Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Ukrainian forces retreat from Urozhaine in Donetsk Oblast. (The Independent) The Russian Ministry of Defence announces that its troops captured the village of Yuryivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Al Arabiya)
The European Union and Serbia sign a deal to develop a lithium mining project and production chains for batteries for electric vehicles. (DW)
The International Court of Justice rules that Israel's land annexation and settlement construction in East Jerusalem and the West Bank is unlawful, and demands an end to these practices "as soon as possible". The Court also rules that Israel's occupation in the West Bank amounts to apartheid. (AP) (Middle East Eye)
The Minsk Regional Court in Belarus, in a secretive trial, sentences a German national Rico Krieger to death over alleged crimes including terrorism and mercenary activity. (DW)
The Russian Ministry of Defence announces that its troops captured the village of Yuryivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Al Arabiya)
The United Kingdom announces the resumption of funding to the United Nations agency UNRWA. (Al Jazeera)
The United Nations reports that "anarchy" and societal breakdown is expanding across the Gaza Strip due to Israeli military destabilization, citing an increase in looting and extrajudicial killings of police and humanitarian workers. (Reuters)
Thirty-six people are rescued after fires break out onboard the São Tomé and Príncipe-flagged tanker Ceres I and Singapore-flagged tanker Hafnia Nile following a collision near Pedra Branca, Singapore. The remaining 26 Ceres I crew members remain onboard to conduct fire-fighting operations. (The Straits Times) (CNA)
Ukrainian forces retreat from Urozhaine in Donetsk Oblast. (The Independent)
Ukrainian linguist, nationalist politician, and former People's Deputy Iryna Farion is shot and killed in Lviv, Ukraine by an unknown assailant. (Reuters)
WazirX [hi], an Indian cryptocurrency exchange owned by Binance, announces a security breach in which $234 million USD in cryptocurrency was stolen, amounting to half of the platform's total assets. (Business Standard)
2024 Israeli strikes on Yemen In response to the prior day's Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv, Israeli airstrikes hit oil refineries and power stations in the Yemeni port of Al Hudaydah, killing six people and injuring over eighty others. (Al Jazeera)
In response to the prior day's Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv, Israeli airstrikes hit oil refineries and power stations in the Yemeni port of Al Hudaydah, killing six people and injuring over eighty others. (Al Jazeera)
Insurgency in the Maghreb Twelve soldiers are killed during an attack by JNIM gunmen against a military base in Kpékankandi, Togo. Forty attackers are neutralized. (LSi)
Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip At least 39 Palestinians are killed and 54 others are injured in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip. (Reuters) (Anadolu Agency)
Red Sea crisis 2024 Israeli strikes on Yemen In response to the prior day's Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv, Israeli airstrikes hit oil refineries and power stations in the Yemeni port of Al Hudaydah, killing six people and injuring over eighty others. (Al Jazeera)
The government of Equatorial Guinea suspends internet and telephone services on the separatist island of Annobón, with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization condemning the suspension. (Agencia NOVA)
Twelve soldiers are killed during an attack by JNIM gunmen against a military base in Kpékankandi, Togo. Forty attackers are neutralized. (LSi)
2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement The death toll from the ongoing protests in Bangladesh increases to 110 people. (Al Jazeera)
2024 China floods At least 12 people are killed and 31 others are missing when a bridge collapses due to flash flooding in Zhashui County, Shaanxi, China. (CNN)
2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict Four civilians injured in an IDF strike on a Hezbollah ammunition depot in south Lebanon. (Reuters)
At least 12 people are killed and 31 others are missing when a bridge collapses due to flash flooding in Zhashui County, Shaanxi, China. (CNN)
At least 16 people are killed and 14 others are injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a passenger bus on a highway between Patacamaya, Bolivia, and Tambo Quemado, Chile. (RTÉ)
At least 39 Palestinians are killed and 54 others are injured in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip. (Reuters) (Anadolu Agency)
Five people, including a child, are killed in Russian missile strikes on Mykolaiv and Kherson, Ukraine. (Euronews) (The Moscow Times)
Four civilians injured in an IDF strike on a Hezbollah ammunition depot in south Lebanon. (Reuters)
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip At least 39 Palestinians are killed and 54 others are injured in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip. (Reuters) (Anadolu Agency)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Five people, including a child, are killed in Russian missile strikes on Mykolaiv and Kherson, Ukraine. (Euronews) (The Moscow Times)
Southern Ukraine campaign Five people, including a child, are killed in Russian missile strikes on Mykolaiv and Kherson, Ukraine. (Euronews) (The Moscow Times)
The death toll from the ongoing protests in Bangladesh increases to 110 people. (Al Jazeera)
2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement The Supreme Court of Bangladesh reduces the government job quota reserved for families of veterans who fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War from 30% to 5%, leaving 93% of jobs to be allocated on merit and 2% set aside for ethnic minorities, transgender, and disabled people. (AP)
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh reduces the government job quota reserved for families of veterans who fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War from 30% to 5%, leaving 93% of jobs to be allocated on merit and 2% set aside for ethnic minorities, transgender, and disabled people. (AP)
Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan dismisses foreign minister January Makamba and information minister Nape Nnauye, replacing the latter with current housing minister Jerry Silaa. (Reuters)
2024 anti-tourism protests in Spain Thousands of people protest in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, against mass tourism and private jets in the country. (Reuters)
2024 Canadian wildfires Wildfires continue to spread in northern Alberta, Canada, prompting emergency evacuations in John D'Or Prairie 215, Fox Lake and Garden River. At least 55 of the 158 active wildfires are reported as "out of control". (Reuters)
2024 Formula One World Championship 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix In auto racing, McLaren driver Oscar Piastri wins his first Formula One race at the Hungarian Grand Prix, becoming the first driver born in the 2000s to win a Formula One race. (AP)
2024 Hungarian Grand Prix In auto racing, McLaren driver Oscar Piastri wins his first Formula One race at the Hungarian Grand Prix, becoming the first driver born in the 2000s to win a Formula One race. (AP)
2024 Israeli strikes on Yemen The death toll from yesterday's Israeli airstrikes on Al Hudaydah, Yemen, increases to six. (Al Jazeera)
2024 Tour de France In cycle sport, Tadej Pogačar wins the Tour de France for the third time in his career. (TSN)
China–Philippines relations, Territorial disputes in the South China Sea The Philippines announces an agreement with China on resupply missions to the beached naval ship Sierra Madre on Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea following an incident in June. (The Guardian)
Conscription of yeshiva students Israel begins issuing call-up notices for military conscription to Haredi Jews amid mass protests in Jerusalem. (Reuters)
Eastern Ukraine campaign Russian forces capture the villages of Andriivka in Luhansk Oblast and Pishchane in Kharkiv Oblast. (Anadolu Agency) (RTL)
In auto racing, McLaren driver Oscar Piastri wins his first Formula One race at the Hungarian Grand Prix, becoming the first driver born in the 2000s to win a Formula One race. (AP)
In cycle sport, Tadej Pogačar wins the Tour de France for the third time in his career. (TSN)
Iran and Sudan receive each other's ambassadors for the first time in eight years, after resuming diplomatic relations in October 2023. (Al Jazeera)
Iran–Sudan relations Iran and Sudan receive each other's ambassadors for the first time in eight years, after resuming diplomatic relations in October 2023. (Al Jazeera)
Israel begins issuing call-up notices for military conscription to Haredi Jews amid mass protests in Jerusalem. (Reuters)
Red Sea crisis 2024 Israeli strikes on Yemen The death toll from yesterday's Israeli airstrikes on Al Hudaydah, Yemen, increases to six. (Al Jazeera) The Houthis target Eilat, Israel, with multiple ballistic missiles, in response to yesterday's airstrikes in Yemen. (Sky News)
Russian forces capture the villages of Andriivka in Luhansk Oblast and Pishchane in Kharkiv Oblast. (Anadolu Agency) (RTL)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Russian forces capture the villages of Andriivka in Luhansk Oblast and Pishchane in Kharkiv Oblast. (Anadolu Agency) (RTL)
Six people, including two children, are killed in a multiple-vehicle collision in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. (Sky News)
The death toll from yesterday's Israeli airstrikes on Al Hudaydah, Yemen, increases to six. (Al Jazeera)
The Houthis target Eilat, Israel, with multiple ballistic missiles, in response to yesterday's airstrikes in Yemen. (Sky News)
The Philippines announces an agreement with China on resupply missions to the beached naval ship Sierra Madre on Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea following an incident in June. (The Guardian)
Thousands of people protest in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, against mass tourism and private jets in the country. (Reuters)
Wildfires continue to spread in northern Alberta, Canada, prompting emergency evacuations in John D'Or Prairie 215, Fox Lake and Garden River. At least 55 of the 158 active wildfires are reported as "out of control". (Reuters)
2024 Summer Olympics French president Emmanuel Macron opens the 142nd IOC Session in Paris. (Francs Jeux)
2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement A court in the United Arab Emirates sentences 57 Bangladeshis to prison, including three to life sentences, for holding protests against the Bangladesh government in the United Arab Emirates, where protesting is illegal. (BBC News)
2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict Two soldiers are injured in a Hezbollah rocket strike in northern Israel.(Haaretz) Drones from Lebanon are intercepted by Israeli Iron Dome. (Haaretz) The Israeli parliament votes in favor of classifying UNRWA as a terrorist organization, allowing the motion to undergo supplementary deliberation regarding Israel severing relations with the agency. (Reuters)
A court in the United Arab Emirates sentences 57 Bangladeshis to prison, including three to life sentences, for holding protests against the Bangladesh government in the United Arab Emirates, where protesting is illegal. (BBC News)
Animal rights in Colombia President of Colombia Gustavo Petro signs into law a bill outlawing bullfighting and ordering all bullrings to be converted into cultural or alternative sporting venues by 2027. (AP)
Burmese military commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing is named acting president of Myanmar after previous acting president Myint Swe takes medical leave. (Al Jazeera)
Chinese gambling workers in the Philippines Philippine president Bongbong Marcos announces a ban on offshore gaming operations in his State of the Nation Address. (Reuters)
French president Emmanuel Macron opens the 142nd IOC Session in Paris. (Francs Jeux)
Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Siege of Khan Yunis At least 70 Palestinians are killed and more than 200 others are injured by Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes in Khan Younis Governorate in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) Israel orders mandatory evacuations across the Gaza Strip, including in sections of the heavily populated Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone. (AP)
Philippine president Bongbong Marcos announces a ban on offshore gaming operations in his State of the Nation Address. (Reuters)
President of Colombia Gustavo Petro signs into law a bill outlawing bullfighting and ordering all bullrings to be converted into cultural or alternative sporting venues by 2027. (AP)
Somali civil war More than 35 Somali soldiers and more than 80 al-Shabaab militants are killed after al-Shabaab attempts to overrun three army bases near Kismayo, Jubaland. (Reuters)
The Israeli parliament votes in favor of classifying UNRWA as a terrorist organization, allowing the motion to undergo supplementary deliberation regarding Israel severing relations with the agency. (Reuters)
At least 70 Palestinians are killed and more than 200 others are injured by Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes in Khan Younis Governorate in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
Belarusian foreign minister Maxim Ryzhenkov is invited to make Belarus's first foreign ministry visit to North Korea regarding cooperation with Russia in conflicts with the Western world. (AP)
Daruvar shooting Six people are killed and six others are injured in a mass shooting at a nursing home in Daruvar, Croatia. The perpetrator is arrested. (Reuters)
Drones from Lebanon are intercepted by Israeli Iron Dome. (Haaretz)
Israel orders mandatory evacuations across the Gaza Strip, including in sections of the heavily populated Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone. (AP)
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Siege of Khan Yunis At least 70 Palestinians are killed and more than 200 others are injured by Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes in Khan Younis Governorate in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) Israel orders mandatory evacuations across the Gaza Strip, including in sections of the heavily populated Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone. (AP)
