Armed conflicts and attacks
Spillover of the Syrian Civil War
Turkey claims that its artillery fire together with U.S. air strikes killed more than 104 ISIL militants after rockets fired from northern Syria killed several people in the Turkish town of Kilis. (AP via The Olympian)[permanent dead link] (The New York Times)
Conflict in the Niger Delta
The Niger Delta Avengers militant group destroy gas and oil pipelines belonging to Shell and Agip in Nigeria. (The New York Times)
Disasters and accidents
Lightning strikes across Europe kill one person and injure at least 14 more. (BBC) (CNN)
A Rutan VariEze experimental aircraft crashes north of Ventura, California, killing the two people aboard. (UPI)
Harambe is killed.
2016 Atlantic hurricane season
The United States National Hurricane Center issues a tropical storm warning for parts of South Carolina as the newly upgraded Tropical Storm Bonnie, at 5 p.m. EDT about 125 miles from Charleston, South Carolina, moves northwest toward the Atlantic Coast. (NBC News) (National Hurricane Center) (AP via The Washington Post)