Israel intercepts a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis, who say it was targeting Ben Gurion International Airport.
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July 18, 2025 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Israel and Syria agree to a ceasefire, after Israel attacked Syrian forces on Wednesday to defend the Syrian Druze.
Disasters and accidents
At least three people are killed in an explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility in Monterrey Park, California, United States.
Four people are killed and over a dozen are injured in a multiple-vehicle collision on Interstate 35 in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
Law and crime
The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil orders former president Jair Bolsonaro to wear an electronic ankle bracelet and places him on nightly house arrest, and forbids him from approaching embassies, foreign ambassadors, and diplomats.
The governments of El Salvador, the United States, and Venezuela conduct a prisoner swap involving over 200 Venezuelans incarcerated at the Terrorism Confinement Center in exchange for the release of 10 Americans from Venezuelan custody.
The United States government declares the Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba a terrorist group after it committed the attack in Pahalgam in April.
Politics and elections
The Trinidad and Tobago government declares a state of emergency after uncovering plot by criminal organizations to allegedly target and kill government officials.
July 17, 2025 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Three people are killed and nine others are injured when Israel strikes the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, the only Catholic church in Gaza.
Disasters and accidents
At least four people are killed, two others are seriously injured and more than 1,000 others are evacuated after torrential rainfall submerges buildings and causes a landslide in Gyeonggi and South Chungcheong provinces, South Korea.
At least 69 people are killed, 11 are reported missing, and 43 others are injured in a fire at a shopping mall in Kut, Wasit Governorate, Iraq. The Iraqi government declares three days of mourning and the provincial government files lawsuits against the owners of the mall.
Record-breaking daredevil and skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies in a paragliding accident in Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy. A woman on the ground is also injured in the accident.
Politics and elections
The Ukrainian parliament appoints Yulia Svyrydenko as the new prime minister, succeeding Denys Shmyhal.
The United Kingdom announces it will lower the voting age to 16, allowing 16-and-17-year-olds to vote in the upcoming next general election.
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