Disasters and accidents

• 2023 South Korea floods
  • Thirty-seven people are killed, several others are missing, and many are injured in South Korea when torrential rains cause landslides and the overflow of a dam in North Chungcheong, prompting the evacuation of over 4,700 people nationwide. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo calls for the deployment of the military to conduct search and rescue operations. (AP)
• A wildfire prompts the evacuation of over 2,000 residents on La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, decimating around 4,500 hectares and destroying about a dozen homes. (AP)
• A fire breaks out and destroys the Royal Albion Hotel, a 196-year-old Grade II* listed building, in Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom. (Sky News) (iNews)

Health and environment

• 2023 European heat waves
  • The Italian health ministry issues an "extreme" health risk warning for 16 cities, including Florence and Rome, as the European Space Agency reports that potential record-breaking temperatures of up to 48 °C (118 °F) could be reached. (CNN)

International relations

• North Korea–Russia relations
  • Russia announces that it will investigate whether the North Korean Hwasong-18 missile landed in the country's exclusive economic zone. (Reuters via NBC News)
• South Korea–Ukraine relations
  • South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol makes an unannounced visit to Kyiv and meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, announcing that South Korea will pledge US$150 million in additional aid to Ukraine. (AP via The Guardian)

Law and crime

• Four people are killed in a mass shooting in Hampton, Georgia, United States. (Metro) (The New York Times)

Sports

• 2023 WTA Tour
  • 2023 Wimbledon Championships
    • In tennis, Markéta Vondroušová of the Czech Republic defeats Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first unseeded player in history to win the Wimbledon title. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)