Philippine presidential election, 2016 Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas announces his presidential candidacy in 2016.
President Benigno Aquino III endorses the presidential candidacy of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas in 2016.
France France agrees to pay Russia €1.16bn in refund and compensation after the cancellation of the sale of two warships following the military intervention in Ukraine.
India India and Bangladesh have swapped control of some 160 small pockets of land on each other's territory. Residents were asked to choose where they wanted to live and which nationality they would prefer. Most of them decided to change nationality and stay where they live.
2015 West Bank Arson attack Suspected Jewish settlers set fire to a West Bank home and burned a sleeping Palestinian toddler to death in an attack that drew Palestinian rage and widespread Israeli condemnation.
Bin Laden family Four people including members of the Bin Laden family are killed in a business jet crash close to Blackbushe Airport in the United Kingdom.
Russian financial crisis (2014–present) The Central Bank lowers interest rate to 11%, while the ruble falls 1.5% on the day to close at 60.60 against the dollar.
Switzerland Swiss National Bank reports a first half loss of 50 billion CHF as a result of the franc to euro peg removal earlier this year.
Turkey–PKK conflict Two Turkish police officers and two PKK militants are killed following a PKK raid on a police station in the south-eastern town of Pozantı. Also, in the eastern province of Kars, PKK militants bombed a railway line and then fired at repair workers, leaving one dead.