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Latest reporting, briefings and public-interest updates from the world desk.
Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on July 24 after talks and appeals to avoid violence, while youth-led protests over exam leaks and alleged police brutality continued across India.
International Criminal Court member states voted on July 24, 2026, to remove prosecutor Karim Khan after an oversight process found serious misconduct linked to sexual-abuse allegations, which he denies.
The United States recorded 2,318 measles cases in 2026 by July 24, exceeding the 2,289 reported in all of 2025 and marking the country’s highest annual count since 1991.
A car-bomb and suicide assault killed 27 people in northwest Pakistan on July 24, with the Pakistani Taliban claiming responsibility.
Romania shot down a suspected Russian drone on July 24, an incident raising concern about spillover from the war in Ukraine into NATO territory.
Authorities declared a major incident and evacuated Nethy Bridge on July 25 as an 11-day wildfire in Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park moved toward the village.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on July 25, 2026, after weeks of youth-led protests over exam paper leaks, prompting organisers to end their agitation.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani called for Israel’s immediate and unconditional withdrawal from Syria during talks held as UN Secretary-General António Guterres made the first official visit to the country by a UN chief in 17 years.
