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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian forces strike a residential area in Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, killing four civilians and injuring 11 others, according to governor Yuriy Malashko. (Reuters)
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Business and economy
- European Union–United States relations
- The European Commission and the U.S. government sign a new data communication agreement aimed at resolving legal uncertainties that European and American companies face when transferring personal data. However, non-profit organization NOYB plans to challenge the agreement. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Three people are killed and eight others are missing after heavy rains trigger landslides in Kyushu and Chūgoku, Japan. (The Japan Times)
Health and environment
- Effects of climate change
- The World Meteorological Organization reports that Earth experienced its hottest week on record at the start of July, attributing the unprecedented temperatures to climate change and early stages of El Niño. (AFP via RFI)
- In a study published in the medical journal Nature Medicine, researchers from the Barcelona Centre for International Health Research and Inserm estimate that Europe's 2022 record heat waves resulted in 61,672 deaths. (AP)
International relations
- Enlargement of NATO
- Sweden–NATO relations
- Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agrees to send Sweden's NATO accession protocol to the Grand National Assembly. (AP)
- Sweden–NATO relations
Law and crime
- School attacks in China
- Six people, including three children, are killed and another is injured during a mass stabbing at a kindergarten in Lianjiang, Guangdong, China. The suspect is detained by the police. (India Today)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Dutch government crisis, 2023 Dutch general election
- Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte announces his retirement from politics following the collapse of his cabinet. (AP)
- Campaigns are announced by other Dutch parties, a push for general election is also put on by opposition of Rutte’s administration. (EuroNews)
- 2023 Uzbek presidential election
- Uzbek authorities say that the incumbent Shavkat Mirziyoyev is reelected with 87.1% of the votes. (Reuters)
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