Portal:Current events/2019 July 11
July 11, 2019 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Second Libyan Civil War
- 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)
- Syrian Civil War
- A car bomb detonates in a Turkey-backed rebel city, Afrin, near the entrance, killing 11 and injuring over 30 badly. (Reuters)
- Another car bomb detonates in the city of Qamishli near a church, injuring 11. The Islamic State claimed responsibility. (Rudaw)
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, are killed and 100 others injured during a violent storm that swept across Thessaloniki, Greece. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- British right-wing activist Tommy Robinson is sentenced to nine months in prison for contempt of court — minus time served equals about another 10 weeks in prison. Supporters attacked police and journalists following the court proceedings. Police say no new arrests were made. (BBC News)
- American R&B singer R. Kelly is arrested in Chicago on federal sex crime charges. (NBC News)
Science and technology
- JAXA's Hayabusa2 space probe makes its second successful and final landing on Apollo asteroid 162173 Ryugu. (The Guardian)