Current events: 2025-07-08

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • Five Israeli soldiers are killed and two others are seriously injured in a militant attack in the Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip. (The New York Times) (The Washington Post)

Business and economy

• German economic crisis
  • German vehicle manufacturer Daimler Truck announces it will cut around 5,000 jobs in the country by 2030 in an effort to save {{Euro}}1 billion following a drop in sales. (DW)
• {{ill|Ramses Exchange fire|ar|حريق سنترال رمسيس}}
  • The Egyptian Exchange suspends trading entirely following the fire at the Ramses Exchange telecommunications building in Cairo, Egypt, yesterday. (Aawsat) (NOS)

Disasters and accidents

• Ten people are killed and others are injured when a fire and explosion cause eight rooms to collapse at a fireworks factory in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India. (The Star)

Law and crime

• Two people are killed, including the perpetrator, and six others are injured, including three police officers and three seriously, in a shootout at a house in Calldetenes, Catalonia, Spain. (Ara)
• A 9-year-old is killed and and two others are injured in a mass stabbing attack by a 16-year-old at a school in Estação, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (CTV News)
• The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants against Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Taliban official Abdul Hakim Haqqani over persecution of girls, women and the LGBTQ+ community. (AP)

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