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Ukrainian drone strikes hit two oil refineries in southern Russia (Krasnodar's Afipsky and Rostov's Novoshakhtinsky), killing at least two people and forcing at least one refinery to suspend processing, highlighting ongoing disruption to Moscow’s fuel infrastructure amid broader attacks on energy facilities.
The United States conducted a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people in what is described as the first attack in months. The incident has drawn criticism over the legality and effectiveness of the strikes, and the Pentagon’s watchdog plans to review whether established targeting procedures were followed.
The Defense Department says more than 750 U.S. service members have been wounded since the Iran conflict began on Feb. 28, with the latest totals showing 18 killed and 757 wounded when combining the DCAS Overseas Operations and Operation Epic Fury data. The Pentagon created the Overseas Operations category on July 7 to capture such casualties, and past reporting disruptions had briefly altered tallies. The update comes as talks with Tehran stall and President Trump pauses negotiations while tensions remain high.
An artisanal goldmine near Zamboye, CAR, collapsed after a landslide, killing more than 100 people and trapping many others. Rescue teams are recovering bodies and searching for survivors, with victims believed to include CAR and Cameroon nationals; authorities are investigating the incident amid ongoing concerns about safety in artisanal mining.
Ukraine’s General Staff says 189 Russian combat clashes were repelled nationwide in the last 24 hours, with the Pokrovsk axis the heaviest fought as Russia unleashed 26 assaults, 70 airstrikes and 6,564 kamikaze drones along thousands of shelling attacks; Ukrainian forces report 33 Russian troops killed and 15 wounded in the sector, and say they destroyed artillery, vehicles, drone-control points and hundreds of shelters while countering a total of 352 UAVs. Other fronts remained under varying pressure.
Overnight Russian missile strikes hit Kyiv and the surrounding region, killing at least five people and injuring about 23 as apartment blocks, warehouses and a children's hospital were damaged; power was cut to thousands of properties, with rescue crews pulling survivors from rubble and authorities urging residents to seek shelter amid near-daily attacks in the Ukraine war.
A Ukrainian rocket attack killed at least six people and wounded four, including a 14-year-old, in the Belgorod region's Koloskovo village near the border; a separate Astrakhan drone strike killed a woman. Russia said it intercepted 205 Ukrainian drones and several southern airports imposed temporary flight restrictions as cross-border strikes continued.
Ukrainian missile and drone attacks killed at least seven people and wounded four in Russia, including six dead in the Belgorod region’s Koloskovo near the border and a 14-year-old among the injured; a separate drone strike in Astrakhan killed a woman. Russia answered with missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, causing additional fatalities and injuries. Russia later claimed gains by capturing two settlements, but Al Jazeera could not independently verify battlefield reports. The broader conflict continues with a high civilian toll, reflecting intensified cross-border strikes amid stalled front-line fighting.
A Polish tourist bus carrying pilgrims from Serbia to Poland crashed and overturned on Hungary’s M3 near Mezőkeresztes, killing at least 12 people and injuring 47, including five in critical condition. The bus had 57 passengers and two drivers; the driver was detained after reportedly falling asleep at the wheel. A Polish consular flight was dispatched, and the highway was closed for hours. This is Hungary’s deadliest road accident since 2003.
Ukraine launched what Kyiv described as its largest attack of 2026, deploying about 822 drones (600 aimed at Moscow) that killed at least seven people in Russia and caused multiple casualties in Ukraine, amid intensified fighting and mutual accusations of civilian harm.
The BBC’s Dan Johnson visits a smouldering Kyiv market hit by Russian strikes, where six people were injured; across Ukraine, five people were reported killed, with Russian officials claiming seven killed there in strikes attributed to Ukraine, while firefighters worked to extinguish hot spots.
Russia suffered about 42,860 casualties in July, one of the war’s bloodiest months, as Ukraine not only reclaimed territory on its southern front but also carried out deep strikes inside Russia, hitting a military airbase and a Roscosmos facility while claiming roughly 300 square miles of ground. Kyiv says it’s expanding gains and pushing Russian forces back, even as Moscow faces recruitment strain and reports of foreign fighters being prepared; analysts warn Putin could face renewed pressure for peace talks as total battlefield casualties approach 1.5 million.
A powerful offshore magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck near Flores in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara, causing buildings to collapse, prompting evacuations and at least five deaths as aftershocks followed; a tsunami warning was briefly issued and later lifted after authorities found no significant sea-level change, while power outages and communications disruptions hampered rescue efforts.
A severe wildfire along Croatia’s Adriatic coast near Lokva Rogoznica and Omis has left at least one dead, about 40 injured (10 in intensive care), and forced around 1,200 residents and tourists to evacuate. The fire scorched 1,000 hectares in four hours, driven by gale-force winds, with more than 300 firefighters deployed and emergency shelters opened as officials chase hotspots; a body was found in a burnt-out area as the prime minister visited the scene, calling it one of the worst fires in Croatia’s history amid a broader European heatwave fueling wildfires.
At least 44 people died when a passenger ferry capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba after rough weather; authorities say about 114 adults were registered on tickets, with around 120 people on board overall including children, and 77 have been rescued as search-and-rescue continues. President Mnangagwa has declared a state of disaster to mobilise resources.