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July 8, 2018 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War
- The Syrian Air Defense Force damages an Israeli aircraft and thwarts an Israeli missile strike on the Tiyas Military Airbase (T-4 Airbase) in the Homs Governorate. (Reuters)
2018 Amesbury poisonings
- A British woman dies after being exposed to the Novichok nerve agent several days earlier in Amesbury. (CBS News)

Disasters and accidents

2018 Japan floods
- The death toll from heavy rains in Japan rises to 94, with over 50 people still reported missing. (Japan Today)
Tham Luang cave rescue
- Four boys are rescued from the cave. (The Guardian) (CNN)
Çorlu train derailment
- A train en route to Istanbul from Bulgaria derails in Tekirdağ Province, Turkey, killing 24 people and injuring 73. (Star Tribune) (BBC)

International relations

North Korea–United States relations
- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls for North Korea to follow Vietnam's path in overcoming past hostilities with the United States. (The Guardian)
2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit
- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed meets with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in Asmara and they pledge to restore diplomatic relations. (CBC)

Law and crime

Human rights in Iran
- Iranian police arrest a number of users for posting illegal content on Instagram, including a famous blogger named Maedeh Hojabri. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

Politics of the United Kingdom
- David Davis resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union amid disagreements with Prime Minister Theresa May over Brexit negotiations. (BBC)
Purges in Turkey
- Turkey purges more than 18,500 government workers a day before Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is sworn in as executive president. (Bloomberg)