Current events: 2023-07-05

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Kyiv court explosion
  • Igor Gumenyuk, a defendant at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court in the center of Kyiv and a former member of the Sich Battalion, dies after injuring two police officers in an alleged escape attempt. (Meduza)

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • July 2023 Jenin incursion
    • The Israeli military has withdrawn its troops from a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The operation lasted for two days and resulted in the deaths of at least 13 Palestinians, the displacement of thousands of people, and widespread damage. One Israeli soldier was also killed. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 15 people are killed by flash floods triggered by torrential rain in Chongqing, China. (Reuters)
• A bus plunges into a ravine near Magdalena Peñasco in Oaxaca, Mexico, killing 27 people and injuring 17 others. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

• Iran–Saudi Arabia relations, Iran–Kuwait relations
  • Saudi Arabia announces that it has rejected Iranian claims to partial ownership of the Durra gas field, following announcements from Kuwait, with plans to jointly develop the gas field. (The Cradle) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• The United States Secret Service confirms that cocaine was discovered in the West Wing of the White House on July 1, which led to a brief evacuation of the complex. President Joe Biden has been briefed on the matter. (BBC News)

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