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Ismail Haniyeh

• Ismail Haniyeh (pictured), the political leader of Hamas, is assassinated in Tehran, Iran.
• Landslides in Wayanad, India, kill more than 180 people.
• In Gaelic football, the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship concludes with Armagh defeating Galway in the final.
• Typhoon Gaemi leaves more than 70 people dead in the Philippines, China, Taiwan, and Cambodia.

Ongoing:

• Israel–Hamas war
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• Russian invasion of Ukraine
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• Sudanese civil war
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• Summer Olympics
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Recent deaths:

• Murray Costello
• Edna O'Brien
• Wolfgang Rihm
• Randy Kehler
• Eugene Sârbu
• Jerzy Artysz

August 1, 2024 (2024-08-01) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel claims to have verified that it assassinated Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif in the 13 July 2024 al-Mawasi attack. Hamas denies the allegations. (The Washington Post)
• Sudanese civil war
  • 2024 Sudan famine
    • The Global Famine Review Committee declares a famine in Darfur, Sudan, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 India-Bangladesh floods
  • Eleven people are killed by heavy downpours and flooding in Delhi and North India and over 250 people are declared missing in and around the Himalayas, with rainfall reaching 183 mm (7 inches) in some regions. (Reuters)
• 2024 Wayanad landslides
  • The death toll in the landslides caused by torrential rains in Kerala, India, increases to 194, with at least 187 people still missing. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

• 2024 American–Russian prisoner exchange, Russia–United States relations
  • Russia and the United States conduct a major prisoner exchange mediated by Turkey, with ten prisoners being transferred to Russia, thirteen to Germany, and three to the US. Journalist Evan Gershkovich and former marine Paul Whelan are among the Americans being freed. (AP) (Al Jazeera)
• China–India relations, Sino-Indian border dispute
  • China and India conduct the 30th round of talks in New Delhi, India, to resolve the ongoing border disputes, by agreeing to speed up negotiations over the border disputes and to maintain peace and tranquility in border regions. (South China Morning Post)

Law and crime

• 2009 Guinean protests
  • A criminal court in Guinea sentences former president and military leader Moussa Dadis Camara to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity while suppressing the opposition rally in Conakry in 2009. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• End Bad Governance protests
  • Eleven people are killed and one journalist is arrested as nationwide protests occur in Nigeria amidst a cost-of-living crisis and rising costs, which Nigerians blame on President Bola Tinubu's new reforms. (Al Jazeera)

July 31, 2024 (2024-07-31) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Boko Haram Insurgency
  • At least 19 people are killed during a suicide bombing by Boko Haram at a market in Konduga, Borno State, Nigeria. (Punch)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh
    • Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh is assassinated in a missile strike in Tehran, Iran, after attending the inauguration ceremony of Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian. Hamas and Iran blame Israel for the assassination; however, the Israeli government officially declines to comment on the assassination. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
    • Qatar and Egypt warn that peace negotiations are in jeopardy because of the recent assassination. (Reuters)
  • Killing of journalists in the Israel–Hamas war
    • Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and his cameraman are killed in an Israeli airstrike while conducting a news broadcast near Ismail Haniyeh's home in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • 2024 Haret Hreik airstrike
    • A source close to Hezbollah tells AFP that the body of top commander Fuad Shukr has been recovered, nearly 24 hours after he was killed in an Israeli strike on southern Beirut, Lebanon. (Al Arabiya) (Reuters)
• Mali War
  • Battle of Tinzaouaten
    • Mali announces that it carried out joint airstrikes with Burkina Faso on insurgents in and around Tinzaouaten. The CSP-PSD says that a Burkinabé drone strike killed dozens of civilians. (Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Siege of Mariupol, Prisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Ukraine demands that Russia explain the death of Ukrainian POW Oleksandr Ishchenko in Russian captivity, who was being tried with 21 other captured Ukrainian troops for being part of the Azov Brigade that Russian prosecutors allege is far-right affiliated. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Manila Bay oil spill
  • The Cavite provincial government in the Philippines declares a "state of calamity" after an oil spill from the sunk MT Terra Nova ship reaches the shores of eight municipalities, requiring implementation of a no-catch zone and relief aid to be given to around 25,000 fishermen. (GMA Network)
  • The Mirola 1 oil tanker is discovered to have ran aground near the coast of Bataan, becoming the third vessel to cause an oil spill in Manila Bay in the past week. (GMA Network)

International relations

• Lukoil oil transit dispute
  • Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico threatens to suspend Slovakia's diesel exports to Ukraine if the Ukrainian government continues to suspend pipeline oil transport from Russian oil company Lukoil, which Slovakia claims is causing a national energy crisis. (The Kyiv Independent)
• United States–Georgia relations
  • The United States halts US$95 million in assistance to the country of Georgia due to its government passing a law on "foreign agents", which US officials referred to as "anti-democratic" and a "draconian measure to stifle dissent". (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Human trafficking in the United States
  • Human trafficking in California
    • Fourteen people are arrested in a sting operation by a joint task force at the San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California, United States, for participating in a sex trafficking network. Ten victims were recovered, including one teenager. (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Human trafficking in Spain
  • Twenty-six people are arrested by Spanish police in Madrid, Málaga, and Toledo for operating a sex trafficking ring that abused over 600 women. 32 women were freed during the operation. (AP)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics
  • Diving at the Summer Olympics
    • China surpasses the United States for the record of most gold medals in Olympic diving. (NBC News)
  • Guatemala at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Adriana Ruano wins the gold medal in women's trap shooting to set a new Olympic record and win the first gold medal for Guatemala in Olympic history. (The New York Times)
  • North Korea at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Kim Mi-rae and Jo Jin-mi win the silver medal in Women's synchronized diving, North Korea's first medal in the sport. (Yonhap News Agency)
  • Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Novak Djokovic defeats Dominik Koepfer to advance to the quarterfinals of the Men's singles tournament, becoming the only player to reach the quarterfinals four times, and the oldest quarterfinalist in Olympic tennis history at the age of 37. (The Tennis Gazette) (India Today)

July 30, 2024 (2024-07-30) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • 2024 Haret Hreik airstrike
    • Israel launches a missile attack on southern Beirut, Lebanon, killing at least four civilians and injuring 80 others. Senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr is claimed by Israel to be the main target. He was in the area at the time of the attack, but his status is currently unknown. (Anadolu Agency) (Al Jazeera)
  • An Israeli civilian is killed in the HaGoshrim kibbutz by a rocket fired from Lebanon. (Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • The Russian defense ministry says that its forces have taken control of the settlement of Pivdenne in Donetsk region, Ukraine. (Reuters)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Attempted assassination of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
    • Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the military junta leader of Sudan, survives an assassination attempt carried out with a drone strike while he was visiting a military base in Gibet. Five people are killed. (Middle East Monitor)
• 2024 Southport riot
  • Riots occur in response to a previous mass stabbing in Southport, Merseyside. The right-wing English Defence League was present in front of a mosque, despite not having existed for over a decade. (The Guardian)
• Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria during the Israel–Hamas war
  • The United States carries out an airstrike near Hillah, Iraq, killing four members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units. Iraq condemns the strike, saying the US-led military coalition committed a "heinous crime" by targeting security sites and said the attacks were a serious violation of the coalition's mission and mandate. (Reuters)
• Kivu conflict
  • Angolan President João Lourenço announces that the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a ceasefire following Angola-mediated talks. (TRT Afrika)
• Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency
  • The Turkish defense ministry says that it targeted Kurdish militants in northern Iraq with air strikes, killing 13 people. (Reuters)
• Unidentified gunmen open fire on a bulletproof vehicle carrying local staff working for a United Nations development agency in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. No casualties have been reported. (TOI)

Business and economy

• Tesla recalls more than 1.8 million vehicles due to a hood issue that could increase the risk of a crash. An over-the-air software update for the issue was made available in June. (Quartz)
• Rex Airlines, Australia's third-largest airline, suspends all domestic Boeing 737 flights and enters voluntary administration. (AFR)
• Spain's competition watchdog fines online travel agency Booking.com with a record €413 million fine for "abusing its dominant position" in the past five years. (France 24)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Pacific typhoon season
  • Typhoon Gaemi
    • The death toll from torrential rains and floods caused by remnants of Typhoon Gaemi in Hunan, China, increases to 22. (Yahoo! Canada)
• 2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic
  • The World Health Organization reports that it is now "very likely" that poliovirus has infected Gazan citizens and is spreading among the population. The statement was released shortly after the Gaza Health Ministry declared a polio epidemic in the territory. (Reuters) (Barron's)
• 2024 Wayanad landslides
  • At least 162 people are killed, 191 others are injured, and more than 89 others are missing in landslides in Wayanad district, Kerala, India. (The Times of India) (Al Jazeera)
• Killucan helicopter crash
  • A helicopter crashes near Killucan, County Westmeath, Ireland, killing two people. (RTÉ)
• Five people are killed and nine others are injured when a boat capsizes on the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt. (Al Ahram)

International relations

• Algeria–France relations, Political status of Western Sahara
  • Algeria withdraws its ambassador from France after France declared its support for the Western Sahara Autonomy Proposal, which was proposed by Morocco in 2007. (RFI)
• Armenia–Turkey relations
  • Turkey and Armenia resume talks aimed at normalizing diplomatic relations and agree to simplify visa rules for some passport holders. (Al Arabiya)
• Foreign relations of Afghanistan
  • The Taliban suspends relations with 14 Afghan overseas diplomatic missions and announces that they will no longer accept consular documents issued by these missions. (RFE/RL)
• Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan relations
  • Kyrgyzstan says that 94% of its border with Tajikistan has been agreed upon by officials from both countries. (RFE/RL)
• Philippines–United States relations
  • U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces the allocation of $500 million to fund the Philippine military. (DW)

Law and crime

• 2024 Venezuelan protests
  • Freddy Superlano, a leading figure in Venezuela's opposition coalition, is arrested as the death toll from ongoing anti-Maduro protests increases to four. (Al Arabiya)
• American Indian boarding school gravesites
  • A federal investigation commissioned by U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland discovers that sixty-five federal American Indian boarding school sites have unmarked or marked gravesites, and confirms that "at least" 973 Native American children died at boarding schools, primarily from abuse and illness. (AP)
• British Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary is sentenced to life in prison with a minimum sentence of 28 years for directing the al-Muhajiroun militant network. (ABC News)
• Interpol announces that more than 200 people have been arrested and more than US$1.6 billion of illegal drugs and precursor chemicals seized as part of a two-month operation against narcotics trafficking conducted across Europe, North America, and Africa. (ABC News)
• Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardons a German citizen on death row. (Barron's)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Iranian presidential election
  • Masoud Pezeshkian is inaugurated as the ninth president of Iran. (France 24)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics
  • Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Olympic officials postpone the men's individual triathlon race due to poor water quality levels in the Seine river. (CNN)
    • Several athletes test positive for COVID-19, including Australian swimmer Lani Pallister, forcing her to withdraw from the 1500 metre freestyle swimming event. (Al Arabiya)
  • Brazil at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Brazil wins a bronze medal in women's artistic gymnastics team competition, their first ever medal in the event. (France 24)
  • United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • The United States wins a bronze medal in women's rugby, their first ever medal in the sport at the Olympics. (Fox News)

July 29, 2024 (2024-07-29) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Mali War
  • Battle of Tinzaouaten
    • The Wagner Group states that it and the Malian military sustained heavy losses in clashes with Tuareg rebels near the Algeria–Mali border. (Al Arabiya) (France 24)
    • The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine claims that it provided assistance to the Tuareg rebels in their battle against Wagner Group mercenaries in Mali. (The Guardian)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Ukrainian army sergeant Oleh Chaus reports that the Russian army captured the eastern Donetsk villages of Prohres and Vovche, citing insufficient weapon supplies, deficient training, and decreased motivation as causes of the setback. (AP)
• 2024 France railway arson attacks
  • French police arrest a far-left extremist who may have been behind an attack on the TGV long-distance train network ahead of the opening of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. (DW)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • Major international flagship airlines including Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, and Ethiopian Airlines cancel or delay flights at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport in Lebanon due to threats of Israeli retaliation towards Hezbollah. (Al Jazeera)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Human Rights Watch reports widespread acts of sexual violence in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, including gang rape and forced marriages committed by the army and Rapid Support Forces. (Reuters)
• Protesters taking part in a march in Gwadar, Pakistan, attack security forces deployed to guard them, killing a soldier and injuring 16 others, according to the Pakistani Army. (Reuters)
• Far-right Israeli protestors, including several members of the Knesset, storm the Sde Teiman detention camp after military police from the defense forces detained nine reservists on suspicion of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee. (Haaretz)

Business and economy

• The United Arab Emirates grants lottery licenses for the first time in the country's history. (Al Arabiya)

Disasters and accidents

• At least two people are killed and as many as 100 others are injured when a passenger train carrying 800 people collides with a Kamaz truck near Volgograd, Russia, and partially derails. (Al Arabiya)

International relations

• Guatemala–Mexico relations, Mexican drug war
  • The Guatemalan government grants temporary resident permits to over 200 Mexicans, mostly children, on humanitarian grounds as they escape drug violence. (AP)
• Panama–Venezuela relations, 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
  • Panama suspends diplomatic relations with Venezuela and withdraws its diplomatic personnel from the country until a full review of the presidential election results is concluded. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2024 Southport stabbing
  • Three children are killed and ten other people are injured in a mass stabbing at a dance school in Southport, Merseyside, England. A teenager is subsequently arrested. (BBC News)
• Sakina Muhammad Jan becomes the first person to be jailed under Australia's forced marriage laws after ordering her 21-year-old daughter to marry a man who later murdered her. (BBC News)
• The Grand National Assembly of Turkey approves a law ordering the euthanization of stray dogs that are sick or have been deemed aggressive. (SCMP)
• French police report multiple sabotage acts targeting telecommunications operators in parts of the country, affecting 11,000 clients, with the incidents being treated as vandalism. (DW) (Politico)
• King Mohammed VI of Morocco pardons jailed journalists Taoufik Bouachrine, Omar Radi, and Soulaimane Raissouni, along with 2,476 other convicts, as part of a gesture marking the 25th anniversary of his reign. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
  • Foreign relations of Venezuela
    • United States–Venezuela relations
      • United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken states that the U.S. government has "serious concerns" that the Venezuelan election results do not reflect "the will nor the votes of the Venezuelan people" and demands that Venezuelan electoral authorities publish fair and transparent election results, adding that the United States and the international community will "respond accordingly". (AP)
    • Venezuela recalls its diplomats in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay after those countries oppose the election results. (TRT World)
  • 2024 Venezuelan protests
    • At least one person is killed as protests occur throughout Venezuela due to the disputed election results. (AP) (Hindustan Times)
• 2024 Serbian environmental protests, Jadar mining project
  • Thousands of environmentalists and opposition group members protest across Serbia against a European Union–Serbian government lithium mining project meant to reduce its dependency on Chinese lithium that would seize and raze several rivers and forests. (AP)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics
  • Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Slovak deputy prime minister Tomáš Taraba announces that he will boycott the Olympics closing ceremony in response to being offended by what he called "progressive political theater" hosted by "drag queens" during the opening ceremony. (Anadolu Agency)
    • Olympic organisers cancel the second session of triathlon training due to water quality concerns in the Seine river. (France 24)

July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • Majdal Shams attack
    • Several nations, including the United States, Australia and multiple European nations, release travel advisories urging all their citizens not to travel to Lebanon, and for those residing there to leave as soon as possible in anticipation of an Israeli attack against Hezbollah. (Anadolu Ajansı)

Business and economy

• Foreign relations of Malaysia
  • Malaysia formally applies to become a member of the BRICS economic bloc and geopolitical organization. (Anadolu Ajansi)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Pacific typhoon season
  • Typhoon Gaemi
    • Fifteen people are killed and six others are injured by a landslide caused by remnants of Typhoon Gaemi in Hengyang, Hunan, China. (AP)
• 2024 California wildfires
  • The Park Fire in California, United States, spreads to more than 350,000 acres, with at least 134 structures being destroyed by the wildfires. (NBC News)
• 2024 Manila Bay oil spill
  • The Philippine Coast Guard finds and seals diesel fuel cargo leaks from MTKR Jason Bradley, the second vessel to sink in Manila Bay in one week, following MT Terra Nova's sinking. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
• 2024 Sudan floods, Sudanese refugee crisis
  • At least twelve people are killed by extensive flooding throughout Kassala State in eastern Sudan that submerged several internal displacement camps. (ILKHA)

International relations

• Russia–United States relations, Germany–Russia relations
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin threatens to position long-range missiles that could strike throughout Europe following the United States's announcement of plans to set up long-range missiles in Germany beginning in 2026. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
  • Venezuelans vote to elect their president. Incumbent Nicolás Maduro is standing for reelection for a third consecutive term. (BBC News)
  • Incumbent President Nicolás Maduro is declared the winner of the Venezuelan 2024 presidential election by the National Electoral Council. Opposition parties claim that there are irregularities in the election results. (AP)
  • The National Electoral Council announces that, with 80% of the ballots counted, Maduro's lead of exactly 51.20000% to González' 44.20000% is "striking and irreversible".(BBC) (Infobae)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics
  • Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Eleanor Harvey wins a bronze medal in fencing at the 2024 Olympics, making it the first medal Canada has ever won in fencing. (TSN)
  • France at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Léon Marchand wins 400m medley and broke the olympics record that was held by the American swimmer Michael Phelps. (The Guardian)
  • Moldova at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Denis Vieru wins the bronze medal in judo, making it the first medal Moldova has ever won in the sport. (HotNews)
  • South Korea at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • The South Korean women's archery team wins its tenth consecutive Olympic gold medal after beating the Chinese team in a tiebreaker that required a magnifying glass to determine the final score. (AP)
• 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
  • In Gaelic football, the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship concludes with Armagh defeating Galway in the final. (The Irish Times)

July 27, 2024 (2024-07-27) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • Majdal Shams attack
    • Twelve people, all children, are killed in rocket strikes on the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel claims that Hezbollah is responsible for the attack, but Hezbollah denies any involvement. (Reuters)
    • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows that Hezbollah will "pay a heavy price" which "it has not paid so far" in response to the attack. (Barron's)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2024 Ukrainian cyberattacks against Russia
    • Hackers from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine escalate "massive" cyberattacks on Russia's largest banks, prohibiting any cash or credit transactions. Cyberattacks also target Russian public transport systems, internet and mobile providers, and social networks. (Kyiv Post)
  • Russian forces capture the village of Lozovatske in Donetsk Oblast. (Anadolu Agency)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • More than fifty people, including fifteen children, are killed in Israeli attacks on a school used to shelter displaced people in Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
• Mali War
  • Battle of Tinzaouaten
    • Mali's Tuareg coalition CSP-PSD claimed to have killed and wounded dozens of Malian Armed Forces soldiers and Wagner Group mercenaries on the outskirts of Tinzaouaten. Russian sources said the head of the Wagner-affiliated Grey Zone Telegram channel, which has 560,000 subscribers, died in the battle. The status of Wagner Group leader Anton Yelizarov is currently unknown. (VOA)
• Sudanese civil war
  • At least 22 people are killed and 75 others are injured in a Rapid Support Forces attack on Al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• The ancient Roman Appian Way, the oldest Roman road which began construction in 312 B.C., is added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• Seven people are killed and others injured after a stampede during a concert at the Stade des Martyrs stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)

Health and environment

• Iran orders all government offices and commercial institutions to close tomorrow due to ongoing country-wide heatwaves. (ABC) (Bloomberg)

Law and crime

• Eight people are killed and five others are injured when a vehicle hits pedestrians in Changsha, Hunan, China. The perpetrator is arrested. (AP)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics, Canada Soccer drone spying scandal
  • In response to the spying incident involving the Canada women's national soccer team coaching staff using drones to spy on the New Zealand team, FIFA deducts six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women's football tournament and bans three coaches for one year, including head coach Bev Priestman. (Al Jazeera)
• 2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
  • In association football, Spain defeats the Netherlands 2–1 in the final to win their sixth UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title. (UEFA)

July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26) (Friday)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Gillette Pilatus PC-12 crash
  • A plane crashes in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States, just north of Gillette, starting a wildfire and killing all seven people onboard, including three members of the gospel group The Nelons. (WSB-TV)

International relations

• China–India relations, Sino-Indian border dispute
  • China and India agree to cooperate in withdrawing all their troops from their disputed border, with aims of peacefully achieving "complete disengagement" from the border conflict as quickly as possible. (AP)
• European Union–Russia relations, International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • The European Union sends its first transfer of €1.5 billion (US$1.63 billion) in proceeds from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine for military and infrastructure support. The Kremlin denounces the transfer as "illegal" under international law and pledges legal retaliation. (AP) (Reuters)
• Finland–Russia relations
  • Finland reports that a Russian Navy Baltic Sea fleet vessel trespassed on Finnish territorial waters in the eastern Gulf of Finland. (Reuters)
• Italy–Syria relations
  • Italy appoints an ambassador to Syria after 12 years, becoming the first G7 country to do so. (Reuters)
• Philippines–United States relations, ChinaAngVirus disinformation campaign
  • A former top United States official states that the Department of Defense covertly admits to conducting a mass disinformation campaign targeting the Philippines using social media bots and fake accounts to discredit the safety of Chinese CoronaVac vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, following public denial of involvement in June. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2024 France railway arson attacks
  • Arson attacks on TGV infrastructure disrupt rail services in France. (The Guardian)
• International Criminal Court investigation in Palestine
  • The United Kingdom drops its challenge to the International Criminal Court's issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. (Reuters)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • U.S. President Joe Biden adds Lebanon to the Deferred Enforced Departure list, temporarily protecting Lebanese citizens residing in the United States from deportation for 18 months, in response to growing tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. (Detroit Free Press)
• Former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards is charged with making child pornography. (The Guardian)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics
  • The opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympics take place on the banks of the River Seine and the Jardins du Trocadéro in Paris, France. (NBC News)

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• 30: Onyeka Onwenu
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• 16: Joe Bryant
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See also – List of ongoing proxy wars

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