Sunday 27 July 2025

2025 Shabelle offensive

Al-Shabaab seizes control of the central Somalia town of Mahaas in the Hiiraan region following a ground offensive. The attack began with multiple suicide bombings just outside the town, followed by heavy gunfire, prompting the army and local Ma'awisley militias to withdraw.

Disasters

Twenty-five people are killed, 26 others are rescued, and 49 are reported missing when a large wooden boat capsizes in Niger State, Nigeria.

Komanda town massacre

Allied Democratic Forces militants attack the city of Komanda, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 43 people, including 20 during a vigil in a Catholic church.

Crime & Justice

Three people are killed and ten others are injured in a mass shooting in Turks and Caicos, whose authorities are deeming it the first mass shooting in recent history, due to an increase in violence spilled over from the gang war in Haiti.

Ecuadorian Drug War

Seventeen people are killed and 14 others are injured after gunmen open fire on a bar in El Empalme, Ecuador. The shooting is believed to be linked to a conflict between local drug cartels for control of drug trafficking routes.

United States–European Union relations

U.S. president Donald Trump and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announce a trade deal that would set a reciprocal 15% tariff on all exports and promise to boost European Union investment into the U.S. by $600 billion. The EU also promises to purchase $750 billion in American energy products over an unspecified period of time.

Disasters

At least six people are killed and 27 others are injured in a stampede when a high-voltage electric wire falls on a path at the Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India.

2025 Cambodia–Thailand border conflict

Cambodia and Thailand agree to negotiate a ceasefire following mediation efforts by United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio the previous day. However, both sides accuse the other of violating the ceasefire.

New People's Army rebellion

Seven New People's Army guerrillas are killed in a military operation in Uson, Masbate, Philippines, as Philippine troops pursue remaining insurgents.

Australian Football League

St Kilda defeats Melbourne by six points after trailing by 46 points at three-quarter-time. It is the biggest comeback from a three-quarter-time deficit in the history of the Australian Football League.

UEFA Women's Euro 2025

In association football, England defeats Spain 3–1 on penalties in the UEFA Women's Euro final to win their second major football championship and successfully defending their title. Spain's Aitana Bonmatí is named the tournament's best player.

2025 Baden-Württemberg train derailment

At least three people are killed, including a railway employee and the driver, and around 50 others are injured, including 25 seriously, when a Deutsche Bahn Regional-Express train carrying 100 people derails in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

North Korea–Russia relations

Russian airline Nordwind launches the first commercial flight from Moscow to Pyongyang, North Korea.

Gaza Strip famine

The Israeli Air Force begins humanitarian aid drops over the Gaza Strip amid growing international pressure to allow food into the Palestinian enclave.

2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings

At least 73 Palestinians are killed while seeking humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip.

Capital punishment in Iran

Iran executes two members of the exiled terrorist group Mojahedin-e-Khalq on charges of carrying out attacks on residential, education, and government buildings.