U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hold separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House on the Israel–Hamas war and plans following the conclusion of the war.
Oil tanker capsizes
26 July 2024
An oil tanker capsizes off the coast of Limay, Bataan, Philippines, killing one person and spilling oil into Manila Bay.
Bibi addresses bipartisan Congress
25 July 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of the United States Congress amid protests over Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza. (AP)
Canadian wildfires causes mass evacuations
25 July 2024
Two wildfires burning in Jasper National Park reach the Jasper townsite in Alberta, causing several structure fires, with over 25,000 residents evacuating their homes since Monday.
Typhoon Gaemi causes calamity
25 July 2024
Metro Manila, Philippines, is placed under a state of calamity due to flash floods caused by Typhoon Gaemi.
Underwater discovery
25 July 2024
Polish divers announce that they have discovered a 19th-century shipwreck in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden, containing crates of champagne and porcelain.
Ukraine extends martial law
24 July 2024
The Ukrainian parliament agrees to extend martial law and nationwide military mobilization for an additional 90 days beginning on August 12.
Hottest day in history
July 24 2024
The Copernicus Climate Change Service reports that July 21 was the hottest day in recorded history, and also estimates it to be the hottest day in the past 100,000 years with a global average surface air temperature of 17.09 °C (62.76 °F)
UNWRA declared terrorist organization
23 July 2024
The Israeli parliament votes in favor of classifying UNRWA as a terrorist organization, allowing the motion to undergo supplementary deliberation regarding Israel severing relations with the agency.
PA's Fatah ally with Hamas
23 July 2024
Various factions in the Palestinian government, including rivals Fatah and Hamas, sign a declaration in Beijing to end their divisions.