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July 7, 2024 (Sunday)

Disasters and accidents

Iranian naval frigate IRIS Sahand capsizes in the Persian Gulf. (ABC News)
Thirteen people are injured after a panicked elephant chases a crowd attending a Hinduist religious festival in Sri Lanka. (Al Arabiya)
At least 11 people are killed and eight others are missing due to heavy rainfall causing flash floods and landslides in Nepal. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

2024 French legislative election
- French citizens vote in the second round of legislative elections for the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic. (Le Monde)
- Exit polls predict that the far-right National Rally will fail to get a majority in the National Assembly, coming in third place. (BBC News)

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 '''Disasters and accidents'''
-*[[Iran]]ian naval frigate ''[[IRIS Sahand (2012)|IRIS Sahand]]'' sinks in the [[Persian Gulf]]. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/irans-naval-destroyer-sunk-state-media-111727324 (ABC News)]
+*[[Iran]]ian naval frigate ''[[IRIS Sahand (2012)|IRIS Sahand]]'' capsizes in the [[Persian Gulf]]. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/irans-naval-destroyer-sunk-state-media-111727324 (ABC News)]
 *Thirteen people are injured after a panicked elephant chases a crowd attending a [[Hinduism|Hinduist]] religious festival in [[Sri Lanka]]. [https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/07/sri-lanka-pilgrims-flee-as-elephant-panics-during-procession- (Al Arabiya)]
 *At least 11 people are killed and eight others are missing due to heavy rainfall causing [[flash flood]]s and [[landslide]]s in [[Nepal]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/heavy-rains-trigger-landslides-nepal-11-killed-8-missing-2024-07-07/ (Reuters)]