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Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov and issues an international arrest warrant
On July 29, 2026, Russia's FSB charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov, a French citizen, with 'aiding terrorist activity' and placed him on an international wanted list, accusing the app of facilitating 'Ukrainian terrorism' and refusing to cooperate. Durov, under judicial supervision in France since 2024, responded with a gesture of defiance. The same day, Australia launched a separate legal action against Telegram.
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The United States strikes Iran, joint US-Saudi strikes in Iraq as the war widens
On July 30, 2026, after a brief lull, the United States launched a massive wave of strikes against dozens of targets in Iran, retaliating for Iranian missile fire on American bases in Jordan. The same day, US and Saudi forces jointly struck pro-Iranian militias in Iraq for the first time, killing at least twenty. Riyadh's entry and the threat to the Strait of Hormuz mark a regional escalation.
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Iran strikes a U.S. base, the United States and Saudi Arabia retaliate in Iraq
After a brief pause, Iran launched a ballistic-missile attack on a U.S. base in Jordan, quickly followed by joint U.S.-Saudi strikes on pro-Iranian militias in Iraq (at least ten dead). Riyadh's entry into the conflict and the use of Israeli bases mark a regional escalation.
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Keiko Fujimori sworn in as Peru's president, vows the army against crime
Keiko Fujimori was sworn in on July 28 as president of Peru for 2026-2031, the first woman elected to the post. Before several Latin American heads of state, she announced deploying the armed forces against crime and a minimum-wage increase, in a deeply divided country.
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Magnitude 7.1 earthquake in southwestern Japan: a shopping mall collapses in Kumamoto
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28, killing at least 13 people and partly collapsing a shopping mall where dozens remain missing. A tsunami warning was lifted, thousands of residents were evacuated, and Toyota halted three plants in the south of the country.
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The United States and Iran halt their strikes: a pause for talks
After thirteen nights of U.S. bombing, Donald Trump orders a pause that Iran says it reciprocates by halting its reprisals. Tehran denies any direct negotiation despite Qatari and Pakistani mediation, while oil prices retreat and the Strait of Hormuz stays tense.
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Typhoon Noul slams China's Guangdong, forcing mass evacuations
Typhoon Noul, described as the most powerful of 2026, made landfall on 26-27 July in China's Guangdong province, forcing the evacuation of several hundred thousand people (up to 710,000 by some accounts), grounding flights and halting trains in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, and bringing torrential rain and flooding. Authorities raised the alert to its highest level.
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Shooting near Seattle's Space Needle kills two at food festival
A shooting erupted on 26 July 2026 near Seattle's Space Needle, on the sidelines of the Bite of Seattle festival, killing two people and wounding five, including a two-year-old child. A suspect was arrested and SWAT units deployed. The attack revives the recurring US debate over firearms and the security of large public gatherings.
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Suspected Berlin Pride attacker shot dead by police
German police on 26 July 2026 shot dead in Spandau 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, the suspected perpetrator of the previous day's vehicle-ramming attack on Berlin's Pride march (one woman killed, up to 29 injured). The interior minister called it an Islamist attack; the suspect's death revives debate over lethal force, his earlier release, and the security of large gatherings.
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India's government backs down: education minister resigns after Cockroach movement
India's education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on 25-26 July 2026 under pressure from the youth-led 'Cockroach' movement, born of a mass exam-fraud scandal. Pralhad Joshi takes over on an interim basis; protesters claim victory while Narendra Modi vows to punish those behind the leaks.
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Car-ramming attack on Berlin Pride march: one dead, manhunt underway
A vehicle rammed into the crowd at Berlin's Pride march on 26 July 2026, killing one person and injuring sixteen. German police are hunting a 21-year-old suspect described as tied to the Islamist scene, reviving debate over the security of large gatherings and the protection of the LGBT community.
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