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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)
Extreme weather
Law and crime
- 2018 Amesbury poisonings
- Two British nationals that were found unconscious at a property in Amesbury, Wiltshire, on Saturday are now thought to 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, 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 after protestors hang 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, Italian, Estonian, Polish and Latvian 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)