The edition of
Thursday 17 July 2025
7 stories, section by section, the most important first.
International
Three people are killed and nine others are injured when Israeli forces strikes the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, the only Catholic church in Gaza.
Politics
The Ukrainian parliament appoints Yulia Svyrydenko as the new prime minister, succeeding Denys Shmyhal.
The British government announces it will lower the voting age to 16, allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in the upcoming general election.
Environment
At least 69 people are killed, 11 are reported missing, and 43 others are injured in a fire at a shopping mall in Kut, Wasit Governorate, Iraq. The Iraqi government declares three days of mourning and the provincial government files lawsuits against the owners of the mall.
At least four people are killed, two others are seriously injured and more than 1,000 others are evacuated after torrential rainfall submerges buildings and causes a landslide in Gyeonggi and South Chungcheong provinces, South Korea.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 17 July 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.