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July 2

Science and technology

The Minor Planet Center confirms an interstellar object is transiting the Solar System, the third of its kind. The object is likely a comet and could be as large as 12 miles (20 km) in diameter.
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Ford recalls more than 200,000 vehicles due to a software defect that can cause the backup camera to fail, raising the risk of crashes.
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International relations

Australia, India, Japan, and the United States announce a joint initiative to work towards securing minerals necessary for new technologies and reduce reliance on Chinese sources.
Source: The Guardian external link
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Source: AP external link
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Disasters and accidents

Two farmers are killed in a wildfire in Catalonia, Spain, while three people die from heat-related causes in Sardinia, Italy, and a 10-year-old American tourist dies after collapsing from extreme heat in Paris, France. Hundreds more are hospitalized.
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An African Union helicopter deployed as part of the AUSSOM peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashes in Mogadishu, killing three people.
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Law and crime

American rapper and music producer Sean Combs is acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering and found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
Source: Reuters external link
Australian airline Qantas is hit by a cyberattack affecting a third-party platform used by its call centre, compromising the personal data of up to 6 million customers.
Source: ABC News Australia external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth orders the indefinite suspension of air defense and weapon shipments to Ukraine, including Patriot interceptors and other missiles and ammunition.
Source: The New Voice of Ukraine external link

July 1

Law and crime

The Constitutional Court of Thailand suspends Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal.
Source: The Washington Post external link
Turkey arrests four journalists of the satirical magazine accused of drawing Muhammad, the sacred prophet in Islam.
Source: BBC News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

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A Ukrainian SBU drone attack on a military factory in Izhevsk, Russia, which produced Tor surface-to-air missile systems, kills three people and injures 45 others. A state of emergency is later declared by Head of the Udmurt Republic Aleksandr Brechalov.
Source: BBC News external link

Disasters and accidents

An Australian east coast low rapidly intensifies as it makes landfall on the east coast of Australia, affecting millions of people in Sydney and the Central Coast.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald external link
The Warsaw Metro's M1 line is damaged in an overnight fire in Warsaw, Poland. Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski blames the incident on a power outage.
Source: TVP Info external link
A sea rig capsizes in the Gulf of Suez off the coast of Jabal al-Zeit, Egypt. Of the 30 personnel on board, 23 are rescued, four are killed, and three are still missing.
Source: Reuters external link

June 30

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli forces kill at least 74 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including 23 who were attempting to get humanitarian aid.
Source: NPR external link
At least 39 people are killed and dozens of others injured by an airstrike on the al-Baqa internet café in Gaza City. Multiple sportspeople and multiple journalists were killed, including Ismail Abu Hatab.
Source: NOS external link

Disasters and accidents

Thirty-six people are killed and several others are injured in an chemical factory explosion at a pharmaceutical factory in Sangareddy, Telangana, India.
Source: AP external link
Wildfires break out in Turkey resulting in İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport cancelling or diverting all flights.
Source: The Independent external link

International relations

United States president Donald Trump signs an executive order lifting all American sanctions on Syria that were imposed during the now-overthrown Assad family's regime.
Source: White House external link

Law and crime

Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students, pleads guilty to all charges, avoiding the death penalty.
Source: ABC News external link
The death of an 82-year-old woman who was severely injured in the firebombing attack earlier this month is announced by leaders of the Boulder Jewish Community Center.
Source: AP external link
A civilian vendor shot at close range by police during protests over the death of Albert Ojwang in Nairobi, Kenya, succumbs to his injuries in hospital after being declared brain-dead, bringing the death toll from nationwide protests in Kenya to 20.
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Ryland Headley, a 92-year-old man, is convicted for the 1967 murder of Louisa Dunne, which is believed to be the UK's longest-running cold case ever to be solved.
Source: The Independent external link
Twenty bodies, five of them decapitated, are found either hanging from a bridge or inside a van abandoned beneath, near Culiacán, Sinaloa, amid clashes between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel.
Source: The Guardian external link
Police in Baku, Azerbaijan, raid the office of the Russian state-owned news agency Sputnik, alleging its operations in Azerbaijan are via "illegal financing" after its official accreditation was revoked in February.
Source: AP external link

Business and economy

National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett announces that the United States will restart trade talks with Canada after they cancel their digital services tax on American technology firms.
Source: CBC external link