Global Developments Summary of major events around the world

By Globalvib Desk 

04 August 2026

1. A senior Israeli official said that Israel will not withdraw from Gaza under any circumstances before Hamas is disarmed. According to him, this condition was not part of Trump’s initial plan and it will not be implemented.

2. According to Reuters, Iranian leaders believe that President Trump’s military threats are aimed at strengthening his position in negotiations rather than starting a wider war.

3.In the US state of Michigan, two people have died during a major outbreak of Cyclosporiasis, a foodborne illness. In this outbreak, 11,234 cases have been confirmed and 193 people have been hospitalized.

4. Former Ukrainian military chief and current ambassador to the UK, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said he does not believe Ukraine will ever be able to join NATO. He said Ukraine should focus on building an alternative security alliance.

5 .According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, for the first time in nearly a decade Democrats have a slight edge over Republicans on handling the US economy. The poll put Trump’s approval rating at 35%.

6.According to CNN, President Trump is considering removing Jeanine Pirro as US Attorney for Washington D.C. The reason given was that she described the damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as the result of poor construction work rather than vandalism.

7. In Venezuela, the death toll from two earthquakes on June 24 has risen to 6,125.

8. Ethiopia’s TPLF group has alleged that the UAE-backed RSF militia fought alongside the Ethiopian federal army in last week’s clashes.

9. In Somalia’s Hiran region, the militant group Al-Shabaab has captured the town of Teedan. Reports say more than 40 Somali soldiers were killed in the operation.

10. Reports of explosions have been received from northern Kuwait. It is being reported that there was a drone attack. Explosions were also reportedly heard in Iraq’s Basra province near the Kuwait border

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