2024 Summer Paralympics Japan defeats the United States in the wheelchair rugby final, winning its first ever gold medal in the sport.
Hotel Workers Rising Over ten thousand hotel workers strike in cities across the U.S. to demand higher pay, as part of the Hotel Workers Rising campaign organized by the UNITE HERE labor union.
Israel–Hamas war protests Histadrut, Israel's national trade union center, begins a one-day general strike to protest against the Netanyahu government's failure to negotiate a ceasefire and hostage deal. The strike is later ordered to end prematurely by a Tel Aviv labor court, claiming the strike was illegally political in nature rather than economic.
Thousands of people gather in Manhattan, New York City, United States, to protest against the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, rally for support of Palestinians, and call for New York institutions to divest from Israeli businesses.
Mass shooting One person is fatally shot and at least four other people are injured including one person who was critically injured in a mass shooting at the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
2024 CTA shooting Four people are killed in a mass shooting targeting homeless people on a Chicago Transit Authority train in Forest Park, Illinois, United States.
Nth Room case The South Korean National Police Agency announces an investigation into the messaging app Telegram for abetting and hosting chat rooms that distribute deepfake pornography, including of children.
Brazilian investigation into Elon Musk The Brazilian Supreme Court unanimously upholds justice Alexandre de Moraes' decision to block social media platform X, in the country. De Moraes also set a daily fine of R$50,000 (US$8,900) for people or companies using VPNs to access the site.
2024 Makala prison jailbreak attempt At least 129 inmates are killed and 59 more injured in an attempted prison break at Makala Prison pénitentiaire et de rééducation de Kinshasa in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
United States–Venezuela relations The United States seizes a Dassault Falcon 900 jet used by Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro on accusations that the purchase of the jet violated U.S. sanctions against Venezuela, and flies the jet from the Dominican Republic to Florida.
Foreign relations of Turkey Turkey formally applies to join the BRICS geopolitical bloc, citing the lack of progress in its accession to the European Union.
Foreign relations of Ukraine Ukraine's Foreign Ministry states that Mongolia's refusal to arrest Vladimir Putin while on a state visit means that it shares "responsibility for the war crimes" committed by Russia, and vows to work with allies to enforce punitive measures on Mongolia.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin arrives in Mongolia to discuss a China–Russia gas pipeline meant to recoup Russian losses from Western sanctions, despite Ukraine and the European Union urging Mongolia to arrest Putin under his International Criminal Court warrant.
Middle school Eleven children are killed and 13 more are injured when a bus crashes into a group of middle school students and their parents in Tai'an City, Shandong, China.
2024 Pacific typhoon season At least fourteen people are killed in landslides and floods caused by Tropical Storm Yagi in the Philippines.
Wreck of the ''Titanic'' An expedition to the shipwreck of the RMS "Titanic" reveals considerable deterioration of the bow, as well as the rediscovery of a bronze "Diana of Versailles" replica last seen during the initial survey of the wreck in 1986.
Red Sea crisis Houthi militants strike two crude oil tankers in the Red Sea with multiple missiles and drones.
Israel–Hezbollah conflict Hezbollah launches Katyusha rockets on Ein Ya'akov, Ga'aton and Yehiam, northern Israel.
Two people, including an independent contractor working for UNIFIL, are killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Tyre-Naqoura road in Lebanon with other airstrikes on Bint Jabal, Yaroun, Ayta al-Shab, Hanine, Tayr Harfa and Blida and shelling of Kfarchouba and Shebaa.
Islamic State–Taliban conflict A suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, kills 6 people and injures 13.