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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 144593" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israel–Hezbollah conflict </a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Haret_Hreik_airstrike" target="_blank">2024 Haret Hreik airstrike</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> launches a missile attack on southern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut" target="_blank">Beirut</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>, killing at least three civilians and injuring 74 others. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/7/30/israel-lebanon-tensions-live-israel-strikes-building-in-beirut-suburbs" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An Israeli civilian is killed in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HaGoshrim" target="_blank">HaGoshrim</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibbutz" target="_blank">kibbutz</a> by a rocket fired from Lebanon. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/hezbollah-israel-conflict-not-inevitable-us-defense-secretary-says-2024-07-30/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<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/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_%28Russia%29" target="_blank">defense ministry</a> says that its forces have taken control of the settlement of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pivdenne%2C_Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Pivdenne</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_region" target="_blank">Donetsk region</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-its-forces-took-control-pivdenne-eastern-ukraine-2024-07-30/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party_insurgency" target="_blank">Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkiye" target="_blank">Turkish</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Defense_%28Turkey%29" target="_blank">defense ministry</a> says that it targeted <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party" target="_blank">Kurdish militants</a> in northern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a> with air strikes, killing 13 people. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-says-it-killed-13-kurdish-militants-northern-iraq-2024-07-30/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Unidentified gunmen open fire on a bulletproof vehicle carrying local staff working for a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Development_Programme" target="_blank">development agency</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dera_Ismail_Khan" target="_blank">Dera Ismail Khan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>. No casualties have been reported. <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/gunmen-open-fire-on-a-vehicle-carrying-un-staff-in-northwest-pakistan-no-casualties/articleshow/112137504.cms" target="_blank">(Times of India)</a></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla%2C_Inc." target="_blank">Tesla</a> recalls more than 1.8 million vehicles due to a hood issue that could increase the risk of a crash. An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over-the-air_update" target="_blank">over-the-air</a> software update for the issue was made available in June. <a href="https://qz.com/tesla-recall-electric-vehicles-models-hood-issues-nhtsa-1851608569" target="_blank">(Quartz)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Airlines" target="_blank">Rex Airlines</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a>'s third-largest airline, suspends all domestic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737" target="_blank">Boeing 737</a> flights and enters <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_administration" target="_blank">voluntary administration</a>. <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/transport/rex-grounds-city-flights-virgin-steps-in-to-rescue-passengers-20240730-p5jxqz" target="_blank">(Financial Review)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comisi%C3%B3n_Nacional_de_los_Mercados_y_la_Competencia" target="_blank">competition watchdog</a> fines online travel agency <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booking.com" target="_blank">Booking.com</a> with a record €413 million fine for &quot;abusing its dominant position&quot; in the past five years. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240730-spain-watchdog-fines-booking-com-413-mn-euros" target="_blank">(France 24)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Pacific_typhoon_season" target="_blank">2024 Pacific typhoon season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Gaemi" target="_blank">Typhoon Gaemi</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from torrential rains and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood" target="_blank">floods</a> caused by remnants of Typhoon Gaemi in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunan" target="_blank">Hunan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>, increases to 22. <a href="https://ca.news.yahoo.com/china-reports-7-more-deaths-055422462.html" target="_blank">(Yahoo! Canada)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Gaza_Strip_polio_epidemic" target="_blank">2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization" target="_blank">World Health Organization</a> reports that it is now &quot;very likely&quot; that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poliovirus" target="_blank">poliovirus</a> has infected <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Gazan citizens</a> and is spreading among the population. The statement was released shortly after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Health_Ministry" target="_blank">Gaza Health Ministry</a> declared a polio <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemic" target="_blank">epidemic</a> in the territory. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/polio-cases-very-likely-gaza-population-who-says-2024-07-30/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/gaza-health-ministry-declares-territory-polio-epidemic-area-24da98d1" target="_blank">(Barron's)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Wayanad_landslides" target="_blank">2024 Wayanad landslides</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 133 people are killed, 191 others are injured, and more than 98 others are missing in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide" target="_blank">landslides</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayanad_district" target="_blank">Wayanad district</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala" target="_blank">Kerala</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/wayanad-landslide-news-live-updates-hundreds-feared-trapped-govt-launches-massive-rescue-operation/liveblog/112122036.cms" target="_blank">(The Times of India)</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/30/several-feared-dead-hundreds-trapped-after-landslides-hit-indias-kerala" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killucan_helicopter_crash" target="_blank">Killucan helicopter crash</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A helicopter crashes near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killucan_and_Rathwire" target="_blank">Killucan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Westmeath" target="_blank">County Westmeath</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland" target="_blank">Ireland</a>, killing two people. <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0730/1462669-helicopter-crash/" target="_blank">(RTÉ)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are killed and nine others are injured when a boat capsizes on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_River" target="_blank">Nile River</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo" target="_blank">Cairo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank">Egypt</a>. <a href="https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1235/528121/Egypt/Urban--Transport/UPDATED-Egyptians,-Saudis-among--casualties-in-Cai.aspx" target="_blank">(Al Ahram)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria%E2%80%93France_relations" target="_blank">Algeria–France relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Western_Sahara" target="_blank">Politics of Western Sahara</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria" target="_blank">Algeria</a> withdraws its ambassador from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> after France recognizes the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sahara_Autonomy_Proposal" target="_blank">Western Sahara Autonomy Proposal</a>, which was proposed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco" target="_blank">Morocco</a> in 2007. <a href="https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20240730-algeria-recalls-ambassador-after-france-backs-moroccan-plan-for-western-sahara" target="_blank">(RFI)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Turkey_relations" target="_blank">Armenia–Turkey relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia" target="_blank">Armenia</a> resume talks aimed at normalizing diplomatic relations and agree to simplify visa rules for some passport holders. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/30/turkey-armenia-make-progress-in-normalization-talks" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Afghanistan" target="_blank">Foreign relations of Afghanistan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban" target="_blank">Taliban</a> suspends relations with 14 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghan</a> overseas diplomatic missions and announces that they will no longer accept consular documents issued by these missions. <a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-diplomatic-missions-afghanistan/33056291.html" target="_blank">(Radio Free Europe)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan%E2%80%93Tajikistan_relations" target="_blank">Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" target="_blank">Kyrgyz</a> government spokesman Nazirbek Borubaev says that 94% of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan%E2%80%93Tajikistan_border" target="_blank">Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border</a> has been agreed upon by officials from both countries. <a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-border-demarcation-delimitation/33056219.html" target="_blank">(Radio Free Europe)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Philippines–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" target="_blank">United States Secretary of State</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Blinken" target="_blank">Antony Blinken</a> announces the allocation of $500 million to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">fund</a> the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">Philippine military</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/us-announces-500-million-for-philippine-defenses/a-69806093" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Venezuelan_protests" target="_blank">2024 Venezuelan protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Superlano" target="_blank">Freddy Superlano</a>, a leading figure in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a>'s opposition coalition, is arrested as the death toll from ongoing anti-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro" target="_blank">Maduro</a> protests increases to four. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/30/death-toll-rises-to-four-in-anti-maduro-protests-in-venezuela" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_boarding_school_gravesites" target="_blank">American Indian boarding school gravesites</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A federal investigation commissioned by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Interior" target="_blank">United States Secretary of the Interior</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_Haaland" target="_blank">Deb Haaland</a> discovers that sixty-five <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_boarding_schools" target="_blank">federal American Indian boarding school</a> sites have <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmarked_grave" target="_blank">unmarked</a> or marked <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave" target="_blank">gravesites</a>, and confirms that &quot;at least&quot; 973 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">Native American</a> children died at boarding schools, primarily from abuse and illness. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/indian-boarding-schools-deaths-investigation-82645234fe9d7ce689e8375a51d7e161" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">British</a> Islamic preacher <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anjem_Choudary" target="_blank">Anjem Choudary</a> is sentenced to life in prison with a minimum sentence of 28 years for directing the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Muhajiroun" target="_blank">al-Muhajiroun</a> militant network. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/radical-british-preacher-anjem-choudary-sentenced-life-prison-112397501" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol" target="_blank">Interpol</a> announces that more than 200 people have been arrested and more than $1.6 billion of illegal drugs and precursor chemicals seized as part of a two-month operation against narcotics trafficking conducted across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" target="_blank">Europe</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America" target="_blank">North America</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa" target="_blank">Africa</a>. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/interpol-anti-narcotics-operation-leads-206-arrests-seizure-112392660" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Belarus" target="_blank">President of Belarus</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko" target="_blank">Alexander Lukashenko</a> pardons a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">German</a> citizen who was facing the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_penalty" target="_blank">death penalty</a>. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/belarus-pardons-german-man-facing-execution-state-media-eb9cdafe" target="_blank">(Barron's)</a></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics" target="_blank">2024 Summer Olympics</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerns_and_controversies_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics" target="_blank">Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Olympic officials postpone the men's individual <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triathlon" target="_blank">triathlon</a> race due to poor water quality levels in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seine" target="_blank">Seine</a> river. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/29/sport/seine-pollution-olympics-triathlon-postponed-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Several athletes test positive for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19" target="_blank">COVID-19</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australian</a> swimmer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lani_Pallister" target="_blank">Lani Pallister</a>, forcing her to withdraw from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_1500_metre_freestyle" target="_blank">the 1500 metre freestyle</a> swimming event. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2024/07/30/covid-19-looms-over-2024-paris-olympics-with-several-athletes-testing-positive" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics" target="_blank">United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> wins a bronze medal in women's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_sevens" target="_blank">rugby</a>, their first ever medal in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_sevens_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics" target="_blank">sport at the Olympics</a>. <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/usa-womens-rugby-sevens-team-upsets-australia-win-bronze-medal-walk-off-fashion" target="_blank">(Fox News)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 144593, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Israel–Hezbollah conflict [/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Haret_Hreik_airstrike']2024 Haret Hreik airstrike[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] launches a missile attack on southern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut']Beirut[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL], killing at least three civilians and injuring 74 others. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/7/30/israel-lebanon-tensions-live-israel-strikes-building-in-beirut-suburbs'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]An Israeli civilian is killed in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HaGoshrim']HaGoshrim[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibbutz']kibbutz[/URL] by a rocket fired from Lebanon. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/hezbollah-israel-conflict-not-inevitable-us-defense-secretary-says-2024-07-30/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/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/Russia']Russia[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_%28Russia%29']defense ministry[/URL] says that its forces have taken control of the settlement of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pivdenne%2C_Donetsk_Oblast']Pivdenne[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_region']Donetsk region[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-its-forces-took-control-pivdenne-eastern-ukraine-2024-07-30/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party_insurgency']Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkiye']Turkish[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Defense_%28Turkey%29']defense ministry[/URL] says that it targeted [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party']Kurdish militants[/URL] in northern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL] with air strikes, killing 13 people. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-says-it-killed-13-kurdish-militants-northern-iraq-2024-07-30/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Unidentified gunmen open fire on a bulletproof vehicle carrying local staff working for a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Development_Programme']development agency[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dera_Ismail_Khan']Dera Ismail Khan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL]. No casualties have been reported. [URL='https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/gunmen-open-fire-on-a-vehicle-carrying-un-staff-in-northwest-pakistan-no-casualties/articleshow/112137504.cms']([I]Times of India[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla%2C_Inc.']Tesla[/URL] recalls more than 1.8 million vehicles due to a hood issue that could increase the risk of a crash. An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over-the-air_update']over-the-air[/URL] software update for the issue was made available in June. [URL='https://qz.com/tesla-recall-electric-vehicles-models-hood-issues-nhtsa-1851608569'](Quartz)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Airlines']Rex Airlines[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL]'s third-largest airline, suspends all domestic [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737']Boeing 737[/URL] flights and enters [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_administration']voluntary administration[/URL]. [URL='https://www.afr.com/companies/transport/rex-grounds-city-flights-virgin-steps-in-to-rescue-passengers-20240730-p5jxqz'](Financial Review)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comisi%C3%B3n_Nacional_de_los_Mercados_y_la_Competencia']competition watchdog[/URL] fines online travel agency [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booking.com']Booking.com[/URL] with a record €413 million fine for "abusing its dominant position" in the past five years. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240730-spain-watchdog-fines-booking-com-413-mn-euros'](France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Pacific_typhoon_season']2024 Pacific typhoon season[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Gaemi']Typhoon Gaemi[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from torrential rains and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood']floods[/URL] caused by remnants of Typhoon Gaemi in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunan']Hunan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL], increases to 22. [URL='https://ca.news.yahoo.com/china-reports-7-more-deaths-055422462.html'](Yahoo! Canada)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Gaza_Strip_polio_epidemic']2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization']World Health Organization[/URL] reports that it is now "very likely" that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poliovirus']poliovirus[/URL] has infected [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Gazan citizens[/URL] and is spreading among the population. The statement was released shortly after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Health_Ministry']Gaza Health Ministry[/URL] declared a polio [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemic']epidemic[/URL] in the territory. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/polio-cases-very-likely-gaza-population-who-says-2024-07-30/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/gaza-health-ministry-declares-territory-polio-epidemic-area-24da98d1']([I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Wayanad_landslides']2024 Wayanad landslides[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 133 people are killed, 191 others are injured, and more than 98 others are missing in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide']landslides[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayanad_district']Wayanad district[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala']Kerala[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/wayanad-landslide-news-live-updates-hundreds-feared-trapped-govt-launches-massive-rescue-operation/liveblog/112122036.cms']([I]The Times of India[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/30/several-feared-dead-hundreds-trapped-after-landslides-hit-indias-kerala'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killucan_helicopter_crash']Killucan helicopter crash[/URL] [LIST] [*]A helicopter crashes near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killucan_and_Rathwire']Killucan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Westmeath']County Westmeath[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland']Ireland[/URL], killing two people. [URL='https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0730/1462669-helicopter-crash/'](RTÉ)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Five people are killed and nine others are injured when a boat capsizes on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_River']Nile River[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo']Cairo[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egypt[/URL]. [URL='https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1235/528121/Egypt/Urban--Transport/UPDATED-Egyptians,-Saudis-among--casualties-in-Cai.aspx']([I]Al Ahram[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria%E2%80%93France_relations']Algeria–France relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Western_Sahara']Politics of Western Sahara[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria']Algeria[/URL] withdraws its ambassador from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL] after France recognizes the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sahara_Autonomy_Proposal']Western Sahara Autonomy Proposal[/URL], which was proposed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco']Morocco[/URL] in 2007. [URL='https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20240730-algeria-recalls-ambassador-after-france-backs-moroccan-plan-for-western-sahara'](RFI)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Turkey_relations']Armenia–Turkey relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia']Armenia[/URL] resume talks aimed at normalizing diplomatic relations and agree to simplify visa rules for some passport holders. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/30/turkey-armenia-make-progress-in-normalization-talks'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Afghanistan']Foreign relations of Afghanistan[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban']Taliban[/URL] suspends relations with 14 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghan[/URL] overseas diplomatic missions and announces that they will no longer accept consular documents issued by these missions. [URL='https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-diplomatic-missions-afghanistan/33056291.html'](Radio Free Europe)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan%E2%80%93Tajikistan_relations']Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan']Kyrgyz[/URL] government spokesman Nazirbek Borubaev says that 94% of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan%E2%80%93Tajikistan_border']Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border[/URL] has been agreed upon by officials from both countries. [URL='https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-border-demarcation-delimitation/33056219.html'](Radio Free Europe)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Philippines–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State']United States Secretary of State[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Blinken']Antony Blinken[/URL] announces the allocation of $500 million to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States']fund[/URL] the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines']Philippine military[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/us-announces-500-million-for-philippine-defenses/a-69806093'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Venezuelan_protests']2024 Venezuelan protests[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Superlano']Freddy Superlano[/URL], a leading figure in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL]'s opposition coalition, is arrested as the death toll from ongoing anti-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro']Maduro[/URL] protests increases to four. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/30/death-toll-rises-to-four-in-anti-maduro-protests-in-venezuela'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_boarding_school_gravesites']American Indian boarding school gravesites[/URL] [LIST] [*]A federal investigation commissioned by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Interior']United States Secretary of the Interior[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_Haaland']Deb Haaland[/URL] discovers that sixty-five [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_boarding_schools']federal American Indian boarding school[/URL] sites have [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmarked_grave']unmarked[/URL] or marked [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave']gravesites[/URL], and confirms that "at least" 973 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States']Native American[/URL] children died at boarding schools, primarily from abuse and illness. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/indian-boarding-schools-deaths-investigation-82645234fe9d7ce689e8375a51d7e161'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']British[/URL] Islamic preacher [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anjem_Choudary']Anjem Choudary[/URL] is sentenced to life in prison with a minimum sentence of 28 years for directing the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Muhajiroun']al-Muhajiroun[/URL] militant network. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/radical-british-preacher-anjem-choudary-sentenced-life-prison-112397501'](ABC News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol']Interpol[/URL] announces that more than 200 people have been arrested and more than $1.6 billion of illegal drugs and precursor chemicals seized as part of a two-month operation against narcotics trafficking conducted across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe']Europe[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America']North America[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa']Africa[/URL]. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/interpol-anti-narcotics-operation-leads-206-arrests-seizure-112392660'](ABC News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Belarus']President of Belarus[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko']Alexander Lukashenko[/URL] pardons a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']German[/URL] citizen who was facing the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_penalty']death penalty[/URL]. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/belarus-pardons-german-man-facing-execution-state-media-eb9cdafe']([I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics']2024 Summer Olympics[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerns_and_controversies_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics']Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics[/URL] [LIST] [*]Olympic officials postpone the men's individual [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triathlon']triathlon[/URL] race due to poor water quality levels in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seine']Seine[/URL] river. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/29/sport/seine-pollution-olympics-triathlon-postponed-intl-hnk/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [*]Several athletes test positive for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19']COVID-19[/URL], including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australian[/URL] swimmer [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lani_Pallister']Lani Pallister[/URL], forcing her to withdraw from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_1500_metre_freestyle']the 1500 metre freestyle[/URL] swimming event. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2024/07/30/covid-19-looms-over-2024-paris-olympics-with-several-athletes-testing-positive'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics']United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] wins a bronze medal in women's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_sevens']rugby[/URL], their first ever medal in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_sevens_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics']sport at the Olympics[/URL]. [URL='https://www.foxnews.com/sports/usa-womens-rugby-sevens-team-upsets-australia-win-bronze-medal-walk-off-fashion'](Fox News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_July_30"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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