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Armed conflicts and attacks

• Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
  • Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria during the Israel–Hamas war
    • At least five United States personnel are injured when two missiles strike the joint American–Iraqi Al Asad Airbase in al-Anbar Governorate, Iraq. (Reuters)
• Iran–Israel conflict
  • Ahead of expected retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, Iran issues a NOTAM, advising aircraft to change their routes over the country due to potential dangers en route. (The Jerusalem Post)
• M23 offensive
  • Nearly 100 Congolese National Police officers flee to Uganda as fighting between M23 rebels and the Congolese military intensifies. (Reuters)
• Red Sea crisis
  • The Houthis claim an attack on the Liberia-flagged container ship MV Groton in the Gulf of Aden. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• 2024 stock market decline
  • Japan's Nikkei 225 stock market index falls by more than 12%, suffering its worst two-day decline ever and its largest daily percentage drop since Black Monday in October 1987. (AP) (Reuters)
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq Composite all fall by 3%, registering their biggest three-day declines since June 2022. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Hurricane Debby
    • At least six people are killed in Florida, United States, by severe weather caused by Hurricane Debby. (BBC News)
• 2024 Wolayita landslide
  • At least thirteen people are killed by a rainfall-triggered landslide in Wolayita, Ethiopia. (AP)

International relations

• 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
  • Brazil becomes the representative of the interests of Argentina and Peru in Venezuela, after Venezuela ejects the Argentinian and Peruvian diplomats from the country following tensions in the aftermath of the presidential election. (Reuters)
• International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war, Economic impact of the Israel–Hamas war
  • The United Kingdom provisionally suspends all arms exports to Israel, pending a policy review. (The Jewish Chronicle)

Law and crime

• 2024 United Kingdom riots
  • Rioting takes place in Plymouth and Birmingham, England, while police are attacked with molotov cocktails in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as the number of people arrested rises to 400. (BBC News)
• United States v. Google LLC
  • The United States District Court for the District of Columbia finds Google guilty of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. (CNN) (The Washington Post)
• Uganda Police arrest and charge fourteen Ugandan opposition officials and lawmakers with terrorism charges for participating in anti-government and anti-corruption protests last month. (Reuters)
• The Hanoi People's Court in Vietnam sentences Bamboo Airways chairman and real estate business tycoon Trinh Van Quyet to 21 years in prison for defrauding investors of 3.6 trillion VNĐ (US$144 million). (DW) (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
  • Non-cooperation movement
    • Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees to West Bengal, India. (Sky News)
    • Protestors storm the prime minister's residence and the National Parliament building in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Reuters) (CNBC)
    • Chief of Army Staff Waker-uz-Zaman announces the formation of an interim government in Bangladesh and vows to launch an investigation into the government crackdowns. (France 24)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics
  • Colombia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Ángel Barajas wins the silver medal in Men's horizontal bar, earning Colombia its first ever medal in gymnastics. (Remezcla)
  • Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Belgium withdraws from the Mixed relay triathlon event after triathlete Claire Michel becomes ill days after she swam in the Seine river during the women's triathlon event. (CNN)

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