The day

Monday 28 July 2025

18 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   NewsM23 campaign

   Congolese government–aligned Wazalendo militias, including Resisting Congolese Patriots and the Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo, clash with M23 rebels in Shoa and Shamarambo villages, Masisi Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The villages are captured by the M23.

2. 2

   Crime2025 New York City shooting

   Five people are killed, including an NYPD officer and the perpetrator, and five others are injured, including four with non-gunshot injuries, in a mass shooting at the 345 Park Avenue skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City, United States.

3. 3

   CrimeGrand Sierra Resort shooting

   Three people are killed and eight others are injured, including the perpetrator and an officer that sustained non-gunshot injuries, in a mass shooting at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, United States.

4. 4

   News

   Three people are killed and hundreds of others are evacuated during floods across nine counties in northeastern Romania.

5. 5

   NewsHouthi attacks on commercial vessels

   The Houthis release a video showing ten crewmembers of the Greek-operated cargo ship Eternity C, which the group attacked and sunk earlier this month, in captivity.

6. 6

   CrimeOr Tor Kor Market shooting

   Six people are killed, including the perpetrator, and two others are injured in a mass shooting at Or Tor Kor Market in Bangkok, Thailand.

7. 7

   NewsM23 campaign

   Wazalendo militia Collective of Movements for Change clashes with M23 rebels in the villages of Mashango and Mudugudu, Rutshuru Territory.

8. 8

   NewsIsraeli bombing of the Gaza Strip

   Israeli attacks kill more than 80 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip.

9. 9

   NewsUnited States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine

   U.S. president Donald Trump issues a new 12-day ultimatum to Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

10. 10

    NewsJubaland crisis

    Clashes occur in Dolow, Somalia, between Jubaland forces and the Somali National Army.

11. 11

    NewsOperation Mahadev

    The Indian military announces they have killed three militants behind the Pahalgam Attack in the Dachigam area of Jammu and Kashmir.

12. 12

    PoliticsFlood control projects controversy in the Philippines (2024–2025)

    In his State of the Nation Address, Philippine president Bongbong Marcos orders a nationwide audit of flood control projects across the country, alongside a crackdown on corruption on these projects, in response to widespread damage caused by recent flooding resulting from Tropical Storm Wipha and the monsoon season.

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    News2025 New York Peace Conference on Gaza

    A peace conference opens in New York City, United States, aimed at reviving the two-state solution and renewing diplomatic efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

14. 14

    News

    The Pakistani Counter Terrorism Department kills three suspected militants accused of orchestrating an attack in Karachi last year.

15. 15

    News

    At least 30 people are killed and several others are missing due to heavy rain and flooding in Hebei and Beijing, China.

16. 16

    Crime

    Two people are killed and two others are injured, including the perpetrator, in a mass stabbing on business premises on Long Lane in Southwark, London, United Kingdom.

17. 17

    Culture

    The Polisario Front formally condemns the recent filming of Christopher Nolan's upcoming film The Odyssey in Moroccan-occupied Dakhla, Western Sahara.

18. 18

    Crime

    A court in Bogotá, Colombia, convicts former president Álvaro Uribe of witness tampering and bribery.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 28 July 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.