Portal:Current events/2023 July 2

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Nahel Merzouk protests
  • Rioters ram-raid and set ablaze the residence of L'Haÿ-les-Roses mayor Vincent Jeanbrun, a member of the centre-right Republicans party, injuring the mayor's wife and child. Jeanbrun was at the town hall during the incident. (Reuters)

International relations

• The Thai environment ministry repatriates a 29-year-old elephant it gifted to Sri Lanka in 2001 following allegations of mistreatment and neglect at a Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AFP via SBS News)

Law and crime

• 2023 Baltimore shooting
  • Two people are killed and 28 others are injured in a mass shooting at a block party in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. (CNN)

Sports

• 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
  • In auto racing, three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen wins the inaugural Grant Park 220 at the Chicago Street Course, becoming the first New Zealander to win a NASCAR race, and the first driver to win in his Cup Series debut since 1963. (WLS-TV)
• 2023 Ashes series
  • In Test cricket, the Marylebone Cricket Club suspends three members following allegations of unsportsmanlike conduct towards the Australian national team during the final day of the second Test at Lord's in London, United Kingdom. (The Guardian)