## [2018-07-8](/feed/2018/07/8/index.md)

##### Purges in Turkey
### [Turkey purges more than 18,500 government workers a day before Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is sworn in as executive president. ](/feed/2018/07/8/turkey-purges-more-than-18500-government-workers-a-day-before-recep-tayyip-erdogan-is-sworn-in-as-executive-president.md)
##### Political
### [David Davis resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union amid disagreements with Prime Minister Theresa May over Brexit negotiations. ](/feed/2018/07/8/david-davis-resigns-as-the-united-kingdom-s-secretary-of-state-for-exiting-the-european-union-amid-disagreements-with-pr.md)
##### Human rights
### [Iranian police arrest a number of users for posting illegal content on Instagram, including a famous blogger named Maedeh Hojabri. ](/feed/2018/07/8/iranian-police-arrest-a-number-of-users-for-posting-illegal-content-on-instagram-including-a-famous-blogger-named-maede.md)
##### Efforts to make peace
### [Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed meets with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in Asmara and they pledge to restore diplomatic relations. ](/feed/2018/07/8/ethiopian-prime-minister-abiy-ahmed-meets-with-eritrean-president-isaias-afwerki-in-asmara-and-they-pledge-to-restore-di.md)
##### North Korea–United States relations
### [U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls for North Korea to follow Vietnam's path in overcoming past hostilities with the United States. ](/feed/2018/07/8/us-secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo-calls-for-north-korea-to-follow-vietnam-s-path-in-overcoming-past-hostilities-with-t.md)
##### Çorlu train derailment
### [A train en route to Istanbul from Bulgaria derails in Tekirdağ Province, Turkey, killing 24 people and injuring 73. ](/feed/2018/07/8/a-train-en-route-to-istanbul-from-bulgaria-derails-in-tekirdag-province-turkey-killing-24-people-and-injuring-73.md)
##### Tham Luang cave rescue
### [Four boys are rescued from the cave. ](/feed/2018/07/8/four-boys-are-rescued-from-the-cave.md)
##### Floods
### [The death toll from heavy rains in Japan rises to 94, with over 50 people still reported missing. ](/feed/2018/07/8/the-death-toll-from-heavy-rains-in-japan-rises-to-94-with-over-50-people-still-reported-missing.md)
##### 2018 Amesbury poisonings
### [A British woman dies after being exposed to the Novichok nerve agent several days earlier in Amesbury. ](/feed/2018/07/8/a-british-woman-dies-after-being-exposed-to-the-novichok-nerve-agent-several-days-earlier-in-amesbury.md)
##### Civil war
### [The Syrian Air Defense Force damages an Israeli aircraft and thwarts an Israeli missile strike on the Tiyas Military Airbase (T-4 Airbase) in the Homs Governorate. ](/feed/2018/07/8/the-syrian-air-defense-force-damages-an-israeli-aircraft-and-thwarts-an-israeli-missile-strike-on-the-tiyas-military-air.md)
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