Wednesday

July 30, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Constitutional crisis in Somalia

Jubaland crisis

Federal troops capture Beled Hawo, Somalia, from forces loyal to Jubaland. (Garowe Online)

Gaza war

2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings

At least 71 Palestinians are killed and dozens more are wounded while seeking humanitarian aid in Gaza. (Al Jazeera)

Kivu conflict

M23 campaign

M23 rebels expel Wazalendo militia Decisive Movement for the Liberation of Congo from Kamakombe, Kabare Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Radio Okapi)

South Sudan–Uganda relations

Five South Sudanese soldiers, one Ugandan soldier, and one civilian are killed in a shooting at two villages in Yumbe District, Uganda, in a retaliatory strike against the South Sudan People's Defence Forces after the killing of a Uganda People's Defence Force soldier during border clashes on Monday. Both countries have agreed to an immediate ceasefire. (AP) (Daily Monitor)

Disasters and accidents

At least nine people are killed and two others are critically injured in an explosion at a fireworks workshop in Ban Pho Tha Sai, Suphan Buri province, Thailand. (AP) (Bangkok Post)

Five people, including four Ukrainian nationals, are killed after a truck collides with a minivan on the A1 motorway near Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia. (Slovenian Press Agency) (Sloboden Pečat)

2025 Kamchatka Peninsula earthquake

A Mw8.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. Tsunami alerts have been issued along the Pacific coast of many countries. (The New York Times)