Ukrainian citizens vote for the new members of the Verkhovna Rada, following its dissolution by President Volodymyr Zelensky in May.
A suicide bomber kills nine people and injures 40 others at a wedding in the Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan. The bomber is believed to be a minor.
relationship between two people who live together but are not married
The Indian Space Research Organization successfully launches Chandrayaan-2 to survey lunar water from Satish Dhawan Space Center, India's second lunar exploration mission.
African leaders agree on a continent-wide free trade zone, which encompasses all African nations except for Eritrea and Somaliland.
Theresa May visits Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace to formally tender her resignation and recommend her replacement as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
A suicide bomber detonates inside the office of Mogadishu's mayor Abdirahman Abdi Osman, killing six government officials.
Saudi Arabia suspends visas for Hajj pilgrims arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, amid safety concerns regarding the ongoing Ebola epidemic in Kivu.
Pakistan arrests Hafiz Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, which has been blamed by the United States and India for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that left more than 160 people dead.
President Martín Vizcarra announces that he will present a constitutional reform that calls a snap election for April 2020.
The U.S. Departments of Justice and Commerce announce that the Trump administration will not implement a proposed citizenship question in the 2020 Census, and will perform the census without the question. This follows the U.S. Supreme Court rejecting the administration's rationale for the question in the case Department of Commerce v. New York.
receives a second life sentence in prison plus 419 years for driving his car into a crowd of protestors, killing one and injuring 28, at the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
At least 10 people are injured after fireworks were shot from a moving car into a crowd of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong.
A car bomb and a gun attack kill at least 26, including two prominent journalists and nine foreigners, in Kismayo, Somalia.
In Mexico, a storm drops over a metre of hail over parts of Guadalajara, damaging hundreds of houses.
Date: 16 March 2004 – present (18 years, 10 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Pope Francis names for first time in Vatican history female members of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
uranium in which the proportion of uranium-235 has been increased through the process of isotope separation
vehicle-ramming attack in the United States
Two people die and more than 17 are injured when an internal balcony collapses at a nightclub in the South Korean city of Gwangju.
German airline Lufthansa resumes flights between Cairo and Frankfurt and Munich, while British Airways flights to Cairo remain cancelled for six more days. The UK Foreign Office warns against "all travel" to certain parts of Egypt, but its standard advice for Cairo is for passengers to check for changes.
Macri also reiterates his support for Juan Guaidó.
The parents of Otto Warmbier, an American student who died in North Korean custody after allegedly being tortured, file a claim for a seized North Korean cargo ship in an attempt to collect on a $501 million judgment they received after suing the country.
At least 18 people have died and more than a dozen are still missing in devastating floods that swept southeastern Siberia, Russia.
Iran announces that it has enriched more than 300 kilograms (660 lb) of uranium to 3.67%, contrary to previous agreement. This is still highly insufficient to produce one nuclear weapon.
operation that has led to numerous investigations into Petrobras regarding alleged corruption and payment of kickbacks
violent mob attack at Hong Kong's Yuen Long station
South Korean fighter jets fire warning shots at three Russian planes as a reaction to an alleged violation of the country's national airspace.
Federal agents have joined the investigation of a fire that destroys a 125 year-old landmark Catholic Church of the Visitation in Westphalia, Texas.
A number of national maximum temperature records are broken, several surpassing records set the previous day: Germany sees 42.6 °C (108.7 °F) at Lingen, Belgium 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) at Begijnendijk and The Netherlands 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) at Gilze en Rijen.
U.S. President Donald Trump reports the United States Navy's USS Boxer "destroys" an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) drone in a "defensive action", in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian drone reportedly came within 1,000 yards (3,000 ft) of the U.S. vessel and ignored multiple calls to stand down.
Two American teenagers are arrested in Rome for extortion and murder of an Italian military officer.
land service branch of the United States Armed Forces
President-elect of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen resigns from her position as Federal Minister of Defence of Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel appoints Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the leader of the ruling CDU, as her successor.
Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
American musician R. Kelly pleads not guilty to federal sex-assault charges but is denied bail.
A car bomb explodes in the Turkish city of Reyhanlı. The blast kills three Syrian citizens who were inside the car.
Gunfire and an explosion kills 20 and injures over 50 in an attack at the Kabul office of the Vice Presidential candidate Amrullah Saleh, who was slightly injured in the attack.
men's national association football team representing Mexico
British multinational oil and gas company
The 15th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup
Lightsource BP, a solar energy developer headquartered in London, has announced that it will acquire utility-scale solar projects in Brazil, 1.9 gigawatts of projects, for an undisclosed sum.
archaeology-related events during the year of 2019
radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of technologies
Australian general; Governor-General of Australia
Chief Executive of Hong Kong (born 1957)
sovereign state in northern South America
third planet from the Sun in the Solar System
trade restrictions levied by the United States government
Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
At least 2 company employees are confirmed killed and two more are critically injured in an explosion at the industrial waste processing plant owned by Monotaro due to improper handling of spray cans.
In the men's singles final match, Serbian Novak Djokovic beats Swiss Roger Federer in five sets for his 16th Grand Slam title win in a match that lasted four hours and 56 minutes. It was the longest Wimbledon final of all time, and also the first men's singles final in any of the four Grand Slam events that went to a fifth-set tiebreaker.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr resumes the federal usage of the death penalty. Five inmates are expected to be executed between December 2019 and January 2020. If carried out, these would be the first federal executions in the United States in sixteen years.
Anglican bishop David Vunagi is sworn in as Governor-General of Solomon Islands.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signs a bill that will allow congressional committees to access President Donald Trump's state tax returns.
tropical disease caused by the dengue virus, transmitted by mosquito
Billboard reports that Lil Nas X has broken the all-time record on the Billboard Hot 100 with his song "Old Town Road", as it spends its seventeenth week atop the chart; the previous record-holders are Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men with "One Sweet Day", and Luis Fonsi with "Despacito" featuring Daddy Yankee.
Outfielder Stevie Wilkerson of the Baltimore Orioles becomes the first position player in Major League Baseball history to record a save, doing so in a 10–8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
part of the United Kingdom situated on the island of Ireland
An Afghan National Army soldier kills two United States Army soldiers in Kandahar, Afghanistan, which local police suspect is an insider attack. The killer is believed to be wounded.
maritime warfare branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guard
A Libyan National Army airstrike on a suburb of Tripoli hits a detention centre for illegal migrants, killing at least 53 people and injuring 80 people.
region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
port city in the southern Lower Juba province of Somalia and capital of Jubaland
unitary authority area with borough status in England
Following the fatal shooting of a young Ethiopian–Israeli man on June 30, countrywide riots in Israel result in more than 80 injuries.
David Sassoli of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats is elected President of the European Parliament.
Johnson is asked by the Queen to form a new administration, making him the 55th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Iran announces that it has enriched more than 300 kilograms (660 lb) of uranium to 3.67%, contrary to previous agreement.
Hundreds of followers from the Shia group Islamic Movement for Nigeria were out on the streets in Abuja to demand the release of their leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been detained since 2015. Police opened fire and killed eleven protesters and a journalist. A police officer was also killed in the fight.
A U.S. soldier is also killed in a separate bombing in Wardak Province.
All-time records for various cities and towns in Western Europe are broken, most notably Paris, reaching a temperature of 42.6 °C (108.7 °F).
Hezbollah condemns Argentina over its designation of their group as a "terrorist organization", saying Argentina did so under "United States pressure".
Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.
77th United States Secretary of the Treasury
Three large shipbuilders in the People's Republic of China announce that they are in talks to merge.
The Gippsland GA8 Airvan is grounded in Australia, New Zealand and the European Union following a fatal crash on July 14.
Brazilian politician and 38th President of Brazil
2019 Japanese House of Councillors election
public health emergency of international concern
One tourist is killed and several injured when Mt. Stromboli in Italy erupts.
The Venezuelan government arrests two members of disputed Interim President Juan Guaidó's personal security. The government claims that the pair were trying to sell weapons stolen from the national army and organising the failed coup attempt on 30 April. The opposition denies the weapons charges.
Nate Sutton, associate general counsel of Amazon, in testimony before a committee of the U.S. Senate, denies that the company uses individual data to compete unfairly with smaller sellers using its third-party platform.
The time, location and cause of death has not been disclosed.
The Venezuelan government arrests two members of disputed Interim President Juan Guaidó's personal security.
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
NASA carries out a successful in-flight test of the launch abort system of its new Orion spacecraft, a milestone in the development of the Artemis program to resume human exploration beyond low Earth orbit.
2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
2019 Conservative Party leadership election
election for the Japanese House of Councillors held in 2019
Five Pakistani soldiers are killed and one is injured by a bomb blast in Jammu and Kashmir.
Billboard reports that Lil Nas X tied the all-time record on the Billboard Hot 100 with his song "Old Town Road", as it spends its sixteenth week atop the chart; the other record-holders are Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men with "One Sweet Day", and Luis Fonsi with "Despacito" featuring Daddy Yankee. The song broke the record the next week.
Taliban gunmen storm a hotel in Badghis Province, killing four soldiers and two civilians. Three of the five gunmen are killed and two are arrested.
Four policemen kill a suspect attempting to attack an ICE immigrant detention center in Tacoma, Washington. The perpetrator was armed with a rifle and incendiary devices, and had left a three-page manifesto advocating political violence
In boxing, Manny Pacquiao defeats Keith Thurman via split decision held in MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ramush Haradinaj, Prime Minister of Kosovo, resigns after receiving a summons from the Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor's Office as a war crimes suspect.
Eastern Syriac particular church of the Catholic Church
Greenpeace protesters block The Mall, the drive to Buckingham Palace, holding up Prime Minister-designate Boris Johnson on his way to visit the Queen.
A car bombing at Kabul University kills eight and injures dozens.
music and theatre venue in downtown Los Angeles, California
unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas
Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of pro-China Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam take over the streets in Sai Wan and Causeway Bay, near China's Hong Kong Liaison Office, despite an official police ban on protests near the Chinese government building.
Algeria defeats Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations Final, winning their second continental championship.
maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces
Head of state and chief executive of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
15-1 Inaba, Momoyama-chō, Fushimi, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
head of government of the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Due to declining sales, American retailer GNC announces it will close between 700 and 900 stores.
A fire on the Russian Navy's Losharik submarine kills 14 crew members while the vessel conducts tests in Russian territorial waters.
Assembly of the Representatives of the People
bilateral relations between Russia and South korea
Servant of the People, President Zelensky’s party, wins most of the seats with a comfortable majority.
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
An unexpected violent storm hits the Greek region of Halkidiki with heavy rain, hail, and strong winds, killing six foreign tourists.
head of state and head of government of Brazil
Seven Americans, including coal billionaire Chris Cline, are found dead in a helicopter crash in the Bahamas.
Federal agents have joined the investigation of a fire that destroys a 125 year-old landmark Catholic Church of the Visitation in Westphalia, Texas. After storms destroyed two earlier church structures in the 1880s, the Church of Visitation was completed in February of 1895 and dedicated on May 23, 1895.
During protests, Hong Kong groups organize to put pressure on the United Kingdom, asking for help to uphold the city-state's legal rights. The Joint Agreement of 1997 signed by the UK and China outlines that Hong Kong will have legislative and judiciary independence, based on systems implemented there under British rule.
The torrential rain leaves commuters stranded on car rooftops, floods several metro stations and causes flooding in the White House.
2019 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations
criminal organization and far-right neo-nazi political party in Greece
government official that leads the United States Internal Revenue Service
Leader of the Opposition Kyriakos Mitsotakis, from New Democracy, wins an absolute majority and is expected to be sworn in Prime Minister as incumbent Alexis Tsipras falls to second place. Far-right Golden Dawn loses all the seats they had in the Parliament.
westernmost subregion of the continent of Asia
various unmanned and manned flights from the Earth to the Moon
Four months after being expelled from the country, German Ambassador to Venezuela Daniel Kriener [de] returns to his post in the nation.
Leader of the Opposition Kyriakos Mitsotakis, from New Democracy, wins an absolute majority and is expected to be sworn in Prime Minister as incumbent Alexis Tsipras falls to second place.
More than 80 people are missing after a migrant boat capsizes off the coast of Tunisia, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
water molecules present on the Moon, either as ice in permanently shadowed craters at the lunar poles, or as vapor in the thin lunar atmosphere
A bomb hits a mosque in Ghazni, Afghanistan, killing two and wounding over 40.
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021
Venezuelan officials are accused of using the cryptocurrency Bitcoin in order to circumvent United States sanctions.
A United States Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet crashes in Death Valley National Park, California, leaving seven visitors on the ground with minor injuries. A search and rescue operation is underway for the pilot.
Three large shipbuilders in the People's Republic of China announce that they are in talks to merge. This is part of an ongoing shake-up and consolidation of that industry in the face of high operational costs and sluggish new orders.
The European Council nominates German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission. If confirmed by the European Parliament, she will be the first woman to hold the position. The Council also nominates Charles Michel of Belgium as President of the European Council, Josep Borrell of Spain as High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Christine Lagarde of France as President of the European Central Bank.
A GippsAero GA8 Airvan sky diving operation plane crashes on an island outside Umeå, Sweden, killing all nine people onboard.
Lufthansa also halts all flights, although only for one day.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards declares a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Barry makes unprecedented levels of rainfall on Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle.
Deutsche Bank announces lay-offs – roughly 18,000 job cuts – around the globe as part of a "reinvention", scrapping its global equities and cutting its fixed income operations.
A suicide bombing kills two people in northern Sinai a day after four bodies were found decapitated.
Boeing reports its largest-ever quarterly loss, of US$2.9 billion, as a result of the grounding of its 737 MAX series, with the company saying that it could halt its production.
An elderly woman in Kagoshima city died after a mudslide hit her home.
The Wildlife Protection Society of India announces that the wild population of tigers in India has increased by a third since 2015 following a comprehensive survey. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi describes the news as a "historic achievement".
partially recognized country in southeastern Europe
The death toll of the heavy floods in Nepal rise to 113.
head of the United States Department of Justice
Paleoanthropologists announce, through the Nature journal, that a human skull (Apidima 1) discovered inside a cave in Greece, is dated to 210,000 years ago, making it the oldest known Homo sapiens individual found outside of Africa.
Far-right Golden Dawn loses all the seats they had in the Parliament.
A man from the Bronx, New York City, is arrested for attempting to join the Taliban.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro renews his support for the re-election of Argentine President Mauricio Macri. "We're brothers, and I want prosperity for our nations," he concludes in an interview.
The protests turned violent and police detained about 1,000 people, including politician Alexei Navalny.
bilateral relations between Libya and Tunisia
The European Union's Galileo satellite navigation system suffers a major outage due to a "technical incident related to its ground infrastructure," taking all active Galileo satellites offline.
The Ninth European Parliament starts its term.
12th edition of the premier international cricket competition
Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor and politician
municipality of the state of Pará, Brazil
The United Arab Emirates announces a partial withdrawal of its forces from Yemen as part of a "strategic redeployment".
largest city in California, United States of America
Former President of Peru Alejandro Toledo is arrested in the United States following an extradition request.
recent statements made by Trump deemed as racist
political and economic union of 27 European states
A suicide bomber detonates inside the office of Mogadishu's mayor Abdirahman Abdi Osman, killing six government officials. Osman is seriously injured in the attack and his condition is critical.
At least 42 people die in a landslide striking a village in southern China.
bilateral relations between Argentina and Cuba
armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
At least 62 people are killed, including sixteen who were beheaded, during prison riots in Pará, Brazil, which saw rival gangs battle for five hours.
Four people are killed and over 30 injured in a car bomb attack at a funeral for a senior Libyan National Army commander in Benghazi.
Flash flooding in Washington, D.C. delivers a month's worth of rain on the local area in the span of an hour. The torrential rain leaves commuters stranded on car rooftops, floods several metro stations and causes flooding in the White House.
A car bomb detonates in a Turkey-backed rebel city, Afrin, near the entrance, killing 11 and injuring over 30 badly.
A bomb kills 17 people and injures 28 others in Mogadishu, Somalia.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
New Zealand defeats India in the first semi-final of the Cricket World Cup.
city in Santa Clara County, California, United States
Capital One announces that a major data breach occurred on July 19, 2019, by one individual who compromised the data of about 106 million people in the United States and Canada. The Federal Bureau of Investigation have made an arrest after the alleged hacker, 33-year-old Paige Thompson from Seattle, boasted about her actions online.
privately-run detention center in Washington, US
New text messages between Brazilian judge Sérgio Moro and Operation Car Wash's prosecutors are leaked by The Intercept Brasil and Veja. In the messages, Judge Moro illegally advises the prosecutors in including pieces of evidence against defendants of cases presided by him and suggests dates for Federal Police operations. The messages also suggest that Moro withheld evidence to prevent cases being transferred out of his jurisdiction to the Supreme Federal Court.
Japanese citizens head to the polls to elect one half of the members of the country's House of Councillors.
head of state and government of Argentina
approximately 4 mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Paradise, Winchester, and Las Vegas in Nevada, United States, with many resorts, shows, and casinos
ministerial office in the United Kingdom
The U.S. Department of Justice approves a $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint.
The United Kingdom reports a temperature reading of 38.1 °C (100.6 °F) in Cambridge, the second highest UK temperature yet recorded. It is subsequently confirmed that a reading of 38.7 °C (101.7 °F) is verified, also in Cambridge, beating the previous record of 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) set in Faversham, Kent on 10 August 2003 to become the new national record.
Spain wins its fourth title of the Eurobasket competition after defeating France in the final match.
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi signs a decree ordering all Iranian-backed Shia militias to integrate into the Iraqi Armed Forces by the end of July. The decree will change the names of the militias such as the Popular Mobilization Forces to new divisions and brigades within the military.
Prior to this, the asteroid had been given a one-in-7,000 chance of impacting Earth.
After political pressure from Turkey, six Turkish sailors are released from detention by the Libyan National Army under general Khalifa Haftar.
2019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final
Ghanaian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
During a campaign rally, U.S. President Donald Trump says "Squad" members "hate our country".
At least nine people are killed and 60 others injured when two earthquakes strike the province of Batanes in the Philippines.
The World Health Organisation declares the most recent Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
A search and rescue operation is underway for the pilot.
Mexico wins their eighth Gold Cup, defeating the United States 1–0 in the final match in Chicago.
The previous date of July 4 was cancelled due to lack of candidates amid mass protests.
marine corps and amphibious infantry of the United Kingdom
ongoing lawsuit between Donald Trump and several US states over emolument law
Three days of heavy rain in Nepal trigger floods and landslides resulting in at least 67 deaths. India was also affected by heavy floods, resulting in the death of 34 people, while 29 others died in Bangladesh.
institution of the European Union defining the EU's general political direction and priorities and consisting of heads of state or government of the EU's member states
single engine high-wing utility aircraft
First Vice President of Afghanistan from 2020 to 2021
The Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, United Kingdom, the ancient ruins of Babylon in Babil Governorate, Iraq, among other sites are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Hosts Brazil defeat Peru 3–1 in the final match of the Copa América at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro. It is their ninth title and first since 2007.
Seven people, including six foreign tourists, are killed and 100 others injured during a violent storm that swept across Thessaloniki, Greece.
Secretary-General of the European Commission Martin Selmayr is appointed as EC representative in Austria from November 1 on.
Winner of the general election Kyriakos Mitsotakis is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Greece, succeeding Alexis Tsipras.
The U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means sues U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin and Commissioner of Internal Revenue Charles Rettig to obtain six years of U.S. President Donald Trump's tax returns.
men's national association football team representing Peru
American college student who was imprisoned in North Korea
Date: 15 September 2001–present (21 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
individual act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
After speaking by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Japanese Foreign Minister Tarō Kōno says "he hopes the meeting adds momentum to efforts toward the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula".
Ten civilians, including children, are killed after a Saudi Arabian-led coalition air strike hits a market in northern Yemen, according to anonymous Houthi members.
July 4–5, 2019, earthquakes in California
Date: 16 May 2014 – 23 October 2020 (6 years, 5 months and 1 week)
Iranian intervention in Iraq (2014–present)
The blast kills three Syrian citizens who were inside the car.
delivers a month's worth of rain on the local area in the span of an hour.
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
At least 65 people are killed and 10 injured in an attack by Boko Haram at a funeral in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
radioactive, metallic element with the atomic number 92
Nine people were injured in a Houthi drone attack on Saudi Abha International Airport.
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
The International Criminal Court declares Bosco Ntaganda guilty of having committed war crimes during the Ituri conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian Civil War
Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance
US national park in the state of California
Sir Kim Darroch, the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States, resigns his appointment amid public disagreements with U.S. President Donald Trump initiated by a series of leaked diplomatic cables in which the ambassador criticized the president, and will leave the post upon the appointment of his successor.
This is part of an ongoing shake-up and consolidation of that industry in the face of high operational costs and sluggish new orders.
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
A car bomb explodes in the Turkish city of Reyhanlı.
Indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes
institution of the European Union that encompasses the whole judiciary
1 Legislative Council Road, Central, Hong Kong
Police believe an accomplice is still at large.
South Park District of Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States
Saudi Arabia's minister of state for foreign affairs Adel al-Jubeir says his country will work with Japan and other nations to come up with a plan to ensure that ships can safely transit the Persian Gulf region. Jubeir also calls for "action" on Iran.
Royal Marines seize control of an oil tanker off the coast of Gibraltar that was en route to Baniyas in Syria, suspected of breaching EU sanctions against Syria, carrying Iranian crude oil.
in cricket, an additional over of six balls used as a tiebreaker
Minister for Finance in the United Kingdom and Head of Treasury
republic of Russia, federal subject of Russia
Argentine Education Minister Alejandro Finocchiaro, who strongly condemned a school in Chaco Province for displaying a Cuban flag and displaying pictures of Che Guevara, says the school "has no supervision" and that they are "indoctrinating children with communism and totalitarian and populist governments". He also added in an interview on state TV that the school will be reviewed.
Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group
U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announces his resignation from office amid growing public criticism over his past role in securing a 2008 plea deal for former financier Jeffrey Epstein, after Epstein was arrested and charged with sex trafficking of minors. He is to be replaced by Acting Secretary Patrick Pizzella effective July 19.
Fugitive Catalan independence leaders Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín, together with imprisoned Oriol Junqueras, are not allowed to take office as MEPs by the Supreme Court of Spain and Court of Justice of the European Union, while a pro-independence demonstration takes place in Strasbourg.
In Lower Saxony, Germany, a Bundeswehr helicopter crashes, killing one of the pilots.
Eleven deaths and multiple hospitalizations are attributed to the ongoing heat wave in Japan.
List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the United States
A mob of suspected masked triad members dressed in white and armed with batons attack commuters indiscriminately at Yuen Long station, injuring 45, including a pro-democracy legislator and a pregnant woman. Hong Kong police have been accused of allowing the violence to happen due to their delayed response and decision to limit emergency services in the area.
The Venezuelan military reports that on Friday, an American Naval reconnaissance plane entered its national airspace, threatening flights to Maiquetia Airport; the United States asserts that their aircraft was over international waters in the Caribbean on an approved mission. The US plane was followed for a prolonged time by a Venezuelan fighter.
strait that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz
France's interior minister, Christophe Castaner, has asked the Paris police chief to provide explanations about a video that went viral on social media, where law enforcement officers are seen spraying with pepper spray and dragging protesters from the Extinction Rebellion anti-climate change movement. Although the police needed to evict the protesters, who obstructed a transit route, the mechanisms that they used generated negative reactions.
legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Iran
complete separation of the head from the body
2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
During conflicts in the state of Amapá in northern Brazil, armed miners invade a native reserve and stab to death an indigenous man.
The United Kingdom reports a temperature reading of 38.1 °C (100.6 °F) in Cambridge, the second highest UK temperature yet recorded.
2020 United States presidential election
It will be the largest free trade zone since the creation of the World Trade Organization.
Syrian government airstrikes targeting residential areas in the towns of Jisr al-Shughur, Khan Shaykhun, Maar Shoreen, Hantoteen and Ain Al Bardeh in Idlib province, kill at least nine civilians and injure 14 others.
President Mauricio Macri and Justice and Human Rights Minister of Argentina Germán Garavano say that Argentina will start to receive reports of human rights abuses and criminal accusations against the Venezuelan government. Macri also reiterates his support for Juan Guaidó.
Relations with the organisation of Hezbollah (Party of God)
If successful, Chandrayaan-2 will become the first spacecraft to land on the lunar south pole.
maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces
Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, the head of the Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church, voices his concerns about rising tensions between the US and Iran could endanger plans for Pope Francis visit to Iraq.
David Hurley is sworn is as the 27th Governor-General of Australia, succeeding Peter Cosgrove.
Turkey receives its first shipment of the S-400 missile system from Russia, defying U.S. and NATO calls to cancel the deal.
most senior politician within the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom
most populous city in the United States of America
JAXA's Hayabusa2 space probe makes its second successful and final landing on Apollo asteroid 162173 Ryugu.
United States men's national soccer team
men's national association football team representing the USA
The Iranian government announces the arrest of 17 citizens in the last months who are accused of spying in favour of the CIA.
The Chinese government's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office condemns protests in Hong Kong as "evil and criminal acts committed by the radical elements", saying that Hong Kong's top priority is to "punish violent and unlawful acts in accordance with the law". Hong Kong legislators and journalists reject the statement from Beijing, expressing concern that this will worsen tensions.
The European Parliament elects Ursula von der Leyen of Germany as the new President of the European Commission. Succeeding Jean-Claude Juncker, she will be sworn in on 1 November 2019. She is the first woman to be elected to this office in EU history.
The United States Department of the Treasury sanctions Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for implementing the "reckless agenda of the Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei".
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
Taliban militants overran the Qush Tepa district of Jowzjan Province, resulting in the deaths of over 50 Afghan soldiers. Many others were captured.
Another car bomb detonates in the city of Qamishli near a church, injuring 11. The Islamic State claimed responsibility.
Four policemen kill a suspect attempting to attack an ICE immigrant detention center in Tacoma, Washington.
grave containing multiple number of human corpses, usually buried anonymously
United States Department of the Treasury
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 with scores of foreshocks and aftershocks hits Southern California, 150 miles (240 km) north of Los Angeles near the city of Ridgecrest. No injuries are reported. The earthquake is the largest in Southern California since the 1999 Hector Mine earthquake.
Representatives of Sudan's military and the civil opposition sign the first of two parts of a power-sharing deal which is supposed to last until free elections in 2022.
Fourteen civilians are killed and 45 injured in mortar attacks in Faryab Province.
An explosion at an ExxonMobil oil refinery in Baytown, Texas, hospitalizes 66 people.
A shooting in the town of Wächtersbach, Hesse, Germany gravely injures an Eritrean man. The suspect commits suicide after fleeing the scene. Police treat the incident to be inspired by xenophobia.
strait between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf
missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath
Argentine President Mauricio Macri issues a decree declaring Hezbollah a "terrorist organization".
Reactions to the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
Pope Francis petitions President Bashar al-Assad Assad to protect weak and defenseless in Syria.
An airstrike kills five doctors in a hospital in the southern outskirts of Libya's capital Tripoli.
Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protesters briefly break into the Legislative Council Complex, which houses the local parliament.
He had been taken into custody in connection with an investigation into corruption and money laundering.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
He is to be replaced by Acting Secretary Patrick Pizzella effective July 19.
Tropical Storm Barry increases to 121 kilometers per hour (75 miles per hour), becoming the first hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season.
American politician and lawyer, Louisiana
chief executive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan
non-governmental environmental organization
astronomical observatory in Cheshire, England
Earth-crossing asteroid that has an orbital semi-major axis greater than that of the Earth (> 1 AU) but perihelion distance less than the Earth's aphelion distance (q < 1.017 AU)
The Chinese government's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office condemns protests in Hong Kong as "evil and criminal acts committed by the radical elements", saying that Hong Kong's top priority is to "punish violent and unlawful acts in accordance with the law".
system of satellites that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with global coverage
There has been a shake-up within the campaign organization of former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, which includes the departure of the manager of Hickenlooper's presidential campaign, Bradley Komar. Komar and other departing staffers reportedly believe that Hickenlooper should quit the race as he has no realistic prospect of victory.
Five soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack in Hizma, Palestine.
bilateral relations between Japan and Saudi Arabia
intentional act of causing one's own death
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
Turkey receives its first shipment of the S-400 missile system from Russia, defying U.S.
district in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
If carried out, these would be the first federal executions in the United States in sixteen years.
crewed spacecraft designed for the Artemis program
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein is arrested and faces new charges related to alleged sex crimes involving minors.
federal prison in located in Fremont County, Colorado
List of Grand Slam–related tennis records
former US American telecommunication company
The United States removes NATO ally Turkey from the Joint Strike Fighter program, following the country's acquisition of the Russian S-400 missile system. Turkey had planned to buy 100 F-35 Lightning II jets.
American philanthropist and former hedge fund manager
U.S. cabinet member and head of the U.S. Department of Labor
The UK Foreign Office warns against "all travel" to certain parts of Egypt, but its standard advice for Cairo is for passengers to check for changes.
Ibaraki Prefecture becomes the first in Japan to recognize same-sex partnerships.
ongoing attempts to resolve the Korean conflict
European global navigation satellite system
Islamist militants attack a Niger Armed Forces base in the village of Inates, near the border with Mali, with two car bombs and gunmen, killing 18 soldiers.
The Sudanese military and representatives of civil groups agree on a deal to share power for a transition period.
intergovernmental organization in the Americas formed in response to the Venezuelan crisis
Pope Francis petitions President Bashar al-Assad Assad to protect weak and defenseless in Syria. The pope’s appeal is in a letter to Assad delivered by Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development at a meeting with the president in Damascus.
Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is sentenced to life in prison plus thirty years, and is ordered to forfeit US$12.6 billion. He accused the U.S. government of "torture and corruption" during his sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York. He will likely be sent to ADX Florence in Colorado to serve his sentence.
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed announces that the niqab will be banned in public institutions effective immediately, citing security concerns following a pair of suicide bombings on June 27.
There has been a shake-up within the campaign organization of former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, which includes the departure of the manager of Hickenlooper's presidential campaign, Bradley Komar.
Businesses that break the ban will face fines of up to $100,000NZD.
James A. Fields Jr. receives a second life sentence in prison plus 419 years for driving his car into a crowd of protestors, killing one and injuring 28, at the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
presidency of the council of EU heads of state or government
Twelve people are killed and over 80 injured by two car bombs at a gate outside police headquarters in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade
transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China
Secretary-General of the European Commission
In road cycling, Colombia's Egan Bernal wins the Tour de France by 1:11 on general classification over his British teammate Geraint Thomas.
American singer and songwriter (born 1970)
specialised agency of the United Nations for education, sciences, and culture
Boris Johnson is elected as Leader of the UK Conservative Party, and as a result is expected to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 24 July 2019.
Hosts Brazil defeat Peru 3–1 in the final match of the Copa América at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.
A national emergency is declared in the Philippines after more than 100,000 people contract dengue fever.
New leaked messages between Brazilian judge Sérgio Moro and prosecutors of Operation Car Wash show that Moro suggested they leak confidential information concerning Odebrecht's activities in Venezuela to members of the Venezuelan opposition. Some prosecutors even entertained the possibility of provoking a civil war in Venezuela over the leaks.
An Australian student who had been detained in North Korea on June 25 is freed thanks to diplomatic talks between Australia and North Korea via Swedish officials.
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló says that he will remain in office despite protests.
subject of controversy for the past several years
vessel and ignored multiple calls to stand down.
specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health
bilateral relations between United States and Turkey
common name of Homo sapiens, unique extant species of the genus Homo, from embryo to adult
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New York
Hong Kong political faction in favour of the Chinese Communist Party
orbit around Earth with an altitude between 160 kilometers and 2,000 kilometers
2018–2019 protests and radical change of government in Sudan
former Secretary-General of the European Commission
capital city of Babylonia and an archaeological site in modern-day Iraq
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi describes the news as a "historic achievement".
Islamist militants attack a Niger Armed Forces base in the village of Inates, near the border with Mali, with two car bombs and gunmen, killing 18 soldiers. They also kidnapped four Nigerien soldiers and stole dozens of vehicles.
American R&B singer R. Kelly is arrested in Chicago on federal sex crime charges.
An eight-year-old boy is killed and his mother injured after being pushed by a man into the path of an oncoming train at Frankfurt's main station, in Hesse, Germany. The attacker, a 40-year-old immigrant Eritrean man who lives in Switzerland, also attempted to knock a third person onto the tracks. The suspect and the victims did not know each another.
Assailants raid a village in Papua New Guinea's Hela province, killing and dismembering 16 women and children, and burning buildings.
The 92-year-old and first freely-elected President of Tunisia, Beji Caid Essebsi, dies. Tunisian parliament President Mohamed Ennaceur takes the role of interim president.
attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA)
continent on the Earth's northern and southern hemispheres
Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel
Sixteen American Marines are arrested at Camp Pendleton, California, on suspicion of aiding human smuggling and drug charges.
Christine Lagarde announces that she will step down as managing director of the International Monetary Fund on 12 September 2019.
The SNHR says at least 544 civilians (including 130 children) have been killed, and another 2,117 people injured since a Russian-led Syrian government assault on the last rebel bastion in northwestern Syria began two months prior.
flag carrier and largest airline in Taiwan
city and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
U.S. federal executive department overseeing commerce
A security agent of National Security Bureau within Tsai's entourage allegedly pre-ordered the cigarettes duty-free from China Airlines and stored them at a warehouse of the airline's catering company at Taoyuan International Airport.
A 20-year-old man is charged with stabbing three in a machete attack in a plasma center in Petersburg, Virginia.
overview of the foreign relations of the Holy See, the jurisdiction of the head of the Catholic Church
armed conflict in Western Asia since 2013
African Continental Free Trade Agreement
The 22-year-old Bernal is the first Colombian and first Latin American rider to win the Tour, and the youngest rider to do so since 1909.
civil parish and village in Cheshire, UK
Heavy storms across central Italy kill three people and cause damages.
Through Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Faurie, the Lima Group say that "the use of force in Venezuela will be implemented when required".
A landmine blast in the Khakrez District kills 11 pilgrims, including seven children.
Asasey Hotel, Kismayo, Jubaland, Somalia
city and capital of North Kurdufan, Sudan
offense of being disobedient to or disrespectful towards a court of law and its officers
The Walt Disney Company reports that Avengers: Endgame has surpassed Avatar as the highest grossing movie of all time, unadjusted for inflation.
The Fidesz supermajority of Hungary's National Assembly passes a bill, which takes the entire research network away from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and hands them to a new government-backed organisation.
A mass grave containing over 200 bodies is discovered in Raqqa, Syria. The victims, who were shackled and shot in the head, are believed to have been killed by ISIL militants.
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, led by Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, wins a clear, but reduced, majority of the seats but falls short on gaining the two-thirds supermajority needed to start the pursued process of amending the constitution.
Taiwan Customs officers discover 9800 cartons of cigarettes worth more than 200,000 USD smuggled in five trucks of presidential motorade when President Tsai Ing-wen has returned from an official trip to the Caribbean and leaves the airport via a VIP lane.
North Korea tests two new missiles that land in the Sea of Japan, though not within Japanese territory. Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya condemns the testing as "extremely regrettable".
Several thousand people attend a rally in Moscow organized by opposition members due to several opposition candidates being disqualified from regional elections. The protests turned violent and police detained about 1,000 people, including politician Alexei Navalny.
women's national basketball team representing France
international treaty regarding the handover of Hong Kong from United Kingdom to China
system to get the crew to safety if a rocket launch fails
Fourteen people are killed and nearly 200 are injured in a suicide car bombing by the Taliban in Ghazni, Afghanistan.
construction of ships and floating vessels
bilateral relations between Japan and United States
Hong Kong police have been accused of allowing the violence to happen due to their delayed response and decision to limit emergency services in the area.
Kidnapping of Alexandra Măceșanu and Luiza Melencu
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismisses a lawsuit by the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia against President Donald Trump, citing lack of legal standing in challenging payments to President Trump's private properties by foreign customers.
Thirty-two civilians are killed and over 20 are injured after their bus hits a land mine on the main road between Herat and Kandahar.
2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests
United States federal executive department
Oulu District Court hands down the last sentences concerning the cases involving eight foreign-born men who abused the same girl victim.
Romanian Interior Minister Nicolae Moga [ro] resigns amid outrage over the slow response by police, state prosecutor's office and the secret service in charge of telecomunications to the disappearance and possible murder of a 15-year-old girl in the city of Caracal.
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
bilateral relations between United States and Venezuela
dislike of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange
Pro-Beijing legislator Junius Ho applauds the assailants for their actions, saying they should be "pardoned for defending their homes" and calling them his "heroes".
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says the conditions under which asylum seekers are being held in facilities along the U.S.
The Indian Space Research Organization successfully launches Chandrayaan-2 to survey lunar water from Satish Dhawan Space Center, India's second lunar exploration mission. If successful, Chandrayaan-2 will become the first spacecraft to land on the lunar south pole.
action sport of exiting an aircraft and returning to Earth using a parachute
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 with scores of foreshocks and aftershocks hits Southern California, 150 miles (240 km) north of Los Angeles near the city of Ridgecrest.
entertainment complex in downtown Los Angeles
portion of the atmosphere controlled by a country
Russian President Vladimir Putin orders the Russian Ground Forces to join firefighting efforts to help tackle raging wildfires in Siberia. A state of emergency has been declared in Irkutsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Buryatia and Sakha Republic, where millions of hectares are currently burning out of control.
The government claims that the pair were trying to sell weapons stolen from the national army and organising the failed coup attempt on 30 April.
largest Christian church, led by the pope
person who controls a sizable network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
The Venezuelan military reports that on Friday, an American Naval reconnaissance plane entered its national airspace, threatening flights to Maiquetia Airport; the United States asserts that their aircraft was over international waters in the Caribbean on an approved mission.
At least 227 whales are expected to be killed through to December.
Police tackled and arrested the suspect, Gerry Zaragoza, after a 12-hour manhunt.
The Royal Navy's HMS Montrose reportedly warns the boats to back away from the BP Shipping-owned tanker, which they do.
head of state and elective constitutional monarch of Malaysia
intentional or unintentional release of secure information to an untrusted environment
all-time records and statistics of the men's singles in Tennis
municipality in North Brabant, the Netherlands
British right-wing activist Tommy Robinson is sentenced to nine months in prison for contempt of court — minus time served equals about another 10 weeks in prison. Supporters attacked police and journalists following the court proceedings. Police say no new arrests were made.
American multinational oil and gas corporation
Australian Army general and Governor-General of Australia
U.S. Attorney General William Barr resumes the federal usage of the death penalty.
77th & 85th United States Attorney General
diplomatic relations between Australia and North Korea
province in the Moroccan economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz
A stray Syrian S-200 missile fired in response to the Israeli strikes crashes and explodes on a mountain near Vouno in Northern Cyprus, located 20 km (12 miles) northeast of Nicosia, causing no injuries but starting a fire.
international military campaign that started after 11 September 2001
the trade dispute between Japan and South Korea since July 2019
A ban on single-use plastic shopping bags comes into force in New Zealand. Businesses that break the ban will face fines of up to $100,000NZD.
A shooting in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, leaves two dead, including a Turkish diplomat.
In the final match of the 2019 Women's World Cup, the United States wins 2–0 over the Netherlands. Golden Boot winner Megan Rapinoe scored on a penalty kick, followed by Rose Lavelle's strike in the 69th minute.
men's national association football team representing Brazil
US Marine Corps base near Oceanside, California, United States
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
Iran denies that one of its drones was shot down by the United States on July 18, saying all of their drones "returned to their bases."
After speaking by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Japanese Foreign Minister Tarō Kōno says "he hopes the meeting adds momentum to efforts toward the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula". Kōno also says that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe "wants to meet Kim Jong-un to solve the issue of North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens".
Supporters attacked police and journalists following the court proceedings.
The suspect and the victims did not know each another.
Three are killed in a shooting at a garlic festival in Gilroy, California.
capital and largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria
After two FARC leaders go into hiding from drug trafficking charges in Colombia and the United States, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro makes a public statement saying they are welcome to take refuge in his country. He also welcomes other FARC rebels to Venezuela, calling them "leaders of peace".
voting requirement above 50% for passage
New text messages between Brazilian judge Sérgio Moro and Operation Car Wash's prosecutors are leaked by The Intercept Brasil and Veja.
smaller earthquake that occurs after a previous large earthquake
Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin is banned from entering Kosovo.
civil servant of the European Commission
Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
dicastery of the Roman Curia, established by pope Francis
President of the European Commission since 2019
commercial district in southwestern Downtown Los Angeles, California
American politician, businessman and the 42nd Governor of Colorado
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
International sanctions during the Venezuelan crisis
neighborhood and square in Manhattan, New York City, United States
Astronomers rule out the chances of ~30-meter asteroid 2006 QV89's impacting Earth in September 2019 by eliminating the possibility of its passing through an area where it would have to be if it were on an impacting orbit. Prior to this, the asteroid had been given a one-in-7,000 chance of impacting Earth.
Investment that provides a return in the form of fixed periodic interest payments and the eventual return of principal at maturity.
Royal Marines seize control of an oil tanker off the coast of Gibraltar that was en route to Baniyas in Syria, suspected of breaching EU sanctions against Syria, carrying Iranian crude oil. The United Kingdom's Ambassador to Iran, Robert Macaire, is summoned in Tehran over the incident, which Iran describes as an "illegal seizure".
The attacker, a 40-year-old immigrant Eritrean man who lives in Switzerland, also attempted to knock a third person onto the tracks.
At least 26 people have died after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Honduras.
formally combined military forces of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan from 1997–2001
geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China
High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then precipitated
Netherlands women's national football team
women's national association football team representing the Netherlands
Al-Sultan Abdullah is crowned as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia at Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur.
The decree will change the names of the militias such as the Popular Mobilization Forces to new divisions and brigades within the military.
Japan warns on Saturday that the new North Korean projectiles have trajectories that are not typical for conventional ballistic missiles, making them difficult or impossible to intercept en route to Japan.
At least 34 people are confirmed dead and 35 injured.
in cricket, the outer perimeter of the playing field
Three or five of Iran's IRGC Navy gunboats unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of British oil tanker British Heritage in the Persian Gulf, according to UK's Ministry of Defense as well as two anonymous U.S. officials. The Royal Navy's HMS Montrose reportedly warns the boats to back away from the BP Shipping-owned tanker, which they do. The incident is allegedly captured on a U.S. aircraft's camera.
free trade agreement founded in 2018 and commenced in 2021
The victims, who were shackled and shot in the head, are believed to have been killed by ISIL militants.
The British chancellery, for its part, dismissed the Chinese opinion, and has said that "it is the right and obligation of the United Kingdom to work to enforce the agreement", which, in theory, guarantees a high degree of autonomy for Hong Kong for 50 years until 2047 without Chinese interference.
At least 18 people, including thirteen civilians and five crew members, are killed and 12 others injured after a small military plane crashes into a residential area near the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi.
A blackout in New York City affects 42,000 people near Times Square.
Although the police needed to evict the protesters, who obstructed a transit route, the mechanisms that they used generated negative reactions.
The song broke the record the next week.
women's national basketball team representing Spain
naval warfare force of the United Kingdom
Saudi war against Houthis in Yemen launched in 2015
an extraordinary event which is determined to constitute a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease and to potentially require a coordinated international response, as declared by WHO
In road cycling, Colombia's Egan Bernal wins the Tour de France by 1:11 on general classification over his British teammate Geraint Thomas. The 22-year-old Bernal is the first Colombian and first Latin American rider to win the Tour, and the youngest rider to do so since 1909.
digital medium of exchange using cryptography on a ledger to secure transactions and to verify transfer of ownership
A mob of suspected masked triad members dressed in white and armed with batons attack commuters indiscriminately at Yuen Long station, injuring 45, including a pro-democracy legislator and a pregnant woman.
representative of the monarch of Australia
town in Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse, Germany
grouping in United States House of Representatives
2019 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
Succeeding Jean-Claude Juncker, she will be sworn in on 1 November 2019.
Lightsource BP, a solar energy developer headquartered in London, has announced that it will acquire utility-scale solar projects in Brazil, 1.9 gigawatts of projects, for an undisclosed sum. This is a major expansion for Lightsource, which is 43% owned by the energy giant BP.
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
head of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Wildlife Protection Society of India announces that the wild population of tigers in India has increased by a third since 2015 following a comprehensive survey.
minor planet of the inner Solar System; not a comet
Southernmost point of the moons rotational axis
At the request of Israel and the United States, Argentina officially declares Hezbollah a terrorist organization, freezing assets and expelling all members of the organization from the country.
The 92-year-old and first freely-elected President of Tunisia, Beji Caid Essebsi, dies.
2019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
commercial hunting of whales by the Japanese fishing industry
40 people are killed and over 100 injured by a car bombing and shooting in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claims responsibility and loses five gunmen.
The 27th annual ESPY Awards are held in the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. The United States women's national soccer team wins the Outstanding Team Award for their 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup victory, Giannis Antetokounmpo wins the Best Male Athlete Award, Alex Morgan wins the Best Female Athlete Award, and Saquon Barkley wins the Breakthrough Athlete of the Year Award.
Highest-ever temperatures are recorded in Germany (at 40.5°C or 104.9°F), the Netherlands (at 39.2°C or 102.5°F), and Belgium (at 38.9°C or 102.0°F).
Hundreds of followers from the Shia group Islamic Movement for Nigeria were out on the streets in Abuja to demand the release of their leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been detained since 2015.
Iran announces plans to begin enriching uranium beyond the limit set in its 2015 nuclear deal, with world powers pressing Europe to salvage the accord after the United States withdrew from it last year.
A gunman opens fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California, killing three people and wounding at least twelve others. The gunman is killed after engaging with the police. Police believe an accomplice is still at large.
The gunman is killed after engaging with the police.
American multinational mass media company
award for excellence in sports performance and achievements
African leaders agree on a continent-wide free trade zone, which encompasses all African nations except for Eritrea and Somaliland. The various European territories located in Africa are also excluded. It will be the largest free trade zone since the creation of the World Trade Organization.
Heavy rains in Al Haouz Province, Morocco, trigger a landslide, resulting in the deaths of 15 people.
ceremonial county in England, United Kingdom
national intelligence agency of the United States
bilateral relations between Argentina and Iran
The U.S. Department of Justice approves a $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. If finalized, they will become the third-largest mobile network operator in the nation.
Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
head of government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
President-elect of the European Commission
Boeing 737 MAX groundings due to safety concerns, after two new airplanes crashed within five months
legislative process of bringing charges of alleged crimes against a public official
borough of New York City, New York, United States
Komar and other departing staffers reportedly believe that Hickenlooper should quit the race as he has no realistic prospect of victory.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump had a phone conversation with the president of Ukraine, including discussion of U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden's son. Trump asked the Ukrainian president to "look into it," as per a White House transcript.
A major holiday celebration and military parade is held in Washington, D.C., United States, by President Donald Trump to commemorate the Fourth of July/Independence Day.
After storms destroyed two earlier church structures in the 1880s, the Church of Visitation was completed in February of 1895 and dedicated on May 23, 1895.
Saudi Arabia's minister of state for foreign affairs Adel al-Jubeir says his country will work with Japan and other nations to come up with a plan to ensure that ships can safely transit the Persian Gulf region.
Chancellor Angela Merkel appoints Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the leader of the ruling CDU, as her successor.
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is sworn in as German defence minister.
At least six people are killed and 190 injured after a tornado hits the city of Kaiyuan in Liaoning Province, China.
The United Arab Emirates denies owning or operating the tanker.
France's interior minister, Christophe Castaner, has asked the Paris police chief to provide explanations about a video that went viral on social media, where law enforcement officers are seen spraying with pepper spray and dragging protesters from the Extinction Rebellion anti-climate change movement.
The opposition denies the weapons charges.
An Afghan National Army soldier kills two United States Army soldiers in Kandahar, Afghanistan, which local police suspect is an insider attack.
Tunisia's Ministry of Defence says that a pilot is arrested after a damaged Libyan warplane, reported to be a L-39 Albatros, makes an emergency landing on a road near the southern town of Beni Khadash.
Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya condemns the testing as "extremely regrettable".
Jews who came from Ethiopia to the State of Israel
This is a major expansion for Lightsource, which is 43% owned by the energy giant BP.
He also added in an interview on state TV that the school will be reviewed.
an organ of the Central People's Government (State Council) of China in Hong Kong
24th national census of the United States, taken on April 1, 2020
Three or five of Iran's IRGC Navy gunboats unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of British oil tanker British Heritage in the Persian Gulf, according to UK's Ministry of Defense as well as two anonymous U.S.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
period of the Government of the United Kingdom
Suicide bombers attack a French military base in Gao, Mali, where Estonian, French and Malian troops serve. Six Estonians and "around the same number" of French personnel are wounded in the attack.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
current United States federal appellate court
president of Argentina from 2015 to 2019
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
"We're brothers, and I want prosperity for our nations," he concludes in an interview.
23 people are injured in a gas explosion at a shopping mall in Plantation, Florida.
explosive weapon, concealed under or on the ground
Argentine Justice and Human Rights Minister
German airline Lufthansa resumes flights between Cairo and Frankfurt and Munich, while British Airways flights to Cairo remain cancelled for six more days.
A 41-year-old man sets fire to the main offices of Kyoto Animation, an animation studio based in Kyoto, Japan. At least 34 people are confirmed dead and 35 injured. Many of the victims are in their 20s and 30s.
It is subsequently confirmed that a reading of 38.7 °C (101.7 °F) is verified, also in Cambridge, beating the previous record of 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) set in Faversham, Kent on 10 August 2003 to become the new national record.
A police raid on a neo-Nazi group in northern Italy results in the arrest of three people. Sophisticated weaponry, including a Matra Super 530F air-to-air missile, are seized during the operation.
Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro again accuses the United States of flying over its national waters.
A former Venezuelan state oil executive at PDVSA, Juan Carlos Márquez, is found hanged in an apartment in Madrid. He had been taken into custody in connection with an investigation into corruption and money laundering.
Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Michel Lapin, who was appointed 4 months ago, resigns amidst renewed protests.
International agreement on the nuclear program of Iran
The U.S. Departments of Justice and Commerce announce that the Trump administration will not implement a proposed citizenship question in the 2020 Census, and will perform the census without the question.
vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
President Jovenel Moïse appoints Fritz-William Michel [fr] as the new Prime Minister.
A police officer was also killed in the fight.
At least four people are killed and two wounded in a shooting spree that spread across multiple Los Angeles neighborhoods. Police tackled and arrested the suspect, Gerry Zaragoza, after a 12-hour manhunt.
2019 hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean
U.S. billionaire Tom Steyer announces his run for nomination by the United States Democratic Party in the 2020 United States presidential election.
southern portion of U.S. state of California
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
Amid a deterioration in relations, Kosovo bans all Serbian officials from entering the country, in response to "constant propaganda and false news about the country and our citizens" from Belgrade.
The Council also nominates Charles Michel of Belgium as President of the European Council, Josep Borrell of Spain as High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Christine Lagarde of France as President of the European Central Bank.
International Organization for Migration
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
British Airways halts flights to Cairo for at least seven days, citing security concerns. Lufthansa also halts all flights, although only for one day.
2006 multi-role combat aircraft family by Lockheed Martin
Japan resumes commercial whaling after 30 years following the country's withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission. At least 227 whales are expected to be killed through to December.
It is their ninth title and first since 2007.
head of government of the United Kingdom
foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia
bilateral relations between Turkey and Libya
upper house of the United States Congress
India was also affected by heavy floods, resulting in the death of 34 people, while 29 others died in Bangladesh.
ISIL claims responsibility for a Wednesday attack in Nangade District in Mozambique, which killed seven people.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019
second-highest constitutional office in the United States
During a campaign rally, U.S. President Donald Trump says "Squad" members "hate our country". In light of recent statements made by Trump deemed as racist, the crowd of Trump supporters started chanting "send her back" in regards to Representative Ilhan Omar.
capital and largest municipality of Spain
intelligence agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Five students are shot dead after security forces open fire in the city of El-Obeid during a protest.
The tanker is being held at Qeshm Island, and is accused by Iran of smuggling oil.
President Félix Tshisekedi and the Congolese parliament, controlled by a rival party, agree to form a new government following negotiations, six months after he replaced Joseph Kabila during the 2018 DR Congo general election. Sylvestre Ilunga will be formally nominated for the post of Prime Minister in the coming week.
men's national association football team representing Senegal
Fourteen civilians are killed and 45 injured in mortar attacks in Faryab Province. Taliban insurgents claim responsibility for the attack.
President-elect of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen resigns from her position as Federal Minister of Defence of Germany.
island sovereign state in the West Indies
Saudi diplomat and minister of foreign affairs (born 1962)
Citizens of Greece go to the polls to vote for the next members of the Hellenic Parliament.
city in Harris County, Texas, United States
city in and county seat of King County, Washington, United States
President Mauricio Macri and Justice and Human Rights Minister of Argentina Germán Garavano say that Argentina will start to receive reports of human rights abuses and criminal accusations against the Venezuelan government.
municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Four are killed and over 20 injured in a bomb blast near a police station in Quetta, Pakistan.
Simona Halep defeats Serena Williams (6–2, 6–2) to win the 2019 Wimbledon women's singles championship, her first Wimbledon victory and her second Grand Slam singles title. Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.
Multiple cabinet members resign on the day of Johnson's ascension to premiership, or in the days preceding it, in response to Johnson's politics and views on Brexit, including Chancellor, Philip Hammond, Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, David Gauke, Sir Alan Duncan, Rory Stewart, Anne Milton, and Theresa May's de facto deputy the: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster & Minister for the Cabinet Office, David Lidington.
The U.S. House of Representatives votes 332–95 to table an impeachment-related measure against U.S. President Donald Trump.
Over one million people in the Japanese prefectures of Miyazaki and Kagoshima are ordered to evacuate their homes due to torrential rainfall. An elderly woman in Kagoshima city died after a mudslide hit her home.
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 up to 2018
diplomatic relations between Hong Kong and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States House Committee on Ways and Means
chief tax-writing comittee of the United States House of Representatives
performs the diplomatic relations of the Argentine Republic with other countries
In light of recent statements made by Trump deemed as racist, the crowd of Trump supporters started chanting "send her back" in regards to Representative Ilhan Omar.
China warns the United Kingdom that "no country has the right to intervene on the issue of mass protests in Hong Kong", as it considers the problems of this self-governed city an "internal problem". For China, the agreement by which the United Kingdom returned Hong Kong is nothing more than "a historical document of no practical importance" and "that European country no longer has any responsibility over Hong Kong". The British chancellery, for its part, dismissed the Chinese opinion, and has said that "it is the right and obligation of the United Kingdom to work to enforce the agreement", which, in theory, guarantees a high degree of autonomy for Hong Kong for 50 years until 2047 without Chinese interference.
It also holds it responsible for the 1994 attack against AMIA.
head of the United States Department of State
China warns the United Kingdom that "no country has the right to intervene on the issue of mass protests in Hong Kong", as it considers the problems of this self-governed city an "internal problem".
second-most populous Islamic denomination
Japan announced tightening of chemical exports to South Korea that are crucial for semiconductor industry.
Trump asked the Ukrainian president to "look into it," as per a White House transcript.
Japan resumes commercial whaling after 30 years following the country's withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission.
The incident is allegedly captured on a U.S.
England beats New Zealand in the 2019 Cricket World Cup Final on total boundaries after both regulation play and a super over end in a tie.
Algerian interim president Abdelkader Bensalah appoints a six-member panel to set a presidential election date. The previous date of July 4 was cancelled due to lack of candidates amid mass protests.
Algerian interim president Abdelkader Bensalah appoints a six-member panel to set a presidential election date.
oblast and federal subject in central Siberia, Russia
disappearance and possible murder of a 15-year-old girl
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
Brazilian Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes announces that the full members of Mercosur—Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay—are negotiating a free trade deal with the United States.
Israel strikes multiple Iranian and Syrian military targets outside Damascus and Homs, killing 16 people and wounding 21.
Indian space launch site in Andhra Pradesh
Another car bomb detonates in the city of Qamishli near a church, injuring 11.
Sylvestre Ilunga will be formally nominated for the post of Prime Minister in the coming week.
Salafi jihadist organization founded in 1988
Japan's national aero-space agency as JAXA
Iranian Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps captures British tanker Stena Impero and temporarily seizes British-operated and Liberian-flagged tanker Mesdar in the Persian Gulf. British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says there will be "serious consequences" if Iran does not release the tanker.
Iraqi state-sponsored umbrella organization
Cloth that covers the face as a part of sartorial hijab
Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)
Three days of heavy rain in Nepal trigger floods and landslides resulting in at least 67 deaths.
An eight-year-old boy is killed and his mother injured after being pushed by a man into the path of an oncoming train at Frankfurt's main station, in Hesse, Germany.
The United States removes NATO ally Turkey from the Joint Strike Fighter program, following the country's acquisition of the Russian S-400 missile system.
Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
It was the longest Wimbledon final of all time, and also the first men's singles final in any of the four Grand Slam events that went to a fifth-set tiebreaker.
At least 16 people are killed and 45 injured when a bus rolls over on a road in Tucumán Province, Argentina.
Date: 5 February 2011 – present (11 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
President Donald J. Trump had a phone conversation with the president of Ukraine, including discussion of U.S.
aerospace and defense manufacturer in the United States
American coal mining entrepreneur and philanthropist
The Iranian drone reportedly came within 1,000 yards (3,000 ft) of the U.S.
In the messages, Judge Moro illegally advises the prosecutors in including pieces of evidence against defendants of cases presided by him and suggests dates for Federal Police operations.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
Golden Boot winner Megan Rapinoe scored on a penalty kick, followed by Rose Lavelle's strike in the 69th minute.
uncontrolled fire of natural, accidental or criminal origin, which spreads over a natural or agricultural area covered by combustible vegetation
district in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
digital cash system and associated currency
North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens
The United States women's national soccer team wins the Outstanding Team Award for their 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup victory, Giannis Antetokounmpo wins the Best Male Athlete Award, Alex Morgan wins the Best Female Athlete Award, and Saquon Barkley wins the Breakthrough Athlete of the Year Award.
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
billionaire Tom Steyer announces his run for nomination by the United States Democratic Party in the 2020 United States presidential election.
In golf, Shane Lowry of Ireland wins the year's final men's major at Portrush, Northern Ireland by 6 shots over England's Tommy Fleetwood.
Argentine Education Minister Alejandro Finocchiaro, who strongly condemned a school in Chaco Province for displaying a Cuban flag and displaying pictures of Che Guevara, says the school "has no supervision" and that they are "indoctrinating children with communism and totalitarian and populist governments".
annual food festival in Gilroy, California
Prime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–2019)
Flag-carrier and largest airline of Germany
Head of State of the Republic of Tunisia.
16th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia & 6th and current Sultan of Pahang
Credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances
A total solar eclipse is visible from parts of Chile and Argentina, and a large remote stretch of the southern Pacific.
Taliban gunmen storm a hotel in Badghis Province, killing four soldiers and two civilians.
The earthquake is the largest in Southern California since the 1999 Hector Mine earthquake.
legal concept concerning a party's connection to or harm from a law or action being challenged
President of Taiwan (R.O.C. authorities) and Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party
At the request of Israel and the United States, Argentina officially declares Hezbollah a terrorist organization, freezing assets and expelling all members of the organization from the country. It also holds it responsible for the 1994 attack against AMIA.
The Taliban claims responsibility and loses five gunmen.
Five inmates are expected to be executed between December 2019 and January 2020.
One death was caused by lightning, one by a tornado, and one by getting caught in a flood.
ArgentinArapper, singer, and songwriter (1991...)
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Capital One announces that a major data breach occurred on July 19, 2019, by one individual who compromised the data of about 106 million people in the United States and Canada.
American politician from Minnesota. Far-left activist
Kōno also says that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe "wants to meet Kim Jong-un to solve the issue of North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens".
Russian developed surface-to-air missile system
false or misleading information presented as news
Catalan philosopher, politician and professor
Sophisticated weaponry, including a Matra Super 530F air-to-air missile, are seized during the operation.
capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says the conditions under which asylum seekers are being held in facilities along the U.S. border with Mexico are unacceptable, after visiting two federal detention centers in Texas, remaining the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration to say so. He calls upon the U.S. Congress to act.
form of attack in which a perpetrator rams vehicle into people or structures
New leaked messages between Brazilian judge Sérgio Moro and prosecutors of Operation Car Wash show that Moro suggested they leak confidential information concerning Odebrecht's activities in Venezuela to members of the Venezuelan opposition.
Iranian Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps captures British tanker Stena Impero and temporarily seizes British-operated and Liberian-flagged tanker Mesdar in the Persian Gulf.
A former Venezuelan state oil executive at PDVSA, Juan Carlos Márquez, is found hanged in an apartment in Madrid.
American professional tennis player (born 1981)
directly elected parliament of the European Union
Tunisian parliament President Mohamed Ennaceur takes the role of interim president.
An explosion at a gas factory in China's Henan Province kills at least 15 people and leaves 256 injured.
international differentiation in the practice of wearing head coverings among Muslim women
Three of the five gunmen are killed and two are arrested.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela
Several thousand people attend a rally in Moscow organized by opposition members due to several opposition candidates being disqualified from regional elections.
Unnamed U.S. officials say they have received intelligence that Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden and a wanted al-Qaeda terrorist, has been killed. The time, location and cause of death has not been disclosed.
city in Kern County, California, United States
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
city in Broward County, Florida, United States
Prime Minister of Luxembourg and President of the European Commission (born 1954)
A police raid on a neo-Nazi group in northern Italy results in the arrest of three people.
county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States
Five soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack in Hizma, Palestine. The suspect is still at large.
Heavy storms across central Italy kill three people and cause damages. One death was caused by lightning, one by a tornado, and one by getting caught in a flood.
armed forces under the control of Khalifa Haftar mostly in the East of Libya
She is the first woman to be elected to this office in EU history.
krai and federal subject in Siberian Federal District, Russia
Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
President of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2022
capital and most populous city of Russia
This is still highly insufficient to produce one nuclear weapon.
capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
India's second lunar exploration mission
federal subject of Russia, republic of Russia
British Conservative Party leadership election
45th presidential administration and cabinet of the USA (2017-2021)
head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature
offices held over time by the head of government of Germany
North Korea tests two new missiles that land in the Sea of Japan, though not within Japanese territory.
federal law enforcement agency in Russia
On western Mani Peninsula, west of Areopoli, southern Greece
earthquake that occurs before the larger mainshock, and is related to the latter in both time and space
act or process of firing firearms or other projectile weapons
American human lunar spaceflight program
Suicide bombers attack a French military base in Gao, Mali, where Estonian, French and Malian troops serve.
Taiwan Customs officers discover 9800 cartons of cigarettes worth more than 200,000 USD smuggled in five trucks of presidential motorade when President Tsai Ing-wen has returned from an official trip to the Caribbean and leaves the airport via a VIP lane. A security agent of National Security Bureau within Tsai's entourage allegedly pre-ordered the cigarettes duty-free from China Airlines and stored them at a warehouse of the airline's catering company at Taoyuan International Airport. National Security Bureau Director-General Peng Sheng-chu resigns over the scandal on the following day.
capital of Balochistan Province, Pakistan
tanker designed for the transport of oil
criminal organization based in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and other areas with significant Chinese diaspora
A suicide bomber kills nine people and injures 40 others at a wedding in the Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan.
Six Estonians and "around the same number" of French personnel are wounded in the attack.
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi signs a decree ordering all Iranian-backed Shia militias to integrate into the Iraqi Armed Forces by the end of July.
2019 edition of a multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France
At least four people are killed and two wounded in a shooting spree that spread across multiple Los Angeles neighborhoods.
federal defense forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities
Date: 13 June 2014 – present (8 years, 7 months and 2 weeks)
A United States Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet crashes in Death Valley National Park, California, leaving seven visitors on the ground with minor injuries.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation have made an arrest after the alleged hacker, 33-year-old Paige Thompson from Seattle, boasted about her actions online.
armed conflict in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
Ex President of the National Assembly of Venezuela.
Turkey had planned to buy 100 F-35 Lightning II jets.
Belgian politician, former Prime Minister of Belgium, President of the European Council
confidential diplomatic message exchanged between embassies or consulates
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Taliban militants overran the Qush Tepa district of Jowzjan Province, resulting in the deaths of over 50 Afghan soldiers.
Many of the victims are in their 20s and 30s.
German global banking and financial services company
head of state and head of government of Venezuela
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
Argentine Justice and Human Rights Minister Germán Garavano says that all countries are responsible to extradite the Iranian accused of the AMIA bombing to Argentina in case they ever set foot on their soil.
Date: 5 October 2017 – present (5 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Police treat the incident to be inspired by xenophobia.
In the men's singles final match, Serbian Novak Djokovic beats Swiss Roger Federer in five sets for his 16th Grand Slam title win in a match that lasted four hours and 56 minutes.
A mass grave containing over 200 bodies is discovered in Raqqa, Syria.
The various European territories located in Africa are also excluded.
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
Some prosecutors even entertained the possibility of provoking a civil war in Venezuela over the leaks.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Southern California just a day after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in the same area.
Lower Withington, Cheshire East, Cheshire, North West England, England, UK
officials say they have received intelligence that Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden and a wanted al-Qaeda terrorist, has been killed.
capital and largest city of Grand Est; located in the historical region of Alsace
The Islamic State claimed responsibility.
United States holiday held on July 4 to mark the Declaration of Independence
citizens or residents of the United States of America
nuclear research sites and processing facilities of Iran
Iran confirms its seizure of a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker traveling from the United Arab Emirates, and its 12 crewmembers, in the Persian Gulf last week. The tanker is being held at Qeshm Island, and is accused by Iran of smuggling oil. The United Arab Emirates denies owning or operating the tanker.
flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom
Kosovar soldier and Prime Minister of Kosovo
U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announces his resignation from office amid growing public criticism over his past role in securing a 2008 plea deal for former financier Jeffrey Epstein, after Epstein was arrested and charged with sex trafficking of minors.
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
conflict, starting 23 February 2011, ignited by Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula
Russian politician, lawyer and anti-corruption activist
2010s migrant crisis in the European Union
After two FARC leaders go into hiding from drug trafficking charges in Colombia and the United States, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro makes a public statement saying they are welcome to take refuge in his country.
Police opened fire and killed eleven protesters and a journalist.
International cricket team of New Zealand
Taliban insurgents claim responsibility for the attack.
puppet state on the island of Cyprus, only recognised by Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin orders the Russian Ground Forces to join firefighting efforts to help tackle raging wildfires in Siberia.
Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)
Hong Kong Other cities worldwide in solidarity
In the final match of the 2019 Women's World Cup, the United States wins 2–0 over the Netherlands.
movement aiming to remove Vladimir Putin from his offices
They also kidnapped four Nigerien soldiers and stole dozens of vehicles.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
British Airways halts flights to Cairo for at least seven days, citing security concerns.
United States civil space and aeronautics agency
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Anaheim, California, United States
head of the United States Department of the Treasury
bilateral relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia
U.S. President Donald Trump reports the United States Navy's USS Boxer "destroys" an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) drone in a "defensive action", in the Strait of Hormuz.
The European Council nominates German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission.
American politician and businessman (born 1963)
L.A. Live, South Park, Downtown Los Angeles
A shooting in the town of Wächtersbach, Hesse, Germany gravely injures an Eritrean man.
government campaign to discourage plastic shopping bag use
The European Parliament elects Ursula von der Leyen of Germany as the new President of the European Commission.
commissioner of US Internal Revenue Service
59th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
Economic sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States and other nations
A gunman opens fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California, killing three people and wounding at least twelve others.
The pope’s appeal is in a letter to Assad delivered by Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development at a meeting with the president in Damascus.
The 27th annual ESPY Awards are held in the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.
Southern half of the Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, Virginia
Installation of Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVI
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Argentina)
Billboard reports that Lil Nas X tied the all-time record on the Billboard Hot 100 with his song "Old Town Road", as it spends its sixteenth week atop the chart; the other record-holders are Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men with "One Sweet Day", and Luis Fonsi with "Despacito" featuring Daddy Yankee.
review of the racial opinions of Donald Trump
border with Mexico are unacceptable, after visiting two federal detention centers in Texas, remaining the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration to say so.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Michel Lapin, who was appointed 4 months ago, resigns amidst renewed protests. President Jovenel Moïse appoints Fritz-William Michel [fr] as the new Prime Minister.
main railway station in Frankfurt, Germany
A ban on single-use plastic shopping bags comes into force in New Zealand.
the maritime arm of British headquartered global oil company, BP
The suspect commits suicide after fleeing the scene.
Abduction of Japanese citizens by North Korea from 1977-83
official residence and workplace of the President of the United States
central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States
North American professional baseball league
A 41-year-old man sets fire to the main offices of Kyoto Animation, an animation studio based in Kyoto, Japan.
German politician, former federal minister of defence
events in a specific year or time period
2017 single by Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee
United States women's national soccer team
women's national association football team representing the United States
Astronomers rule out the chances of ~30-meter asteroid 2006 QV89's impacting Earth in September 2019 by eliminating the possibility of its passing through an area where it would have to be if it were on an impacting orbit.
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
Northwest Detention Center, Tacoma, Washington, United States
The US plane was followed for a prolonged time by a Venezuelan fighter.
pro-democracy demonstrations and other civil disobedience sparked by a proposed extradition bill in Hong Kong
Federal territory and capital city of Malaysia
region to the center-east of America composed of many islands / coastal regions surrounding the Caribbean Sea
conflict among rival groups seeking to control of the territory of Libya
If finalized, they will become the third-largest mobile network operator in the nation.
independent city in Virginia, United States
National Security Bureau Director-General Peng Sheng-chu resigns over the scandal on the following day.
maritime warfare branch of Russia's military
government of "torture and corruption" during his sentencing hearing in the U.S.
lower house of the United States Congress
ongoing militant uprising in Jammu and Kashmir
Joint Agreement of 1997 signed by the UK and China
bony structure that forms the skeleton of head in most vertebrates
President Félix Tshisekedi and the Congolese parliament, controlled by a rival party, agree to form a new government following negotiations, six months after he replaced Joseph Kabila during the 2018 DR Congo general election.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro renews his support for the re-election of Argentine President Mauricio Macri.
area where goods may be landed, stored, handled, manufactured, reconfigured, or re-exported under specific customs regulation and generally not subject to customs duty
United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
2018 US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal
American multinational technology company
bilateral relations between Argentina and Brazil
During protests, Hong Kong groups organize to put pressure on the United Kingdom, asking for help to uphold the city-state's legal rights.
an administrative agency of the State Council of China
The Joint Agreement of 1997 signed by the UK and China outlines that Hong Kong will have legislative and judiciary independence, based on systems implemented there under British rule.
Supreme Court rejecting the administration's rationale for the question in the case Department of Commerce v. New York.
If confirmed by the European Parliament, she will be the first woman to hold the position.
city and county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States
British right-wing activist Tommy Robinson is sentenced to nine months in prison for contempt of court — minus time served equals about another 10 weeks in prison.
bilateral relations between Argentina and Lebanon
four prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
resident representative of the monarch of the Solomon Islands
Simona Halep defeats Serena Williams (6–2, 6–2) to win the 2019 Wimbledon women's singles championship, her first Wimbledon victory and her second Grand Slam singles title.
Over one million people in the Japanese prefectures of Miyazaki and Kagoshima are ordered to evacuate their homes due to torrential rainfall.
official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says there will be "serious consequences" if Iran does not release the tanker.
He will likely be sent to ADX Florence in Colorado to serve his sentence.
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
A state of emergency has been declared in Irkutsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Buryatia and Sakha Republic, where millions of hectares are currently burning out of control.
Osman is seriously injured in the attack and his condition is critical.
2019 edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup
Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is sentenced to life in prison plus thirty years, and is ordered to forfeit US$12.6 billion.
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
1995 single by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
United Kingdom government cabinet minister heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
bicameral legislature of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
arson attack in Kyoto, Japan on 18 July 2019
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
40 people are killed and over 100 injured by a car bombing and shooting in Kabul, Afghanistan.
capital and most populous city of France
The United Kingdom's Ambassador to Iran, Robert Macaire, is summoned in Tehran over the incident, which Iran describes as an "illegal seizure".
component of the criminal justice system of Pakistan
Date: 13 July 1989 – present (33 years, 7 months and 2 weeks)
Date: July 8, 2019 – August 12, 2019 (1 month, 1 week and 4 days)
president of the United States since 2021
flight test of the Launch Abort System (LAS) of NASA's Orion spacecraft
bicameral legislature of the United States
For China, the agreement by which the United Kingdom returned Hong Kong is nothing more than "a historical document of no practical importance" and "that European country no longer has any responsibility over Hong Kong".
capital and largest city of Mexican state Jalisco
international airport serving Taipei, Taiwan
Hong Kong legislators and journalists reject the statement from Beijing, expressing concern that this will worsen tensions.
legal document issued by a court or by an administrative agency of government requesting a person to attend a proceeding
bilateral diplomatic relations between Japan and North Korea
Iran confirms its seizure of a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker traveling from the United Arab Emirates, and its 12 crewmembers, in the Persian Gulf last week.
The messages also suggest that Moro withheld evidence to prevent cases being transferred out of his jurisdiction to the Supreme Federal Court.
selection of the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in 2020
criminal offense of obtaining benefit through coercion
bilateral relations between Iran and Iraq
tennis term for winning all four major championships
informal diplomatic relationship between the United States and Iran
He also welcomes other FARC rebels to Venezuela, calling them "leaders of peace".