Portal:Current events/2024 July 18

July 18, 2024 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Southern Ukraine campaign
  - Dnieper campaign
    - Ukrainian forces withdraw from the village of Krynky in Kherson Oblast. (Bloomberg)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
  - Five people are killed and three others are injured in Russian attacks on villages in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. (Reuters)
Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
  - 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
    - Both the Gaza Health Ministry and the Israeli Health Ministry report traces of type 2 polio in Gaza's sewage system, caused by "severe overcrowding" and Israel's blockade of hygiene products from entering the enclave. (France 24)
  - At least five Palestinians are killed and fifteen others are injured in Israeli airstrikes on the Nuseirat and al-Bureij refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera) (Anadolu Agency)
2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
- The death toll from the protests in Bangladesh increases to 32, with the government shutting down internet access across the entire country, and protesters setting fire to the headquarters of the main state broadcaster in Dhaka. (France 24)
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- Two Indian soldiers are killed and four others are injured in an IED attack by Maoists in Chhattisgarh, India. (The Hindustan Times) (India Blooms)

Arts and culture

Stegosaurus skeleton Apex is auctioned for $44.6 million (£34 million) at a Sotheby's auction in New York City, United States, the most ever paid for a fossil. (BBC News)

Business and economy

2024 Nigerian general strike
- The Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress, and the Nigerian government agree on a new minimum wage of ₦70,000 (US$43) per month, ending prolonged negotiations amid high inflation and a weakening currency. (Reuters)
Red Sea crisis
- Egypt's Suez Canal reports a 23.4% drop in revenues attributed to disruptions in Red Sea shipping over the past year, marked by attacks from Yemen's Houthi militia on Israeli-linked vessels. (Al Arabiya)
The Saudia Airlines group signs a binding sales agreement with Lilium GmbH to purchase 50 electric Lilium Jets, with the option to purchase 50 more. (Flight Global)

International relations

Sudan–United States relations, Sudanese civil war
- The United States announces it will give an additional $203 million to help civilians affected by the war in Sudan. (Al Arabiya)

Law and crime

LGBT rights in South Korea
- The Supreme Court of South Korea rules that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples. (AP)
2024 Nice arson attack
- Seven people from the same family, including three young children and a teenager, are killed, another is injured and thirty suffer smoke inhalation in an arson attack in Nice, France. (BBC News)
The Southwark Crown Court sentences five Just Stop Oil activists, including co-founder Roger Hallam, to prison terms ranging from four to five years for organizing protests that blocked the M25 motorway in London, England, United Kingdom, in 2022. (CNN)
Five people, a mother and four children, are killed in a mass shooting near West Blocton, Alabama, United States. (AP)
A riot erupts in the suburb of Harehills, Leeds, United Kingdom. (BBC News)

Politics and elections