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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154502" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Kyiv strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> declares a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_day_of_mourning" target="_blank">day of mourning</a> for the victims of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> bombardment of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv" target="_blank">Kyiv</a> on July 2 as the death toll rises to 30. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-russia-strikes-kill-4-as-kyiv-holds-day-of-mourning/a-77813693" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missile</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_warfare_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war" target="_blank">drone strikes</a> kill at least five people and wound ten others across Ukraine, including three people in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumy" target="_blank">Sumy</a> when a drone struck their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartment" target="_blank">apartment</a> building. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/3/four-killed-in-ukraine-a-day-after-deadliest-russian-attacks-this-year" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea_attacks_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Crimea attacks</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian forces</a> strike nine <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substation" target="_blank">substations</a> across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian-occupied_territories_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian-occupied</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea" target="_blank">Crimea</a> causing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_outage" target="_blank">power outages</a> as part of a campaign to make the peninsula &quot;unusable&quot; for the Russian military. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saky_%28air_base%29" target="_blank">Saky air base</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gvardeyskoye_%28air_base%29" target="_blank">Gvardeyskoye air base</a> are also targeted with seven jets destroyed or damaged. <a href="https://english.nv.ua/nation/madyar-strikes-again-48-targets-hit-in-occupied-crimea-50621489.html" target="_blank">(The New Voice of Ukraine)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/least-two-dead-russian-border-regions-after-ukrainian-drone-attacks-2026-07-03/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Sudanese civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kordofan_campaign_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Kordofan campaign</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_El_Obeid" target="_blank">Siege of El Obeid</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights" target="_blank">human rights chief</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volker_T%C3%BCrk" target="_blank">Volker Türk</a> issues a &quot;red alert&quot; warning in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El-Obeid" target="_blank">El-Obeid</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kordofan" target="_blank">North Kordofan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>, of an &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_El_Obeid" target="_blank">catastrophe</a>&quot; and violence in the city. <a href="https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/human-rights-chief-sounds-red-alert-violence-sudans-134436763" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a> <a href="https://www.modernghana.com/news/1507578/un-issues-red-alert-over-catastrophe-in-sudan.html" target="_blank">(ModernGhana)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Sudan%29" target="_blank">Sudanese Foreign Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohi_El-Din_Salem" target="_blank">Mohi El-Din Salem</a> says that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Sudan" target="_blank">Sudanese government</a> is ready to engage in &quot;sincere initiatives&quot; aimed at ending the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_war" target="_blank">civil war</a> that started in April 2023. He also says that initiatives set by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitional_Sovereignty_Council" target="_blank">Sovereign Council</a> chairman and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">SAF</a> head <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Fattah_al-Burhan" target="_blank">Abdel Fattah al-Burhan</a> to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">UN</a> last year. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/sudan-says-ready-to-engage-in-sincere-initiatives-to-end-war/3985491" target="_blank">(AA)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war" target="_blank">Gaza war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">military</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Bet" target="_blank">Shin Bet</a> state that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> militant Muhammad Na'im Jandiya, who allegedly took part in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis" target="_blank">taking</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gaza_war_hostages" target="_blank">hostages</a> during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahal_Oz_attack" target="_blank">attack</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahal_Oz_%28kibbutz%29" target="_blank">Nahal Oz</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibbutz" target="_blank">kibbutz</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks" target="_blank">October 7 attacks</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>, has been killed in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> in the northern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>, violating the ongoing ceasefire. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-901323" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a> <a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skqyajhmfg" target="_blank">(Ynetnews)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus" target="_blank">bus</a> en route from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta" target="_blank">Quetta</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad" target="_blank">Islamabad</a> plunges into a deep roadside ditch in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherani_District" target="_blank">Sherani District</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Balochistan</a>, killing 40 people and injuring eight others. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/forty-killed-bus-falls-into-ditch-pakistans-balochistan-2026-07-03/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four people are killed, ten are missing and eight more injured during the collision of a car with a bus, carrying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghans_in_Pakistan" target="_blank">Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan</a>, on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul" target="_blank">Kabul</a>–<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nangarhar_Province" target="_blank">Nangarhar</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway" target="_blank">highway</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laghman_Province" target="_blank">Laghman Province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a>. <a href="https://caliber.az/en/post/truck-carrying-afghan-returnees-plunges-into-river-leaving-four-dead" target="_blank">(Caliber.az)</a> <a href="https://pajhwok.com/2026/07/03/4-killed-8-injured-in-laghman-road-accident/" target="_blank">(Pajhwok)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_heat_waves" target="_blank">2026 heat waves</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves" target="_blank">2026 European heatwaves</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Health officials in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" target="_blank">Belgium</a> report a 39% increase of deaths, compared to the week prior, from heat waves in the country during June, while <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> saw a 29.1% increase. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/03/deaths-in-belgium-increased-by-39-during-june-heatwave" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_National_Public_Health_Agency" target="_blank">French National Public Health Agency</a> reports that over 2,025 people in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> have died in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_waves" target="_blank">heat waves</a> last month between June 22 and June 28. <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2026/07/03/france-records-2-025-excess-deaths-from-heatwave-but-data-remains-incomplete_6755118_114.html" target="_blank">(Le Monde)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_North_American_heat_wave" target="_blank">2026 North American heat wave</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_wave" target="_blank">Heat waves</a> are reported across the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_United_States" target="_blank">eastern</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_United_States" target="_blank">central</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, with 23 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state" target="_blank">U.S. states</a> placed under heat warnings by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Weather_Service" target="_blank">National Weather Service</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/heat-wave-disrupts-fourth-july-events-across-eastern-us-2026-07-03/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/weather/us-weather-heat-wave.html" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a> <a href="https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/23-states-extreme-heat-warning/507-7cbb64a4-8b2e-4c28-a609-301a44effe91" target="_blank">(KGW)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_of_the_2026_Iran_war_on_Iran" target="_blank">Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funeral_of_Ali_Khamenei" target="_blank">State funeral of Ali Khamenei</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The state funeral of former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Iran" target="_blank">Iranian supreme leader</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Khamenei" target="_blank">Ali Khamenei</a>, who was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ali_Khamenei" target="_blank">killed</a> in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_Supreme_Leader_of_Iran" target="_blank">his compound</a> by Israel and the United States during the first day of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> war on February 28, begins as his body <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies_in_state" target="_blank">lies in state</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran" target="_blank">Tehran</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mosalla_of_Tehran" target="_blank">Grand Mosalla</a>. The funeral is expected to draw millions of attendees, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Iran" target="_blank">foreign dignitaries</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260703-iranians-begin-to-gather-for-khamenei-funeral-ceremonies" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/03/ali-khamenei-six-day-funeral-millions-iran" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000011009341/iran-funeral-ali-khamenei.html" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-slain-leader-khamenei-laid-state-tehran-week-mass-funeral-events-2026-07-03/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Moldova" target="_blank">Prime Minister of Moldova</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandru_Munteanu" target="_blank">Alexandru Munteanu</a> resigns. <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/moldova-prime-minister-alexandru-munteanu-resign-scandals/" target="_blank">(Politico)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_July_3" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154502, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Kyiv strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] declares a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_day_of_mourning']day of mourning[/URL] for the victims of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] bombardment of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv']Kyiv[/URL] on July 2 as the death toll rises to 30. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-russia-strikes-kill-4-as-kyiv-holds-day-of-mourning/a-77813693'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missile[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_warfare_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war']drone strikes[/URL] kill at least five people and wound ten others across Ukraine, including three people in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumy']Sumy[/URL] when a drone struck their [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartment']apartment[/URL] building. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/3/four-killed-in-ukraine-a-day-after-deadliest-russian-attacks-this-year'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea_attacks_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Crimea attacks[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian forces[/URL] strike nine [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substation']substations[/URL] across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian-occupied_territories_of_Ukraine']Russian-occupied[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea']Crimea[/URL] causing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_outage']power outages[/URL] as part of a campaign to make the peninsula "unusable" for the Russian military. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saky_%28air_base%29']Saky air base[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gvardeyskoye_%28air_base%29']Gvardeyskoye air base[/URL] are also targeted with seven jets destroyed or damaged. [URL='https://english.nv.ua/nation/madyar-strikes-again-48-targets-hit-in-occupied-crimea-50621489.html']([I]The New Voice of Ukraine[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/least-two-dead-russian-border-regions-after-ukrainian-drone-attacks-2026-07-03/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Sudanese civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kordofan_campaign_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Kordofan campaign[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_El_Obeid']Siege of El Obeid[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights']human rights chief[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volker_T%C3%BCrk']Volker Türk[/URL] issues a "red alert" warning in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El-Obeid']El-Obeid[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kordofan']North Kordofan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL], of an "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_El_Obeid']catastrophe[/URL]" and violence in the city. [URL='https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/human-rights-chief-sounds-red-alert-violence-sudans-134436763'](ABC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.modernghana.com/news/1507578/un-issues-red-alert-over-catastrophe-in-sudan.html'](ModernGhana)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Sudan%29']Sudanese Foreign Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohi_El-Din_Salem']Mohi El-Din Salem[/URL] says that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Sudan']Sudanese government[/URL] is ready to engage in "sincere initiatives" aimed at ending the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_war']civil war[/URL] that started in April 2023. He also says that initiatives set by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitional_Sovereignty_Council']Sovereign Council[/URL] chairman and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces']SAF[/URL] head [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Fattah_al-Burhan']Abdel Fattah al-Burhan[/URL] to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']UN[/URL] last year. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/sudan-says-ready-to-engage-in-sincere-initiatives-to-end-war/3985491'](AA)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']military[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Bet']Shin Bet[/URL] state that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] militant Muhammad Na'im Jandiya, who allegedly took part in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis']taking[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gaza_war_hostages']hostages[/URL] during the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahal_Oz_attack']attack[/URL] on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahal_Oz_%28kibbutz%29']Nahal Oz[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibbutz']kibbutz[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks']October 7 attacks[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL], has been killed in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] in the northern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL], violating the ongoing ceasefire. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-901323']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skqyajhmfg'](Ynetnews)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]In [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL], a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus']bus[/URL] en route from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta']Quetta[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad']Islamabad[/URL] plunges into a deep roadside ditch in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherani_District']Sherani District[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan']Balochistan[/URL], killing 40 people and injuring eight others. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/forty-killed-bus-falls-into-ditch-pakistans-balochistan-2026-07-03/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]Four people are killed, ten are missing and eight more injured during the collision of a car with a bus, carrying [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghans_in_Pakistan']Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan[/URL], on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul']Kabul[/URL]–[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nangarhar_Province']Nangarhar[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway']highway[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laghman_Province']Laghman Province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL]. [URL='https://caliber.az/en/post/truck-carrying-afghan-returnees-plunges-into-river-leaving-four-dead'](Caliber.az)[/URL] [URL='https://pajhwok.com/2026/07/03/4-killed-8-injured-in-laghman-road-accident/'](Pajhwok)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_heat_waves']2026 heat waves[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves']2026 European heatwaves[/URL] [LIST] [*]Health officials in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium']Belgium[/URL] report a 39% increase of deaths, compared to the week prior, from heat waves in the country during June, while [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL] saw a 29.1% increase. [URL='https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/03/deaths-in-belgium-increased-by-39-during-june-heatwave'](Euronews)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_National_Public_Health_Agency']French National Public Health Agency[/URL] reports that over 2,025 people in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL] have died in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_waves']heat waves[/URL] last month between June 22 and June 28. [URL='https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2026/07/03/france-records-2-025-excess-deaths-from-heatwave-but-data-remains-incomplete_6755118_114.html']([I]Le Monde[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_North_American_heat_wave']2026 North American heat wave[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_wave']Heat waves[/URL] are reported across the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_United_States']eastern[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_United_States']central[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], with 23 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state']U.S. states[/URL] placed under heat warnings by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Weather_Service']National Weather Service[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/us/heat-wave-disrupts-fourth-july-events-across-eastern-us-2026-07-03/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/weather/us-weather-heat-wave.html']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/23-states-extreme-heat-warning/507-7cbb64a4-8b2e-4c28-a609-301a44effe91'](KGW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_of_the_2026_Iran_war_on_Iran']Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funeral_of_Ali_Khamenei']State funeral of Ali Khamenei[/URL] [LIST] [*]The state funeral of former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Iran']Iranian supreme leader[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Khamenei']Ali Khamenei[/URL], who was [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ali_Khamenei']killed[/URL] in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_Supreme_Leader_of_Iran']his compound[/URL] by Israel and the United States during the first day of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] war on February 28, begins as his body [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies_in_state']lies in state[/URL] at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran']Tehran[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mosalla_of_Tehran']Grand Mosalla[/URL]. The funeral is expected to draw millions of attendees, including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Iran']foreign dignitaries[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260703-iranians-begin-to-gather-for-khamenei-funeral-ceremonies'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/03/ali-khamenei-six-day-funeral-millions-iran']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000011009341/iran-funeral-ali-khamenei.html']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-slain-leader-khamenei-laid-state-tehran-week-mass-funeral-events-2026-07-03/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Moldova']Prime Minister of Moldova[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandru_Munteanu']Alexandru Munteanu[/URL] resigns. [URL='https://www.politico.eu/article/moldova-prime-minister-alexandru-munteanu-resign-scandals/']([I]Politico[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_July_3"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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