2024 Summer Olympics torch relay The ship "Belem" arrives in Marseille, France, with the Olympic flame.
Google DeepMind Researchers at Google DeepMind announce the development of AlphaFold 3, an AI model that can predict the structures of almost all biological molecules and model the interactions between them.
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives vote 359–43 to keep Mike Johnson as House Speaker, defeating an initiative by Marjorie Taylor Greene to have him removed.
Elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation British Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke defects to the opposition Labour Party, citing the Sunak government's failure to stop the English Channel migrant crisis.
Cambodia Two Cambodian and Chinese people are deported from Singapore after being convicted of laundering over S$3 billion (US$2.2 billion), Singapore's largest ever money laundering case.
Human trafficking in India The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation arrests four people linked to a network of human traffickers who have been luring young men to go to Russia with the promise of jobs or university admission, then forcing them to fight in the war in Ukraine. The Ministry of External Affairs is working with Russia to secure discharges for 20 Indian nationals in the Russian Army.
COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca withdraws its marketing authorizations in Europe and withdraws its COVID-19 vaccines worldwide due to low demand, after finding that the vaccines can very rarely lead to blood clots.
Republic of Singapore Air Force A Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16C fighter jet crashed at Tengah Air Base after the pilot experienced issues during take-off. The pilot ejected successfully and is receiving medical attention. The RSAF has temporarily suspended training for the F-16 fleet until investigations show that it is safe to resume.
Boeing 767 A Boeing 767 operated by FedEx is forced to make an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport after the front landing gear fails to deploy.
Rolling blackouts Rolling blackouts occur in several cities in Mexico amid an ongoing heatwave in the country.
2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 100, with 128 people still missing and 163,000 people displaced.
Tornadoes of 2024 Dozens of tornadoes strike the United States over the past three days, killing five people and leaving multiple others injured.
African American A statue of the late African American civil rights leader Daisy Bates is unveiled at the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington, D.C., representing the state of Arkansas.
Islamic State–Taliban conflict A motorcycle bombing kills three Taliban security personnel in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province claims responsibility for the attack.
Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia occupies the villages of Novokalynove in Donetsk Oblast and Kyslivka in Kharkiv Oblast.
Russia launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, injuring three people and damaging critical infrastructure. Ukraine says that it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 of 21 drones.
Israel–Hamas war Israeli troops reach the outskirts of Rafah with Hamas saying that heavy fighting is underway. The Israeli military says that it has "uncovered terrorist infrastructure" and killed a number of Hamas militants as it advances.
Israel reopens the Kerem Shalom border crossing, allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza. However, the UN states that no aid has entered.