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Sam's News — world — 2026-07-29

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Geopolitics

Iran resumes missile attacks as US and Saudi forces strike Iran-backed militias in Iraq

Iran fired ballistic missiles at US installations in the Middle East, all intercepted, prompting joint US-Saudi airstrikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq that killed at least 20 fighters and collapsed a five-day lull in the conflict.

Sources: Global Security Research, Yahoo News Research, AP News RSS, Al Jazeera RSS, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette RSS, BNN Bloomberg RSS

Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism

Russia's FSB charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism and failing to remove prohibited content, seeking his international arrest.

Sources: The Record RSS, CBS News RSS, The Hacker News RSS

Ukraine strikes Russian refineries following Zelenskyy's Trump meeting

Hours after President Zelenskyy's meeting with the president of the United States, Ukraine reported striking two major Russian oil refineries.

Sources: AP News RSS

Iran to receive Chinese shoulder-fired air-defense systems within weeks

Iran will receive its first batch of up to 400 Chinese shoulder-launched air-defense systems within weeks, according to sources.

Sources: Reuters RSS

World

Japan struck by powerful earthquake with over 100 aftershocks killing 13 people

A major earthquake hit Japan, resulting in at least 13 deaths and triggering more than 100 aftershocks that collapsed buildings and homes.

Sources: BBC RSS

France evacuates thousands as wildfires displace 330,000 in southwest Europe

Massive wildfires in France and Spain forced evacuations of thousands and displaced approximately 330,000 people across southwest Europe.

Sources: NPR RSS

Peru inaugurates Keiko Fujimori as president after narrow election victory

Keiko Fujimori was inaugurated as Peru's president following a narrow election victory, vowing a military-led crackdown on crime.

Sources: AP News RSS