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16,135 storiesA military court in Sierra Leone sentences 24 soldiers to prison terms ranging from 50 to 120 years for their
roles in a failed coup attempt in November 2023.
Imane Khelif wins the gold medal in the Women's 66 kg boxing event, after facing controversy and harassment
related to a 2023 gender evaluation by the International Boxing Association, which is no longer recognized by the IOC.
Prosecutors in China charge multiple funeral directors with selling more than 4,000 corpses to two major
medical companies over several decades. Police seized 18 tonnes of bones and 34,000 semi-finished products, with the thieves having earned around 380 million yuan (US$53 million) before they were arrested.
Mali orders the Swedish ambassador to leave within 72 hours, days after Sweden announced that development aid
to Mali would be suspended over Mali's support for Russia.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro suspends the X social network in Venezuela for 10 days, accusing X's
French police arrest Egyptian wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed for allegedly groping a woman at a café.

Russia declares a "federal-level" emergency in Kursk Oblast as Ukrainian forces continue to advance.

Akhmat special forces commander Apti Alaudinov says that Ukrainian troops "simply passed-by" their positions
without engaging them, with Akhmat troops choosing to retreat until more Russian reinforcements could arrive. Other reports indicate that Akhmat troops fled from Ukrainian forces.

A Russian military convoy is destroyed on the E38 highway in Oktyabrsky District.
Foreign relations of Mali, Foreign relations of Sweden, Mali–Russia relations
The Biden administration partially lifts a three-year-old ban on American weapons sales to Saudi Arabia.
Hundreds of people protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, against violence targeting the country's Hindu minority.
A Voepass Linhas Aéreas ATR 72-500 aircraft crashes in Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil, killing all 62 people on
Nine people are killed and 26 others injured after a bus crash in Polatlı, Turkey.
In the first-ever breakdancing event at the Olympics, Ami Yuasa of Japan wins the B-Girls gold medal, with
Dominika "Nicka" Banevič of Lithuania winning the silver and Liu "671" Qingyi of China winning the bronze.
Tropical Storm Debby makes its second landfall near Bulls Bay, South Carolina, United States.
YouTube is reportedly blocked and slowed down across Russia following the website's blocking of several
channels that expressed support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Kyushu, Japan.
A tsunami advisory is issued for parts of the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku.
Former Catalan government president Carles Puigdemont returns to Barcelona, Spain, after seven years of
"self-exile", defying an arrest warrant issued by the Supreme Court. Catalan regional police subsequently institute tight controls on traffic in and out of the city, as part of an attempt to arrest Puigdemont.
Two Mossos d'Esquadra officers are arrested for allegedly collaborating on Puigdemont's escape, following his
Arshad Nadeem wins the gold medal in Men's javelin throw, breaking the Olympic record and earning Pakistan
its first ever medal in Athletics and its first ever individual gold medal.
Socialists' Party candidate Salvador Illa is elected as the new Catalan government president by the
Parliament of Catalonia, becoming the first non-separatist president in more than 10 years.
Cindy Ngamba wins a bronze medal in Women's middleweight boxing, the first-ever medal won for the Refugee

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears to confirm ordering a major cross-border operation inside
Russia, saying that "Russia brought war to our land, and it should feel what it has done".

Large explosions are reported near the town of Rylsk in Kursk Oblast, Russia, with videos on social media
appearing to show a destroyed column of military vehicles.