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On this day
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A painting depicting the Raid on Dunkirk
- 1575 – Anglo-Scottish Wars: A dispute between Sir John Forster and Sir John Carmichael led to a Scottish raid on Northumberland, England, in which 27 men were killed.
- 1800 – War of the Second Coalition: The British Royal Navy force attacked the well-defended French anchorage of Dunkirk (depicted), capturing a French frigate.
- 1937 – The Peel Commission published a report stating that the League of Nations' Mandate for Palestine had become unworkable and recommended the partition of British-administered Mandatory Palestine into two states.
- 1983 – After writing a letter to Soviet premier Yuri Andropov, American schoolgirl Samantha Smith visited the Soviet Union as Andropov's personal guest, becoming known as "America's Youngest Ambassador".
- Momchil (d. 1345)
- Gustav Mahler (b. 1860)
- Mary Surratt (d. 1865)
- Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin (b. 1905)
News
July 7, 2025 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli attacks on Yemen
- Israel strikes three ports and a power plant in Houthi-controlled Yemen. (ABC News) (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2023 Leongatha mushroom poisoning
- Erin Patterson is found guilty on all charges regarding deaths from Amanita poisoning from a lunch at her home in Leongatha, Australia. (ABC News Australia)
Politics and elections
- Cabinet of Lee Jae Myung
- South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok is officially inaugurated at the Government Complex in Sejong City, four days after he was approved by the National Assembly. (The Korea Herald)
July 6, 2025 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Middle Eastern crisis
- Gaza war
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Israeli airstrikes kill at least 38 Palestinians in Gaza. (AP)
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Israeli–Lebanese conflict
- Israel conducts four drone strikes in Bint Jbeil, Shebaa, and Shaqra, in southern Lebanon over the weekend, killing one person and injuring several others. (Al Jazeera)
- Red Sea crisis
- A Liberian-flagged bulk carrier is attacked by the Houthis in the Red Sea. (NOS) (ABC News Australia)
- Gaza war
- Boko Haram insurgency
- Boko Haram insurgents kill nine people and injure four others in an attack on Mallam Fatori in Borno State, Nigeria. (AP)
- Gang war in Haiti
- The historic Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is destroyed following an arson attack by armed bandit gangs. (Le Quotidien 509)
Disasters and accidents
- July 2025 Central Texas floods
- The death toll from the flooding in Central Texas, United States, increases to 79, including 28 children, with 41 other people still missing. (AP)
- Five Turkish soldiers are killed by methane gas exposure in a cave in northern Iraq during an operation to search for a fellow soldier's remains. (AP)
International relations
- Japan–Philippines relations
- The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that the Japanese Navy will export six used Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to strengthen the Philippine Navy due to territorial disputes in the South China Sea. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
- Prosecutors in South Korea request that former president Yoon Suk Yeol be detained amid the ongoing investigation against him for insurrection. (Reuters)
Sports
- 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
- In association football, the defending champions Mexico win a record-extending 10th Gold Cup title after defeating the United States 2–1 in the final at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. Edson Álvarez is named the tournament's best player. (France 24)
July 5, 2025 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Gaza war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings
- Israeli airstrikes kill 24 Palestinians, including ten who were seeking humanitarian aid, and injure dozens of others. (AP)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings
Disasters and accidents
- Four people are killed after an aircraft crashes and burns in the Central Eastern Alps in Wald im Pinzgau, Austria. (NOS)
Politics and elections
- The Turkish government arrests the mayors of Adıyaman, Adana, and Antalya, who are all part of the opposition Republican People's Party, as part of a bribery investigation. (AP)
July 4, 2025 (Friday)
Disasters and accidents
- July 2025 Central Texas floods
- At least 51 people are killed, including 15 children, with 27 more children missing, during a flood in Central Texas, United States. (BBC News) (CNN)
- A fire and subsequent explosion at a gas station in Rome, Italy, leaves 45 people injured, including two critically. (Roma Today)
- At least 16 people are killed when a building collapses in Karachi, Pakistan. (AP) (France 24)
Law and crime
- Anti-gentrification protests in Mexico City, Mexico, lead to tourist harassment and vandalism in Condesa. (AP)
July 3, 2025 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Gaza war
- 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings
- Israeli airstrikes and shootings kill at least 94 Palestinians in Gaza, including 45 who were attempting to get humanitarian aid. (AP)
- 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings
- Gang war in Haiti
- According to the United Nations, over 90% of the Haitian capital city Port-au-Prince is now under the control of violent gangs. (NPR)
Business and economy
- South American trade bloc MERCOSUR and European bloc EFTA sign a free trade agreement, setting up a free trade zone of nearly 300 million people. (DW) (Buenos Aires Herald)
International relations
- Afghanistan–Russia relations, Recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
- Russia becomes the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Cabinet of Lee Jae Myung
- The South Korean National Assembly votes 173–3 with three abstentions to approve the nomination of Kim Min-seok as the country's prime minister, despite boycotts from the People Power Party over allegations surrounding his wealth and family. (Yonhap)
- Air traffic controllers in France go on strike to protest understaffing, management culture, and outdated equipment. Hundreds of flights are delayed or cancelled, including at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, which is one of Europe's busiest airports. (DW) (Bloomberg News)
- The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is passed by the United States House of Representatives in a 218–214 vote and is signed into law by President Donald Trump the following day. (BBC News)
- The Syrian transitional government unveils the new emblem of Syria, featuring a gold-coloured eagle, facing to its right, with three five-pointed stars arranged in an arc above its head. (SANA)
July 2, 2025 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 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. (The New Voice of Ukraine)
- United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 European heatwaves
- An African Union Mi-24 helicopter deployed as part of the AUSSOM peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashes in Mogadishu, killing five Ugandan soldiers. (AP)
- Six people are killed and 29 others are missing when a ferry carrying 65 people capsizes off the coast of Bali, Indonesia. (The New York Times) (AP)
International relations
- Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
- Australia, India, Japan, and the United States announce a joint initiative to work towards securing minerals necessary for new technologies and reduce reliance on Chinese sources. (DW) (The Guardian)
- 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. (AP)
Law and crime
- 2025 Chicago shooting
- Four people are killed and fourteen others are wounded in a drive-by shooting outside a nightclub in Chicago, Illinois, United States. (WBBM-TV)
- Trial of Sean Combs
- 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. (Reuters)
- 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. (ABC News Australia)
Science and technology
- 3I/ATLAS
- 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. (Minor Planet Center) (Earth Sky)
- 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. (AP)
July 1, 2025 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Luhansk Oblast campaign
- Head of the Luhansk People's Republic Leonid Pasechnik says that Russian forces have captured the entirety of the Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine. (AP)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- A Ukrainian SBU drone attack on a military factory in Izhevsk, Russia, which produced Tor surface-to-air missile systems, kills three people and injures 45 others. A state of emergency is later declared by Head of the Udmurt Republic Aleksandr Brechalov. (BBC News)
- Luhansk Oblast campaign
Disasters and accidents
- An Australian east coast low rapidly intensifies as it makes landfall on the east coast of Australia, affecting millions of people in Sydney and the Central Coast. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- The Warsaw Metro's M1 line is damaged in an overnight fire in Warsaw, Poland. Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski blames the incident on a power outage. (TVP Info)
- A sea rig capsizes in the Gulf of Suez off the coast of Jabal al-Zeit, Egypt. Of the 30 personnel on board, 23 are rescued, four others are killed, and three others are still missing. (MarineTraffic) (Reuters)
International relations
- China–Philippines relations
- The Chinese government sanctions former Philippine Senate majority leader Francis Tolentino, barring him from entering China, citing his conduct on China-related issues. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2025 Thai political crisis
- The Constitutional Court of Thailand suspends Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal. (The Washington Post)
- Turkey arrests four journalists of the satirical magazine LeMan accused of drawing Muhammad, the sacred prophet in Islam. (BBC News)