Armed conflicts and attacks

Several nations, including the United States, Australia and multiple European nations, release travel advisories urging all their citizens not to travel to Lebanon, and for those residing there to leave as soon as possible in anticipation of an Israeli attack against Hezbollah. (Anadolu Ajansı)

• https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/global-travel-warnings-intensify-as-israel-considers-military-action-against-hezbollah/3287921

Business and economy

Malaysia formally applies to become a member of the BRICS economic bloc and geopolitical organization. (Anadolu Ajansi)

• https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/malaysia-applies-for-brics-membership-premier-anwar-ibrahim/3287650

Disasters and accidents

At least twelve people are killed by extensive flooding throughout Kassala State in eastern Sudan that submerged several internal displacement camps. (ILKHA)

• https://ilkha.com/english/world/floods-kill-at-least-12-in-eastern-sudan-407209

Politics and elections

Incumbent President Nicolás Maduro is declared the winner of the Venezuelan 2024 presidential election by the National Electoral Council. Opposition parties claim that there are irregularities in the election results. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-presidential-election-maduro-machado-edmundo-5ce255ae90614162590bfe1207d2e1d0

Politics and elections

The National Electoral Council announces that, with 80% of the ballots counted, Maduro's lead of exactly 51.20000% to González' 44.20000% is "striking and irreversible".(BBC) (Infobae)

• https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/cn38n9knl3no
• https://www.infobae.com/venezuela/2024/07/30/el-burdo-calculo-matematico-en-la-informacion-oficial-que-aumenta-las-sospechas-sobre-la-manipulacion-de-la-eleccion-en-venezuela/

Sports

Léon Marchand wins 400m medley and broke the olympics record that was held by the American swimmer Michael Phelps. (The Guardian)

• https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/28/face-of-games-leon-marchand-gets-paris-jumping-by-storming-to-medley-gold

Sports

Denis Vieru wins the bronze medal in judo, making it the first medal Moldova has ever won in the sport. (HotNews)

• https://hotnews.ro/republica-moldova-a-castigat-prima-sa-medalie-la-jocurile-olimpice-de-la-paris-1759056

Sports

The South Korean women's archery team wins its tenth consecutive Olympic gold medal after beating the Chinese team in a tiebreaker that required a magnifying glass to determine the final score. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-archery-south-korea-0f387d5b04061b26d3522037e9030f38