Crisis in Venezuela Hunger strikes occur in at least 16 prisons in Venezuela to protest against poor living conditions such as overcrowding as well as delays in the reviews of the prisoners' judicial processes.
2024 South African general election Former South African president Jacob Zuma and his party uMkhonto weSizwe appeal to the Constitutional Court to block the newly elected parliament from sitting, citing electoral fraud.
2024 Limerick mayoral election John Moran becomes the first directly-elected mayor in the Republic of Ireland.
2024 French legislative election France's left-wing political parties establish an electoral alliance, the New Popular Front, ahead of the French parliamentary elections.
2024 Austrian legislative election Austria announces that parliamentary elections will be held on September 29.
Tajikistan Eight individuals from Tajikistan with suspected ties to Islamic State are arrested across several United States cities for border immigration violations.
Tiaret Riots occur in Tiaret, Algeria, in opposition to water rationing as a government response to prolonged droughts.
Self-immolates A man self-immolates at St. Mark's Square in Zagreb, Croatia, and later dies in hospital.
Weiss special counsel investigation Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, is convicted in a federal court in Delaware on three felony counts of possession of a firearm while under the influence of narcotics.
Russia–Sri Lanka relations Sri Lanka's foreign ministry says that the country has received assurances from Russia that it would stop recruiting Sri Lankan citizens to fight in Ukraine.
Russian Aerospace Forces A Russian Aerospace Forces Sukhoi Su-34 aircraft crashes during a routine training exercise in North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, killing all onboard.
2024 Chikangawa Dornier 228 crash The wreckage of an aircraft which went missing yesterday in Malawi amid bad weather is found. All ten people on board, including the country's Vice-President Saulos Chilima, are confirmed dead.
Senegal Production begins at Senegal's first offshore oil project at the Sangomar oil fields which aims to produce 100,000 barrels of oil per day.
World Bank The World Bank approves $1 billion for the construction of the Dasu Dam in northwest Pakistan.
Sudanese civil war The International Organization for Migration says that more than 10 million people have now been internally displaced by the war in Sudan, including around a third of the population of the capital Khartoum, making it the world's worst displacement crisis.
Korean conflict South Korea says that its forces fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the demarcation line in the Korean Demilitarized Zone. South Korean authorities state that they believe the intrusion, which occurred in a densely forested area, was accidental.
Islamic State insurgency in Iraq Iraqi security forces in cooperation with U.S.-led coalition forces kill Abu Zainab, a senior member of Islamic State in Raqqa, Syria.
Israel–Hamas war United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces more than $400 million in new humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza.
Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia says that it has captured the villages of Tymkivka in Kharkiv Oblast and Miasozharivka in Luhansk Oblast.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces that the European Union will give Ukraine €3.4 billion (USD$3.6 billion) throughout the summer from Russian frozen assets revenue.