The world on
Monday 28 July 2025
18 stories, region by region.
Africa
M23 campaign
Congolese government–aligned Wazalendo militias, including Resisting Congolese Patriots and the Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo, clash with M23 rebels in Shoa and Shamarambo villages, Masisi Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The villages are captured by the M23.
Jubaland crisis
Clashes occur in Dolow, Somalia, between Jubaland forces and the Somali National Army.
Culture
The Polisario Front formally condemns the recent filming of Christopher Nolan's upcoming film The Odyssey in Moroccan-occupied Dakhla, Western Sahara.
Americas
2025 New York City shooting
Five people are killed, including an NYPD officer and the perpetrator, and five others are injured, including four with non-gunshot injuries, in a mass shooting at the 345 Park Avenue skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City, United States.
Grand Sierra Resort shooting
Three people are killed and eight others are injured, including the perpetrator and an officer that sustained non-gunshot injuries, in a mass shooting at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, United States.
2025 New York Peace Conference on Gaza
A peace conference opens in New York City, United States, aimed at reviving the two-state solution and renewing diplomatic efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Crime & Justice
A court in Bogotá, Colombia, convicts former president Álvaro Uribe of witness tampering and bribery.
Asia-Pacific
Or Tor Kor Market shooting
Six people are killed, including the perpetrator, and two others are injured in a mass shooting at Or Tor Kor Market in Bangkok, Thailand.
Operation Mahadev
The Indian military announces they have killed three militants behind the Pahalgam Attack in the Dachigam area of Jammu and Kashmir.
Flood control projects controversy in the Philippines (2024–2025)
In his State of the Nation Address, Philippine president Bongbong Marcos orders a nationwide audit of flood control projects across the country, alongside a crackdown on corruption on these projects, in response to widespread damage caused by recent flooding resulting from Tropical Storm Wipha and the monsoon season.
Conflict
The Pakistani Counter Terrorism Department kills three suspected militants accused of orchestrating an attack in Karachi last year.
Europe
United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
U.S. president Donald Trump issues a new 12-day ultimatum to Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
Crime & Justice
Two people are killed and two others are injured, including the perpetrator, in a mass stabbing on business premises on Long Lane in Southwark, London, United Kingdom.
Middle East
Houthi attacks on commercial vessels
The Houthis release a video showing ten crewmembers of the Greek-operated cargo ship Eternity C, which the group attacked and sunk earlier this month, in captivity.
Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
Israeli attacks kill more than 80 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip.
Global
M23 campaign
Wazalendo militia Collective of Movements for Change clashes with M23 rebels in the villages of Mashango and Mudugudu, Rutshuru Territory.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 28 July 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.