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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 143549" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign" target="_blank">Eastern Ukraine campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_forces" target="_blank">Ukrainian forces</a> retreat from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urozhaine%2C_Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Urozhaine</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-urozhaine-donetsk-map-army-b2582070.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_%28Russia%29" target="_blank">defence ministry</a> announce that its troops captured the village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurivka%2C_Bakhmut_Raion%2C_Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Yuryivka</a> in Donetsk Oblast. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/19/russian-army-says-captured-another-village-in-east-ukraine-" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement" target="_blank">2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Police" target="_blank">Police</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" target="_blank">Dhaka</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" target="_blank">Bangladesh</a>, ban all public rallies and protests in the city and impose a nationwide curfew, one day after protestors set fire to government buildings in the city. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/7/19/bangladesh-bans-rallies-as-violent-protests-spiral-out-of-control" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/communications-disrupted-bangladesh-amid-student-protests-2024-07-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis" target="_blank">Red Sea crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least one person is killed and ten others are injured when a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze_drone" target="_blank">kamikaze drone</a> strikes central <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv" target="_blank">Tel Aviv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>, near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv_Branch_Office_of_the_Embassy_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">United States embassy</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement" target="_blank">Houthis</a> claim responsibility for the attack, and also issue an announcement that that they will be providing details on a planned military operation on Tel Aviv soon. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-july-19-2024/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a> <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/07/19/tel-aviv-israel-explosion" target="_blank">(Axios)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadar_mine" target="_blank">Jadar mining project</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia" target="_blank">Serbia</a> sign a deal to develop a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_mining" target="_blank">lithium mining</a> project and production chains for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_batteries" target="_blank">batteries for electric vehicles</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/eu-serbia-sign-key-lithium-deal/a-69712085" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Haitian crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 40 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitians" target="_blank">Haitians</a> are killed and several others are injured when a boat travelling to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands" target="_blank">Turks and Caicos Islands</a> catches fire. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/19/40-migrants-dead-after-boat-catches-fire-off-haiti" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_allegations_against_UNRWA" target="_blank">Israeli allegations against UNRWA</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> announces the resumption of funding to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNRWA" target="_blank">UNRWA</a> agency. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/19/uk-to-resume-funding-to-un-agency-for-palestinian-refugees" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" target="_blank">Palestine–European Union relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission" target="_blank">European Commission</a> announces <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loan" target="_blank">loans</a> and grants totalling €400 million (US$435.5 million) to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Authority" target="_blank">Palestinian Authority</a> to prevent the government's financial collapse. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/fearing-palestinian-authority-collapse-eu-promises-435-mln-aid-2024-07-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Belarus" target="_blank">Capital punishment in Belarus</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minsk" target="_blank">Minsk</a> Regional Court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus" target="_blank">Belarus</a>, in a secretive trial, sentences a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">German</a> national to death over alleged crimes including terrorism and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercenary" target="_blank">mercenary</a> activity. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/belarus-sentences-german-man-to-death-for-terrorism-rights-group/a-69716052" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_humanitarian_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Gaza humanitarian crisis</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Societal_breakdown_in_the_Gaza_Strip_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Societal breakdown in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> reports that &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchy" target="_blank">anarchy</a>&quot; and societal breakdown is expanding across the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a> due to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli</a> military destabilization, citing an increase in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looting" target="_blank">looting</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrajudicial_killing" target="_blank">extrajudicial killings</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police" target="_blank">police</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarianism" target="_blank">humanitarian</a> workers. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-rights-office-says-anarchy-spreading-gaza-2024-07-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICJ_case_on_Israel%27s_occupation_of_the_Palestinian_territories" target="_blank">ICJ case on Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_and_apartheid" target="_blank">Israel and apartheid</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Court_of_Justice" target="_blank">International Court of Justice</a> rules that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>'s land annexation and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlements" target="_blank">settlement</a> construction in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Jerusalem" target="_blank">East Jerusalem</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a> is unlawful, and demands an end to these practices &quot;as soon as possible&quot;. The Court also rules that Israel's occupation in the West Bank amounts to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_of_apartheid" target="_blank">apartheid</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/icj-court-israel-palestinians-settlements-2d5178500c0410341b252335859f2316" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/icj-delivers-landmark-opinion-57-year-israeli-occupation" target="_blank">(Middle East Eye)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yekaterinburg" target="_blank">Yekaterinburg</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>, convicts <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">American</a> journalist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Gershkovich" target="_blank">Evan Gershkovich</a> of spying and sentences him to 16 years in prison. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/19/media/evan-gershkovich-espionage-trial-verdict-intl/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistani</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Counter_Terrorism_Authority" target="_blank">counter-terrorism authorities</a> arrest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amin_al-Haq" target="_blank">Amin al-Haq</a>, a high-ranking member of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda" target="_blank">Al-Qaeda</a> and a close confidant of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden" target="_blank">Osama bin Laden</a>. <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/bin-laden-and-al-qaeda-associate-amin-ul-haq-arrested-by-pakistan/articleshow/111860921.cms" target="_blank">(Times Of India)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia" target="_blank">Tunisian</a> court sentences opposition party leader Lotfi Mraihi, a potential presidential candidate, to eight months in prison on a charge of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote_buying" target="_blank">vote buying</a>, and also bans Mraihi from running in presidential elections. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tunisian-court-jails-opposition-leader-bans-him-presidential-elections-2024-07-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguist" target="_blank">linguist</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_nationalism" target="_blank">nationalist</a> politician, and former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Deputy_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">People's Deputy</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iryna_Farion" target="_blank">Iryna Farion</a> is shot and killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lviv" target="_blank">Lviv</a> by an unknown assailant. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/gunman-wounds-nationalist-former-parliamentarian-ukraines-lviv-2024-07-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_CrowdStrike_incident" target="_blank">2024 CrowdStrike incident</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Numerous organizations worldwide experience service disruptions due to a faulty <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrowdStrike" target="_blank">CrowdStrike</a> update resulting in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_screen_of_death" target="_blank">blue screens of death</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" target="_blank">Microsoft Windows</a> computers. <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/19/24201717/windows-bsod-crowdstrike-outage-issue" target="_blank">(The Verge)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines" target="_blank">American Airlines</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines" target="_blank">Delta Air Lines</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines" target="_blank">United Airlines</a> order a temporary global <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_stop" target="_blank">ground stop</a> of many of their flights in response to the widespread computer outages. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/american-airlines-issues-global-ground-stop-flights/story?id=112092372" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_July_19" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 143549, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign']Eastern Ukraine campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_forces']Ukrainian forces[/URL] retreat from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urozhaine%2C_Donetsk_Oblast']Urozhaine[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-urozhaine-donetsk-map-army-b2582070.html']([I]The Independent[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_%28Russia%29']defence ministry[/URL] announce that its troops captured the village of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurivka%2C_Bakhmut_Raion%2C_Donetsk_Oblast']Yuryivka[/URL] in Donetsk Oblast. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/19/russian-army-says-captured-another-village-in-east-ukraine-'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement']2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Police']Police[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka']Dhaka[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh']Bangladesh[/URL], ban all public rallies and protests in the city and impose a nationwide curfew, one day after protestors set fire to government buildings in the city. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/7/19/bangladesh-bans-rallies-as-violent-protests-spiral-out-of-control'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/communications-disrupted-bangladesh-amid-student-protests-2024-07-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis']Red Sea crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least one person is killed and ten others are injured when a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze_drone']kamikaze drone[/URL] strikes central [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv']Tel Aviv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL], near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv_Branch_Office_of_the_Embassy_of_the_United_States']United States embassy[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement']Houthis[/URL] claim responsibility for the attack, and also issue an announcement that that they will be providing details on a planned military operation on Tel Aviv soon. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-july-19-2024/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.axios.com/2024/07/19/tel-aviv-israel-explosion'](Axios)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadar_mine']Jadar mining project[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia']Serbia[/URL] sign a deal to develop a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_mining']lithium mining[/URL] project and production chains for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_batteries']batteries for electric vehicles[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/eu-serbia-sign-key-lithium-deal/a-69712085'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29']Haitian crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 40 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitians']Haitians[/URL] are killed and several others are injured when a boat travelling to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands']Turks and Caicos Islands[/URL] catches fire. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/19/40-migrants-dead-after-boat-catches-fire-off-haiti'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_allegations_against_UNRWA']Israeli allegations against UNRWA[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL] announces the resumption of funding to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNRWA']UNRWA[/URL] agency. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/19/uk-to-resume-funding-to-un-agency-for-palestinian-refugees'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine%E2%80%93European_Union_relations']Palestine–European Union relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission']European Commission[/URL] announces [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loan']loans[/URL] and grants totalling €400 million (US$435.5 million) to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Authority']Palestinian Authority[/URL] to prevent the government's financial collapse. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/fearing-palestinian-authority-collapse-eu-promises-435-mln-aid-2024-07-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Belarus']Capital punishment in Belarus[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minsk']Minsk[/URL] Regional Court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus']Belarus[/URL], in a secretive trial, sentences a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']German[/URL] national to death over alleged crimes including terrorism and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercenary']mercenary[/URL] activity. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/belarus-sentences-german-man-to-death-for-terrorism-rights-group/a-69716052'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_humanitarian_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Gaza humanitarian crisis[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Societal_breakdown_in_the_Gaza_Strip_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Societal breakdown in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] reports that "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchy']anarchy[/URL]" and societal breakdown is expanding across the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL] due to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli[/URL] military destabilization, citing an increase in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looting']looting[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrajudicial_killing']extrajudicial killings[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police']police[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarianism']humanitarian[/URL] workers. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-rights-office-says-anarchy-spreading-gaza-2024-07-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICJ_case_on_Israel%27s_occupation_of_the_Palestinian_territories']ICJ case on Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_and_apartheid']Israel and apartheid[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Court_of_Justice']International Court of Justice[/URL] rules that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]'s land annexation and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlements']settlement[/URL] construction in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Jerusalem']East Jerusalem[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL] is unlawful, and demands an end to these practices "as soon as possible". The Court also rules that Israel's occupation in the West Bank amounts to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_of_apartheid']apartheid[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/icj-court-israel-palestinians-settlements-2d5178500c0410341b252335859f2316'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/icj-delivers-landmark-opinion-57-year-israeli-occupation']([I]Middle East Eye[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yekaterinburg']Yekaterinburg[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL], convicts [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']American[/URL] journalist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Gershkovich']Evan Gershkovich[/URL] of spying and sentences him to 16 years in prison. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/19/media/evan-gershkovich-espionage-trial-verdict-intl/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistani[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Counter_Terrorism_Authority']counter-terrorism authorities[/URL] arrest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amin_al-Haq']Amin al-Haq[/URL], a high-ranking member of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda']Al-Qaeda[/URL] and a close confidant of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden']Osama bin Laden[/URL]. [URL='https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/bin-laden-and-al-qaeda-associate-amin-ul-haq-arrested-by-pakistan/articleshow/111860921.cms']([I]Times Of India[/I])[/URL] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia']Tunisian[/URL] court sentences opposition party leader Lotfi Mraihi, a potential presidential candidate, to eight months in prison on a charge of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote_buying']vote buying[/URL], and also bans Mraihi from running in presidential elections. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tunisian-court-jails-opposition-leader-bans-him-presidential-elections-2024-07-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguist']linguist[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_nationalism']nationalist[/URL] politician, and former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Deputy_of_Ukraine']People's Deputy[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iryna_Farion']Iryna Farion[/URL] is shot and killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lviv']Lviv[/URL] by an unknown assailant. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/gunman-wounds-nationalist-former-parliamentarian-ukraines-lviv-2024-07-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_CrowdStrike_incident']2024 CrowdStrike incident[/URL] [LIST] [*]Numerous organizations worldwide experience service disruptions due to a faulty [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrowdStrike']CrowdStrike[/URL] update resulting in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_screen_of_death']blue screens of death[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows']Microsoft Windows[/URL] computers. [URL='https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/19/24201717/windows-bsod-crowdstrike-outage-issue'](The Verge)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines']American Airlines[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines']Delta Air Lines[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines']United Airlines[/URL] order a temporary global [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_stop']ground stop[/URL] of many of their flights in response to the widespread computer outages. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/US/american-airlines-issues-global-ground-stop-flights/story?id=112092372'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_July_19"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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