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Kumamoto quake toll hits 30 as heat slows rescue
Thirty people are dead. At least 62 others are injured, five of them seriously, after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto region of Kumamoto Prefecture at approximately 4:27 p.m. Japan Standard Time on Tuesday, registering a maximum seismic intensity of 7 in Hikawa Town and Uki City.
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EU fines Google €890m in first Digital Markets Act penalty
The European Commission handed Google two separate infringement decisions on 23 July 2026, together carrying a total penalty of €890 million, the first fines ever issued under the Digital Markets Act.
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Three firefighters die as wildfires rage across France and Italy
Two firefighters died battling a blaze near Bordeaux airport and a third in Sicily, as wildfires across southern Europe drive tens of thousands from their homes in 40-degree heat.
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Tate brothers arrested in Miami on UK extradition warrant
US Marshals arrested Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate in Miami, Florida on 18 July 2026 on a sealed federal warrant pursuant to a United Kingdom extradition request. The warrant was sealed in US federal court, a standard measure in cross-border criminal proceedings.
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Junin quake kills six, displaces 300 in central Peru
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 7 km south of Chupaca, in Peru's Junín region, at 21:24 local time on 18 July 2026, at a depth of 24 km.
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15-year-old server knocked out Triple Zero for millions
At approximately 4:30 am AEST on Wednesday 8 July 2026, a Telstra maintenance worker restarted a Network Time Protocol server that came back online with the wrong date, sending timing failures cascading across parts of the company's mobile network.
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Bangkok bar fire kills 33 in city's deadliest blaze in years
At least 33 people died and 79 were injured when fire tore through the Rong Beer Na Ladprao music bar in Bangkok's Chatuchak district late on Sunday 13 July 2026, making it the Thai capital's deadliest fire since the 2009 Santika Club blaze killed at least 65 patrons.
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Sydney LGBTQ+ Venue in Old Church Told to Shut After One Night
The building at 420 Kent Street has survived deconsecration, a stint as a poor school and seven decades as a theatre company's home. What it could not survive, according to its landlord, was a week of queer arts programming.
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China's June exports jump 27% on AI boom and tariff rush
China's exports rose 27.0% year on year in June 2026 in US dollar terms, blowing past forecasts and marking the fastest monthly expansion in years.
