Portal:Current events/2018 July 19

• 2015–2018 Iraqi protests
  • Protests that began last week in Iraq continue amid widespread anger over poor public services, high unemployment, and pollution. (CNBC)
• War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
  • Fourteen civilians are killed in an airstrike near Kunduz. (Reuters)

• A 5.7 magnitude earthquake is felt in Mexico City as buildings shake mildly and some residents evacuate homes and office buildings. (NASDAQ)
• Table Rock Lake duck boat accident
  • At least 17 people are killed and an unknown number of others missing after a duck boat carrying 31 people capsizes and sinks on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, United States. (News 5 Cleveland)

• Equipment of the Iranian Army
  • Iran states that it intends to manufacture and upgrade up to 800 tanks. (Business Insider)

• Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People
  • The Israeli Parliament passes a Basic Law declaring that the Land of Israel is the historical homeland of the Jewish people and that the right to exercise national self-determination in the State of Israel is unique to the Jewish people, and also removes Arabic as an official language. (NPR) (The Times of Israel)

• The head of Peru's Supreme Court resigns amid allegations of accepting bribes. (BBC)

• Airbus transport aircraft Airbus Beluga XL makes its maiden flight in France. (Euronews)