The Trump administration is debating whether to target JNIM, an al-Qaeda affiliate controlling large parts of Mali and the Sahel, in what would become its eighth active conflict theatre.
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Israel Strikes Bureij and Jabalia After Issuing Displacement Orders
Israeli airstrikes on Thursday hit four locations across Gaza, killing at least two Palestinians hours after the military issued displacement orders for the targeted areas.
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India’s Cockroach Protesters Face Tear Gas Outside Parliament
India’s youth-led Cockroach movement, born from exam-leak outrage, put 10,000 on Delhi streets as police dispersed them with tear gas on July 20.
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Ortega Says Nicaragua Will Never Again Hold Elections
Speaking at the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution on July 20, Daniel Ortega declared Nicaragua will hold no more elections, cementing what critics describe as a permanent one-man state.
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Cuba’s Grid Collapses for the Fifth Time in 2026
Cuba’s national electrical system failed again on Tuesday as fuel starvation leaves a grid running at less than 30 percent of demand with no margin for error.
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Andy Burnham Set to Become UK Prime Minister After Unopposed Labour Win
Andy Burnham was declared Labour leader on July 17 after 379 of 403 MPs backed him, and is set to formally take office as Prime Minister on July 21.
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Gaza Funeral Strike Kills Seven as Post-Ceasefire Death Toll Passes 1,100
An Israeli drone struck a funeral procession in Nuseirat refugee camp on July 18, killing seven Palestinians and wounding 22, as the total killed since October’s ceasefire rose to 1,123.
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Argentina and Spain Set Up a World Cup Final for the Ages
Spain and Argentina reached the 2026 FIFA World Cup final with wins over France and England respectively, setting up Sunday’s decider at MetLife Stadium.
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Zelensky Fires Ukraine’s Drone-War Architect, Protests Erupt
Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Mykhailo Fedorov as defence minister after just six months, triggering street protests in Kyiv, Lviv and Kharkiv over the removal of Ukraine’s drone-warfare architect.
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Ebola Deaths Pass 700 in Eastern Congo as Outbreak Outpaces Response
The WHO says 80% of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown transmission chains, as the death toll passes 700 and the outbreak reaches neighbouring Uganda.