July 26, 2009 (Sunday)
- Seven people are killed in hurricane-force winds reaching 130 km/h in Poland and two more are killed by wind in the Czech Republic. Hail falls on 60,000 hectares of crops in Austria, causing damage of at least €20 million. (Sydney Morning Herald) (BBC)
- Dozens are killed in clashes between radical Islamists and security forces in Bauchi, Nigeria, following a police station attack by an armed gang in retaliation for the arrests of their leaders. (The Irish Times) (Reuters)
- Chinese hackers target the website of Australia's biggest film festival in Melbourne over a documentary about Uyghur leader Rebiya Kadeer. (BBC) (France 24) (The Guardian)
- Fernando Chui Sai On is elected the third Chief Executive of Macau. (BBC)
- Six people are killed in an apartment building fire in Rinkeby, Stockholm. (RTÉ) (Stockholm News)
- India launches its first nuclear submarine, the INS Arihant. (The Times of India) (Associated Press) (Xinhua) (RIA Novosti)
- Voters in Guinea-Bissau take part in a runoff presidential election between Kumba Ialá and Malam Bacai Sanhá. (CNN) (IOL)
- French President Nicolas Sarkozy takes ill whilst exercising. (RTÉ)
- At least five people are killed and more are wounded by a suicide attack at a concert hall in the Chechen capital Grozny. (BBC)