Friday

The people of 17 July

4 people in 4 stories, 18 deaths recorded, 2026

Andy Burnham

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2026

  1. Andy Burnham is elected as the new leader of the British Labour Party. He will formally succeed Keir Starmer as prime minister on Monday.

    Politics · 17 Jul · with Keir Starmer

Mykhailo Fedorov

Ukrainian politician (born 1991)

  1. Protests continue for a second day in Kyiv, Ukraine, near the Presidential Office Building, demanding the return of Mykhailo Fedorov as Minister of Defence and the resignation of Oleksandr Syrskyi as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

    Politics · 17 Jul · with Oleksandr Syrskyi

Mohammed Deif

Palestinian Hamas militant (1965–2024)

  1. The Israeli military and Shin Bet confirm that they have killed Hamas commander Anas Mahmoud Ahmad Hamdan, who served as a "right-hand man" of former Al-Qassam Brigades commander Mohammed Deif, in an airstrike in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip.

    Conflict · 17 Jul

Pat King

Canadian activist

  1. The Ontario Court of Appeal finds Canadian far-right activist and Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King guilty of intimidation and orders a re-sentencing.

    Crime & Justice · 17 Jul

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