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Abiy and Isaias sign a joint declaration

Twelve boys and a man trapped in Thailand’s Tham Luang Nang Non cave are rescued.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki sign a declaration (pictured) to end their countries' border conflict.
A train derails in Çorlu, Turkey, killing 24 people and injuring more than 300 others.
Flooding and landslides in western Japan kill more than 120 people and leave at least 86 others missing.
China and the United States impose additional tariffs on $34 billion of each other's goods.

July 12, 2018 (Thursday)

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July 11, 2018 (Wednesday)

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Disasters and accidents

2018 Japan floods
- The death toll from heavy rains in Japan rises to 179 while 67 other people are still missing. (Channel NewsAsia)
Traffic collisions (2000–present)
- At least 11 people are killed in an overnight bus crash in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, Iran. (Charlotte Observer)

International relations

2018 Brussels summit
- Accession of Macedonia to NATO
  - NATO formally invites Macedonia to begin membership talks to join the organization. (RFE/RL)

Law and crime

National Socialist Underground trial
- In Germany, the accused members and supporters of the Neo-Nazi terrorist group National Socialist Underground are found guilty for the murders of nine immigrants and one policewoman, assistance in said murders, bomb attacks, attempted murders, and robbery. The main defendant and last surviving member of the terrorist group, Beate Zschäpe, was sentenced to life imprisonment. (Deutsche Welle)
Murder of XXXTentacion
- A second suspect is arrested in connection with the murder of rapper XXXTentacion. (NBC News)

Sports

2018 FIFA World Cup
- Croatia beat England 2–1 after extra time, advancing to their first ever World Cup final, which will be against France. (CNN)

July 10, 2018 (Tuesday)

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Arts and culture

Television in Iran
- A film on IRIB TV1 showing social media users being scolded and tearfully apologizing for promoting dance online angers reformists. (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Disasters and accidents

2018 Japan floods
- The death toll from heavy rains in Japan rises to 155 while several other people are still missing. (Japan Times)
2018 Phuket boat capsizing
- The death toll from a tourist boat accident off the coast of Thailand's Phuket Island climbs to 44, with five people still missing. (Business Insider)
Tham Luang cave rescue
- Divers in Thailand rescue the remaining four boys and their coach from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave. (Channel NewsAsia)

Health and environment

2018 North American heat wave
- The heat-related death toll in the Canadian province of Quebec rises to 70, with 34 of those occurring in Montreal. (CBC)

International relations

Human rights in China
- Liu Xia, widow of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights activist Liu Xiaobo, is allowed to leave Beijing, China, for Berlin, Germany. (BBC)
2018 China–United States trade war
- The Office of the United States Trade Representative releases a list of approximately $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to be affected in its next round of tariffs. (Reuters)

Law and crime

Women's rights in Iran
- Shaparak Shajarizadeh, one of the Iranian women in the Girls of Enghelab Street protest against the hijab rule, says she has left Iran after being sentenced to two years in prison and an 18-year suspended prison term. (RFE/RL)
2018 Peshawar suicide bombing
- A suicide bombing at an Awami National Party campaign rally in Peshawar kills twelve people, including the provincial assembly candidate, Haroon Bilour, and wounds 35. Bilour was the son of Bashir Ahmad Bilour, who was also assassinated by a bomber in 2012. (APA)
Trump administration family separation policy
- The Trump Administration misses a court mandated July 10th deadline to reunite some of the youngest of the separated children with their families, citing "legitimate logistical impediments". (BBC)

Politics and elections

2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis
- The Supreme Court of Spain suspends from public office the deputies to the Parliament of Catalonia prosecuted for rebellion (Romeva, Turull, Rull, Sànchez, Junqueras, Puigdemont). The pre-trial phase is finished. (El País)

Sports

2018 FIFA World Cup
- France knocks out Belgium from the World Cup, with France moving on to the Final against either Croatia or England. (New York Times)

July 9, 2018 (Monday)

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Disasters and accidents

2018 Japan floods
- The death toll from heavy rains in Japan rises to 126, with over 86 people still reported missing. (Japan Today)
Tham Luang cave rescue
- Divers in Thailand rescue four more boys from the cave Tham Luang Nang Non bringing the total to 8 rescued. (ABC News)
About 50 students are poisoned by inhaling a toxic gas, due to an explosion near their school of the locality of Chosica, in Lima, Peru. Spokespeople from local municipality say that this poisoning is due to the leakage of gas from a chlorine cylinder, although the place where the explosion began and the origin of the product has yet to be determined. (El Comercio) (La República)
2018 lower Puna eruption
- The number of homes destroyed by lava from the latest eruption reaches 700. (The Business Journals)

International relations

2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit
- Leaders from Eritrea and Ethiopia officially declare an end to their countries' 20-year border conflict. (Deutsche Welle)
Sanctions against Iran, Iran–United States relations
- The U.S. Treasury Department announces sanctions for a Malaysia-based sales agent for Mahan Air in connection with Iran's alleged support for international terrorism. (Reuters)

Law and crime

Inn Din massacre § Arrest of Reuters journalists
- A court in Myanmar charges two Reuters journalists with obtaining secret state documents in violation of the colonial-era Official Secrets Act, taking the landmark press freedom case to trial after a period of preliminary hearings that lasted six months. The two journalists were investigating mass graves in the village of Inn Din in northern Rakhine State prior to their arrest and imprisonment on 12 December 2017. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

2017–18 Iranian protests, Human rights in Iran
- Iranian women post videos of themselves dancing to protest the arrest of Instagram blogger Maedeh Hojabri. (Time)
2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Quim Torra, meet officially in Moncloa. It is the first time since the beginning of the crisis that a Spanish Prime Minister and a Catalan President meet. (El País)
Politics of the United Kingdom
- Boris Johnson resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs amid disagreements with Prime Minister Theresa May over Brexit negotiations. Johnson is the second member of May's cabinet to resign in two days. (BBC)
Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2019
- Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear announces that he will run for Kentucky Governor in 2019. (Courier Journal)
Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination
- U.S. President Donald Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Reuters)

Sports

Former NFL cornerback Brandon Browner is arrested after allegedly breaking into a home of an ex-girlfriend who has a restraining order against him. (UPI)

July 8, 2018 (Sunday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War
- The Syrian Air Defense Force damages an Israeli aircraft and thwarts an Israeli missile strike on the Tiyas Military Airbase (T-4 Airbase) in the Homs Governorate. (Reuters)
2018 Amesbury poisonings
- A British woman dies after being exposed to the Novichok nerve agent several days earlier in Amesbury. (CBS News)

Disasters and accidents

2018 Japan floods
- The death toll from heavy rains in Japan rises to 94, with over 50 people still reported missing. (Japan Today)
Tham Luang cave rescue
- Four boys are rescued from the cave. (The Guardian) (CNN)
Çorlu train derailment
- A train en route to Istanbul from Bulgaria derails in Tekirdağ Province, Turkey, killing 24 people and injuring 73. (Star Tribune) (BBC)

International relations

North Korea–United States relations
- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls for North Korea to follow Vietnam's path in overcoming past hostilities with the United States. (The Guardian)
2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit
- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed meets with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in Asmara and they pledge to restore diplomatic relations. (CBC)

Law and crime

Human rights in Iran
- Iranian police arrest a number of users for posting illegal content on Instagram, including a famous blogger named Maedeh Hojabri. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

Politics of the United Kingdom
- David Davis resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union amid disagreements with Prime Minister Theresa May over Brexit negotiations. (BBC)
Purges in Turkey
- Turkey purges more than 18,500 government workers a day before Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is sworn in as executive president. (Bloomberg)

July 7, 2018 (Saturday)

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Disasters and accidents

2018 Phuket boat capsizing
- The death toll from a tourist boat accident off the coast of Thailand's Phuket Island climbs to 41, with 15 people still missing. (Reuters)
2018 Japan floods
- The death toll from heavy rains in Japan rises to 49. (BBC)

Health and environment

2018 North American heat wave
- High electricity demand during a heat wave in Los Angeles leaves 34,500 residents without power, some for up to 24 hours. (CNN)

International relations

North Korea–United States relations, 2017–18 North Korea crisis
- North Korean state media Korean Central News Agency calls high-level talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo "regrettable" and criticizes the United States' "unilateral and gangster-like" demands for denuclearization. (AP via AL.com)

Law and crime

Crime in the Philippines
- Alexander Lubigan, Vice Mayor of Trece Martires, Philippines, is assassinated in an ambush. (The Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Politics and elections

2018 United States gun violence protests
- Demonstrators protesting against gun violence block Interstate 94 in Chicago. (CNN)

July 6, 2018 (Friday)

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Arts and culture

The wreckage of Nazi German submarine U-966, which was sunk in November 1943, is discovered off the coast of Galicia, Spain. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

Tham Luang cave rescue
- A former UDAU diver dies from lack of oxygen while delivering supplies to a group of boys and a man trapped in the Tham Luang Nang Non. (ABC)
2018 Japan floods
- Heavy rain in Japan prompts the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. At least 38 people have died in landslides. (BBC)

Health and environment

2018 Eastern Canada heat wave
- As the heat wave in Quebec comes to an end, the death toll rises to 54. (CBC)

Law and crime

Capital punishment in Japan
- Japan executes former Aum Shinrikyo leader Shoko Asahara and six other main members of Aum Shinrikyo, who led the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack, by hanging. (BBC)
Humboldt Broncos bus crash
- The driver of the tractor-trailer that collided with the Humboldt Broncos team bus is arrested and is expected to face 29 charges. (CBC)

Politics and elections

Corruption in Pakistan
- In the Avenfield corruption case, the court announced a 10 year sentence and 8 million pound fine for the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif. His daughter and political heir, Maryam Nawaz, was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment and a 2 million pound fine. Sharif's son-in-law, Muhammad Safdar Awan, received a one-year sentence. (DAWN)
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales is accused of sexual abuse of ten public officials by former Foreign Minister Edgar Gutierrez. (TeleSUR)