The day

Sunday 13 July 2025

15 stories, biggest first.

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   Sport2025 Wimbledon Championships

   In tennis, Jannik Sinner defeats his rival and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles final 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win his first Wimbledon title. Sinner is the first Italian player to win a singles title at Wimbledon.

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   News2025 Shabelle offensive

   Al-Shabaab militants claim the takeover of Tardo Village in the Hiiraan region of Somalia's Hirshabelle state, which was previously captured by Ma'awisley fighters and the Somali National Army in September 2022.

3. 3

   NewsSouthern Syria clashes

   More than 30 people are killed and 100 others are injured in clashes between pro-government forces and Druze fighters in Suwayda, Suwayda Governorate, Syria.

4. 4

   NewsZeusch Aviation Flight 1

   A Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft crashes and catches fire shortly after taking off from London Southend Airport in Southend-on-Sea, England, killing all four people onboard.

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   Crime2025 Lexington shootings

   At least three people, including the perpetrator, are killed, and three others are injured, including a state trooper and one critically, in two spree shootings in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.

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   Sport2025 FIFA Club World Cup

   In association football, English club Chelsea F.C. win the FIFA Club World Cup for the second time, defeating French club Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 in the final. Chelsea winger Cole Palmer is awarded the tournament's Golden Ball.

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   NewsIsraeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

   Israeli strikes kill at least 30 people, including six children, at a water collection zone, bringing the official death toll in Gaza to over 58,000.

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   NewsKordofan campaign

   At least 48 civilians are killed, houses are razed and property is looted in an attack when Rapid Support Forces fighters storm the village of Um Garfa in North Kordofan, Sudan.

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   NewsAllied Democratic Forces insurgency

   Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces insurgents kill at least 66 people in Territory of Irumu, in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

10. 10

    News2025 Fall River assisted-living fire

    Nine people are killed and more than 30 others are injured, including five firefighters, in a fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States.

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    News2025 Arizona wildfires

    The Grand Canyon Lodge in Arizona, United States, is destroyed by the Dragon Bravo Fire.

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    CrimeE. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump

    The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejects Donald Trump's second bid to overturn the civil ruling of Carroll II (2022), upholding that Trump must pay US$5,000,000 to E. Jean Carroll for sexual abuse.

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    News

    A bus plunges into a ravine near Chakri, Pakistan, killing six and injuring 38.

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    Crime

    Three people are killed in a raid by the Haitian National Police on drug traffickers, seizing 1,045 kilograms of cocaine on a boat near Tortuga, Nord-Ouest, Haiti.

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    Sport2025 Major League Baseball draft

    In baseball, the MLB draft is held at the Coca-Cola Roxy in Cumberland, Georgia, U.S., with the Washington Nationals selecting Eli Willits as the first overall pick. At the age of 17, Willits becomes the 3rd youngest player in MLB draft history to be selected first overall.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 13 July 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.