Tuesday,  July 8th, 2025 

The United States Department of Justice announces that the alleged “Epstein client list” does not exist and reaffirms that Jeffrey Epstein‘s death was a suicide. (AP) 

German vehicle manufacturer Daimler Truck announces it will cut around 5,000 jobs in the country by 2030 in an effort to save €1 billion following a drop in sales. (DW) 

Six Israeli soldiers are killed and ten others are critically injured during a Palestinian military operation. Palestinian forces detonated explosive devices on Israeli soldiers and later opened fire on Israeli forces evacuating their injured soldiers in Beit Hanoun, Palestine. (Palestine Chronicle)

Two people are killed, including the perpetrator, and five police officers are injured, including three seriously, in a mass shootout when a man opens fire on police officers responding to a hostage situation at a house in Calldetenes, Catalonia, Spain. (Ara) 

Ten people are killed and others are injured when a fire and explosion cause eight rooms to collapse at a fireworks factory in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India. (The Star) 

The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants against Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Taliban official Abdul Hakim Haqqani over persecution of girls, women and the LGBTQ+ community. (AP) 

Monday,  July 7th, 2025 

Russian president Vladimir Putin dismisses Minister of Transport Roman Starovoyt with his deputy Andrey Nikitin replacing him. Hours after his dismissal, Starovoyt is found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot. (ABC News) 

Amnesty International says that Saudi Arabia executed a record 345 people last year, many of them over drug offenses. (AP) 

Erin Patterson is found guilty on all charges regarding deaths from Amanita poisoning from a lunch at her home in Leongatha, Australia. (ABC News Australia) 

Two people are injured and two other people are missing after a ship is attacked in the Red Sea near Hodeida, Yemen, by multiple boats and drones for the second consecutive day. (NOS) 

Eleven people are killed and 29 others are injured in clashes with security forces amid ongoing anti-government protests in Kenya, according to the National Commission on Human Rights. (Reuters) 

Over 70 vigilante group members are killed and others are missing in a mass shooting ambush by bandits in Plateau State, Nigeria. (Daily Post) 

The death toll from the flooding in Central Texas, United States, increases to 104, including 28 children, with 41 other people still missing. Flash flood warnings are issued for expected additional rainfall. (AP) 

Four people are killed and at least 22 others are injured in a fire at a the Ramses Exchange building in Cairo, Egypt. National connectivity data is brought down to 62% of ordinary levels, including banking and phone calls. Trading on the Cairo Stock Exchange is halted the following day. (CNN) 

The perpetrator is killed and three people, two police officers and a border guard, are injured in a mass shooting when a man opens fire on law enforcement officers before being fatally shot at a Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, United States. (CNN) 

The Surinamese parliament elects Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the country’s first female president. (CNN) (France 24) 

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Monday,  July 7th, 2025 

The Ukrainian Armed Forces launch a long-range drone strike on Krasnodar Krai, Russia, damaging the main oil refinery in Ilsky. (The Kyiv Independent) 

Russia launches over 100 drones at areas across Ukraine, killing ten civilians and injuring 38 others. (PBS) 

The Israeli Air Force strikes three ports and a power plant in Houthi-controlled Yemen in reponse to recent ballistic missile attacks on Israel. (Reuters) 

Israel strikes three ports and a power plant in Houthi-controlled Yemen. (ABC News)

Al-Shabaab militants recapture Moqokori, a town in the Hiiraan region of Somalia they lost in September 2022, following a local uprising led by Ma’awisley fighters. The heavy fighting resulted in the deaths of at least 40 Somali National Army and Ma’awisley fighters, who lost control of the town after a suicide bombing and a fierce attack by the militants. (Garowe Online) 

Ten people are killed and 29 others are injured in clashes with security forces amid ongoing anti-government protests in Kenya, according to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. (Reuters) 

Philippine police chief Nicolas Torre announces that 15 police officers have been arrested for their alleged involvement in abducting and killing at least 34 cockfighters across Luzon, Philippines, from 2021 to 2022. (AP) 

Three people are killed and nine others are injured in a mass shooting in the Grays Ferry neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. (Metro) (CBS News) 

South Korean prime minister Kim Min-seok is officially inaugurated at the Government Complex in Sejong City, four days after he was approved by the National Assembly. (The Korea Herald) 

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Sunday, July 6th, 2025 

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 38 Palestinians in Gaza. (AP) 

Israel conducts four drone strikes in Bint Jbeil, Shebaa, and Shaqra, in southern Lebanon over the weekend, killing one person and injuring several others. (Al Jazeera) 

A Liberian-flagged bulk carrier is attacked by the Houthis in the Red Sea. (ABC News Australia) 

Boko Haram insurgents kill nine people and injure four others in an attack on Mallam Fatori in Borno State, Nigeria. (AP) 

The historic Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is destroyed following an arson attack by armed bandit gangs. (Le Quotidien 509) 

The death toll from the flooding in Central Texas, United States, increases to 79, including 28 children, with 41 other people still missing. (AP) 

Five Turkish soldiers are killed by methane gas exposure in a cave in northern Iraq during an operation to search for a fellow soldier’s remains. (AP) 

The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that the Japanese Navy will export six used Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to strengthen the Philippine Navy due to territorial disputes in the South China Sea. (Reuters) 

Prosecutors in South Korea request that former president Yoon Suk Yeol be detained amid the ongoing investigation against him for insurrection. (Reuters) 

In association football, the defending champions Mexico win a record-extending 10th Gold Cup title after defeating the United States 2–1 in the final at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. Edson Álvarez is named the tournament’s best player. (France 24) 

Saturday, July 5th, 2025 

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth orders the indefinite suspension of air defense and weapon shipments to Ukraine, including Patriot interceptors and other missiles and ammunition. (The New Voice of Ukraine) 

Russia becomes the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan. (Reuters) 

The Turkish government arrests the mayors of Adıyaman, Adana, and Antalya, who are all part of the opposition Republican People’s Party, as part of a bribery investigation. (AP) 

Four people are killed after an aircraft crashes and burns in the Central Eastern Alps in Wald im Pinzgau, Austria. (NOS) 

Israeli airstrikes kill 24 Palestinians, including ten who were seeking humanitarian aid, and injure dozens of others. (AP) 

Friday,  July 4th, 2025 

At least 51 people are killed, including 15 children, with 27 more children missing, during a flood in Central Texas, United States. (BBC News)  

A fire and subsequent explosion at a gas station in Rome, Italy, leaves 45 people injured, including two critically. (Roma Today) 

At least 16 people are killed when a building collapses in Karachi, Pakistan. (AP) (France 24) 

Anti-gentrification protests in Mexico City, Mexico, lead to tourist harassment and vandalism in Condesa. (AP) 

According to the United Nations, over 90% of the Haitian capital city Port-au-Prince is now under the control of violent gangs. (NPR) 

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Thursday, July 3rd, 2025 

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is passed by the United States House of Representatives in a 218–214 vote and is signed into law by President Donald Trump the following day. (BBC News) 

South American trade bloc MERCOSUR and European bloc EFTA sign a free trade agreement, setting up a free trade zone of nearly 300 million people. (DW) (Buenos Aires Herald) 

Israeli airstrikes and shootings kill at least 94 Palestinians in Gaza, including 45 who were attempting to get humanitarian aid. (AP) 

The Syrian transitional government unveils the new emblem of Syria, featuring a gold-coloured eagle, facing to its right, with three five-pointed stars arranged in an arc above its head. (SANA) 

The South Korean National Assembly votes 173–3 with three abstentions to approve the nomination of Kim Min-seok as the country’s prime minister, despite boycotts from the People Power Party over allegations surrounding his wealth and family. (Yonhap) 

Air traffic controllers in France go on strike to protest understaffing, management culture, and outdated equipment. Hundreds of flights are delayed or cancelled, including at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, which is one of Europe’s busiest airports. (DW)

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Wednesday, July 2^nd, 2025 

Ahead of his 90th birthday, the 14th Dalai Lama announces that the institution of the office of the Dalai Lama will continue after his death, and that the Ganden Phodrang Trust will have sole responsibility in identifying his successor. (AP) 

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian orders the suspension of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency following the Iran–Israel war and the United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. (AP) 

Australian airline Qantas is hit by a cyberattack affecting a third-party platform used by its call centre, compromising the personal data of up to 6 million customers. (ABC News Australia) 

Tuesday,  July 1st, 2025 

Head of the Luhansk People’s Republic Leonid Pasechnik claims that Russian forces have captured the entirety of the Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine. (AP News) 

The M1 line of the Warsaw Metro is damaged in an overnight fire in Warsaw, Poland. Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski blames the incident on a power outage. (TVP Info) 

A sea rig capsized in the Gulf of Suez, near the Egyptian coast. Of the 31 people on board, 21 were rescued, 4 were killed and 6 are missing. (Marine Traffic) 

Turkey arrests four journalists of the satirical magazine LeMan accused of drawing Muhammad, the sacred prophet in Islam. (BBC News) 

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Tuesday,  July 1st, 2025 

Twenty bodies, five of them decapitated, are found either hanging from a bridge or inside a van abandoned beneath, near Culiacán, Sinaloa, amid clashes between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel. (The Guardian) 

Turkey arrests four journalists of a satirical magazine accused of drawing Muhammad, the sacred prophet in Islam. (BBC News) 

At least 39 people are killed and dozens others injured due to an airstrike on the al-Baqa internet café in Gaza City. Multiple sportspeople and multiple journalists were killed, including Ismail Abu Hatab. (NOS) 

United States president Donald Trump signs an executive order lifting all American sanctions on Syria that were imposed during the now-overthrown Assad family’s regime. (White House) 

Police in Baku, Azerbaijan, raid the office of the Russian state-owned news agency Sputnik, alleging its operations in Azerbaijan are via “illegal financing” after its official accreditation was revoked in February. (AP) 

The M1 line of the Warsaw Metro is damaged in an overnight fire in Warsaw, Poland. Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski blames the incident on a power outage. (TVP Info) 

The Constitutional Court of Thailand suspends Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal. (The Washington Post) 

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the city’s largest workers’ union of over 9,000 city workers, goes on strike to demand negotiations over pay. (WHYY-TV) 

An Australian east coast low rapidly intensifies as it makes landfall on the east coast of Australia, affecting millions of people in Sydney and the Central Coast. (The Sydney Morning Herald) 

Monday,  June 30th, 2025 

Ryland Headley, a 92-year-old man, is convicted for the 1967 murder of Louisa Dunne, which is believed to be the UK‘s longest-running cold case ever to be solved. (The Independent) 

The sheriff’s department for Kootenai County, Idaho, confirms that the suspect in the previous day’s arson and ambush mass shooting, which killed 2 firefighters, has been found dead. (MSN) 

The death of an 82-year-old woman that was severely injured in the firebombing attack earlier this month at a protest to release Israeli hostages from the October 7 attacks at the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado is announced by leaders of the Boulder Jewish Community Center. (AP) 

National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett announces that the United States will restart trade talks with Canada after they cancel their digital services tax on American technology firms. (CBC) 

Twelve people are killed and 34 others are injured in an explosion at a pharmaceutical factory in Sangareddy, Telangana, India. (The Economic Times) 

Wildfires break out in Turkey resulting in İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport cancelling or diverting all flights. (The Independent) 

A civilian vendor shot at close range by police during protests over the death of Albert Ojwang in Nairobi, Kenya, succumbs to his injuries in hospital after being declared brain-dead, bringing the death toll from nationwide protests in Kenya to 20. (DW) 

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