ECOWAS threatens to "take all measures necessary", including the use of force, to reinstate the government of Niger if ousted presidentMohamed Bazoum is not released and reinstated within a week.
A 20-meter-long inflatable attraction in the amusement park "Wonderland Waterpark" in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, France, blows away, killing a 35-year-old man and severely injuring his 3-year-old daughter.
Ukrainian officials announce that a peace summit, aimed at addressing the invasion, will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in early August with representatives from 30 countries expected to attend.
The military junta regime warns against any foreign intervention in the country, saying that "we want to once more remind ECOWAS, or any other adventurer, of our firm determination to defend our homeland".
Anti-war activists protest in Belgrade, Serbia, after two prominent anti-war and anti-Putin activists experienced problems trying to enter the country.