Portal:Current events/2024 July 6
Appearance
July 6, 2024
(Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- At least 16 Palestinians are killed by an Israeli strike on a school housing displaced Palestinians in the al-Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza. (Reuters)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 North America heat waves
- Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, investigates over 160 suspected heat-related deaths related to ongoing heat waves in Arizona, California, and Oregon. (AP)
- Fourteen people are killed and another person is critically injured when an oil truck collides with a minibus in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Three people including American football player Khyree Jackson are killed when their Dodge Charger is struck by a drunk driver in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. (ESPN)
International relations
- Germany–Hungary relations
- Hungary suddenly cancels a meeting between Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on 8 July in Budapest, after Baerbock planned to discuss Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán's uncoordinated meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. (Politico)
Law and crime
- Four people are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting in Florence, Kentucky, United States. The perpetrator later kills himself. (The Independent)
Politics and elections
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer officially cancels the Rwanda asylum plan, originally proposed by former Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. (Reuters)