In July 2026, approximately 900 million people across various parts of the world spent their days enduring record temperatures. These areas include the African Sahel region, Central America, France, and Spain.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the tremor was felt around 7:34am local time on Monday (August 10).
Iran has reacted to the Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey defence pact signed last week, saying it is being seen as a sign of a shift in the region's countries' approach towards the United States. Israeli media outlet The Times of Israel reported this on Monday, August 10.
Thousands of students, travelling by trains and buses, gathered in Ranchi, the capital of India's Jharkhand state, to protest demanding reforms in recruitment examinations. When students broke through police barricades on their way to the state assembly, police used baton charges, water cannons and tear gas to disperse them. Amid this situation, Chief Minister Hemant Soren had said that all problems could be resolved through dialogue, not batons. Indian media NDTV confirmed the matter.
An opposition lawmaker threw four eggs at acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti during a parliamentary session in Kosovo on Saturday, August 8, amid heated debate over the presidential election.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have carried out a drone attack on the Jazan oil refinery, owned by Saudi state oil company Aramco. The attack comes just two days after Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defence pact.