
The weekend went by quickly. It’s Monday again. Here is today’s World News. I try not to repeat too much, but sadly, some developments linger for days, weeks, months, sometimes even years—like stupid wars.

The weekend went by quickly. It’s Monday again. Here is today’s World News. I try not to repeat too much, but sadly, some developments linger for days, weeks, months, sometimes even years—like stupid wars.

Monday, July 27, 2026
The Angolan kwanza has been added to Southern Africa’s cross-border payment system, becoming the first new settlement currency admitted since the platform began in 2013. Until now, transactions were largely settled in South African rand.

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The world doesn’t stand still, not even for a minute. But not all is bad; there is lots of good news too. This is what I found and read today: