The day

Friday 1 August 2025

11 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   NewsUnited States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine

   U.S. president Donald Trump orders the deployment of two United States Navy nuclear submarines near Russia for potential military action against Russian forces in response to statements made by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev and current deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation regarding Trump's previously-stated deadline for ending the war in Ukraine.

2. 2

   CrimeMass shootings in the United States

   At least four people are killed in a mass shooting at a bar in Anaconda, Montana, United States. A 45-year-old suspect fled the scene and remains at large.

3. 3

   NewsIsraeli blockade of the Gaza Strip

   Following German defence minister Boris Pistorius's decision on Monday, the Luftwaffe begins air dropping humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.

4. 4

   NewsM23 campaign

   M23 rebels clash with Wazalendo militia Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland in Bwito Chiefdom, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

5. 5

   Crime

   Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto pardons former trade minister Thomas Lembong and Secretary-General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle Hasto Kristiyanto, two prominent opposition figures sentenced under controversial corruption charges.

6. 6

   NewsFrance–Palestine relations

   France temporarily suspends its programme for receiving Palestinian refugees fleeing the Gaza Strip following the deportation of a Palestinian student accused of making antisemitic social media posts.

7. 7

   CrimeMass shootings in the United States

   One teenager is killed and five other people are wounded, including two seriously, in a mass shooting at a nightclub in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

8. 8

   Crime2024 South Korean martial law crisis

   The Seoul Central District Court issues an arrest warrant for former interior minister Lee Sang-min on charges of conspiring with former president Yoon Suk Yeol in his failed martial law attempt on December 3, 2024, becoming the second Yoon cabinet minister to be arrested after Kim Yong-hyun.

9. 9

   MoneyTariffs in the second Trump administration

   U.S. tariffs on more than 90 countries enter force following a 90-day pause to allow the countries to prepare, including a 35% tariff on some Canadian goods and a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods.

10. 10

    Crime

    Former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe is sentenced to twelve years of house arrest and fined US$840,000 for witness tampering and bribery.

11. 11

    Crime

    South African police arrest nearly 1,000 undocumented miners at a gold mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 1 August 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.