Syria

• Syrian army, militias attack rebels in Southeast desert
• Syrian Observatory confirms that ISIS chief is dead
• Rebels strike Syrian warplane east of Damascus 
• Suicide bomber kills 12 in Idlib province
• Shells hit Damascus wounding 7, hit Russian embassy

Russia

• Russia confirms Putin-Trump talk on joint cyber unit
• Russia says it will retaliate against U.S. if they do not return diplomatic assets 
• Man convicted of killing opposition leader Nemtsov sentenced to 20 years in prison
• Opposition leader Navalny claims security service tracking his wife and children
• Russia warns of retaliation if U.S. doesn’t reopen its compounds

Iraq

• Iraqi PM formally declares victory over ISIS in Mosul

China

• China says it shouldn’t be held responsible for solving North Korea nuclear standoff, accuses other countries of avoiding responsibilities
• China sends troops to open first overseas military base in Djibouti
• China detains 35 Japanese for alleged telephone fraud
• Nobel Laureate Liu Xiabo dies as political prisoner 
• Hong Kong court disqualifies 4 lawmakers over criticizing Chinese government during oath
• China air force conducts multiple long-range missions out at sea 
• Housing fire in Eastern China kills 22, injures 3 

United States of America

• U.S. deploys advanced anti-aircraft missiles in Baltics for first-time
• In test, U.S. successfully shoots down intermediate-range ballistic missile over Alaska
• U.S. aircraft carrier group begins naval exercises with India and Japan
• U.S. volunteers die fighting ISIS in Syria
• U.S. prepares new sanctions on Chinese firms over North Korea ties
• U.S. soldier held without bail on terrorism charges after pledging loyalty to ISIS

Peru

• Peru recalls ambassador from Ecuador over border wall
• Judge orders former President Humala to 18 months in prison for money laundering 

Brazil

• Former President Lula vows to appeal conviction on corruption charges, will run for President in 2018

Croatia

• Croatia to ask 5 countries to bid for contracts to supply fighter jets

United Kingdom

• London High Court rejects bid to block British arms sales to Saudi Arabia 
• 5 injured in acid attack robberies in London

Mali

• 10 Mali soldiers missing after ambush by suspected Islamist militants
• Thousands march against referendum granting extra powers for the President

Kenya

• Kenyan military says it has launched air-strikes against al-Shabaab forest base
• 3 killed as al-Shabaab extremists kidnap top government official
• 6 police officers killed by herders in land invasions

Mexico

• 11 found dead inside home in Hidalgo

Cameroon

• 2 female suicide bombers kill at least 15, wound 42 in Northern Cameroon

Pakistan

• Islamist gunmen kill 4 police officers in Quetta
• 4 Pakistani soldiers killed in Indian shelling in Kashmir
• Pakistan launches military operation in tribal area targeting ISIS

Burundi

• Grenade attack kills 8, wounds 50 in Burundi village

Egypt

• Security forces kill 6 suspected Islamist militants in shootout in Southern Egypt 
• 2 German tourists stabbed to death, 5 police officers killed at Red Sea resort 
• Police clash with residents of a Nile island in Cairo, at least 1 killed, 56 injured

Palestine

• Palestinian driver attempts to stab Israeli soldier near settlement in occupied West Bank, is shot dead
• Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians in raid on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank
• Hamas calls on Palestinians to attack Israeli forces in Jerusalem after sacred site was closed
• Israeli forces kill suspected Palestinian militant in West Bank raid

Senegal

• 8 killed in stampede at soccer stadium in Dakar

Yemen

• 4 Saudis associated with Al-Qaeda sentenced to death for beheading 14 Yemeni soldiers 

Turkey

• Turkey orders 72 university staff detained after massive rally to protest government response to failed coup
• Turkish air strikes kill 11 Kurdish militants in Southeast Turkey
• 5 ISIS militants killed in police raid in Konya
• Turkey issues detention orders for 34 former state TV personnel
• Turkey detains newspaper editor over coup column

Cambodia

• Cambodia changes election law ahead of 2018 vote to ban people from associating with anyone convicted of a criminal offense 

India

• 7 Hindu pilgrims killed in militant attack in Kashmir 
• Floods in Northeast India kill 40, endanger rare-one horned rhinos 
• Bus plunges into Indian Kashmir Valley, 16 Hindus pilgrims killed

Bahrain

• Prominent Bahraini activist sentenced to 2 years in prison for “undermining the prestige of the state”

Japan

• PM Abe pledges to increase cooperation with Finland on Arctic issues and furthering Russian relations

Poland

• 1 killed, 25 injured as Polish bus overturns in Northern Serbia
• Thousands protest government actions against the judiciary

France

• U.S. President Trump and French President Macron meet in Paris

Bulgaria

• NATO military drills involving 25,000 military personnel begins in Bulgaria 

Ivory Coast

• Gunmen attack military bases in Abidjan and Korhogo

Israel

• Labor party elects newcomer Avi Gabbay as party leader
• U.S. middle east envoy announces Israeli-Palestinian water agreement 
• 3 Palestinians kill 2 Israeli police officers in Jerusalem before being shot dead

Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia executes 4 people convicted of terrorism in Qatif 
• Saudi soldier killed, another wounded in shooting attack in Qatif province

Qatar

• Egypt says Qatar should be kicked out of anti-Islamic State coalition
• France calls for swift lifting of sanctions on Qatari nationals

South Sudan

• UNICEF says 3 contractors detained in South Sudan
• U.S. postpones decision on whether to lift sanctions on Sudan for 3 months 
• Head of South Sudan’s state TV arrested for failing to carry a live broadcast of the President’s speech

Lebanon

• Lebanese army kills ISIS linked militants 

Thailand

• 8 killed, 3 injured in mass shooting at house 

Guyana

• Authorities search for inmates after riot destroys prison, kills warden

Taiwan

• Chinese aircraft carrier enters Taiwan’s defense zone

Zambia

• Zambia’s Parliament extends state of emergency by 3 months 

Congo

• U.S. threatens more sanctions on anyone hindering Democratic elections in Congo
• 38 mass graves found in Central Congo
• Assailants kill at least 2, injure several in attack at market in Kinshasa 
• 5 Congo park rangers found dead, U.S. journalist found alive in Northeast Congo 

Germany

• Yacht explodes in Minden, 15 firefighters injured

Nigeria

• Four Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 19 in attack on civilian self-defense force

Antartica

• Massive iceberg weighing 1 trillion tons breaks off in Antartica 

Philippines

• Government air-strike aimed at ISIS rebels kills 2 Filipino soldiers, injures 11

Spain

• Catalonia government reshuffles cabinet ahead of secession vote 

Somalia

• U.S. and Somalia military raids al-Shabaab village, kill several 

Uganda

• Uganda seeks constitutional change to remove age limit, would allow President Museveni to stay in office

Indonesia

• In claim of ownership, Indonesia renames part of South China Sea as the North Natuna Sea 

Iran

• Iran police fatally shoots knife attacker in Tehran subway
• Iran’s judiciary detains the President’s brother, sentences U.S. citizen to 10 years in Prison

Venezuela

• Gunmen fires into crowd of voters killing 1 woman, wounding 3 

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North Korea

• North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile towards sea of Japan
• Kim Jong-un vows nuclear weapons are non-negotiable
• U.S. bombers join jets from Japan, South Korea, in practice bombing run over Korean peninsula 
• North Korea calls U.S. practice bombing run a ‘provocation’

Germany

• In final G20 statement, countries reaffirm support for international efforts to fight global warming, strike deal on trade
• 122 nations adopt first treaty banning nuclear weapons
• Activists try to disrupt G20 summit, police react 
• 18 killed in bus crash on highway in Southern Germany
• Merkel’s election program drops the term “friend” in describing the relationship with U.S.
• Merkel says meeting with Erdogan underscores deep differences 

Iraq

• 7 ISIL women suicide bombers attack Iraqi troops in Mosul
• ISIL counter-attack pushes back Iraqi army in Mosul
• Iraqi PM announces victory against ISIL in Mosul 

United States of America

• 19-year-old American soldier dies in Afghanistan after attack
• At least 101 people shot in Chicago over 4th of July weekend
• U.S. military in Afghanistan will delay announcing troop casualties
• U.S. plans to test THAAD missile defenses against intermediate-range ballistic missiles to protect against North Korea 
• Trump discussed forming cyber-security unit with Putin to prevent election hacking
• Trump backtracks on U.S.-Russia cyber unit, says it cannot happen

Russia

• Russia blocks U.N. condemnation of North Korea missile over ICBM label
• Russian investigators raid election office of Putin opposition leader Navalny
• Russian opposition leader Navalny released from jail after 25 days
• Methane gas explosion kills 3 in Artic mine 
• Putin hails meeting with Trump, thinks Trump accepted election interference denials 

South Korea

• South Korea fires missile in response to North Korea
• South Korea’s President seeks talks with North’s Kim Jong-Un

Mexico

• At least 26 killed in shootout in Northern Mexico
• At least 28 killed in prison fight in Acapulco 

Syria

• Syrian military declares temporary cease-fire ahead of talks with rebels
• 3 killed in suicide bombing at bus station in Central Syria
• U.S.-Russian ceasefire deal holding in Southwest Syria

Venezuela

• Opposition leader challenged Maduro with unofficial referendum
• Chief Prosecutor refuses to appear in court
• Pro-Maduro groups burst into Congress injuring journalists and lawmakers
• Helicopter pilot who staged attack on government building vows to keep fighting 
• Jailed Venezuela opposition leader Lopez given house arrest 

Brazil

• Former minister accused of obstructing corruption investigation 

Niger

• Niger soldiers kill 14 unarmed civilians mistaken for Boko Haram militants

Turkey

• Turkish police detains 11 human rights officials, including the local director of Amnesty International, at meeting on island near Istanbul 
• Turkey detains 29 ISIL militants in raids on Istanbul
• Kurdish YPG militants claim Turley is declaring war in Northwest Syria
• Turkey detains 6 ISIL suspects planning attack on opposition march
• Turkey detains 37 ISIL suspects, Syrians carrying explosives at border
• Assailant kills police officer, commits suicide in Turkish court house
• Hundreds of thousands rally in Istanbul against Erdogan’s post-coup crackdown

Somalia

• U.S. conducts air strikes in Somalia against Al-Shabaab militants
• Somali militants kill 3 police officers in raid on Kenyan border town
• Somali forces kill 18 Islamist insurgents in Northern Puntland

Congo

• Fighting between army and local militia in Eastern Congo forces gold mine to suspend operations and evacuate staff
• Head of Electoral Commission says Presidential election unlikely this year

Saudi Arabia

• Saudi soldier killed, 3 wounded in explosion in Eastern Saudi Arabia
• Saudi special forces officer killed in Eastern Province attack

Pakistan

• Pakistan politician shot dead in Quetta
• 7 killed in cross-border shelling in disputed Kashmir

Spain

• 3 migrants rescued off Spanish coast after two-day search
• 3 men gored in opening run at Pamplona’s bull running festival 
• Catalonia to split from Spain 48 hours after secession vote according to referendum draft bill
• Spain rescues 54 migrants from boat near Gibraltar

Palestine

• UNESCO declares ancient Hebron shrine as Palestinian, Israel pulls U.N. funding in retaliation 
• Egyptian and Palestinian leaders meet in Cairo to discuss Gaza

Egypt

• Egypt extends state of emergency as roadside explosion kills 3 police officers 
• 23 killed in ISIL suicide car bomb attack on military checkpoint 
• Police kill 16 gunmen linked to recent Sinai attacks 

Burundi

• Burundi authorities purging army on ethnic lines 

Bangladesh

• Explosion at garment factory near Dhaka kills 10

Ghana

• At least 14 miners missing in collapsed gold mine

Myanmar

• 1 Rohingya Muslim killed, 6 injured in attack by mob on Rakhine Buddhists

Lebanon

• Fire kills girl at Syrian refugee camp

Maldives

• President loses parliamentary majority after 10 lawmakers defect party

Iran

• Iran signs $5B gas deal with French and Chinese oil company

France

• Man charged with plotting to assassinate Macron on Bastille Day
• France extends state of emergency until November 1st
• Paris evacuates nearly 2,800 migrants from street camps
• Macron tells Putin tangible progress made in French-Russian relations
• French government comfortably wins parliament confidence vote

Malta

• E.U. chief Junker calls lawmakers “ridiculous” for failing to show up to an address by Malta’s PM

Azerbaijan

• Azeri woman and child killed by Armenian-backed rebels

South Africa

• Ruling ANC political party proposes nationalizing central bank
• 7 die in downtown Johannesburg building fire

Libya

• 5 people killed, 32 injured by shelling on Tripoli beach
• Libya’s Eastern commander declares victory in battle for Benghazi
• 19 Egyptian migrants found dead in East Libyan Desert
• Heavy clashes break out on coastal road East of Tripoli

China

• Airbus signs deal to sell 140 planes worth $23B to China
• Gas pipeline blast in Northeast China kills 5, injures 89
• President Xi says it will fulfill Paris climate deal obligations

Italy

• 8 killed in collapsed apartment building near Naples 

Tajikistan

• Police kill 4 relatives of ISIL warlord

Ukraine

• Police prevent second cyber attack against Ukraine

Israel

• Opposition leader Herzog ousted as head of Labour party

The Central African Republic

• 78 dead after truck carrying passengers tips over

Malawi

• 8 people killed in Malawi independence day stampede 

Zambia

• Zambia’s president to seek parliament backing for state of emergency 

Kenya

• Al-Shabaab beheads 9 civilians in attack on village in Southeast Kenya
• Interior minister suddenly dies after check-up at hospital

El Salvador

• Major fire at Finance Ministry kills 1, injures 22

Mongolia

• Former martial arts star and Democratic party member wins Mongolian Presidential election 

Peru

• Peruvians protest against possible pardon for jailed Fujimori

Rwanda

• Rwanda disqualifies only female Presidential candidate

Zimbabwe

• President Mugabe in Singapore for medical treatment

Norway

• 4 people shot at nightclub as gunman opens fire in Oslo

Japan

• Floods, landslides kill at least 18 people in Fukuoka

India

• 2 people killed as violence erupts in Darjeeling hills

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Brazil

• President Temer charged with corruption
• Driver rams car into Temer’s presidential residence
• Ruling party leader in Senate quits ahead of labor reform vote

Libya

• 229 migrants rescued off Libyan coast, 2 found dead
• Irish naval ship rescues 712 migrants off the coast of Tripoli
• 3 migrants die in Mediterranean as 5,000 migrants picked up off Libyan coast
• At least 24 migrants found dead off coast of Libya 
• Gunmen fires on U.N. convoy west of Tripoli

Qatar

• Qatar rejects deadline demands, says it does not fear military action
• Saudi Arabia and allies give Qatar two more days to accept demands

Iraq

• Iraqi PM declared end to ISIL in Iraq as forces reclaim Mosul
• 2 ISIL women suicide bombers hiding among civilians target Iraqi troops, kill 1

Ukraine

• Cyber attack hits companies and governments in Ukraine and Eastern Europe
• Car bomb kills senior Ukrainian intelligence officer in Kiev
• 2 Russian border guards found in Ukraine, claim to have gotten lost
• Ukraine accuses Russian security services of conducting cyber attack

Afghanistan

• NATO agrees to send 3,000 more troops to work with Afghan forces, U.S. to send 4,000 soldiers 

Yemen

• Death toll reaches 1,500 in Cholera epidemic

Syria

• Cluster bombs kill at least 30 in Eastern Syria
• 20 killed as three car bombs target Damascus 

Israel

• Jewish groups cancel meetings with Netanyahu in protest of decision to stop plans for a mixed gender prayer area at Jerusalem’s Western Wall
• Israel attacks Syrian position after mortar lands in Golan Heights

United Kingdom

• PM Theresa May strikes deal with Northern Ireland’s DUP to get minority government support in Parliament 
• At least 95 buildings fail safety checks after London tower block fire
• PM wins backing for policy program by narrow margin in Parliament
• Oil tanker collides with cargo ship in Dover
• Thousands march for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland

Congo

• Police officer killed in jail raid as President Kabila fails to appear on TV for customary Independence day address

Romania

• Ruling party picks Economy Minister Mihai Tudose for PM candidate
• Border police finds 91 migrants from Syria, Iraq in truck

Greece

• Garbage piles mount in Athens as garbage collectors remain on strike

United States of America

• Supreme Court revives part of ‘Travel ban’ on people from 6 countries
• Republican Senator Corker to block arms sales to Middle Eastern allies over crisis with Qatar 
• Pentagon claims Syria in active preparations for chemical attacks
• U.S. demands more security for international flights
• Syria and Russia accuse U.S. of plotting provocation

Mongolia

• No decisive winner in Presidential election, two leading candidates will face run-off

Sweden

• Al Qaeda releases Swedish hostage after nearly 6 years

The Central African Republic

• Red Cross worker killed while on duty at organizations compound
• At least 22 killed in clashes between armed militias in Southeastern CAR

Egypt

• Egyptian air strike hits 12 vehicles crossing from Libya
• Egyptian court sentences 20 to death for killing police officer

India

• Protests held across India after attacks against Muslims
• India warns China over road construction near border amid stand-off
• Indian security forces kill top Islamist militant in Kashmir gun battle

Nigeria

• Suicide bombers kill 9, injure 13 in Northeast Nigeria
• Nigerian corruption investigator shot and wounded as he leaves work

Iran

• 10 injured as fire breaks out at storage tank in oil refinery 
• Khamenei’s representatives claim ISIL leader Baghdadi ‘definitely dead’

Colombia

• Marxist FARC rebels turn in weapons to U.N., end armed war with government

Turkey

• 10 Kurdish militants killed in aerial operation in Southeast Turkey, 3 Turkish soldiers killed
• Turkish police shuts down transgender protest in Istanbul
• 2 ruling Turkish party officials killed, 13 Kurdish militants killed in retaliation 

Pakistan

• 2 foreign climbers missing on ‘Killer Mountain’ in North Pakistan
• Tens of thousands protest to demand security after deadly bombs 
• Pakistani journalist arrested under cyber crime law

China

• U.S. places China on global list of worst offenders in human trafficking and forced labor
• China accuses Indian border guards of crossing into its territory near Tibet
• China frees 3 activists who probed Ivanka Trump factory
• China strongly protests U.S. arms sales to Taiwan 
• China builds near military facilities on South China Sea islands 
• U.S. sanctions 2 Chinese men, shipping company over North Korea
• Gas pipeline blast kills 8, injures 35
• South China floods kill 15, thousands evacuated
• U.S. warship in operation near disputed island in South China Sea 

Italy

• Around 60 migrants drown after boat capsizes in Mediterranean 

Japan

• U.S. likely to bar Japan investigators from interviewing warship crew 
• PM Abe’s political party suffers historic defeat in Tokyo election, popular governor wins big

Taiwan

• U.S. plans to sell $1.42 billion in arms to Taiwan 

Somalia

• 7 Al Shabaab militants executed in Puntland for bomb plots, killings 
• Roadside bomb kills 2, injures 6 near Mogadishu 

Indonesia

• 2 Indonesian police officers stabbed by suspected Islamist militant
• Muslim leader urges Indonesians to boycott Starbucks over LGBT stand 
• Rescue helicopter crash kills 8 after volcano erupts

Lebanon

• 5 suicide bombers attack Lebanese army during raids, 1 killed, 7 wounded
• Fire breaks out in Syrian refugee camp killing at least 1

Albania

• Albanian socialists win parliamentary majority 

Russia

• Syria’s Assad visits Russian air base in Western Syria 
• E.U. extends sanctions against Russia until January 2018
• 5 found guilty in murder of Russian opposition leader Nemtsov
• 20 dead in road accidents in Central Russia as bus catches fire

Niger

• 52 migrants feared dead in the Sahara desert of Northern Niger after being abandoned by their drivers 
• Suicide bomber kills 2, injures 11, in attack at U.N. camp

Germany

• U.S Commerce Secretary Ross cancels Germany trip at the last minute, no reason given
• German police warns lawmakers of possible Turkish spying
• Germany denies permission for Erdogan rally in Hamburg on G-20 visit 
• Germany legalizes same-sex marriage as Merkel votes against 
• Thousands protest in Hamburg ahead of G-20 meeting 

Mexico

• Remains of kidnapped journalist found in Michoacan 
• Opposition officials targeted by government spying 
• 19 killed in clashes between armed men and security forces in Sinaloa 

Venezuela

• Police helicopter fires on Supreme Court and Interior Ministry
• Supreme Court bars chief prosecutor from leaving the country 

Palestine

• Hamas to create buffer zone with Egypt in Gaza to improve ties
• Israeli troops kill Palestinian gunman in Hebron
• Lebanese army detains Palestinian militant at refugee camp in Southern Lebanon 

Spain

• Police detain 6 ISIL suspects in Spain, as well as in Britain and Germany
• Hundreds of thousands rally for gay pride in Madrid 

South Sudan

• South Sudan deports 3 U.S. citizens who served in military

France

• Trump accepts Macron’s invitation to visit Paris for Bastille Day
• Man arrested after trying to drive car into a crowd in front of mosque in Paris suburb
• French far-right leader Le Pen placed under formal investigation on suspicion of misuse of E.U. funds
• 8 wounded in shooting near French mosque, police rules out terrorism

Philippines

• 5 decapitated civilians found in ISIL held town

Myanmar

• Myanmar military files charges against 3 journalists for contacting rebel group

Australia

• Top advisor to Pope France, Cardinal Pell, charged with sexual assault 
• Australia and U.S. begin their biggest ever joint military exercise 

Serbia

• Serbia lawmakers elect first female, openly gay PM

North Korea

• North Korea warns it will keep building up its nuclear arsenal regardless of sanctions, pressure or military attack

Thailand

• U.S. plans to sell Black Hawk helicopters to Thailand after suspending sale following 2014 military coup

Ivory Coast

• U.N. ends peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast after 13 years

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