NATO establishes a new command centre in Wiesbaden, Germany, to plan and coordinate support for the Ukrainian military as part of the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine.
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July 15, 2024 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
An Israeli airstrike on Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, kills three civilians and injures three others. Israel's military says that its fighter jets struck a Hezbollah weapons storage facility in the area.
Over 100 people are injured in violent clashes in Dhaka, Bangladesh, between supporters of the ruling Awami League party and opposition demonstrators protesting government job quotas which benefit pro-government families.
Fighting between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), pro-government militia, and M23 rebels is reported in the Bashali Chiefdom, Bahunde Chiefdom, and the surroundings of Bweremana following simultaneous attacks on the positions of the FARDC and allies by the M23.
At least 12 Palestinians are killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City and Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip.
Eight soldiers are killed during a suicide bombing at a military base in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Ten Pakistani Taliban gunmen are also killed in an ensuing shootout.
Disasters and accidents
At least 47 people are killed and 350 others are injured by severe storms in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
At least one person is killed and over 400,000 people without power as a derecho impacts the Midwestern United States, with downburst winds exceeding 100 mph (160 km/h) and multiple tornadoes being reported near Chicago.
International relations
The European Commission announces that top European Union officials including European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will boycott informal meetings hosted by Hungary during its rotating EU Presidency, in response to rogue meetings made by Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán to Russia and China regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Law and crime
The prime suspect arrested over the discovery of nine mutilated female bodies in a rubbish dump in the Mukuru slums of Nairobi, Kenya, confesses to killing 42 women. Another man is also arrested.
Former United States president Donald Trump's criminal prosecution over his alleged mishandling of classified documents is dismissed by District Judge Aileen Cannon, who states that Special Counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed and lacked the authority to bring the case to court.
A body believed to be missing 19-year-old Jay Slater from Lancashire, United Kingdom, is found near where he was reported missing in Tenerife, Spain, after a 28-day search.
Colombian Yostin Andres Mosquera is charged with the murders of two gay men and remanded in custody by Wimbledon Magistrates Court in London, United Kingdom.
The National Assembly of the Gambia upholds a ban on female genital mutilation, which has been criminalized since 2015. Some conservative and religious groups had sought to overturn the ban through controversial legislation.
Politics and elections
Rwandans vote to elect their president between incumbent Paul Kagame and two other candidates, as well as elect 80 members of the Chamber of Deputies.
Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas resigns in order to assume her new role as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European External Action Service.
Pakistan moves forward a case to ban former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party due to alleged use of illegal foreign funds and party supporter protests at military installations, and also pushes charges of treason for Khan and former president Arif Alvi.
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump selects Ohio senator J. D. Vance as his vice-presidential running mate.
Several Palestinian factions, including Fatah and Hamas, schedule reconciliatory meetings in China in an attempt to end their ongoing political disputes.
Science and technology
In the journal Nature Astronomy, American and Italian scientists announce the discovery of a lunar cave, approximately 250 miles (400 km) from the landing site of Apollo 11.
Sports
In association football, defending champions Argentina defeat Colombia 1–0 after extra time in the final match to win a record 16th Copa AmĂ©rica title, with Lautaro MartĂnez scoring the winning goal in the 112th minute. Kick-off was delayed by 82 minutes due to fans breaching the security gates at Hard Rock Stadium, the match's venue, in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States.
The Olympic torch arrives in Paris, France, ten days before the start of this year's Summer Olympics.
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