In 2016 After giving her speech, Melania Trump is accused of plagiarizing parts of Michelle Obama's speech that she gave during the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The Trump campaign quickly responded to the controversy saying that the whole thing was "absurd".
The 2016 Republican National Convention gets underway in Cleveland, Ohio. With the day's theme being national and local security, notable speakers include reality television star Willie Robertson, actor Scott Baio, former Governor of Texas Rick Perry, former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani, Milwaukee County sheriff David Clarke, retired United States Army lieutenant general Michael T. Flynn and Melania Trump, wife of presumptive Republican nominee for President of the United States Donald Trump.
Morocco Morocco formally announces it wishes to rejoin the African Union 32 years after leaving over its recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara.
Turkey–United States relations The United States Secretary of State John Kerry warns Turkey it could lose its NATO membership if it fails to uphold the principles of democracy. Around 8,000 police officers have been sacked in the country following the attempted coup, with more than 6,000 people in the army, the judiciary and other state bodies detained as part of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's crackdown.
North Korea–South Korea relations South Korea warns that North Korea could hold another nuclear test at any time.
Softbank Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank agrees to buy British IT company ARM Holdings for more than $32 billion.
Netizen Netizens launch a satiric contest for apologizing to China on social media after numerous artists apologized online.
Coup d'état attempt in 2016 General Akın Öztürk, Turkish Air Force chief until August 2015, confesses to planning last week's attempted coup d'état, according to the state-run Anadolu News Agency.
Police officers Indonesian police kill two militants in a clash in a remote jungle area on Sulawesi island. One may be Abu Wardah Santoso, leader of ISIL-connected Mujahidin Indonesia Timur, and the country's "most wanted man." Forensic tests will be carried out. Three others, including two women, escaped.
2016 Würzburg train attack Four people have been injured after a man with an axe attacks people on board a train near Würzburg in Germany. The axeman has reportedly been shot by police and is reportedly a 17-year-old Afghan man who pledged allegiance to ISIL before the attack.
Police officers Three policemen and one civilian are killed in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in an attack on a police station by a radical Islamist. One gunman is reportedly still at large.
Yemeni Civil War At least six Yemeni soldiers are killed in suicide bombings near the city of Al Mukalla.