A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kyushu island on July 28, killing at least 28 people, collapsing a shopping mall and factory, and leaving 34,900 homes without power.
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France’s Gironde Wildfire Burns 42,000 Hectares in Worst Outbreak Since 1945
Southwest France’s Gironde wildfire burned over 42,000 hectares by July 27, displacing 250,000 people in the worst French blaze since the Second World War.
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ICC Removes Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan After Historic Misconduct Vote
The ICC’s 125-member Assembly of States Parties voted July 24 to remove prosecutor Karim Khan, the first time the court has ever ousted its chief prosecutor.
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Brazil Blocks US Election Envoys as Lula-Trump Tensions Escalate
Brazil’s Foreign Ministry denied visas to two Trump administration officials planning to scrutinise the country’s October 4 presidential election, citing interference concerns amid an escalating tariff dispute.
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India’s Education Minister Quits as Cockroach Youth Movement Claims Victory
Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on July 25 after weeks of mass student protests over exam leaks, conceding to all three demands of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party.
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US Weighs First Direct Strikes on West Africa’s Most Powerful al-Qaeda Group
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.