Portal:Current events/2015 July 10

• Somali Civil War (2009–present)
  • Al Shabaab militants have stormed two hotels in Somalia's capital Mogadishu killing at least 10 civilians. (ABC News AU) (Business Standard via AFP)
• Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
  • Turkey arrests 21 people with alleged links to Daesh (ISIL). (New York Times)

• Greek government-debt crisis
  • A bailout plan is submitted two hours before the midnight deadline. The plan would raise a retirement age to 67 and cut pensions by 15% for those retiring at 62. (LA Times)(Money Control)
• Ellen Pao resigns as the interim CEO of Internet site Reddit following a user backlash over the deletion of some subreddits for harassment and sacking of a popular admin. Site co-founder Steve Huffman will take her place. (WSJ)

• Egyptian actor Omar Sharif dies at the age of 83 after suffering a heart attack. BBC

• At least 23 people have been killed and 50 injured following a stampede at a free clothing drive in the northern Bangladeshi city of Mymensingh. (BBC)
• 2015 Canadian Wildfires
  • Wildfires continue to rage throughout the western Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. (ABC News)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• 2015 Pacific typhoon season
  • China is dealing with two typhoons in a week. Typhoon Linfa lost power after making landfall in southern China's Guangdong province Thursday. Typhoon Chan-hom (Falcon) is headed for landfall in eastern China near Shanghai this weekend. (CNN) (CRI English) (Weather Channel)
• Indonesia closes four airports including Bali International Airport due to an ongoing eruption by the Raung volcano on Java. (Reuters via Trust)

• The United States State Department criticizes Thailand for deporting ethnic Uyghur back to China. The predominantly Uyghur Xinjiang province is the site of an ongoing political and religious crackdown in response to a wave of Muslim terrorist attacks in China. (NPR)

• The Federal Bureau of Investigation admits that Dylann Roof, the suspect in the Charleston church shooting, should not have passed a background check to obtain a gun licence. (ABC News)

• Katherine Archuleta resigns as the director of the United States Office of Personnel Management following the hacking of 21.5 million data records. (CNN)
• Following public outcry after the Charleston church shooting, the Confederate Battle Flag is lowered at the South Carolina State House after 54 years. (CNN)
• US President Barack Obama signs an executive order picking Berryessa Snow Mountain (California), Waco Mammoth Site (Texas), and Basin and Range (Nevada) as three national monuments. (USA Today)

• The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launches five commercial satellites for the United Kingdom. (IBN Live)

• 2015 Pan American Games
  • The Games officially commence following Friday's opening ceremony in Toronto. (Canadian Press via CP24)