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Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to receive the Fields Medal, dies at the age of 40.
Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese pro-democracy activist, political prisoner and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, dies at the age of 61.
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pictured) is sentenced to nearly ten years in prison over the Operation Car Wash corruption scandal.
A giant iceberg, covering approximately 5,800 km² (2,200 sq mi), breaks away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
After covering 450 kilometres (280 mi), the Turkish March for Justice concludes in Istanbul at a rally attended by hundreds of thousands of people.

July 20, 2017 (Thursday)

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Chester Bennington, lead vocalist of Linkin Park, dies at his home in the Los Angeles suburb of Palos Verdes Estates, California. (CNN)

International relations

Philippine Drug War
- A hearing in the U.S. Senate is held about alleged human rights violations in the Philippines's war against illegal drugs. (Rappler)
Six teenagers, four males and two females, from a Burundi robotics team are reported missing after competing in the FIRST Global Robotics Competition in Washington, D.C. A 16-year-old boy and a 17-year old girl reportedly crossed the United States border into Canada. There is no indication of foul play. (Reuters)

Law and crime

O. J. Simpson is granted parole by the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners after serving nearly nine years in prison. (Washington Post)

Politics and elections

Indian presidential election, 2017
- Ram Nath Kovind has won the Indian presidential election after securing over two-thirds of the total electoral college votes. (The Hindu)
Liberal Democrats leadership election, 2017
- Vince Cable is acclaimed as Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom after running unopposed. (BBC)

Science and technology

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he has received federal government approval for The Boring Company to build an underground 760mph Hyperloop that will connect New York City and Washington, D.C.. (The Independent)

July 19, 2017 (Wednesday)

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Singer Barbara Weldens, whose recently released first album had won several awards, collapses and dies on stage while singing in Festival Léo Ferré in Gourdon in southwestern France. The 35-year-old singer and poet apparently was electrocuted. (BBC) (The Quebec Times)

Disasters and accidents

2017 California wildfires
- Thousands of residents are evacuated from Mariposa and several other communities in Mariposa County, California, following the rapid spread of the Detwiler Fire near Yosemite National Park. (Reuters)

International relations

2017 Doklam crisis
- Amid a stalemate between India and China over Doklam, disputed between the latter and Bhutan, China renews a call for India to withdraw its troops from Doklam. It follows reports claiming China held live firing drills in the region. (Arab News)

Law and crime

Shooting of Justine Damond
- Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull expresses shock and demands answers after an Australian woman, who called 9-1-1 for help because of a suspected assault near her home, was shot and killed on Saturday by a U.S. police officer who had responded in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (ABC)

Politics and elections

Pierre de Villiers resigns as the Chief of the Defence Staff of the French Armed Forces due to disagreements with President Emmanuel Macron over proposed budget cuts. (The Independent)
U.S. Senator John McCain is diagnosed with brain cancer. (NBC News)
Political appointments by Donald Trump
- U.S. President Donald Trump nominates Mark Esper as Secretary of the Army. (Voice of America)

Science and technology

Vietnam pledges on ending the trafficking and farming of bears. (National Geographic)

Sports

Rugby union
- In the wake of reports by various media outlets, including the BBC, that the Pro12 competition would expand beyond its Celtic–Italian base to include two South African teams, league organiser Celtic Rugby Limited confirms that "advanced & positive discussions" are ongoing with the South African Rugby Union to add the Cheetahs and Southern Kings to the competition from the coming season. (BBC) (Celtic Rugby)

July 18, 2017 (Tuesday)

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A 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, west of the Alaskan Aleutian Island of Attu, in the North Pacific Ocean. No immediate reports of casualties or damage; a tsunami warning was cancelled. (Reuters) (AP) (USGS)

International relations

Ukrainian crisis
- DPR leader Alexander Zakharchenko announced that the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) would form a new state called Malorossiya (Little Russia) as an official successor to what he called the "failed state" of Ukraine, with Donetsk replacing Kiev as the country's capital. Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko and LPR leader Igor Plotnitsky denounced the plans. (ABC News) (The Telegraph)

Law and crime

Turkey arrests six people, including the director of Amnesty International, for allegedly "helping an armed terrorist organisation". (Al Jazeera)
A European Parliament delegation, led by Soraya Post, visits detained senator Leila de Lima. (Rappler)

Politics and elections

Canadian-born Larissa Waters resigns as a Senator, and as deputy leader of the Australian Greens, after discovering she remains a dual citizen of Canada, rendering her election unconstitutional under section 44. The move comes four days after Scott Ludlam, Waters' co-deputy, resigned due to his New Zealand citizenship. (Australian Broadcasting Corp.)
Bermudian general election, 2017
- Voters in Bermuda go to the polls to elect their Premier and members of the House of Assembly. (The Royal Gazette)
Martial law in the Philippines
- President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte plans to appeal to the Congress of the Philippines to extend Proclamation No. 216 (martial law on the whole of Mindanao, which will end on 22 July 10 PM PST) until the end of 2017, due to constitutional constraints as well as the ongoing Marawi crisis. (The New York Times), (Yahoo News).
Efforts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- A Senate GOP bill to repeal and replace large portions of Obamacare fails to win enough support to pass. (The New York Times)

July 17, 2017 (Monday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Moro conflict
- A new set of kidnappings and a jail break plague Sulu province in the southern region of Mindanao in the Philippines. (The Japan Times)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- Officials announce that Afghan security forces have retaken Nawa District from the Taliban. (Reuters)
Syrian Civil War
- The Syrian army seizes oil wells in south-west Raqqa Governorate from ISIL. (Sky News Australia)
Sinai insurgency
- A two stage attack targeting police kills 5 officers and wounds 11 in the city of el-Arish. A later roadside bomb south of the city wounds a further 6 officers. (ABC News)

Disasters and accidents

Aftermath of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
- In Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands, exactly three years after the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) disaster, the National Memorial for the victims is opened in the presence of King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Prime Minister Mark Rutte. (NOS)

International relations

Foreign trade of the United States
- Robert Lighthizer sends a document to U.S. lawmakers outlining the Trump Administration's priorities for renegotiating NAFTA, including lower trade deficits and efforts to deter currency manipulation. (Reuters)
European Union–Libya relations
- The European Union restricts the exports of inflatable boats to Libya. (Al Jazeera)
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
- The White House tells U.S. Congress that Iran is complying with its nuclear deal, and promises to impose new sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile program. (ABC News)

July 16, 2017 (Sunday)

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Jodie Whittaker has been announced to be replacing Peter Capaldi as the thirteenth incarnation of The Doctor, becoming the first woman to take the lead role of the BBC's long-running science fiction television series, Doctor Who. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

An early morning fire in the Chinese city of Changshu in Jiangsu province kills 22 people and injures three. (Hindustan Times)
A flash flood near Payson, Arizona, leaves at least nine people dead and one person missing, according to the Gila County Sheriff's Office. (BBC)

International relations

2017 Doklam crisis
- A stalemate between China and India leads to fears that the ongoing stand-off over Doklam in the Himalayas, disputed by Bhutan, may continue into the winter. It comes after rumors that Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval may travel to Beijing later this month. (Economic Times)

Politics and elections

Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2017
- Voters in the Republic of the Congo participate in the first round of an election of National Assembly members. (africanews)
Cabinet of Beata Szydło
- Thousands of Poles have held rallies in the capital Warsaw and other cities to condemn a controversial reform of the judiciary. Protestors claim the bill, passed by the Senate on Saturday, will erode judges' independence and undermine democracy.(BBC)

Sports

2017 Wimbledon Championships
- In tennis, Roger Federer of Switzerland defeats Marin Čilić of Croatia 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 to win the men's singles tournament. Federer wins his eighth Wimbledon singles title, surpassing William Renshaw and Pete Sampras for the most by a male player; becomes the oldest player in the Open Era to win the Wimbledon men's singles; becomes the first player to win the men's singles at Wimbledon without losing a set since Björn Borg in 1976; and extends his Open Era record for Grand Slam men's singles titles to 19. (BBC Sport)

July 15, 2017 (Saturday)

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At least eight people are killed in a stampede at a football stadium in Dakar, Senegal, that started after police used tear gas to break up a fight between the rival teams' fans. (Reuters)

International relations

South China Sea disputes
- Indonesia renames part of the South China Sea as "North Natuna Sea," angering China. (CNN)

Law and crime

Crime in Iran
- An attack by a man armed with a knife in Tehran Metro's Shahr-e-Rey Station leaves two injured. The attacker is shot dead by the police. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

Politics of Hong Kong
- Thousands protest silently in Hong Kong honoring the life of dissident Liu Xiaobo. (Channel NewsAsia)
Politics of China
- Chen Min'er replaces Sun Zhengcai as Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing; Sun Zhigang becomes party chief of Guizhou. (Reuters)

Science and technology

Fields Medal
- Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman and first Iranian to win the Fields Medal in mathematics, dies at 40 of breast cancer. (AP via the Seattle Times)
Tardigrade
- A newly-published paper suggests that some tardigrades may outlive most life on Earth. (Vox)

Sports

2017 Wimbledon Championships
- In tennis, Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain defeats Venus Williams of the United States 7–5, 6–0 to win the women's singles tournament. It is Muguruza's second Grand Slam title after her win in the 2016 French Open. (ABC)

July 14, 2017 (Friday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

2017 Temple Mount shooting
- Two Druze Israeli police officers are killed in an attack at Temple Mount in Jerusalem. (BBC)
Insurgency in Egypt (2013–present)
- Gunmen shoot dead five police officers near Giza. (ABC News)
- Two female tourists are killed and four others are wounded in a mass stabbing attack at a hotel in Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate. The attacker is detained. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

At least three people are killed and two hospitalized, one in serious condition, from a fire in a condominium tower in the U.S. city of Honolulu, Hawaii. An unknown number of residents are reportedly still trapped in their apartments. (AP via Fox News) (Reuters)

Law and crime

Presidency of Donald Trump
- The White House releases unredacted emails of people concerned about the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. Sensitive information revealed in the emails prompts immediate backlash and privacy concerns. (The Washington Post), (The New York magazine)
Mamasapano clash
- Former President of the Philippines Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III is indicted (among others) by the Office of the Ombudsman for his failure in handling the 2015 Mamasapano clash, which resulted in the deaths of 44 members of the Special Action Forces of the Philippine National Police. Aquino's legal team has vowed to appeal for a motion for reconsideration; as well as the group Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (representing the victims' families), against what they call a "weak case" (citing Aquino's charges of "graft" & "usurpation of authority", instead of "reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide") (Rappler), (ABC News.go)

Corruption in Peru, Operation Car Wash
- A court of Lima orders 18 months of pre-trial imprisonment for former president Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine Heredia for alleged money laundering. Both have turned themselves in. (BBC)

Executive Order 13780, Hawaii v. Trump
- The Trump Administration asks the U.S. Supreme Court to stop implementation of yesterday's ruling by Hawaii District Judge Derrick Watson that expanded the State Department's definition of "close family" used to implement the Supreme Court's June order that permits admission to the U.S. of those with a bona fide relationship. (Reuters) (U.S. State Department via Reuters)

Politics and elections

Politics of Australia
- Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens Scott Ludlam resigns as a Senator after discovering that he holds dual citizenship with New Zealand, making him electorally ineligible under Section 44 of the Constitution of Australia. (ABC.net)
Politics of Hong Kong
- Four lawmakers are removed from the Hong Kong legislature. (The New York Times)

More July 2017 events...

Ongoing events
Disasters Atlantic hurricane season California wildfires Oklahoma earthquake swarms Pacific typhoon season Politics European migrant crisis (timeline) Philippine Drug War Qatar crisis South China Sea disputes Turkish purges United States travel ban Venezuelan protests (timeline) More details – ongoing conflicts edit sidebar

Sport
Association football 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2017 UEFA Women's Euro 2017–18 UEFA Champions League 2017–18 UEFA Europa League 2017–18 Women's Champ. League 2018 FIFA World Cup qual. 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qual. Tennis 2017 ATP World Tour 2017 WTA Tour Cycling 2017 Tour de France 2017 UCI World Tour 2017 UCI Europe Tour Golf 2017 Open Championship Motorsport 2017 Formula One season 2017 MotoGP season 2017 World Rally Championship 2017 NASCAR Cup Series 2017 IndyCar Series Sports seasons 2017 AFL season 2017 MLB season 2017 MLS season 2017 NWSL season 2017 PGA Tour 2017 Super Rugby season 2017 WNBA season 2017–18 Snooker season More details – current sports events edit sidebar

Elections and referendums
Recent June 24: Papua New Guinea, Parliament 25: Albania, Parliament 26: Mongolia, President (1st round) July 7: Mongolia, President (2nd round) 16: Republic of the Congo, National Assembly (1st round) 18: Bermuda, House of Assembly Upcoming July 22: East Timor, Parliament 29: Gabon, National Assembly 30: Republic of the Congo, National Assembly (2nd round) 30: Senegal, National Assembly 30: Venezuela, Constitutional Assembly August 4: Rwanda, President 5: Mauritania, Constitutional referendum 8: Kenya, President, Senate, National Assembly edit sidebar

Recent deaths
July 2017 20: Chester Bennington 19: Max Gallo 19: Blaoui Houari 18: Red West 17: Raymond Sackler 16: George A. Romero 15: Martin Landau 15: Maryam Mirzakhani 15: Babe Parilli 15: Bob Wolff 14: William "Hootie" Johnson 13: Liu Xiaobo 12: Chuck Blazer 12: Ray Phiri 9: Ilya Glazunov 9: Anton Nossik 8: Elsa Martinelli 8: Nelsan Ellis 6: Joan Boocock Lee 5: Joaquín Navarro-Valls 4: John Blackwell 4: Gene Conley 4: Daniil Granin 3: José Luis Cuevas 3: Paolo Villaggio 2: Jack Collom 1: Heathcote Williams June 2017 30: Peter L. Berger 30: Mitchell Henry 30: Darrall Imhoff 30: Barry Norman 30: Simone Veil 28: Dave Semenko 27: Geri Allen 27: Michael Bond 27: Michael Nyqvist 27: Maksym Shapoval 27: Anthony Young 26: Jimmy Chi 25: Gordon Wilson 22: Mao Kobayashi 22: Frank Kush 22: Quett Masire 21: Con Sciacca 21: Steffi Martin 20: Prodigy edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Cambodia: Sam Rainsy China: Wan Qingliang, Wu Changshun, Zhao Liping, Guo Boxiong Netherlands: Geert Wilders Philippines: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Nur Misuari, Joel Villanueva Romania: Gheorghe Ștefan, Gabriel Sandu, Dorin Cocoş, Dumitru Nicolae Spain: Spanish Royal House United Kingdom: Chris Denning, Ched Evans, Thomas Mair, Fred Talbot, Rolf Harris United States: Pedro Hernandez, Paul Anthony Ciancia, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Bill Cosby Ongoing China: Bai Enpei, Pan Yiyang, Yang Weize Germany: Beate Zschäpe Indonesia: Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Mary Jane Veloso Kazakhstan: Mukhtar Ablyazov Pakistan: Waseem Azeem, Mufti Abdul Qawi Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Leila de Lima, Leni Robredo, Rodrigo Duterte, Jovito Palparan Romania: Dan Șova, Elena Udrea, Radu Mazăre, Gheorghe Nichita Russia: Alexei Navalny South Korea: Park Geun-hye and Choi Soon-sil Spain: Gürtel case, Bárcenas affair, Operación Lezo, Ángel María Villar, Jordi Pujol, Palau de la Música Catalana, Case ERE United Kingdom: Barry Bennell International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo ICTY: Ratko Mladić Upcoming Australia: George Pell Egypt: Mohamed Morsi Estonia: Edgar Savisaar Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Philippines: Benigno Aquino III, Alan Purisima, Getulio Napeñas United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Bill Cosby edit sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
Africa Algeria and Tunisia Maghreb insurgency ISIL insurgency in Tunisia Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria Boko Haram insurgency Central African Republic Civil war Democratic Republic of the Congo Kivu conflict ADF insurgency Ituri conflict Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Libya Civil war Mali Northern Mali conflict Somalia Civil war South Sudan Ethnic violence (South Sudanese Civil War) Sudan War in Darfur South Kordofan conflict Sudanese nomadic conflicts Americas Mexico Mexican War on Drugs Peru Internal conflict in Peru Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan War China Xinjiang conflict India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Northeast India India and Pakistan Kashmir conflict Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines Moro conflict Cross border attacks in Sabah Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua conflict Myanmar Internal conflict in Myanmar Pakistan War in North-West Pakistan Balochistan conflict Philippines CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion Thailand South Thailand insurgency Europe Armenia and Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Georgia Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Georgian–Ossetian conflict Russia Chechen–Russian conflict North Caucasus insurgency Ukraine War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine Middle East Egypt Sinai insurgency Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Arab–Israeli conflict Iran Iran–PJAK conflict Iraq American-led intervention in Iraq Iranian intervention in Iraq Iraq and Syria (map) Military intervention against ISIL Israel and Lebanon Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israel and Palestine Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Syria American-led intervention in Syria Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War Turkish military intervention in Syria Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Turkey Turkey–PKK conflict Yemen Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Al-Qaeda insurgency edit sidebar