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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
- Astronomers announce the discovery of 3I/ATLAS (pictured), an interstellar object passing through the Solar System.
- The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile releases the first light images from its new 8.4-metre (28 ft) telescope.
- In basketball, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Indiana Pacers to win the NBA Finals.
- An attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus, Syria, kills at least 25 people.
- The United States conducts military strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran.
July 4, 2025 (Friday)
Disasters and accidents
- Forty-five people are injured, two critically, after an explosion at a gas station in Rome, Italy. (Roma Today)
July 3, 2025 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Gaza war
- 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings
- Israeli airstrikes and shootings kill at least 94 Palestinians in Gaza, including 45 who were attempting to get humanitarian aid. (AP)
- 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings
- Gang war in Haiti
- According to the United Nations, over 90% of the Haitian capital city Port-au-Prince is now under the control of violent gangs. (NPR)
Business and economy
- South American trade bloc MERCOSUR and European bloc EFTA sign a free trade agreement, setting up a free trade zone of nearly 300 million people. (DW) (Buenos Aires Herald)
International relations
- Afghanistan–Russia relations, Recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
- Russia becomes the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Cabinet of Lee Jae Myung
- The South Korean National Assembly votes 173–3 with three abstentions to approve the nomination of Kim Min-seok as the country's prime minister, despite boycotts from the People Power Party over allegations surrounding his wealth and family. (Yonhap)
- Air traffic controllers in France go on strike to protest understaffing, management culture, and outdated equipment. Hundreds of flights are delayed or cancelled, including at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, which is one of Europe's busiest airports. (DW) (Bloomberg News)
- The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is passed by the United States House of Representatives in a 218–214 vote and is due to be signed into law by President Donald Trump tomorrow. (BBC News)
- The Syrian transitional government unveils the new Emblem of Syria. (SANA)
July 2, 2025 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth orders the indefinite suspension of air defense and weapon shipments to Ukraine, including Patriot interceptors and other missiles and ammunition. (The New Voice of Ukraine)
- United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 European heatwaves
- An African Union Mi-24 helicopter deployed as part of the AUSSOM peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashes in Mogadishu, killing five Ugandan soldiers. (AP)
- Six people are killed and 29 others are missing when a ferry carrying 65 people capsizes off the coast of Bali, Indonesia. (The New York Times) (AP)
International relations
- Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
- Australia, India, Japan, and the United States announce a joint initiative to work towards securing minerals necessary for new technologies and reduce reliance on Chinese sources. (DW) (The Guardian)
- Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian orders the suspension of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency following the Iran–Israel war and the United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. (AP)
Law and crime
- 2025 Chicago shooting
- Four people are killed and fourteen others are wounded in a drive-by shooting outside a nightclub in Chicago, Illinois, United States. (CBS News)
- Trial of Sean Combs
- American rapper and music producer Sean Combs is acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering and found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. (Reuters)
- Australian airline Qantas is hit by a cyberattack affecting a third-party platform used by its call centre, compromising the personal data of up to 6 million customers. (ABC News Australia)
Science and technology
- 3I/ATLAS
- The Minor Planet Center confirms an interstellar object is transiting the Solar System on a hyperbolic trajectory, the third of its kind to be officially confirmed. The object is likely a comet and could be as large as 12 miles (20 km) in diameter. (Minor Planet Center) (Earth Sky)
- Ford recalls more than 200,000 vehicles due to a software defect that can cause the backup camera to fail, raising the risk of crashes. (AP)
July 1, 2025 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Luhansk Oblast campaign
- Head of the Luhansk People's Republic Leonid Pasechnik says that Russian forces have captured the entirety of the Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine. (AP News)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- A Ukrainian SBU drone attack on a military factory in Izhevsk, Russia, which produced Tor surface-to-air missile systems, kills three people and injures 45 others. A state of emergency is later declared by Head of the Udmurt Republic Aleksandr Brechalov. (BBC News)
- Luhansk Oblast campaign
Disasters and accidents
- An Australian east coast low rapidly intensifies as it makes landfall on the east coast of Australia, affecting millions of people in Sydney and the Central Coast. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- The Warsaw Metro's M1 line is damaged in an overnight fire in Warsaw, Poland. Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski blames the incident on a power outage. (TVP Info)
- A sea rig capsizes in the Gulf of Suez off the coast of Jabal al-Zeit, Egypt. Of the 30 personnel on board, 23 are rescued, four are killed, and three are still missing. (MarineTraffic) (Reuters)
International relations
- China–Philippines relations
- The Chinese government sanctions former Philippine Senate majority leader Francis Tolentino, barring him from entering China, citing his conduct on China-related issues. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2025 Thai political crisis
- The Constitutional Court of Thailand suspends Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal. (The Washington Post)
- Turkey arrests four journalists of the satirical magazine LeMan accused of drawing Muhammad, the sacred prophet in Islam. (BBC News)
June 30, 2025 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Gaza war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings
- Israeli forces kill at least 74 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including 23 who were attempting to get humanitarian aid. (NPR)
- Killing of journalists in the Gaza war
- At least 39 people are killed and dozens of others injured by an airstrike on the al-Baqa internet café in Gaza City. Multiple sportspeople and multiple journalists were killed, including Ismail Abu Hatab. (NOS)
- 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
Business and economy
- 2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico
- National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett announces that the United States will restart trade talks with Canada after they cancel their digital services tax on American technology firms. (CBC)
Disasters and accidents
- Telangana chemical factory explosion
- Thirty-six people are killed and several others are injured in an chemical factory explosion at a pharmaceutical factory in Sangareddy, Telangana, India. (AP)
- Wildfires break out in Turkey resulting in İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport cancelling or diverting all flights. (The Independent)
International relations
- International sanctions against Syria, Syria–United States relations
- United States president Donald Trump signs an executive order lifting all American sanctions on Syria that were imposed during the now-overthrown Assad family's regime. (White House)
Law and crime
- 2022 University of Idaho killings
- Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students, pleads guilty to all charges, avoiding the death penalty. (ABC News)
- 2025 Boulder fire attack
- The death of an 82-year-old woman who was severely injured in the firebombing attack earlier this month is announced by leaders of the Boulder Jewish Community Center. (AP)
- 2025 Kenyan protests
- A civilian vendor shot at close range by police during protests over the death of Albert Ojwang in Nairobi, Kenya, succumbs to his injuries in hospital after being declared brain-dead, bringing the death toll from nationwide protests in Kenya to 20. (CTV News) (DW)
- Murder of Louisa Dunne
- Ryland Headley, a 92-year-old man, is convicted for the 1967 murder of Louisa Dunne, which is believed to be the UK's longest-running cold case ever to be solved. (The Independent)
- Mexican drug war
- Twenty bodies, five of them decapitated, are found either hanging from a bridge or inside a van abandoned beneath, near Culiacán, Sinaloa, amid clashes between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel. (The Guardian)
- Police in Baku, Azerbaijan, raid the office of the Russian state-owned news agency Sputnik, alleging its operations in Azerbaijan are via "illegal financing" after its official accreditation was revoked in February. (AP)
June 29, 2025 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, Kyiv strikes
- Russian forces launch more than 500 drones and missiles at Ukraine, targeting critical infrastructure, and injuring at least 12 people. Ukraine says it is the largest Russian air attack on the country since the start of the war. (AP)
- A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes while repelling a Russian airstrike, killing the pilot. (Reuters)
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, Kyiv strikes
- Gaza war
- Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip famine
- UNICEF reports that at least 66 children have died of malnutrition in Gaza throughout the war due to the Israeli humanitarian aid blockade. (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip famine
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 Vienna Township Cessna 441 crash
- Six people are killed when a Cessna 441 aircraft crashes into the backyard of a house shortly after takeoff from Youngstown–Warren Regional Airport in Howland Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. (WFMJ-TV)
- At least 11 people are killed and seven others are injured after a gold mine collapses in Houeid, Sudan. (DW) (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Law and crime
- Mass shootings in the United States
- 2025 Coeur d'Alene shooting
- A mass shooting ambush situation is reported when at least one person opens fire on firefighters and law enforcement responding to a wildfire on Canfield Mountain, believed to have been set by the perpetrator. Three people are killed, including the shooter, and seven others injured in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States. The FBI is deployed and the shooter is later found dead. (BNO News) (Coeur d'Alene Press) (MSN)
- 2025 Coeur d'Alene shooting
- Two teenagers are injured, including one critically, in a shooting outside of the Stonewall Inn historic gay tavern and monument after the 2025 NYC Pride March in New York City, New York, United States. (ABC News)
Politics and elections
- 2024–present Serbian anti-corruption protests
- Over 140,000 people demonstrate in Belgrade and other major Serbian cities to protest against the Serbian government, call for President Aleksandar Vučić to be removed from power, and for snap elections for his replacement after dozens of students and protestors were arrested by police last night. (DW)
June 28, 2025 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Middle Eastern crisis
- Gaza war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Israeli forces kill at least 60 Palestinians in Gaza, including 20 in Tuffah, Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Israeli invasion of Lebanon
- Three people are killed by Israeli attacks on multiple vehicles in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
- Gaza war
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- 2025 Mir Ali attack
- Sixteen soldiers and the perpetrator are killed and 29 others are injured, including six children, when a suicide bomber drives an explosive-laden vehicle into a military convoy in North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction of the Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility. (Azerbaijani Press Agency)
- 2025 Mir Ali attack
Disasters and accidents
- At least 37 people are killed and 30 others are injured after two buses collide and burst into flames on a highway in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. (AP)
- The death toll from the landslide in Medellín, Colombia, on Wednesday rises to 22, with eight others still missing. (ABC News)
- Four people are killed and several others are injured, including two critically, in a seven-vehicle pileup on the Interstate 20 near Kaufman County, Texas, United States. (KETK-TV)
- Four people are killed when a Yakovlev Yak-18T aircraft crashes near Kolomna, Moscow Oblast, Russia. (Azerbaijani Press Agency)
Law and crime
- 2025 Hungarian Pride ban
- Despite the ban by the Hungarian authorities, tens of thousands gather for the Budapest Pride march, defying Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's legal threats against the event. (BBC News)
- Smoking in France
- The French government issues a decree banning smoking in several public spaces, near schools, and where children gather. However, electronic cigarettes are exempt from the ban. (AP)
- The United Kingdom Border Force seizes 2.4 metric tons of cocaine worth £96 million (US$132 million) from a ship from Panama, reportedly one of the country's largest drug busts. (AP)
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