Armed conflicts and attacks

• Attempted assassination of Donald Trump
  • The FBI confirms that Donald Trump's ear was directly hit by a bullet during an assassination attempt following comments made by FBI Director Christopher Wray and public theories considering if debris struck it instead that caused backlash from Trump's presidential campaign. (AP)

International relations

• European Union–Russia relations, International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • The European Union sends its first transfer of €1.5 billion (US$1.63 billion) in proceeds from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine for military and infrastructure support. The Kremlin denounces the transfer as "illegal" under international law and pledges legal retaliation. (AP) (Reuters)
• Finland–Russia relations
  • Finland reports that a Russian Navy vessel from its Baltic Sea fleet trespassed on Finnish territorial waters in the eastern Gulf of Finland. (Reuters)
• Italy–Syria relations
  • Italy appoints an ambassador to Syria after 12 years, becoming the first G7 country to do so. (Reuters)
• Philippines–United States relations, ChinaAngVirus disinformation campaign
  • A former top United States official states that the U.S. Department of Defense covertly admits to conducting a mass disinformation campaign targeting the Philippines using social media bots and fake accounts to discredit the safety of Chinese CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, following public denial of involvement in June. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2024 France railway arson attacks
  • Arson attacks on TGV infrastructure disrupt rail services in France. (The Guardian)
• International Criminal Court investigation in Palestine
  • The United Kingdom drops its challenge to the International Criminal Court's issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. (Reuters)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • U.S. President Joe Biden adds Lebanon to the Deferred Enforced Departure list, temporarily protecting Lebanese citizens residing in the United States from deportation for 18 months, in response to growing tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. (Detroit Free Press)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics
  • The opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympics take place on the banks of the River Seine and the Jardins du Trocadéro in Paris, France. (NBC News)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • A Palestinian governmental body announces that senior Hamas leader Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara has died in Israeli prison after being arrested in October 2023. (Reuters)
• Myanmar civil war
  • The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, an ethnic armed organization, claims to have captured Lashio, the location of an important regional military base, and Mogok, the center of the country's gem-mining industry. The country's ruling military junta denies the claims. (AP) (Voice of America)

Business and economy

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Economic impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Fitch Ratings downgrades Ukraine's credit rating from "CC" to "C" due to the country's need to restructure US$20 billion in international bonds to foreign investors, increasing the country's risk of default. (Al Jazeera)
• Southwest Airlines announces the end to its 53-year open seating policy, starting in 2025. (Reuters) (Good Morning America)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Manila Bay oil spill
  • An oil tanker capsizes off the coast of Limay, Bataan, Philippines, killing one person and spilling oil into Manila Bay. (CNBC)
• At least 21 people are killed during a heat wave in Beni Mellal, Morocco. (NDTV)

Health and environment

• The Brazilian Ministry of Health reports the world's first Oropouche virus deaths from two women in Bahia. (The Telegraph)

International relations

• Israel–Hamas war, Israel–United States relations
  • Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
    • July 2024 protest in Washington, D.C.
      • The White House and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris issue statements strongly condemning vandalism and American flag burning during pro-Palestinian and anti-Benjamin Netanyahu protests in Washington, D.C., yesterday, with Harris calling the protests "despicable acts" by "unpatriotic protesters". (AP) (Politico)
  • U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hold separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House on the Israel–Hamas war and plans following the conclusion of the war. (NBC News)

Law and crime

• Homelessness in California
  • In the United States, California Governor Gavin Newsom delivers an executive order directing state agencies to remove homeless encampments throughout the state. (AP)
• Human rights in Cambodia
  • Candlelight Party President Teav Vannol is fined 6 billion riel (US$1.5 million) for "defamation" of the current Cambodian government to foreign media following his party being barred from the 2023 general election, which saw the incumbent People's Party win 120 of 125 National Assembly seats. (Reuters)
• At least 26 people, including 16 children, are killed in mass shootings between 16 and 18 July by armed gangs over land disputes in Angoram District, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. (BBC News)
• The Canada Revenue Agency announces it will revoke the charity status of the Jewish National Fund, stating that the use of its donations to fund the IDF's military infrastructure violates Canadian tax laws. (National Post)
• Sinaloa Cartel leaders Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López are arrested by agents of the United States Department of Justice in El Paso, Texas. (BBC News)