Armed conflicts and attacks
Gaza war
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
The Israeli Security Cabinet approves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to capture Gaza City. (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 against Hamas. (The Times of India)
Insurgency in Balochistan
33 Pakistani Taliban militants are killed in an overnight operation near the Afghanistan border in Zhob, Balochistan, Pakistan. (CTV News)
Kivu conflict
Volker Türk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, reports that M23 rebels have killed over 319 civilians in July. Bertrand Bisimwa said M23 would investigate the claim, but that it may be a smear campaign. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
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)
Flash floods kill at least ten people and leave 33 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)
International relations
Armenia–Azerbaijan relations, 2025 Washington D.C. Peace Summit on Armenia–Azerbaijan
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 award the U.S. exclusive special development rights in the Zangezur corridor land for 99 years. The U.S. would sublease the land to a consortium that will develop rail, oil, gas and fiber optic lines, and possibly electricity transmission, along the 27 mile (43 km) corridor. The corridor will be called the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP). (Politico)
Law and crime
At least two people are killed, including the perpetrator, in a shooting at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. (Fox News) (CNN)
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)
2025 Anaconda shooting
2024 South Korean martial law crisis
The Seoul Central District Court rejects a petition bought 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)
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