Member of parliament The Parliament of Singapore is dissolved with a general election to be held on September 11.
Protests by the Patidar community Protests by the Patidar community in Ahmedabad turn violent, sparking violence across the state of Gujarat, India.
Roye, Somme A shooting at a Romani camp in Roye, Somme, France, by a suspect from the same community leaves four people killed and three others severely injured.
Federal Security Service A Federal Security Service court in Russia sentences Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov to 20 years in prison for plotting terrorist acts in Crimea, amid allegations of torture and U.S. claims that he is being held hostage in Russia after having been abducted from Ukraine by Russian-backed separatists.
Balkans A record number of migrants crossing the Balkans results in a record number of people in Hungary despite the government building a wall on the border with Serbia.
Afghanistan A gas explosion in the Afghanistan city of Herat kills eleven people and injures 18 others.
2015 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Goni makes landfall in southwestern Japan with at least 26 people injured but no people killed. The death toll in the Philippines rises to 21 while South Korea is on alert.
Central bank The People's Bank of China cuts interest rates and lowers minimum requirements for bank reserves for the second time in two months.
St. Patrick's Cathedral Almost four years of renovations at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City are nearly complete prior to Pope Francis' visit in September. Cardinal Timothy Dolan leads a brief tour of the cathedral.
North Korea North Korea and South Korea agree to stop airing propaganda at the border and stand down preparations for war.
ISIL Fourteen people are arrested in Spain and Morocco for allegedly trying to recruit people to ISIL.
Boko Haram A teenage girl suicide bomber kills five people and injures fourteen others in the Damaturu area in northeast Nigeria.