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KP Sharma Oli
- KP Sharma Oli (pictured) is appointed prime minister of Nepal after the incumbent Pushpa Kamal Dahal loses a no confidence motion.
- In association football, Euro 2024 concludes with Spain defeating England in the final, and the Copa América concludes with Argentina defeating Colombia in the final.
- In tennis, Barbora Krejčíková and Carlos Alcaraz win the women's and men's singles, respectively, at the Wimbledon Championships.
- Former United States president Donald Trump survives an assassination attempt during a political rally near Butler, Pennsylvania.
July 17, 2024 (Wednesday)
July 16, 2024 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- At least 57 Palestinians are killed by Israeli bombardments in Gaza City, Khan Younis, and Rafah. (Reuters)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- 2024 Muscat mosque shooting
- The Islamic State claims responsibility for the prior day's mass shooting at a Shi'ite mosque in Muscat, Oman. This is the first attack carried out by the Islamic State in the country. (BBC)
- Hezbollah–Israel conflict
- Three Syrian children are killed by an Israeli airstrike on the village of Umm al-Tut in southern Lebanon. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 23 people are killed and 13 others are injured when a bus veers off a cliff and crashes in Ayacucho Region, Peru. (Al Jazeera)
- Heavy rainfall across the Midwestern United States causes a dam failure in Washington County, Illinois, prompting an immediate evacuation order in the nearby city of Nashville. (USA Today)
- A malfunction causes an emergency shutdown of one of the four reactors at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant in Rostov Oblast, Russia. Background radiation levels are reported as normal. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- Ukrainian state electrical grid operator Ukrenergo begins emergency power shutdowns in seven eastern and central oblasts amid a record heat wave and equipment failures worsened by ongoing Russian attacks. (Reuters)
- Romania approves the culling of 481 bears in the country, after a 19-year-old woman was killed by a bear last week in the Carpathian Mountains. (Al Jazeera)
International relations
- Czech Republic–Ukraine relations
- The Czech Republic announces plans to facilitate Colt CZ Group assault rifle production and the construction of an ammunition factory in Ukraine. (RFE/RL)
- Estonia–Russia relations, Latvia–Russia relations, Lithuania–Russia relations
- The Baltic states announce their exit from Russia's and Belarus's electricity grid along with plans to synchronize their grid with the continental Europe grid on February 9, 2025. (AP)
Law and crime
- Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
- An investigation by the Associated Press and Israeli investigative organization Shomrim finds that the United States and Israel allowed tax-deductible donations totaling over US$200,000 to multiple Israeli far-right extremist groups involved in blocking and disrupting humanitarian aid delivery to the Gaza Strip. (AP)
- 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
- Kosovo War
- War crimes in the Kosovo War
- The Kosovo Specialist Chambers criminal tribunal sentences former Liberation Army member Pjetër Shala to 18 years in prison for war crimes committed during the war. (Al Jazeera) (Koha Ditore)
- War crimes in the Kosovo War
- Six people are found dead at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, in a suspected poisoning incident. (AP)
- American senator Bob Menendez is found guilty on all counts, including acting as a foreign agent, in a federal corruption trial. (ABC News)
- Former governor of Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, and director of the Adra Prison Samir Ousman al-Sheikh is arrested by the FBI in Los Angeles, California, United States. Al-Sheikh has been accused of torturing and killing political dissidents while serving as prison director and governor. (The New York Times)
- German authorities in four states search the properties of management and shareholders of the right-wing extremist magazine Compact, seizing assets and evidence after the magazine was banned by the interior ministry. (Reuters)
- Police in Paraguay seizes more than four tons of cocaine, worth $240 million, at a river port in Asunción, the largest cocaine seizure in the country's history. (AP)
- Chinese businessman Guo Wengui is found guilty by a U.S. jury on multiple fraud charges, accused of running a racketeering enterprise from 2018 to 2023 that defrauded thousands of investors out of over $1 billion. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- 2024 French legislative election
- French President Emmanuel Macron approves the resignation request of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who will continue to serve as head of the transitional caretaker government. (AP)
- 2024 Welsh government crisis
- Six weeks after losing a vote of no confidence in the Senedd, Vaughan Gething resigns as First Minister of Wales. (The Guardian)
- Kenya Finance Bill protests
- Police fire tear gas and water cannons at anti-government protestors as demonstrations continue in cities across Kenya, calling for the removal of President William Ruto. (Al Jazeera)
- Roberta Metsola is re-elected as President of the European Parliament with the highest number of votes ever registered for a candidate in the history of the European Parliament. (Times of Malta)
July 15, 2024 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kivu conflict
- M23 offensive
- Fighting between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), pro-government militia, and M23 rebels is reported in the Bashali Chiefdom, Bahunde Chiefdom, and the surroundings of Bweremana following simultaneous attacks on the positions of the FARDC and allies by the M23. (Radio Okapi)
- Four civilians are killed and five others are injured in a bombardment on Bweremana. Local police accuse the M23 of being responsible. (Al Jazeera)
- M23 offensive
- Israel–Hamas war
- Siege of Gaza City
- At least 12 Palestinians are killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City and Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip. (Anandolu Ajansi)
- Siege of Gaza City
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Ukraine–NATO relations
- NATO establishes a new command centre in Wiesbaden, Germany, to plan and coordinate support for the Ukrainian military as part of the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine. (Euronews)
- Ukraine–NATO relations
- 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
- Over 100 people are injured in violent clashes in Dhaka, Bangladesh, between supporters of the ruling Awami League party and opposition demonstrators protesting government job quotas which benefit pro-government families. (Al Jazeera)
- 2024 Muscat mosque shooting
- Six people are killed and 30+ others are injured in a mass shooting at a Shia mosque in Muscat, Oman. The three attackers are killed by security forces in the ensuing shootout. (Al Arabiya)
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
- At least 47 people are killed and 350 others are injured by severe storms in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. (Dhaka Tribune)
- At least one person is killed and over 400,000 people without power as a derecho impacts the Midwestern United States, with downburst winds exceeding 100 mph (160 km/h) and multiple tornadoes being reported near Chicago. (Fox Weather)
International relations
- Belarus–Latvia relations
- Hungary–European Union relations, 2024 visits by Viktor Orbán to Russia and China
- The European Commission announces that top European Union officials including European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will boycott informal meetings hosted by Hungary during its rotating EU Presidency, in response to rogue meetings made by Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán to Russia and China regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (AP)
Law and crime
- Clifton Suspension Bridge human remains discovery
- Colombian Yostin Andres Mosquera is charged with the murders of two gay men and remanded in custody by Wimbledon Magistrates Court in London, United Kingdom. (The Guardian)
- Disappearance of Jay Slater
- A body believed to be missing 19-year-old Jay Slater from Lancashire, United Kingdom, is found near where he was reported missing in Tenerife, Spain, after a 28-day search. (BBC News)
- Federal prosecution of Donald Trump
- Former United States president Donald Trump's criminal prosecution over his alleged mishandling of classified documents is dismissed by District Judge Aileen Cannon, who states that Special Counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed and lacked the authority to bring the case to court. (Reuters)
- Female genital mutilation in the Gambia
- The National Assembly of the Gambia upholds a ban on female genital mutilation, which has been criminalized since 2015. Some conservative and religious groups had sought to overturn the ban through controversial legislation. (AFP)
- The prime suspect arrested over the discovery of nine mutilated female bodies in a rubbish dump in the Mukuru slums of Nairobi, Kenya, confesses to killing 42 women. Another man is also arrested. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 Republican National Convention, 2024 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection, Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign
- Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump selects Ohio senator J. D. Vance as his vice-presidential running mate. (The Hill) (The New York Times)
- 2024 Republican National Convention, 2024 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection, Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign
- 2024 Rwandan general election
- Rwandans vote to elect their president between incumbent Paul Kagame and two other candidates, as well as elect 80 members of the Chamber of Deputies. (Reuters)
- 2024 Syrian parliamentary election
- Syrians vote to elect the 250 members of the parliament. (AP)
- Arrest of Imran Khan, 2023 Pakistani protests
- Pakistan moves forward a case to ban former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party due to alleged use of illegal foreign funds and party supporter protests at military installations, and also pushes charges of treason for Khan and former president Arif Alvi. (Reuters)
- Fatah–Hamas reconciliation process
- Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas resigns in order to assume her new role as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European External Action Service. (Politico)
Science and technology
- Mare Tranquillitatis pit
- In the journal Nature Astronomy, American and Italian scientists announce the discovery of a lunar cave, approximately 250 miles (400 km) from the landing site of Apollo 11. (AP) (Nature Astronomy)
Sports
- 2024 Copa América
- In association football, defending champions Argentina defeat Colombia 1–0 after extra time in the final match to win a record 16th Copa América title, with Lautaro Martínez scoring the winning goal in the 112th minute. Kick-off was delayed by 82 minutes due to fans breaching the security gates at Hard Rock Stadium, the match's venue, in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States. (AP) (The New York Times)
July 14, 2024 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Siege of Gaza City
- At least 17 Palestinians are killed and 80 others are injured in an Israeli airstrike on a UNWRA-run school used to shelter displaced people in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza City. The IDF claims that a Hamas command center was there. (Reuters) (The Guardian)(The Jerusalem Post)
- Siege of Gaza City
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Russia takes control of Urozhaine in Donetsk Oblast, which Ukraine had previously recaptured in July 2023. (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Somali civil war
- Nine people are killed and 20 others are injured when a car bomb explodes outside a cafe in Mogadishu, Somalia, while customers were watching the Euro 2024 final. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- Three Italian hikers are killed during accidents on the Mont Blanc. (Bologna Today)
International relations
- China–Russia relations
- The Russian Navy and China's People's Liberation Army Navy begin joint military drills in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China. (AP)
Law and crime
- Attempted assassination of Donald Trump
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation identifies Thomas Matthew Crooks as the "subject involved" in yesterday's attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. (Reuters)
- Two people are killed and two others are injured in a mass shooting at a home in Lautlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The shooter later commits suicide. (Reuters)
- Twenty-seven people, including Colombian Football Federation president Ramón Jesurún, are arrested and 55 are ejected following crowd control issues at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S., before the Copa América final, where fans breached security gates at the stadium's entrance. (The Independent)
Politics and elections
- Israel–Hamas war protests
- Palestinians in several cities in the occupied West Bank enact a general strike in protest against a recent Israeli strike on Gaza that killed 90 people and injured 300 more. (Al Jazeera)
- KP Sharma Oli is named as the new Prime Minister of Nepal in his fourth term in office, with his communist party forming a coalition with the Nepali Congress party. (Al Jazeera)
Sports
- 2024 Wimbledon Championships
- In tennis, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) in the Men's singles final to win his second Wimbledon title and his fourth overall Grand Slam title. (The Guardian) (Wimbledon)
- UEFA Euro 2024
- In association football, Spain defeat England 2–1 in the final match to win their fourth UEFA European Championship title, having previously won in 1964, 2008, and 2012, the most by any team. (Al Jazeera)
July 13, 2024 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- 2024 targeted assassination of Muhammad Deif
- At least ninety people are killed and over three hundred others are wounded in a strike on the al-Mawasi humanitarian zone, in what the IDF states was a targeted strike against Al-Qassam Brigades leader Mohammed Deif and high-commander Rafa’a Salameh. (AP) (Al Jazeera) (The Times of Israel)
- July 2024 al-Shati refugee camp attack
- At least twenty people are killed by Israeli military shelling on a prayer hall in the al-Shati refugee camp during Zuhr prayer. (Al Jazeera)
- 2024 targeted assassination of Muhammad Deif
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kharkiv strikes
- Two people are killed and twenty-five people, including two children, are injured in a Russian double tap strike on the village of Budy, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Kharkiv strikes
- Attempted assassination of Donald Trump
- Former U.S. President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States, with his condition later reported as "fine" by a spokesperson. The Butler County District Attorney reports that the suspect was shot dead and that a member of the audience was killed in the shooting. (AP) (The Guardian)
- Western DR Congo clashes
- The FARDC repel an attack by Mobondo militiamen on the village of Kinsele, Kwamouth, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 42 Mobondo militiamen, 9 FARDC soldiers, and a civilian are killed. (Radio Okapi) (Radio Okapi)
- Ituri Conflict
- CODECO militiamen attack Zaire militia-controlled Pluto, Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing the population. After four hours of fighting, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) intervene. Thirteen Zaire, seven CODECO, and six FARDC soldiers are killed. (Radio Okapi)
- Somali Civil War
- At least eight people are killed and 21 others are injured in a shootout between security forces and inmates at a prison in Mogadishu, Somalia, in an attempted prison break. The prisoners who attempted escape are allegedly al-Shabaab members. (Al Jazeera)
International relations
- Australia–Russia relations
- Russia accuses Australia of inciting "anti-Russian paranoia" after Australia charges a Russian-born Australian couple with espionage. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Four people are killed and nine injured after a mass shooting at a nightclub in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. (CNN)
- Three people are killed and four injured after a mass shooting at a birthday party in Espinasse-Vozelle, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The perpetrator kills himself. (France 3 Régions)
- The Guardia di Finanza frees 33 Indian farm workers from exploitative conditions in Verona, Veneto, Italy, and seizes nearly €500,000 (US$545,000) from two Indian individuals accused of charging workers €17,000 ($18,500) each for permits. (AP)
Sports
- 2024 Wimbledon Championships
- In tennis, Barbora Krejčíková defeats Jasmine Paolini 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, in the Women's singles final to win her first Wimbledon title and her second overall Grand Slam title. (Reuters) (Eurosport)
July 12, 2024 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Siege of Gaza City
- Gaza City rescue crews discover at least 60 Palestinian bodies in the Tel Al-Hawa and Sabra districts following a week of attacks on Gaza City by Israeli forces. (Reuters)
- Siege of Gaza City
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Six people are killed and at least 19 others are injured in Russian attacks across Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Saints Academy college collapse
- At least 22 children are killed and 132 are wounded after a school building collapses in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
- Gazpromavia Flight 9608
- A Gazpromavia Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashes near Kolomna, Moscow Oblast, Russia, killing the crew of three people. (Reuters)
- Madan Ashrit Highway disaster
- Fifty-one people are missing, 11 are killed and 3 others are injured after two buses are swept off the Madan Ashrit Highway in Chitwan District, Bagmati Province, Nepal, due to landslides caused by heavy rain. (Reuters)
- Tulsa race massacre
- Intermountain Forensics names the first identified victim of a mass gravesite holding over one hundred Tulsa race massacre deaths as World War I veteran C. L. Daniel from Georgia, United States. (AP)
International relations
- Finland–Russia relations, Russian emigration during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Parliament of Finland passes a law allowing border guards to restrict trafficked asylum seekers from crossing the Finland–Russia border. (CNN)
- Argentina designates Hamas as a terrorist organization over its October 7 attacks on Israel. (Al Arabiya)
Law and crime
- Assassination of Fernando Villavicencio
- A court in Quito, Ecuador, sentences three people to 12 years in prison and two people to over 34 years in prison for the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. At least two of the five are allegedly part of the Los Lobos criminal organization. (Reuters)
- Rust shooting incident
- A judge dismisses American actor Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial due to the withholding of evidence. (The Guardian)
- The Metropolitan Police seeks a 24-year-old suspect after human remains of two men are found in two suitcases in Bristol and more remains today in Shepherd's Bush, West London, United Kingdom. (Evening Standard)
- The Philippine Senate orders the arrest of Bamban mayor Alice Guo for failing to attend hearings investigating her alleged involvement in Chinese transnational crime. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- LGBT rights in Burkina Faso
- Burkinabè Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala announces a ban on homosexuality in the country. (BBC News)
- Same-sex marriage in Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten
- The Supreme Court of the Netherlands rules that same-sex marriage is legal in Aruba and Curaçao. (De Telegraaf)
Sports
- The International Olympic Committee announces that Saudi Arabia will host the inaugural Olympics Esports Games in 2025. (ESPN)
July 11, 2024 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- CNN reports that American and German intelligence agents foiled a plan by Russia to assassinate Armin Papperger, the CEO of German defence company Rheinmetall. (CNN) (Politico)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
- Effects of Hurricane Beryl in Texas
- At least 11 people are killed in the U.S. states of Texas and Louisiana from severe weather caused by Hurricane Beryl, with more than 1.3 million homes and businesses in Texas experiencing a power outage for four days amid persistent daytime temperatures exceeding 90 °F (32 °C) and high humidity. (CNN)
- Effects of Hurricane Beryl in Texas
- Eleven people are killed when their pickup truck collides with a passenger bus in Abulug, Cagayan, Philippines. (The Straits Times)
- At least 4,500 people are displaced by storms in Cape Town, South Africa. (AP)
- A fire damages the spire of the 11th-century Rouen Cathedral, in Normandy, France, while undergoing restoration. No further damage or injuries are reported. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israeli occupation of the West Bank
- The United States Department of State and Department of the Treasury announce sanctions against three violent Israeli settlers who blocked humanitarian aid to Gaza and four illegal Israeli settlement outposts, and also blacklists the far-right Jewish supremacist organization Lehava. (Al Jazeera) (The Jerusalem Post)
- Israeli occupation of the West Bank
- Antisemitism during the Israel–Hamas war, Antisemitism in Europe
- The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights reports significant increases (as much as 1200%) in reported antisemitic incidents in countries such as Austria, Sweden, Denmark, and Belgium since the Israel–Hamas war began. (BBC News) (European Union)
- The U.S. Treasury Department and the White House announce sanctions on the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua and designate it as a "transnational criminal organization." The State Department also places a $12 million reward for information leading to the arrest of the organization's leaders. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Israel–Hamas war
- Accusations of United States complicity in Israeli war crimes in the Israel–Hamas war
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration of complicity in Israeli war crimes by being Israel's largest supporter during the Israel–Hamas war and also condemns all nations not imposing sanctions on Israel. (Reuters)
- Accusations of United States complicity in Israeli war crimes in the Israel–Hamas war
- Kenya Finance Bill protests
- Kenyan President William Ruto dismisses all of his cabinet ministers as well as the attorney general in response to deadly protests against a finance bill drafted by his administration. (BBC News)
- Thousands of anti-government protesters gather outside the Albanian Prime Minister's office and the Presidential office building in Tirana, accusing Prime Minister Edi Rama of corruption and demanding his resignation, as well as the release of opposition leader Sali Berisha from house arrest. (Reuters)
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