Portal:Current events/2024 July 4

July 4, 2024 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Eighteen leaders from Jemaah Islamiyah announce the disbanding of the group, after 31 years of operation. The group is responsible of several massacres in Indonesia, including the 2002 Bali bombings. (Al Jazeera)
The Islamic State killed eight people, including two civilians, in an ambush on pro-government militiamen in Syria’s Badia desert. (Al Arabiya)

Arts and culture

The city of Gelsenkirchen in Germany rename itself Swiftkirchen temporarily in honor of Taylor Swift for her upcoming concerts in the city. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

Hurricane Beryl
- Category 4 Hurricane Beryl causes a six- to nine-feet storm surge and fierce winds along Jamaica's southern coast, killing at least one person there before tracking to the Cayman Islands. (CNN)
25 people have drowned in south east sudan while trying to flee fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces. (Khaleej Times)

Health and environment

11 people die and another 153 patients have been diagnosed with West Nile fever in an ongoing outbreak in Israel. (Anadolu Agency)

International relations

Germany–Turkey relations
- Germany summoned Turkey’s ambassador in Berlin in a tit for tat over Merih Demiral wolf salute gesture while celebrating a goal at the UEFA Euro 2024. (CNN)

Law and crime

A Norwegian court has found Zaniar Matapour guilty of an attack during Pride celebrations in the Norwegian capital in 2022 and sentenced him to 30 years in prison. (CBC)
Greece anti-terrorism police arrests seven people over arson attacks against an Israeli-owned hotel and a synagogue. (Reuters)
Belarus frees 10 political prisoners including Ryhor Kastusioŭ. (Reuters)

Politics and elections