Portal:Current events/2024 July 30

July 30, 2024 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
  - Russia's defense ministry says that its forces have taken control of the settlement of Pivdenne in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. (Reuters)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- July 2024 Israeli attack on Beirut
  - Israel launches strikes at southern Beirut. (CNN)
- An Israeli civilian is killed by a rocket fired from Lebanon. (Asharq Al Awsat)
Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency
- The Turkish defense ministry says that it targeted Kurdish militants in northern Iraq with air strikes, killing 13 people. (Reuters)
Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a bulletproof vehicle carrying local staff working for a UN development agency in the northwest of Pakistan, but no casualties were reported. (Times of India)

Business and economy

Tesla, Inc. recalls more than 1.8 million vehicles due to a hood issue that could increase the risk of a crash. An over-the-air software update for the issue was made available in June. (Quartz)
Rex Airlines, Australia’s third-largest airline, ceases all domestic Boeing 737 jet services and collapses into voluntary administration. (Financial Review)
Spain's competition watchdog fines online travel agency Booking.com with a record €413 million fine for "abusing its dominant position" in the past five years. (France 24)

Disasters and accidents

2024 Pacific typhoon season
- Typhoon Gaemi
  - The death toll from torrential rains and floods caused by remnants of Typhoon Gaemi in Hunan, China, increases to 22. (Yahoo Canada)
2024 Wayanad landslides
- At least 93 people are killed, 123 are wounded and several are missing in landslides in Wayanad district, Kerala, India. (Times of India)
Five people are killed and nine others are injured as a boat capsized in the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt. (Al Ahram) (Al Jazeera)
A helicopter crashes near Killucan, County Westmeath, Ireland. Emergency services are at the scene and the Air Accident Investigation Unit is investigating. (RTÉ)

International relations

Algeria–France relations, Politics of Western Sahara
- Algeria withdraws its ambassador from France after France recognized a plan for autonomy for the Western Sahara. (Reuters)
Armenia–Turkey relations
- Turkey and Armenia resume talks aimed at normalizing ties after a two-year lull and agreed to simplify visa rules for some passport holders. (Al Arabiya)
Foreign relations of Afghanistan
- The Taliban cut ties with 14 Afghan diplomatic missions abroad and will cease to accept consular documents issued by those missions (Radio Free Europe)
Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan relations
- Kyrgyz government spokesman Nazirbek Borubaev says that 94% of the Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border has been agreed upon by officials from both countries. (Radio Europe)
Philippines–United States relations
- United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces the allocation of $500 million to fund the Philippine military. (DW)

Law and crime

2024 Venezuelan protests
- Freddy Superlano, a leading figure in Venezuela’s opposition coalition is arrested as the death toll rises to four in anti-Maduro protests. (Al Arabiya)
British Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary is sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 28 years for directing al-Muhajiroun. (ABC News)
Interpol says more than 200 people have been arrested and over $1.6 billion worth of illegal drugs and precursor chemicals seized as part of a two-month operation against narcotics trafficking across Europe, North America, and Africa. (ABC News)
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko pardons a German citizen who was sentenced to death weeks ago. (Barron's)

Sports

2024 Summer Olympics
- Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics
  - Olympic officials postpone the men’s individual triathlon race due to poor water quality levels in the Seine River. (CNN)
  - Several athletes have tested positive for COVID-19, including Australian swimmer Lani Pallister forcing her to withdraw from the 1500 metre freestyle event. (Al Arabiya)