The Israeli Air Force begins humanitarian aid drops over the Gaza Strip amid growing international pressure to allow food into the Palestinian enclave.
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July 27, 2025 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Seven New People's Army guerrillas are killed in a military operation in Uson, Masbate, Philippines, as Philippine troops pursue remaining insurgents.
Al-Shabaab seizes control of the central Somalia town of Mahaas in the Hiiraan region following a ground offensive. The attack began with multiple suicide bombings just outside the town, followed by heavy gunfire, prompting the army and local Ma'awisley militias to withdraw.
Allied Democratic Forces militants attack the city of Komanda, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 43 people, including 20 during a vigil in a Catholic church.
Seventeen people are killed and 14 others are injured after gunmen open fire on a bar in El Empalme, Ecuador. The shooting is believed to be linked to a conflict between local drug cartels for control of drug trafficking routes.
Cambodia and Thailand agree to negotiate a ceasefire following mediation efforts by United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio the previous day. However, both sides accuse the other of violating the ceasefire.
Disasters and accidents
At least three people are killed, including a railway employee and the driver, and around 50 others are injured, including 25 seriously, when a Deutsche Bahn Regional-Express train carrying 100 people derails in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Twenty-five people are killed, 26 others are rescued, and 49 are reported missing when a large wooden boat capsizes in Niger State, Nigeria.
At least six people are killed and 27 others are injured in a stampede when a high-voltage electric wire falls on a path at the Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India.
International relations
Russian airline Nordwind launches the first commercial flight from Moscow to Pyongyang, North Korea.
U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announce a trade deal that would set a reciprocal 15% tariff on all exports and promise to boost European Union investment into the U.S. by $600 billion. The EU also promises to purchase $750 billion in American energy products over an unspecified period of time.
Law and crime
Iran executes two members of the exiled terrorist group Mojahedin-e-Khalq on charges of carrying out attacks on residential, education, and government buildings.
Three people are killed and ten others are injured in a mass shooting in Turks and Caicos, whose authorities are deeming it the first mass shooting in recent history, due to an increase in violence spilled over from the gang war in Haiti.
Sports
In association football, England defeats Spain 3–1 on penalties in the UEFA Women's Euro final to win their second major football championship and successfully defending their title. Spain's Aitana Bonmatà is named the tournament's best player.
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