Portal:Current events/2019 July 26

July 26, 2019 (Friday)

Business and economy

The U.S. Department of Justice approves a $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. If finalized, they will become the third-largest mobile network operator in the nation. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Heavy rains in Al Haouz Province, Morocco, trigger a landslide, resulting in the deaths of 15 people. (The New York Times) (Morocco World News)
Two people die and more than 17 are injured when an internal balcony collapses at a nightclub in the South Korean city of Gwangju. (BBC News)
2019 Batanes earthquake
- At least nine people are killed and 60 others injured when two earthquakes strike the province of Batanes in the Philippines. (InquirerNet)

Health and environment

Saudi Arabia suspends visas for Hajj pilgrims arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, amid safety concerns regarding the ongoing Ebola epidemic in Kivu. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

A man from the Bronx, New York City, is arrested for attempting to join the Taliban. (ABC News)
Sixteen American Marines are arrested at Camp Pendleton, California, on suspicion of aiding human smuggling and drug charges. (CBS News)