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In ice hockey, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeat the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Finals (Conn Smythe Trophy winner Andrei Vasilevskiy pictured).
Indian actor Dilip Kumar dies at the age of 98.
President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse is assassinated and interim prime minister Claude Joseph assumes leadership.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, Russia, killing all 28 people on board.
A Philippine Air Force C-130 transport aircraft crashes in Sulu, killing at least 53 people.
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July 9, 2021 (Friday)
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July 8, 2021 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in Afghanistan
2021 Taliban offensive
Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan
U.S. President Joe Biden announces that the United States will end its military mission in Afghanistan by August 31. Also, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says that the Biden administration will evacuate Afghan interpreters from the country. (CNBC) (Politico)
Afghanistan–Tajikistan relations
Taliban spokesperson Mohammad Suhail Shaheen says that the organization does not plan to attack the Afghan-Tajik border. (TASS)
Sixty-nine Taliban fighters are killed during clashes with the Afghan government in the town of Qala e Naw. (The Times of India)
Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
Four people suspected of being the assassins of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, who was killed yesterday, are shot dead during a shootout with police in Port-au-Prince. Six others are arrested, including an American citizen. Three officers are hospitalized. The attackers are described as foreign mercenaries, but there are believed to be Haitians among their accomplices. Authorities claim that there are no more attackers on the run, and that the manhunt is now under way for the masterminds of the assassination. The motive behind the assassination is unknown. (BBC News)
American diplomats and troops in Iraq and Syria are targeted in three rocket and drone attacks in the past 24 hours, including at least 14 rockets hitting an Iraqi airbase, wounding two American soldiers. (Al Jazeera English)
Health and environment
COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
Indonesia reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 38,391 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.41 million. (Yahoo! News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
Malaysia reports a record 135 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 5,903. The country also surpasses 800,000 cases of COVID-19. (CNA)
COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
South Korea reports a record 1,275 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 164,028. (Al Jazeera English)
COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
Thailand reports a record 75 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 2,462. (Bangkok Post)
COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
Hanoi suspends all public transport services to and from 14 provinces impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak and urges people to stay at home after the country reports a record 1,314 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
Hungary surpasses 30,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Hungary Today)
COVID-19 pandemic in Luxembourg
Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel is discharged from hospital after being in a serious but stable condition due to COVID-19 for several days. Bettel thanks the medical services and announces that he will resume activities through telework until the end of his isolation period. (RTL)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom reports 32,551 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since January. (ITV News)
The global death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 4 million. (MSN)
International relations
China–European Union relations
The European Parliament votes 578–29 to pass a 28-point nonbinding resolution condemning the tightening restrictions on the press in Hong Kong following the shutdown of the pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily. The resolution also calls for the European Commission to take punitive actions in response, such as sanctioning officials responsible for drafting and enforcing the national security law, and refusing invitations to the Beijing Winter Olympics next year. (South China Morning Post)
Evo Morales government resignation
Bolivia denounces claims that Argentina provided weaponry to the military and police of Bolivia during the repression and subsequent Senkata and Sacaba massacres. The Bolivian government also accuses former president of Argentina Mauricio Macri of wanting the assassination of Evo Morales during his ousting. Argentina was among the first countries to recognize the interim presidency of Jeanine Áñez in 2019. (A24)
Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo announces that his country will continue to negotiate with third parties or blocks independent of the MERCOSUR bloc, including extending preferential tariffs to other countries even if doing so contradicts the bloc's consensuses. President Luis Lacalle Pou, while calling for the bloc to be reformed, states that Uruguay will still remain a full member of the bloc. (MercoPress)
Law and crime
Belarusian attacks on journalists and censorship
Belarusian authorities block the website of Nasha Niva and detains two of the newspaper's journalists. The journalists' apartments are also searched by authorities. A spokesman for the website said that it is the latest crackdown on democracy activists and independent journalism in the country, conducted in the "worst way of the Soviet era". (AP News)
Politics and elections
2021 Samoan constitutional crisis
The Faatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi party asks the Supreme Court to recognize the impromptu swearing-in of newly elected officials because, according to party leader Naomi Mataʻafa, all other venues were blocked when her party was locked out of parliament. The Supreme Court had earlier rejected a similar petition but had granted a review. (RNZ)
Sports
2020 Summer Olympics, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games announce that the games will be held without spectators following a state of emergency declared in the Tokyo area beginning on July 12 following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Japanese capital. (BBC News)
July 7, 2021 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in Afghanistan
Taliban insurgency
Taliban insurgents enter Qala e Naw, the provincial capital of Badghis Province, with heavy fighting reported as the militants move "towards the centre of the city". All government officials in the city have been moved to a nearby army base, while the Taliban have freed about 400 prisoners from the city's prison. (BBC)
2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis
The United States Armed Forces report that two personnel were injured in rocket attacks on Al Asad Airbase in Iraq, which houses US troops. (Al Jazeera)
Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is assassinated by a squad of gunmen at his home in Pétion-Ville. His wife, First Lady Martine Moïse, is also shot and critically wounded. (AP News)
Health and environment
COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reports a record 201 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 15,593. (Dhaka Tribune)
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
Indonesia reports a record for the third consecutive day of 34,379 new cases and a record for the fourth consecutive day of 1,040 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.37 million and the nationwide death toll to 62,908. (Kompas.com)
COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan authorities ban all public gatherings and protests under the instruction of the Director General of Health Services due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (ANI News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji
Fiji reports a record for the second consecutive day of 791 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of cases to 7,940. The Ministry of Health also reports three deaths from COVID-19, all in Suva. (RNZ)
The Fiji police warns citizens that those caught not wearing a face mask when outdoors or in lockdown or containment areas will be arrested under possible penalties of five years' imprisonment, a fine of up to FJ$10,000 or both, as the country faces a wave of cases of COVID-19. (FBC)
COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia
Tunisia reports a record 9,823 new cases and 134 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of confirmed cases to 464,914 and the nationwide death toll to 15,735. (Tunisie Numérique)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom reports 32,548 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since January 22. (The Independent)
Law and crime
Centerra Gold files additional claims against the Kyrgyz government in binding arbitration and asserted claims against state-owned Kyrgyzaltyn JSC in response to the seizure of the Kumtor Gold Mine in Kyrgyzstan. (Lethbridge Herald)
The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo votes 89–0 to pass a resolution officially condemning the Srebrenica massacre and establishing a commemerative holiday for its victims. Serb minority-interests party Serb List boycotted the vote. (RFEL)
Politics and elections
Political impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi dismisses 12 cabinet ministers, including Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, following intense criticisms over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ravi Shankar Prasad, who held multiple concurrent positions as Law, Information Technology, and Communications Minister, also resigns. (South China Morning Post)
2020–21 Malaysian political crisis
The United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest party in the ruling Perikatan Nasional coalition, withdraws its support for Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and calls for his resignation. The move occurred despite Yassin appointing UMNO vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob as Deputy Prime Minister and major party stalwart Hishammuddin Hussein as Senior Security Minister earlier in the day in order to prevent this. UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says that the decision was due to Yassin's poor handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Hamidi specifically singling out the ineffective and contradictory implementation of the lockdowns as the main point of contention. (The Straits Times) (South China Morning Post)
2021 Swedish government crisis
Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven is narrowly re-elected to stay in power after losing a no confidence vote last month. (Euronews)
2021 Israeli presidential election
Isaac Herzog is sworn in as the President of Israel in a ceremony at the Knesset, where he takes the oath of office using the same 107-year-old Bible that his father Chaim Herzog used when he assumed the presidency in 1983. (The Times of Israel)
Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, warns Hungary to repeal its controversial amendments to its Child Protection Act, which bans the dissemination of content in schools deemed to "promote homosexuality", or else face "the full force of EU law". Poland is expected to block any attempt to impose the maximum EU penalty of suspending Hungary's voting rights. (Reuters) (Euronews)
Sports
UEFA Euro 2020
England defeats Denmark 2–1 after extra time to reach the UEFA Euro 2020 Final. (BBC)
2021 Stanley Cup Finals
The Tampa Bay Lightning wins the Stanley Cup Final four games to one against the Montreal Canadiens. It is their second consecutive Stanley Cup victory and their third overall. Andrei Vasilevskiy won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP during the playoffs. (NHL)
July 6, 2021 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in Afghanistan
Spillover of the War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan–Tajikistan relations
Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon orders the mobilization of 20,000 military reservists to secure the border with Afghanistan in response to recent Taliban advances. (Reuters)
Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2021)
The Pentagon says that 90% of American troops have withdrawn from the country. (CNBC)
Tigray War
Rebels of the Tigray Defense Forces mobilize to retake western Tigray from Amharan militias. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251
Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise Flight 251 crashes near the sea in Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, killing all 28 people on board. (Al Jazeera)
A government warehouse near Karaj, Iran, catches fire after an explosion, where an attack recently occurred targeting a nuclear facility allegedly used to produce uranium enrichment centrifuges. (Israel Hayom)
Health and environment
COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reports a record 11,525 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of confirmed cases to 966,406. (Bdnews24.com)
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
Indonesia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 31,189 new cases and a record for the third consecutive day of 728 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.34 million and the nationwide death toll to 61,868. (detikNews)
COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
Russia reports a record 737 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national death toll to 139,316. (The Moscow Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
The Catalonian regional government announces that indoor nightlife venues will be closed beginning on July 9 for at least 15 days, and that anyone who wants to attend events for more than 500 people must have proof of a negative test result or a full vaccination certificate due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in young people. (El País)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom reports 28,773 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since January 29. (Sky News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
Australia reports its first case of the highly contagious Lambda variant in an overseas traveller who had been in a New South Wales quarantine hotel in April. (News.com.au)
COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji
Fiji reports a record 636 new cases and six deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of cases to 7,149 and the national death toll to 39. (RNZ)
COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia
Tunisia reports a record 7,930 new cases and 119 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 455,091 and the nationwide death toll to 15,601. (Tunisie Numérique)
International relations
Belarus–Israel relations
Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns comments made by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko after he said that the "whole world bows" to the Jews, "due to the Holocaust", during a speech given on Independence Day. Israel's government says that Lukashenko's comments were "unacceptable" and has summoned the interim supervisor at the Belarusian embassy. (The Jerusalem Post)
Nuclear program of Iran
The foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, France and Germany condemn Iran for planning to enrich uranium to 20 percent, which goes against the 2015 nuclear deal that the United States withdrew from in 2018, following the release of the information in a statement by the International Atomic Energy Agency. (The Algemeiner)
Law and crime
Murders of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman
Danyal Hussein is convicted at London's Old Bailey of the murders of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman. (BBC)
Nine people between the ages of 15 and 39 are arrested in Hong Kong during a police operation, and are accused of building bombs and planning attacks on the city's courts, transport networks and streets. Police said that they seized the explosives and stated that a hotel room was used as a laboratory for the construction of bombs. The motive behind the planned attacks is unknown. (BBC)
A court in Minsk, Belarus, sentences former presidential candidate and opposition politician Viktar Babaryka to 14 years' imprisonment on charges of bribery and tax evasion, which he denies. (DW)
Dutch investigative journalist Peter R. de Vries is seriously wounded in a shooting in Amsterdam. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces that Inuk leader Mary Simon has been appointed to be the 30th Governor General of Canada, the first Indigenous person to assume this role. Simon will succeed Chief Justice Richard Wagner, who has been acting as Administrator since the resignation of former Governor General Julie Payette in January. (CBC)
Sports
UEFA Euro 2020
Italy defeats Spain 4–2 on penalties after the match finished 1–1 in extra time in order to reach the UEFA Euro 2020 Final. (BBC)
July 5, 2021 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in Afghanistan
Afghan presidential advisor Hamdullah Mohib says that there will be a counter-offensive against the Taliban in the north after the group captured six districts in Badakhshan Province. On Sunday, at least 1,037 Afghan troops abandoned their positions and fled into Tajikistan. (Al Jazeera)
Chikun kidnapping
Bandits abduct around 150 students, a parent and the administrator of a boarding school in Chikun, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The army has rescued at least 26 people. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
An explosion and fire at a factory in Bangkok, Thailand, kills at least one person and injures 29 others. Thousands of residents are evacuated. (Al Jazeera)
Health and environment
COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reports a record of 9,964 new cases and 164 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 954,881 and the nationwide death toll to 15,229. (Bdnews24.com)
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
Indonesia reports a record of 29,745 new cases and 558 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.31 million and the nationwide death toll to 61,140. Active cases also surpassed 300,000 for the first time. (detikHealth)
COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
Vietnam surpasses 20,000 cases of COVID-19 after a record 1,102 new cases are reported in the past 24 hours. (The Star)
COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
COVID-19 pandemic in Norway
The Norwegian government delays a final phase of reopening the economy until the end of July at the earliest because of concerns about the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
Ukraine authorizes the usage of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. (Kyiv Post)
Law and crime
LGBT rights in Georgia (country)
Anti-LGBT right-wing groups storm and ransack the offices of an LGBT+ organization in Tbilisi, Georgia, ahead of the city's pride march. Activists say that equipment was lost during the attack. (Reuters)
The pride march is later cancelled amid more homophobic attacks against LGBT people. Police have promised to investigate the attacks. (DW) (The Guardian)
Violence against LGBT people, LGBT rights in Spain
Protests across Spain occur in the aftermath of the murder of a 24-year-old man who, according to his friends, was killed because he was gay. The murder sparked widespread condemnation from LGBT organizations and politicians. (CTV News)
Indonesian police say that loss due to the burning that occurred in Elelim, the capital of Yalimo Regency, Papua, on 29 June was estimated at Rp 324 billion ($22.5 million). There were 34 offices, 126 shops, 115 motorbikes and 4 cars that were burned and 1,137 people have been displaced. The burning was carried out shortly after the Court's decision to order a re-voting without the participation one of the regent candidate. (VOI)
Peruvian prosecutor Jose Domingo Perez opens a investigation into Keiko Fujimori and the Popular Force party for allegedly engaging in money laundering during the 2021 Peruvian general election following audio tapes of former Alberto Fujimori advisor Vladimiro Montesinos bribing election judges. (The Rio Times)
July 4, 2021 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in Afghanistan
Taliban insurgency
The Taliban takes control of several further districts overnight as Afghan troops abandon their posts and flee into neighboring Tajikistan via Badakhshan Province. The State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan reports that more than 300 Afghan troops crossed the Tajik border as Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid confirms that most of the territory was gained without a fight. (AP)
Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan
Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen warns that all foreign troops must leave Afghanistan before a NATO deadline on September 11 amid reports that the U.S. military plans to keep 1,000 troops in Kabul in order to protect both its embassy and the Hamid Karzai International Airport. (BBC)
Mali War
Four Malian soldiers are killed in an ambush on their patrol. No group claims responsibility for the attack, which comes as France resumes joint military exercises with members of the Malian Armed Forces, which had been suspended following the coup d'état this year led by Colonel Assimi Goïta. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
2021 Philippine Air Force C-130 crash
Fifty people are killed and 49 others are wounded when a C-130 transport plane of the Philippine Air Force carrying 92 passengers and attempting to land at an airport in Jolo, Sulu, crashes in the nearby town of Patikul. Among the dead there are three civilians on the ground; four more are among the injured. (BBC)
2021 Atlantic hurricane season
Tropical Storm Elsa passes through the Caribbean, downing trees and blowing off roofs, killing two people in the Dominican Republic and one in Saint Lucia. (Al Jazeera)
2021 Atami landslide
Twenty-three people are rescued from their ruined homes after a landslide struck Atami, Japan. Two more people are found dead, bringing the death toll to 4. (Al Jazeera)
Surfside condominium building collapse
The remainder of the Surfside condominium is demolished. (ABC News)
A huge wildfire spreads through Limassol, Cyprus, killing four people and forcing the evacuation of several villages. It is described as the worst wildfire in the country's history. (BBC)
A mud volcano eruption in the Caspian Sea, near an oil platform off the coast of Azerbaijan, causes a massive explosion and fireball, which is seen across the region. There are no reports of injuries or damage to any oil platforms. (BNO News)
Health and environment
COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reports a record 153 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national death toll to 15,065. (Dhaka Tribune)
COVID-19 pandemic in India, COVID-19 vaccination in India
Police arrested 14 people for administering fake vaccine shots of salt water instead of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine at nearly a dozen private vaccination sites in Mumbai. The organizers, including medical professionals, charged between $10 and $17 per dose. More than 2,600 people paid to receive the vaccine. (The New York Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
Indonesia reports a record 555 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, 137 of them from Central Java, thereby bringing the national death toll to 60,582. (Merdeka.com)
COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
Iran orders the closure of non-essential businesses such as public parks, restaurants, dessert shops, beauty salons, malls and bookstores in 275 "red" and "orange" zone cities, including the capital Tehran, due to the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. (Egypt Independent)
COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
COVID-19 vaccination in Israel
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says that around 100,000 teenagers have received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Lokmat)
Bennett also announces that he has spoken with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla about swapping doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to other countries. (The Times of Israel)
COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
COVID-19 pandemic in Luxembourg
Prime Minister Xavier Bettel is admitted to a hospital as a precautionary measure, one week after he tested positive for COVID-19. (The Guardian)
COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
Russia reports 25,142 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since January 2, thereby bringing the national total of confirmed cases to 5.6 million. (The Moscow Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji
Fiji reports a record 522 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total to 6,161 cases. Fiji has seen a substantial increase in the number of cases since an outbreak occurred in April. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services also reports three deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 30. (RNZ)
Politics and elections
Politics of France
The National Rally party re-elects Marine Le Pen without opposition in a bid to strengthen her candidacy for the 2022 French presidential election after the party performed poorly in regional elections. The party also hosts a rally in Paris. (DW)
Presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, 2021 Brazilian protests
The Social Democratic Party's founder Gilberto Kassab says that there is proof "each day to impeach President Jair Bolsonaro" after massive protests and Bolsonaro also announcing his candidacy for next year's presidential election. (Notícias UOL)
The Chilean Constitutional Convention is inaugurated in Santiago with Mapuche representative Elisa Loncón elected as President of the Convention. (Bloomberg)
Human rights in the State of Palestine
Hundreds of people gather in Ramallah to demonstrate against Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, as part of a protest movement sparked by the death of political activist Nizar Banat.(Israel Hayom)
July 3, 2021 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Iran–Israel proxy conflict
An Israeli cargo vessel travelling towards the United Arab Emirates in the northern Indian Ocean is struck by an "unknown weapon" and damaged. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Iran is blamed. (Jerusalem Post)
Israel-Gaza conflict
In response to arson balloons launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel, the Israeli Air Force strikes Hamas military targets in Gaza. (i24NEWS)
Business and economy
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation, COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
Aerolíneas Argentinas and low-cost carrier Flybondi resume domestic flights in Argentina after a 15 month suspension due to COVID-19 restrictions. The first flights to resume are between Córdoba and the southern city of Bariloche, and from Córdoba and Rosario to San Martín de los Andes. (MercoPress)
Disasters and accidents
2021 Atami landslide
Two people are killed and at least 20 others are missing after mudslides damage dozens of houses in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The military is deployed to the area as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga organizes an emergency task team. (BBC)
European migrant crisis
At least 43 migrants die in the Mediterranean Sea during a shipwreck. The boat had departed from Zuwara, Libya, carrying migrants from Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Bangladesh. Eighty-four others were rescued, according to the Red Crescent. (Reuters)
2021 Atlantic hurricane season
Hurricane Elsa downgrades to a Tropical Storm and heads towards the Dominican Republic and Haiti followed by Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica and the U.S. state of Florida. Heavy rains and high winds are expected. (CNN)
Health and environment
