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• Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 (aircraft pictured) crashes in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board.
• Sheikh Hasina resigns as the prime minister of Bangladesh following anti-government protests, and Muhammad Yunus is appointed leader of an interim government.
• Following a mass stabbing in Southport, far-right protesters riot in England and Northern Ireland.
• The United States, Russia, and their respective allies agree to a prisoner exchange of 26 people.

Ongoing:

• Israel–Hamas war
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• Russian invasion of Ukraine
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• Sudanese civil war
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Recent deaths:

• Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez
• Jon McBride
• Susan Wojcicki
• Kalatiku Paembonan
• Taberon Honie
• Galboda Gnanissara Thera

August 12, 2024 (2024-08-12) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict
  • The United States orders the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group and the USS Georgia, a nuclear cruise-missile submarine, to the Middle East to defend Israel from possible retaliation from Iran and to strengthen U.S. military posture in the region. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• One person is killed and several are injured when a helicopter stolen from Cairns Airport crashes into a hotel in Cairns, Australia. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• Special Region of Jakarta Act
  • The first Cabinet of Indonesia meeting session in Nusantara is held, marking the beginning of transition of the official capital away from Jakarta. (Detik)

August 11, 2024 (2024-08-11) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Kyiv strikes
    • Two people, including a 4-year-old child, are killed and three others are injured in a Russian KN-23 ballistic missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
• At least one person is killed and eleven others are injured in a IED explosion in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. (DW)

Disasters and accidents

• The death toll from the landslide at a rubbish dump in Kampala, Uganda, increases to 21. (Reuters)
• Two people are killed and twelve families are displaced in an explosion possibly attributed to a gas leak in Bel Air, Maryland, United States. (AP)

International relations

• Iran–European Union relations
  • In a phone call with European Council President Charles Michel, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian accuses the European Union of facilitating Israeli crimes against humanity and terrorism in the Gaza Strip by implementing double standards that destabilize the Middle East and increase the chances of a global war. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Rwandan general election
  • Incumbent President of Rwanda Paul Kagame is sworn in for a fourth term in office. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics
  • The 2024 Summer Olympics conclude with the closing ceremony taking place at the Stade de France in Paris, France. (BBC News)
  • The United States finish atop the medal table with 40 gold medals and 126 total medals, ahead of China who finished with 40 gold medals and 91 total medals, with silver medals being the tiebreaker. (BBC News)

August 10, 2024 (2024-08-10) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
      • Russia introduces a "counter-terrorist regime" in Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk Oblasts in response to the ongoing incursion, resulting in travel restrictions and an increased security presence. (Novinite) (Ukrainska Pravda)
      • The state-run Russian news agency TASS reports that over 76,000 residents have evacuated from Kursk Oblast this week. (DW)
      • Ukrainian forces enter Belgorod Oblast for the first time during the ongoing incursion, reportedly capturing the village of Poroz. (Kyiv Independent)
    • The Ukrainian Navy strikes and heavily damages a Russian offshore natural gas platform in the Black Sea being used by the Russian Armed Forces. (Reuters)
  • Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko increases Belarus's defensive presence on the Belarus–Ukraine border after accusing Ukraine of illegally sending about a dozen intercepted drones across the border into Belarusian airspace. (RFE/RL)
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • One worker is killed and several others are injured in a Russian missile strike on a "critical infrastructure facility" in Kramatorsk. (Ukrainska Pravda)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Al-Tabaeen school attack
    • Israeli rockets strike the Al-Tabaeen school in Gaza City during Fajr morning prayers, killing more than 93 Palestinians and injuring 47 others, several of whom were trapped in the building as it was damaged by a fire. (Al Jazeera) (Times of Israel)
• Rohingya conflict
  • Over seventy people are killed in an Arakan Army drone attack on Rohingya people fleeing Myanmar. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Religion and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces governmental deliberations toward banning a traditionally Russia-linked branch of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine in order to strengthen the country's "spiritual independence". (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Eighteen people are killed and fourteen others are rescued after a landslide at a rubbish dump in Kampala, Uganda. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
  • Non-cooperation movement
    • Chief Justice of Bangladesh Obaidul Hassan resigns following an ultimatum from protesters and is briefly succeeded by Md. Ashfaqul Islam on an acting basis. Syed Refat Ahmed is later appointed Chief Justice by President Mohammed Shahabuddin. (AP) (Dhaka Tribune) (Prothom Alo English)
• 2024 United States presidential election
  • Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign
    • Officials of the Donald Trump campaign report that it was hacked by anonymous sources, with the campaign formally blaming "foreign sources", specifically claiming that Iran was behind the hacking. (WNBC-TV)
• 2024 United Kingdom riots
  • Thousands of anti-racism protesters march in cities across the United Kingdom to protest against far-right riots, political figures, and the Reform UK party. (DW)
  • A petrol bomb is thrown towards an Islamic centre in Newtownards. (BBC)
• 2024 Serbian environmental protests
  • Tens of thousands of environmentalist and anti-Aleksandar Vučić protesters demonstrate in Belgrade, Serbia, to protest a European Union–backed plan to develop Europe's largest lithium mine in the Jadar valley. (AP)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics
  • Albania at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Chermen Valiev wins a bronze medal in Men's freestyle 74 kg wrestling, earning Albania its first ever Olympic medal. (KOHA)
  • Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • In the first-ever men's breakdancing event at the Olympics, Philip "Phil Wizard" Kim of Canada wins the B-Boys gold medal, with Danis "Dany Dann" Civil of France winning the silver and Victor Montalvo of the United States winning the bronze. (CBC News)
  • Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Three swimmers for Germany fall ill with vomiting and diarrhea and require outpatient treatment after swimming in the Seine as part of Olympic competitions. (AP)
  • Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Rikuto Tamai of Japan wins a silver medal in Men's 10 metre platform diving, earning the country its first ever Olympic medal in the sport. (Reuters)
  • Uzbekistan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Svetlana Osipova of Uzbekistan wins a gold medal in taekwondo, becoming the first female athlete from the country to win a gold medal in the sport. (Kun.uz)

August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
      • Russia declares a "federal-level" emergency in Kursk Oblast as Ukrainian forces continue to advance. (AP via ABC News)
      • Akhmat special forces commander Apti Alaudinov says that Ukrainian troops "simply passed-by" their positions without engaging them, with Akhmat troops choosing to retreat until more Russian reinforcements could arrive. Other reports indicate that Akhmat troops fled from Ukrainian forces. (The New Voice of Ukraine via MSN)
      • A Russian military convoy is destroyed on the E38 highway in Oktyabrsky District. (The Guardian)
      • Ukrainian troops capture the Gazprom gas facility in Sudzha. A video shows Ukrainian soldiers inside the natural gas facility, with much of the town reportedly under Ukrainian control. (Reuters via Al Arabiya)
    • Ukraine launches a "massive" drone attack on Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, with Lipetsk air base reportedly on fire. Several villages are evacuated, with six people reportedly injured. (Reuters)
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • 2024 Kostiantynivka supermarket missile attack
      • A Russian missile attack on a supermarket in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, kills 14 people and injures 43 others. (Reuters)
  • Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • The United States announces it will send Ukraine a $125 million military aid package, including FIM-92 Stinger missiles, artillery ammunition, and anti-armor systems. (Reuters)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • Third Battle of Khan Yunis
      • Israeli troops launch a new assault on Khan Yunis, with airstrikes killing at least 21 Palestinians in the city and Israeli troops initiating ground operations in the city for the third time since the war's beginning. (AP)
  • United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
    • The United States finances Israel with $3.5 billion to spend on U.S. weapons and military equipment. (Reuters)
  • Samer al-Hajj, a Hamas security official for the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, is assassinated by an Israeli drone strike in Sidon, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Israeli occupation of the West Bank
    • The United States declares the Netzah Yehuda Battalion eligible for US military assistance. The unit is known for establishing illegal outposts on Palestinian land, and was removed from its traditional posting in the West Bank in 2022 due to human rights violations against Palestinians. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283
  • A Voepass Linhas Aéreas ATR 72-500 aircraft crashes in Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil, killing all 62 people on board. (AP) (G1 Globo)
• Nine people are killed and 26 others injured after a bus crash in Polatlı, Turkey. (AP)

Law and crime

• 2023 Sierra Leone coup attempt
  • A military court in Sierra Leone sentences 24 soldiers to prison terms ranging from 50 to 120 years for their roles in a failed coup attempt in November 2023. (Reuters)
• Prosecutors in China charge multiple funeral directors with selling more than 4,000 corpses to two major medical companies over several decades. Police seized 18 tonnes of bones and 34,000 semi-finished products, with the thieves having earned around 380 million yuan (US$53 million) before they were arrested. (SCMP) (NOS) (Newsweek)

International relations

• Foreign relations of Mali, Foreign relations of Sweden, Mali–Russia relations
  • Mali orders the Swedish ambassador to leave within 72 hours, days after Sweden announced that development aid to Mali would be suspended over Mali's support for Russia. (Al Jazeera) (Swedish Foreign Ministry)
• Saudi Arabia–United States relations
  • The Biden administration partially lifts a three-year-old ban on American weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
  • Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro suspends the X social network in Venezuela for 10 days, accusing X's owner Elon Musk of promoting hatred. (AP)
• 2024 Vienna terrorism plot
  • The Austrian interior minister announces the arrest of an Iraqi man in connection with a foiled terror attack at American singer Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna, which were cancelled in response to the attack. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• Hundreds of people protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, against violence targeting the country's Hindu minority. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics
  • Algeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Imane Khelif wins the gold medal in the Women's 66 kg boxing event, after facing controversy and harassment related to a 2023 gender evaluation by the International Boxing Association, which is no longer recognized by the IOC. (Al Jazeera)
  • Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • In the first-ever breakdancing event at the Olympics, Ami Yuasa of Japan wins the B-Girls gold medal, with Dominika "Nicka" Banevič of Lithuania winning the silver and Liu "671" Qingyi of China winning the bronze. (AP)
  • Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • French police arrest Egyptian wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed for allegedly groping a woman at a café. (BBC News)

August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
      • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears to confirm ordering a major cross-border operation inside Russia, saying that "Russia brought war to our land, and it should feel what it has done". (BBC News)
      • Large explosions are reported near the town of Rylsk in Kursk Oblast, Russia, with videos on social media appearing to show a destroyed column of military vehicles. (The Kyiv Independent)
      • Ukraine launches twelve rockets and 14 drones into Russia, according to both acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov and the Russian Ministry of Defence. (DW Russian)
      • Ukrainian forces capture dozens of Russian soldiers in their offensive in Kursk Oblast. Russian authorities say that fighting is still ongoing for control of several settlements near the border. (Al Jazeera)
      • Ukrainian troops and tanks enter the town of Sudzha, forcing the local residents to flee. (Sky News) (BBC Russian Service)
• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • One Lebanese civilian and a Hezbollah militant are killed and three Lebanese civilians are injured in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon.
  • Hezbollah fires 25 rockets at the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights and fifteen rockets at Shlomi and Kabri in Upper Galilee, Israel. All rockets are intercepted by the Iron Dome. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Hurricane Debby
    • Tropical Storm Debby makes its second landfall near Bulls Bay, South Carolina, United States. (AP)
• 2024 Hyūga-nada earthquake
  • A 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Kyushu, Japan. A tsunami advisory is issued for parts of the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku. (The Japan Times)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
  • Non-cooperation movement
    • Muhammad Yunus returns to Bangladesh to lead the country's interim government. (Reuters)
• 2017–2018 Spanish constitutional crisis
  • Former Catalan government president Carles Puigdemont returns to Barcelona, Spain, after seven years of "self-exile", defying an arrest warrant issued by the Supreme Court. Catalan regional police subsequently institute tight controls on traffic in and out of the city, as part of an attempt to arrest Puigdemont. (The New York Times) (Cadena SER)
  • Two Mossos d'Esquadra officers are arrested for allegedly collaborating on Puigdemont's escape, following his public appearance in Barcelona. (Antena 3)
• 2024 Catalan regional election
  • Socialists' Party candidate Salvador Illa is elected as the new Catalan government president by the Parliament of Catalonia, becoming the first non-separatist president in more than 10 years. (Al Jazeera)

Science and technology

• Internet censorship in Russia
  • YouTube is reportedly blocked and slowed down across Russia following the website's blocking of several channels that expressed support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics
  • Botswana at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Letsile Tebogo wins the gold medal in Men's 200 metres, earning Botswana its first ever gold medal. (Olympics)
  • Ecuador at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Lucía Yépez wins the silver medal in the Women's freestyle 53 kg wrestling event, the first medal in the sport for Ecuador. (Olympics)
  • Pakistan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Arshad Nadeem wins the gold medal in Men's javelin throw, breaking the Olympic record and earning Pakistan its first ever medal in Athletics and its first ever individual gold medal. (DW)
  • Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Cindy Ngamba wins a bronze medal in Women's middleweight boxing, the first-ever medal won for the Refugee Olympic Team. (Olympics)

August 7, 2024 (2024-08-07) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
    • The Israel Defense Forces confirms the death of Bilha Yinon, the last person missing in Israel following the attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023. (Newsweek)
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • Six Palestinians are killed in an Israeli raid on the Maghazi refugee camp and in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. (Saba News Agency) (Al Jazeera)
• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • Egypt and the United Kingdom issue NOTAM alerts and order their airlines to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspaces. (Reuters)
  • Three killed and ten injured in Israeli airstrikes on Jwaya, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
  • Hezbollah launches rockets on the Israeli-occuped Syrian Golan Heights and shelled an IDF outpost in Jal al-Allam, Israel. (Al Jazeera)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
    • Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov says that the Ukrainian advance into Kursk Oblast has been stopped as reports emerge of continued heavy fighting in the vicinity of Sudzha. (BBC News)
    • Acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov declares a state of emergency in the region. (DW)

Disasters and accidents

• Thirty people are killed, five are missing and hundreds are displaced after days of floods in Hodeidah and Hajjah, Yemen. (AP)
• Five people, including four Chinese nationals, are killed in a helicopter crash in Nuwakot District, Bagmati Province, Nepal. (AP)

Health and environment

• Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest
  • The Government of Brazil reports that deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest is at its lowest level since 2016. (AP)
• Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef
  • The water temperature around the Great Barrier Reef is reported to have reached a 400-year record high, which is causing more mass bleaching events. (DW)

Law and crime

• 2023 Thai general election
  • Lèse-majesté in Thailand
    • The Constitutional Court of Thailand orders the dissolution of the Move Forward Party, which won the most seats and votes in last year's election, but was blocked from forming a government. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera)
• End Bad Governance protests
  • Nigeria arrests seven Polish nationals for raising Russian flags during anti-government protests this week. (Reuters)
• South Africa's genocide case against Israel
  • Turkey submits a bid to join South Africa's side in the International Court of Justice case against Israel's conduct in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
• Police in Berlin, Germany, arrest a palliative care nurse for allegedly killing four elderly patients. (DW)
• Russian-American Ksenia Karelina pleads guilty in a Russian court to a charge of treason. (CNN)
• 2024 Vienna terrorism plot
  • Police in Austria arrest two men affiliated with the Islamic State for allegedly planning to commit a terrorist attack at American singer Taylor Swift's upcoming concerts at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna, which are subsequently cancelled. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• 2024 United States House of Representatives elections
  • Missouri Democratic congresswoman Cori Bush loses her primary election to St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell, becoming the second member of the Squad to lose a primary. (BBC News)
• Comorian president Azali Assoumani grants extensive powers to his son and alleged successor Nour El Fath, allowing El Fath to intervene in multiple stages of government decision-making. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics
  • China at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • China wins their first gold medal in artistic swimming. (Reuters)
  • Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • French police detain Australian field hockey player Tom Craig for allegedly purchasing cocaine. (DW)
  • India at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat is disqualified from the final of the Women's freestyle 50 kg event for being above the stipulated weight during the weigh-in on the morning of the finals, eliminating her from the medal competition and relegating her to last place in the classification. (India Today)

August 6, 2024 (2024-08-06) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
      • Ukraine launches an incursion into Kursk Oblast, Russia. (Reuters)
    • Eastern Ukraine campaign
      • Russia claims that it captured the village of Tymofiivka in Donetsk Oblast. (AA)
• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • Six IDF soldiers and 13 Israeli civilians injured in a Hezbollah drone strike and a malfunctioning of the Iron Dome on a highway in Mazra'a and Hezbollah launches rockets at IDF targets in Avivim, Birkat Rasha, Acre and the Golani Brigade of Egoz Unit in northern Israel. (Al Jazeera)
  • Five Hezbollah militants killed in an Israeli airstrike on Mayfadoun, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Siege of El Fasher
    • At least 53 people are killed and 60 others are injured in Rapid Support Forces raids on several neighborhoods in El Fasher and Gezira State, Sudan. (Radio Dabanga)
• M23 offensive
  • Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi accuses former President Joseph Kabila of backing the Alliance Fleuve Congo, a U.S-sanctioned coalition of rebel groups, whose main member is the M23. (AP)

Arts and culture

• Whaling in Japan
  • Japanese whaling company Kyodo Senpaku announces the country's first fin whale kill in fifty years off the coast of Iwate Prefecture. (Undercurrent News) (The Inertia)

Business and economy

• Japan's Nikkei 225 stock market index rises more than 10%, a day after declining by more than 12%. (The Washington Post) (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Japan heatwaves
  • At least 123 people, many of whom were elderly, are reported to have died from heat illnesses in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan in July amid an ongoing heatwave in the country. (AP)
• At least two people are killed when a hotel collapses in Kröv, Germany. (DW) (Reuters)

International relations

• Foreign relations of Niger, Foreign relations of Ukraine
  • Niger suspends diplomatic relations with Ukraine over Ukraine's alleged support for rebels who ambushed and killed dozens of Malian soldiers and Russian mercenaries during the Battle of Tinzaouaten in July. (Reuters)
• Palestine–Russia relations
  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announces a visit to Moscow, Russia, from August 12–14 to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the peace process for the Israel–Hamas war and to "strengthen bilateral relations in all areas" between the two nations. (LBCI) (Al Jazeera)
• Ukraine–European Union relations
  • The European Union approves a grant of €4.2 billion (US$4.58 billion) in financial aid to Ukraine. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
    • In the United States, Massachusetts District Judge Richard Stearns rules that Harvard University must face a lawsuit accusing the university of intentionally ignoring requests for safety from Jewish students following "severe and pervasive harassment" on campus, while also calling the university's claims that antisemitic acts are protected under the First Amendment "dubious". (Reuters)
• 2024 Israeli protests
  • Haredi Israelis storm the army base in Tel HaShomer in protest of compulsory conscription. (The Jerusalem Post)
• 2024 Tunisian presidential election
  • A court in Tunisia sentences opposition leader Abir Moussi to two years in prison for insulting the election commission. The court also sentences four potential presidential candidates, including activist Nizar Chaari, to eight months in prison and bans them from running for office on charges of vote buying. (DW)
• Capital punishment in Iran, Mahsa Amini protests
  • The Iranian government executes a man who was convicted of killing an Islamic Revolutionary Guards officer during anti-government and mandatory hijab law protests in 2022. (DW)
• Censorship in Germany, Israel–Hamas war protests in Germany
  • A court in Berlin, Germany, convicts a woman and fines her for "condoning a crime" by leading a chant using the phrase "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" during a protest in October 2023. (Al Jazeera)
• End Bad Governance protests
  • Nigeria detains tailors who made Russian flags that were used in anti-government protests. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
  • Non-cooperation movement
    • Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolves the national parliament in preparation for an interim government following the resignation and departure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (France 24)
    • President Shahabuddin names civil society leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus as the chief of the interim government. (DW)
• 2024 United States presidential election
  • 2024 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection
    • Presumptive Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris selects Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. (CNN)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh
    • Yahya Sinwar is named the new leader of Hamas, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics
  • Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Fourteen-year-old Arisa Trew wins the gold medal in Women's park skateboarding, becoming the youngest Australian to ever win an Olympic gold medal. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
  • Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announces he will boycott the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics due to an initial judging error in another competitor's Women's floor gymnastics routine, which after being corrected, caused Romanian gymnast Ana Bărbosu to move from bronze medal position to 4th place. (AP)
  • Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Cuban wrestler Mijaín López wins the gold medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event, becoming the first Olympic athlete to win gold in the same event at five consecutive Olympic games and the first wrestler to win five gold medals in Olympic history. (AP)

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