Portal:Current events/2025 July 17

July 17, 2025 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Gaza war
- Attacks on religious sites during the Israeli invasion of Gaza
  - Three people are killed and nine others are injured when Israeli forces strikes the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, the only Catholic church in Gaza. (BBC News)
Somali Civil War
- At least six people are killed and ten others are injured after a fresh outbreak of tribal violence in the Galgaduud region of Somalia. (Hiiraan Online)

Disasters and accidents

2025 Kut shopping mall fire
- At least 69 people are killed, 11 are reported missing, and 43 others are injured in a fire at a shopping mall in Kut, Wasit Governorate, Iraq. The Iraqi government declares three days of mourning and the provincial government files lawsuits against the owners of the mall. (Reuters) (CNN) (NDTV)
At least four people are killed, two others are seriously injured and more than 1,000 others are evacuated after torrential rainfall submerges buildings and causes a landslide in Gyeonggi and South Chungcheong provinces, South Korea. (Reuters) (The Korea Herald)
A child is killed and 21 people are injured when a coach bus crashes in Somerset, England. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

The Ukrainian parliament appoints Yulia Svyrydenko as the new prime minister, succeeding Denys Shmyhal. (Reuters)
The British government announces it will lower the voting age to 16, allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in the upcoming general election. (NPR)