World News Roundup — July 26, 2026 (NOON)

A lighter news cycle outside the Iran conflict today: roughly 200,000 people have been evacuated around Bordeaux as wildfires tear through southwestern France, Typhoon Noul has made landfall in southern China, and DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak has crossed the 3,000-case mark. In sports, Anthony Joshua survived two knockdowns to set up a Fury showdown, and Cape Verde’s World Cup hero Vozinha is heading to Chile. Politically, Flavio Bolsonaro launched a Brazilian presidential bid with Argentine President Milei’s backing, and thousands rallied in Tunis to mark five years of emergency rule under President Saied.

Europe

• French wildfires force mass evacuations around Bordeaux. Approximately 200,000 people have been evacuated from areas around Bordeaux as wildfires tear through southwestern France, one of the largest fire-driven evacuations in the country in recent years. Al Jazeera

Asia-Pacific

• Typhoon Noul makes landfall in southern China. Noul hit Guangdong province and neighbouring Hong Kong, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people as the storm brought strong winds and heavy rain to the region. Al Jazeera

Africa

• DR Congo Ebola outbreak surpasses 3,000 cases as health workers strike. The Democratic Republic of Congo has now recorded more than 3,000 confirmed cases of Ebola in what’s described as the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history; the news comes as health workers on the ground are striking. A related Bundibugyo-strain outbreak has also spilled across the eastern Congo border into Uganda, where the town that gave the strain its name in 2007 has now beaten back the virus it helped identify. Sky News NYT

• Tunisians mark five years of emergency rule with calls for Saied to go. Thousands rallied in Tunis calling for the “fall of the regime” five years after President Kais Saied suspended parliament and consolidated power. Al Jazeera

• Can Zimbabwe’s mineral ambitions benefit smaller producers? Zimbabwe wants to process more minerals at home rather than exporting raw ore, but smaller miners fear being squeezed out of the value chain as the policy takes shape. Al Jazeera

Americas

• Flavio Bolsonaro launches Brazil presidential bid with Milei support. Flavio Bolsonaro, son of disgraced former president Jair Bolsonaro, has launched his bid to unseat President Lula, with Argentine President Milei publicly backing him. Al Jazeera

Economy

• Cocoa prices are easing. So why is chocolate still so expensive? Chocolate makers are looking to win shoppers back with premium products and social-media-led trends after poor weather, tariffs, and the Iran war hit sales; even with cocoa futures easing, retail prices remain elevated. CNBC

Sports

• Joshua comes back twice to knock out Prenga and set up Fury showdown. Anthony Joshua survived two knockdowns at the hands of Albania’s Kristian Prenga before finishing the fight in the second round, booking a much-anticipated bout with Tyson Fury. Al Jazeera

• Cape Verde World Cup star Vozinha agrees deal with Chile’s Colo Colo. The 40-year-old goalkeeper, who made global headlines during Cape Verde’s historic World Cup run, is heading to Chilean football. Al Jazeera

Roundup compiled from the TTRSS NEWS feed. 200 articles from 5 sources filtered, 11 non-Iran-conflict articles summarized across 8 clusters.