Fire erupts on ships at Egypt’s Damietta portThe Reuters news agency, citing British maritime security company Ambrey, reported that a US-owned floating storage tanker at the port had been hit by a drone. Crew members were evacuated, and the fire was brought under control, the report said. There has not been any claim of responsibility. The incident comes as US President Donald Trump promised to hit Iran “hard” following a wave of Iranian missile attacks targeting US bases in the region and US-Saudi Arabia joint attacks on a Tehran-backed armed group in Iraq, which killed at least 20 fighters.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/29/fire-erupts-on-ships-at-egypts-damietta-porthttps://archive.ph/5HGMCIsraeli forces assault MK while storming memorial event for slain Palestinian activistIsraeli border police assaulted a Knesset member on Tuesday while storming a memorial event for a slain Palestinian activist in the occupied West Bank — a move described as showing Israeli forces' "clear descent into fascism". The attack took place in Umm al-Khair at a memorial gathering for Awda Hathaleen, who was killed in 2025.
https://www.newarab.com/news/israeli-forces-assault-mk-storm-vigil-palestinian-activist Ahmet Davutoglu, former PM turned Erdogan critic, ends political career “This is not a decision of surrender. It is a decision to distance ourselves morally. This is not giving up on politics; it is a call for everyone to rethink politics,” he said. He warned that the introduction of the executive presidential system in 2018 had eliminated checks and balances and accelerated authoritarianism, which “could give way to a permanent authoritarian system.” Davutoglu founded the Future Party in 2019, hoping to draw voters away from Erdogan's long-time ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and create an alternative conservative movement with democratic credentials.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ahmet-davutoglu-former-pm-turned-erdogan-critic-ends-political-careerLibya electricity blackout protests expose country’s failing gridNight in Libya no longer begins with sunset, but with the hum of private generators as entire neighbourhoods are plunged into darkness and those unable to afford alternative power are left to endure the heat. Amid a blistering heatwave with temperatures exceeding 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit), chronic power cuts have ignited a new wave of protests and civil disobedience across the capital, Tripoli, and surrounding areas.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/7/29/libya-electricity-blackout-protests-expose-countrys-failing-gridhttps://archive.ph/MC3vMBoeings identified in Reuters report carried weapons for Sudanese paramilitary, UN experts findThe planes identified by the U.N. were among the ones Reuters linked to RSF hubs. The U.N. report said three 727s – one sold in Brazil to a Shaulis-linked company and two acquired from Michigan-based Kalitta Charters II – appeared in Chad from November 2024 and operated out of the military apron of N'Djamena's airport.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/boeings-identified-reuters-report-carried-weapons-sudanese-paramilitary-un-2026-07-29/Crisis-hit Cuba opens pharmacies, gas stations to private firms Cuba moved to open crisis-ravaged parts of the state-run economy to private firms Wednesday, as the communist government struggles to ease acute shortages resulting from a US energy blockade.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260729-crisis-hit-cuba-opens-pharmacies-gas-stations-to-private-firmshttps://archive.ph/XiaFaBolivia and IMF reach $1.9 billion loan agreement, political hurdles remainThe fund said it would not comment on expectations, adding that the size of the fund’s support "reflects the outcome of discussions between IMF staff and the Bolivian authorities and is based on the country’s balance-of-payments’ financing needs and the program’s objectives.” The IMF also said the deal could spur financing from the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and other multilateral lenders for a total of more than $5 billion.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bolivia-imf-reach-agreement-program-worth-19-billion-2026-07-29/ BMW to cut 8,000 jobs by the end of 2027 Up to 8,000 jobs are expected to be culled under the program, with offers going out beginning in October, according to internal corporate sources.The program targets German-based workers in administrative and research and development roles, the spokesperson said.
https://www.politico.eu/article/bmw-to-cut-8000-jobs/https://archive.ph/DzsfSPolanski refuses to apologise to Farage amid confected row over social media postMr Polanski said he had made an “inadvertent mistake” in promoting the picture of a man in a T-shirt with a message implying Mr Farage should face the guillotine, and had speedily reversed his acceptance of it. Reform UK has nevertheless accused Mr Polanski of “inciting murder” and referred the issue to the police.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/polanski-refuses-apologise-farage-amid-confected-row-over-social-media-postBangladesh’s president, once a close ally of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, resignsShahabuddin was known to be a trusted follower of Hasina. Following her ouster, he faced strong opposition from a student group that led the uprising against Hasina. The protesters branded him a collaborator of Hasina and took to the streets demanding his resignation and arrest.
https://apnews.com/article/bangladesh-president-shahabuddin-resign-hasina-tarique-cc9c70910427166e7fe237d5d10254d1Many migrants continue to become victimsHuman trafficking has become so deeply entrenched in overseas migration that, according to rights activists, Bangladeshi workers are now being trafficked in nearly every destination country after being lured by false promises of decent jobs. Upon entry, many trafficked workers are stripped of their passports and phones, confined to workplaces, and forced into labour, criminal activities, or worse.
https://www.newagebd.net/post/country/308108/many-migrants-continue-to-become-victimsRaid on Indian Communist HQ thwartedDelhi police attempted to enter the offices to arrest Aishe Ghosh, the former president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union. Ms Ghosh was one of the prominent activists in the recent so-called “Cockroach” movement protests across India. The police reportedly came in a private vehicle, some without uniform and left when questioned.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/raid-indian-communist-hq-thwartedMyanmar courts sentence activists up to 37 years over election boycott protestMay Hnin, a spokesperson for the Anti-Junta Forces Coordination Committee-Mandalay, said eight members including prominent activist Htet Myat Aung were sentenced to 37 years on Tuesday by two courts in Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city, after being convicted under the electoral law and counterterrorism Law.
https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-activists-election-boycott-prison-60690dd13d28b35f955506c9f14b2eabAustralian government plans harsher foreign interference lawsThe foreign interference offences outlaw conduct “on behalf of, or in collaboration with, a foreign principal,” including to “influence a political or governmental process” or “prejudice Australia’s national security,” with punishments of up to 20 years’ imprisonment. “Collaboration,” which is undefined, could cover consultation, information-sharing, coordination, or even online communication. Thus, campaigning against Australian involvement in a US-led military intervention could be criminalised if contact were made with an organisation in the targeted country.
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