State funerals in the United States A state funeral is held for former U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R–SC) at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., with U.S. President Donald Trump, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in attendance.
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.
Vietnam 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.
2026 Kumamoto earthquake A w.1 earthquake strikes central Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan, causing a tsunami alert for the western Kyūshū coast.
Sudanese civil war EgyptAir announces they will resume services to the international airport in the Port Sudan area in the Red Sea beginning on August 5 with five weekly services.
Emergency Lawyers reports that recent airstrikes have targeted multiple locations in Sudan's North Kordofan state, including a water station and civilian vehicles, killing dozens of civilians.
Gaza war A Hamas delegation visits Cairo, Egypt, to resume negotiations on the implementation of the next phase of its ceasefire with Israel.
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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.
Mass stabbing Three women are wounded in a mass stabbing near the Porte de Clichy station in Paris, France. The perpetrator is detained.
Home invasion Five people are killed and another is injured in a home invasion and shooting in Gugulethu, Cape Town, South Africa.
Seoul Central District Court 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.
Chad Chad states its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, citing limited effectiveness and disproportionate attention to African cases.
Romania–Russia relations 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.
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.
Kuwait–Pakistan relations Kuwait approved 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.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a new blood test for colorectal cancer screenings in older adults, including those above age 45.
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.
Landslide A landslide occurs at the Gold Ridge Mine in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Local media reports 10 bodies recovered, while the National Referral Hospital says it expects more fatalities.
Pakistan The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Pakistan since June increases to 107 people killed and at least 344 others injured.
2026 Pacific hurricane season Hurricane Genevieve strengthens into a category 5 pacific hurricane, the first in the Pacific region since 2024.
Wildfires in 2026 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."
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.
Canada–United States relations 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.
Sudanese civil war 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.
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.
The Sudanese Doctors Network reports that the main hospital in Jebrat al Sheikh District, North Kordofan, has been looted and turned into a military barrack.
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.
Middle Eastern crisis The Houthis launch a drone attack that damages the Abqaiq oil field in eastern Saudi Arabia.
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.
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.
The IDF also confirms 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.
The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet reports 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.
2026 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 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.
2026 Formula One World Championship 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Iran–Ukraine relations 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".
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.
Vietnam 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.
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 (Omdurman–El Obeid), which connects Sudan's capital Khartoum and North Kordofan.
Middle Eastern crisis The Houthis shoot down a Saudi Arabian reconnaissance drone in northwest Yemen.
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.
Five aid convoys from the United Arab Emirates carrying 938 tonnes of humanitarian aid arrive in Gaza as part of "Operation Chivalrous Knight 3".
Iranian media reports that an oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after it has hit a naval mine.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy says it has prevented six ships from transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran and the United States submit their responses to a proposal by Pakistan and Qatar to resume talks between the two countries.