Issue 2026-07-28
Stories
- Three-Day U.S.–Iran Strike Pause Spurs Mediator-Backed Push to Restore Hormuz Cease-Fire
- Ukraine Carries Out First Caspian Sea Strike, Hitting Iranian Cargo Ship
- Weekend West Bank Pogroms Spur First EU Settlement Trade Ban and Regional Outcry
- Shallow 7.1-Magnitude Quake in Kumamoto Triggers 1-Meter Tsunami Advisory
- Heatwave-Driven Fires Kill 3 Firefighters, Trigger 12,000 Evacuations in Southwest France
- Gironde Megafire Finally Pauses—220,000 Evacuated as Macron Orders Crisis Surge Ahead of New Heatwave
- Oil Retreat Cuts July Hike Odds as Warsh’s Silent Fed Faces First High-Stakes Vote
- Nvidia Floats $250 B Guarantee to Secure OpenAI’s Lease of 10-GW Ohio Data Center
- Brent Crude Sheds ‘War Premium’ as 3-Day U.S.–Iran Ceasefire Sends Prices Below $90
At a Glance
- After two weeks of bombardment over the Strait of Hormuz, both Washington and Tehran have observed a 72-hour halt in...
- On 25 July 2026 Ukrainian long-range drones reached the land-locked Caspian Sea, damaging a Russian warship and an Ir...
- After settlers burned two mosques and killed four Palestinians on 26-27 July 2026, Ireland’s new law banning West Ban...
- At 16:27 JST on 28 July 2026, a magnitude-7.1, 10 km-deep earthquake hit Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, leading the Jap...
- On 23 July 2026, simultaneous wildfires in Sicily, the Bordeaux-Arcachon coast and central Spain intensified under 40...
- For the first time since it ignited last week, France’s Gironde wildfire stopped expanding overnight on 27 July, prom...