Monday 14 July 2025

Crime & Justice

Twenty-four U.S. states and the District of Columbia file a joint lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education in an attempt to reverse freezing of education funding ahead of the start of the school year.

Disasters

A passenger train collides with a school bus in Cuddalore, India killing three people and injuring two

Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War

United States president Donald Trump announces that several NATO allies will buy U.S.-made weapons, including Patriot air defense missile systems to provide to Ukraine.

Disasters

A Mil Mi-8 helicopter carrying five people goes missing after contact with its pilot is lost shortly after refueling in Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.

Rapes of Gisèle Pelicot

Gisèle Pelicot is awarded the Legion of Honour award, the highest civil order of merit in France, for her courage in testifying in the case about her decades-long sexual abuse.

Disasters

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits Andalusia, Spain causing damage to Almería Airport.

Conflict

President Zelenskyy announces a government reshuffle and nominates Yulia Svyrydenko as prime minister. Following the announcement, outgoing prime minister Denys Shmyhal submits his resignation the next day, which the Verkhovna Rada accepts on 16 July.

Disasters

Three people are killed in a lightning strike at a resort in Tula Oblast.