The day

Friday 4 July 2025

5 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   NewsJuly 2025 Central Texas floods

   At least 51 people are killed, including 15 children, with 27 more children missing, during a flood in Central Texas, United States.

2. 2

   News2025 Karachi building collapse

   At least 16 people are killed when a building collapses in Karachi, Pakistan.

3. 3

   NewsAfghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes

   The Pakistan Army says it killed 30 Pakistani Taliban fighters trying to cross the Afghanistan–Pakistan border barrier in North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

4. 4

   News

   A fire and subsequent explosion at a gas station in Rome, Italy, leaves 45 people injured, including two critically.

5. 5

   Crime

   Anti-gentrification protests in Mexico City, Mexico, lead to tourist harassment and vandalism in Condesa.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 4 July 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.