The passenger cruise ship Marella Explorer arrives at the French Mediterranean port of Marseille.

Reform UK plans to remove foreign nationals from prisons in London, UK

Senator Pauline Hanson introduced supporters to eight candidates her One Nation party will run in the November 2026 Victorian election. Left-wing group Campaign Against Racism and Fascism protested against the event at Hawthorn's Tower Hotel.

The provisions were revoked on August 5, 2019, by India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government, which also reorganized the region into two federally administered union territories. Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir observed the anniversary as Black Day, staging protests and calling for the restoration of the region's constitutional guarantees and full statehood.

Reform UK launches Operation Fortress in London, UK

Media tour in Istanbul Historical Peninsula in Istanbul, Turkey

Media tour at Istanbul Memory 15 July Museum in Istanbul, Turkey

Meeting with Istanbul Governor Davut Gul in Istanbul, Turkey

Media tour for the 10th anniversary of July 15 coup attempt in Ankara, Turkey

President Erdogan speech during the July 15 failed coup anniversary in Ankara, Turkey

For the 10th anniversary of the July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day, a media tour had been organized by the Directorate of Communications at the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu, TRT) office in Ankara to commemorate the failed 2016 coup attempt.

After four heatwaves and a very dry month, locks are being used less frequently, shipping routes are being restricted, and the consequences of the drought are being felt throughout the country.

During the night of July 24, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack targeting warehouses of the Russian online retailer Wildberries in the Leningrad Region and St. Petersburg, Russia.

Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Alfredo Mantovano and Prefect Fabio Ciciliano visited the San Ferdinando tent camp to oversee dismantling operations and the transfer of approximately 100 people to new housing for farm laborers in Serricelle district in Rosarno

Security Operations Intensified After Militant Attacks In Kashmir, India

Makerfield by election Wigan, UK

Manchester Mayoral vote count in Manchester, UK - 31 Jul 2026

Labour's Bev Craig wins Greater Manchester mayoral elections in UK -

Mayoral vote count in Manchester, UK

Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast receives South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at La Moneda Palace.

The semi-submersible vessel Alma, carrying the Marco Polo floating caisson-manufacturing equipment, is leaving the French port of Marseille in the Mediterranean, bound for Taiwan.

The early release scheme would see thousands of criminals, including sexual offenders and rapists, released early from prison. Rape victim Jade Belgrove and sexual abuse compensation solicitor Amy Clowrey handed in a petition signed by more than 100,000 people calling on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to scrap the plans.

Senior trade union leaders arrive at 10 Downing Street in London

Despite being the final public hustings before voting on the 30th of July and the only truly fully accessible, free-to-all venue of the campaign, only two of the seven mayoral candidates attended the Greater Manchester Mayoral Election Cost of Living Hustings tonight at Ascension Church in Hulme. Organised by ACORN Manchester, the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP), and the Greater Manchester Living Income Campaign, the debate only featured Green Party candidate Cllr Geraldine Coggins and Liberal Democrat candidate Cllr Richard Kilpatrick. The high level of candidate absenteeism, including Labour candidate Cllr Bev Craig, Reform UK candidate Sian Astley, and Conservative candidate Phil Eckersley, occurred despite the cost-of-living…

Celebrations after the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Mumbai, India

Congress demands accountability over NEET row in Srinagar, India

Cabinet meeting Downing Street London UK

Labour leader Andy Burnham Delivers His First Speech As Prime Minister in London, UK - 20 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham's first cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street London.

Keir Starmer Resigns as Prime Minister in London, UK

The Luigi Einaudi Foundation hosted an international conference in Rome on July 17, 2026, titled On the Side of the Iranian People, focusing on the severe human rights crisis and state repression in Iran. Key speakers—including National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) President-elect Maryam Rajavi, former Senator Andrea Cangini, Senator Giulio Terzi, and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani—systematically condemned the clerical regime's escalating wave of arbitrary detentions and political executions. The international delegation demanded an immediate halt to capital punishment, called for absolute sanctions against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for systematic abuses, and endorsed the NCRI's Ten-Point Plan to establish…

As the new Labour leader and leader of the party in government, Burnham was invited by King Charles III to form an administration in his name after Keir Starmer tendered his resignation earlier today.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomes Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro in Rome

During periods of heatwaves and drought, the Civil Security service uses a Canadair aircraft to monitor and respond to any fire outbreaks in the forest areas near Marseille, France.

European Statesmen and diplomats convene in Rome, Italy

The Pobeda Drone Racing Festival was held at Petrovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia. The festival was organized by the Russian Drone Racing Federation.

New Prime Minister and leader of Labour Party Andy Burnham in London, UK

Iranians in exiles and prominent international figures gathered for a rally in Rome on July 16, 2026, demanding an end to executions and the establishment of a democratic republic in Iran. National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) President-elect Maryam Rajavi addressed the crowd via video message, presenting her Ten-Point Plan for a secular, non-nuclear Iran. Speeches by prominent figures highlighted that internal resistance, rather than external intervention, drives true change.

On the afternoon of Sunday the 19th of July, Ukrainians and pro-Ukrainian Poles gather at the Ukrainian embassy in support of Ukrainian refugees who have recently been the subject of increased hateful rhetoric both in public and in political circles.

The passenger cruise ship Queen Victoria arrives at the French Mediterranean port of Marseille.

Hong Kong’s national security police searched Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok and arrested five people suspected of committing a sedition offence. The five have been detained for investigation.

Latvian President, Edgars Rinkevics meet Lithuanian President, Gitanas Nauseda in Vilnius, Lithiuania.

Prime Minister, Keir Starmer Leaves Downing Street For His Final PMQs in London, UK .

Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, leaves 10 Downing Street for his last Prime Minister's Questions, London, UK

Myanmar Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe visits Thailand to attend the Informal Meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers, which includes the Informal Consultation on Myanmar.

Edmundo Gonzalez receives the 34th Convivencia Award in Madrid, Spain

On the afternoon of the 12th of July, officials and supporters of the small, far-right, ultranationalist political party Konfederacja Korony Polskiej (Confederation of the Polish Crown) gather in Warsaw to commemorate the 83rd anniversary of the Volhynia Massacre. In July 1943, soldiers of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army attacked Polish villages, killing between 5000 to 8000 people. It is estimated that between 1943 and 1945, over 100,000 Poles were killed at the hands of Ukrainian nationalists. Party leader Grzegorz Braun and colleagues speak at the event before marching to the Presidential Palace.

July 13 marks the killing of 22 protesters outside Srinagar Central Jail in 1931, when Dogra forces opened fire on a crowd that had gathered during the trial of Abdul Qadeer, who had been arrested after delivering a speech against the Dogra monarchy.

Czech president Petr Pavel visits last day of Pohoda festival in Trencin, Slovakia. Pohoda festival is the biggest open-air summer music festival in Slovakia, which celebrates 30th of anniversary.