- In the Rwandan general election, Paul Kagame (pictured) is re-elected as the president and the Rwandan Patriotic Front coalition win a majority in the lower house.
- KP Sharma Oli is appointed prime minister of Nepal after the incumbent Pushpa Kamal Dahal loses a no confidence motion.
- In association football, Euro 2024 concludes with Spain defeating England in the final, and the Copa América concludes with Argentina defeating Colombia in the final.
- In tennis, Barbora Krejčíková and Carlos Alcaraz win the women's and men's singles, respectively, at the Wimbledon Championships.
- ... that the newly discovered and critically imperiled Red Rock sunflower (Helianthus devernii) has only been found around two desert springs located in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area?
- ... that football player Julian Lewis received offers to play college football before he had attended high school?
- ... that carpenter Cumming Haswell erected a historic villa, later described as "modestly-scaled but ornamental"?
- ... that Terry Pratchett's earliest Discworld stories were posthumously found and published by two of his fans?
- ... that the flaming finale of Joan by Alexander McQueen has been read as an image of violence, resilience, transcendence, and resurrection?
- ... that the 2016 festival South by South Lawn included a panel discussion on climate change led by President Obama?
- ... that Melani Budianta used street gangs and Moonies in Los Angeles to reflect on the state of democracy in Indonesia?
- ... that Stardust's only song earned them a $3 million offer from a record label, but they refused?
- ... that Bill Wurtz once accepted an award with a two-word acceptance speech?