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'''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
*[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]
**[[Taliban insurgency]]
***[[2021 Taliban offensive]]
****[[Taliban]] [[insurgent]]s surround the city of [[Ghazni]] as fighting intensifies and the group advances in the country. The [[government of Afghanistan|government]] says the Taliban uses civilian houses as hideouts. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-surround-central-afghan-city-ghazni-officials-2021-07-12/ (Reuters)]
**[[Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2021)|Withdrawal of U.S. troops]]
***[[General (United States)|General]] [[Austin S. Miller|Austin Scott Miller]] formally relinquishes control of [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. forces]] in [[Afghanistan]]. He is replaced by [[US Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] General [[Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.|Frank McKenzie]]. [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/commander-u-s-nato-forces-afghanistan-stepping-down-n1273665 (NBC News)]
*[[Tigray War]]
**The [[Tigray Defense Forces]] say they have captured the town of [[Korem]] and are advancing on [[Alamata]] in southern [[Tigray Region|Tigray]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/ethiopia-conflict/forces-from-ethiopias-tigray-region-say-they-are-say-pushing-south-idUSL8N2OO44R (Reuters)]
**[[Spokesperson for the United States Department of State|U.S. Department of State spokesperson]] [[Ned Price]] condemns retaliatory attacks on civilians "whether by organized military or security forces or by rogue elements". Previously, [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Antony Blinken]] had warned of ongoing [[crimes against humanity]], [[war crime]]s and [[genocide]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-condemns-retaliatory-attacks-against-civilians-ethiopias-tigray-region-2021-07-12/ (Reuters)]
*[[2021 South African unrest]]
**Ten people are killed and more than 490 are detained as rioting and looting occur in [[South Africa]] following the imprisonment of former [[President of South Africa|President]] [[Jacob Zuma]]. In a televised address to the nation, President [[Cyril Ramaphosa]] vows that the police and army would "restore order". [https://apnews.com/article/africa-riots-south-africa-00df1092ad9fd4ded46887bf2e487a9a (AP)]

'''Disasters and accidents'''
*[[Nasiriyah hospital fire]]
**At least 92 people are killed and more than 100 others are injured in a fire at a [[COVID-19]] [[isolation ward]] in [[Nasiriyah]], [[Iraq]]. The fire started when sparks from faulty wiring spread to an oxygen tank, causing it to explode. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57814954 (BBC News)]
*More than 53 people are killed by [[lightning strike]]s in the Indian states of [[Rajasthan]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]], with a single strike killing 16 at [[Amer Fort]] near [[Jaipur]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57801398 (BBC News)]
*[[Collapse of Siji Kaiyuan Hotel]]
**Seventeen people are killed and five more are injured after an annex to a hotel collapses in [[Suzhou]], [[east China]]'s [[Jiangsu]] [[Provinces of China|province]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57830767 (BBC News)]

'''Health and environment'''
*[[COVID-19 pandemic]]
**[[COVID-19 vaccines]]
***[[GAVI]] signs purchase agreements for 170 million doses of [[BBIBP-CorV]] and 350 million doses of [[CoronaVac]] for distribution through [[COVAX]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/gavi-signs-covid-19-vaccine-supply-deals-with-sinovac-sinopharm-covax-2021-07-12 (Reuters)]
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Asia]]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh]]
****[[Bangladesh]] reports a record 13,768 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1.03 million. [https://m.bdnews24.com/amp/en/detail/bangladesh/1913510 (Bdnews24.com)]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia]]
****[[Indonesia]] reports a record 40,427 new cases and 34,754 recoveries from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.56 million and the nationwide total of recoveries to 2.12 million. [https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5640751/pecah-rekor-ada-40427-kasus-baru-corona-di-ri-pada-12-juli-2021?tag_from=wpm_nhl_3 (detikNews)]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Israel]]
****[[COVID-19 vaccination in Israel]]
*****[[Israel]] becomes the first country in the world to offer a booster shot of the [[COVID-19 vaccine]] for immunocompromised adults. The decision comes as the [[SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.617|Lineage B.1.617]] [[SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant|Delta variant]] continues to spread in the country. [https://www.israel21c.org/israel-becomes-first-country-in-world-to-ok-covid-booster-for-immunocompromised/ (ISRAEL21c)]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Japan]]
****[[Tokyo]] enters a fourth [[state of emergency]] that will cover the duration of the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in an attempt to reduce the number of [[COVID-19]] cases. The state of emergency will remain in place until August 22. [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/07/12/national/fourth-coronavirus-emergency-tokyo/ (''The Japan Times'')]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea]]
****The [[Seoul Capital Area]] enters the most restrictive "Level 4" [[social distancing]] measures that bans all large-scale events including spectators at sporting events, private gatherings of more than two people after 6 p.m. and before 5 a.m., and closes churches, in an attempt to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases. [http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210711000168 (''The Korea Herald'')]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand]]
****[[Thailand]] begins to implement new restrictions in [[Bangkok]] that includes a ban on gatherings of more than five people, a curfew from 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m., and the closure of many retail stores due to a surge of highly infectious [[Alpha variant|Alpha]] and Delta variants. [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-13/bangkok-thailand-covid-restrictions-curfew/100287760 (ABC Australia)]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam]]
****[[Vietnam]] reports a record for the fifth consecutive day of 2,367 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 32,199. [https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2021/07/12/vietnam039s-daily-new-covid-19-cases-hit-record-high-for-five-straight-days-seeking-40-million-of-sputnik-v-vaccine (''The Star'')]
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Europe]]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in France]]
****[[COVID-19 vaccination in France]]
*****[[President of France|French President]] [[Emmanuel Macron]] announces that [[COVID-19 vaccine|COVID-19 vaccinations]] will be mandatory for healthcare workers by September 15 and will expand the use of Health Pass into events over 50 people beginning from July 21. [https://amp.ft.com/content/3a876fdf-c9f7-423f-a008-49a3ca15f850 (''Financial Times'')]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Greece]]
****[[COVID-19 vaccination in Greece]]
*****[[Prime Minister of Greece|Prime Minister]] [[Kyriakos Mitsotakis]] announces that COVID-19 vaccinations will now be mandatory for employees of retirement homes, while vaccinations for [[healthcare worker]]s will be mandatory beginning on September 1. The [[Government of Greece|Government]] also restricts access to some commercial venues for vaccinated people only from Friday until the end of August. [https://www.barrons.com/articles/greece-orders-mandatory-jabs-for-all-health-care-workers-01626110407 (''Barron's'')]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Russia]]
****[[COVID-19 vaccination in Russia]]
*****A study conducted by the [[Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology]] shows that [[Russia]]’s [[Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine|Sputnik V]] [[vaccine]] is effective against all [[Variants of SARS-CoV-2|variants]] of [[SARS-CoV-2]], including the Delta variant. [https://www.livemint.com/news/india/sputnik-v-covid-vaccine-effective-against-all-coronavirus-variants-study-11626153754096.html (Mint)]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Spain]]
****[[Province of Valencia|Valencia]]'s [[Public Prosecutor (Autonomous Communities of Spain)|Office of the Public Prosecutor]] authorizes 32 [[List of municipalities in Valencia|municipalities]] that are considered "high-risk" to impose a curfew from 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. and restrict social gatherings due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. [https://www.thelocal.es/20210712/valencia-region-sets-precedent-for-how-curfews-can-return-to-spain-without-state-of-alarm/ (''The Local Spain'')]
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji]]
***[[Fiji]] reports a record 873 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total to 11,386. [https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/446757/covid-19-873-new-cases-and-three-more-deaths-confirmed-in-fiji (RNZ)]
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Panama]]
***[[Panama]] authorizes the [[Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine| Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine]] for people aged 12 years and over. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/panama-authorizes-pfizer-biontech-covid-vaccine-12-age-2021-07-13/ (Reuters)]

'''International relations'''
*[[International sanctions during the Venezuelan crisis]], [[United States–Venezuela relations]]
**The [[United States Department of the Treasury|U.S. Department of the Treasury]] lifts [[Presidency of Donald Trump|Trump]]-era sanctions against [[Venezuela]], allowing companies to export propane to the country. [https://www.sfgate.com/news/amp/US-begins-to-ease-Venezuela-sanctions-allowing-16309736.php (''San Francisco Chronicle'')]

'''Law and crime'''
*[[2021 Samoan constitutional crisis]]
**The [[Supreme Court of Samoa|Supreme Court]] is set to determine if there was criminal contempt in preventing the [[Parliament of Samoa|Parliament]] to convene after the [[2021 Samoan general election|election]] which caused an ongoing dispute between the two prime ministers. [https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/446705/pivotal-court-hearing-today-in-samoa (RNZ)]
*[[Venezuelan presidential crisis]]
**Opposition politician [[Freddy Guevara]] is arrested in [[Caracas]] as police also enter the house of disputed president and opposition leader [[Juan Guaidó]] and his wife [[Fabiana Rosales]]. Exiled opposition leader [[Leopoldo López]] denounces the situation from [[Spain]]. [https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2021/07/12/60ec811921efa0c1618b458c.html (''El Mundo'')]
*[[UK]] [[Home Secretary]] [[Priti Patel]] announces that American [[Neo-Nazism|Neo-Nazi]] terrorist group [[The Base (hate group)|The Base]] will be banned as a terrorist group, making it the fifth white supremacist group to be added to the country's terrorism list this year. [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-57806800 (BBC News)]
*Former ''[[Drake & Josh]]'' star [[Drake Bell]] is sentenced to two years of probation for child endangerment. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1273708 (NBC News)]

'''Politics and elections'''
*[[2021 Cuban protests]]
**Protesters and Cuban exiles gather in [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], [[Florida]] to call for freedom and democracy in [[Cuba]]. In [[South Florida]], protesters gather at the Cuban restaurant Cafe Versailles in [[Miami]] to hold a “liberty” rally. [https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2021/07/12/cuba-protests-demanding-change-spread-to-tampa/ (''Tampa Bay Times'')] [https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/south-florida-leaders-call-on-federal-government-to-support-cuban-protesters/2493048/ (WTVJ)]
*[[2021 Moldovan parliamentary election]]
**The [[Party of Action and Solidarity]] is projected to win a majority in the parliamentary elections. [https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/pro-eu-party-moldova-wins-clear-majority-election-78793382 (ABC News)]
*The [[Supreme Court of Nepal|Nepalese Supreme Court]] declares that the dissolution of the [[Federal Parliament of Nepal]] by [[Prime Minister of Nepal|Prime Minister]] [[KP Sharma Oli]] in May was unconstitutional, reinstating the Parliament and removing the duties of Oli. The Supreme Court also designates leader of the opposition [[Sher Bahadur Deuba]] as the new Prime Minister. [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/12/world/asia/nepal-prime-minister-kp-sharma-oli.html (''The New York Times'')]
* Cardinal [[Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya]], who championed human rights, freedom, and greater democracy in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (DRC), died at the age of 81. [https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248339/cardinal-who-spearheaded-democratic-process-in-dr-congo-dies-at-age-81 (Catholic News Agency)]
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July 12, 2021 (2021-07-12) (Monday)

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