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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.
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.
Overnight from 25 to 26 July 2026, Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques in the occupied West Bank and attacked villages, a day after a deadly clash (six killed). The army carried out a wave of arrests. The escalation of settler violence drew Arab and international condemnation, against the backdrop of an Israeli election campaign.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, 76, resigned a year after the fall of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose ally he had been. His departure, described as voluntary, is part of the political transition led by the interim government and revives debate over constitutional continuity, the role of the presidency and the country's stability.
Israel launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank after deadly clashes near the village of Tell, south of Nablus, left four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers dead. Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the creation of new settler outposts and the legalisation of existing ones, reviving debate over settlements, international law and the prospect of a Palestinian state.
Member states of the International Criminal Court voted to remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan, who faces sexual misconduct allegations, plunging the institution into an internal crisis. The move comes as the Court handles sensitive cases, including arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, and reignites debate over its credibility, independence and the future of international justice.
Wildfires have swept southern Europe since 23 July: more than 200,000 people have been evacuated in France and Spain, including some 141,000 in the Gironde and Landes where the fire is advancing toward Bordeaux, while merging blazes west of Madrid led Spain to declare a national state of emergency for a wildfire for the first time. Emmanuel Macron mobilised the armed forces and activated the EU civil protection mechanism.
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