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Latest reporting, briefings and public-interest updates from the world desk.
US President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on July 27, 2026, to allow mail-in ballot restrictions that a lower court had blocked after finding he lacked authority to change state election rules.
Two people were killed and five wounded when gunfire erupted at the Bite of Seattle festival on July 26, 2026; four patients, including a toddler, were taken to Harborview Medical Center.
An updated Pentagon casualty database indicates 18 US service members have been killed and 624 wounded since the conflict with Iran began on February 28, amid a dispute over how renewed fighting is classified.
The United States halted attacks on Iran for a second night as both sides paused operations and intermediaries pursued talks over renewed fighting and the Strait of Hormuz.
German authorities have classified the fatal vehicle and knife attack near Berlin Pride as suspected Islamist terrorism and named a 21-year-old man sought in the continuing investigation.
Authorities evacuated more than 20,000 people as an intense wildfire burned 2,400 hectares in less than 24 hours west of Bordeaux on July 23, 2026.
The US House approved a war-powers resolution by 214 votes to 208 on 23 July 2026, directing President Donald Trump to withdraw US forces from the conflict with Iran.
An Angolan court sentenced Lev Lakshtanov and Igor Ratchin to eight and 11 years in prison after convicting them of terrorism and espionage; both denied the allegations and appealed.
