Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 21 Palestinians are killed in a crowd crush at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) site in the Gaza Strip. The GHF attributed the stampede to armed agitators, while Hamas and Palestinian eyewitnesses said that Israeli soldiers sprayed people with pepper gas and opened fire. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/16/at-least-21-people-killed-in-stampede-suffocation-at-ghf-site-in-gaza
• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-backed-gaza-humanitarian-foundation-says-20-people-killed-crush-2025-07-16/

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Bangladesh military clashes with supporters of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Gopalganj District, leading to four deaths and many others injured. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/bangladesh-clashes-hasina-students-1e58562a6c9e766c760af9b577189504

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 27 people are killed when unidentified gunmen attack a village in Riyom, Plateau State, Nigeria. (BBC News) (AP)

• https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cvg8m7rjy51o
• https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-attack-gunmen-6fc2ceb4775a56e6219295e53dbec8ed

Disasters and accidents

One person is killed and thirteen others are injured in a lightning strike at an archery range in Jackson Township, New Jersey, United States. (BNO News)

• https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/07/1-dead-13-injured-after-lightning-strike-at-new-jersey-archery-range/#google_vignette

Law and crime

U.S. president Donald Trump signs into law the HALT Fentanyl Act, reclassifying all fentanyl-related substances, including synthetic drugs, as Schedule I controlled substances. (The Hill)

• https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5404826-trump-signs-fentanyl-legislation/

Law and crime

The Russian State Duma introduces new legislation that introduces fines for searching for prohibited material online. The legislation is passed on July 22. (The Washington Post) (Euronews)

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/17/russia-internet-censorship/
• https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/22/new-russian-law-criminalises-searching-for-content-deemed-extremist

Politics and elections

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons is sworn in as the first female president of Suriname. (RFI)

• https://www.rfi.fr/es/am%C3%A9ricas/20250716-jennifer-geerlings-simons-investida-primera-mujer-presidenta-de-surinam