Chinese space program China's Chang'e 6 lunar exploration mission to collect moon rock successfully lands on the far side of the Moon.
2024 Iranian presidential election Former president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that he intends to run again following the death of Ebrahim Raisi. Ahmadinejad has been rejected from running in the two previous presidential elections.
2024 Mexican general election Claudia Sheinbaum wins the presidential election. She will begin her term as Mexico's first female president on October 1.
Mexicans Mexicans elect a new president and legislature, eight governors, the mayor of Mexico City, and around 20,000 other positions in federal and local elections.
International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war The Maldives announces a ban on Israeli passport holders from entering the country.
2024 Germany floods A firefighter is killed and thousands of people are evacuated after heavy rains cause flooding in southern Germany, particularly in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.
Syrian civil war Israeli airstrikes in the Aleppo region kill 17 Iranian-backed militia members, including two Iranian advisors, and three Hezbollah members.
Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia accuses NATO and the United States of "provoking a new level of tension" after some allies agreed to let Ukraine's military use Western-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russia.
Sudanese civil war UNICEF reports that more than 270,000 people, including more than 130,000 children, are at risk following fighting at the Golo Reservoir in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan.
The Ministry of Health of North Darfur reports that there has been 82 deaths and hundreds of injuries due to clashes in El Fasher over the last two days.