Wikipedia portal: this week

A Wildberries logistic hub in Russia-occupied Crimea is hit by Ukrainian drones and catches fire. (RBC-Ukraine)

Ukrainian drones also hit Wildberries logistics hubs in the Russian cities of Saint Petersburg and Tver . ( Kyiv Independent )

Spanish interior minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska declares a national emergency over wildfires in the Community of Madrid and the Province of Ávila , placing the Military Emergencies Unit in command. Authorities evacuate more than 10,000 people as three major fires remain uncontrolled. (AA)

Press secretary Sarwar Alam states that Bangladeshi president Mohammed Shahabuddin plans to resign from office when parliamentary speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad returns from Thailand . (Reuters)

President of Bangladesh Mohammed Shahabuddin resigns from office, citing health reasons. (Reuters)

40 deputies of the Sejm from Law and Justice resign from the party as part of a dispute between Jarosław Kaczyński and Mateusz Morawiecki . (Polsat in Polish )

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) says it has redirected 12 commercial vessels and disabled one since the naval blockade on Iran resumed on July 14. ( Middle East Eye )

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy says it has stopped three oil tankers from passing through the Strait of Hormuz . (AFP via Arab News )

The Islamic Republic News Agency reports that the U.S. military struck the Shalamcheh area near the Iran–Iraq border . Two people are reported to be killed and 11 are reported injured. ( The Guardian ) ( Middle East Eye )

The U.S. CENTCOM reports on X that they have conducted strikes against Iran for a 13th consecutive night amidst clashes over shipping routes, with explosions reported in Ahvaz , Bandar Abbas , and Qeshm Island . (MENA via The New Arab ) (WLS-TV)

Kuwait 's defense ministry reports that a drone has hit the Abdali area near the Iraqi border . (KUNA via Arab Times Kuwait ) (Kurdistan24)

The Houthis claim to have attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea for their violation of the blockade by Yemen 's Houthi-led armed forces . There are no reported casualties. (Al Jazeera)

Shipping data shows that two Chinese very-large crude carriers carrying four million ​barrels of Saudi Arabian oil , the Singaporean - flagged VLCC Xin Long Yang and Chinese-flagged VLCC Cosnew Lake , are heading towards Bab-el-Mandeb strait. (Reuters)

Germany 's defence ministry moves the Frankenthal -class minehunter Fulda and the replenishment oiler Mosel from the coast of Djibouti to the eastern Mediterranean Sea , citing uncertainty over a planned Strait of Hormuz mission and concerns about prolonged deployment affecting the vessels. (AFP via Al Arabiya)

Reuters reports that Iran sent Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers, along with drone - and missile -related equipment, on a Mahan Air flight to Houthi-controlled Yemen on July 13, in preparation for the blockade on Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)

Emergency lawyers report that a drone strike has killed several civilians in the Badia area of Sudan 's Blue Nile State . ( Sudan Tribune )

Oil prices , including Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate , increase to over US$ 101 per barrel and to nearly $93 per barrel, respectively, after the escalation in the Red Sea. The United States gasoline national average increases to $4.09 per gallon . (NBC News)

The United States imposes tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 trading partners , citing forced-labor concerns. The duties take effect Friday and exempt USMCA -covered goods and products already subject to sector-specific tariffs . (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer )

More than 20,000 people are evacuated from their homes as wildfires spread in Gironde , France . More than 700 firefighters have been deployed to battle the fires. (BBC News)

Taylor Farms temporarily suspend operations at its processing facility in central Mexico after American health officials linked it to a current cyclosporiasis outbreak in the U.S. , which is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis . (Reuters)

United States federal judge John R. Tunheim sentences Vance Boelter to two life terms plus 40 years without parole for killing Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounding state senator John Hoffman and his wife in June 2025. (AFP via The Manila Times )

The International Criminal Court at The Hague , Netherlands , officially drops charges against former militia leader Abdallah Banda , who was previously charged for his role in a 2007 attack on African Union peacekeepers during Sudan 's Darfur conflict . (Reuters)

The United States House of Representatives , in a 214–208 vote, approves war powers legislation attempting to require the president of the United States to halt military action against Iran. The United States Senate , in a 47–49 vote, stops the legislation from advancing. (CNBC) (Reuters)

The International Mathematical Union awards the 2026 Fields Medals to Yu Deng , John Pardon , Jacob Tsimerman , and Hong Wang at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States . Wang becomes the third woman to receive the prize after Maryam Mirzakhani in 2014 and Maryna Viazovska in 2022. (AFP via Le Monde )

In association football , Burkina Faso , Mali , and Niger submit joint bids to host the 2032 Africa Cup of Nations under the Alliance of Sahel States . (BBC Sport)

The Jordanian military reports that air defenses have intercepted 8 out of 10 projectiles fired by Iran against the country in Aqaba near the Israeli border , with two missiles landing in remote areas. (ABC News) (CBC) (Ynetnews)

The General Staff of the Kuwait Army reports that Kuwait 's military and air defenses have been actively intercepting "hostile drones " from Iran. ( Arab Times Kuwait ) ( The Times Kuwait )

The United States military launches Tomahawk missile strikes on Iran's Larak Island . (AFP via Al Arabiya)

The U.S. Central Command launches a new round of strikes against Iran, marking the 12th consecutive day of attacks. (AP) ( Middle East Eye )

Financial Times reports that the tanker Kavomalaes , belonging to Greek shipowner George Prokopiou , was "highly likely" to have been captured in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran two days earlier. ( Forbes )

The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet announces that they have killed three Hamas militants in the northern Gaza Strip , including one in the Hamas military wing that took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel . ( The Jerusalem Post ) ( Cleveland Jewish News )

Seven oil tankers departing Saudi Arabia 's port of Yanbu change course away from the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb after the Houthis announced a blockade on Saudi Arabian ports. ( The Washington Post ) (Reuters)

UNICEF reports that six people, including two children, have been killed and 30 people including children have been injured in a drone strike on a market in Al-Rahad , North Kordofan , Sudan . (AA)

A Chadian official reports that a drone attack from Sudanese territory has attacked positions in Chad , injuring civilians and destroying vehicles and several shops. The attack is the fifth in recent months, following an incursion by Rapid Support Forces last January. ( Sudan Tribune )

A 35-year-old head constable is shot and killed in a militant attack in Anantnag , Jammu and Kashmir , India . The Resistance Front claims responsibility. (NDTV)

Five soldiers are killed and six civilians are injured in a mass shooting by ten unknown gunmen at a security checkpoint in Narathiwat province , Thailand . (Al Jazeera)

Oil prices , including Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate , rise to over US$ 95 and $86 per barrel , respectively, and the United States average gasoline price rises to $4.06 per gallon , amidst the ongoing conflict. (CNBC) (NBC News)

Seven people are killed after a truck collided with a medical transport van in Pernambuco , Brazil . (Xinhua)

A Robinson R44 helicopter crashes in Sincan , Ankara , Turkey , killing the pilot and injuring the co-pilot. ( Turkiye Today )

In the United States , West Virginia governor Patrick Morrisey declares a state of emergency and announces that 100 National Guard troops have been deployed after flash floods caused by torrential rains were reported across the state, including the northern part . (AP) ( The Independent )

The death toll from the ongoing measles outbreak in Bangladesh exceeds past 800. ( The Business Standard ) ( Dhaka Tribune )

African CDC director Jean Kaseya reports that the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached past 1,000. (AP)

The number of reported cyclosporiasis cases in the U.S. state of Michigan exceeds 7,000. (Reuters) (WDIV)

The fire department of Tokyo , Japan , reports 453 heat-related hospitalizations, its highest daily total since records began in 2010, as a severe heat wave kills one person and leaves four critically ill. The country's Fire and Disaster Management Agency reports at least 14 heat-related deaths nationwide over the previous week. (AFP via Malay Mail )

Saudi Arabia–United States relations , Nuclear program of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia and the United States sign a civil nuclear cooperation agreement allowing Saudi Arabia to use U.S. reactor technology, enrich uranium , and reprocess nuclear waste . The pact excludes the IAEA Additional Protocol and proceeds to U.S. congressional review. (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)

The federal trial against Hadi Matar , the man who attempted to kill author Salman Rushdie in August 2022 in New York , United States, opens. If he is convicted, Matar faces a sentence of life in prison . He is already serving a 25-year state prison sentence in New York. (AP) ( The Guardian )

Unknown gunmen open fire at a police station in Canindeyú Department , Paraguay , killing three officers and wounding another. (Abc.com)

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is released after police detained him outside prime minister Narendra Modi 's residence yesterday during protests demanding education minister Dharmendra Pradhan 's resignation and changes to the examination system. (AFP via France 24)

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that they have launched strikes on Amazon 's data center in Bahrain . (CNBC)

The U.S. military confirms that a third service member, identified as 28-year-old Sgt . Angel S Rampersad of New York , was killed during a recent attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan , bringing the total American casualties to 18. ( Military Times )

Malta 's sustainable mobility ministry confirms that the Greek -owned Malta- flagged oil tanker M/T Kavomaleas was "subject to an attack" in the Strait of Hormuz as it was navigating the southern corridor of the waterway . Additionally, all 23 crew members of the vessel are reported to be rescued. ( Malta Today )

A tanker is attacked by Iran in the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz in the wake of the U.S. military conducting strikes for a 10th consecutive night yesterday, forcing crew to abandon ship. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations also confirms the attack. (Military.com)

Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says that Israel will not join the United States in striking Iran. ( Middle East Eye )

The United States Central Command confirms that they have launched an 11th round of strikes against Iran, against hangars and military targets such as military logistics infrastructure. ( The Jerusalem Post ) (Reuters)

The Israeli military and Shin Bet states that senior Hamas Gaza City Brigade commander Adham Ibrahim Shaaban Nasman, who was involved in directing the October 7, 2023, attacks and taking hostages , has been killed in a Israeli airstrike in the city last weekend, despite the ongoing ceasefire . ( The Sunday Guardian ) ( The Times of Israel )

Local medics report that 12 Palestinians , including four children, have been killed in airstrikes across Gaza City, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire. (BBC News)

Two oil tankers departing Saudi Arabia , Xin Long Yang and Rodos , turn around in the Red Sea and head for the Suez Canal instead of the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb , after a warning by Houthi-controlled Yemen . (Reuters)

Around 21 people are reported to be killed in a drone strike by Rapid Support Forces in the Tina region of Sudan 's North Darfur state near the border with Chad . ( Sudan Tribune )

A survivor and local official say an armed gang abducted more than 40 people during raids on 11 villages in Maru , Zamfara State , Nigeria , over the weekend. The local government requests additional security forces . (AFP via NDTV)

Residents say motorcycle-riding gunmen killed at least 24 farmers and wounded several others in attacks on villages in Talata Mafara , Zamfara State, before stealing livestock and leaving the area. (Reuters)

A spokesperson for Canadian infrastructure minister Gregor Robertson announces that Canada has cancelled a joint opening ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge that will connect Detroit , Michigan , and Windsor , Ontario , after U.S. president Donald Trump announced 50% tariffs on Canadian goods . (AP) (CBC)

Trump announces that imported generic drugs will remain tariff -free until August 2028, face a 100% tariff for one year, and a 200% tariff thereafter, citing efforts to move pharmaceutical production to the country . (AFP via NDTV)

Russia stops issuing bonds after recent auctions failed to find buyers. (Bloomberg)

A fire on a bus travelling from Lâm Đồng province to Ho Chi Minh City kills seven passengers and injures five others in southern Vietnam . (Reuters)

The death toll from the sinking of passenger ferry MV Barima off the coast of Guyana two days ago rises to 53. Seventy-seven others were rescued, while over 55 remain missing. (NEWS Source Guyana) (Demerara Waves) ( Guyana Chronicle )

The Australian reports that Australian doctor Tareq Kamleh , who traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State , is found alive in a prison in Baghdad , Iraq . (ABC News Australia) ( The West Australian )

The U.S. state of Michigan reports 6,571 cases of cyclosporiasis , which is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis . (Reuters)

Venezuela 's health ministry reports that the hantavirus killed three people in Anzoátegui , says no evidence indicates human-to-human transmission , and rejects any connection to two unexplained deaths among medical workers in Barinas . (AFP via Jamaica Observer )

U.S. president Donald Trump authorizes U.S. airlines to resume direct flights to Lebanon , ending a suspension imposed after the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847 . ( The Independent )

Indian police detain Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi during education -reform protests in New Delhi after he called for prime minister Narendra Modi 's resignation. Parliament adjourns as demonstrators demand accountability for examination scandals and education minister Dharmendra Pradhan 's removal. (AFP via The New Zealand Herald ) ( The Hindu ) ( The Times of India )

Two American tourists are injured, including one seriously, in a stabbing attack near the Acropolis in Athens , Greece . A 60-year-old Greek man is taken into custody. (AP)

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi amid protests over the removal of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov and appoints Joint Forces commander Mykhailo Drapatyi as Syrskyi's replacement. (CNN)

Özgür Özel , the leader of the Turkish opposition Republican People's Party , who was ousted in May by a judicial ruling, announces that he will establish a new political party . (AP) (Al Jazeera)

The French Parliament approves legislation allowing limited use of acetamiprid and flupyradifurone , pesticides banned nationally but permitted in the European Union . Environment minister Monique Barbut says she will resign over the measure. (AFP via News.com.au)

The wreckage of Pan Am Flight 526A , a Douglas DC-4 that crashed into the sea off Puerto Rico in 1952, killing 52 people, is located by a veteran aviation search team. ( The Dallas Express via Yahoo News)

In association football , Chelsea sign attacking midfielder Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for a British record transfer fee of £ 117 million. (BBC Sport)

The United States Central Command says that the U.S. military has redirected seven commercial vehicles and disabled one since the blockade on Iranian ports was reinstated on July 14. ( Middle East Eye )

Greek shipping company Dynacom Tankers reports that two oil tankers , the Malta -flagged Panamax -sized tanker Kavomaleas and Liberian -flagged crude carrier Acheloos , were attacked off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by unknown projectiles. (Reuters)

Iran 's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims that two tankers have exploded after passing through the Strait of Hormuz. ( The Hill )

Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war , Qatar as a mediator in conflict

Mediators Pakistan and Qatar propose a 10-day ceasefire in an effort to revive the Islamabad Memorandum signed last month. (MENA via The New Arab ) (Reuters)

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran is in a "full-scale war". ( The Guardian )

The Jordanian military says air defences intercepted three Iranian missiles targeting Jordan . (AFP via Business Recorder )

The New York Times reports American soldiers were injured and several helicopters were damaged in Iranian strikes against Jordan. ( The Jerusalem Post ) ( The New York Times )

The Kuwaiti defense ministry reports that the military has intercepted ballistic missiles and drones entering Kuwait 's airspace . ( Arab Times Kuwait )

The U.S. CENTCOM completes a 10th round of strikes against Iranian military command centers, missile and drone launch sites, maritime capabilities and air defense systems. (Reuters)

The Israeli military says that they have killed two Islamic Jihad militants in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip , in violation of the ongoing ceasefire. ( The Jerusalem Post )

Hamas names Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader, replacing former leader Yahya Sinwar . (Reuters)

Houthi-controlled Yemen declares a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia effective immediately, after accusing it of an "aggressive siege " against Yemen for nearly 12 years . (Al Jazeera) (CNBC) (Reuters)

A plane operated by Saudi Arabia's King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center arrives in Khartoum , Sudan , with aid, food, and medical supplies amidst the civil war . ( Asharq Al-Awsat )

The United States imposes new sanctions upon the Sudanese military junta , alleging the use of chemical weapons including chlorine gas in the civil war. (RFI)

The Iraqi military say that they have destroyed six ISIS hideouts in Kirkuk , Iraq . ( Iraqi News )

U.S. president Donald Trump signs another executive order imposing 50% tariffs on many Canadian goods , including USMCA -covered products, citing alleged discriminatory trade practices . The duties take effect in 30 days, with exemptions for energy , potash , and products under sector-specific tariffs . (AFP via Vanguard ) (CBC News)

The nationwide gas prices in the United States exceeds US$ 4 per gallon, the highest since June 17. (AP) (NBC News)

Brent Crude oil surpasses US$90 per barrel as oil prices increase amidst the ongoing escalation , while West Texas Intermediate reaches $84.49. (CNBC)

Twenty people are killed, 80 others are injured and more than 100 people remain missing after heavy rains caused flash floods in eastern Afghanistan . (Xinhua)

Twelve people are killed and 13 others are missing after a suspected methane explosion collapses part of a tunnel at a hydropower project along the Teesta River in Namchi , Sikkim , India . Rescue teams detect toxic gases while searching for those trapped. (AFP via CNA)

Thounsands of fish die in a canal in Sint Maarten in what officials describe as the largest fish kill in the country's history. A critical drop in oxygen levels is being blamed for the deaths. (AP)

A federal court in New York , U.S., sentences Sinaloa Cartel co-founder El Mayo to life imprisonment and orders $15 billion in forfeiture after he pled guilty to charges related to leading the cartel . (AFP via Le Monde )

Heavy clashes erupt between police and protesters in Bologna , Italy , after a 42-year-old Moroccan man, Abderrahim Fakir, was killed by police while being handcuffed the previous day. ( Il Sole 24 ore ) (Reuters)

Indian riot police baton-charge protesters marching toward the Parliament House in New Delhi over irregularities involving the NEET . Thousands demand education minister Dharmendra Pradhan 's resignation, while Delhi Police restrict internet access and say the demonstration lacked permission. (AFP via RFI)

Sir Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , and is succeeded by Andy Burnham . (CNN) ( The Guardian ) ( The Telegraph )

Santomean president Carlos Vila Nova wins re-election with 55.94% of the vote, while his main opposition candidate Nito Abreu comes second with 41.42% of the vote. (Reuters)

Nicaraguan co-president Daniel Ortega announces that the country will hold no further elections in order to "build a wall" against the political opposition . ( The Guardian )

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that diplomatic solutions are "still on the table" if Iran ceases attacks in the Strait of Hormuz . ( The Jerusalem Post )

The Kurdistan Freedom Party reports that eight Iranian Kurdish rebels have been wounded after a drone strike from Iran hit a camp near Erbil , Kurdistan Region , Iraq . (AFP via Arab News )

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announces that an American service member has been killed in northern Iraq during a "controlled" detonation of a downed Iranian drone , bringing the total amount of American casualties to 17. ( The Hill ) (Reuters)

The Israeli military uses the Iron Dome to shoot down fragments from an Iranian missile fired at Aqaba , Jordan , after the Aegis was reportedly used to shoot down the missile. ( The Jerusalem Post ) ( The Times of Israel )

The U.S. CENTCOM launches strikes against Iran for a ninth consecutive evening amidst a rise in American casualties. (CNBC) ( The Kabul Tribune )

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that 530 people, including 76 civilians, have been killed in clashes between the post-Assad Syrian Army and the Syrian Democratic Forces over the past months. (Shafaq)

Around 50 Malian soldiers are reported to have been killed in Anéfis , Mali , by the Al-Qaeda -linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front rebels. ( The Hindu ) ( The News Pakistan )

Ukrainian officials say Russian forces struck a Guinea-Bissau -flagged cargo ship carrying corn off Odesa , killing ten crew members from India and Syria . Eight others are rescued, while the vessel continues burning. (Al Jazeera)

At least six people are killed and 21 others are injured when a M w 5.5 earthquake strikes the town of Pumpunya in Chongos Bajo District , Chupaca province , Department of Junín , Peru . (Reuters) (notiPerú) ( El Comercio Perú )

Four people are killed, four others are unaccounted for, and several houses are swept away after a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall hits Mon District , Nagaland , India . (NDTV)

Sixty-seven people are rescued and 66 others are reported missing when passenger ferry MV Barima capsizes and sinks near the Pomeroon River in Guyana . (AP)

Canada bars foreign nationals who have visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo within the previous 21 days, citing the Ebola epidemic . (Reuters)

Students hold protests in several cities across India after activist Sonam Wangchuk is arrested and taken to a hospital during his hunger strike calling for education minister Dharmendra Pradhan 's resignation over the 2026 NEET exam paper leak , with a march on Parliament planned for the following day. (Al Jazeera) ( Financial Express )

Santomeans vote to elect the country's president . Incumbent president Carlos Vila Nova seeks a second term in office. (Reuters)

In esports , Dplus KIA defeats Karmine Corp 3–0 to win the League of Legends title at the 2026 Esports World Cup , extending South Korea 's winning streak to three years and securing its first international title since 2020. (DAZN)

In association football , Spain win their second FIFA World Cup title after defeating the defending champions Argentina 1–0 after extra time in the final held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford , New Jersey , United States. Spain's captain Rodri is awarded the Golden Ball . (France 24) (Yahoo! Sports)

After winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Spain becomes the first country to hold both the men's and women's World Cups , having won the latter in 2023 . The men's team extends their international football record of 38 consecutive unbeaten matches, surpassing Italy 's record of 37. It also becomes the first team to field two teenagers, Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsí , both 19-year-olds, in a FIFA World Cup final. (NPR) (Reuters) (FOX Sports)

Spanish manager Luis de la Fuente also becomes the oldest manager to win a World Cup title at 65 years old. (Reuters)

The Bahraini military intercepts projectiles fired from Iran . (DPA via Yahoo News)

The U.S. Central ​Command (CENTCOM) reports that two American troops have been " killed in action " in Jordan , bringing the total casualties for American troops to 16. (Reuters) ( The Wall Street Journal )

Kuwait says Iranian attacks have struck a second power and desalination plant in two days, causing a fire and shutting several generating units, while other attacks injure firefighters and a worker and temporarily disrupt flights from Kuwait International Airport . (AFP via Vanguard )

An oil facility is damaged, according to the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation . (PBS)

Axios reports that Iran has launched a ballistic missile at a United States base in Saudi Arabia , making it the first direct attack by Iran on the country since targeting a petrochemical complex in Jubail . ( Financial Times )

Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that the United States has violated the terms of the Islamabad Memorandum and that Iran is "no longer implementing them". (PBS)

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , in a statement published by IRNA , report that two oil tankers have exploded after hitting mines south in the Strait of Hormuz . However, the U.S. Central Command disputes the claims on X as "false". (AFP via Arab News )

The Philippine foreign affairs department reports that four Philippine -registered vessels carrying 81 seafarers have safely transited through the Strait of Hormuz . The vessels are identified as the MV Lyng Trader , MV Western Doncaster , MV Vivian Trader , and MV Eva Fuji . (GMA Network)

In the seventh day of renewed U.S. strikes, civilian infrastructure, including a desalination plant in Jask , are damaged, cutting off the access to water for 10,000 civilians. (IRNA) (BBC Persian (in Persian) )

Communications services in Iran's Hormozgan province are disrupted after U.S. strikes damaged 116 radio towers there. (BBC News) (BBC Persian (in Persian) )

The U.S. CENTCOM launches a new wave of strikes for an eighth consecutive night against IRGC targets in response to two American service members killed in Jordan. ( The Hill )

The Al-Qaeda -linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front rebels ambush a Malian military convoy in the Gao Region of Mali . (Al Jazeera) (AP)

Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war , Aerial warfare in the Russo-Ukrainian war

Moscow Oblast governor Andrey Vorobyov and Tambov Oblast head Yevgeny Pervyshov say Ukrainian drone attacks killed seven workers and injure 49 others at Wildberries warehouses in Kotovsk and Elektrostal , Russia , while another strike ignites an oil facility . Ukraine says the warehouses support Russian drone production. (Reuters)

Arab League secretary general Nabil Fahmy and U.S. envoy Massad Boulos reach an agreement to establish a regular framework for joint coordination for a ceasefire in the ongoing civil war in Sudan . ( Sudan Tribune )

An insurgent is killed and five others are injured during a counterterrorism operation that foiled a terrorist plot in Wana , South Waziristan , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan . ( Dawn )

Belgium–Israel relations , International reactions to the Gaza war

Belgium approves an import ban on goods from Israeli settlements . (Al Jazeera)

Kuwait Airways reschedules most of its flights due to the country's airspace being closed amidst ongoing Iranian attacks. ( Middle East Eye )

Iran's Hormozgan province water and wastewater company announces that United States airstrikes have damaged desalination equipment, cutting off water to about 10,000 people. ( Middle East Eye )

Over 100 houses burn down in a fire in the Krokstadelva municipality of Norway . (NOS)

Nine people are killed and nine others are injured after an unauthorized firecracker factory explodes in Ahmedabad , Gujarat , India . (NDTV) (Xinhua)

Five people are killed and two others are injured in a workplace accident in Thanh Hóa province , Vietnam . (Xinhua)

Five people, including three women, drown in the Godavari River whilst fishing near Polavaram district , India . ( The Hindu )

Four people are killed, four more are missing, and seven others are injured after torrential rains and flash floods hit a mountainous village in Lai Châu province , Vietnam . (AA)

Turkey 's interior ministry announces the arrest of 119 people linked to ISIS . (AFP via Al Arabiya)

Hungarian president Tamás Sulyok signs the 17th amendment to the nation's constitution , which will end his term in office at midnight the following day. (BBC News)

Jens Spahn resigns as leader of the governing CDU/CSU alliance in Germany 's Bundestag amid criticism after he and his husband became parents through surrogacy , despite Germany's ban and his party 's opposition to the practice. (AFP via Channels TV)

Skyroot Aerospace successfully launches Vikram-1 , India 's first privately built orbital rocket , from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh , carrying small satellite payloads into low Earth orbit on its maiden flight. (AFP via Asharq Al-Awsat )

In association football , England beats France 6–4 in the highest-scoring third-place playoff in FIFA World Cup history, securing their best result since winning the tournament in 1966 . (BBC Sport)

French footballer Kylian Mbappé scores twice to become the highest-scoring player in World Cup history , and the first player to score 10 goals in a single World Cup since Germany 's Gerd Müller in 1970 . (BBC Sport)

At the London Athletics Meet , British runner Josh Kerr sets a new world record of 3:42.66 for the mile . The previous record of 3:43.13 by Hicham El Guerrouj had been set in 1999. (BBC Sport)