The day

Tuesday 15 July 2025

10 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   NewsSouthern Syria clashes

   Israeli warplanes carry out strikes targeting Syrian government forces as they attempt to enter the Druze-majority city of Suwayda in southern Syria. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims he ordered the strikes for the protection of the Druze from forces aligned with the Syrian transitional government.

2. 2

   NewsConstitutional crisis in Somalia

   The Puntland interior ministry reports at least five militant casualties in Dhahar, Haylan region, following a coordinated campaign as Puntland's defence forces repels an assault backed by the Somali federal government.

3. 3

   NewsIsrael–Hezbollah conflict

   At least 12 people are killed in Israeli air strikes in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley. The missiles struck a number of military compounds belonging to the armed group Hezbollah, including training camps affiliated to its elite Radwan Force. These were the deadliest strikes since a ceasefire ended a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

4. 4

   NewsIsraeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

   At least 99 Palestinians are killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City and the Gaza Strip.

5. 5

   NewsIndonesia–United States relations

   U.S. president Donald Trump announces a new trade deal with Indonesia, where Indonesia will purchase $15 billion in energy and $4.5 billion in agricultural products, along with 50 Boeing jets. Indonesia will also allow importation of U.S. products without tariffs, while the U.S. will maintain a 19% tariff on all goods coming from Indonesia.

6. 6

   CrimeUS airstrikes on Yemen

   The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany dismisses a case brought about by Yemeni plaintiffs accusing the German government of failing to prevent deaths from US drone strikes on Yemen coordinated from Ramstein Air Base, citing the lack of a "sufficient connection" to the German state’s authority and "a serious danger of systematic violation" of international law.

7. 7

   CrimeProtests against the second presidency of Donald Trump

   The Trump administration announces that it has ordered 2,000 troops from the National Guard to leave Los Angeles after being sent to deal with the protests against the ICE raids.

8. 8

   News

   A pick-up truck veers off a road in Pithoragarh, India, and plunges into a 300-meter gorge, killing eight people and injuring five others.

9. 9

   News

   A building under demolition collapses in Kurume, killing two workers.

10. 10

    Crime

    At least 86 guns and 974 rounds of ammunition are recovered in a joint operation by security forces in Manipur amid ongoing ethnic violence in the state.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 15 July 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.