Tuesday 28 July 2026

The United States Central Command says that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces have launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in a "surprise attack" against U.S. forces in the Middle East, and that all missiles were successfully intercepted.

Malian Armed Forces launch strikes against two armed vehicles and Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Azawad Liberation Front militants in the Ségou Region near Dagabory as part of Operation Dougoukoloko.

Human rights group Emergency Lawyers reports that recent airstrikes have targeted multiple locations in North Kordofan, Sudan, including a water station and civilian vehicles, killing dozens of civilians.

A Hamas delegation visits Cairo, Egypt, to resume negotiations on the implementation of the next phase of its ceasefire with Israel.

The United Nations reports that over 20,000 people have been displaced in Sudan's Darfur region over insecurity and violence.

Keiko Fujimori is sworn in as President of Peru after winning the general election in June.

Khalida Boufedeche is elected the first woman president of the People's National Assembly of Algeria.

Myanmar's military-backed parliament passes a law allowing the death penalty when coercion, unlawful detention, torture, or other abuse used to force victims into online scams results in death. The law also imposes severe penalties on scam-centre operators.

Taiwanese prosecutors detain an Nvidia employee in an investigation into alleged smuggling of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China through falsified transport documents. Authorities hold seven people over shipments of about 50 Supermicro servers that may violate U.S. export controls.

A Mw 7.1 earthquake strikes central Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, causing a tsunami alert for the western Kyūshū coast. At least 13 people are killed.