Armed conflicts and attacks
Israel–Hamas war
Israeli troops reach the outskirts of Rafah with Hamas saying that heavy fighting is underway. The Israeli military says it has "uncovered terrorist infrastructure", and killed a number of Hamas militants as it advances. (BBC News)
Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
Israel reopens the Kerem Shalom border crossing, allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza. However, no aid has entered according to the UN. (AP)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
Russia launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, injuring three people and damaging critical infrastructure. Ukraine says that it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 of 21 drones. (AP) (Bloomberg News)
Islamic State–Taliban conflict
A motorcycle bombing kills three Taliban security personnel in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
A statue of the late African American civil rights leader Daisy Bates is unveiled at the U.S. Capitol building, representing the state of Arkansas. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
Rolling blackouts affect several cities in Mexico amidst an ongoing heatwave. (New York Times)
2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
Health and environment
COVID-19 pandemic
AstraZeneca withdraws its marketing authorizations in Europe and its COVID-19 vaccines worldwide due to low demand, after admitting its vaccines cause blood clots. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
British Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke defects to the opposition Labour Party, citing the Sunak government's failure to stop the English Channel migrant crisis. (Reuters)
Sports
2024 Summer Olympics
The ship carrying the Olympic torch from Greece arrives in Marseilles, France. (AP)
Science and technology
Researchers at Google DeepMind develop AlphaFold 3, an AI model that can predict the structures of almost all biological molecules and modeling the interactions between them. (Time) (Nature)
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