World Jul 26 Mutinous soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger’s democratically elected president By Sam Mednick, Associated Press
World Jul 26 African leaders arrive in Russia for summit as Putin seeks allies Putin has billed the two-day summit that opens Thursday in St. Petersburg as a major event that would help bolster ties with a continent of 1.3 billion people that is increasingly assertive on the global stage. By Associated Press
World Jul 26 Watch 5:31 Displaced Syrians in peril after Russian veto at UN halts aid to rebel-held areas This month, a Russian veto at the U.N. Security Council suspended humanitarian aid delivery to rebel-held northwest Syria. The Syrian regime declared all aid deliveries to rebel-held territories must now be coordinated through Damascus and not the U.N. As John… By John Yang, Zeba Warsi, Abdel Razaq el-Shami and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow
World Jul 26 Watch 9:14 Turmoil in Israel prompts new calls for U.S. to cut off billions in annual aid Israel’s current political turmoil, driven by the most far-right government in that nation’s history, has renewed the debate over America’s financial assistance to that country. The U.S. has been a supporter of Israel since its creation in 1948. William Brangham… By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn
World Jul 26 Both Koreas mark 70th armistice anniversary in two different ways that highlight rising tensions The truce that stopped the bloodshed in the Korean War turns 70 on Thursday and the two Koreas are marking the anniversary in starkly different ways, underscoring their deepening nuclear tensions. By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press
Jul 26 An alliance of Indian opposition parties, called INDIA, joins forces to take on Modi By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press India’s fractured opposition parties have joined forces in a rare show of unity and formed an alliance to unseat the popular but polarizing prime minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. Continue reading
Jul 26 Israel’s Supreme Court to review controversial new judicial overhaul law By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Israeli civil society groups and others have filed petitions asking the Supreme Court to strike down the law enacted Monday — the first major piece of legislation in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's broader program to overhaul Israel's judiciary. Continue reading
Jul 26 Cambodia’s Hun Sen, Asia’s longest serving leader, says he’ll step down and son will take over By Sopheng Cheang, David Rising, Associated Press Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says he will step down in August and hand the position to his oldest son, though Asia’s longest-serving leader is expected to continue to wield significant power. Continue reading
Jul 26 Dozens of pilot whales are stranded on an Australian beach and more than 50 have died By Associated Press Nearly 100 long-finned pilot whales stranded themselves Tuesday near Cheynes Beach by the city of Albany, on the southern tip of Western Australia. Continue reading
Jul 26 Typhoon Doksuri slams into the northern Philippines, leaving at least 2 dead and thousands displaced By Jim Gomez, Associated Press The typhoon slammed into Fuga Island before dawn and later made landfall in another island off Aparri town in Cagayan province, where more than 15,000 people were evacuated from high-risk coastal villages. Continue reading