Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC

A Russian missile strike on a defense industry exhibition in Ukraine's Kyiv region killed ten people and injured nearly 100 others on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged that the gathering should not have been held. The attack occurred as U.S. government sources confirmed that President Donald Trump plans to host Zelensky at the White House on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, security tensions remain elevated across multiple regions. Romania scrambled an F-16 to shoot down a drone breaching NATO airspace, while Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain intercepted incoming Iranian missiles and drones. Additionally, U.S. forces carried out a thirteenth consecutive night of strikes targeting Iranian military assets around the Strait of Hormuz.

Sources: HRT Vijesti, Klix

Member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have voted to permanently remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan following an internal inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct.

During an emergency session held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, representatives from 82 of the court's 125 member nations voted in favor of his dismissal after closed-door negotiations.

The decision follows a suspension issued last month after the court's governing body concluded that the 56-year-old British lawyer committed a "serious breach of duty and serious misconduct" regarding a female colleague. Allegations against Khan, who assumed office in 2021, first emerged in 2024. He has consistently denied all accusations throughout the process.

Sources: BBC News, ORF, Rzeczpospolita, Sweden Herald.

A Russian drone strike on a post office in the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed two men and injured two others on Saturday night, local officials reported. According to Serhiy Kryvosheyenko, head of the Sumy military administration, the attack was carried out by a jet-powered drone.

Meanwhile, political friction persists in Kyiv following President Volodymyr Zelensky's decision not to reappoint Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister during a recent cabinet reshuffle. Although an acting defense minister and a new commander-in-chief have taken office, the political fallout from the leadership changes continues to reverberate through the government as Ukraine copes with ongoing Russian attacks.

Sources: BBC News, Sweden Herald

Poland’s primary opposition party, Law and Justice (PiS), has formally split following an internal deadline for parliamentarians to abandon former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s "Rozwój Plus" association.

PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński confirmed that more than 30 lawmakers are exiting the caucus, which previously held 186 seats in the Sejm. Reports regarding the total number of departing deputies vary, with some Polish media listing up to 40 names. Outlets also offer differing accounts of Morawiecki’s personal status: while some report that Morawiecki left alongside his allies or was directly expelled by Kaczyński, others note that Kaczyński refrained from explicitly confirming whether the former prime minister had officially departed.

The schism follows extended ideological disputes over the party's future direction, with departing members forming a more moderate conservative faction.

Sources: HRT Vijesti, ORF, Respect, Rzeczpospolita, Tagesschau

AI platform Hugging Face reported on 16 July that it was targeted by a cyber security breach involving autonomous artificial intelligence tools. The incident featured sophisticated techniques, described by the company in technical terms including an "agentic attacker" operating across multiple environments. The breach has prompted debate within the technology sector regarding whether the attack represents a serious preview of future AI-driven cyber threats or a high-profile demonstration. Security analysts are currently evaluating the scope and implications of the event as concerns grow over how threat actors might deploy autonomous AI agents to exploit digital infrastructure vulnerabilities.

Sources: BBC News