Portal:Current events/2026 July 26

July 26, 2026 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Iran war ceasefire
    - Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war, Qatar as a mediator in conflict
      - Iran and the United States submit their responses to a proposal by Pakistan and Qatar to resume talks between the two countries. (The Jerusalem Post)
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy says it has prevented six ships from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. (CNBC)
    - Iranian media reports that an oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after it has hit a naval mine. (Middle East Eye)
- Gaza war
  - Humanitarian aid during the Gaza war
    - Five aid convoys from the United Arab Emirates carrying 938 tonnes of humanitarian aid arrive in Gaza as part of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3. (Gulf Today) (Sharjah24)
  - The Israeli military states that an Hamas unmanned aerial vehicle unit commander was killed in an airstrike yesterday in central Gaza, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire. (The Times of Israel)
- Yemeni civil war
  - Red Sea crisis
    - Eleven vessels cross the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, according to shipping data from Kpler. (Reuters)
  - Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
    - The Houthis shoot down a Saudi Arabian reconnaissance drone in northwest Yemen. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
Sudanese civil war
- The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announces that they have recaptured the North Kordofan areas of Umm Qarfa and Juraikh. The SAF also seize control of the National Export Highway which connects Sudan's capital Khartoum and North Kordofan. (Sudan Horizon) (Sudan Tribune)
At least 30 people are killed and others are injured in an attack on a community by unknown gunmen in Kaura, Kaduna State, Nigeria. (CTV News)

Arts and culture

UNESCO designates the Alamut Castle in Qazvin province, Iran, a World Heritage Site. (Tehran Times)

Disasters and accidents

Vietnamese cargo ship Khoi Nguyen 18 sinks in the South China Sea along the Vietnamese coast. Forty-five people are rescued while 17 more are still missing. (Reuters)

International relations

Argentina–Brazil relations
- Brazil recalls its ambassador to Argentina and summons Argentina's ambassador after Argentine president Javier Milei made remarks deemed derogatory about Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes at a political event in São Paulo. (AFP via France 24)
Iran–Ukraine relations, Ukraine in the 2026 Iran war
- The Iranian foreign ministry summons the Ukrainian chargé d'affaires in Tehran over an attack by Ukraine on an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea that killed an Iranian sailor, calling it a "hostile and criminal act". (CNBC)

Law and crime

2026 Berlin Pride attack
- A suspect in a recent vehicle-ramming and mass stabbing attack in Berlin, identified as a 21-year-old German citizen of Lebanese descent, is shot and killed by police after allegedly rushing toward officers with a weapon. (CNN)
2026 Seattle Center shooting
- Three people are killed and four others are injured in a shooting during the annual Bite of Seattle festival in Seattle, Washington, United States. (CNN)

Politics and elections

2027 Salvadoran presidential election
- El Salvador's Nationalist Republican Alliance nominates former legislator Mayteé Iraheta for president, while the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front nominates physician Rafael Aguirre. (Reuters)

Science and technology

International Space Station expeditions
- Expedition 74, the joint NASA–Roscosmos–ESA expedition aboard the International Space Station, ends after the Soyuz MS-28 undocks and lands on Earth in Kazakhstan. (CNN)

Sports

2026 Formula One World Championship
- 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix
  - In auto racing, Formula One announces that Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit will host the rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix in October, under an agreement signed between Bahrain and Malaysia. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
2026 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Sports-related curses
- In Gaelic football, the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship concludes with Mayo defeating Kerry in the final to end one of sport's longest-running droughts and a 75-year wait for the title. (ABC News Australia) (ESPN)