AI boom Japan approves election rules requiring AI-generated images and videos on social media to be labeled and prohibiting false or distorted information about candidates, with the measures taking effect in March.
Shootings by U.S. immigration agents in the second Trump administration The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement suspends vehicle stops related to immigration enforcement following the recent shootings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, Texas, and Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, U.S.
2026 United States cyclosporiasis outbreak The U.S. CDC reports 7,000 cases nationwide of cyclosporiasis, which is caused by cyclospora cayetanensis.
2024–2026 Cuba blackouts Cuba suffers its third nationwide blackout in less than 10 days and fifth of 2026, as the state utility reports a complete grid failure amid fuel shortages that complicate power restoration.
Sudanese civil war The Sudanese Armed Forces say that the 4th Infantry Division's 13th Brigade have taken control of the Blue Nile town of Fashfoun following days of clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North.
Middle Eastern crisis The first day of direct negotiations and the sixth round of peace talks between Israel and Lebanon begins at the U.S. embassy in Rome, Italy.
United States president Donald Trump cancels a proposal to implement a 20% fee on cargo ships transiting through the strait.
Iran fires projectiles at two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz associated with the United Arab Emirates, killing one mariner and injuring eight others.
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Venezuela Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez appoints U.S. envoy Félix Plasencia to a foreign relations and overseas trade post, replacing foreign minister Yván Gil, who becomes science and technology minister.
Magyar Government The Hungarian parliament moves to remove president Tamás Sulyok through a constitutional amendment backed by prime minister Péter Magyar's majority government.
119th United States Congress South Carolina governor Henry McMaster appoints Darline Graham Nordone to temporarily fill the U.S. Senate seat of her brother, Lindsey Graham, after his death last Saturday, with the term ending in 2027.
Regime change efforts in the 2026 Iran war "The New York Times" reports that former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is under house arrest after Iranian authorities reportedly uncovered a significant portion of his contacts with Israel. However, his office denies these reports, including reports that Israel recruited him for regime changing plans.
Protests against the Russo-Ukrainian war Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin is detained earlier in the day over a video on his social media account featuring the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, days after he was designated a “foreign agent”. He was later released from a police station during the day and will appear in court on July 17.
Sudan–European Union relations The European Union imposes sanctions against Sudan's gold trade, accusing them of financing the civil war in the country.
Iran–United Kingdom relations The United Kingdom announces that it will designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization, and will ban support for the militia group.
Erythrulose For the first time, evidence of Erythrulose sugar molecule is detected in interstellar space.
List of Theban tombs A Ramesside period tomb that belonged to senior official Paser is discovered in the Theban Necropolis, Egypt, under the direction of Dutch archaeologist Carina van den Hoven.
Sudan Sudan's Khartoum State government reports a shortage in drinking water in neighborhoods in the state including southern Omdurman after a sharp drop is reported in the water levels on the Nile River.
Cyclosporiasis A cyclosporiasis outbreak, caused by "cyclospora cayetanensis", is reported in 31 U.S. states by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reporting 2,640 cases in the state.
2026 Ebola epidemic The United States says that they will block citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from traveling to the country on commercial flights amidst the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the country.
The University of Oxford begins the first human trial of its ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of the ebolavirus.
South Korea South Korea's navy recovers the body of a sailor who disappeared during a patrol near the Northern Limit Line, after South Korea requested North Korean assistance and launched a search involving ships and aircraft.
2026 Bangkok pub fire A fire breaks out at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand, killing 27 people and wounding 63 more.
Red Sea crisis Danish shipping company Maersk announces that they will resume services through the Red Sea for its WAF6 service.
Sudanese civil war The Sudanese Army says that it has downed another Chinese-made FH-95 drone near El-Obeid in North Kordofan, making it the fourth drone downed by the army.
Middle Eastern crisis Yemen's Houthis say they have targeted Abha International Airport in Asir, Saudi Arabia, with ballistic missiles and drones, calling the attack retaliation for strikes on Sanaa airport that they blame on Saudi Arabia, though Yemen's internationally-recognized government claims responsibility.
Yemen's internationally-recognized government orders all airports closed after striking Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian plane from landing. The Houthis say the aircraft landed, while the Saudi-led coalition controls airspace clearances.
The Houthi-led government accuses Saudi Arabia of an airstrike on a runway at Sanaa International Airport in Houthi-controlled Yemen, which Yemen's internationally recognized government says was to stop an Iranian Mahan Air flight that was returning the Houthi delegation from the funeral of Ali Khamenei.
Trump reportedly notifies U.S. Congress that the war has resumed, giving his administration another 60-day clock without congressional approval.
According to Mehr News Agency, Khuzestan deputy governor Valiollah Hayati says that a security guard was killed in a U.S. strike on a water pumping station in Bandar Mahshahr, Iran.
United States Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins reports that a United States Navy pilot was killed during a helicopter crash on July 1 in the Arabian Sea, bringing the death toll of American soldiers killed in the Iran war to 14. Additionally, the total amount of wounded troops rise to above 400 including from traumatic brain injuries.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says that Pakistan and Qatar will continue talks to prevent further escalation in the war.
The U.S. military says that they have launched a new round of strikes after Trump said the U.S. Navy would reinstate the blockade.
U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the naval blockade will resume beginning tomorrow and announces a 20% fee on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
The IRGC says that they have hit the Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain and the Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan as part of a second wave of retaliatory strikes against the United States.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that they have hit Patriot air defense systems at the Ali Al Salem Air Base and the FPS radar system at Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait.
2026 Wimbledon Championships In tennis, Jannik Sinner of Italy successfully defends his gentlemen's singles title at the Wimbledon Championships after defeating Alexander Zverev of Germany in the final, 6–7 (7–9) , 7–6 (7–2) , 6–3, 6–4.
Ukrainian Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko steps down as president Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces a cabinet reshuffle and changes to law enforcement leadership, citing the need to implement an updated political strategy during Russia's invasion.
2027 Salvadoran presidential election Saldvadoran president Nayib Bukele is nominated by his political party, Nuevas Ideas, to run for a third presidential term.
War crimes during the Sudanese civil war A court in Port Sudan sentences Rapid Support Forces leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and 15 other members to death in absentia for their roles in war crimes in the Darfur region during the ongoing civil war in the country including the assassination of former West Darfur governor Khamis Abbakar in 2023 during the Battle of Geneina.
South Korea South Korea issues its first extreme heat warning under a new system, covering the North Gyeongsang cities of Gyeongsan and Pohang after temperatures meet severe criteria.
Viña del Mar Six people are killed and seven others are injured when a driver loses control near a street festival in Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile. The driver is detained and will undergo alcohol testing.
Americans Nine people are killed and about ten others are injured, including four Americans and two National Guard members in serious condition, after a tractor-trailer causes a multi-vehicle crash on a highway in Jalisco, Mexico.
Multiple-vehicle collision Ten people are killed and several others are injured in a multiple-vehicle collision involving a pickup truck carrying 17 passengers and two other trucks in West Java, Indonesia.
Sudanese civil war Sudan's National Human Rights Commission reports 6,000 detention cases in prisons run by the Rapid Support Forces in El Fasher, North Darfur.
Russo-Ukrainian war Rosatom head Alexey Likhachev says a Ukrainian drone attack on Enerhodar, the Russian-controlled town hosting the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, has killed four people and injures four others.
Middle Eastern crisis At least six people are killed, including a nine-year old girl, from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Qeshm governor Hossein Amir Teymouri reports that 10 of 11 projectiles hit Bandar Abbas and the Abu Musa and Qeshm islands.
Data from Kpler reports that six ships have passed the Strait of Hormuz amidst low traffic and resumed fighting.
The United States Central Command contradicts Iran's claim, stating that the strait is open. Additionally, the Joint Maritime Information Center states that the Iran route in the waterway is open despite Iran's claims.
The IRGC Navy declares the Strait of Hormuz to be closed until further notice and says that they have fired a shot at two vessels that used an unauthorized route.
The United Arab Emirates's defence ministry alerts residents at 6:37 AM that air defence systems were engaging with fresh missile and drone threats along with interception operations.
The Qatari interior ministry reports that three people, including a child, have been injured by falling debris from an interception following Iranian attacks on the country.
The IRGC claims that it has hit logistics support facilities and refueling platforms used by American aircraft in Oman's Duqm port.
Kuwait's defense ministry says that Iran has hit three land border posts and an offshore rig operated by the Kuwait Oil Company.