian drones entering the country's airspace.
The Bermuda-flagged LNG tanker "Gaslog Shanghai", which was carrying LNG oil from Qatar, is reported to have been among the two vessels hit yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz.
2030 FIFA World Cup controversies Infantino reverses his plan to sell stakes in the FIFA World Cup amidst backlash.
The Asian Football Confederation joins UEFA in opposing Infantino's plans and vows to boycott the next tournament if they go ahead.
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".
2026 Bulgarian presidential election The Bulgarian National Assembly sets 25 October as the date for the presidential election.
Indonesia Indonesian authorities announces it arrested a Malaysia Airlines pilot for allegedly smuggling over 26 kg of ecstasy and a package of methamphetamine into Jakarta International Airport.
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.
Belarus–Latvia relations Latvia announces the sudden closure of its border with Belarus, citing "technical reasons".
Morocco–Spain relations Spain's interior ministry says authorities have returned about 48,300 of roughly 50,000 migrants who entered Ceuta from Morocco.
Italy suspends Schengen border-free travel with Spain, introducing checks on air and sea passengers and strengthening controls with France along the France–Italy border.
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.
Austrian chancellor Christian Stocker and Finnish interior minister Mari Rantanen join Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni in calling for Spain to be suspended from the Schengen Area in response to the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta over the last 24 hours.
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.
Videos on social media appear to show the Spanish Army deploying military vehicles towards the border with Morocco.
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.
Avalanche 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.
N1 Twelve people, including five children, are killed and 66 others are injured after a bus overturns on the N1 highway near Trompsburg, Free State, South Africa.
Algiers 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.
AI boom South Korea's KOSPI index rises by 18%, its largest single-day gain in history, amid a surge of investment in AI.
Sudanese civil war The Sudan News Agency reports that the Group 26 unit of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group has surrendered its personnel and military equipment to the Sudanese Armed Forces.
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.
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir A migrant worker is fatally shot and another is injured by insurgents in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Russo-Ukrainian war Two warehouses in Volgograd and Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan, 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.
Middle Eastern crisis The IDF says that killed two Hamas operatives accused of smuggling weapons into the Gaza Strip in separate strikes.
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.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirms that they have killed a Mujahideen Brigades militant who was involved in the abduction of Avinatan Or and his girlfriend Noa Argamani during the Nova music festival massacre, and directing the abduction of Sudthisak Rinthalak during the October 7 attacks.
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 Bethlehem, Nablus, Salim, and Tell.
Recent evidence by "The New York Times" show that a U.S. strike yesterday on Qeshm Island has hit a family home, killing three people.
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.