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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153901" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Kyiv strikes</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian forces</a> launch <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drones</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missiles" target="_blank">cruise missiles</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv" target="_blank">Kyiv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 145 others. At least one <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_block" target="_blank">tower block</a> completely collapses. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce930z8g9mvo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-kyiv-attack-76b7e62e44e79a6475c84ce9aaf0fbf2" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1092193.html" target="_blank">(Interfax-Ukraine)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_%282021%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Myanmar civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Administration_Council" target="_blank">military junta</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar" target="_blank">Myanmar</a> formally ends the country's four-year-long <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency" target="_blank">state of emergency</a> and declares a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Myanmar_general_election" target="_blank">December 2025 election</a> for the country's new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Myanmar" target="_blank">head of government</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyidaungsu_Hluttaw" target="_blank">legislative members</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-politics-election-government-min-aung-hlaing-cf6e7ff92cc92a134c9592ad39e62770" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonisation_of_John_Henry_Newman" target="_blank">Canonisation of John Henry Newman</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV" target="_blank">Pope Leo XIV</a> declares Saint <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_Newman" target="_blank">John Henry Newman</a>, a 19th-century <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglicanism" target="_blank">Anglican</a> convert who became a prominent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_England_and_Wales" target="_blank">English Catholic</a> theologian, as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_the_Church" target="_blank">Doctor of the Church</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pope-honor-doctor-john-henry-newman-vatican-457b952840a1f979db3c6980ecf0e79e" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-07/st-john-henry-newman-set-to-become-newest-doctor-of-the-church.html" target="_blank">(Vatican News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from the flooding in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing" target="_blank">Beijing</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>, increases to over 70 as the government discovers 31 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elderly_people" target="_blank">elderly people</a> who were trapped in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_home" target="_blank">nursing home</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyun%2C_Beijing" target="_blank">Miyun district</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/china-beijing-elderly-care-center-flooding-deaths-58d1a27ff40adcf74c38db3c2ea2c362" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> signs an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_order" target="_blank">executive order</a> restoring the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Fitness_Test" target="_blank">Presidential Fitness Test</a> in all public schools in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-presidential-fitness-test-schoolchildren-1e0b667df467f767df1cd1388ea29f1c" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/31/trump-push-up-mile-run-test-school-kids/85460411007/" target="_blank">(USA Today)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Slovenia_relations" target="_blank">Israel–Slovenia relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_embargoes_on_Israel_since_2023" target="_blank">Arms embargoes on Israel since 2023</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Slovenia" target="_blank">Slovenian government</a> announces a complete ban on the import, export, and transit of arms and military equipment to and from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>. <a href="https://www.arabnews.com/node/2610195/middle-east" target="_blank">(Arab News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">South Korea–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> reach a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_agreement" target="_blank">trade agreement</a> which places a 15% <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff" target="_blank">tariff</a> on U.S. imports from South Korea. South Korea also promises to invest US$350 billion into American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotech" target="_blank">biotech</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiconductors" target="_blank">semiconductors</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipbuilding" target="_blank">shipbuilding</a> over an unspecified time. <a href="https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250731005052315" target="_blank">(Yonhap)</a> <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/trump-south-korea-tariff-deal/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faisalabad" target="_blank">Faisalabad</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>, sentences <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_%28Pakistan%29" target="_blank">opposition leader</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Ayub" target="_blank">Omar Ayub</a> and over 200 supporters of ousted <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imran_Khan" target="_blank">Imran Khan</a> to over ten years in prison each for their participation in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Pakistani_protests" target="_blank">2023 protests</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-convicted-opposition-leader-imran-khan-supporters-4bbdbe63ee06c3eac51539c3b2c704b7" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conor_McGregor" target="_blank">Conor McGregor</a> loses his appeal against a civil court in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" target="_blank">Republic of Ireland</a>, finding that he <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape" target="_blank">raped</a> Nikita Hand. <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0731/1526261-conor-mcgregor-court/" target="_blank">(RTÉ)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_terrorism" target="_blank">Islamic terrorist</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_Krayem" target="_blank">Osama Krayem</a> is found guilty at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_District_Court" target="_blank">Stockholm District Court</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden" target="_blank">Sweden</a>, of involvement in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime" target="_blank">war crime</a> in which <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Jordanian_Air_Force" target="_blank">Royal Jordanian Air Force</a> pilot <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muath_al-Kasasbeh" target="_blank">Muath al-Kasasbeh</a> was burned alive inside a cage in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raqqa" target="_blank">Raqqa</a> by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a> on 3 January, 2015. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czd04nn7q75o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_City" target="_blank">Vatican City</a> agree to transform a {{cvt|430|hectare|acre|abbr=on}} field in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome" target="_blank">Rome</a> to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_farm" target="_blank">solar farm</a> that will power the Vatican, with the goal of turning it into the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon-neutral" target="_blank">carbon-neutral</a> state. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/vatican-solar-farm-108aa7efecf0d094a5b00e25b6a7c737" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.bdtonline.com/news/nation_world/vatican-strikes-a-solar-deal-that-aims-to-make-it-the-world-s-first-carbon/article_b74a4fc3-cae1-5559-8218-638fb25ea642.html" target="_blank">(Bluefield Daily Telegraph)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_July_31" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153901, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Kyiv strikes[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian forces[/URL] launch [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drones[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missiles']cruise missiles[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv']Kyiv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 145 others. At least one [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_block']tower block[/URL] completely collapses. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce930z8g9mvo'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-kyiv-attack-76b7e62e44e79a6475c84ce9aaf0fbf2'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1092193.html'](Interfax-Ukraine)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_%282021%E2%80%93present%29']Myanmar civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Administration_Council']military junta[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar']Myanmar[/URL] formally ends the country's four-year-long [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency']state of emergency[/URL] and declares a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Myanmar_general_election']December 2025 election[/URL] for the country's new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Myanmar']head of government[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyidaungsu_Hluttaw']legislative members[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-politics-election-government-min-aung-hlaing-cf6e7ff92cc92a134c9592ad39e62770'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonisation_of_John_Henry_Newman']Canonisation of John Henry Newman[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV']Pope Leo XIV[/URL] declares Saint [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_Newman']John Henry Newman[/URL], a 19th-century [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglicanism']Anglican[/URL] convert who became a prominent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_England_and_Wales']English Catholic[/URL] theologian, as a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_the_Church']Doctor of the Church[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/pope-honor-doctor-john-henry-newman-vatican-457b952840a1f979db3c6980ecf0e79e'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-07/st-john-henry-newman-set-to-become-newest-doctor-of-the-church.html'](Vatican News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and environment[/B] [LIST] [*]The death toll from the flooding in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing']Beijing[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL], increases to over 70 as the government discovers 31 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elderly_people']elderly people[/URL] who were trapped in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_home']nursing home[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyun%2C_Beijing']Miyun district[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/china-beijing-elderly-care-center-flooding-deaths-58d1a27ff40adcf74c38db3c2ea2c362'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] signs an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_order']executive order[/URL] restoring the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Fitness_Test']Presidential Fitness Test[/URL] in all public schools in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/trump-presidential-fitness-test-schoolchildren-1e0b667df467f767df1cd1388ea29f1c'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/31/trump-push-up-mile-run-test-school-kids/85460411007/'](USA Today)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Slovenia_relations']Israel–Slovenia relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_embargoes_on_Israel_since_2023']Arms embargoes on Israel since 2023[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Slovenia']Slovenian government[/URL] announces a complete ban on the import, export, and transit of arms and military equipment to and from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.arabnews.com/node/2610195/middle-east'](Arab News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea%E2%80%93United_States_relations']South Korea–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] reach a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_agreement']trade agreement[/URL] which places a 15% [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff']tariff[/URL] on U.S. imports from South Korea. South Korea also promises to invest US$350 billion into American [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotech']biotech[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiconductors']semiconductors[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipbuilding']shipbuilding[/URL] over an unspecified time. [URL='https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250731005052315'](Yonhap)[/URL] [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/trump-south-korea-tariff-deal/'](CBS News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]A court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faisalabad']Faisalabad[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL], sentences [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_%28Pakistan%29']opposition leader[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Ayub']Omar Ayub[/URL] and over 200 supporters of ousted [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imran_Khan']Imran Khan[/URL] to over ten years in prison each for their participation in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Pakistani_protests']2023 protests[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-convicted-opposition-leader-imran-khan-supporters-4bbdbe63ee06c3eac51539c3b2c704b7'](AP)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conor_McGregor']Conor McGregor[/URL] loses his appeal against a civil court in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland']Republic of Ireland[/URL], finding that he [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape']raped[/URL] Nikita Hand. [URL='https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0731/1526261-conor-mcgregor-court/'](RTÉ)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_terrorism']Islamic terrorist[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_Krayem']Osama Krayem[/URL] is found guilty at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_District_Court']Stockholm District Court[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden']Sweden[/URL], of involvement in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime']war crime[/URL] in which [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Jordanian_Air_Force']Royal Jordanian Air Force[/URL] pilot [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muath_al-Kasasbeh']Muath al-Kasasbeh[/URL] was burned alive inside a cage in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raqqa']Raqqa[/URL] by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL] on 3 January, 2015. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czd04nn7q75o'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_City']Vatican City[/URL] agree to transform a {{cvt|430|hectare|acre|abbr=on}} field in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome']Rome[/URL] to a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_farm']solar farm[/URL] that will power the Vatican, with the goal of turning it into the first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon-neutral']carbon-neutral[/URL] state. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/vatican-solar-farm-108aa7efecf0d094a5b00e25b6a7c737'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bdtonline.com/news/nation_world/vatican-strikes-a-solar-deal-that-aims-to-make-it-the-world-s-first-carbon/article_b74a4fc3-cae1-5559-8218-638fb25ea642.html']([I]Bluefield Daily Telegraph[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_July_31"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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