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In association football, the FIFA Women's World Cup concludes with the United States (Golden Ball winner Megan Rapinoe pictured) defeating the Netherlands in the final.
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement becomes operational.
Iran announces an increase in uranium enrichment beyond the limit set in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
An airstrike on a migrant center outside Tripoli, Libya, kills at least 53 people and injures 130 others.

July 12, 2019 (Friday)

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July 11, 2019 (Thursday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
- Four people are killed and over 30 injured in a car bomb attack at a funeral for a senior Libyan National Army commander in Benghazi. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Tropical Storm Barry (2019)
- Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards declares a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Barry makes unprecedented levels of rainfall on Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle. (CNN) (CNN₂)
Seven people, including six foreign tourists, were killed and 100 others are injured during a violent storm that swept across Thessaloniki, Greece. (BBC)

Law and crime

Anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson is sentenced to nine months in prison for contempt of court, but because Robinson had already served 69 days in prison, he would be required to serve about another 10 weeks. He described the sentence as an "absolute joke" and called for protests. (BBC)

Science and technology

JAXA's Hayabusa2 space probe makes its second successful and final landing on Apollo asteroid 162173 Ryugu. (The Guardian)

July 10, 2019 (Wednesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Assailants raid a village in Papua New Guinea's Hela province, killing and dismembering 16 women and children, and burning buildings. (The Guardian)
Between three to five of Iran's IRGC Navy gunboats unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of British oil tanker British Heritage in the Persian Gulf, according to UK's Ministry of Defense as well as two anonymous U.S. officials. The Royal Navy's HMS Montrose warns the boats to back away from the BP Shipping-owned tanker, which they do. The incident is allegedly captured on a U.S. aircraft's camera. (CNN)

Business and economics

Three large shipbuilders in the People's Republic of China announced that they are in talks to merge. This is part of an ongoing shake-up and consolidation of that industry in the face of high operational costs and sluggish new orders. (Caixin Eng.)

Disasters and accidents

An unexpected violent storm hits the Greek region of Halkidiki with heavy rain, hail, and strong winds, killing six foreign tourists. (BBC)

International relations

United Kingdom–United States relations
- Sir Kim Darroch, the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States, resigns his appointment amid public disagreements with U.S. President Donald Trump initiated by a series of leaked diplomatic cables in which the ambassador criticized the president. (BBC)
Kosovo–Serbia relations
- Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin is banned from Kosovo. (ABC News)

Law and crime

List of lawsuits involving Donald Trump
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismisses a lawsuit by the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia against President Donald Trump, citing lack of legal standing in challenging payments to President Trump's private properties by foreign customers. (CNBC) (Politico)

Science and technology

2019 in archaeology
- Researchers announce, through the Nature journal, that a human skull (Apidima 1) discovered inside a cave in Greece, has been dated to 210,000 years ago, making it the oldest known Homo sapiens individual found outside of Africa. (BBC) (Nature)

Sports

2019 Cricket World Cup
- New Zealand defeats India in the first semi-final of the Cricket World Cup. (The Independent)

2019 ESPY Awards
- The 27th annual ESPY Awards are held in the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. The United States women's national soccer team wins the Outstanding Team Award for their 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup victory, Giannis Antetokounmpo wins the Best Male Athlete Award, Alex Morgan wins the Best Female Athlete Award, and Saquon Barkley wins the Breakthrough Athlete of the Year Award. (ESPN)

July 9, 2019 (Tuesday)

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International relations

Argentina–Lebanon relations
- Argentine President Mauricio Macri issues a decree declaring Hezbollah a "terrorist organization". (La Nación)

Politics and elections

2020 United States presidential election, 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- American billionaire Tom Steyer announces his run for nomination by the United States Democratic Party in the 2020 United States presidential election. (CNN)

July 8, 2019 (Monday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
- The United Arab Emirates announces a partial withdrawal of its forces from Yemen as part of a "strategic redeployment". (CNN)

Business and economics

Deutsche Bank announces lay-offs – roughly 18,000 job cuts – around the globe as part of a "reinvention", scrapping its global equities and cutting its fixed income operations. (Deutsche Bank) (The New York Times)

Disasters and accidents

Flash flooding in Washington, D.C. delivers a month's worth of rain on the local area in the span of an hour. The torrential rain leaves commuters stranded on car rooftops, floods several metro stations and causes flooding in the White House. (cnet)

International relations

African Continental Free Trade Agreement
- African leaders agree on a continent-wide free trade zone, which encompasses all African nations except for Eritrea and Somaliland. The various European territories located in Africa are also excluded. It will be the largest free trade zone since the creation of the World Trade Organization. (DW)

Law and crime

The International Criminal Court declares Bosco Ntaganda guilty of having committed war crimes during the Ituri conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (DW)

Politics and elections

2019 Greek legislative election
- Winner of the general election Kyriakos Mitsotakis is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Greece, succeeding Alexis Tsipras. (Reuters)
Tax returns of Donald Trump
- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signs a bill that will allow congressional committees to access President Donald Trump's state tax returns. (The New York Times)

July 7, 2019 (Sunday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Afghanistan, 2019 Ghazni bombing
- Fourteen people are killed and nearly 200 are injured in a suicide car bombing by the Taliban in Ghazni, Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

The Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, United Kingdom, the ancient ruins of Babylon in Babil Governorate, Iraq, among other sites are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. (BBC) (The Independent)

International relations

Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Nuclear program of Iran
- Iran announces plans to begin enriching uranium beyond the limit set in its 2015 nuclear deal, with world powers pressing Europe to salvage the accord after the United States withdrew from it last year. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

2019 Greek legislative election
- Citizens of Greece go to the polls to vote for the next members of the Hellenic Parliament. (BBC News)
- Leader of the Opposition Kyriakos Mitsotakis, from New Democracy, wins an absolute majority and is expected to be sworn in Prime Minister as incumbent Alexis Tsipras falls to second place. Far-right Golden Dawn loses all the seats they had in the Parliament. (The New York Times)
Operation Car Wash, Foreign relations of Venezuela, Foreign relations of Brazil
- New leaked messages between Brazilian judge Sérgio Moro and prosecutors of Operation Car Wash show that Moro suggested they leak confidential information concerning Odebrecht's activities in Venezuela to members of the Venezuelan opposition. Some prosecutors even entertained the possibility of provoking a civil war in Venezuela over the leaks. (The Intercept Brasil)

Sports

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
- In the final match of the 2019 Women's World Cup, the United States wins 2–0 over the Netherlands. Golden Boot winner Megan Rapinoe scored on a penalty kick, followed by Rose Lavelle's strike in the 69th minute. (The New York Times)
2019 Copa América
- Hosts Brazil defeat Peru 3–1 in the final match of the Copa América at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro. It is their ninth title and first since 2007. (The Guardian)
2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
- Mexico wins their eighth Gold Cup, defeating the United States 1–0 in the final match in Chicago. (The Washington Post)
FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019
- Spain wins its fourth title of the Eurobasket competition after defeating France in the final match. (El Mundo)

July 6, 2019 (Saturday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Islamist insurgency in Mozambique
- ISIL claims responsibility for a Wednesday attack in Nangade District in Mozambique, which killed seven people. (Business Standards)
Five soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack in Hizma, Palestine. The suspect is still at large. (The Jerusalem Post)
Syrian Civil War
- The SNHR says at least 544 civilians (including 130 children) have been killed, and another 2,117 people injured since a Russian-led Syrian government assault on the last rebel bastion in northwestern Syria began two months prior. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)