July 5, 2018 (Thursday)
Disasters and accidents
- Fireworks accidents and incidents
- 2018 Phuket boat capsizing
- At least 33 are dead and 23 missing after two passenger boats capsize off Phuket, Thailand. All are Chinese tourists. (The New York Times)
Health and environment
International relations
- United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
- Iran threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz to shipping if the U.S. re-applies sanctions to the country after the U.S withdrew from the JCPOA deal earlier in the year. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
- The European Parliament votes against the proposed copyright reform. (BBC)
- Environmental policy of the Donald Trump administration
- U.S. President Donald Trump announces the resignation of Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Former coal lobbyist Andrew R. Wheeler will act as a temporary replacement. (CNBC)