Disasters and accidents

Metro Manila, Philippines, is placed under a state of calamity due to flash floods caused by Typhoon Gaemi. (Bloomberg)

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-24/philippine-capital-region-placed-under-state-of-calamity-abs

Disasters and accidents

Two people are killed and 266 others are injured by Typhoon Gaemi in northern Taiwan as the typhoon passes through Fujian province, China, and heads inland. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/typhoon-gaemi-passes-over-taiwan-heads-chinese-coast-2024-07-25/

Disasters and accidents

Air quality in Calgary and the surrounding areas are raised to "high risk" as winds blow smoke into the region. (CBC News)

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-air-quality-index-weather-1.7273432

International relations

A series of protests occur across Washington, D.C., to protest a speech given by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a joint session of the United States Congress. (Reuters) (WRC-TV)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/us/thousands-protest-near-us-capitol-ahead-netanyahu-speech-2024-07-24/
• https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/lift-the-siege-on-gaza-dc-sees-major-protests-road-closures-ahead-of-netanyahu-speech/3673551/

International relations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of the United States Congress amid protests over Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza. (AP) (Reuters)

• https://apnews.com/live/harris-biden-trump-election-campaign-updates
• https://www.reuters.com/world/protests-politics-israels-netanyahu-addresses-us-congress-2024-07-24/

International relations

The North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepts two Russian and two Chinese bomber aircraft flying together near Alaska, marking the first record of Chinese H-6 aircraft entering Alaska's Air Defense Identification Zone, and marking the first time both countries were intercepted operating together. (CNN)

• https://cnn.com/2024/07/24/politics/norad-russian-chinese-bombers-alaska/index.html

International relations

Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz states that Poland will block Ukraine's bid to join the European Union if it doesn't resolve issues regarding Ukrainian nationalists' massacre of Poles during WWII, including finding and burying all victims killed on current Ukrainian territory. (The Kyiv Independent)

• https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-eu-volyn-poland/

Law and crime

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser closes the Islamic Centre Hamburg for allegedly propagating extremism and being a direct representative of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The Iranian Foreign Ministry summons the German ambassador following the closure. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/germany-shuts-down-islamic-center-hamburg/a-69747298

Sports

The Canadian Olympic Committee expels two members of the women's soccer team coaching staff from the Olympics following a spying incident involving a drone disrupting New Zealand's training session. FIFA initiates disciplinary proceedings. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/24/canadian-womens-football-staff-sent-home-from-olympics-over-drone-incident