Four killed and hundreds arrested as fuel protests turn deadly in Luanda
Angola's capital saw mass arrests after demonstrations against rising fuel prices escalated into violence.
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Former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe convicted in witness-tampering case
A Bogotá court has found Álvaro Uribe guilty of witness tampering and bribery, a landmark ruling against one of Colombia’s most influential politicians.
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Reno casino shooting kills three and leaves suspect critical
Reno police said three people died in a shooting at the Grand Sierra Resort and three others, including the suspect, were left in critical condition.
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Midtown Manhattan shooting leaves four dead as investigators search for motive
Police said a gunman opened fire in the office tower and later died, while investigators have not yet publicly explained why he attacked.
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Bangkok market shooting leaves six dead, including gunman, and two women hurt
Police in Bangkok say the shooting at Or Tor Kor Market left six people dead, including the perpetrator, and two women injured.
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Iran executes two members of exiled MEK group over alleged attacks
Tehran says the men carried out attacks on civilian and government targets, while the executions revive attention on Iran’s long campaign against the group.
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Providenciales nightclub shooting leaves three people dead
Authorities described the attack, which also wounded ten people, as the territory’s first recent mass shooting.
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Hong Kong issues bounties for 19 overseas activists as security pressure widens
Police say the Hong Kong Parliament group is a subversive organization and offered rewards for information leading to arrests of named activists, including four with larger bounties.
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ICC convicts anti-Balaka leaders over atrocities in Central African Republic
Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona and Alfred Yekatom were found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to 12 and 15 years.
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Colombian Court Sentences Former Chiquita Executives for Financing Paramilitaries
A specialized court in Antioquia handed prison terms and fines to seven former Chiquita Brands executives, marking a rare Colombian criminal judgment against multinational managers over payments to the AUC paramilitary group.
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Guam governor Arnold Palacios dies after medical evacuation from Saipan
Palacios died on Guam on July 23 after being transferred for specialized care, and Lt. Gov. David Apatang assumed office.
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Indonesia arrests 44 over forest fires as Riau haze deepens
Authorities said the arrests were part of a wider push to stop human-caused blazes that are spreading health-damaging haze across the region.
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Police open murder probe after Maguiresbridge shooting kills mother and two children
A shooting in rural County Fermanagh left a mother and her two children dead and a man seriously injured, prompting a murder investigation by police.
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David Apatang sworn in as CNMI governor after death of Arnold Palacios
The Commonwealth’s new governor said it was a sad day after Arnold Palacios died in Guam and Apatang took the oath of office.
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Ukraine anti-corruption law sparks nationwide protests after Zelensky signs it
Demonstrators rallied in Kyiv and other cities against legislation giving the prosecutor general broad authority over NABU and SAPO, two institutions central to Ukraine's reform programme.
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Christophe Mirmand sworn in as Monaco's new minister of state
The former French senior official took the oath at the Prince's Palace on July 21 and formally replaced Isabelle Berro-Amadeï.
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Ecuador extradites gang leader Fito to the United States
José Adolfo Macías Villamar was removed from custody and sent to Brooklyn to face cocaine-trafficking charges after his prison escape and recapture.
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Court keeps Yoon Suk Yeol in custody after arrest challenge fails
The Seoul Central District Court said the former president's petition was without reason, leaving him detained over his failed martial law bid.
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US designates The Resistance Front as a terrorist organization after Pahalgam attack
Washington added the group to its terrorism lists after the April Kashmir attack that killed 26 people and escalated India-Pakistan tensions.
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Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle monitor and barred from night outings and embassies
Brazil’s Supreme Court imposed sweeping restrictions on the former president as his coup trial and clashes with Donald Trump intensify.
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Trinidad and Tobago declares emergency after plot to kill officials
Authorities said prison-based criminals plotted assassinations and attacks on public institutions, prompting a new state of emergency.
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Jennifer Geerlings-Simons sworn in as Suriname’s first female president
The veteran politician took office after election victory and parliamentary support, inheriting an economy under strain and new hopes from offshore oil.
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Shas quits Netanyahu cabinet over conscription dispute
2025-07-16 event: the ultra-Orthodox Shas party leaves Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet over military-service exemptions, tightening pressure on his coalition.
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Russia advances law punishing online searches for banned content
The proposed fines target users who knowingly search extremist material and raise fresh concerns about internet surveillance.
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