Portal:Current events/2017 July 10

Current events of July 10, 2017 (2017-07-10) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Battle of Mosul (2016–17)
  • Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declares the battle for Mosul over, after the majority of ISIL militants were defeated. (BBC)
• At least 7 people are killed and 15 injured after gunmen fire upon a pilgrimage bus and a police vehicle, on the 11th day of the Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage in the Indian city of Anantnag. The attack is believed to be terror-related. (NDTV) (The Indian Express)

Disasters and accidents

• A large fire breaks out at the Camden Markets in North West London, with over 70 firefighters and 10 firetrucks attending the scene. No casualties have been reported. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
• 2017 United States Marine Corps KC-130 crash
  • An United States Marine Corps Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft carrying sixteen people has crashed near the American town of Greenwood, Mississippi. So far, at least sixteen bodies have been recovered. (USA Today), (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Law and crime

• A 3 year-old boy dies is stabbed to death in an incident in the Poddle Park area of Kimmage in Dublin, Ireland. The child's mother, believed to be an Iranian national, is in a critical condition in hospital.

International relations

• Doklam crisis
  • Amid a stand-off between India and China over the disputed territory of Doklam which is claimed by Bhutan, the Indian National Congress denies the meeting of Rahul Gandhi with the Chinese ambassador to India. (Zee News)

Politics and elections

• Human rights in China
  • The Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo is in "critical condition," according to Chinese doctors. (The New York Times)