Portal:Current events/2024 July 23

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • At least 89 Palestinians are killed and over 263 others are injured in an Israeli surprise attack on a previously designated "safe zone" in Khan Younis, Gaza. (AA)
• Kivu conflict
  • At least 17 civilians are killed in an attack by suspected Allied Democratic Forces rebels in fields near Oicha, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Gofa landslides
  • At least 229 people are killed after landslides bury two villages in Gofa Zuria, Ethiopia. (Al Arabiya)
• Eight people are killed and five others are missing after their fishing vessel encountered severe weather near the Falkland Islands. (Daily Tribune)
• Three people are killed and 12 others are injured when a balcony collapses in Naples, Italy. (Rai News)

Health and environment

• 2024 in climate change
  • The Copernicus Climate Change Service reports that July 21 was the hottest day in recorded history, and also estimates it to be the hottest day in the past 100,000 years with a global average surface air temperature of 17.09 °C (62.76 °F). (Reuters) (The Washington Post)
• A study by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation finds thirteen Brazilian sharpnose sharks off the coast of Brazil with high levels of cocaine in their muscles and livers. Experts believe that the cocaine is making its way into the waters via illegal labs where the drug is manufactured or through the excrement of drug users. (BBC News)

International relations

• 2024 visits by Viktor Orbán to Russia and China, 2024 Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
  • The European Union deprives Hungary of its ability to host the next set of foreign and defense ministry meetings as a "symbolic signal" against Viktor Orbán's uncoordinated meetings in Russia and China, moving the ministry meetings from Budapest, Hungary, to Brussels, Belgium. (BBC News) (The Independent)
• Chad–Libya relations
  • Chad repatriates 157 citizens detained in Libya, with more repatriation flights planned to return all detained Chadians. (Reuters)
• Sudanese peace process, Sudan–United States relations
  • The United States invites Sudan's military and the Rapid Support Forces to ceasefire talks in Switzerland on August 14. (TRT Afrika)

Law and crime

• 2023 French pension reform law
  • The leftist La France Insoumise party introduces legislation to reverse pension changes and revert the legal retirement age to 62 years, with the far-right National Rally party offering support for the advancement of the legislation. (Reuters)
• The Woolwich Crown Court finds British Pakistani Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary guilty of directing the proscribed terrorist network Al-Muhajiroun. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Beijing Declaration, Fatah–Hamas reconciliation process
  • Various factions in the Palestinian government, including rivals Fatah and Hamas, sign a declaration in Beijing, China, to end their divisions and form a unity government. (Reuters)
• Attempted assassination of Donald Trump
  • United States Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle resigns, citing security lapses that led to former president Donald Trump's attempted assassination. (Al Jazeera) (The New York Times)
• Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
  • Thousands of anti-war protestors led by Jewish Voice for Peace stage a sit-in at a congressional office building in Washington D.C., U.S., ahead of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit, with over 400 people, including rabbis, being arrested by Capitol Police. (AP)
• Martial law in Ukraine, Mobilization in Ukraine
  • The Ukrainian parliament agrees to extend martial law and nationwide military mobilization for an additional 90 days beginning on August 12. (RFE/RL)
• Yemeni civil war, Yemeni peace process
  • The Yemeni government and the Houthis sign an agreement to de-escalate tensions, which will include relaxing banking restrictions on both sides and allowing flag carrier Yemenia to resume flights to Jordan. (Middle East Eye)
• At least 45 Ugandans are detained and some are charged while participating in anti-corruption protests in the capital city Kampala. (Al Jazeera)
• Kristen Michal is appointed as the new prime minister of Estonia, succeeding Kaja Kallas. (AP)