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- Israel–Hamas war
- Siege of Gaza City
- At least 12 Palestinians are killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza City and Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip. (Anandolu Ajansi)
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Siege of Gaza City
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Ukraine–NATO relations
- NATO establishes a new command centre in Wiesbaden, Germany, to plan and coordinate support for the Ukrainian military as part of the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine. (Euronews)
- Ukraine–NATO relations
- 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
- Over 100 people are wounded in violent clashes in Dhaka, Bangladesh, between supporters of the ruling Awami League party and opposition demonstrators protesting government job quotas which benefit pro-government families. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 35 people are killed in Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan due to severe storms. (AP)
International relations
Law and crime
- Disappearance of Jay Slater
- A body believed to be the missing 19-year-old Jay Slater from Lancashire, United Kingdom, is found near where he was reported missing in Tenerife after a 28-day search. (BBC News)
- Federal prosecution of Donald Trump
- Former president Donald Trump's criminal prosecution over his alleged mishandling of classified documents is dismissed by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who states that the Special Counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed and lacked the authority to bring the case to court. (Reuters)
- The prime suspect arrested over the discovery of nine mutilated female bodies in a rubbish dump in the Mukuru slums of Nairobi, Kenya, confesses to killing 42 women. Another man is also arrested. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 Republican National Convention, 2024 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection
- Former president Donald Trump selects Ohio senator J. D. Vance as his vice-presidential running mate. (The Hill)
- 2024 Republican National Convention, 2024 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection
- 2024 Rwandan general election
- Rwandans vote to elect their president between incumbent Paul Kagame and two other candidates, along with 80 members of the Chamber of Deputies. (Reuters)
- 2024 Syrian parliamentary election
- Syrians vote to elect the 250 members of their parliament. (AP)
- Arrest of Imran Khan, 2023 Pakistani protests
- Pakistan moves forward a case to ban Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party due to alleged use of illegal foreign funds and party supporter protests at military installations, and pushes charges of treason for Imran Khan and former President Arif Alvi. (Reuters)
- Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas resigns in order to take on her new role as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European External Action Service. (Politico)
Science and technology
- In the journal Nature Astronomy, American and Italian scientists announce the discovery of a lunar cave, approximately {{conv|250|mi|km}} from Apollo 11's landing site. (AP) (Nature Astronomy)
Sports
- 2024 Copa América
- In association football, defending champions Argentina defeat Colombia 1–0 after extra time in the final match to win a record 16th Copa América title, with Lautaro Martínez scoring the winning goal in the 112th minute. Kick-off was delayed by 82 minutes due to fans breaching the security gates of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States, the venue of the match. (AP) (The New York Times)
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