Current events: 2023-07-01

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Nahel Merzouk protests
  • President Emmanuel Macron cancels a state visit to Germany, the first in 23 years, as riots continue across France. More than 1,300 people have now been arrested, and 79 police officers have been injured. (BBC News)
  • Looters raid a gun shop in Marseille, stealing eight hunting rifles and ammunition before police intervene. (Sky News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 heat waves
  • It is announced that more than 100 people have died across Mexico as a result of two weeks of heat waves in the country. (Reuters)
• 2023 Buldhana bus accident
  • At least 25 people are killed when a wedding bus crashes and catches fire in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India. (CNN)

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