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Armed conflicts and attacks
Three people are killed and nine others are injured when Israeli forces strikes the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, the only Catholic church in Gaza. (BBC News)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least six people are killed and ten others are injured after a fresh outbreak of tribal violence in the Galgaduud region of Somalia. (Hiiraan Online)
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Disasters and accidents
At least 69 people are killed, 11 are reported missing, and 43 others are injured in a fire at a shopping mall in Kut, Wasit Governorate, Iraq. The Iraqi government declares three days of mourning and the provincial government files lawsuits against the owners of the mall. (Reuters) (CNN) (NDTV)
- https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/fire-iraq-mall-kills-69-prime-minister-orders-probe-2025-07-17/
- https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/17/middleeast/iraq-kut-building-deadly-fire-intl-hnk?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_google
- https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/50-killed-many-injured-as-huge-fire-breaks-out-at-shopping-mall-in-iraq-8891556
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Disasters and accidents
A child is killed and 21 people are injured when a coach bus crashes in Somerset, England. (BBC News)
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Politics and elections
The British government announces it will lower the voting age to 16, allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in the upcoming general election. (NPR)