Russian forces launch airstrikes on the city of Kramatorsk, in Donetsk Oblast, with casualties reported, according to the city's mayor.
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July 7, 2022 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russia says that it fired missiles at Snake Island, killing an unspecified number of Ukrainian troops. However, Ukraine denies that any casualties have occurred.
Suspected Allied Democratic Forces fighters kill at least thirteen people after they burn a clinic to the ground in North Kivu, DRC. Three of the attackers are killed by the army.
One person is killed and four others injured in a hand grenade attack at a police post in Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Business and economy
According to the UN’s World Food Programme, nearly six million people in Sri Lanka are currently suffering from food insecurity caused by the worst economic crisis that the country has experienced since 1948.
The Central Bank of Ireland announces that inflation will exceed 10% for the first time since the early 1980s.
Disasters and accidents
Health and environment
Authorities in Cuba say that dengue fever cases have increased 21.7% from last year and describe the epidemiological situation as "complex".
Two new deaths from monkeypox are reported in endemic countries in Africa.
The Government of Hong Kong announce that they will put on hold a flight suspension mechanism, allowing airlines to continue to fly into Hong Kong even if positive cases have been detected on their flights when entering Hong Kong previously.
Law and crime
American basketball player Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in a Russian courtroom and faces up to 10 years in prison.
Governor of Texas Greg Abbott authorizes the United States National Guard to return migrants along the Mexico–United States border in Texas to Mexico.
Politics and elections
Education Secretary Michelle Donelan resigns 36 hours after being appointed to the post. A total of 61 ministers and aides have now resigned.
Boris Johnson resigns as the leader of the Conservative Party but plans to remain Prime Minister until a new leader is elected.
The Cypriot House of Representatives approves the seventeenth amendment to the Constitution of Cyprus, which involves a reform of the judiciary, the recovery of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Cyprus and the creation of the Court of Appeal of Cyprus.
Sports
Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur becomes both the first African and first Arab player to reach the final of a Grand Slam tournament after defeating Tatjana Maria in the semifinals of the 2022 Wimbledon women's singles.
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