The World Health Organization reports that the death toll from the civil war in Sudan has increased to more than 20,000 people. (AP) Sudanese civil war link embed save
Russia formally claims control of Novohrodivka, Donetsk Oblast, twelve kilometers (seven miles) from the strategically important Ukrainian logistical hub city Pokrovsk. (Reuters) Pokrovsk offensiveRussian invasion of Ukraine link embed save
The Israeli military says that several Hezbollah militants were killed in airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) Israel–Hezbollah conflict link embed save
Israel launches several airstrikes in central Syria, targeting the Tartus and Hama governorates. (CNN) Syrian civil war link embed save
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee release a report criticizing U.S. President Joe Biden for his handling of the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan. (The Hill) Fall of Kabul, 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from AfghanistanWar in Afghanistan link embed save
American historical drama television series ShĹŤgun wins a record 14 Emmys at the 2024 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the most won for any single season. (AP) 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards link embed save
Forty-eight people and 50 cattle are killed in an explosion caused by a collision between a fuel tanker and a truck in Agaie, Niger State, Nigeria. (AP) link embed save
Fourteen people are killed and another person is injured when a bus crashes on a highway between Aden and Taiz in Yemen. (AP) link embed save
Over 11,000 people are evacuated in San Bernardino County, California, United States, as the Line Fire quadruples in size to over 27 sq mi (17,000 acres). (The New York Times), (BBC News) Wildfires in the United States during 2024 link embed save
Kingdom of Jesus Christ pastor Apollo Quiboloy, who is charged with sex trafficking, is arrested amid a standoff between the police and members of the church at the church's headquarters in Davao City, Philippines. (Al Jazeera) Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound standoff link embed save
Three Israeli civilians are killed in a shooting at the Allenby Bridge on the Israel–Jordan border. (Reuters) 2024 Allenby Bridge shooting link embed save
Nine people, including El Salvador's National Civil Police chief Mauricio Arriaza Chicas and a fraud suspect, are killed during a helicopter crash while being en route to San Salvador. The crash is considered to be intentional. All flags on government buildings will be flown half-mast for three days. (BBC) link embed save
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González flees Venezuela to seek political asylum in Spain. The Spanish government says that González left Venezuela on a Spanish Air Force plane at his own request. (BBC News) 2024 Venezuelan political crisis link embed save
Incumbent President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune is re-elected for his second term with 95% of the vote. (Al Jazeera) 2024 Algerian presidential election link embed save
Thai wheelchair fencer Saysunee Jana becomes the first female wheelchair fencer, and the second overall, to win gold medals in all three fencing disciplines, épée, foil, and sabre. (Bangkok Post) Thailand at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair fencing at the Summer Paralympics2024 Summer Paralympics link embed save
In tennis, Jannik Sinner defeats Taylor Fritz in the final of the US Open Men's singles tournament to win his first US Open title ever and his second Grand Slam title overall. Sinner is also the first Italian man to ever win the US Open. (CNN) 2024 US Open link embed save