Friday, 24 July 2026

World

Police tape at the crime scene (illustration)
Mass shooting

Five family members killed in Illinois, two teenagers arrested

Suspects aged 15 and 16 taken into custody on Sunday; police describe attack as targeted mass shooting in East St. Louis.

Fire in Fontainebleau forest has engulfed around 800 hectares
Fire in France

Fire near Paris engulfs 800 hectares of Fontainebleau forest

Motorway A6 partially closed, around 15 homes evacuated in Vaudoué, and trains from Gare de Lyon delayed by up to six hours.

The Government Building of Ukraine in Kyiv
Ukraine

Zelensky proposes dismissal of Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko

Opposition expects Sviridenko to become ambassador to the US, with resignation triggering full cabinet overhaul

The search in the wooded area lasted two days (illustration)
Police manhunt

Slovenian police reveal details of manhunt for Srđan Aleksić

Head of the Novo mesto Police Unit Dejan Kink says the 41-year-old disarmed two officers in a forest, with 158 officers and a helicopter involved in the search.

One-fifth of global hydrocarbon trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz (illustration)
Strait of Hormuz

Centcom: Strait of Hormuz open, Iran claims it is closed

Trump insists the strait is open for US interests. One-fifth of global hydrocarbon trade passes through this waterway.

European Parliament on Serbia's European path (illustration)
Serbia and the EU

European Parliament: Serbia's progress towards the EU depends on reforms

Parliament calls for normalisation of relations with Kosovo and free and fair elections as a solution to the political crisis.

Ukraine changes government composition
Ukraine

Sviridenko confirms resignation, Kyiv faces cabinet reshuffle

Ruling party to discuss successors on 14 July, with Naftogaz head Serhii Korecki seen as frontrunner.

Washington bids farewell to the long-serving senator
US politics

US Senator Lindsey Graham dies suddenly

Donald Trump revealed he had a telephone conversation with the South Carolina Republican the evening before his death. Graham had just returned from Ukraine.

A tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz

After US strikes, Iran re-closes Strait of Hormuz

Gulf states activate air defences following Iranian retaliation; Washington revokes Iranian oil sales permits as energy prices rise.

Hungarian parliament in Budapest
Hungary

Hungarian parliament votes on dismissal of President Sulyoka

Ruling Tisza party seeks to end head of state's term via constitutional amendment; with a stable two-thirds majority, passage is considered almost certain.