00:00Here are the top world headlines for today, Friday, July 31,
00:042026 Backhand Index pointing down.
00:07Middle East and Conflict
00:09Trump announces historic deal for Hamas, complete disarmament,
00:14in Gaza, Israeli support for the plan remains uncertain.
00:18Iran tensions escalate, Iran threatens response over Qashem deaths,
00:22says US targeted civilians. Iran also claims it destroyed USF-35s at Jordan's Al-Azrak
00:29airbase. Drone strike at Egypt's Damietta port near Suez Canal sparks new shipping risks.
00:36A US-owned gas tanker was also hit there.
00:40Strait of Hormuz, Iran FM says talks with Oman ongoing over disruptions.
00:46India condemns attacks on vessels in Hormuz at UNSC BD-4F-004090F62BF410C863F9108C.
00:56Ukraine and Russia
00:59Ukraine's envoy to US says we need the missiles amid Russian strikes.
01:03Russian missile, drone barrage kills at least eight civilians in Ukraine.
01:09Ukraine hits two Russian oil refineries after Zelensky-Trump meet 60E1108C.
01:16Migration and Europe
01:18Ceuta emergency, thousands of migrants poured into Spain's Ceuta from Morocco,
01:23military called in. Ceuta asks Spain to declare national emergency.
01:29EU agrees rescue center in eastern Libya as migrant departures rise 261A63F90CF1.
01:37Disasters and weather.
01:39Japan earthquake death toll rises to 34.
01:43Rescuers searching for survivors after 7.1 quake.
01:48Wildfires ravage France, Spain, Greece fueled by extreme heat.
01:53George Clooney's family evacuated from French home.
01:57UK drought, more than half of England gripped by drought amid heat wave 5B0E108C58049563F9.
02:05Other Key Headlines
02:07FIFA World Cup Final 2026, Argentina vs Spain Legacy Meets the Future
02:14UN Leadership Race
02:16Informal poll shows Costa Rica's grinspan ahead to be next UN chief.
02:22Cuba Economic Overhaul Amid US Pressure Campaign
02:25Brazil, Supreme Court Justice authorizes investigation into President Sun.
02:32North Korea warns US forces Japan expansion raises risk of Korean Peninsula clash.
02:3816 Indians killed since conflict began in Middle East this year, says Center.
02:44Thailand kidnap horror, 5 Indians arrested, 3 hostages rescued.
