A Syrian man is arrested after throwing a Molotov cocktail at the Israeli embassy in Bucharest, Romania and attempting to self-immolate. (Jerusalem Post), (AP) link embed save
The value of GameStop shares increases by 21% after Keith Gill posts a $116 million investment on Reddit. (Reuters) GameStop short squeeze link embed save
More than 211 people are killed and nearly 25,000 others suffer from heatstroke amid a severe heat wave in India. (The Independent), (Reuters) 2024 Indian heat wave link embed save
The KÄ«lauea volcano in Hawaii, United States, erupts for the first time in nine months. (The New York Times) link embed save
At least 11 people are killed by two tornadoes in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. (Daily Maverick) link embed save
Kazakhstan removes the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations. (RFE/RL) Afghanistan–Kazakhstan relations link embed save
The Chinese Ministry of State Security arrests and charges a couple for allegedly spying for Britain's MI6 agency. (Al Jazeera) link embed save
The Rapid Support Forces announce the establishment of a civil administration in the state of South Darfur, which they fully control. (Al Taghyeer) Sudanese civil war link embed save
The Islamabad High Court overturns former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan's charges of leaking national security secrets. (Reuters) Arrest of Imran Khan link embed save
Spanish and French farmers block roads on highways through the Pyrenees mountains in protest against trade with non-European Union member states. (Reuters) 2024 European farmers' protests link embed save
Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili signs the foreign agent bill into law amid mass protests and warnings from Western countries against signing the bill. (RFE/RL) 2023–2024 Georgian protests link embed save
Major Nigerian unions Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress begin an indefinite general strike, causing closures of schools, public offices, and airports, as well as a shutdown of the national power grid amid a cost-of-living crisis and record low minimum wages in Nigeria. (VOA), (Al Jazeera) link embed save
Nigel Farage appoints himself leader of Reform UK and announces that he will run as a candidate for the party in the upcoming UK general election in Clacton. (The New York Times) 2024 United Kingdom general election link embed save