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Armed conflicts and attacks
A Palestinian governmental body announces that senior Hamas leader Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara has died in Israeli prison after being arrested in October 2023. (Reuters)
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Business and economy
Fitch Ratings downgrades Ukraine's credit rating from "CC" to "C" due to the country's need to restructure US$20 billion in international bonds to foreign investors, increasing the country's risk of default. (Al Jazeera)
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Disasters and accidents
At least 21 people are killed during a heat wave in Beni Mellal, Morocco. (NDTV)
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Health and environment
The Brazilian Ministry of Health reports the world's first Oropouche virus deaths of two women in Bahia. (The Telegraph)
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Law and crime
In the United States, Governor of California Gavin Newsom signs an executive order directing state agencies on how to remove homeless encampments throughout the state. (AP)
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Law and crime
Candlelight Party President Teav Vannol is fined 6 billion riel (US$1.5 million) for "defamation" of the current Cambodian government to foreign media following his party being barred from the 2023 general election, which saw the incumbent People's Party win 120 of 125 National Assembly seats. (Reuters)
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Law and crime
The twenty new members of the General Council of the Judiciary are sworn in, putting an end to the institutional crisis that the country's supreme judicial administrative body experienced for five years. (RTVE)
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Law and crime
The Canada Revenue Agency announces it will revoke the charity status of the Jewish National Fund, stating that the use of its donations to fund the IDF's military infrastructure violates Canadian tax laws. (National Post)
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Law and crime
Sinaloa Cartel leaders Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López are arrested by agents of the United States Department of Justice in El Paso, Texas. (BBC News)