Dozens of Israeli settlers attempt to cross into Syria to set up illegal settlementAround 70 activists from the far-right extremist Jewish group 'Pioneers of Bashan' attempted to cross into Syria through the Jabal al-Shaykh (Mount Hermon) area, Israel's public broadcaster Kan reported. The Israeli military's 210th Division had prior intelligence about the planned incursion and prevented the activists from entering Syrian territory, Kan added.
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-settlers-attempt-cross-syria-set-settlementIran says peace deal voided, fighting ‘existential war’ after US attacksIran’s army said one attack struck a barracks in Bampour in the country’s southeast, killing seven personnel from the 388th Brigade and injuring several others. It pledged to deliver “a decisive response… at the appropriate time”. Iranian media also reported that an overnight US attack hit a wheat storage facility in the western Khuzestan province, which the US military denied.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/15/iran-says-peace-deal-voided-fighting-existential-war-after-us-attackshttps://archive.ph/FD5AmIraq puts Lebanon's Hezbollah on banking sanctions listThe three-page document, dated 7 July and signed by Nadia Rashid Ali, director general of the ministry's Economic Department, states that the measure was issued under amended Executive Order 13224 on counterterrorism and anti-money laundering. Although the directive has not been publicly announced by the Ministry of Finance or the Iraqi government, a ministry official confirmed to The New Arab that the document is authentic.
https://www.newarab.com/news/exclusive-iraq-puts-hezbollah-banking-sanctions-listMorocco signs agreement to join Gaza international force, state media sayThe agreement was signed in Rabat at a meeting attended by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, senior defence officials and Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace envoy for Gaza, along with a delegation including the commander of the ISF, the state news agency MAP said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/morocco-signs-agreement-join-gaza-international-force-state-media-say-2026-07-15/France grapples with 'very worrying' drought after successive heatwaves Large parts of France are facing water restrictions as the country grapples with a drought described as "exceptionally" early and intense. France has been experiencing its third heatwave in as many months, accompanied by fierce wildfires further fuelled by dry conditions.
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260715-france-grapples-with-very-worrying-drought-after-successive-heatwaveshttps://archive.ph/08ATGSt. Petersburg Election Candidate Jailed 10 Days for Old Social Media PostsThe left-leaning A Just Russia party had nominated Kostrov to run as a candidate in September for St. Petersburg’s legislative assembly. However, under Russian law, his conviction bars him from seeking elected office for one year. In court, Kostrov’s lawyer reportedly argued that Russia’s Constitution prohibits the retroactive application of laws to past actions.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/14/st-petersburg-election-candidate-jailed-10-days-for-old-social-media-posts-a93242https://archive.ph/IhggMStarmer quits with smear at CorbynBitter to the end, he accused Labour of having been found institutionally antisemitic under Mr Corbyn’s leadership, a lie that brought a stinging rebuke. “The Prime Minister today falsely claimed that Labour was found to be ‘institutionally antisemitic’ under my leadership. There was no such finding, and Keir Starmer should have the decency to correct the record,” Mr Corbyn said in a statement.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/starmer-quits-smear-corbynColombia’s peace and human rights offices to close: De la EspriellaThe president-elect also promised to close war crimes tribunal JEP, which has been trying thousands of former guerrillas and former members of the military. De la Espriella could only do this through legislation that would change the constitution and the international treaties that protect the victims of an armed conflict between the State and the now-defunct guerrilla organization FARC.
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-peace-and-human-rights-offices-to-close-de-la-espriella/Colombia’s Outgoing President Says Israeli Firm Meddled in ElectionThe firm, BlackCore, allegedly waged a disinformation campaign against both Petro and his ally Ivan Cepeda, who was running for the presidency against the US and Israel’s preferred candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella. “BlackCore, the Israeli company, deployed 500,000 bots – fake profiles – to manipulate the Colombian electorate with millions of lies about Ivan and me,” Petro wrote on X last week.
https://novaramedia.com/2026/07/15/colombias-outgoing-president-says-israeli-firm-meddled-in-election/Fujimori's mining push could spur unrest in Peru, study saysPeru is the world's third-largest copper producer. The country has about $64 billion in planned mining investments, many in poor rural regions where local communities say they have seen too few benefits and fear environmental damage.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/fujimoris-mining-push-could-spur-unrest-peru-study-says-2026-07-15/Venezuelan Parliament Approves Reform to Pro-Tenant Housing Laws Amid Post-Earthquake RecoveryThe Venezuelan legislature voted in favor of a Law for the Special Regime of Housing Property Leasing and a partial reform of the Law Against Real Estate Fraud. Both projects will now be subject to consultations and revisions before being put to a second and final vote. “Our main task with this reform is to stimulate the housing rental market,” National Assembly Vice President Pedro Infante stated. “We have to strengthen the legal certainty for property owners and also protect tenants. It’s a legal balance.”
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelan-parliament-approves-reform-to-pro-tenant-housing-laws-amid-post-earthquake-recovery/The US army veteran and the mystery Boeings flying Sudan’s war routesReuters found that companies controlled by a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran operated a fleet of aging Boeing aircraft that flew to key logistics hubs used by the Rapid Support Forces during the Sudan war.
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/us-contractor-mystery-boeings-operating-sudan-paramilitary-supply-routes-2026-07-15/