While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 27, 2025
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US President Donald Trump (far right) playing golf at his Trump Turnberry course in Scotland on July 26.
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Thailand, Cambodia agree to ceasefire talks: Trump
US President Donald Trump said on July 26 that the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand had agreed to meet immediately to quickly work out a ceasefire, as he sought to broker peace after three days of fighting along their border.
Thailand’s acting prime minister, Mr Phumtham Wechayachai, thanked Mr Trump and said Thailand “agrees in principle to have a ceasefire in place” but “would like to see sincere intention from the Cambodian side.”
Mr Phumtham was responding in a Facebook post to a series of social media posts by Mr Trump during a visit to Scotland.
Mr Trump said he had spoken to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Mr Phumtham and warned them that he would not make trade deals with either if the border conflict continued.
Israel resumes airdrop aid to Gaza, military says
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Israel said it resumed aid airdrops to Gaza on July 26 and was taking several other steps to ease the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave, amid mounting international pressure and warnings from relief agencies of starvation spreading there.
The Israeli military said “humanitarian corridors” would be established for safe movement of United Nations convoys delivering aid to Gazans and that “humanitarian pauses” would be implemented in densely populated areas.
The announcement came after indirect ceasefire talks in Doha between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas were broken off with no deal in sight.
Turkey marks 50.5 deg C heat record in south-east
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Turkey’s environment ministry said on July 26 that meteorologists had registered a reading of 50.5 deg C in the south-east of the country, a nationwide record.
The record temperature was registered on July 25 at Silopi, the ministry said in a post on X.
And across the country, 132 weather stations had registered record temperatures for the month of July, the statement added.
Motor rally accident in France kills three spectators
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Three spectators died in central France on July 26 after a car driven by a 22-year-old woman racer veered off the road during an auto rally, authorities said.
The driver of the modified Peugeot 208 that hit the spectators and her 51-year-old woman co-driver were taken to hospital but without life-threatening injuries, prosecutors said.
Two men died at the scene and prosecutors later announced that a third man, airlifted to hospital, succumbed to his injuries.
Arsenal sign striker Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting
Arsenal have signed Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting on a five-year deal, the Premier League club said on July 26.
Financial details on the transfer were not disclosed but British media reported Arsenal agreed to pay £55 million (S$94 million) fixed upfront fee plus around £8 million in add-ons for the 27-year-old.
Signing a striker had been a priority for Arsenal in the close-season, as Mikel Arteta looked to strengthen a squad that can get over the line in the title race after finishing runners-up in the last three Premier League seasons.
