World
Philippine and Chinese Vessels Clash Three Times in a Week at Two Disputed Shoals
Manila says Chinese crews injured a sailor and fired water cannon near Second Thomas and Scarborough shoals; Beijing says its coast guard lawfully expelled intruders, and Washington calls the conduct dangerous.
Netanyahu Heads to Washington for Trump Meeting as Israel Expands West Bank Operation
Israel's prime minister meets President Trump on Tuesday with Iran, an expanding Israeli military sweep in the occupied West Bank, and a record surge in settler violence all on the agenda.
Zelensky Says Russia Is Preparing for 30,000 More North Korean Troops; Moscow and Pyongyang Have Not Confirmed It
Ukraine's president, citing his intelligence services, says Russia has been readying sites in Voronezh region since June for a large new North Korean deployment and new missile launchers; Russia and North Korea have not publicly confirmed any such plan.
Van Driven Into Crowd at Berlin Pride Event Kills One; Police Hunt 21-Year-Old Suspect
Berlin police and prosecutors have issued a public wanted notice for a man they describe as tied to the city's Islamist scene, and are treating the July 25 attack as suspected terrorism while the motive remains officially undetermined.
Wildfires in France and Spain Force More Than 300,000 to Evacuate; Spain Declares National Emergency
Fires near Bordeaux and around Madrid and Ávila have driven mass evacuations, drawn EU firefighting aircraft, and opened disputes over climate policy, land management, and who should command the response.
Houthis Say They Struck Aramco Sites at Jizan and Yanbu; Fire Reported at Jizan Refinery
Yemen's Houthi movement says it fired missiles and drones at two Saudi oil sites on the Red Sea coast, the first such attack since 2022, days after oil passed $100 a barrel.
Rubio and Lavrov Meet for 35 Minutes in Manila; Both Sides Report No Breakthrough on Ukraine
The U.S. and Russian foreign ministers met on the sidelines of an ASEAN forum in the Philippines on July 23, 2026, their first face-to-face talks since September 2025.
Russian Missile Kills at Least 10 at Drone-Industry Event Near Kyiv; Ukraine Opens Two Investigations
Russia's Defense Ministry says it deliberately struck the July 24 exhibition in Kyiv Oblast; Ukrainian prosecutors are probing both the strike and the decision to hold the event, days before a Trump-Zelensky meeting in Washington.
UN Secretary-General Guterres Visits Damascus, First Trip by a UN Chief to Syria Since 2009
António Guterres met Syria's transitional president Ahmed al-Sharaa on a three-day visit that lands weeks after Washington moved to take Syria off its state-sponsor-of-terrorism list.
Four Palestinians and Two Israelis Killed Near Nablus; Israel Orders West Bank Military Operation and New Settlement Steps
A July 24 confrontation outside the village of Tell led to six deaths, a military closure of Nablus, settler reprisal attacks in nearby villages, and Israeli cabinet orders to build and legalize West Bank outposts.
Houthis Claim Missile and Drone Attack on Two Saudi Oil Tankers in the Red Sea
Yemen's Houthi movement says it struck two Saudi tankers to enforce a blockade it declared last week; Saudi authorities confirmed a fire on one ship, and oil prices rose past $100 a barrel.
Judge Sets June 2027 New York Trial Date for Nicolás Maduro in Drug-Trafficking Case
A Manhattan federal judge scheduled the trial of the former Venezuelan leader, who has been in U.S. custody since a January 2026 raid, keeping the legality of his capture and U.S.-Venezuela relations in dispute.