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Kyoto Animation Studio 1 in 2015

An arson attack at an animation studio (building pictured) in Kyoto, Japan, kills at least 34 people.
The World Health Organization declares the Ebola outbreak in Congo an international public health emergency.
The European Parliament elects Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission.
The Cricket World Cup concludes with England defeating New Zealand in the final.

July 19, 2019 (Friday)

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International relations

Iran-United States relations
- Iran denies one of its drones was shot down by the United States on July 18, saying all of their drones "returned to their bases". (USA Today)

Disasters and accidents

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes 23 kilometers (14 miles) northwest of Athens, the capital of Greece. There are no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. (CNN)

July 18, 2019 (Thursday)

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Armed conflict and attacks

War in Afghanistan
- Twelve people are killed and over 80 injured by two car bombs at a gate outside police headquarters in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
Sinai insurgency
- A suicide bombing kills two people in northern Sinai after four bodies were found decapitated. (Al Jazeera)
The United States Navy's USS Boxer "destroys" an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) drone in a "defensive action", in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian drone reportedly came within 1,000 yards (3,000 ft) of the U.S. vessel and ignored multiple calls to stand down. (CNBC)

International relations

Iran–United Arab Emirates relations
- Iran confirms it has seized a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker owned by the United Arab Emirates, and its 12 crewmembers, in the Persian Gulf last week. The tanker is being held at Qeshm Island, and is accused by Iran of smuggling oil. (USA Today)
Argentina–Iran relations
- Germán Garavano says all countries are responsible to extradite the Iranian accused of the AMIA bombing to Argentina in case they ever set foot on their soil. (Perspectiva Sur)

Law and crime

Kyoto Animation arson attack
- A 41-year-old man sets fire to the main offices of Kyoto Animation, a Japanese animation studio. At least 33 people are confirmed dead and 36 injured. (The Guardian)

July 17, 2019 (Wednesday)

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Disasters and accidents

2018–19 Kivu Ebola epidemic
- The World Health Organisation declares the most recent Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. (The Guardian)
A national emergency is declared in the Philippines after more than 100,000 people contract dengue fever. (Fox News)

International relations

Turkey–United States relations
- The United States removes NATO ally Turkey from the Joint Strike Fighter program, following the country's acquisition of the Russian S-400 missile system. Turkey had planned to buy 100 F-35 Lightning II jets. (BBC)

Law and crime

AMIA bombing
- At request of Israel and the United States, Argentina officially declares Hezbollah a terrorist organization, freezing assets and expelling all members of the organization from the country. It also holds it responsible for the 1994 attack against AMIA. (Clarín) (Perfil) (TN)
Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is sentenced to life in prison plus thirty years, and is ordered to forfeit US$12.6 billion. He accused the U.S. government of "torture and corruption" during his sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York. He will likely be sent to ADX Florence in Colorado to serve his sentence. (CNBC)
Pakistan arrests Hafiz Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, which has been blamed by the United States and India for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that left more than 160 people dead. (CBS News)
A shooting in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, leaves two dead, including a Turkish diplomat. (DW)

Politics and elections

President-elect of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen resigns from her position as Federal Minister of Defence of Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel appoints Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the leader of the ruling CDU, as her successor. (Deutsche Welle)
2018–19 Sudanese protests
- Representatives of Sudan's military and the civil opposition sign the first of two parts of a power-sharing deal which is supposed to last until free elections in 2022. (DW)
The U.S. House of Representatives votes 332–95 to table an impeachment measure against U.S. President Donald Trump. (CNN)
During a campaign rally, U.S. President Donald Trump calls out the "Squad" members saying that they "hate our country". In light of recent statements made by Trump deemed as "racist", the crowd of Trump supporters started chanting "send her back" in regards to Representative Ilhan Omar. (USA Today)

Science and technology

Astronomers rule out the chances of ~30-meter asteroid 2006 QV89's impacting Earth in September 2019 by eliminating the possibility of its passing through an area where it would have to be if it were on an impacting orbit. Prior to this, the asteroid had been given a one-in-7,000 chance of impacting Earth. (phys.org)

July 16, 2019 (Tuesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War
- Syrian government airstrikes targeting residential areas in the towns of Jisr al-Shughur, Khan Shaykhun, Maar Shoreen, Hantoteen and Ain Al Bardeh in Idlib province, kill at least nine civilians and injure 14 others. (AA)

Business and economy

Nate Sutton, associate general counsel of Amazon, in testimony before a committee of the U.S. Senate, denies that the company uses individual data to compete unfairly with smaller sellers using its third-party platform. (Seeking Alpha)

Law and crime

Odebrecht case
- Former President of Peru Alejandro Toledo is arrested in the United States following an extradition request. (US News)
American musician R. Kelly pleads not guilty to federal sex-assault charges and is denied bail. (NBC News)

Politics and elections

The European Parliament elects Ursula von der Leyen of Germany as the new President of the European Commission. Succeeding Jean-Claude Juncker, she will be sworn in on 1 November 2019. She is the first woman to be elected to this office in EU history. (BBC)
Christine Lagarde announces that she will step down as managing director of the International Monetary Fund on 12 September 2019. (BBC)
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló says that he will remain in office despite protests. (CBS News)

July 15, 2019 (Monday)

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Law and crime

A police raid on a neo-Nazi group in northern Italy results in the arrest of three people. Sophisticated weaponry, including a Matra Super 530F air-to-air missile, were seized during the operation. (BBC)

July 14, 2019 (Sunday)

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Disasters and accidents

A GippsAero GA8 Airvan sky diving operation plane crashes on an island outside Umeå, Sweden, killing all nine people onboard. (The Guardian)

International relations

Argentina–Brazil relations
- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro renews his support for the re-election of Argentine President Mauricio Macri. "We're brothers, and I want prosperity for our nations", he concludes in an interview. (Clarín)

Science and technology

The European Union's Galileo satellite navigation system suffers a major outage due to a "technical incident related to its ground infrastructure", taking all active Galileo satellites offline. (BBC)

Sports

2019 Wimbledon Championships
- In the men's singles final match, Serbian Novak Djokovic beats Swiss Roger Federer in five sets for his 16th Grand Slam title win in a match that lasted four hours and 56 minutes. It was the longest Wimbledon final of all time, and also the first men's singles final in any of the four Grand Slam events that went to a fifth-set tiebreaker. (Wimbledon) (ESPN)
2019 Cricket World Cup
- England beats New Zealand in the 2019 Cricket World Cup Final on total boundaries after both regulation play and a super over end in a tie. (ESPN)

July 13, 2019 (Saturday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Afghanistan
- Taliban gunmen storm a hotel in Badghis Province, killing four soldiers and two civilians. Three of the five gunmen are killed and two are arrested. (RFE/RadioLiberty)
- A U.S. soldier is also killed in a separate bombing in Wardak Province. (Al Jazeera)
Terrorism in the United States
- Four policemen kill a suspect attempting to attack an ICE immigrant detention center in Tacoma, Washington. The perpetrator was armed with a rifle and incendiary devices, and had left a three-page manifesto advocating political violence (BBC) (Heavy)

Disasters and accidents

Manhattan blackout
- A blackout in New York City affects 42,000 people near Times Square. (CNN)
Monsoon of South Asia
- Three days of heavy rain in Nepal trigger floods and landslides resulting in at least 67 deaths. India was also affected by heavy floods, resulting in the death of 34 people, while 29 others died in Bangladesh. (BBC)
Tropical Storm Barry increases to 121 kilometers per hour (75 miles per hour), becoming the first hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season.

Politics and elections

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says the conditions under which asylum seekers are being held in facilities along the U.S. border with Mexico are unacceptable, after visiting two federal detention centers in Texas, remaining the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration to say so. He calls upon the U.S. Congress to act. (CNN)

Sports

2019 Wimbledon Championships
- Simona Halep defeats Serena Williams (6–2, 6–2) to win the 2019 Wimbledon women's singles championship, her first Wimbledon victory and her second Grand Slam singles title. Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles. (The Guardian)

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