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Greece firefighters battle a blaze near Athens

News round-up / 4 August 2026

World in Brief, August 4

4 August 2026

Snippets of news from around the globe

Ceuta

Ceuta / 4 August 2026

Sanchez hits back at EU over migration criticism

4 August 2026

Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore as a small motorboat passes in the foreground, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4 , 2026

Middle East war / 4 August 2026

Trump says new talks are Iran’s ‘last chance’ for a deal

4 August 2026

Funeral for the Palestinians who died in an Israeli strike in 2023

Israeli war on Palestine / 4 August 2026

Board of Peace appears to change Hamas disarmament deal after Netanyahu meeting

4 August 2026

Sri Lanka flood

Climate / 4 August 2026

Heavy rains and flooding in Sri Lanka leave at least five dead

4 August 2026

Protesters outside Delaney Hall

Edwin Lopez-Cornejo death / 4 August 2026

Another man dies in Ice custody in New Jersey

4 August 2026

A Ukrainian firefighter puts out a fire following a Russian missile attack in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine,

Eastern Europe / 4 August 2026

Ukrainian drone targets Russian beach, killing 7

4 August 2026

Global news / 3 August 2026

3 August 2026

the Strait of Hormuz

Middle East war / 3 August 2026

Iran and the US edge towards a peace deal

3 August 2026

greece wildfire

Environment / 3 August 2026

Huge Greek wildfire halted

3 August 2026

gaza

Middle East / 3 August 2026

Israel says it has serious ‘concerns’ over Hamas disarmament deal

3 August 2026

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama

Economy / 3 August 2026

Trump causes dollar to plunge against the Japanese Yen

3 August 2026

World / 3 August 2026

F 150 Power grid failure plunges Cuba into a nationwide blackout

3 August 2026

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, second right

Elections / 3 August 2026

F 150 Lula adopted as Brazilian Workers’ Party presidential candidate

3 August 2026

Partners in crime: The Israeli and US flags projected onto the wall of the Old City in Jerusalem

Britain / 2 August 2026

No lasting peace in Middle East unless US withdraws, activists warn

2 August 2026

Earth

World / 2 August 2026

World in Brief August 2 2026

2 August 2026

Civil Guard boats patrol alongside floating barriers off the coast of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta

World / 2 August 2026

Spain erects sea barrier on Ceuta’s border with Morocco

2 August 2026

Firefighters operate during a wildfire near Porto Germeno, northwest of Athens

World / 2 August 2026

Europe’s wildfire crisis spreads to Greece

2 August 2026

World / 2 August 2026

Fighting breaks out in western Tigray

2 August 2026

World / 2 August 2026

Italian unions reach world’s first ever national deal with Amazon

2 August 2026

Earth

World / 31 July 2026

31 July 2026

A Palestinian walks through the devastation of Gaza

World / 31 July 2026

Hamas reaches Gaza disarmament deal

31 July 2026

Migrants run from Spanish police officers after crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta

World / 31 July 2026

Spain’s PM blames trafficking gangs as 60,000 cross into Ceuta from Morocco

31 July 2026

The casket of fallen U.S. Army Sgt. Sarah Rampersad, who was killed in the ongoing war between the US and Iran

World / 31 July 2026

Most Americans say the war in Iran is not worth fighting

31 July 2026

A French firefighter deployed to the blaze near Blagon

World / 31 July 2026

Human-caused climate change caused French and Spanish fires, say scientists

31 July 2026

World / 31 July 2026

UN demands end to Ugandan clampdown on dissent

31 July 2026

People wait as rescue workers prepare to start a search operation after an explosion inside a coal mine on the outskirts of Quetta

World / 31 July 2026

At least 34 miners killed in Pakistan coal mine blast

31 July 2026

Turkish actor Erdal Besikcioglu poses at a photo call for the film 'Honey' at the International Film Festival Berlinale inBerlin, Germany, February 16, 2010

Round-up / 30 July 2026

World in brief: July 30, 2026

30 July 2026

A man sits on a surfboard as a container ship and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 27, 2026

Middle East / 30 July 2026

Iran and the US resume attacks as hopes for peace fade

30 July 2026

A firefighter creates a controlled burn to contain a fire area near Lege-Cap-Ferret, during wildfires in southwestern France, July 30, 2026

Cimate Crisis / 30 July 2026

Tens of thousands return home after being forced to flee by French wildfire

30 July 2026

An image of Fidel Castro hangs on the wall of a state-run pharmacy where a woman asks for medication in Havana, Cuba, July 29, 2026

Latin America / 30 July 2026

Cuba implements economic reforms amid crippling US siege

30 July 2026

Health workers disinfects an ambulance at Ebola Treatment Center at Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, Congo, July 22, 2026

Central Africa / 30 July 2026

Congo Ebola outbreak worsening hunger says UN

30 July 2026

In this aerial image taken with a drone, responders work outside a mall after an explosion occurred following an earthquake, in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, southern Japan, July 30, 2026

East Asia / 30 July 2026

Hope dwindles for rescue of Japan quake victims as death toll reaches 30

30 July 2026

People transport a man, who was inured in the militant attack on a police post in Hangu district, upon arrival at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, July 30, 2026

Central Asia / 30 July 2026

Raid on Pakistani police post leaves 11 officers and 15 attackers dead

30 July 2026

A collapsed building is seen in Yatsushiro, southwestern Japan, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, the day after an earthquake hit the area

Round-up / 29 July 2026

World in brief: July 29, 2026

29 July 2026

Iranian missiles in a temporary exhibition in front of the Azadi (Freedom) monument in Tehran, Iran, July 29, 2026

Middle East / 29 July 2026

Iran resumes missile attacks a US forces in Middle East

29 July 2026

Firefighters battle a blaze outside Lanton, during wildfires in southwestern France, July 28, 2026

Climate Crisis / 29 July 2026

French crews continue battle against mega fire as new heatwave hits

29 July 2026

Communist Party of India (Marxist) supporters wearing masks

South Asia / 29 July 2026

Raid on Indian Communist HQ thwarted

29 July 2026

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, July 27, 2026

International Diplomacy / 29 July 2026

Japan urged to uphold its pacifist constitution

29 July 2026

Central Asia / 29 July 2026

Outlawed group accused of sabotaging Pakistan-Kashmir elections

29 July 2026

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky stands with a bipartisan group of US Senators in the US Capitol building in Washington, July 28, 2026

Ukraine / 29 July 2026

Zelensky has a ‘good meeting’ with Trump over ongoing Russian invasion

29 July 2026

A health worker, wearing protective gear, stands outside the Ebola Treatment Center at the Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, Congo, July 22, 2026

Round-up / 28 July 2026

World in brief: July 28, 2026

28 July 2026

US President Donald Trump listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Mar-a-Lago club, December 29, 2025

Iran War / 28 July 2026

Trump frustrated at Netanyahu over Pickaxe Mountain

28 July 2026

Firefighters use controlled burning to halt a wildfire that continues to spread near Cebreros, Ávila province, Spain, July 28, 2026

Climate Crisis / 28 July 2026

Thousands evacuated in France and Spain as wildfires continue to rage

28 July 2026

This aerial image shows A section of the Kyushu Expressway damaged by the earthquake is seen in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, July 28, 2026

East Asia / 28 July 2026

7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Japan

28 July 2026

Palestinians inspect destroyed buildings at the site of an Israeli air strike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, Gaza, July 24, 2026

Middle East / 28 July 2026

Sixty Palestinian detainees return to Gaza describe human rights abuses

28 July 2026

Protesters celebrate after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's protest movement in Mumbai, India, July 26, 2026

South Asia / 28 July 2026

India’s Cockroach movement threatens to restart protests after mass student arrests

28 July 2026

An Israeli soldier interrogates a Palestinian resident during an army operation in the West Bank village of Tell, near Nablus, July 25, 2026

Middle East / 28 July 2026

Former Israeli officials call on Trump to push Netanyahu on ‘settler terror’

28 July 2026

A woman heads back to her home after receiving food provided by rescue workers at a flooded area near Lahore, Pakistan, June 27, 2026

Round-up / 27 July 2026

World in brief: July 27, 2026

27 July 2026

Motorcyclists ride past a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump with hands around his neck alongside the message ‘Revenge is inevitable’ in English and Farsi, in Tehran, Iran, July 27, 2026

Middle East / 27 July 2026

Mediators claim progress in talks to halt Iran war

27 July 2026

A pyrocumulonimbus, a giant cloud created by a large wildfire is seen in the Fontainebleau forest region, about 37 miles south of Paris, France, July 13, 2026

France / 27 July 2026

Macron holds crisis meeting over massive wildfires

27 July 2026

A billboard depicting the late leader Fidel Castro and reading

Latin America / 27 July 2026

Cuban president slams US blockade during rally marking key revolutionary battle

27 July 2026

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro (right) accompanied by Argentina's President Javier Milei during the Liberal Party convention where Mr Bolsonaro was confirmed as the party's presidential candidate, in Sao Paulo, July 25, 2026

Latin America / 27 July 2026

Brazil recalls ambassador after insults by Argentina’s president

27 July 2026

Flowers and rainbow flags placed at a tree in the Tiergarten Park near the scene where a car rammed into people after Saturday's Pride March in Berlin, Germany, July 27, 2026

Germany / 27 July 2026

Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack killed by the police

27 July 2026

A woman walks along a street in Omdurman, Sudan, on the outskirts of Khartoum, April 17, 2026

Northeast Africa / 27 July 2026

Sudan’s army claims control of major road from the capital

27 July 2026

Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 12, 2026

Middle East / 26 July 2026

US and Iran air strikes paused as diplomacy continues

26 July 2026

People gather outside the Brandenburg Gate for a demonstration in support of LGBTQ+ after a car rammed into a crowd at the Pride March in Berlin, July 26, 2026

Terrorism / 26 July 2026

Germany says Islamic extremist carried out fatal Berlin Pride attack

26 July 2026

Firefighters battle a wildfire near Marcheprime, outside, Bordeaux, France, July 26, 2026

Environment / 26 July 2026

Hundreds of thousands flee as wildfires rage in south-west France

26 July 2026

Protesters celebrate after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's protest movement in Mumbai, India, July 26, 2026

Activism / 26 July 2026

India's Cockroach movement ends protests after education minister resigns

26 July 2026

Rubble set on fire as health and frontline workers protest at the Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, Congo, July 25, 2026

Central Africa / 26 July 2026

Health workers strike in Congo as Ebola death toll continues to rise

26 July 2026

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, July 22, 2026

Latin America / 26 July 2026

Brazil's government denies visas to US officials, fearing election interference

26 July 2026

Flood affected villagers wait to cross the flood water in Sivsager, upper Assam, India, July 24, 2026

Round-up / 24 July 2026

World in brief: July 24, 2026

24 July 2026

Black smoke rises following explosions near a military base hosting US forces in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, July 24, 2026

Middle East / 24 July 2026

Iranians target northern Iraqi US bases as fighting escalates

24 July 2026

Wildfires advance near Le Proge region, western France, July 23, 2026

Climate Crisis / 24 July 2026

Tens of thousands evacuated in western France as a wildfire spreads

24 July 2026

Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, drinks water as he sits by a portrait of hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk during a protest in New Delhi, India, July 21, 2026

South Asia / 24 July 2026

Indian activist Wangchuk ends hunger strike but ‘Cockroach’ protests continue

24 July 2026

People load pallets containing food and hygiene kits for a humanitarian assistance flight to Cuba organised by the Trump administration as the US continues to put strangle the island, July 21, 2026, in Miami

Latin America / 24 July 2026

Caritas starts distributing US humanitarian aid in Cuba

24 July 2026

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on before his meeting with Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 23, 2026

Eastern Europe / 24 July 2026

Ukraine’s sacked defence minister rejects new job offer from Zelensky

24 July 2026

Ghanaian nationals repatriated from South Africa following concerns about unrest wait at the Accra International Airport upon their arrival in Accra, Ghana, May 27, 2026

West Africa / 24 July 2026

Ghana calls for ICC probe into South Africa anti-migrant violence

24 July 2026

Omar Ghabin, 14, looks at the camera as he carries a bag after sorting through trash at a landfill in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 23, 2026

Round-up / 23 July 2026

World in brief: July 23, 2026

23 July 2026

An oil tanker approaches the new Jetty during the launch of the new oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, September 21, 2016

Middle East / 23 July 2026

Yemen's Houthi rebels attack two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea as US bombs Iran for 12th night

23 July 2026

Residents and rescue workers inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026

South Asia / 23 July 2026

Pakistan rejects Amnesty's call for investigation into air strike on Kabul rehabilitation centre

23 July 2026

Smoke rises as a water bomber flies over wildfires in the Lege-Cap-Ferret region, western France, July 23, 2026

Climate Crisis / 23 July 2026

Over 10,000 evacuated from wildfires in southern France

23 July 2026

Protestors carry placards during a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's ongoing protest movement in New Delhi, India, July 23, 2026

India / 23 July 2026

Thousands defy restrictions to join ‘Cockroach’ movement's sit-in protest in Delhi

23 July 2026

F2nd: Venezuela's kidnapped former president Maduro to stand trial on drug trafficking charges next June

US / 23 July 2026

Venezuela's kidnapped former president Maduro to stand trial on drug trafficking charges next June

23 July 2026

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines July 23, 2026

International Diplomacy / 23 July 2026

US poised to help end ‘senseless war’ in Ukraine, Rubio claims

23 July 2026

A health worker stands at an ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Congo, Monday, July 20, 2026

Round-up / 23 July 2026

World in brief: July 22, 2026

23 July 2026

People stand on a bridge destroyed after a strike in Hormozgan province, southern Iran, July 18, 2026

Middle East / 22 July 2026

US and Iran trade attacks as prospects for diplomacy recede

22 July 2026

Martha Waema, stands on her farm after it was submerged by weeks of rainfall in Machakos, Kenya, May 8, 2024

War / 22 July 2026

Conflicts and energy shocks threaten progress against global hunger

22 July 2026

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni holds her annual start-of-the-year press conference in the press room at the Lower Chamber, in Rome, January 9, 2026

Policing / 22 July 2026

Italy's Meloni order probe into death of African man that sparked protests

22 July 2026

US President Donald Trump meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office at the White House, July 21, 2026

United States / 22 July 2026

Lebanon's Aoun meets Trump in the White House

22 July 2026

The United Nations at the General Assembly hall at UN headquarters

Northwest Africa / 22 July 2026

Nearly 150 people feared dead off the coast of Mauritania, UN warns

22 July 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (centre) shakes hands with new commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Mykhailo Drapatyi during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 20, 2026

Russian Invasion / 22 July 2026

Zelensky sacks Ukraine's top army chief after days of protests

22 July 2026

Deposed leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Ozgur Ozel arrives for a rally in Izmir, Turkey, May 26, 2026

Rond-up / 21 July 2026

World in brief: July 21, 2026

21 July 2026

A woman walks past a mural depicting a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, July 18, 2026

Middle East / 21 July 2026

Iranian officials meet mediators as Iran and US trade attacks

21 July 2026

An ambulance drives past an ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Congo, July 20, 2026

East Africa / 21 July 2026

Ebola quarantine centre for Americans up in Kenya despite court ban

21 July 2026

President Gustavo Petro addresses supporters, flanked by Vice President Francia Marquez, (left), and Senator Maria Jose Pizarro (right), after a military parade marking Colombia's Independence Day in Bogota, Colombia, July 20, 2026

Latin America / 21 July 2026

Colombia's Petro calls on supporters to defend economic reforms

21 July 2026

Tobias Korenke (centre), grandnephew of Dietrich and Klaus Bonhoeffer and grandson of Ruediger Schleicher, try to remove a wreath of Germany's far right AFD party during a memorial event in Berlin, July 20, 2026

Germany / 21 July 2026

Descendant of Nazi opponent slams far-right party’s wreath at Hitler plot memorial event

21 July 2026

A Sudanese soldier from the Rapid Support Forces or RSF, stands on his vehicle during a military-backed tribe's rally, in the East Nile province, Sudan, June 22, 2019

Northeast Africa / 21 July 2026

Sudan rejects US chemical weapons sanctions

21 July 2026

Latin America / 21 July 2026

Guyana launches criminal probe after ferry capsize

21 July 2026

Residents look at their ruined home following a Russian air guided bomb strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, July 19, 2026

Round-up / 20 July 2026

World in brief: July 20, 2026

20 July 2026

People stand on a bridge destroyed after a strike in Hormozgan province, southern Iran, July 18, 2026

Middle East / 20 July 2026

US and Iran intensify attacks as prospects for resumption of all out war grows

20 July 2026

Demonstrators rally against the opening of ICE headquarters in Washington, July 18, 2026

ICE / 20 July 2026

Protests rage in Houston over latest killing by US immigration officials

20 July 2026

Police hit supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party as they attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, July 20, 2026

South Asia / 20 July 2026

Indian authorities clampdown on Cockroach Party protesters

20 July 2026

A Palestinian woman inspects a destroyed building following an Israeli air strike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2026

Middle East / 20 July 2026

Far-right Israeli ministers join march to Gaza demanding return of settlements

20 July 2026

A health worker prepares a patient's blood sample for testing at Bunia General Hospital in Bunia, Congo, June 11, 2026

Central Africa / 20 July 2026

At least 930 people have died in Congo from Ebola outbreak

20 July 2026

People sit on the seawall as the sun sets in Georgetown, Guyana, November 19, 2024

South America / 20 July 2026

Ferry carrying 133 people capsizes off Guyana coast, dozens missing

20 July 2026

Snippets of news / 19 July 2026

World in Brief: July 19, 2026

19 July 2026

News from around the globe

Shiite Muslims hold portraits of schoolchildren killed in a strike on a school in the southern Iranian town of Minab on Feb. 28 as they express solidarity with Iran in Magam, north of Srinagar in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Middle East war / 19 July 2026

US targets civilian infrastructure as they trade attacks with Iran

19 July 2026

Lebanese army soldiers stand at a checkpoint in Froun village, southern Lebanon

Middle East war / 19 July 2026

Lebanon’s Aoun heads to Washington for talks over Israeli peace deal

19 July 2026

A Palestinian woman inspects a destroyed building following an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Sunday

Palestinian genocide / 19 July 2026

Israeli forces kill three children and six adults in Gaza

19 July 2026

A doctor, right, examines educationist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk

Sonam Wangchuk / 19 July 2026

Indian police forcibly hospitalise hunger-striking Cockroach Party activist

19 July 2026

Rubble set on fire as health workers involved in Congo's Ebola response go on strike as they protest over payment issues in Bunia, Congo

Health centre attacks / 19 July 2026

Safety fears limit Ebola response in Congo

19 July 2026

the aftermath of an attack by FLA separatist and jihadist militants in Gao, northern Mali

Sahara Desert attack / 19 July 2026

Mali rebels ambush army convoy

19 July 2026

Uganda bus crash

Global news / 17 July 2026

17 July 2026

Snippets of news from around the world

President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, May 18, 2026, in Washington

World / 17 July 2026

Iran and US trade attacks amid heightened regional tensions

17 July 2026

From left, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar arrive for a group photo before the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai

China / 17 July 2026

Xi calls for AI not to be a ‘solo’ performance by a single country

17 July 2026

Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli military strike in Maghazi refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip

United Nations report / 17 July 2026

Africa among hardest hit as Middle East conflict pushes more children into poverty

17 July 2026

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talks to journalists during a joint press conference with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 23, 2025

Tariff row / 17 July 2026

Brazil vows to hit US with tariffs

17 July 2026

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a proclamation about the fishing industry, in the Oval Office of the White House, June 11, 2026, in Washington

US 2020 elections / 17 July 2026

China rejects Trump’s ‘groundless’ interference claim

17 July 2026

People gather to denounce President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to dismiss Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov after six months in the post

Mykhailo Fedorov sacking / 17 July 2026

Ukrainians protest against Zelensky sacking of defence minister

17 July 2026

ryan Pérez hauls a five-gallon water jug to his apartment in the Villa Kennedy public housing complex in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Climate / 17 July 2026

Puerto Rico announces emergency water rationing as drought worsens

17 July 2026

A taxi in front of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, March 26, 2018

Eastern Europe / 16 July 2026

Poland charges Ukrainian man with sabotage on behalf of Russian spooks

16 July 2026

A vehicle sits short of a section of the Morandi highway bridge that collapsed on Aug. 15, 2018, in Genoa, northern Italy

Round-up / 16 July 2026

World in brief: July 16, 2026

16 July 2026

A man waves an Iranian flag beneath a billboard reading in English,

Middle East / 16 July 2026

US accused of carrying out ‘barbaric attack’ that forced the evacuation of a nearby children's cancer hospital

16 July 2026

An aerial view of a Rohingya refugee camp, home to over a million of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya minority, in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, November 25, 2025

South Asia / 16 July 2026

Over 500 people feared dead after two Rohingya refugee boats reportedly capsize in Bay of Bengal

16 July 2026

A Palestinian woman saves belongings from her home which was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last night, at al-Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, July 16, 2026

Middle East / 16 July 2026

More than half House Democrats vote to strip Israel of $3.3bn in US aid

16 July 2026

Ukrainians gather to denounce President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov after six months in the post, Kyiv, Ukraine, July 16, 2026

Eastern Europe / 16 July 2026

Protesters rally in Kiev as Zelensky ousts Ukraine's defence minister

16 July 2026

lleged gang members take part in a mass trial at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in Tecoluca, El Salvador, April 23, 2026

Latin America / 16 July 2026

Mass trial of alleged MS-13 members wraps up in El Salvador

16 July 2026

Vehicles drive past a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump lying on what appears to be a coffin and bearing anti-Trump messages, including the phrase ‘We Kill Trump,’ at Islamic Revolution Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, July 15, 2026

Middle East / 15 July 2026

Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatens to halt all energy exports from Middle East

15 July 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech on the end-of-life options at the Elysee Palace in Paris, April 3, 2023

Western Europe / 15 July 2026

French MPs set to back legislation allowing assisted dying

15 July 2026

Workers wait for customers at a souvenir shop as foreign tourists walk by Wangfujing shopping street in Beijing, China, July 15, 2026

Round-up / 15 July 2026

World in brief: July 15, 2026

15 July 2026

A vandalised statue of Christopher Columbus towers over Columbus Square in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, August 28, 2024

Church of England / 15 July 2026

Caribbean leaders meet top Anglican clergy to discuss slavery reparations

15 July 2026

A man repairs a guitar string by the light of a flashlight on the Malecon seawall during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, July 14, 2026

Latin America / 15 July 2026

Cuba suffers another nationwide power cut due to US oil embargo

15 July 2026

Israeli army units block the road and prevent Palestinian villagers, supported by foreign and Israeli peace activists, from reaching their lands where Israeli settlers established a new outpost, at the occupied West Bank town of Qabalan, Nablus, July 4, 2026

West Bank / 15 July 2026

European Trade Union Confederation urges EU to ban trade with Israeli settlements

15 July 2026

Protesters gather near a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) facility in Scarborough, Maine, one day after the shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, July 14, 2026

United States / 15 July 2026

Trump calls for Ice vehicle stops to continue despite killings

15 July 2026

This image from video released by US Central Command, shows a US attack on Bandar Abbas Naval Base, Iran, July 12, 2026

Middle East / 14 July 2026

US attacks hit Iran after Trump vows to charge ships for using Strait of Hormuz

14 July 2026

The Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 75 crew members: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina onboard, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Round-up / 14 July 2026

World in brief: July 14, 2026

14 July 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron (right) speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky after the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue, in Paris, July 14, 2026

Eastern Europe / 14 July 2026

Ukrainian air defences intercept five Russian ballistic missiles

14 July 2026

People gather around the site of an Israeli military drone strike on a blacksmith shop in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood killing at least four Palestinians and wounded another, July 12, 2026

Middle East / 14 July 2026

EU gathers €900 million in aid pledges for Gaza’s recovery

14 July 2026

Ma Xingrui, Party Secretary of Xinjiang, speaks during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 7, 2025

East Asia / 14 July 2026

China’s Communist Party expels senior member in corruption crackdown

14 July 2026

From left: US Representatives Delia C Ramirez of Illinois, Maxine Dexter of Oregon, Teresa Leger Fernandez of New Mexico and Mark Pocan of Wisconsin, all Democrats, hold a news conference in Havana, Cuba, July 12, 2026

Latin America / 14 July 2026

US energy blockade turning Cuba into ‘silent Gaza,’ say US legislators after visit

14 July 2026

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele speaks at the National Palace as he hosts a meeting with US congresspeople in San Salvador, El Salvador, January 19, 2026

El Salvador / 14 July 2026

Bukele’s party backs his bid for third consecutive presidential term

14 July 2026