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Current events of July 3, 2017 (2017-07-03) (Monday)

2017 China floods
- Floods in South China kill at least fifteen people over the last few days with tens of thousands more being relocated. More rain is forecast in future days. (Reuters)
18 people are dead after a bus collides with a truck in the German state of Bavaria. (BBC)

China–India relations, Bhutan–China relations
- Amid growing tensions between China and India and Bhutan over the Doklam tri-junction, a spokesman on behalf of Bhutan via India Today urges India and China to "de-escalate the situation at the border and bring back normalcy". India and China have been locked in a military stand-off at the Doklam tri-junction since late June. (India Today)
Greek–Turkish relations
- Greek coast guard opens fire on a Turkish-flagged cargo vessel in the Aegean Sea. ( Sputnik International)

Politics of New Jersey
- Governor Chris Christie is caught sunbathing with his family on a beach he had ordered closed for the fourth of July holiday. The beach was closed to the public amid a state budget crisis. (Boston Globe via MSN)(Washington Post)