The Assembly of States Parties removed International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan during a July 24 special session, beginning a consequential leadership transition at the court.
The World Health Organization added the first diagnostic test for Bundibugyo virus to its emergency-use list on July 2, expanding confirmation capacity during an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
A new U.N. food-security report says global hunger declined for a third consecutive year, while conflict, extreme weather and reduced aid funding threaten fragile gains and famine risk persists in Gaza, Sudan and South Sudan.
A July 10 UN update said humanitarian operations in Gaza and the wider Occupied Palestinian Territory remained constrained by insecurity, Israeli access restrictions and funding shortfalls as displacement and dangerous conditions continued.
Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council has scheduled the country’s first presidential election in a decade for December 2026, with a runoff planned for February 2027 after security concerns derailed an earlier August timetable.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading faster than response efforts, while some health workers strike over unpaid wages.
China conducted military drills near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea on August 1, 2026, adding a new security flashpoint as China and ASEAN continue discussions on maritime conduct.
U.S. cities that hosted 2026 World Cup matches are seeking reported $1 million legacy payments from FIFA while disputing transport, security and other public costs.
The United Nations and World Food Programme say worsening malnutrition has reached critical levels in parts of Afghanistan, as funding shortages force food distributions to be suspended during the peak hunger season.
North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Aug. 6, days before expected U.S.-South Korea military exercises. Taiwan began its annual Han Kuang drills the day before.
Uganda’s parliament approved a troop deployment for a proposed international stabilization force in Gaza, while Israel’s prime minister said Israeli forces would not withdraw before Hamas is completely disarmed.
A five-day multinational operation coordinated by authorities in Austria and Romania identified 2,070 potential trafficking victims, arrested 1,024 suspects and opened 465 investigations, according to INTERPOL.
Iran and Oman were reported on Aug. 7 to be finalizing a framework for navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, but key terms and the extent of any reopening remained unresolved.
Ukraine said it carried out additional strikes on oil facilities deep inside Russia on August 6, one day after a Russian missile-and-drone barrage killed 17 people in the Kyiv region.
At NATO’s July 8, 2026, summit in Ankara, Secretary General Mark Rutte announced a fuel-supply initiative and cited $80 billion in planned military assistance for Ukraine in 2026.
Oil prices rose and U.S. stocks edged lower on August 6 as uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran war raised concerns about energy flows, shipping and the global economy.
A new European Commission portal explains how product information will be disclosed across the life cycle, beginning with selected battery categories and expanding by sector.
The U.N. human-rights chief said proposed measures in Nicaragua would further damage civil and political rights and deepen the country’s crackdown on dissent.
The World Meteorological Organization says weak El Niño conditions developed in the tropical Pacific by March–May 2026 and could intensify into a strong event during July–September.
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a political declaration on July 21 after reviewing progress on the New Urban Agenda, urging faster action on housing, urban financing, local government and climate resilience.
UNHCR says 936,798 Sudanese refugees have crossed into Chad since April 2023, as funding shortages reduce registration capacity and limit protection services.
A report released July 2, 2026, says 258 million school-aged children and adolescents are experiencing education disruption because of conflict, displacement, climate disasters and other emergencies.
