International news from Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026

A fire that broke out at a family home in Lima, Peru's capital, left 10 people dead, including five minors, police said on Wednesday.

The new commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, Mykhailo Drapatyi, said on Wednesday he had been tasked with stepping up counteroffensive actions and launching new operations inside Russia.

Indian opposition lawmakers disrupted parliament on Wednesday in support of student protesters, echoing their calls for the education minister to resign over exam leaks and ratcheting up pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after days of unrest.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday the United States is still willing to negotiate an end to the Iran crisis but Tehran is not serious about talks, as the widening conflict disrupted two of the world's most critical energy chokepoints.

The chief of the Indonesian agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals programme said on Wednesday she had resigned, citing health reasons, the second leadership change at the beleaguered government body in just over a month.

US Central Command said it completed its 11th consecutive day of strikes on Iran, targeting Iranian military operations centres, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, drone storage facilities, and military logistics infrastructure.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, after meeting with Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun, that he was directing the US government to allow all domestic airline carriers to fly directly to that country.