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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Bombing of Odesa
- Russian forces strike Odesa with missiles and drones, injuring three people and damaging civilian infrastructure. (CNN International)
- Bombing of Odesa
- Murder of Agnes Wanjiru
- Kenya launches an inquiry into the British army, focusing on the activities of the British Army Training Unit Kenya, amid allegations of murder, sexual abuse, and damage to land near the base. (The Guardian)
- At least three people are killed and seven others are injured in an explosion at a hotel in Khost, Afghanistan. (AP)
Business and economy
- 2022–2023 food crises
- France announces that supermarket prices increased 13.1% in July on an annualized basis according to data from the national statistics bureau. (INSEE)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Hawaii wildfires
- Shares in Hawaiian Electric Industries drop 30% after the company was sued for refusing to shut down power lines. Lawsuits are also filed against three other power companies that oversee the state. (CNBC) (Radar Online)
- The wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, United States, are ranked as the fifth deadliest wildfire in American history. (ABC News)
- 2023 Tunisia migrant boat disasters
- Five people are killed and seven others are missing when a boat carrying 35 migrants from Sfax, Tunisia, sinks in the Mediterranean Sea. (AFP via RFI)
- Land mines in Cambodia
- A secondary school in Kratié, Cambodia, which was once a supply depot during the country's civil war, temporarily closes after over 2,000 pieces of unexploded ordnance are found. (AP)
- 34 miners are missing after a landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar. (NOS) (BBC News)
- At least 11 people are killed and nine others are injured in a collision between a truck and a minibus near Lanjik, Armenia. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
- Twelve people are killed and 50 others are injured in an explosion at a gas station in Makhachkala, Russia. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
- Health Minister Ayesha Verrall announces that New Zealand will end their COVID-19 restrictions including mask mandates and 7-day quarantines. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
Law and crime
- Terrorism in Europe
- French prosecutors announce that police are investigating bomb threats at the Eiffel Tower that resulted in two evacuations of the tower on Saturday. (AFP via The Manila Times)
- Terrorism in the United States
- The Philadelphia District Attorney and the FBI announce charges against a 17-year-old Philadelphia resident for allegedly plotting terrorism on behalf of an Al-Qaeda-linked group. (CBS News)
- Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announces a referendum on the acceptance of "thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa" as part of a European Union relocation plan. (AP)
Politics and elections
- Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš announces his resignation and also says that his government will step down this week citing a breakdown in relations within his multi-party government. (Reuters)
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