• Taiwan conducts military drills in response to possible attack by China
• Human-induced climate change responsible for recent heatwaves, new study finds
• Six men found guilty for 2016 bombing attacks in Brussels

Today’s top stories in a minute: pic.twitter.com/xLzvQAx6Pl

— DW News (@dwnews) July 26, 2023

5⃣ stories you need to know today: US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter is set to plead guilty to tax charges, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi has been given his old job back as foreign minister after the shock removal of his successor Qin Gang, and more pic.twitter.com/Wj5RGmhOQh

— Reuters (@Reuters) July 26, 2023

#BREAKING UN chief Antonio Guterres has spoken with the president of Niger, who is being held by his guards in a coup attempt.

Guterres’ spokesman says the leader expressed his support for Mohamed Bazoum in the standoff with the army. pic.twitter.com/nWl7LBk0y8

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 26, 2023

A former Air Force intelligence officer testifying before Congress said the U.S. is concealing a longstanding program that retrieves unidentified flying objects. The Pentagon has denied his claims.

Here’s what you missed in the hearing. pic.twitter.com/dZETVxCxLC

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 26, 2023

The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate a quarter point. This is the 11th rate raise in 17 months in a streak of hikes that are intended to curb inflation but that also carry the risk of going too far and triggering a recession. pic.twitter.com/990DLzbkcI

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 26, 2023

Raging gang violence in Haiti’s Port-au-Prince has forced several families to flee their homes and seek refuge at the heavily fortified US embassy. pic.twitter.com/dL4O7A5Yqg

— DW News (@dwnews) July 26, 2023

The mood is more somber in South Korea, where President Yoon Suk Yeol has invited dozens of foreign war veterans to honor the fallen soldiers of the 1950-53 conflict, which killed and injured millions. https://t.co/x5fAS9jpVo

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 26, 2023

Dow notches its 13th consecutive day of gains, marking the longest winning streak for the blue-chip index since 1987 https://t.co/Sy9ZwMUVps

— CNN International (@cnni) July 26, 2023