2026 Summer Youth Olympics The Olympic flame arrives in Dakar, Senegal, ahead of the upcoming Youth Olympic Games, which will be the first Olympic event held in Africa.
2026 US Open Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski win the men's doubles title at the US Open without dropping a set in the tournament after defeating Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz, 6–4, 7–6 (8–6) in the final.
In tennis, Elena Rybakina wins the women's singles title at the US Open, her third major title, after defeating two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2.
Protests against Donald Trump Thousands of demonstrators gather in Dublin and Doonbeg, Ireland, against U.S. president Donald Trump's visit to the country and protest against his role in the wars in Iran and Gaza.
Riot Several residents are arrested after riots erupted yesterday in Kobani, Syria, over the murder of a Kurdish citizen that was blamed on an Arab man, while a prison riot at Kobani prison leaves seven inmates dead. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports the violence erupted over plans to transfer some prisoners to another prison in Aleppo.
Cléon derailment French officials investigate if the derailment was caused by sabotage after a fragment of rail was found on the tracks.
North Korean missile tests North Korea launches a series of SRBM missile tests from Wonsan in response to trilateral Freedom Edge military exercises conducted by Japan, South Korea, and the United States.
2026 Atlantic hurricane season The Atlantic hurricane season reaches a 103-day record in the satellite era without a hurricane after the season started on June 1, the first since 1941, with the El Niño in the Pacific Ocean being a big factor.
MV ''June Aster'' ship fire The Philippine coast guard confirms that 41 more bodies have been discovered aboard the burned vessel MV "June Aster" off Coron, Palawan, bringing the death toll from the fire to 76.
83rd Venice International Film Festival May el-Toukhy's film "Woman Unknown" wins the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in Italy, while Lee Chang-dong's "Possible Love" and Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's "NAZA" win the competition's Grand Jury Prize and Special Jury Prize, respectively.
Russo-Ukrainian war A Russian drone strikes a civilian vehicle in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, killing three people.
Russian drone strikes across Ukraine kill eight civilians, including two people in Zaporizhzhia, two people at a grocery store in Zhytomyr, one person in Kryvyi Rih, while a "massive attack" targeting the Port of Odesa and surrounding areas wounds at least 28 people.
Middle Eastern crisis "The Wall Street Journal" reports that Iran had received Chinese satellite images before launching a July 17 strike on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan that killed three United States Army soldiers.
Iran and the United Arab Emirates sign a joint statement calling for restraint in the war. Additionally, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian and Abu Dhabi ruler Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan meet at the BRICS summit, the highest profile meeting between the two countries since the war started on February 28.