United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth orders the indefinite suspension of air defense and weapon shipments to Ukraine, including Patriot interceptors and other missiles and ammunition.
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July 2, 2025 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
Six people are killed and 29 others are missing when a ferry carrying 65 people capsizes off the coast of Bali, Indonesia.
At least five Ugandan soldiers are killed and some others are injured when a military Mi-24 helicopter part of the African Union peacekeeping mission crashes near Aden Adde airport in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital. The helicopter carrying eight people had been arriving from an airfield in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia.
International relations
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian orders the suspension of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency following the Iran–Israel war and the United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
Law and crime
Australian airline Qantas is hit by a cyberattack affecting a third-party platform used by its call centre, compromising the personal data of up to 6 million customers.
American rapper and music producer Sean Combs is acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering and found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
Four people are killed and fourteen others are wounded in a drive-by shooting outside a nightclub in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Science and technology
Ford recalls more than 200,000 vehicles due to a software defect that can cause the backup camera to fail, raising the risk of crashes.
The Minor Planet Center confirms an interstellar object is transiting the Solar System on a hyperbolic trajectory, the third of its kind to be officially confirmed. The object is likely a comet and could be as large as 12 miles (20 km) in diameter.
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