Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 38 Palestinians in Gaza. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/gaza-hamas-israel-ceasefire-f98461150ec7572beb8432325cbfd299

Armed conflicts and attacks

Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Magic Seas is attacked by the Houthis with small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in the Red Sea forcing the crew to abandon ship, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operation. (NOS) (ABC News Australia)

• https://nos.nl/artikel/2573952-voor-het-eerst-in-maanden-grote-aanval-op-schip-in-rode-zee
• https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-06/ship-attacked-in-red-sea-near-yemen-uktmo-says/105500588

Disasters and accidents

A truck and a commercial vehicle carrying passengers collide along the Zaria-Kano expressway in Kano State, Nigeria, killing 21 and injuring three. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-road-crash-kano-state-c593a9340fc75aeec11ec4af1a15c8cc

International relations

The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that the Japanese Navy will export six used Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to strengthen the Philippine Navy due to territorial disputes in the South China Sea. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/china/japan-export-used-destroyers-philippines-deter-china-yomiuri-reports-2025-07-06/

Sports

In association football, the defending champions Mexico win a record-extending 10th Gold Cup title after defeating the United States 2–1 in the final at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. Edson Álvarez is named the tournament's best player. (France 24)

• https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250707-mexico-defeat-usa-2-1-to-retain-concacaf-gold-cup

Politics and elections

The Surinamese parliament elects Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the country's first female president. (CNN) (France 24)

• https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/06/americas/suriname-parliament-elects-first-female-president-intl-latam
• https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250706-suriname-woman-president