Portal:Current events/2018 July 19

July 19, 2018 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2015–2018 Iraqi protests
- Protests that began last week in Iraq are continuing amid widespread anger over poor public services, high unemployment and pollution (CNBC)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- 14 civilians are killed in an air strike near Kunduz. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

List of earthquakes in Mexico, List of earthquakes in 2018
- A 5.7 magnitude earthquake is felt in Mexico City as buildings shake mildly and some residents evacuate homes and office buildings. (NASDAQ)
At least 11 people are killed and an unknown number of others missing after a duck boat carrying 31 people capsizes and sinks on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, USA. (News 5 Cleveland)

International relations

Law and crime

Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People
- The Israeli Parliament passes a Basic Law declaring that the Land of Israel is the historical homeland of the Jewish people and that the right to exercise national self-determination in the State of Israel is unique to the Jewish people. (NPR) (The Times of Israel)