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Former emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies at the age of 74.
- Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (Arabic: حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني; 1 January 1952 – 12 July 2026) was Emir of Qatar from 1995 until his abdication in 2013. He was also prime minister of Qatar from 1995 to 1996.
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Cricketer Garfield Sobers dies at the age of 89.
- Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers (28 July 1936 – 17 July 2026), also known as Sir Gary or Sir Garry Sobers, was a Barbadian cricketer who played for the West Indies between 1954 and 1974. A highly skilled and aggressive batsman, a versatile bowler and an excellent fielder, he is widely considered to be cricket's greatest ever all-rounder and one of the greatest cricketers of all time.
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In tennis, the Wimbledon Championships conclude with Linda Nosková and Jannik Sinner winning the women's and men's singles, respectively.
- The 2026 Wimbledon Championships was the 139th edition of the Wimbledon Championships, a major tennis tournament, which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, from 29 June to 12 July 2026, with the qualifying rounds taking place between 22 to 25 June 2026.
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A series of coordinated attacks across Pakistan's Balochistan province leaves at least 42 people dead.
- From 4 to 8 July 2026, a series of coordinated insurgent assaults by militants targeting Pakistani security forces across multiple districts occurred in the Balochistan province of southwestern Pakistan. The violence, attributed by the Pakistani military to joint attacks by the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), resulted in the deaths of 42 people, 38 security personnel and 4 civilians.
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China's orbital rocket booster Long March 10B becomes the first recovered after launch using a net-based recovery system.
- Long March 10B (LM-10B, Chinese: 长征十号乙; pinyin: Chángzhēng shí hào yǐ, CZ-10B) is a partially reusable two-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by China Rocket, the commercial launch subsidiary of China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). It is the third in the Long March 10 series of rockets and is derived using technologies developed for the Long March 10A.
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A wildfire in Almería, Spain, kills 13 people.
- On 9 July 2026, a deadly wildfire broke out near Los Gallardos, Almería Province, Andalusia, Spain, burning very dry esparto grass, pastures, and low scrub, destroying numerous vehicles and numerous homes, and resulting in 13 deaths, at least 17 injuries, 10 people missing and the evacuation of more than 1,600 residents. The wildfire is the deadliest in Andalusia and the third deadliest in Spanish history.
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A fire at a pub in Bangkok, Thailand, kills at least 33 people.
- On 12 July 2026, a fire occurred shortly before midnight ICT (UTC+7) at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao (Thai: โรงเบียร์ ณ ลาดพร้าว, lit. "Beer Hall of Lat Phrao"), a beer hall and live-music venue in the Chatuchak district of Bangkok, Thailand. The fire killed 33 people and injured more than 70, of whom 24 were reported to be in critical condition.
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FIFA World Cup (ongoing)
- The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the 23rd FIFA World Cup and the current edition of the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament began on June 11, 2026, and will conclude on July 19. It is jointly hosted by 16 cities—11 in the United States, 3 in Mexico, and 2 in Canada. The tournament is the first FIFA World Cup to be hosted by three countries and the first to include 48 teams, an expansion from the previous 32-team format.
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Flamingo Revolution (ongoing)
- On 23 May 2026, anti-government protests began in the Albanian village of Zvërnec, near the Narta Lagoon. The protests, which popularly came to be dubbed as the Flamingo Revolution (Albanian: Revolucioni i Flamingove), were triggered by the government's handling of preparatory works and proposed luxury tourism developments linked to the Sazan Island and Zvërnec resort project, backed by American investor Jared Kushner. Protesters and local residents objected not only to the proposed development, but also to what they described as a corrupt and opaque process involving protected-area legislation, disputed land ownership, unpublished or contested permits, private security, and limited public consultation. After violence against protesters during a demonstration near the project site on 30 May, the movement expanded to Tirana the following day and later spread to other cities in Albania, Kosovo, and Albanian diaspora communities abroad.
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Iran war (ongoing)
- Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The strikes were launched amid ongoing US–Iran negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program.
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Lebanon war (ongoing)
- Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezbollah–Israel conflict, and part of the wider conflict in the Middle East. The war has precipitated a humanitarian crisis, resulted in the deaths of more than 4,000 people from Israeli strikes in Lebanon, and seen the forced displacement of over 1 million.
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Russo-Ukrainian war (ongoing)
- On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Russia attacked Ukraine in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thousands of military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties. As of July 2026, Russian troops occupy roughly 20% of Ukraine. From a population of 41 million, about 8 million Ukrainians have been internally displaced and 6–7 million have fled the country, creating Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II.
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