Herald section
The latest reporting from across the Belfast Herald news desks.
Multiple senior ministers, including Nadhim Zahawi and Priti Patel, urged Boris Johnson to resign. The government saw 38 departures as ministers and officials left in rapid succession.
Simon Hart has stepped down as Secretary of State for Wales following Boris Johnson's refusal to resign despite calls from within the cabinet. The resignation follows a series of ministerial departures linked to Johnson's leadership.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid resigned from the UK government on 5 July 2022, citing loss of confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson following his appointment of Chris Pincher as deputy chief whip despite prior allegations of misconduct.
The Israeli Navy intercepts three Hezbollah drones from Lebanon in Israeli airspace.
The World Health Organization announces that European cases of monkeypox have tripled in the past two weeks.
Saint Lucia confirms its first monkeypox case in a flight crewmember who did not disembark, triggering quarantine and contact tracing across the island.