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A Filipino truck driver held hostage in Iraq is freed, a day after Manila withdrew its troops in response to demands from kidnappers who had threatened to behead him.
Jacques Chirac declares Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon persona non grata in France after Sharon calls on French Jews to emigrate to Israel to escape what he calls the "spread of the wildest anti-Semitism."
The trial for the murder of Canadian journalist Zahra Kazemi in Iran ends abruptly on the second day of the proceedings.
The Federal Marriage Amendment is blocked in the United States Senate, as a cloture motion seeking to end debate and force a vote fails.
Bobby Fischer, former world chess champion, is detained in Japan for deportation to the United States.

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+* <!--July 20--> A [[Philippines|Filipino]] truck driver held hostage in [[Iraq]] is freed, a day after [[Manila]] withdrew its troops in response to demands from kidnappers who had threatened to behead him.
 * <!--July 19 and 20-->[[Jacques Chirac]] declares Israeli Prime Minister '''[[Ariel Sharon]]''' [[persona non grata]] in [[France]] after Sharon calls on [[France|French]] [[Jews]] to emigrate to [[Israel]] to escape what he calls the "spread of the wildest [[anti-Semitism]]."
 * <!--July 18-->The trial for the [[murder]] of [[Canadian]] [[journalist]] '''[[Zahra Kazemi]]''' in [[Iran]] ends abruptly on the second day of the proceedings.