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July 6

Law and crime

Philippine police ⁠arrests senator Rodante Marcoleta, former representative Mike Defensor and a businessman in Quezon City, after an anti-graft court orders their arrest in relation to a plunder case filed by the Ombudsman. Another co-accused, also a businessman, remains at large.
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Disasters and accidents

At least eight people are killed, including children, and several others are injured in landslides at refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh.
Source: TRT World external link
Five people are killed and one injured after a fire at a residential building in Henan Province, China.
Source: Xinhua external link

Politics and elections

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International relations

Australia and Fiji sign a defence pact, making Fiji one of Australia's treaty-bound allies and committing both countries to consult on security threats and support mutual defence in the Pacific.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

July 5

International relations

Puntland government issued a statement saying exclusive control over its marine resources, citing its constitution and Somalia's federal framework to block SOMTURK. a joint venture between Somalia's fisheries ministry and Turkey's OYAK fund, from operating without approval. The firm holds a federal licence for fishing permits across Somalia's economic zone, signed in Ankara last December to regulate fishing and curb illegal activities, following as leverage in stalled political talks as rich tuna grounds remain underdeveloped.
Source: Hiiraan Online external link

Health and environment

Seven more children are reported to have died from measles, bringing the death toll from the disease in Bangladesh to 738.
Source: The Business Standard external link
A complaint is filed in a Dhaka court against former interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, former health adviser Nur Jahan Begum, and two other health officials from the Yunus ministry over their roles in the measles epidemic in the country including child deaths.
Source: Daily Sun Bangladesh external link
Around 25 deaths are reported in heat waves in the United States, with 40 million people under heat alerts across the East Coast, Southeast, and Southwest regions of the country.
Source: NBC News external link
The reports 800 cases of cholera, including 30 deaths, in the West Kordofan communities of Wad Banda and Al-Nahud in western Sudan.
Source: Middle East Monitor external link
The Sudan Doctors Network reports 200,000 people in the North Kordofan town of Bara are facing a cholera outbreak alongside measles, including 100 cases of measles in children at health care facilities in Bara.
Source: AA external link

Disasters and accidents

The Venezuelan information ministry reports that the death toll from the earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 3,342.
Source: Reuters external link
Six people are killed and one injured after a three-story residential building collapses due to heavy rains in Mumbai, India.
Source: Xinhua external link

Business and economy

Seven OPEC+ members agree to raise oil production quotas by 188,000 barrels per day in August, as oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz gradually resume after disruptions linked to the Iran war.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Qatar resumes all maritime activities, reversing a June 29 advisory suspending sailing and fishing boats following the death of a Qatari national from shrapnel linked to regional military operations.
Source: Reuters external link

Sports

In association football, Norway advances to the quarterfinals of a FIFA World Cup for the first time after defeating Brazil 2–1 in the round of 16. Brazil's loss also marks the team's earliest elimination from the tournament since 1990.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that there will be no reconstruction in the Gaza Strip until Hamas is disarmed and the strip is demilitarized.
Source: Ynetnews external link
Medics say that two Palestinians have been killed in airstrikes at the Omar Al-Mokhtar street in Gaza City.
Source: Reuters external link
Netanyahu says some Christian-majority villages in southern Lebanon asked to be annexed by Israel for protection from Hezbollah, while villages in the Marjayoun District deny seeking annexation.
Source: Arab News external link
The Israeli military says that the Commando Brigade targeted Hezbollah operatives riding motorcycles near Nabatieh.
Source: The Times of Israel external link

Science and technology

The satellite conducts a flyby of the asteroid 98943 Torifune.
Source: NHK external link

July 4

Politics and elections

Slovaks vote in a referendum to decide whether to cancel life payments for prime ministers after their terms expire and whether to reopen the office of an anti-corruption agency. The referendum is invalidated due to low turnout.
Source: AP external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Oman reaches an agreement with France and the United Kingdom to ensure safe navigation through the country's waterways including the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz.
Source: CNBC external link
The Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front separatists launch coordinated attacks on the Malian communes and towns of Aguelhok, Anéfis, Gao, and Sévaré. The Malian army says it has repelled the assaults, while local sources report continuing fighting.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces deny Russia's claim that it captured Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, yesterday, saying Ukrainian forces still control the city and continue defensive operations there.
Source: Reuters external link
Over 50 Houthi fighters and 16 soldiers are killed during clashes in Hodeidah, Yemen. Twenty-two more soldiers are also wounded.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Sports

In tennis, Alexandra Eala becomes the first Filipino singles player to reach the fourth round of a major tournament after defeating defending champion Iga Świątek in the third round of the Wimbledon Championships women's singles.
Source: AP external link

Disasters and accidents

Nine people are killed and eight others injured after a minibus collides with a truck between Krasne and Nechayane, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Source: Xinhua external link

International relations

China releases pastor Jin Mingri, the founder of the Beijing Zion Church, after detaining him since October, with ChinaAid.org saying officials presented the release as a goodwill gesture following U.S. president Donald Trump's visit to China last May.
Source: New Straits Times external link
A Russian cultural center in Chișinău, Moldova, closes after the government orders its shutdown, citing security concerns linked to Russian influence and drone incidents amid strained bilateral relations.
Source: Reuters external link

Arts and culture

The United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Source: BBC News external link

July 3

Politics and elections

The state funeral of former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an airstrike on his compound by Israel and the United States during the first day of the Iran war on February 28, begins as his body lies in state at Tehran's Grand Mosalla. The funeral is expected to draw millions of attendees, including foreign dignitaries.
Source: Reuters external link
Armenia's parliament passes a law requiring citizens living abroad to meet stricter residency rules before voting, following reports of Russian efforts to influence the June election through Armenians living in Russia.
Source: Reuters external link
The Royal Palace of Cambodia confirms that King Norodom Sihamoni has returned to the country from Beijing, China, after undergoing treatment and surgery for prostate cancer.
Source: The Straits Times external link
Source: Politico external link

Health and environment

Health officials in Belgium report a 39% increase of deaths, compared to the week prior, from heat waves in the country during June, while France saw a 29.1% increase.
Source: Euronews external link
The French health agency reports that over 2,025 people in France have died in heat waves last month between June 22 and June 28.
Source: Le Monde external link
Heat waves are reported across the eastern and central United States, with 23 states placed under heat warnings by the National Weather Service.
Source: KGW external link

Sports

In association football, Egypt advances to the round of 16 of a FIFA World Cup for the first time after defeating Australia 4–2 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time, in the round of 32.
Source: RFI external link
Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi becomes the first player to make 30 FIFA World Cup appearances, score 20 World Cup goals, and score in eight consecutive World Cup matches (including the previous edition), after scoring in the team's 3–2 victory against Cape Verde in the round of 32.
Source: ESPN external link

Disasters and accidents

In Pakistan, a bus en route from Quetta to Islamabad plunges into a deep roadside ditch in Sherani District, Balochistan, killing 40 people and injuring eight others.
Source: Reuters external link
Four people are killed, ten are missing and eight others are injured during the collision of a car with a bus, carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan, on the KabulNangarhar highway in Laghman Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Pajhwok external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Ukraine declares a day of mourning for the victims of the Russian bombardment of Kyiv on July 2 as the death toll rises to 30.
Source: DW external link
Russian missile and drone strikes kill at least five people and injure ten others across Ukraine, including three people in Sumy when a drone struck their apartment building.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Ukrainian forces strike nine substations across Russian-occupied Crimea causing power outages. Saky air base and Gvardeyskoye air base are also targeted with seven jets destroyed or damaged.
Source: Reuters external link
Russia reports that its forces have captured the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast.
Source: AFP via NDTV external link
United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk issues a "red alert" warning in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, of a "catastrophe" and violence in the city.
Source: ModernGhana external link
Sudanese foreign minister Mohi El-Din Salem says that the Sudanese government is ready to engage in "sincere initiatives" aimed at ending the civil war that started in April 2023. He also says that initiatives submitted by Sovereign Council chairman and military head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to the United Nations last year must be a part of this process.
Source: AA external link
The Israeli military and Shin Bet state that Hamas militant Muhammad Na'im Jandiya, who allegedly took part in taking hostages during the attack on the Nahal Oz kibbutz in the October 7 attacks on Israel, has been killed in an airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip, violating the ongoing ceasefire.
Source: Ynetnews external link
Two policemen, including an additional station house officer, are killed, while a driver is injured, as gunmen open fire on a mobile patrol vehicle in Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Source: Dawn external link