Monday, July 14, 2025
8 stories, grouped by subject, the most important first
Conflict
Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
United States president Donald Trump announces that several NATO allies will buy U.S.-made weapons, including Patriot air defense missile systems to provide to Ukraine.
World
President Zelenskyy announces a government reshuffle and nominates Yulia Svyrydenko as prime minister. Following the announcement, outgoing prime minister Denys Shmyhal submits his resignation the next day, which the Verkhovna Rada accepts on 16 July.
Crime & Justice
Rapes of Gisèle Pelicot
Gisèle Pelicot is awarded the Legion of Honour award, the highest civil order of merit in France, for her courage in testifying in the case about her decades-long sexual abuse.
Justice
Twenty-four U.S. states and the District of Columbia file a joint lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education in an attempt to reverse freezing of education funding ahead of the start of the school year.
Disasters
Disasters
A Mil Mi-8 helicopter carrying five people goes missing after contact with its pilot is lost shortly after refueling in Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.
Disasters
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits Andalusia, Spain causing damage to Almería Airport.
Disasters
Three people are killed in a lightning strike at a resort in Tula Oblast.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for July 14, 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.