2014 June 29
The Islamic State of Iraq declares itself a caliphate

2014 June 29 Islamic caliphate
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant declares itself a caliphate

2014 July 17
Maalaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashes in eastern Ukraine after being shot down by a missile. All 298 people on board are killed.

2014 July 17 Malaysia Flight Ukraine
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes in eastern Ukraine after being shot down by a missile. All 298 people on board are killed

July 21 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 triggers UN Resolution 2166
The United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 2166 in response to the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.

2014 August 3 Sinjar massacre
An attack by Islamic State is the prelude to a massacre of Yazids in the Sinjar province of Iraq

2014 August 3
Attacks by ISIS lead to the massacre of over 4,000 Yazidis in Iraq's Sinjar District

2014 June 29 Felipe king
June 19 – Felipe VI becomes King of Spain upon the abdication of his father, Juan Carlos I.