Prabowo seeks pardons for Lembong and Hasto in move framed as national unity
Indonesia’s president has asked parliament to approve pardons for two high-profile corruption convicts, saying the move serves national unity.
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Seoul issues arrest warrant for former minister Lee Sang-min over martial law role
Former interior minister Lee Sang-min has been arrested after a court said prosecutors had enough evidence to keep him in custody over Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law episode.
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Montana bar shooting leaves four dead and a suspect on the run
The event date is August 1, 2025, and authorities said a shooting at a bar in Anaconda, Montana, left four people dead while a 45-year-old suspect remained at large.
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Conor McGregor appeal dismissed as Irish court upholds rape finding
Ireland’s Court of Appeal has dismissed Conor McGregor’s challenge to the civil verdict that found he raped Nikita Hand, leaving the damages award and the finding intact.
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El Salvador removes term limits and clears a path for Bukele to seek more terms
2025-07-31 event: El Salvador’s congress approves reforms that abolish presidential term limits, extend terms to six years and move the next election to 2027.
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Pakistani court sentences Omar Ayub and supporters over protest role
A Faisalabad court has handed down long prison terms in a case that adds to pressure on the opposition around imprisoned former premier Imran Khan.
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Poland says 32 people detained in probe into alleged Russia-linked sabotage
Authorities say the suspects include Poles, Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians and a Colombian man accused of arson attacks at Russia’s behest.
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Lebanese military court convicts six in killing of Irish UN peacekeeper
The court convicted six men in the 2022 ambush that killed Pvt. Seán Rooney, with the main defendant sentenced to death in absentia.
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Four killed and hundreds arrested as fuel protests turn deadly in Luanda
Angola's capital saw mass arrests after demonstrations against rising fuel prices escalated into violence.
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Former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe convicted in witness-tampering case
A Bogotá court has found Álvaro Uribe guilty of witness tampering and bribery, a landmark ruling against one of Colombia’s most influential politicians.
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Reno casino shooting kills three and leaves suspect critical
Reno police said three people died in a shooting at the Grand Sierra Resort and three others, including the suspect, were left in critical condition.
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Midtown Manhattan shooting leaves four dead as investigators search for motive
Police said a gunman opened fire in the office tower and later died, while investigators have not yet publicly explained why he attacked.
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Bangkok market shooting leaves six dead, including gunman, and two women hurt
Police in Bangkok say the shooting at Or Tor Kor Market left six people dead, including the perpetrator, and two women injured.
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Iran executes two members of exiled MEK group over alleged attacks
Tehran says the men carried out attacks on civilian and government targets, while the executions revive attention on Iran’s long campaign against the group.
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Providenciales nightclub shooting leaves three people dead
Authorities described the attack, which also wounded ten people, as the territory’s first recent mass shooting.
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Hong Kong issues bounties for 19 overseas activists as security pressure widens
Police say the Hong Kong Parliament group is a subversive organization and offered rewards for information leading to arrests of named activists, including four with larger bounties.
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ICC convicts anti-Balaka leaders over atrocities in Central African Republic
Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona and Alfred Yekatom were found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to 12 and 15 years.
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Colombian Court Sentences Former Chiquita Executives for Financing Paramilitaries
A specialized court in Antioquia handed prison terms and fines to seven former Chiquita Brands executives, marking a rare Colombian criminal judgment against multinational managers over payments to the AUC paramilitary group.
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Guam governor Arnold Palacios dies after medical evacuation from Saipan
Palacios died on Guam on July 23 after being transferred for specialized care, and Lt. Gov. David Apatang assumed office.
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Indonesia arrests 44 over forest fires as Riau haze deepens
Authorities said the arrests were part of a wider push to stop human-caused blazes that are spreading health-damaging haze across the region.
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Police open murder probe after Maguiresbridge shooting kills mother and two children
A shooting in rural County Fermanagh left a mother and her two children dead and a man seriously injured, prompting a murder investigation by police.
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David Apatang sworn in as CNMI governor after death of Arnold Palacios
The Commonwealth’s new governor said it was a sad day after Arnold Palacios died in Guam and Apatang took the oath of office.
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Ukraine anti-corruption law sparks nationwide protests after Zelensky signs it
Demonstrators rallied in Kyiv and other cities against legislation giving the prosecutor general broad authority over NABU and SAPO, two institutions central to Ukraine's reform programme.
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Christophe Mirmand sworn in as Monaco's new minister of state
The former French senior official took the oath at the Prince's Palace on July 21 and formally replaced Isabelle Berro-Amadeï.
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