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Revision as of 06:23, 5 July 2018
July 4, 2018 (2018-07-04) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Clashes break out between Israeli security forces and Bedouin residents in Khan al-Ahmar, Jerusalem Governorate, as Israeli bulldozers prepare to demolish the village. The Supreme Court of Israel ruled that its residents could be evicted on May 24. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Survivors trapped overnight on a stricken ferry are rescued off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi after the ferry began sinking the day before. Out of the 139 passengers aboard, 31 have been confirmed dead, while three remain missing. (AP via ABC News)
Health and environment
Law and crime
- 2018 Amesbury poisonings
- Police determine two British nationals found unconscious at a property in Amesbury, Wiltshire, on Saturday were poisoned using Novichok nerve agent of the same kind used in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, seven miles from Amesbury, almost four months ago. (BBC)
- A major incident has been declared in Amesbury and several areas of the town have been evacuated as the National Counter Terrorism Policing Network investigate the attack. (BBC)
- Rise and Resist
- Several people are arrested for hanging a sign that read "Abolish ICE" from the base below the Statue of Liberty, where no banners are permitted hung under federal law. One protestor scales the base of the statue, forcing an evacuation of the island on the busy Fourth of July holiday. (The Washington Post) (ABC News)
Politics and elections
- Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
- The Polish, Italian, Latvian, Estonian and Spanish Wikipedias shut down in protest of the European Union's copyright law, blocking access to all visitors. (ABC) (Engadget) (Postimees)
- 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal
- Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is charged with abuse of power and criminal breach of trust in court. (Channel NewsAsia)
- United States presidential election, 2020
- Attorney Michael Avenatti suggests he might run in the 2020 election. (The Hill)