Portal:Current events/2017 July 2

July 2, 2017 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War
- Three suicide bombers in Damascus kill at least 21 people and wound 12 others. (The Guardian)

Business and economy

London Fisheries Convention
- The United Kingdom announces it is withdrawing from the 1964 London Fisheries Convention, which allows several European countries to fish within 6 to 12 nautical miles of each other's coastlines. (BBC)
People on banknotes
- The Central Bank of Syria announces a new 2,000 Syrian lira (pound) bank note that will feature a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad, the President's first appearance on Syrian currency during his 17-years in office. (ABC News)

Disasters and accidents

2017 disasters in Russia
- At least 14 people are killed in Russia's Tatarstan Republic as a bus catches fire after colliding with a truck. (Fox News)
Six girls are killed and 24 others are injured after a passenger van caught fire near a bridge on the Chenab River, Pakistan. (Xinhua)

International relations

2017 electronics ban
- The United States lifts its ban on electronics in the cabin of flights from Abu Dhabi to the U.S. (Reuters)
China–India relations, Bhutan–China relations
- Amid growing tensions between China and India and Bhutan over disputed land, the Bharatiya Janata Party supports the words of defence minster Arun Jaitley that "India of 2017 is different from India of 1962". It follows a warning from China to India that referenced the defeat of the latter during the 1962 Sino-Indian War. (DNA India)

Law and crime

2017 Avignon shooting
- Two gunmen open fire near a mosque in Avignon, France, injuring eight people. Two of the victims were hospitalised. (BBC News) (Business Insider)
Law in Israel
- Israel arrests Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar over allegations of her inciting of violence. (The Washington Post)

Sport

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