2024 New Caledonia unrest Independence leader Christian Tein and seven other activists are flown to France for pre-trial detention after being arrested for inciting violence and riots in New Caledonia. (Al Jazeera)
Independence leader Christian Tein and seven other activists are flown to France for pre-trial detention after being arrested for inciting violence and riots in New Caledonia. (Al Jazeera)
On the Grand Duke's Official Birthday, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg announces that his son and heir Guillaume will assume royal duties beginning in October, in preparation for Henri's eventual abdication. (Luxembourg Times)
Aricell battery factory fire Twenty-three people are killed and eight others are injured in a fire at a lithium battery factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea. (Reuters)
Twenty-three people are killed and eight others are injured in a fire at a lithium battery factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea. (Reuters)
Accession of Ukraine to the European Union, Accession of Moldova to the European Union The European Union formally launches accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. (Barron's)
Enlargement of the European Union Accession of Ukraine to the European Union, Accession of Moldova to the European Union The European Union formally launches accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. (Barron's)
Puerto Rico announces its first island-wide heat advisory to all 78 municipalities due to predicted highs of 114°F (46°C) and widespread power outages. (AP)
Russia bans 81 media outlets from access inside the country, including Agence France-Presse and Politico, in retaliation for a European Union ban on Russian media outlets. (Reuters)
Spanish General Council of the Judiciary blockade The two major political parties, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and People's Party agree to renew the members of the General Council of the Judiciary after five years of blockade and the necessary mediation by the European Commission to reach an agreement. (SWI)
The Chang'e 6 lunar exploration mission successfully returns to Earth after collecting rock and soil samples from the far side of the Moon. (AP)
The European Union formally launches accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. (Barron's)
The two major political parties, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and People's Party agree to renew the members of the General Council of the Judiciary after five years of blockade and the necessary mediation by the European Commission to reach an agreement. (SWI)
Bolivian general Juan José Zúñiga is arrested following his failed coup attempt. (Reuters)
Twenty people are killed following two days of heavy rains in Nepal. (Reuters)
2024 Pakistan heat wave At least 568 people have died from heat-related illnesses due to extreme temperatures and humidity in southern Pakistan. (The Independent) (BBC News)
At least 568 people have died from heat-related illnesses due to extreme temperatures and humidity in southern Pakistan. (The Independent) (BBC News)
Seven people are killed and five others are injured when a train collides with a bus near Nové Zámky, Slovakia. (AP)
Three people are killed and 40 others are injured in a train derailment amid heavy rains in Komi, Russia. (AP)
A roof at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, collapses amid heavy rains killing one person, injuring eight others, and leading to the cancellation of some domestic flights. (Reuters)
Indonesian officials arrest and intend to deport 103 Taiwanese nationals suspected of running a cybercrime operation in Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia. (Al Jazeera)
New People's Army rebellion Philippine troops claim to have killed at least ten suspected communist guerrillas, including three commanders, near a village in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. (ABC News)
Philippine troops claim to have killed at least ten suspected communist guerrillas, including three commanders, near a village in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. (ABC News)
The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that its forces have taken control of the village of Rozdolivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Anadolu Agency)
2024 Borno State bombings Thirty people are killed in Borno State, Nigeria, by bomb blasts at a hospital, wedding and funeral. (CNN)
Five large bombs planted by ISIL are discovered in the walls of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Mosul, Iraq. (Al Jazeera)
Five people are killed in a fire at a dormitory building in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, Russia. (Reuters)
Islamic State insurgency in Iraq Five large bombs planted by ISIL are discovered in the walls of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Mosul, Iraq. (Al Jazeera)
Landslides in Nepal kill nine people, including three children. (Reuters)
The Rapid Support Forces launch an assault and capture the town of Singa, the probable capital of Sennar State, Sudan. (VOA)
Thirty people are killed in Borno State, Nigeria, by bomb blasts at a hospital, wedding and funeral. (CNN)
2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League France win their second Volleyball Nations League title after defeating Japan in four sets in the final at Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland. (One Sports)
A propane tank explosion at a restaurant in Izmir, Turkey, kills five people and injures 63 others. (AP)
At least one person is killed and ten others are injured when a Russian guided bomb hits a postal sorting hub in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Bloomberg)
At least six Palestinians are killed in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli tanks re-enter Shuja'iyya and parts of northern Gaza, displacing more than 60,000 people. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
France win their second Volleyball Nations League title after defeating Japan in four sets in the final at Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland. (One Sports)
M23 offensive M23 rebels take control of Kirumba, the largest town in Lubero Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo, as they continue north. (VOA)
M23 rebels take control of Kirumba, the largest town in Lubero Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo, as they continue north. (VOA)
Rafah offensive At least six Palestinians are killed in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli tanks re-enter Shuja'iyya and parts of northern Gaza, displacing more than 60,000 people. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church elects Metropolitan Daniel of Vidin, a member of the pro-Russian faction among the church's senior clergy, as Patriarch of All Bulgaria. (AP)
The Russian Defence Ministry says that its forces have taken the villages of Spirne and Novooleksandrivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
An Air Europa Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft experiences severe turbulence while flying from Madrid, Spain, to Montevideo, Uruguay, injuring 40 people and forcing the flight to divert to Natal, Brazil. (BBC News)
Anti-Turkish riots occur in Turkish-occupied Northern Syria following anti-Syrian riots in Kayseri, Turkey, yesterday. (SOHR) (Middle East Monitor)
Russia says that it has captured the villages of Novopokrovske in Donetsk Oblast and Stepova Novoselivka in Kharkiv Oblast. (Al Arabiya)
Sam Mostyn is sworn in as the 28th Governor-General of Australia. (ABC News Australia)
Siege of Khan Yunis The Israel Defense Forces order a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the entire eastern half of Khan Yunis and surrounding areas in anticipation of a new ground assault on the city. (AP)
The Israel Defense Forces order a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the entire eastern half of Khan Yunis and surrounding areas in anticipation of a new ground assault on the city. (AP)
123 people are killed in a stampede at a religious gathering in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, India. (India Today) (Hindustan Times)
2024 Uttar Pradesh stampede 123 people are killed in a stampede at a religious gathering in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, India. (India Today) (Hindustan Times)
Australia issues statements to several social media and search engine websites ordering the websites to draft and enforce guidelines to prevent minors from seeing inappropriate material before October 3 or face national restrictions. (Reuters)
Kazakh dissident Aydos Sadykov has died two weeks after being shot outside his home in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
The fifth busy beaver number is confirmed to be 47,176,870. (Quanta)
Two people are killed and nine others are injured when Russian artillery and drones hit Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters) (Ukrinform)
Battle of Chasiv Yar Russian forces take control of the Novy district of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (CBS News)
Russian forces take control of the Novy district of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (CBS News)
Temperatures in Moscow, Russia, reach 32.7 °C (90.9 °F), the highest on this day since 1917. (The Moscow Times) (Reuters)
Three people are killed and three others are missing after a fishing boat sinks off the coast of Marinha Grande, Portugal. (Al Arabiya)
Belarus frees ten political prisoners including former opposition leader Ryhor Kastusioŭ. (Reuters)
Eighteen leaders of Jemaah Islamiyah announce the disbanding of the group, after 31 years of operation. The group committed several massacres in Indonesia, including the 2002 and 2005 Bali bombings. (Al Jazeera)
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is re-elected to the House of Commons as an independent MP. (The Guardian)
Hudson's Bay Company, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, completes a merger and purchases luxury department stores Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman for $2.65 billion. (NPR)
Tunisian opposition leader and founder of the Republican People's Union party Lotfi Mraïhi is arrested on suspicion of money laundering. (Al Jazeera)
Twenty-five people drown in southeast Sudan while trying to flee fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces. (Khaleej Times)
Catholic Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò is found guilty of schism for denying the legitimacy of Pope Francis and rejecting the Second Vatican Council, and is subsequently excommunicated by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. (Reuters)
Five people are killed and 83 others are injured by a tornado in the province of Shandong, China. (AP)
Rachel Reeves is appointed as the UK's first ever female Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Starmer ministry. (ITV News)
Sennar offensive The Rapid Support Forces captures Dinder, Sudan again, after it was briefly recaptured by the SAF on 4 July. The town was first captured by the RSF on 2 July. (Sudan Tribune)
The Cabinet of Germany agrees on a 2025 budget plan, averting collapse of the current cabinet following party disagreements and pressure from The Greens to forego its "debt brake" to increase emergency borrowing for Ukraine aid. (AP)
The Mount Etna and Mount Stromboli volcanoes on the Italian island of Sicily erupt, forcing a temporary closure of Catania–Fontanarossa Airport. (Al Jazeera)
The Rapid Support Forces captures Dinder, Sudan again, after it was briefly recaptured by the SAF on 4 July. The town was first captured by the RSF on 2 July. (Sudan Tribune)
Fourteen people are killed and another person is critically injured when an oil truck collides with a minibus in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
At least ten people are killed in a fire at a nursing home in Treinta y Tres, Uruguay. (Reuters)
The Iranian naval frigate IRIS Sahand capsizes during repairs in the port of Bandar Abbas, Iran. (Reuters)
Yaroslava Mahuchikh breaks the world record in women's high jump, which had stood for 37 years. (Reuters)
Paramount Global agrees to merge with Skydance Media in a $28 billion deal. (AP)
