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Putin says Russia to ‘respond in kind’ to seizure of its vessels by EU countries 🚢 President defines plans to seize Russian merchant vessels as ‘piracy and robbery,’ says Moscow’s response would take place ‘anywhere,’ including in Pacific
France puts 78 departments under orange heat alert 🌡 Temperatures are forecast to reach 40C as a heat wave sweeps across the country 💧 Nearly 70% of France is currently under water-use restrictions
Yemen’s Houthi group claims missile and drone strikes targeting military sites in Marib and the coastal city of Mokha left dozens killed or injured
🚨 Death toll from Colombia earthquake rises to 234 as rescue operations continue 📍 Magnitude 7.4 quake near San Jose del Palmar left 1,310 injured, with Cali reporting 95 deaths and Pereira 90 after dozens of structures collapsed
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan meets Libyan officials in Tripoli as part of his visit to Libya 📌 Fidan meets Libya’s national security adviser to the prime minister Ibrahim Dbeibeh, Presidential Council President Mohamed al-Menfi and High Council of State Chairman Mohamed Miftah Takala, Turkish Foreign Ministry sources say
📊 Taiwan records 14 COVID-19 deaths and 72 severe cases over the past week, the highest weekly toll of the current wave 📈 COVID-19-related outpatient and emergency-room visits rise 27.6% from the previous week to 24,645 📅 Since October last year, Taiwan has recorded 337 domestic COVID-19 cases with 42 deaths
🚨 At least 181 people have been killed and 1,310 injured after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, with Cali and Pereira among the hardest-hit cities 🏠 Authorities report 61 collapsed buildings and damage to more than 1,500 homes, as Colombia declares a national disaster and rescue operations continue
🌎 Earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 and above have struck across the globe in 2026, with many concentrated along the Pacific Ring of Fire 📌 The strongest recorded so far was a magnitude 7.8 earthquake near Kabalan, Philippines
🌡 Extreme heat and drought are intensifying across Europe and the UK, hitting agriculture, energy and transport while threatening economic growth UK’s 2026 harvest season projected to be worst ever, while EU economy expected to loss around 1%, potentially wiping out over $200B in growth this year
🚨 UK maritime agency reports incident involving tanker and military forces in Gulf of Oman near Gwadar, Pakistan ▪ Agency provided no details on casualties or damage in the incident off Pakistan’s southwestern coast
📱 US appeals court rejects Meta and TikTok challenges over lawsuits alleging harm to young users ◾ 3,137 cases remain pending against social media companies 📌 Jury selection in multistate case against Meta begins Wednesday
🛑 July was the warmest month ever recorded in the contiguous United States, surpassing previous record-setting temperatures from 1936 and 2012 Temperatures across the lower 48 states, along with DC, averaged above the 20th-century mean, with every state ranking in the warmest third of their historical records US was generally dry, ranking in the driest third of the 132-year record with 6.5 centimeters (2.55 inches)…
