Türkiye and Iraq sign oil pipeline deal https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/1/turkiye-and-iraq-sign-one-year-oil-pipeline-deal-amid-global-shift and https://apnews.com/article/iraq-turkey-oil-pipeline-agreement-f930588c201d6cb36c1cedb26a1f9331
Colombia car bomb injured several https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/1/at-least-11-wounded-by-colombia-car-bomb-days-before-presidential-election and https://apnews.com/article/colombia-violence-car-bomb-cucuta-police-eln-9e61381c07eb25c78ac2f5d4f46d12d8
US President still blames reflective pool damage on vandals https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117021283621973335 and https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117021276346508609
Pakistan, 10 dead from avalanche https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-missing-climbers-search-resumed-broad-peak-2dae7b8a316072a82b84d27189795ec5
China held naval drills in South China Sea near disputed shoals https://apnews.com/article/china-military-drills-scarborough-shoal-philippines-44ec8654a9c377415fffb92542508e44
Russia, explosion near cafe in Moscow https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/1/russia-says-explosion-near-cafe-in-moscow-kills-three
Iraq going to work on preventing attacks on neighbors from groups inside Iraq https://aje.news/pzbadi?update=4822399
Sudan and Egypt agree to repair a dam https://sudantribune.com/article/316907
US struck family home in Iran Thursday night with 2k lb munition https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/middleeast/us-iran-bomb-mk84-qeshm-island.html?edge_reader_page
Japan hit by 4.7m earthquake https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260801/p2g/00m/0na/026000c
US screwworm active cases down to 8 https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animals/animal-health/livestock-and-poultry-disease/current-status/us-confirmed-cases-new-world
Japan, no update on the penguins yet (email from the zoo is source)
