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July 14

Armed conflicts and attacks

United States President Donald Trump announces that European countries will buy U.S.-made weapons, including Patriot air defense missile systems, and that those countries would provide them to Ukraine.
Source: Axios external link

Law and crime

Gisèle Pelicot is awarded the Legion of Honour award, the highest civil order of merit in France, for her courage in testifying in the case about her decades-long sexual abuse.
Source: DW external link

Disasters and accidents

A Mil Mi-8 helicopter carrying five people goes missing after contact with its pilot is lost shortly after refueling in Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.
Source: The Kyiv Independent external link

July 13

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli strikes kill at least 30 people, including six children, at a water collection zone, bringing the official death toll in Gaza to over 58,000.
Source: AP external link
More than 30 people are killed and 100 others are injured in clashes between local military groups and tribes in Suwayda, Suwayda Governorate, Syria.
Source: The Straits Times external link
Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces insurgents kill at least 66 people in Territory of Irumu, in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: AP external link
48 civilians are killed, houses are razed and property is looted in an attack when Rapid Support Forces fighters storm the village of Um Garfa in North Kordofan, Sudan.
Source: Barron's external link

Law and crime

At least three people, including the perpetrator, are killed, and three others are injured, including a state trooper and one critically, in two spree shootings in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
Source: BNO News external link

Sports

In association football, English club Chelsea F.C. win the Club World Cup, defeating French club Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 in the final. Chelsea winger Cole Palmer is awarded the tournament's Golden Ball.
Source: FIFA external link
In baseball, the MLB draft is held at the Coca-Cola Roxy in Cumberland, Georgia, U.S., with the Washington Nationals selecting Eli Willits as the first overall pick. At the age of 17, Willits becomes the 3rd youngest player in MLB draft history to be selected first overall.
Source: ESPN external link
In tennis, Jannik Sinner defeats his rival and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles final 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win his first Wimbledon title. Sinner is the first Italian player to win a singles title at Wimbledon.
Source: ESPN external link

Disasters and accidents

The Grand Canyon Lodge in Arizona, United States, is destroyed by the Dragon Bravo fire.
Source: AP external link
Nine people are killed and more than 30 others are injured, including five firefighters, in a fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States.
Source: WPRI-TV external link
A Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft crashes and catches fire shortly after taking off from London Southend Airport in Southend-on-Sea, England, killing all four people onboard.
Source: The Independent external link

July 12

Arts and culture

UNESCO adds 26 landmarks to the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Source: Newsweek external link

Law and crime

Five men are lynched after being accused of robbing damaged homes in the M 5.7 earthquake in Santa María de Jesús, Guatemala, earlier this week.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Sports

In tennis, Iga Świątek defeats Amanda Anisimova in the women's singles final 6–0, 6–0 to win her first Wimbledon title, becoming the first Pole to do so. This is the third major final to have a double bagel scoreline and the first since 1988.
Source: WTA external link

Disasters and accidents

Three people, including a baby, are killed and twenty people are hospitalized in an apartment fire in Ankara, Turkey.
Source: AP external link

International relations

Representatives of New Caledonia sign an accord with the French government to become the "State of New Caledonia" within the French Republic, subject to a referendum. The new state would immediately gain control of some foreign affairs, and would have the option of gaining further powers, subject to further referenda.
Source: The New York Times external link
United States president Donald Trump announces a 30% tariff increase on imported items from Mexico and the European Union to take effect on August 1.
Source: BBC News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russia launches 597 drones and 26 cruise missiles across Ukraine, killing two civilians in Chernivtsi, injuring 20 others, and damaging infrastructure in several cities.
Source: Reuters external link

July 11

Armed conflicts and attacks

United States president Donald Trump confirms plans to sell weapons to NATO allies to be provided to Ukraine after the Pentagon previously paused weapon shipments.
Source: PBS external link
Israeli settlers kill two Palestinians near Ramallah in the West Bank. One of the victims, identified as a Palestinian-American, was beaten to death whilst the other victim was shot in the chest.
Source: Reuters external link
At least 23 civilians, including four children, are killed and about 30 others are injured, with ten critically injured, in an Air Force strike on a Buddhist monastery in the District of Sagaing, located in the Sagaing Region of Myanmar.
Source: ABC News external link
At least five children are killed after an explosive device detonates in Al-Hashamah, Taiz Governorate, Yemen.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Law and crime

Los Choneros gang leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar agrees to a request of Ecuador's National Court for extradition to the United States to face trial for drug trafficking and arms smuggling.
Source: Reuters external link
Ovidio Guzmán López, son of the former drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, pleads guilty to two counts of drug distribution and two counts of participation in a continuing criminal enterprise. He is expected to cooperate with the U.S. government by providing information on criminal networks.
Source: Chicago Tribune external link