Portal:Current events/2017 July 1

• Death and funeral of Helmut Kohl
  • World leaders such as Bill Clinton, Emmanuel Macron, Theresa May, Dmitry Medvedev and Angela Merkel attend the memorial service for the former West German leader Helmut Kohl. (Fox News) (The Independent)
• Modena Park 2017
  • Italian rock singer Vasco Rossi broke the world record of biggest ticketed concert with 220,000 paying guests hosted at Enzo Ferrari Park in Modena, Italy. (Previous record belonged to a-Ha with 198,000 paying guests, set in 1991 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (Venues Today)

• Freedom of speech in the Philippines
  • President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte threatens the Philippine Daily Inquirer with an exposé. The newspaper has been a long-time ally of the politically prominent Aquino family (ever since the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution), as well as the minority opposition Liberal Party (of which the Vice President of the Philippines Leni Robredo is its prominent member); both have been consistent in their criticisms of the Duterty presidency and its policies since its inauguration in 2016. (Rappler)
• Taxation in India
  • India replaces its federal and state taxes with the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the most extensive tax reform since its independence. (BBC)

• Marawi crisis
  • More than 400,000 people displaced by the conflict are affected by disease outbreaks and psychological trauma. (Rappler)

• Bhutan–China relations, China–India relations
  • Amid growing tensions between China and India and Bhutan, China releases a map detailing pieces of land claimed by Bhutan and India as belonging to China. China claims, via the map, that territory up until Gipmochi belongs to China and claims it's supported by the 1890 Convention of Calcutta. (India Today)

• Law of Singapore
  • Singapore implements a new law that bans foreigners from taking part in protests. (The Hindustan Times)
• Little Rock nightclub shooting
  • Arguments that lead to an exchange of gunfire at a concert at the Power Ultra Lounge in Little Rock, Arkansas, result in at least 28 people injured, one hospitalized in stable condition. (news.com.au)

• Canada Day
  • Canada celebrates the sesquicentennial (150-year) anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. (Canada.ca)
• Politics of Hong Kong
  • Carrie Lam is sworn in as the first female Chief Executive of Hong Kong by Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping amid protests against the 20th anniversary of the transfer of sovereignty to China. (The Telegraph)
• Presidency of Donald Trump
  • Numerous U.S. states, including California, Mississippi, Kentucky and New York, reject requests for voter registration data from President Donald Trump's voter fraud commission. (The Washington Post)
• Politics of New Jersey
  • Amid a budget crisis, Governor Chris Christie shuts down the state government of New Jersey. (CNN)
• Politics of Vatican City
  • Pope Francis ousts conservative cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller. (The New York Times)
• Philip Greaves is sworn in as acting Governor-General of Barbados following the retirement of Sir Elliott Belgrave. (Barbados Today)

• Celebrities make a pilgrimage to Argentina for the wedding of soccer superstar Lionel Messi. (People)
• 2017 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
  • In rugby union, the British and Irish Lions defeat the All Blacks 24–21 in the second test match. (The Guardian)