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Revision as of 21:11, 4 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
- 2018 California wildfires
- Authorities lifted some mandatory evacuation orders but ordered others in the 82,700-acre (33,500 ha) County Fire in Northern California, United States. (UPI)
- 2018 Eastern Canada heat wave
- The death toll from heat waves in Quebec rise to at least 15. (The Globe and Mail)
- 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)
Law and crime
- 2018 Amesbury poisonings
- Two British nationals are found unconscious at a property in Amesbury, Wiltshire. It is thought that they have been poisoned using Novichok nerve agents of the same kind used in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, seven miles from Amesbury, four months ago. (BBC)
- Several people are arrested after protestors hung a sign that read "Abolish ICE" from the base below the Statue of Liberty. One of the protestors scaled the base of the statue itself, 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
- Spanish Misplaced Pages shuts down in protest of the European Union's copyright law. (ABC)
- Estonian, Polish and Latvian Wikipedias also join the protest, blocking access to all visitors. (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)