# Emergency events
An explosion has occurred in Damascus near the hotel where Emmanuel Macron is staying — Reuters
Explosions have occurred near the hotel in Damascus (Syria) where French President Emmanuel Macron is staying.
A bas-relief has been stolen from Bohdan Lepky’s grave in Kraków
On the night of 5 July, at the Rakowicki Cemetery in Kraków, unknown individuals stole a bronze bas-relief from the gravestone of the Ukrainian writer, poet and public figure Bohdan Lepkyi. The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described the incident as a deliberate provocation aimed at worsening Ukrainian-Polish relations
In Indonesia, a couple were punished with a public beating for kissing on TikTok
In the Indonesian province of Aceh, a 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were publicly punished with canings after a Sharia court found them guilty of violating Islamic law. The offence was a kiss during a live broadcast on TikTok
A woman is to stand trial in Volyn for selling her own 6-year-old son
In the Volyn region, an indictment has been filed against a 38-year-old woman suspected of selling her own young child. According to the investigation, she received 25,000 dollars for her 6-year-old son
A wave of arrests of journalists and activists took place in Turkey ahead of the NATO summit
In Turkey, the security forces carried out a large-scale special operation on the eve of the NATO summit. During raids in various regions of the country, journalists, academics, trade union representatives and members of left-wing civil society organisations were detained
An explosion occurred in the Odesa region during an arrest: police officers were injured
On 5 July 2026, a grenade exploded in the Podilskyi district of the Odesa region whilst a moped driver’s documents were being checked. Two police officers and the man himself were injured; according to preliminary reports, he was the one who triggered the explosion
In Kryvyi Rih, a man threatened law enforcement officers with a weapon
In Kryvyi Rih, law enforcement officers detained a man who, whilst investigative measures were being carried out, threatened police officers and resisted arrest. A separate criminal case has been opened in connection with this incident
A fire broke out on the Brooklyn Bridge during a festive fireworks display
A fire broke out on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York during the Independence Day fireworks display. The incident occurred on the evening of 5 July, shortly after the start of the traditional Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks show
The US is marking Independence Day with record-breaking heat and widespread power cuts
This year’s US Independence Day celebrations are taking place against a backdrop of extreme heat and widespread power cuts. Due to the weather conditions, more than 840,000 homes have been left without power, and festive events in a number of cities have been cancelled or postponed
Fire in Stavropol: a factory producing trailers for KamAZ lorries has caught fire in Russia
On 4 July, a major fire broke out at a car trailer factory in Stavropol, Russia. The blaze was reported by Russian media and local Telegram channels
In Dnipro, a man beat a 55-year-old acquaintance to death
A 55-year-old man was killed during a dispute in the Samara district of Dnipro. Law enforcement officers have arrested a 26-year-old local resident on suspicion of causing his death by assault
The Main Intelligence Directorate destroyed a Russian MiG-29 at the Belbek airfield in Crimea
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence has reported a successful operation in the temporarily occupied Crimea. According to Ukrainian intelligence, a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet was destroyed as a result of a strike on the Belbek military airfield
