July 14, 2024
(Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Siege of Gaza City
- At least 17 Palestinians are killed and 80 others are injured in overnight Israeli strikes on a UN-run school used to shelter displaced people in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza City. (Reuters) (The Guardian)
- Siege of Gaza City
- Somali civil war
- A car bomb explodes outside a cafe in Mogadishu while customers are watching the Euro 2024 final match, killing five people. (ABC News)
International relations
- China–Russia relations
- The Russian Navy and China's People's Liberation Army Navy begin joint military drills in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China. (AP)
Law and crime
- Attempted assassination of Donald Trump
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation identifies Thomas Matthew Crooks as the "subject involved" in yesterday's attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. (Reuters)
- Two people are killed and two others are injured in a mass shooting at a home in Lautlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The shooter later commits suicide. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Israel–Hamas war protests in Palestine
- Palestinians in several cities in the occupied West Bank enact a general strike in protest against a recent Israeli strike on Gaza that killed 90 people and injured 300 more. (Al Jazeera)
- Nepal names KP Sharma Oli as the new Prime Minister in his fourth term in office, with his party Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) forming a coalition with the Nepali Congress party. (Al Jazeera)
Sports
- 2024 Wimbledon Championships
- In tennis, Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) in the Men's singles final to win his second Wimbledon title and his fourth overall Grand Slam title. (The Guardian) (Wimbledon)
- UEFA Euro 2024
- In association football, Spain defeats England 2–1 in the final match to win their fourth UEFA European Championship title, having previously won in 1964, 2008, and 2012, the most by any team. (Al Jazeera)