Tuesday 8 July 2025

July 2025 Southern New Mexico floods

At least three people are killed, four people are trapped, including a father and his two children, and 85 others are rescued when they are washed away in flash floods in Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States.

Crime & Justice

A 9-year-old is killed and two others are injured in a mass stabbing attack by a 16-year-old at a school in Estação, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Disasters

Ten people are killed and some others are injured when a fire and explosion cause eight rooms to collapse at a fireworks factory in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India.

Treatment of women by the Taliban

The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants against Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Taliban official Abdul Hakim Haqqani over alleged persecution of girls, women and the LGBTQ+ community.

Bulgaria and the euro

The European Parliament and the European Council approve Bulgaria's request to adopt the euro, which will replace the lev as Bulgaria's official currency on 1 January 2026.

German economic crisis

German vehicle manufacturer Daimler Truck announces it will cut around 5,000 jobs in the country by 2030 in an effort to save €1 billion following a drop in sales.

Crime & Justice

Two people are killed, including the perpetrator, and six others are injured, including three police officers and three seriously, in a shootout at a house in Calldetenes, Catalonia, Spain.

Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

Five Israeli soldiers are killed and two others are seriously injured in an ambush in Beit Hanoun, Gaza.

Israeli–Lebanese conflict

An Israeli airstrike kills at least three people and injures 13 others in an attack on Tripoli, Lebanon.