Oman presented potential framework to Iran for management of waterways, which Iran would not have sole control over https://aje.news/yquyij?update=4810567
France evacuated 4k folks at tourist destinations due to wildfire https://apnews.com/article/europe-wildfires-france-spain-bordeaux-0880421447ebd9ad4d2e505b37c54181
Japan hit by 7.1 earthquake 500miles SW of Tokyo, no tsunami detected yet https://apnews.com/article/japan-earthquake-tsunami-09e6f40acbcc96053946c9c104e7a242
Libya protesters angry over power outages stormed an energy facility https://apnews.com/article/libya-electricity-protests-946df09420adc2729a9cc031bd272260
Sudan said they regained control of a major highway https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/27/sudans-army-claims-control-of-major-highway-linking-khartoum-and-el-obeid
Japan city has created a buffer zone around forests to deter bears using volunteers https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260727/p2a/00m/0na/014000c
Japan no update on the penguins https://www.city.sendai.jp/zoo/index.html
Germany thinking about preventative detention for dangerous folks https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/dobrindt-anschlag-csd-100.html
Venezuela to shut down smallest refinery for major maintenance https://alertas24.com/reuters-pdvsa-prepara-paralizacion-de-la-refineria-el-palito-para-mantenimiento-mayor/
Pakistan says it’s confident it can double trade with US in 5 years https://www.dawn.com/news/2018989/dar-says-pakistan-confident-bilateral-trade-with-us-can-double-to-20bn-in-next-5-years
Vietnam region looking to remove wind farms https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2026/07/28/buscan-eliminar-obstaculos-a-parques-eolicos-en-provincia-vietnamita/
South Korea US base leaking white phosphorus https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/white-phosphorus-leak-inside-us-air-base-south-korea-seoul-says-2026-07-28/
South Korea felt Japanese earthquake https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260728/tremor-of-japan-earthquake-felt-in-parts-of-korea-authorities
