Peter Strzok The lawyer of Peter Strzok, a former agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who was removed from Robert Mueller's Special Counsel investigation, announces that his client has been fired by the FBI.
North Korea–South Korea relations North Korea and South Korea officials begin high-level negotiations, with reports suggesting that Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in could be planning for a summit in Pyongyang later this month.
Tajik Three Russian climbers and two Tajik pilots die while 12 other people are injured in a helicopter crash in Tajikistan.
Barcelona S.C. Twelve fans of Ecuadorian football team Barcelona S.C. are killed and 30 others are injured after the bus they were traveling on overturns in Azuay, Ecuador.
Vigo More than 300 people are injured, five seriously, after a section of wooden jetty collapsed at an urban sports and music festival in Vigo, Spain.
New Taipei City Nine people are killed and 16 others injured after a fire breaks out in a ward on the seventh floor of a hospital in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
2018 Laos dam collapse The death toll from a dam collapse in Laos on 23 July rises to 36, while 98 people are still missing.
Turkish currency and debt crisis Asian stock prices sink as Turkey’s financial turmoil fuels fears contagion might spread to other emerging markets.
Ethiopia At least 40 people are killed by paramilitary forces in eastern Ethiopia, in the latest spate of violence driven by ethnic divisions.
War in Afghanistan The Taliban captures Camp Chenaya, an Afghan Army base in Ghormach District, Faryab Province.
More than 100 Afghan soldiers and police, 13 civilians and hundreds of Taliban are killed during the ongoing offensive in Ghazni.