- 21 July 2024 – Red Sea crisis
- 2024 Israeli strikes on Yemen
- Smoke and flames continue to rage in the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, a day after Israeli airstrikes hit oil refineries and power stations in the city. The death toll from the attacks increases to six. (Al Jazeera)
- 20 July 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- At least 39 Palestinians are killed and 54 others are injured in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip. (Reuters) (Anandolu Ajansi)
- 20 July 2024 – Red Sea crisis
- 2024 Israeli strikes on Yemen
- Israeli airstrikes hit oil refineries and power stations in the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, killing three people and injuring 87 others. (Al Jazeera)
- 20 July 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- Five people, including a child, are killed in Russian missile strikes on Mykolaiv and Kherson, Ukraine. (Euronews) (The Moscow Times)
- 20 July 2024 – 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
- The death toll from the ongoing protests in Bangladesh increases to 110 people. (Al Jazeera)
- 20 July 2024 – 2024 China floods
- At least 12 people are killed and 31 others are missing when a bridge collapses due to flash flooding in Zhashui County, Shaanxi, China. (CNN)
- 20 July 2024 –
- At least 16 people are killed and 14 others are injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a passenger bus on a highway between Patacamaya, Bolivia, and Tambo Quemado, Chile. (RTÉ)
- The government of Equatorial Guinea suspends internet and telephone services on the separatist island of Annobón, with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization condemning the suspension. (Agencia NOVA)
- 19 July 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Ukrainian forces retreat from Urozhaine in Donetsk Oblast. (The Independent)
- The Russian Ministry of Defence announces that its troops captured the village of Yuryivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Al Arabiya)
- 19 July 2024 – 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
- Police in Dhaka, Bangladesh, ban all public rallies and protests in the city and impose a nationwide curfew, one day after protestors set fire to government buildings in the city. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
- The government of Bangladesh cut off internet, mobile phone, and TV broadcast services in the country, instituting a media blackout. (France 24)
- 19 July 2024 – Red Sea crisis
- At least one person is killed and ten others are injured when a kamikaze drone strikes central Tel Aviv, Israel, near the United States embassy. The Houthis claim responsibility for the attack, and also issue an announcement that that they will be providing details on a planned military operation on Tel Aviv soon. (The Times of Israel) (Axios)
- 19 July 2024 – Jadar mining project
- The European Union and Serbia sign a deal to develop a lithium mining project and production chains for batteries for electric vehicles. (DW)
- 19 July 2024 – Haitian crisis
- At least 40 Haitians are killed and several others are injured when a boat travelling to the Turks and Caicos Islands catches fire. (Al Arabiya)
- 19 July 2024 –
- Thirty-six people are rescued after fires break out onboard the São Tomé and Príncipe-flagged tanker Ceres I and Singapore-flagged tanker Hafnia Nile following a collision near Pedra Branca, Singapore. The remaining 26 Ceres I crew members remain onboard to conduct fire-fighting operations. (The Straits Times) (CNA)
- 19 July 2024 – Israeli allegations against UNRWA
- The United Kingdom announces the resumption of funding to the United Nations agency UNRWA. (Al Jazeera)
- 19 July 2024 – Palestine–European Union relations
- The European Commission announces loans and grants totalling €400 million (US$435.5 million) to the Palestinian Authority to prevent the government's financial collapse. (Reuters)
- 19 July 2024 – Capital punishment in Belarus
- The Minsk Regional Court in Belarus, in a secretive trial, sentences a German national Rico Krieger to death over alleged crimes including terrorism and mercenary activity. (DW)
- 19 July 2024 – Gaza humanitarian crisis, Societal breakdown in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war
- The United Nations reports that "anarchy" and societal breakdown is expanding across the Gaza Strip due to Israeli military destabilization, citing an increase in looting and extrajudicial killings of police and humanitarian workers. (Reuters)
- 19 July 2024 – ICJ case on Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories, Israel and apartheid
- The International Court of Justice rules that Israel's land annexation and settlement construction in East Jerusalem and the West Bank is unlawful, and demands an end to these practices "as soon as possible". The Court also rules that Israel's occupation in the West Bank amounts to apartheid. (AP) (Middle East Eye)
- 19 July 2024 –
- A court in Yekaterinburg, Russia, convicts American journalist Evan Gershkovich of spying and sentences him to 16 years in prison. (CNN)
- Communist Party general secretary and paramount leader of Vietnam Nguyễn Phú Trọng dies at the age of 80, and is succeeded on an acting basis by President Tô Lâm. (BBC News)
- Pakistani counter-terrorism authorities arrest Amin al-Haq, a high-ranking member of Al-Qaeda and a close confidant of Osama bin Laden. (Times of India)
- A Tunisian court sentences opposition party leader Lotfi Mraïhi [fr], a potential presidential candidate, to eight months in prison on a charge of vote buying, and also bans Mraïhi from running in presidential elections. (Reuters)
- Ukrainian linguist, nationalist politician, and former People's Deputy Iryna Farion is shot and killed in Lviv, Ukraine by an unknown assailant. (Reuters)
- WazirX [hi], an Indian cryptocurrency exchange owned by Binance, announces a security breach in which $234 million USD in cryptocurrency was stolen, amounting to half of the platform's total assets. (Business Standard)
- 19 July 2024 – 2024 Tunisian presidential election
- Incumbent Tunisian president Kais Saied announces his candidacy for a second term. (Le Monde)
- 19 July 2024 – 2024 CrowdStrike incident
- Numerous organizations worldwide experience service disruptions due to a faulty CrowdStrike update resulting in blue screens of death on Microsoft Windows computers. (The Verge)
- American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines order a temporary global ground stop of many of their flights in response to the widespread computer outages. (ABC News)
- 18 July 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- Dnieper campaign
- Ukrainian forces withdraw from the village of Krynky in Kherson Oblast. (Bloomberg)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Five people are killed and three others are injured in Russian attacks on villages in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- 18 July 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
- Both the Gaza Health Ministry and the Israeli Health Ministry report traces of type 2 polio in Gaza's sewage system, caused by "severe overcrowding" and Israel's blockade of hygiene products from entering the enclave. (France 24)
- At least five Palestinians are killed and fifteen others are injured in Israeli airstrikes on the Nuseirat and al-Bureij refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera) (Anadolu Ajansi)
- 18 July 2024 – 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
- The death toll from the protests in Bangladesh increases to 32, with the government shutting down internet access across the entire country, and protesters setting fire to the headquarters of the main state broadcaster in Dhaka. (France 24)
- 18 July 2024 – Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- Two Indian soldiers are killed and four others are injured in an IED attack by Maoists in Chhattisgarh, India. (The Hindustan Times) ('India Blooms')
- 18 July 2024 –
- Stegosaurus skeleton Apex is auctioned for $44.6 million (£34 million) at a Sotheby's auction in New York City, United States, the most ever paid for a fossil. (BBC News)
- 18 July 2024 – 2024 Nigerian general strike
- The Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress, and the Nigerian government agree on a new minimum wage of ₦70,000 (US$43) per month, ending prolonged negotiations amid high inflation and a weakening currency. (Reuters)
- 18 July 2024 – Red Sea crisis
- Egypt's Suez Canal reports a 23.4% drop in revenues attributed to disruptions in Red Sea shipping over the past year, marked by attacks from Yemen's Houthi militia on Israeli-linked vessels. (Al Arabiya)
- 18 July 2024 –
- The Saudia Airlines group signs a binding sales agreement with Lilium GmbH to purchase 50 electric Lilium Jets, with the option to purchase 50 more. (Flight Global)
- 18 July 2024 – Sudan–United States relations, Sudanese civil war
- The United States announces it will give an additional $203 million to help civilians affected by the war in Sudan. (Al Arabiya)
- 18 July 2024 – LGBT rights in South Korea
- The Supreme Court of South Korea rules that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples. (AP)
- 18 July 2024 –
- Seven people from the same family, including three young children and a teenager, are killed, another is injured and thirty suffer smoke inhalation in an arson attack in Nice, France. (BBC News)
- The Southwark Crown Court sentences five Just Stop Oil activists, including co-founder Roger Hallam, to prison terms ranging from four to five years for organizing protests that blocked the M25 motorway in London, England, United Kingdom, in 2022. (CNN)
- Five people, a mother and four children, are killed in a mass shooting near West Blocton, Alabama, United States. (AP)
- A riot erupts in the suburb of Harehills, Leeds, United Kingdom.
- Ursula von der Leyen is re-elected as president of the European Commission. (BBC News)
- 17 July 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- At least 42 Palestinians are killed and more than 70 others are injured in Israeli strikes on a United Nations-run school in the Nuseirat refugee camp and on a designated "safe zone" in al-Mawasi, Rafah. (Al Jazeera)
- 17 July 2024 – 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
- Police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at students and professors occupying Dhaka University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to protest against the ruling Awami League party and its government job quotas. (Al Jazeera) (CBC News)
- 17 July 2024 –
- Archaeologists unearth remains of a medieval papal palace in the square outside the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, Italy. (Reuters)
- The European Union General Court dismisses ByteDance's lawsuit against the European Commission's designation of the company as a "gatekeeper" under the Digital Markets Act, citing ByteDance's significant global market value. (Bernama)
- 17 July 2024 – 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
- Effects of Hurricane Beryl in Texas
- The confirmed death toll from Hurricane Beryl in Texas, United States, increases to 22, with several deaths in the Greater Houston area caused by heat illness due to prolonged power outages amid an ongoing heat wave. (NPR) (KRIV-TV)
- 17 July 2024 –
- At least 16 people are killed in a fire at a shopping mall in Zigong, Sichuan, China. (AP)
- Comoros-flagged oil tanker Prestige Falcon capsizes off the coast of Oman. The Indian Navy rescues nine crew members, with seven others missing. (AP)
- At least six people are killed by storms in Brest, Gomel, and Mogilev Regions, Belarus. (AP)
- 17 July 2024 – 2024 European heatwaves
- Italian authorities place thirteen cities throughout the Italian Peninsula under rare severe heat warnings due to predicted heat indexes reaching as high as 44°C (111.2°F) throughout the week. (AP) (Sky News)
- 17 July 2024 – Germany–Ukraine relations, Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Germany issues plans to halve its military aid to Ukraine in 2025. (Reuters)
- 17 July 2024 – Eugenics in Japan
- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida formally apologizes to 130 victims of forced sterilization under the Eugenics Protection Law which was declared unconstitutional on July 3, and approves compensation measures for more than 25,000 affected victims and their relatives. (NHK)
- 17 July 2024 –
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces measures to reduce the spread of fake news and harmful content in all forms of media, which the People's Party claims is an act to censor and control critical media. (Reuters)
- 17 July 2024 – 2024 United States presidential election
- Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign
- U.S. President Joe Biden temporarily suspends his re-election campaign to recover at his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, after being diagnosed with COVID-19. (CNN)
- 17 July 2024 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israel's Knesset passes a resolution 68–9 stating that it opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state. (Haaretz)
- 17 July 2024 –
- NASA cancels its lunar water-seeking rover mission with the VIPER rover, citing cost overruns and launch delays, after spending $450 million on the project. (AP) (NASA)
- 16 July 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- At least 57 Palestinians are killed by Israeli bombardments in Gaza City, Khan Younis, and Rafah. (Reuters)
- 16 July 2024 – 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
- Six people are killed during clashes in Bangladesh as opposition demonstrators protesting government job quotas, which benefit pro-government families, clashes with police and pro-government supporters. (Al Jazeera)
- 16 July 2024 – 2024 Muscat mosque shooting
- The Islamic State claims responsibility for the prior day's mass shooting at a Shi'ite mosque in Muscat, Oman. This is the first attack carried out by the Islamic State in the country. (BBC)
- 16 July 2024 – Hezbollah–Israel conflict
- Three Syrian children are killed by an Israeli airstrike on the village of Umm al-Tut in southern Lebanon, while two others are killed during a strike on the Kfar Tebnit-Khardali road. (Reuters)
- 16 July 2024 –
- At least 25 people are killed and 17 others are injured when a bus veers off a cliff and crashes in Ayacucho Region, Peru. (Reuters)
- Heavy rainfall across the Midwestern United States causes a dam failure in Washington County, Illinois, prompting an immediate evacuation order in the nearby city of Nashville. (USA Today)
- A malfunction causes an emergency shutdown of one of the four reactors at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant in Rostov Oblast, Russia. Background radiation levels are reported as normal. (Reuters)
- 16 July 2024 – 2024 European heatwaves
- Ukrainian state electrical grid operator Ukrenergo begins emergency power shutdowns in seven eastern and central oblasts amid a record heat wave and equipment failures worsened by ongoing Russian attacks. (Reuters)
- 16 July 2024 –
- Romania approves the culling of 481 bears in the country, after a 19-year-old woman was killed by a bear last week in the Carpathian Mountains. (Al Jazeera)
- 16 July 2024 – Czech Republic–Ukraine relations
- The Czech Republic announces plans to facilitate Colt CZ Group assault rifle production and the construction of an ammunition factory in Ukraine. (RFE/RL)
- 16 July 2024 – Estonia–Russia relations, Latvia–Russia relations, Lithuania–Russia relations
- The Baltic states announce their exit from Russia's and Belarus's electricity grid along with plans to synchronize their grid with the continental Europe grid on February 9, 2025. (AP)
- 16 July 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
- An investigation by the Associated Press and Israeli investigative organization Shomrim finds that the United States and Israel allowed tax-deductible donations totaling over US$200,000 to multiple Israeli far-right extremist groups involved in blocking and disrupting humanitarian aid delivery to the Gaza Strip. (AP)
- 16 July 2024 – Kosovo War
- War crimes in the Kosovo War
- The Kosovo Specialist Chambers criminal tribunal sentences former Liberation Army member Pjetër Shala to 18 years in prison for war crimes committed during the war. (Al Jazeera) (Koha Ditore)
- 16 July 2024 –
- Six Vietnamese and American people are found dead at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, in a suspected cyanide poisoning incident. (AP)
- American senator Bob Menendez is found guilty on all counts, including acting as a foreign agent, in a federal corruption trial. (ABC News)
- Former governor of Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, and director of the Adra Prison Samir Ousman al-Sheikh is arrested by the FBI in Los Angeles, California, United States. Al-Sheikh has been accused of torturing and killing political dissidents while serving as prison director and governor. (The New York Times)
- German authorities in four states search the properties of management and shareholders of the right-wing extremist magazine Compact, seizing assets and evidence after the magazine was banned by the interior ministry. (Reuters)
- Police in Paraguay seize more than four tons of cocaine, worth $240 million, at a river port in Asunción, the largest cocaine seizure in the country's history. (AP)
- Chinese businessman Guo Wengui is found guilty by a U.S. jury on multiple fraud charges, accused of running a racketeering enterprise from 2018 to 2023 that defrauded thousands of investors out of over $1 billion. (The Guardian)
- 16 July 2024 – 2024 French legislative election
- French President Emmanuel Macron approves the resignation request of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who will continue to serve as head of the transitional caretaker government. (AP)
- 16 July 2024 – 2024 Welsh government crisis
- Six weeks after losing a vote of no confidence in the Senedd, Vaughan Gething resigns as First Minister of Wales. (The Guardian)
- 16 July 2024 – Kenya Finance Bill protests
- Police fire tear gas and water cannons at anti-government protestors as demonstrations continue in cities across Kenya, calling for the removal of President William Ruto. (Al Jazeera)
- 16 July 2024 –
- Roberta Metsola is re-elected as President of the European Parliament with the highest number of votes ever registered for a candidate in the history of the European Parliament. (Times of Malta)
- 15 July 2024 – Kivu conflict
- M23 offensive
- Fighting between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), pro-government militia, and M23 rebels is reported in the Bashali Chiefdom, Bahunde Chiefdom, and the surroundings of Bweremana following simultaneous attacks on the positions of the FARDC and allies by the M23. (Radio Okapi)
- Four civilians are killed and five others are injured in a bombardment on Bweremana. Local police accuse the M23 of being responsible. (Al Jazeera)
- 15 July 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Siege of Gaza City
- At least 12 Palestinians are killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City and Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip. (Anandolu Ajansi)
- 15 July 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Ukraine–NATO relations
- NATO establishes a new command centre in Wiesbaden, Germany, to plan and coordinate support for the Ukrainian military as part of the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine. (Euronews)
- 15 July 2024 – 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
- Over 100 people are injured in violent clashes in Dhaka, Bangladesh, between supporters of the ruling Awami League party and opposition demonstrators protesting government job quotas which benefit pro-government families. (Al Jazeera)
- 15 July 2024 – 2024 Muscat mosque shooting
- Six people are killed and 30+ others are injured in a mass shooting at a Shia mosque in Muscat, Oman. The three attackers are killed by security forces in the ensuing shootout. (Al Arabiya)
- 15 July 2024 – Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Eight soldiers are killed during a suicide bombing at a military base in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Ten Pakistani Taliban gunmen are also killed in an ensuing shootout. (Al Jazeera)
- 15 July 2024 – Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- An Israeli airstrike on Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, kills three civilians and injures three others. Israel's military says that its fighter jets struck a Hezbollah weapons storage facility in the area. (Reuters)
- 15 July 2024 – 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
- At least 47 people are killed and 350 others are injured by severe storms in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. (Dhaka Tribune)
- 15 July 2024 –
- At least one person is killed and over 400,000 people without power as a derecho impacts the Midwestern United States, with downburst winds exceeding 100 mph (160 km/h) and multiple tornadoes being reported near Chicago. (Fox Weather)
- 15 July 2024 – Belarus–Latvia relations
- Latvia issues a ban on Belarus-registered passenger vehicles entering Latvian territory from Belarus or Russia. (Reuters)
- 15 July 2024 – Hungary–European Union relations, 2024 visits by Viktor Orbán to Russia and China
- The European Commission announces that top European Union officials including European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will boycott informal meetings hosted by Hungary during its rotating EU Presidency, in response to rogue meetings made by Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán to Russia and China regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (AP)
- 15 July 2024 – Clifton Suspension Bridge human remains discovery
- Colombian Yostin Andres Mosquera is charged with the murders of two gay men and remanded in custody by Wimbledon Magistrates Court in London, United Kingdom. (The Guardian)
- 15 July 2024 – Disappearance of Jay Slater
- A body believed to be missing 19-year-old Jay Slater from Lancashire, United Kingdom, is found near where he was reported missing in Tenerife, Spain, after a 28-day search. (BBC News)
- 15 July 2024 – Federal prosecution of Donald Trump
- Former United States president Donald Trump's criminal prosecution over his alleged mishandling of classified documents is dismissed by District Judge Aileen Cannon, who states that Special Counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed and lacked the authority to bring the case to court. (Reuters)
- 15 July 2024 – Female genital mutilation in the Gambia
- The National Assembly of the Gambia upholds a ban on female genital mutilation, which has been criminalized since 2015. Some conservative and religious groups had sought to overturn the ban through controversial legislation. (AFP)
- 15 July 2024 –
- The prime suspect arrested over the discovery of nine mutilated female bodies in a rubbish dump in the Mukuru slums of Nairobi, Kenya, confesses to killing 42 women. Another man is also arrested. (Al Jazeera)
- 15 July 2024 – 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 Republican National Convention, 2024 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection, Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign
- Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump selects Ohio senator J. D. Vance as his vice-presidential running mate. (The Hill) (The New York Times)
- 15 July 2024 – 2024 Rwandan general election
- Rwandans vote to elect their president between incumbent Paul Kagame and two other candidates, as well as elect 80 members of the Chamber of Deputies. (Reuters)
- 15 July 2024 – 2024 Syrian parliamentary election
- Syrians vote to elect the 250 members of the parliament. (AP)
- 15 July 2024 – Arrest of Imran Khan, 2023 Pakistani protests
- Pakistan moves forward a case to ban former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party due to alleged use of illegal foreign funds and party supporter protests at military installations, and also pushes charges of treason for Khan and former president Arif Alvi. (Reuters)
- 15 July 2024 – Fatah–Hamas reconciliation process
- Several Palestinian factions, including Fatah and Hamas, schedule reconciliatory meetings in China in an attempt to end their ongoing political disputes. (Reuters)
- 15 July 2024 –
- Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas resigns in order to assume her new role as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European External Action Service. (Politico)
- 15 July 2024 – Mare Tranquillitatis pit
- In the journal Nature Astronomy, American and Italian scientists announce the discovery of a lunar cave, approximately 250 miles (400 km) from the landing site of Apollo 11. (AP) (Nature Astronomy)
- 15 July 2024 – 2024 Copa América
- In association football, defending champions Argentina defeat Colombia 1–0 after extra time in the final match to win a record 16th Copa América title, with Lautaro Martínez scoring the winning goal in the 112th minute. Kick-off was delayed by 82 minutes due to fans breaching the security gates at Hard Rock Stadium, the match's venue, in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States. (AP) (The New York Times)
- 14 July 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Siege of Gaza City
- At least 17 Palestinians are killed and 80 others are injured in an Israeli airstrike on a UNWRA-run school used to shelter displaced people in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza City. The IDF claims that a Hamas command center was there. (Reuters) (The Guardian)(The Jerusalem Post)
- 14 July 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Russia takes control of Urozhaine in Donetsk Oblast, which Ukraine had previously recaptured in July 2023. (Reuters)
- 14 July 2024 – Somali civil war
- Top Coffee bombing
- Nine people are killed and 20 others are injured when a car bomb explodes outside a cafe in Mogadishu, Somalia, while customers were watching the Euro 2024 final. (Al Jazeera)
- 14 July 2024 –
- Three Italian hikers are killed during accidents on the Mont Blanc. (Bologna Today)
- 14 July 2024 – China–Russia relations
- The Russian Navy and China's People's Liberation Army Navy begin joint military drills in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China. (AP)
- 14 July 2024 – Attempted assassination of Donald Trump
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation identifies Thomas Matthew Crooks as the "subject involved" in yesterday's attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. (Reuters)
- 14 July 2024 –
- Two people are killed and two others are injured in a mass shooting at a home in Lautlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The shooter later commits suicide. (Reuters)
- Twenty-seven people, including Colombian Football Federation president Ramón Jesurún, are arrested and 55 are ejected following crowd control issues at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S., before the Copa América final, where fans breached security gates at the stadium's entrance. (The Independent)
- 14 July 2024 – Israel–Hamas war protests
- Palestinians in several cities in the occupied West Bank enact a general strike in protest against a recent Israeli strike on Gaza that killed 90 people and injured 300 more. (Al Jazeera)
- 14 July 2024 –
- KP Sharma Oli is named as the new Prime Minister of Nepal in his fourth term in office, with his communist party forming a coalition with the Nepali Congress party. (Al Jazeera)
- 14 July 2024 – 2024 Wimbledon Championships
- In tennis, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) in the Men's singles final to win his second Wimbledon title and his fourth overall Grand Slam title. (The Guardian) (Wimbledon)
- 14 July 2024 – UEFA Euro 2024
- In association football, Spain defeat England 2–1 in the final match to win their fourth UEFA European Championship title, having previously won in 1964, 2008, and 2012, the most by any team. (Al Jazeera)
- 13 July 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- 2024 targeted assassination of Muhammad Deif
- At least ninety people are killed and over three hundred others are wounded in a strike on the al-Mawasi humanitarian zone, in what the IDF states was a targeted strike against Al-Qassam Brigades leader Mohammed Deif and high-commander Rafa’a Salameh. (AP) (Al Jazeera) (The Times of Israel)
- July 2024 al-Shati refugee camp attack
- At least twenty people are killed by Israeli military shelling on a prayer hall in the al-Shati refugee camp during Zuhr prayer. (Al Jazeera)
- 13 July 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kharkiv strikes
- Two people are killed and twenty-five people, including two children, are injured in a Russian double tap strike on the village of Budy, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- 13 July 2024 – Attempted assassination of Donald Trump
- Former U.S. President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States, with his condition later reported as "fine" by a spokesperson. The Butler County District Attorney reports that the suspect was shot dead and that a member of the audience was killed in the shooting. (AP) (The Guardian)
- 13 July 2024 – Western DR Congo clashes
- The FARDC repel an attack by Mobondo militiamen on the village of Kinsele, Kwamouth, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 42 Mobondo militiamen, 9 FARDC soldiers, and a civilian are killed. (Radio Okapi) (Radio Okapi)
- 13 July 2024 – Ituri Conflict
- CODECO militiamen attack Zaire militia-controlled Pluto, Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing the population. After four hours of fighting, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) intervene. Thirteen Zaire, seven CODECO, and six FARDC soldiers are killed. (Radio Okapi)
- 13 July 2024 – Somali Civil War
- At least eight people are killed and 21 others are injured in a shootout between security forces and inmates at a prison in Mogadishu, Somalia, in an attempted prison break. The prisoners who attempted escape are allegedly al-Shabaab members. (Al Jazeera)
- 13 July 2024 – Australia–Russia relations
- Russia accuses Australia of inciting "anti-Russian paranoia" after Australia charges a Russian-born Australian couple with espionage. (Reuters)
- 13 July 2024 –
- Four people are killed and nine injured after a mass shooting at a nightclub in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. (CNN)
- Three people are killed and four injured after a mass shooting at a birthday party in Espinasse-Vozelle, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The perpetrator kills himself. (France 3 Régions)
- The Guardia di Finanza frees 33 Indian farm workers from exploitative conditions in Verona, Veneto, Italy, and seizes nearly €500,000 (US$545,000) from two Indian individuals accused of charging workers €17,000 ($18,500) each for permits. (AP)
- 13 July 2024 – 2024 Wimbledon Championships
- In tennis, Barbora Krejčíková defeats Jasmine Paolini 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, in the Women's singles final to win her first Wimbledon title and her second overall Grand Slam title. (Reuters) (Eurosport)
- 12 July 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Siege of Gaza City
- Gaza City rescue crews discover at least 60 Palestinian bodies in the Tel Al-Hawa and Sabra districts following a week of attacks on Gaza City by Israeli forces. (Reuters)
- 12 July 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Six people are killed and at least 19 others are injured in Russian attacks across Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent)
- 12 July 2024 – 2024 Saints Academy college collapse
- At least 22 children are killed and 132 are wounded after a school building collapses in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
- 12 July 2024 – Gazpromavia Flight 9608
- A Gazpromavia Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashes near Kolomna, Moscow Oblast, Russia, killing the crew of three people. (Reuters)
- 12 July 2024 – Madan Ashrit Highway disaster
- Fifty-one people are missing, 11 are killed and 3 others are injured after two buses are swept off the Madan Ashrit Highway in Chitwan District, Bagmati Province, Nepal, due to landslides caused by heavy rain. (Reuters)
- 12 July 2024 – Tulsa race massacre
- Intermountain Forensics names the first identified victim of a mass gravesite holding over one hundred Tulsa race massacre deaths as World War I veteran C. L. Daniel from Georgia, United States. (AP)
- 12 July 2024 – Finland–Russia relations, Russian emigration during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Parliament of Finland passes a law allowing border guards to restrict trafficked asylum seekers from crossing the Finland–Russia border. (CNN)
- 12 July 2024 –
- Argentina designates Hamas as a terrorist organization over its October 7 attacks on Israel. (Al Arabiya)
- 12 July 2024 – Assassination of Fernando Villavicencio
- A court in Quito, Ecuador, sentences three people to 12 years in prison and two people to over 34 years in prison for the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. At least two of the five are allegedly part of the Los Lobos criminal organization. (Reuters)
- 12 July 2024 – Rust shooting incident
- A judge dismisses American actor Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial due to the withholding of evidence. (The Guardian)
- 12 July 2024 –
- The Metropolitan Police seeks a 24-year-old suspect after human remains of two men are found in two suitcases in Bristol and more remains today in Shepherd's Bush, West London, United Kingdom. (Evening Standard)
- The Philippine Senate orders the arrest of Bamban mayor Alice Guo for failing to attend hearings investigating her alleged involvement in Chinese transnational crime. (Reuters)
- 12 July 2024 – LGBT rights in Burkina Faso
- Burkinabè Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala [fr] announces a ban on homosexuality in the country. (BBC News)
- 12 July 2024 – Same-sex marriage in Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten
- The Supreme Court of the Netherlands rules that same-sex marriage is legal in Aruba and Curaçao. (De Telegraaf)
- 12 July 2024 –
- The International Olympic Committee announces that Saudi Arabia will host the inaugural Olympics Esports Games in 2025. (ESPN)
- 11 July 2024 –
- CNN reports that American and German intelligence agents foiled a plan by Russia to assassinate Armin Papperger, the CEO of German defence company Rheinmetall. (CNN) (Politico)
- 11 July 2024 – 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
- Effects of Hurricane Beryl in Texas
- At least 11 people are killed in the U.S. states of Texas and Louisiana from severe weather caused by Hurricane Beryl, with more than 1.3 million homes and businesses in Texas experiencing a power outage for four days amid persistent daytime temperatures exceeding 90 °F (32 °C) and high humidity. (CNN)
- 11 July 2024 –
- Eleven people are killed when their pickup truck collides with a passenger bus in Abulug, Cagayan, Philippines. (The Straits Times)
- At least 4,500 people are displaced by storms in Cape Town, South Africa. (AP)
- A fire damages the spire of the 11th-century Rouen Cathedral, in Normandy, France, while undergoing restoration. No further damage or injuries are reported. (Reuters)
- 11 July 2024 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israeli occupation of the West Bank
- The United States Department of State and Department of the Treasury announce sanctions against three violent Israeli settlers who blocked humanitarian aid to Gaza and four illegal Israeli settlement outposts, and also blacklists the far-right Jewish supremacist organization Lehava. (Al Jazeera) (The Jerusalem Post)
- 11 July 2024 – Antisemitism during the Israel–Hamas war, Antisemitism in Europe
- The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights reports significant increases (as much as 1200%) in reported antisemitic incidents in countries such as Austria, Sweden, Denmark, and Belgium since the Israel–Hamas war began. (BBC News) (European Union)
- 11 July 2024 –
- The U.S. Treasury Department and the White House announce sanctions on the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua and designate it as a "transnational criminal organization." The State Department also places a $12 million reward for information leading to the arrest of the organization's leaders. (Reuters)
- 11 July 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Accusations of United States complicity in Israeli war crimes in the Israel–Hamas war
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration of complicity in Israeli war crimes by being Israel's largest supporter during the Israel–Hamas war and also condemns all nations not imposing sanctions on Israel. (Reuters)
- 11 July 2024 – Kenya Finance Bill protests
- Kenyan President William Ruto dismisses all of his cabinet ministers as well as the attorney general in response to deadly protests against a finance bill drafted by his administration. (BBC News)
- 11 July 2024 –
- Thousands of anti-government protesters gather outside the Albanian Prime Minister's office and the Presidential office building in Tirana, accusing Prime Minister Edi Rama of corruption and demanding his resignation, as well as the release of opposition leader Sali Berisha from house arrest. (Reuters)
- 10 July 2024 – Israel–Hamas War
- Siege of Gaza City
- The Israel Defense Forces orders a complete evacuation of all Palestinians from Gaza City to areas south of the city in advance of a new offensive against Hamas. (AP)
- United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
- U.S. President Joe Biden's administration resumes shipments of 500-pound bombs to Israel following a suspension in May 2024 due to worries of harm to Palestinian civilians. The initial suspension provoked public criticism from Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (Reuters)
- 10 July 2024 – Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Four security officials and three Pakistani Taliban insurgents are killed in a shootout in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
- 10 July 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Two Ukrainians are killed by Russian drone and missile attacks on a port in southern Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, which damaged port infrastructure, an energy facility, and a civilian ship. (Reuters)
- 10 July 2024 –
- The National Samsung Electronics Union announces that around 30,000 Samsung Electronics workers will now strike indefinitely after accusing the company of refusing to hold talks on better pay. (BBC News)
- Thirteen people, including 12 children, are killed in a school bus crash in Merafong, Gauteng, South Africa. (AP)
- A plane fighting the Horse Gulch fire crashes into Hauser Lake in Montana, United States, killing the pilot onboard. (KWYB)
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