ICC votes to dismiss Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan amid allegations of sexual misconduct (LINK) — 24 July 2026

Trump upended the Saudi nuclear deal less than 24 hours after its signing: Saudi Arabia would have to join the Abraham Accords, moving to normalizing diplomatic stance toward Israel. Trump also denied that the agreement would allow uranium enrichment (LINK) — 24 July 2026

— Prince Mohammed has plainly stated he cannot agree to diplomatic ties with Israel without a viable pathway to Palestinian statehood. Yet Trump reimposed that condition in a 7:52 a.m. social media post, mere minutes after the Fox panel discussed the issue. Karoline Leavitt said later that morning that Trump had not spoken to the powerful crown prince — the kingdom's de facto leader — in the hours before or after his abrupt announcement of new conditions on the deal.

Civilian deaths in the more than four-year Ukraine war have spiked this summer, with the United Nations saying June was the deadliest since the first year of Russia's invasion in 2022 (LINK) — 24 July 2026

Chocolate maker Lindt hit with lawsuit in the US over child labour claims (LINK) — 24 July 2026

Current Affairs: free-market fundamentalism has been empirically discredited: free download (LINK) — 24 July 2026