Portugal issues warnings of temperatures as high as 43 °C (109 °F) amid a drought and wildfires in parts of the country. (The Washington Post)
War against the Islamic State The United States confirms that it has killed the leader of the Islamic State's Syrian branch, Maher al-Agal, in a drone strike in northwestern Syria. (Reuters)
The United States confirms that it has killed the leader of the Islamic State's Syrian branch, Maher al-Agal, in a drone strike in northwestern Syria. (Reuters)
A jury in New York convicts ex-Central Intelligence Agency engineer Joshua Schulte on all nine charges relating to the Vault 7 leak detailing the activities and capabilities of the CIA to perform electronic surveillance and cyber warfare. The leak is the largest leak in Central Intelligence Agency history. (The Verge)
Global surveillance disclosures Vault 7 A jury in New York convicts ex-Central Intelligence Agency engineer Joshua Schulte on all nine charges relating to the Vault 7 leak detailing the activities and capabilities of the CIA to perform electronic surveillance and cyber warfare. The leak is the largest leak in Central Intelligence Agency history. (The Verge)
Vault 7 A jury in New York convicts ex-Central Intelligence Agency engineer Joshua Schulte on all nine charges relating to the Vault 7 leak detailing the activities and capabilities of the CIA to perform electronic surveillance and cyber warfare. The leak is the largest leak in Central Intelligence Agency history. (The Verge)
Crime in Haiti The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights documents 934 killings, 684 injuries and 680 kidnappings in Port-au-Prince since the start of 2022, in a sharp increase of violence in the city. (Al Jazeera) The UN Security Council passes a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti for a further year. (UN News)
Gaza–Israel conflict Israel launches more than a dozen missiles against two Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, following a number of rockets fired overnight from Gaza into Israel, causing severe damage. No casualties were reported and no civilian structures were targeted or hit. (Voice of America) (Al Jazeera)
Israel launches more than a dozen missiles against two Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, following a number of rockets fired overnight from Gaza into Israel, causing severe damage. No casualties were reported and no civilian structures were targeted or hit. (Voice of America) (Al Jazeera)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israel launches more than a dozen missiles against two Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, following a number of rockets fired overnight from Gaza into Israel, causing severe damage. No casualties were reported and no civilian structures were targeted or hit. (Voice of America) (Al Jazeera)
The UN Security Council passes a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti for a further year. (UN News)
A United States Army soldier is killed and nine others are injured after a lightning strike at a training area at Fort Gordon in Georgia. (USA Today)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Ukrainian summer counteroffensive Ukrainian forces strike the strategic Antonivka Road Bridge in Kherson Oblast using its M142 HIMARS missile system, causing severe damage to the bridge and preventing vehicles from crossing. Ukraine also claims to have destroyed a Russian ammunition depot, artillery and other military equipment in the region, killing 51 Russian troops. (AP) Ukraine says that Russia has launched cruise missile strikes at targets along its Black Sea coast, including at Odesa and Mykolaiv port infrastructure. (Voice of America)
Ukraine says that Russia has launched cruise missile strikes at targets along its Black Sea coast, including at Odesa and Mykolaiv port infrastructure. (Voice of America)
Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine McDonald's profits fall by 46% and its revenue falls by 3% in Q2 2022 following the company's exit from Russia. (The Washington Post)
The Google Street View service is launched in India 11 years after the service was banned in the country over security concerns. (Reuters)
Heavy rainfall warnings are issued for the affected areas of Kentucky as Governor Andy Beshear says that at least 37 people remain unaccounted for. (The Washington Times)
More than two million people are under red flag warnings in the United States as wildfires continue to spread in Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska. (CNN)
War on terror Afghanistan conflict Drone strikes in Afghanistan Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri A U.S. drone strike in Kabul kills Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's leader since the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011. The airstrike is also the first U.S. military action in Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan last year. (The Washington Post) (BBC News)
Afghanistan conflict Drone strikes in Afghanistan Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri A U.S. drone strike in Kabul kills Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's leader since the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011. The airstrike is also the first U.S. military action in Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan last year. (The Washington Post) (BBC News)
Drone strikes in Afghanistan Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri A U.S. drone strike in Kabul kills Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's leader since the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011. The airstrike is also the first U.S. military action in Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan last year. (The Washington Post) (BBC News)
Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri A U.S. drone strike in Kabul kills Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's leader since the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011. The airstrike is also the first U.S. military action in Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan last year. (The Washington Post) (BBC News)
Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan despite Chinese threats of military action in response to her visit. Pelosi is the most senior U.S. official to visit the self-governing island since Newt Gingrich in 1997. (CBC) The People's Liberation Army is placed on high alert and says that it will launch "targeted military operations" in response to Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. (Reuters)
Taiwan–United States relations Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan despite Chinese threats of military action in response to her visit. Pelosi is the most senior U.S. official to visit the self-governing island since Newt Gingrich in 1997. (CBC) The People's Liberation Army is placed on high alert and says that it will launch "targeted military operations" in response to Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. (Reuters)
China warns airlines to avoid areas near Taiwan as it conducts military exercises in response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island. (Bloomberg)
China launches missiles off the coast of Taiwan as part of military exercises conducted following the visit from U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. (Reuters) (AP)
Three people are killed and a fourth person is seriously injured by a lightning strike at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., United States. (CBC)
Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War The Pentagon announces that it will send Ukraine an additional $1 billion in military assistance, including tens of thousands more munitions and explosives, the largest such aid package to the country since the start of the invasion. (The Washington Post)
The Pentagon announces that it will send Ukraine an additional $1 billion in military assistance, including tens of thousands more munitions and explosives, the largest such aid package to the country since the start of the invasion. (The Washington Post)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Russian forces install air defence systems at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, according to the head of Moscow-appointed administration of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Yevhen Balytskyi. (MSN) A Russian missile strike in Nikopol Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, kills at least 13 civilians and injures 11 others. (The New York Times)
A Russian missile strike in Nikopol Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, kills at least 13 civilians and injures 11 others. (The New York Times)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast At least ten shells hit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant with both Russia and Ukraine blaming each other for the attack, which damaged an office building and the plant's fire station. (BBC News)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast At least ten shells hit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant with both Russia and Ukraine blaming each other for the attack, which damaged an office building and the plant's fire station. (BBC News)
At least ten shells hit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant with both Russia and Ukraine blaming each other for the attack, which damaged an office building and the plant's fire station. (BBC News)
Cincinnati FBI field office attack A gunman wearing body armor attempts to storm the offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Following a subsequent police pursuit, he is killed in a standoff with police. (The New York Times)
Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast At least ten shells hit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant with both Russia and Ukraine blaming each other for the attack, which damaged an office building and the plant's fire station. (BBC News)
Anglo-Indian writer Salman Rushdie is attacked at a public event in Chautauqua, New York, United States, sustaining multiple stab wounds to the neck and abdomen. The suspect is arrested by New York State Police. (Reuters) (AP)
Mexican drug war Eight people are killed and five others injured in a prison riot and shootings at a food shop and a pizzeria in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Two other premises are set on fire. (MSN) (CBS News) At least a dozen vehicles are burned and several streets are blocked in the state of Baja California, mainly in the cities of Tijuana, Mexicali and Ensenada. This is the fourth major incident in the last week where arson and blocked streets have been reported. (KGTV)
Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Anglo-Indian writer Salman Rushdie is attacked at a public event in Chautauqua, New York, United States, sustaining multiple stab wounds to the neck and abdomen. The suspect is arrested by New York State Police. (Reuters) (AP)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict A Palestinian gunman opens fire inside a bus in Jerusalem's Old City, injuring eight people, two of them critically. Israeli police later raid the Silwan neighborhood, where the suspect lived, and arrest him. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
Police in Nicaragua confirm that they have arrested an anti-Ortega Roman Catholic bishop in Managua and warned against further "provocative and destabilizing" activities amongst the clergy. (Infobae)
Oleksandr Nakonechny, regional head of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kirovohrad Oblast, is found dead in his apartment in an apparent suicide. (Interfax Ukraine)
According to the Libyan National Army, a United States-manufactured MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down with a surface-to-air missile, crashing near Benina International Airport in Benghazi, Libya. (Eurasian Times) (Mehr News Agency)
Libyan Crisis According to the Libyan National Army, a United States-manufactured MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down with a surface-to-air missile, crashing near Benina International Airport in Benghazi, Libya. (Eurasian Times) (Mehr News Agency)
A United States grand jury awards former professional basketball player Kobe Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, $16 million against the Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire departments for releasing graphic photographs of the former player, their 13-year-old daughter, and the other victims of the helicopter crash. Another victim's widow receives $15 million. (The Manila Times)
Aftermath of the 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash A United States grand jury awards former professional basketball player Kobe Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, $16 million against the Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire departments for releasing graphic photographs of the former player, their 13-year-old daughter, and the other victims of the helicopter crash. Another victim's widow receives $15 million. (The Manila Times)
Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War The United States announces a security package of nearly $3 billion from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. (CBS News)
A spokesperson for the Iranian foreign ministry denies that Iran has any link to targets hit by U.S. in Syria and condemns the strike as "a violation of Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity". (Reuters) (Middle East Eye)
Censorship in Russia Police arrest Kremlin critic Yevgeny Roizman, the former mayor of Yekaterinburg, for "discrediting the Russian army" by criticizing the invasion of Ukraine. (Al Arabiya)
Police arrest Kremlin critic Yevgeny Roizman, the former mayor of Yekaterinburg, for "discrediting the Russian army" by criticizing the invasion of Ukraine. (Al Arabiya)
The United States announces a security package of nearly $3 billion from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. (CBS News)
American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war The United States conducts airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups in Syria for a second day. (The Wall Street Journal)
The United States conducts airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups in Syria for a second day. (The Wall Street Journal)
A traffic police deputy chief is killed by a bombing in the Russian-occupied city of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russian authorities accuse the Ukrainian forces of the attack. (Reuters)
Moro conflict A police chief is killed by suspected members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in Maguindanao, the Philippines. (AP)
Russia launches missile strikes with Kalibr cruise missiles on critical infrastructure objects, including Kharkiv TEC-5, causing a total blackout and water shutdown in Northeastern Ukraine and the Kharkiv and Donetsk Oblasts. Ukrainian officials confirm at least 40 electrical substations have been destroyed in the wave of missile strikes. (The New York Times) (Reuters) (Ukrinform)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Izium mass graves Ukrainian police say that a mass grave containing more than 440 bodies has been discovered in the recently recaptured city of Izium. (Reuters)
2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Izium mass graves Ukrainian police say that a mass grave containing more than 440 bodies has been discovered in the recently recaptured city of Izium. (Reuters)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Izium mass graves Ukrainian police say that a mass grave containing more than 440 bodies has been discovered in the recently recaptured city of Izium. (Reuters)
War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Izium mass graves Ukrainian police say that a mass grave containing more than 440 bodies has been discovered in the recently recaptured city of Izium. (Reuters)
2022 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in Puerto Rico causing the entire island to lose power. The U.S. National Hurricane Center warns of "life-threatening flash flooding" on the island amid "historic" rainfall. (AP) (The Independent)
Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in Puerto Rico causing the entire island to lose power. The U.S. National Hurricane Center warns of "life-threatening flash flooding" on the island amid "historic" rainfall. (AP) (The Independent)
