A 6.1 earthquake strikes western Turkey, killing one person, injuring 35 others, trapping several and causing at least sixteen building and two mosqueminaret collapses in Balıkesir Province and Manisa.
More than 600 pilgrims in Baghdad, Iraq were hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station.
Al Jazeera journalists Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh along with cameramen Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal are killed by an Israeli strike on the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Palestine.
In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the twin bells of Urakami Cathedral, that were destroyed, are restored in Nagasaki. The anniversary is attended by about 2,600 people, including foreign dignitaries and survivors of the bombings.
A total of 474 people are arrested in London, England, during a protest in support of Palestine Action, which was proscribed as a terrorist group on 5 July.
Former Chadianprime minister and leader of the Les Transformateurs party Succès Masra is sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined F.CFA 1 billion (US$1,775,200) after being convicted of disseminating racist and xenophobic messages that incited violence, a verdict his legal team plans to appeal.
Germany announces it will halt weapon shipments to Israel that could be used in Gaza "until further notice" in light of Israel's plan to fully militarily occupyGaza.
Armenia agrees to grant the U.S. exclusive development rights in the Zangezur corridor for 99 years. The U.S. would sublease to a consortium to develop rail, oil, gas, and fiber optic lines along the 27-mile (43km) corridor.
A police officer and the perpetrator are killed, and another officer suffers non-life-threatening injuries, in a shooting at the CDC building near Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
The Uganda High Court denies bail to opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who faces treason charges, ruling that the 180-day period for mandatory release began when his case was transferred to a civilian court in February, leaving him 12 days short of eligibility.