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Dick Schoof
- In the Netherlands, a new cabinet is sworn in, with Dick Schoof (pictured) serving as the prime minister.
- A crowd crush during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh, India, leaves at least 110 people dead.
- José Raúl Mulino becomes the president of Panama after winning the general election.
- In cricket, the T20 World Cup concludes with India defeating South Africa in the final.
- In Bolivia, troops led by Juan José Zúñiga storm the presidential palace in an attempted coup.
July 4, 2024 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Senior leaders from Jemaah Islamiyah announce the disbanding of the group, the group is blamed for the 2002 Bali bombings. (Al Jazeera)
- The Islamic State killed eight people, including two civilians, in an ambush on pro-government militiamen in Syria’s Badia desert. (Al Arabiya)
Arts and culture
- The city of Gelsenkirchen in Germany rename itself Swiftkirchen temporarily in honor of Taylor Swift for her upcoming concerts in the city. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- Hurricane Beryl
- Category 4 Hurricane Beryl causes a six- to nine-feet storm surge and fierce winds along Jamaica's southern coast, killing at least one person there before tracking to the Cayman Islands. (CNN)
- 25 people have drowned in south east sudan while trying to flee fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces. (Khaleej Times)
Health and environment
- 11 people die and another 153 patients have been diagnosed with West Nile fever in an ongoing outbreak in Israel. (Anadolu Agency)
International relations
- Germany–Turkey relations
- Germany summoned Turkey’s ambassador in Berlin in a tit for tat over Merih Demiral Wolf salute gesture while celebrating a goal at the UEFA Euro 2024. (CNN)
Law and crime
- A Norwegian court has found Zaniar Matapour guilty of an attack during Pride celebrations in the Norwegian capital in 2022 and sentenced him to 30 years in prison. (CBC)
- Greece anti-terrorism police arrests seven people over arson attacks against an Israeli-owned hotel and a synagogue. (Reuters)
- Belarus frees 10 political prisoners including Ryhor Kastusioŭ. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United Kingdom general election
- An election is held for all 650 members of the House of Commons. (NPR)
July 3, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian strikes against infrastructure
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Battle of Chasiv Yar
- Russian forces take control of the Novy district in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (CBS News)
- One person is killed and at least 14 others are injured in Russian guided bomb and missile attacks across Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Battle of Chasiv Yar
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- NATO nations agree to grant Ukraine €40 billion (US$43 billion) in military aid in 2025. (Reuters)
- Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis
- Three kamikaze drones attack an electrical substation for the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, injuring eight workers, causing forest fires near the plant's switchyard, and leaving Enerhodar without power or water. (Reuters) (RFE/RL)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israeli occupation of the West Bank
- The Israeli government approves the seizure of 12.7 square kilometres (4.9 sq mi) of Palestinian land in the Jordan Valley, representing the largest land seizure in the West Bank in more than three decades. (AP)
- Israeli occupation of the West Bank
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Three people, including former senator Hidayat Ullah, are killed and two others are injured when their vehicle strikes a roadside bomb in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Al Arabiya)
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- An Israeli strike kills Mohammed Nasser, a top commander in Hezbollah, in Tyre, Lebanon. Nasser is one of the highest-ranking Hezbollah members to die in the conflict. (Al Arabiya)
- Hezbollah launches a barrage of at least 100 Katyusha rockets, towards northern Israel, targeting Israeli military positions, in retaliation for the killing of Nasser. (Al Jazeera)
Arts and culture
- Scientists announce the discovery of the world's oldest cave painting, depicting three people gathered around a large red pig, estimated to be at least 51,200 years old, in Leang Karampurang cave in the Maros-Pangkep region, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 India-Bangladesh floods
- At least sixteen people are killed and more than 300,000 others are displaced by floods and landslides in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India. (The Independent)
- Hurricane Beryl
- The death toll from Hurricane Beryl in the eastern Caribbean increases to nine, with deaths reported in Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela. (Reuters)
- Three people are killed and three others are missing after a fishing boat sinks off the coast of Marinha Grande, Portugal. (Al Arabiya)
- At least 26,000 people are forced to evacuate amidst dozens of large wildfires in Northern California, United States. (NPR)
Law and crime
- An Israeli soldier is killed and another is injured in a stabbing attack at a mall in Karmiel, Israel. (Reuters)
- Investigators in Germany and Sweden arrest eight suspects allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government over alleged participation in crimes against humanity in Syria. (France 24)
- The Supreme Court of Japan rules that the country's forced sterilization law, which was in effect from 1948 to 1996, was unconstitutional. (France 24)
- Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage, setting the legal age of marriage to 18 years. Offenders could face up to 15 years in prison and/or a fine of around US$4,000, with witnesses to child marriages also facing possible jail or fines. (CBS News)
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fines General Motors $145.8 million for excess emissions found in 5.9 million GM vehicles. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Israel–Hamas war protests in Australia
- Pro-Palestinian protesters climb the roof of the Australian Parliament building in Canberra, Australia. (Al Jazeera)
July 2, 2024 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Accusations of United States complicity in Israeli war crimes in the Israel–Hamas war
- A dozen resigned United States government officials release a joint statement denouncing President Joe Biden's administration for its "undeniable complicity" in war crimes against Palestinian civilians by violating U.S. laws to continue sending Israel weapons. (Reuters)
- Siege of Khan Yunis
- An Israeli airstrike kills at least nine people in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, hours after Israel ordered a mass evacuation of parts of the city. (AP)
- Accusations of United States complicity in Israeli war crimes in the Israel–Hamas war
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Two people are killed and nine others are injured when Russian artillery and drones hit Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters) (Ukrinform)
- Kazakh dissident Aydos Sadykov has died two weeks after being shot outside his home in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Uttar Pradesh stampede
- At least 121 people are killed in a stampede at a religious gathering in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, India. (India Today) (Hindustan Times)
- Kobayashi red yeast rice scandal
- Seventy-six more deaths and at least 500 hospitalizations in Japan are linked to use of red yeast rice supplements distributed by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, causing kidney disease and other severe conditions. (Asahi TV)
- Floods in northern Myanmar trap thousands of people in their homes and cause power outages and disruptions to telephone services. (Barron's)
International relations
- Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Hungary–Ukraine relations
- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visits Kyiv, Ukraine, for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, proposing a ceasefire plan which is rejected by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Kyiv Independent)
- Hungary–Ukraine relations
- Panama–United States relations
- Panama and the United States sign a deal to reduce the flow of illegal immigration to the southern United States border through the Darién Gap, with the United States covering the costs of repatriating migrants who enter Panama illegally. (DW)
Law and crime
- Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
- Former New York City Mayor and lawyer Rudy Giuliani is disbarred in the U.S. state of New York for his efforts in attempting to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election. (AP)
- Islamic terrorism in Europe, Terrorism in the United Kingdom
- St James's University Hospital nursing assistant Mohammad Farooq is convicted at Sheffield Crown Court of crimes relating to plotting lone wolf attacks on RAF Menwith Hill in North Yorkshire and his Leeds workplace. (BBC News)
- Australia issues statements to several social media and search engine websites ordering the websites to draft and enforce guidelines to prevent minors from seeing inappropriate material before October 3 or face national restrictions. (Reuters)
- The United States Department of Homeland Security deports 116 Chinese migrants back to China to deter illegal migration across the Mexico–United States border, representing the nation's first "large charter flight" deportation in the past five years. (AP)
- Serial killer Lucy Letby is convicted of an attempted murder in a retrial at Manchester Crown Court in Manchester, England. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2023–2024 Dutch cabinet formation
- In the Netherlands, the Schoof cabinet is installed with Dick Schoof taking office as the new prime minister. (Rijksoverheid) (BBC News)
- 2023–2024 Georgian protests
- Protestors march in Tbilisi surrounding the Parliament Building in protest of the Georgian Dream party, the law on foreign agents, and in support of Georgia joining the EU. (Al Jazeera)
- Kenya Finance Bill protests
- Protests against the controversially rejected Kenyan finance bill and President William Ruto continue in major cities in the country, with the National Commission on Human Rights reporting at least 39 people killed and 361 injured in the protests. (Al Jazeera)
Science and technology
- The fifth busy beaver number is confirmed to be 47,176,870. (Quanta)
July 1, 2024 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war
- 2024 Northern Aleppo clashes
- Anti-Turkish riots occur in Turkish-occupied Northern Syria following anti-Syrian riots in Kayseri, Turkey, yesterday. (SOHR) (Middle East Monitor)
- Four people are killed and over 20 are injured as Turkish soldiers open fire against protestors in Afrin, Syria. (Syriahr)
- 2024 Northern Aleppo clashes
- Israel–Hamas war
- Siege of Khan Yunis
- The Israel Defense Forces order a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the entire eastern half of Khan Yunis and surrounding areas in anticipation of a new ground assault on the city. (AP)
- Siege of Khan Yunis
- Russian Invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Russia says that it has captured the villages of Novopokrovske in Donetsk Oblast and Stepova Novoselivka in Kharkiv Oblast. (Al Arabiya)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on the island of Carriacou, Grenada, as a category 4 hurricane. (CNN)
- Hurricane Beryl intensifies to a category 5 hurricane, becoming the earliest on record in the basin, and kills at least one person on the Windward Islands. (CNN)
- 2024 Seoul car crash
- A car driving the wrong way in central Seoul, South Korea, strikes pedestrians waiting at a traffic light, killing nine people and injuring four others. (AP)
- Air Europa Flight 045
- An Air Europa Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft experiences severe turbulence while flying from Madrid, Spain, to Montevideo, Uruguay, injuring 30 people and forcing the flight to divert to Natal, Brazil. (BBC News)
International relations
- Argentina–Bolivia relations, 2024 Bolivian coup attempt
- Bolivia summons its ambassador to Argentina after President of Argentina Javier Milei called the recent coup attempt "fraudulent" and implied that it was staged. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Blasphemy in Pakistan; Jaranwala church arsons
- A court in Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan sentences a Christian man to death for blasphemy against Muslims on social media after anti-Christian mobs burned down dozens of homes and churches in Jaranwala, Punjab, in August. (AP)
- Trump v. United States (2024)
- In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States rules 6–3 that presidents have presumed absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts taken in exercising constitutional powers while serving as president, and have no immunity for "unofficial acts". (CNN)
- Ukrainian officials uncover a plan to storm Ukraine's parliament and seize control from the current government on Constitution Day, and arrest four individuals implicated in the plot. (DW)
- Mexican drug war
- Mexican authorities discover the bodies of nineteen men who were shot dead in and near a dump truck abandoned in La Concordia, Chiapas, near the Guatemalan border. (AP)
- A mass shooting in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, kills three people and injures two others. An adult suspect has been arrested. (GVA)
- A Nepali court sentences Ram Bahadur Bomjon a man who thousands believed was a reincarnation of the Buddha to 10 years in jail for child sexual abuse. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- The Australian Government increases the visa fee for international students from A$710 (US$473) to A$1,600 (US$1,068) in an attempt to reduce record levels of migration that have increased pressure on the Australian housing market. (Reuters)
- Sam Mostyn is sworn in as the 28th Governor-General of Australia. (ABC News Australia)
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa unveils his cabinet made up of seven parties. (AP)
June 30, 2024 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Rafah offensive
- At least six Palestinians are killed in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli tanks re-enter Shuja'iyya and parts of northern Gaza, displacing more than 60,000 people. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
- Rafah offensive
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kharkiv strikes
- At least one person is killed and ten others are injured when a Russian guided bomb hits a postal sorting hub in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Bloomberg)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- The Russian Defence Ministry says that its forces have taken the villages of Spirne and Novooleksandrivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
- Kharkiv strikes
- Kivu conflict
- M23 offensive
- M23 rebels take control of Kirumba, the largest town in Lubero Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo, as they continue north. (VOA)
- M23 offensive
Arts and culture
- The American film Inside Out 2 surpasses $1 billion in worldwide box office earnings in less than three weeks, the fastest of any animated film in history. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 European floods
- At least four people are killed and two others are missing after landslides and torrential floods in Ticino and Valais, Switzerland. (Reuters)
- A Chinese Tianlong-3 rocket stage is accidentally launched during a static fire test in Gongyi, Henan, China, causing it to crash and explode. No casualties are reported. (CNN)
- A propane tank explosion at a restaurant in Izmir, Turkey, kills five people and injures 63 others. (AP)
Health and environment
- 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Beryl undergoes rapid intensification and strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane, becoming the earliest Category 4 Atlantic hurricane on record. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2024 French legislative election
- 2024 French protests against the far-right
- Thousands of left-wing protesters gather in cities across France to protest the National Rally's lead in election polls, while showing support for the New Popular Front left-wing alliance. (France 24) (Le Figaro)
- French citizens vote in the first round of legislative elections for the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic. (AP)
- 2024 French protests against the far-right
- 2024 Uruguayan presidential primaries
- Uruguayans vote to elect the presidential candidates for all political parties that are running in the general election on 27 October. (Reuters)
- Conscription of yeshiva students
- Thousands of Haredi Jewish men protest in Jerusalem, Israel, against a recent Supreme Court ruling that ordered the conscription of Haredi yeshiva students, clashing with Israel Police. (AP)
- The Bulgarian Orthodox Church elects Metropolitan Daniel of Vidin, a member of the pro-Russian faction among the church's senior clergy, as Patriarch of All Bulgaria. (AP)
Sports
- 2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League
- France win their second Volleyball Nations League title after defeating Japan in four sets in the final at Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland. (One Sports)
June 29, 2024 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kivu conflict
- M23 offensive
- M23 rebels take control of Kayna, Luofu, Kanyabayonga, and surrounding areas after heavy fighting with FARDC. Almost the entire population of Kanyabayonga, including refugees it had taken in from Rutshuru, flee the rebel advance. The town is considered a pathway to the cities of Butembo and Beni. (Radio Okapi) (VOA)
- M23 offensive
- 2024 Borno State bombings
- Thirty people are killed in Borno State, Nigeria, by bomb blasts at a hospital, wedding and funeral. (CNN)
- Islamic State insurgency in Iraq
- Five large bombs planted by ISIL are discovered in the walls of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Mosul, Iraq. (Al Jazeera)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- At least twelve people, including four children, are killed by Russian attacks in Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
- Sudanese civil war
- The Rapid Support Forces launch an assault and capture the town of Singa, the probable capital of Sennar State, Sudan. (VOA)
Disasters and accidents
- Landslides in Nepal kill nine people, including three children. (Reuters)
- Five people are killed in a fire at a dormitory building in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, Russia. (Reuters)
- Five Indian soldiers are killed in Ladakh, India, after their tank sinks in abruptly increased water levels in the Shyok River during a military exercise. (AP)
- Five people are killed and 38 others are injured after an explosion at an fireworks warehouse in Zamboanga City, Philippines. (AFP via The Daily Star)
Health and environment
- 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical Storm Beryl intensifies into Hurricane Beryl, becoming the first hurricane in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. (Reuters)
International relations
- Haiti–United States relations, Haitian crisis
- The Biden administration extends Temporary Protected Status to 309,000 Haitian refugees in the United States until February 2026, offering them deportation relief and work permits. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Violent incidents in reaction to the Israel–Hamas war
- A man attacks a police officer guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, with a crossbow before being shot and killed. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić calls the incident a terrorist attack against Serbia. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2024 French protests against the far-right
- Several hundred people march in Paris, France, to honour Nahel Merzouk and protest against police brutality and far-right parties. (Al Jazeera)
- 2024 Iranian presidential election
- Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian advance to the Iranian presidential run-off, amid record-low voter attendance. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
- 2024 Mauritanian presidential election
- Mauritanians vote between incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and six other candidates for President; Ghazouani wins re-election on the first ballot. (Reuters)
- Over 100,000 German protesters and 1,000 police officers clash at an Alternative for Germany event in Essen, Germany. Police use pepper spray and batons on protesters. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News)
June 28, 2024 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Dnipro strikes
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that its forces have taken control of the village of Rozdolivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Anadolu Agency)
- New People's Army rebellion
- Philippine troops claim to have killed at least ten suspected communist guerrillas, including three commanders, near a village in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. (ABC News)
Business and economy
- The Argentine Chamber of Deputies approves economic reform measures proposed by President Javier Milei, which include investment incentives, the privatization of numerous state-owned entities, and tax overhauls. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Four people are killed and nine others are injured when a minivan crashes into a nail salon in Deer Park, Long Island, New York, United States. (WCBS-TV)
- A roof at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, collapses amid heavy rains killing one person, injuring eight others, and leading to the cancellation of some domestic flights. (Reuters)
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off the coast of central Peru, injuring 23 people. (Bloomberg)
Health and environment
- Israel–Hamas war
- Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- The U.S. military dismantles the Gaza floating pier for the third time due to bad weather. (AP)
- Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
Law and crime
- A mass shooting in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States kills two people, an 18-year-old and a 15-year-old, and leaves three other people injured including two 19-year-olds and a 20-year-old. (Killeen Daily Herald)
- British police arrest 27 Just Stop Oil activists accused of planning to disrupt airports during the upcoming summer holidays. (Reuters)
- Maldivian Minister of the Environment Fathima Shamnaz Ali Saleem and three others are arrested for allegedly performing black magic on President Mohamed Muizzu. (Hindustan Times)
- Indonesian officials arrest and intend to deport 103 Taiwanese nationals suspected of running a cybercrime operation in Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia. (Al Jazeera)
- George Alvarez, the perpetrator of the 2023 Brownsville crash in Texas, United States, that killed eight people and injured ten others is found guilty of eight counts of intoxication manslaughter and ten counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and is sentenced to sixty years in prison. (CTV News)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Iranian presidential election
- Iranians vote in a snap presidential election following the death of president Ebrahim Raisi. (AP)
- 2024 Mongolian parliamentary election
- Mongolians vote for members of the State Great Khural. This is the first election since the Khural was expanded to 126 seats and the first to use parallel voting. The ruling Mongolian People's Party loses its supermajority but claims victory, maintaining a slim simple majority. (AP)
- Thousands of Japanese people protest at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo over multiple alleged sexual assault cases involving U.S. service members against Japanese people on Okinawa Island. (Al Jazeera)
Sports
- 2024 NHL Entry Draft
- In ice hockey, the first day of the draft for the National Hockey League is held at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., with the San Jose Sharks selecting Macklin Celebrini with the first overall pick. (ESPN)
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