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Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hamas war. Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis. The Israel Defense Forces recover the bodies of six hostages, including Alex Dancyg, from the Khan Younis area, who were kidnapped by Hamas in the initial October 7, 2023 attack. (Reuters) Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.
List of United Nations peacekeeping missions – List of all former and current United Nations peacekeeping missions; Liu Institute for Global Issues – Esearch organization at the University of British Columbia; Mass surveillance – Intricate surveillance of an entire or a substantial fraction of a population; Ozone depletion and climate change
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July 18 – At the height of rush hour in New York City, a major steam pipe bursts, releasing millions of gallons of boiling water and super heated steam. Only one fatality occurred; a pedestrian who went into cardiac arrest. July 19 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 14,000 for the first time in history.
See also: Category:Contemporary history. Major current events: Muhammad Yunus. Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashes in São Paulo, Brazil, killing all 62 people on board. Sheikh Hasina resigns as the prime minister of Bangladesh following anti-government protests, and Muhammad Yunus (pictured) is appointed leader of an interim government.
List of ongoing armed conflicts. Map of ongoing armed conflicts (number of combat-related deaths in current or previous year): Major wars (10,000 or more) Wars (1,000–9,999) Minor conflicts (100–999) Skirmishes and clashes (1–99) The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world.
Tornado outbreak of January 12, 2023. A tornado outbreak in the US states of Alabama and Georgia damages several towns and kills at least six people. ( USA Today) A truck crashes into several minibus taxis at an intersection in Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa, killing five people and injuring nine others.