The United States denies the claim that it had agreed to exchange either prisoners or money with Iran. The United Kingdom likewise denies that any definitive decision has been made in the case of Zaghari-Ratcliffe's repatriation. (AP)
2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict The prosecutor general's office of Tajikistan launches a criminal investigation into servicemen and citizens of Kyrgyzstan for "unleashing an aggressive war". (Trend News Agency) The Kyrgyz Prosecutor General's Office accuses the Tajikistan Armed Forces of invading the country and seizing their sovereign territory. (Katkus Media)
Asylum in the United States U.S. President Joe Biden raises the cap on the number of refugees accepted each year, from 15,000 to 62,500. The move follows criticism from members of his party and refugee agencies over his prior proposal to retain the Trump-era cap. Biden also announces that he plans to further raise the cap to 125,000 next year. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania, Variants of SARS-CoV-2 The Government of Tanzania announces that all travellers will be required to present negative COVID-19 test results at border points in order to reduce the spread of new variants. (Reuters)
The Government of Tanzania announces that all travellers will be required to present negative COVID-19 test results at border points in order to reduce the spread of new variants. (Reuters)
The prosecutor general's office of Tajikistan launches a criminal investigation into servicemen and citizens of Kyrgyzstan for "unleashing an aggressive war". (Trend News Agency)
COVID-19 pandemic in Florida Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces that, on July 1, the state will suspend all local COVID-19 emergency measures. (CBS News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announces that Connecticut has fully vaccinated 50% of its adult population, thereby making it the first state to do so. (Connecticut Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Florida Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces that, on July 1, the state will suspend all local COVID-19 emergency measures. (CBS News)
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces that, on July 1, the state will suspend all local COVID-19 emergency measures. (CBS News)
German police say that they have dismantled one of the world's largest child pornography networks on the dark web, with over 400,000 registered users. Four people have been detained in raids, including a man from Paraguay, on suspicion of running the network. Europol also says that several paedophile chat sites were taken down in the German-led intelligence operation. (BBC News)
Iran denies yesterday's reports of an agreement to exchange prisoners with the United States and the United Kingdom. (PressTV)
Iran–United States relations, Iran–United Kingdom relations Iran denies yesterday's reports of an agreement to exchange prisoners with the United States and the United Kingdom. (PressTV)
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan complete the withdrawal of their forces from the border. (The Times of Central Asia)
Tajikistan says the border clashes left several people dead on their side. The death toll for Kyrgyzstan reaches 36 following the death of a four-year-old boy. (Al Jazeera) (AKIPress)
The Kyrgyz Prosecutor General's Office accuses the Tajikistan Armed Forces of invading the country and seizing their sovereign territory. (Katkus Media)
War in Afghanistan 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan Afghan security forces fight a huge offensive by the Taliban in Helmand as the United States begins to withdraw troops from the country before the final deadline of September 11. (Reuters)
2021 Colombian protests The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights condemns the excessive use of force by Colombian security forces during the ongoing protests that have killed at least 19 civilians. (Al Jazeera) The European Union calls for Colombia's security forces to avoid excessive force amidst the ongoing protests. (Reuters)
2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan Afghan security forces fight a huge offensive by the Taliban in Helmand as the United States begins to withdraw troops from the country before the final deadline of September 11. (Reuters)
Afghan security forces fight a huge offensive by the Taliban in Helmand as the United States begins to withdraw troops from the country before the final deadline of September 11. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in India India surpasses 20 million cases of COVID-19, becoming the second country to do so after the United States. (ABC Australia)
India surpasses 20 million cases of COVID-19, becoming the second country to do so after the United States. (ABC Australia)
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights condemns the excessive use of force by Colombian security forces during the ongoing protests that have killed at least 19 civilians. (Al Jazeera)
Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, Social media use by Donald Trump The Facebook Oversight Board upholds the social media giant's ban on former president Donald Trump. However, it calls for a review of the indefinite ban within six months. (The New York Times)
The Facebook Oversight Board upholds the social media giant's ban on former president Donald Trump. However, it calls for a review of the indefinite ban within six months. (The New York Times)
2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict The death toll at the Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border rises to 55 people. (Anadolu Agency)
A plane crashes into a house in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States, killing four people. (Fox News)
A police officer is shot dead during a narcotics raid in Avignon, France. (Reuters)
At a court in Rwanda, Beatrice Munyenyezi denies the charges against her stemming from the 1994 genocide. Munyenyezi alleges that she was a pregnant teenager at the time and that she could not have been involved in the crimes. She had been previously deported from the United States for lying on her naturalization process. Her husband and mother-in-law Pauline Nyiramasuhuko are already convicted for the genocide. (Reuters)
COVID-19 vaccine The Biden administration announces that it will support waiving patent protections on existing COVID-19 vaccines so that other countries can produce generic variants, following weeks of pressure from the international community. (CNBC)
Four Pakistani soldiers are killed and six others wounded when ambushed by militants near the border with Afghanistan. (DTNext)
Insurgency in Balochistan Four Pakistani soldiers are killed and six others wounded when ambushed by militants near the border with Afghanistan. (DTNext)
Rwandan genocide At a court in Rwanda, Beatrice Munyenyezi denies the charges against her stemming from the 1994 genocide. Munyenyezi alleges that she was a pregnant teenager at the time and that she could not have been involved in the crimes. She had been previously deported from the United States for lying on her naturalization process. Her husband and mother-in-law Pauline Nyiramasuhuko are already convicted for the genocide. (Reuters)
SpaceX Starship SN15 makes its first successful vertical landing after launching from Boca Chica, Texas and climbing to an altitude of 10km during a test flight. (CNN)
Starship development history SpaceX Starship SN15 makes its first successful vertical landing after launching from Boca Chica, Texas and climbing to an altitude of 10km during a test flight. (CNN)
The Biden administration announces that it will support waiving patent protections on existing COVID-19 vaccines so that other countries can produce generic variants, following weeks of pressure from the international community. (CNBC)
The death toll at the Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border rises to 55 people. (Anadolu Agency)
2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict The Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that 136 houses and 84 facilities in the Batken region have been destroyed during clashes at the border. (AKIPress) Tajikistan authorities say that 19 people were killed and 87 others were injured during border clashes with Kyrgyzstan. (RFERL)
2021 Rio de Janeiro shootout At least 25 people are killed in a shootout between police and drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the deadliest police operation to occur in the country since 2016. (BBC News)
A study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimates that the true COVID-19 death toll in the United States is more than 900,000 people. (NPR)
At least 25 people are killed in a shootout between police and drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the deadliest police operation to occur in the country since 2016. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States A study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimates that the true COVID-19 death toll in the United States is more than 900,000 people. (NPR)
Tajikistan authorities say that 19 people were killed and 87 others were injured during border clashes with Kyrgyzstan. (RFERL)
The Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that 136 houses and 84 facilities in the Batken region have been destroyed during clashes at the border. (AKIPress)
Colonial Pipeline cyberattack Colonial Pipeline, which supplies 45% of the U.S. East Coast's fuel supply, suffers a malware attack that causes a shutdown of their system. (CNBC)
Colonial Pipeline, which supplies 45% of the U.S. East Coast's fuel supply, suffers a malware attack that causes a shutdown of their system. (CNBC)
2021 Israel–Palestine crisis At least 178 Palestinians are injured in clashes with Israeli police at the al-Aqsa Mosque and elsewhere in East Jerusalem. (Al Jazeera)
At least 178 Palestinians are injured in clashes with Israeli police at the al-Aqsa Mosque and elsewhere in East Jerusalem. (Al Jazeera)
At least seven police officers are killed in a shooting spree in Rivers State, Nigeria. (BBC News)
Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria At least seven police officers are killed in a shooting spree in Rivers State, Nigeria. (BBC News)
2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Further clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police in East Jerusalem's Old City injure at least 90 Palestinians. (Al Jazeera)
Bangladesh reports its first six cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant, which was discovered in India, prompting the authorities to extend the land border closure by two weeks. (Dhaka Tribune)
COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, Lineage B.1.617 Bangladesh reports its first six cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant, which was discovered in India, prompting the authorities to extend the land border closure by two weeks. (Dhaka Tribune)
Further clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police in East Jerusalem's Old City injure at least 90 Palestinians. (Al Jazeera)
Colonial Pipeline cyberattack U.S. President Joe Biden declares a state of emergency following Friday's ransomware cyberattack against Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S., which transports 2.5 million barrels a day – 45 percent of the U.S. East Coast's supply of diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel. (BBC News)
2021 Israel–Palestine crisis The Israeli Supreme Court agrees to delay its ruling on whether Palestinian residents in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood can be evicted to make way for Jewish settlers to later this month, following a series of violent clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters over this issue. (The Guardian)
The Israeli Supreme Court agrees to delay its ruling on whether Palestinian residents in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood can be evicted to make way for Jewish settlers to later this month, following a series of violent clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters over this issue. (The Guardian)
Yemeni Civil War The United States Navy announces that it has seized a shipment of thousands of weapons in a stateless dhow on the Arabian Sea believed to be en-route to Yemen. (Politico)
COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Florida has reported more than 10,000 cases of the Lineage B.1.1.7, Lineage P.1, and Lineage B.1.351 variants since spring break. (ABC News)
Florida has reported more than 10,000 cases of the Lineage B.1.1.7, Lineage P.1, and Lineage B.1.351 variants since spring break. (ABC News)
South Korea reports that it now holds the world's largest number of standard-essential patents followed by the United States, Finland, and Japan. Standard-essential patents refer to major technologies that are vital in producing standardized products and that must be verified by standards organizations. (Yonhap)
The China Manned Space Engineering Office says that remnants of the Chinese Long March-5B Y2 rocket made an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere into the Indian Ocean, just west of the Maldives. (CNN) (The New York Times)
The United States Navy announces that it has seized a shipment of thousands of weapons in a stateless dhow on the Arabian Sea believed to be en-route to Yemen. (Politico)
A US Coast Guard vessel fires roughly 30 warning shots on Monday to drive away Iranian fast-attack boats in an "unsafe" encounter in the Strait of Hormuz. (MSN)
2021 Colombian protests President of Colombia Iván Duque Márquez orders a mass deployment of troops to the city of Cali and its surrounding area after 12 days of protests. (MercoPress) Human Rights Watch reports on the use of "horizontal high-speed multiple projectile launchers" meant to fire multiples of tear gas or stun grenades simultaneously. The Executive Director of the Americas Division, José Miguel Vivanco, publishes a corroborating video reportedly showing a Venom grenade launcher from Combined Systems being used against protesters. (MercoPress) (Twitter)
2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip including Hamas fire barrages of rockets at Israeli cities and towns near the Gaza border, as well as seven toward Jerusalem, injuring one person. Israel retaliates with airstrikes in Gaza killing 24 people and wounding 103 others. Nine children and a Hamas leader are among the dead. (Al Jazeera)
A court in Paris dismisses the complaint of a French Vietnamese woman against several manufacturers of the Agent Orange chemical used by the United States military during the Vietnam War. The court rules it to be a sovereign case under the jurisdiction of the United States (VnExpress)
Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip including Hamas fire barrages of rockets at Israeli cities and towns near the Gaza border, as well as seven toward Jerusalem, injuring one person. Israel retaliates with airstrikes in Gaza killing 24 people and wounding 103 others. Nine children and a Hamas leader are among the dead. (Al Jazeera)
2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict Citizens who evacuated from the Batken Region due to clashes at the Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border return to the area for the first time since the clashes. (AKIPress)
Citizens who evacuated from the Batken Region due to clashes at the Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border return to the area for the first time since the clashes. (AKIPress)
COVID-19 pandemic in Greece Greece reopens primary and junior high schools for in-person classes for the first time in months. The courts also restart many activities. (U.S. News and World Report)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 vaccination in the United States The Food and Drug Administration authorizes the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine for use in children between the ages of 12 and 15 years. (MSN)
COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey Turkey surpasses 5 million cases of COVID-19, becoming the fifth country to do so after the United States, India, Brazil, and France. (Bianet)
COVID-19 vaccination in the United States The Food and Drug Administration authorizes the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine for use in children between the ages of 12 and 15 years. (MSN)
Greece reopens primary and junior high schools for in-person classes for the first time in months. The courts also restart many activities. (U.S. News and World Report)
Human Rights Watch reports on the use of "horizontal high-speed multiple projectile launchers" meant to fire multiples of tear gas or stun grenades simultaneously. The Executive Director of the Americas Division, José Miguel Vivanco, publishes a corroborating video reportedly showing a Venom grenade launcher from Combined Systems being used against protesters. (MercoPress) (Twitter)
