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An ICE officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national without legal U.S. residence status, in Houston this month. ICE authorities stated the shooting occurred in self-defense. Passenger witnesses disputed that account, stating the victim did not ram officers.

A fire broke out at a shoe manufacturing factory in Quanzhou, Fujian province, China, on July 9 at approximately noon local time, resulting in 28 deaths according to reports from NHK World and The New York Times. Chinese leader Xi Jinping directed authorities to hold those responsible accountable, per NHK World. Available information provides no confirmed cause or ownership details for the incident.

JAXA performed a flight test of its reusable rocket experimental vehicle at its Noshiro site on July 11, 2026. The vehicle completed a 40-second flight with takeoff and landing reported as normal under project lead Takashi Ito. China conducted its first successful reusable rocket landing the previous day.