A battlefield assessment says Russian units are advancing near two key eastern Ukrainian towns while Kremlin officials continue to stall high-level negotiations.
The French president said the decision would be formalized in September, tying the move to calls for an end to the Gaza war, civilian relief and a two-state settlement.
Germany says it has reached an agreement with the United States to deliver five Patriot air-defense systems to Ukraine as Russia intensifies its missile campaign.
Rebels in northeastern Colombia used a drone attack against a military patrol in Catatumbo, killing three soldiers and injuring eight others, the army said.
A declaration in Qatar set a one-month deadline for a final peace deal in eastern Congo as the government and Rwanda-backed rebels tried to move their conflict onto a diplomatic track.
Moscow has formally withdrawn from a 1996 military technical cooperation agreement with Germany as relations between the two countries continue to deteriorate.
Residents in Zamfara said gunmen raided Talata Mafara district for nearly two hours, killing villagers and taking women and children in one of the region’s latest mass abductions.
An Israeli strike on the Holy Family Church in Gaza City killed three people and wounded nine, drawing condemnation from church leaders and the Vatican.
Security forces clashed with supporters of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina as a student-led party sought to march into her political stronghold.
Gaza health officials said most victims suffocated in a stampede on July 16, 2025, while the aid operator and Palestinian witnesses offered conflicting accounts of the cause.
Air attacks struck the Druze-majority southern city amid renewed clashes, conflicting accusations over the truce and growing concern for Syrian minorities.