The European Union approves a grant of €4.2 billion (US$4.58 billion) in financial aid to Ukraine. (Reuters)
Ukraine launches an incursion into Kursk Oblast, Russia. (Reuters)
Ukraine–European Union relations The European Union approves a grant of €4.2 billion (US$4.58 billion) in financial aid to Ukraine. (Reuters)
Whaling in Japan Japanese whaling company Kyodo Senpaku announces the country's first fin whale kill in fifty years off the coast of Iwate Prefecture. (Undercurrent News) (The Inertia)
2023 Thai general election Lèse-majesté in Thailand The Constitutional Court of Thailand orders the dissolution of the Move Forward Party, which won the most seats and votes in last year's election, but was blocked from forming a government, over the party's campaigning on Lèse-majesté decriminalization. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera)
Lèse-majesté in Thailand The Constitutional Court of Thailand orders the dissolution of the Move Forward Party, which won the most seats and votes in last year's election, but was blocked from forming a government, over the party's campaigning on Lèse-majesté decriminalization. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera)
The Constitutional Court of Thailand orders the dissolution of the Move Forward Party, which won the most seats and votes in last year's election, but was blocked from forming a government, over the party's campaigning on Lèse-majesté decriminalization. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera)
Comorian president Azali Assoumani grants extensive powers to his son and alleged successor Nour El Fath, allowing El Fath to intervene in multiple stages of government decision-making. (Reuters)
Gaza war 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel The Israel Defense Forces confirms the death of Bilha Yinon, the last person missing in Israel following the attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023. (Newsweek) Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Six Palestinians are killed in an Israeli raid on the Maghazi refugee camp and in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. (Saba News Agency) (Al Jazeera)
2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel The Israel Defense Forces confirms the death of Bilha Yinon, the last person missing in Israel following the attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023. (Newsweek)
China at the 2024 Summer Olympics China wins their first gold medal in artistic swimming. (Reuters)
Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics French police detain Australian field hockey player Tom Craig for allegedly purchasing cocaine. (DW)
Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest The Government of Brazil reports that deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest is at its lowest level since 2016. (AP)
End Bad Governance protests Nigeria arrests seven Polish nationals for raising Russian flags during anti-government protests this week. (Reuters)
India at the 2024 Summer Olympics Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat is disqualified from the final of the Women's freestyle 50 kg event for being above the stipulated weight during the weigh-in on the morning of the finals, eliminating her from the medal competition and relegating her to last place in the classification. (India Today)
Nigeria arrests seven Polish nationals for raising Russian flags during anti-government protests this week. (Reuters)
The Government of Brazil reports that deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest is at its lowest level since 2016. (AP)
The Israel Defense Forces confirms the death of Bilha Yinon, the last person missing in Israel following the attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023. (Newsweek)
2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict Egypt and the United Kingdom issue NOTAM alerts and order their airlines to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspaces. (Reuters) Three killed and ten injured in Israeli airstrikes on Jwaya, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) Hezbollah launches rockets on the Israeli-occuped Syrian Golan Heights and shelled an IDF outpost in Jal al-Allam, Israel. (Al Jazeera)
2024 Kursk offensive Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov says that the Ukrainian advance into Kursk Oblast has been stopped as reports emerge of continued heavy fighting in the vicinity of Sudzha. (BBC News) Acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov declares a state of emergency in the region. (DW)
Acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov declares a state of emergency in the region. (DW)
China wins their first gold medal in artistic swimming. (Reuters)
Egypt and the United Kingdom issue NOTAM alerts and order their airlines to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspaces. (Reuters)
Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef The water temperature around the Great Barrier Reef is reported to have reached a 400-year record high, which is causing more mass bleaching events. (DW)
Five people, including four Chinese nationals, are killed in a helicopter crash in Nuwakot District, Bagmati Province, Nepal. (AP)
Hezbollah launches rockets on the Israeli-occuped Syrian Golan Heights and shelled an IDF outpost in Jal al-Allam, Israel. (Al Jazeera)
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat is disqualified from the final of the Women's freestyle 50 kg event for being above the stipulated weight during the weigh-in on the morning of the finals, eliminating her from the medal competition and relegating her to last place in the classification. (India Today)
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Six Palestinians are killed in an Israeli raid on the Maghazi refugee camp and in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. (Saba News Agency) (Al Jazeera)
Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov says that the Ukrainian advance into Kursk Oblast has been stopped as reports emerge of continued heavy fighting in the vicinity of Sudzha. (BBC News)
Russian invasion of Ukraine 2024 Kursk offensive Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov says that the Ukrainian advance into Kursk Oblast has been stopped as reports emerge of continued heavy fighting in the vicinity of Sudzha. (BBC News) Acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov declares a state of emergency in the region. (DW)
Six Palestinians are killed in an Israeli raid on the Maghazi refugee camp and in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. (Saba News Agency) (Al Jazeera)
South Africa's genocide case against Israel Turkey submits a bid to join South Africa's side in the International Court of Justice case against Israel's conduct in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
The water temperature around the Great Barrier Reef is reported to have reached a 400-year record high, which is causing more mass bleaching events. (DW)
Thirty people are killed, five are missing and hundreds are displaced after days of floods in Hodeidah and Hajjah, Yemen. (AP)
Three killed and ten injured in Israeli airstrikes on Jwaya, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
Turkey submits a bid to join South Africa's side in the International Court of Justice case against Israel's conduct in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
2017–2018 Spanish constitutional crisis Former Catalan government president Carles Puigdemont returns to Barcelona, Spain, after seven years of "self-exile", defying an arrest warrant issued by the Supreme Court. Catalan regional police subsequently institute tight controls on traffic in and out of the city, as part of an attempt to arrest Puigdemont. (The New York Times) (Cadena SER) Two Mossos d'Esquadra officers are arrested for allegedly collaborating on Puigdemont's escape, following his public appearance in Barcelona. (Antena 3)
2024 Catalan regional election Socialists' Party candidate Salvador Illa is elected as the new Catalan government president by the Parliament of Catalonia, becoming the first non-separatist president in more than 10 years. (Al Jazeera)
Former Catalan government president Carles Puigdemont returns to Barcelona, Spain, after seven years of "self-exile", defying an arrest warrant issued by the Supreme Court. Catalan regional police subsequently institute tight controls on traffic in and out of the city, as part of an attempt to arrest Puigdemont. (The New York Times) (Cadena SER)
Socialists' Party candidate Salvador Illa is elected as the new Catalan government president by the Parliament of Catalonia, becoming the first non-separatist president in more than 10 years. (Al Jazeera)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears to confirm ordering a major cross-border operation inside Russia, saying that "Russia brought war to our land, and it should feel what it has done". (BBC News)
2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement Non-cooperation movement Muhammad Yunus returns to Bangladesh to lead the country's interim government. (Reuters)
2024 Hyūga-nada earthquake A 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Kyushu, Japan. A tsunami advisory is issued for parts of the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku. (The Japan Times)
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Kyushu, Japan. A tsunami advisory is issued for parts of the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku. (The Japan Times)
Arshad Nadeem wins the gold medal in Men's javelin throw, breaking the Olympic record and earning Pakistan its first ever medal in Athletics and its first ever individual gold medal. (DW)
Botswana at the 2024 Summer Olympics Letsile Tebogo wins the gold medal in Men's 200 metres, earning Botswana its first ever gold medal. (Olympics)
Cindy Ngamba wins a bronze medal in Women's middleweight boxing, the first-ever medal won for the Refugee Olympic Team. (Olympics)
Ecuador at the 2024 Summer Olympics Lucía Yépez wins the silver medal in the Women's freestyle 53 kg wrestling event, the first medal in the sport for Ecuador. (Olympics)
Letsile Tebogo wins the gold medal in Men's 200 metres, earning Botswana its first ever gold medal. (Olympics)
Lucía Yépez wins the silver medal in the Women's freestyle 53 kg wrestling event, the first medal in the sport for Ecuador. (Olympics)
Muhammad Yunus returns to Bangladesh to lead the country's interim government. (Reuters)
Non-cooperation movement Muhammad Yunus returns to Bangladesh to lead the country's interim government. (Reuters)
Pakistan at the 2024 Summer Olympics Arshad Nadeem wins the gold medal in Men's javelin throw, breaking the Olympic record and earning Pakistan its first ever medal in Athletics and its first ever individual gold medal. (DW)
Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics Cindy Ngamba wins a bronze medal in Women's middleweight boxing, the first-ever medal won for the Refugee Olympic Team. (Olympics)
2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict One Lebanese civilian and a Hezbollah militant are killed and three Lebanese civilians are injured in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah fires 25 rockets at the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights and fifteen rockets at Shlomi and Kabri in Upper Galilee, Israel. All rockets are intercepted by the Iron Dome. (Al Jazeera)
Hezbollah fires 25 rockets at the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights and fifteen rockets at Shlomi and Kabri in Upper Galilee, Israel. All rockets are intercepted by the Iron Dome. (Al Jazeera)
Internet censorship in Russia YouTube is reportedly blocked and slowed down across Russia following the website's blocking of several channels that expressed support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Large explosions are reported near the town of Rylsk in Kursk Oblast, Russia, with videos on social media appearing to show a destroyed column of military vehicles. (The Kyiv Independent)
One Lebanese civilian and a Hezbollah militant are killed and three Lebanese civilians are injured in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon.
Two Mossos d'Esquadra officers are arrested for allegedly collaborating on Puigdemont's escape, following his public appearance in Barcelona. (Antena 3)
Ukraine launches twelve rockets and 14 drones into Russia, according to both acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov and the Russian Ministry of Defence. (DW Russian)
Ukrainian troops and tanks enter the town of Sudzha, forcing the local residents to flee. (Sky News) (BBC Russian Service)
YouTube is reportedly blocked and slowed down across Russia following the website's blocking of several channels that expressed support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
2024 Venezuelan presidential election Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro suspends the X social network in Venezuela for 10 days, accusing X's owner Elon Musk of promoting hatred. (AP)
2024 Kostiantynivka supermarket missile attack A Russian missile attack on a supermarket in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, kills 14 people and injures 43 others. (Reuters)
A Russian missile attack on a supermarket in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, kills 14 people and injures 43 others. (Reuters)
Algeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics Imane Khelif wins the gold medal in the Women's 66 kg boxing event, after facing controversy and harassment related to a 2023 gender evaluation by the International Boxing Association, which is no longer recognized by the IOC. (Al Jazeera)
Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics In the first-ever breakdancing event at the Olympics, Ami Yuasa of Japan wins the B-Girls gold medal, with Dominika "Nicka" Banevič of Lithuania winning the silver and Liu "671" Qingyi of China winning the bronze. (AP)
Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics French police arrest Egyptian wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed for allegedly groping a woman at a café. (BBC News)
Eastern Ukraine campaign 2024 Kostiantynivka supermarket missile attack A Russian missile attack on a supermarket in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, kills 14 people and injures 43 others. (Reuters)
In the first-ever breakdancing event at the Olympics, Ami Yuasa of Japan wins the B-Girls gold medal, with Dominika "Nicka" Banevič of Lithuania winning the silver and Liu "671" Qingyi of China winning the bronze. (AP)
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Third Battle of Khan Yunis Israeli troops launch a new assault on Khan Yunis, with airstrikes killing at least 21 Palestinians in the city and Israeli troops initiating ground operations in the city for the third time since the war's beginning. (AP)
Israeli troops launch a new assault on Khan Yunis, with airstrikes killing at least 21 Palestinians in the city and Israeli troops initiating ground operations in the city for the third time since the war's beginning. (AP)
Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian war The United States announces it will send Ukraine a $125 million military aid package, including FIM-92 Stinger missiles, artillery ammunition, and anti-armor systems. (Reuters)
Third Battle of Khan Yunis Israeli troops launch a new assault on Khan Yunis, with airstrikes killing at least 21 Palestinians in the city and Israeli troops initiating ground operations in the city for the third time since the war's beginning. (AP)
