The day

Thursday 17 July 2025

7 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   News2025 Kut shopping mall fire

   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.

2. 2

   News

   At least four people are killed, two others are seriously injured and more than 1,000 others are evacuated after torrential rainfall submerges buildings and causes a landslide in Gyeonggi and South Chungcheong provinces, South Korea.

3. 3

   NewsAttacks on religious sites during the Israeli invasion of Gaza

   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.

4. 4

   NewsSomali Civil War

   At least six people are killed and ten others are injured after a fresh outbreak of tribal violence in the Galgaduud region of Somalia.

5. 5

   News

   A child is killed and 21 people are injured when a coach bus crashes in Somerset, England.

6. 6

   Politics

   The Ukrainian parliament appoints Yulia Svyrydenko as the new prime minister, succeeding Denys Shmyhal.

7. 7

   Politics

   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.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 17 July 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.