Template:In the news
- The 45th Chess Olympiad (best individual player Gukesh Dommaraju pictured) concludes with India winning both the open and women's events.
- Explosions of electronic devices used by Hezbollah members kill at least 42 people and injure thousands of others in Lebanon and Syria.
- Severe flooding in central Europe leaves at least 25 people dead and 11 others missing, with several towns submerged.
- Amid widespread protests, Mexico ratifies constitutional changes that will see the federal judiciary chosen by popular vote.
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