2024 Summer Olympics The opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympics take place on the bank of the River Seine and the Jardins du Trocadéro in Paris, France.
2024 France railway arson attacks Arson attacks on TGV infrastructure disrupts rail services in France.
Philippines–United States relations A former top United States official states that the U.S. Department of Defense covertly admitted to conducting a mass misinformation campaign targeting the Philippines using social media bots and fake accounts to disparage the safety of Chinese CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccinations during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, following public denial of its involvement in June 2024.
Italy–Syria relations Italy appoints an ambassador to Syria after 12 years, becoming the first G7 country to do so.
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.
European Union–Russia relations 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.
Articles The post-truth and the contextMost of the daily information we see on the mainstream media today is the news equivalent of fast-food.
Canada Revenue Agency 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.
Sinaloa Cartel 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.
Mass shooting Between 16 and 18 July, at least 26 people, including 16 children, were killed in mass shootings by armed gangs over land disputes in Angoram District, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
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.
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.
Israel–Hamas war 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.
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".
Brazilian Ministry of Health The Brazilian Ministry of Health reports the world's first Oropouche virus deaths from two women in Bahia.
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.
History of Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines announces the end to its 53-year open seating policy, starting in 2025.
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.
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.
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.
2024 Summer Olympics The Canadian Olympic Committee expels two members of the women's soccer team coaching staff from the Olympics following a spying incident involving a drone disrupting New Zealand's training session. FIFA initiates disciplinary proceedings.
142nd IOC Session At the International Olympic Committee's meeting in Paris, France, it is announced that the French Alps region has been conditionally approved to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and that Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, will host the 2034 Winter Olympics.
Scottish Association for Marine Science Researchers from the Scottish Association for Marine Science report evidence of dark oxygen being produced from metals on the seafloor. It was previously assumed that almost all the free oxygen (O on Earth was created through photosynthesis, which requires sunlight.
Military Three Ukrainian soldiers are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting after a dispute in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
German German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser closes the Islamic Centre Hamburg for allegedly propagating extremism and being a direct representative of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The Iranian Foreign Ministry summons the German ambassador following the closure.
Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care A formal inquiry by the New Zealand government concludes that since 1950, about 200,000 people in state and religious care were abused, experiencing abuses such as rape, sterilization, and electric shocks.
Poland–Ukraine relations Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz states that Poland will block Ukraine's bid to join the European Union if it doesn't resolve issues regarding Ukrainian nationalists' massacre of Poles during WWII, including finding and burying all victims killed on current Ukrainian territory.
China–Russia relations The North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepts two Russian and two Chinese bomber aircraft flying together near Alaska, marking the first record of Chinese H-6 aircraft entering Alaska's Air Defense Identification Zone, and marking the first time both countries were intercepted operating together.
Joint session Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of the United States Congress amid protests over Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza.
Israel–Hamas war A series of protests occur across Washington, D.C., to protest a speech given by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a joint session of the United States Congress.
Colombia–Panama border Ten migrants are found drowned in a river near the Colombia–Panama border, according to Panamanian border police.
2024 Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 crash A Bombardier CRJ-200 crashes during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing eighteen people on board, with only the captain surviving.
2024 Nouakchott migrant boat disaster Fifteen people are killed and more than 195 others are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsizes near Nouakchott, Mauritania.
2024 Canadian wildfires Air quality in Calgary and the surrounding areas are raised to "high risk" as winds blow smoke into the region.
Two wildfires burning in Jasper National Park reach the Jasper townsite in Alberta, causing several structure fires, with over 25,000 residents evacuating their homes since Monday.
2024 Pacific typhoon season Two people are killed and 266 others are injured by Typhoon Gaemi in northern Taiwan as the typhoon passes through Fujian province, China, and heads inland.
Metro Manila, Philippines, is placed under a state of calamity due to flash floods caused by Typhoon Gaemi.
Nasdaq Composite The Nasdaq Composite drops 654.94 points (-3.64%) on 24 July, marking its third-largest one-day point loss. The S&P 500 drops 128.61 points (-2.31%) on the same day, marking its fifteenth-largest one-day point loss.
Poland Polish divers announce that they have discovered a 19th-century shipwreck in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden, containing crates of champagne and porcelain.