International relations

• Japan–Philippines relations
  • The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force will export six used Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to strengthen its navy due to territorial disputes in the South China Sea. (Reuters)

• 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
  • Prosecutors in South Korea request that former president Yoon Suk Yeol be detained amid the ongoing investigation against him for insurrection. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings
    • Israeli airstrikes kill 24 Palestinians, including ten who were seeking humanitarian aid, and injure dozens others. (AP)

• Four people are killed after an aircraft crashes and burns in the Central Eastern Alps in Wald im Pinzgau, Austria. (NOS)

• The Turkish government arrests the mayors of Adıyaman, Adana, and Antalya, who are all part of the opposition Republican People's Party, as part of a bribery investigation. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• July 2025 Central Texas floods
  • At least 51 people are killed including 15 children, with 27 more children missing, during a flood in Central Texas, United States. (BBC News) (CNN)
• A fire and subsequent explosion at a gas station in Rome, Italy, leaves 45 people injured, including two critically. (Roma Today)
• At least 16 people are killed when a building collapses in Karachi, Pakistan. (AP) (France24)

• Anti-gentrification protests in Mexico City, Mexico, lead to tourist harassment and vandalism in Condesa. (AP)