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- Mathematicians Artur Avila, Manjul Bhargava, Martin Hairer, and Maryam Mirzakhani are awarded the Fields Medal, with Mirzakhani its first ever woman recipient.
- Actor and comedian Robin Williams (pictured) dies at the age of 63.
- Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 crashes near Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, killing at least 38 people.
- Khmer Rouge leaders Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan are found guilty of crimes against humanity by a UN-backed tribunal.
- The ESA spacecraft Rosetta reaches the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
- Official commemorations are held in Europe to mark the outbreak of the First World War 100 years ago.
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Gaza conflict –
Libyan conflict –
Ukrainian unrest
Recent deaths:
Lauren Bacall
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