Friday, August 1, 2025

United 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.

M23 campaign

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

Israeli 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.

France–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.

Mass 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.

Mass 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.

2024 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.

Justice

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

Justice

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.

Justice

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

Tariffs 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.