Topics in the news
- In South Africa, protests over the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma result in 72 deaths and 1,200 arrests.
- The Supreme Court of Nepal designates Sher Bahadur Deuba (pictured) as prime minister.
- The Party of Action and Solidarity wins a majority of seats in the Moldovan parliamentary election.
- Anti-government protests occur in Cuba amid food shortages and a surge in COVID-19 infections.
- In association football, the Copa América ends with Argentina defeating Brazil in the final.
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
- Thailand reports a record 98 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 3,032. (Bangkok Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan
- Taliban insurgency
- 2021 Taliban offensive
- Afghanistan–Tajikistan relations
- Tajikistan says that over 350 citizens from Afghanistan have crossed the Afghan–Tajik border. (Strait Times)
- The Taliban claims to have captured the strategic city of Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, on the border with Pakistan. One of the group's spokesmen, Zabihullah Mujahid, says that the city was "under mujahideen control". Pakistan confirms the capture, saying that the Taliban removed the Afghan flag and raised theirs. The Afghan Defense Ministry says that they were checking information. If this is confirmed by the Afghan government, it would be the latest territorial gain by the armed group. (DW)
- Afghan special forces claim that 1369 Taliban fighters have been killed in recent operations, including key commanders. (TOLO News)
- Afghanistan–Tajikistan relations
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi asks the Taliban during a conference in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to make a "clean break" with all terrorist forces, especially the al-Qaeda-backed ETIM, and to return to mainstream Afghan politics. (NDTV)
- 2021 Taliban offensive
- Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan
- The Biden administration announces that it will launch Operation Allies Refuge, an operation that will evacuate Afghan interpreters who aided American troops during the war. The operation will begin by the end of July. (USA Today)
- Taliban insurgency
Disasters and accidents
- A bus explodes and crashes in Kohistan, Khyber Paktunkhwa, Pakistan, killing 12 people, nine of whom were Chinese nationals; the bus was carrying a group of over 30 Chinese workers. Pakistan says that it was an accident, whereas China alleges that it was an attack. (Al Jazeera)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- Indonesia reports a record for the third consecutive day of 54,517 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.67 million. (BeritaSatu)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- Malaysia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 11,618 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 867,567. (The Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar
- Myanmar reports a record 7,089 cases and 145 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of cases to 208,357 and the national total of deaths to 4,181. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea reports a record 1,615 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, prompting the government to raise its social distancing measure to "Level 2" for most of the country outside the Seoul Capital Area beginning tomorrow, where gatherings of more than eight people will be banned and bars and restaurants must close by midnight. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
- Vietnam reports a record 2,924 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 37,343. (VN Express)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia reports a record 786 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 145,278. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- Catalonia imposes a curfew between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. in municipalities with a population of more than 5,000 and with an incidence of more than 400 COVID-19 cases per 10,000 inhabitants following an "explosion of cases". The curfew will last for one week beginning July 17. (El Periódico)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- The United Kingdom reports 42,302 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since January 15. (Sky News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington (state)
- Washington reports that the state has vaccinated more than 70% of people over the age of 16 years. (Seattle Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington (state)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Haiti
- Haiti receives 500,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, its first since the start of the pandemic. (AP)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
- Argentina surpasses 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, after reporting 614 deaths in the past 24 hours. (A24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal
- Senegal reports a record 733 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 45,796. (Agence de Presse Sénégalaise)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
International relations
- China–United States relations
- The United States Senate unanimously votes to pass the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, a bill that would ban products from Xinjiang in China due to the internment camps in the region. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Aftermath of the 2021 United States Capitol attack
- Criminal charges brought in the 2021 United States Capitol attack
- Josiah Colt, a Idaho man who was seen hanging on the United States Senate balcony during the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol, pleads guilty. A former Oklahoma City Thunder employee also pleads guilty. (The Washington Post) (The Hill)
- Criminal charges brought in the 2021 United States Capitol attack
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- The Constitutional Court rules that the general lockdown decreed by the government in March 2020 is partially unconstitutional because it considers that the restrictions exceeded those covered by the state of alarm. The appeal of unconstitutionality against the decree was filed by the far right party Vox. (El Mundo)
- 2019 Bolivian political crisis
- Bolivian authorities say that weaponry that were found stored were sent clandestinely by the Argentine government of Mauricio Macri in November 2019 to support the ousting of Evo Morales and that they were used to repress Morales's supporters. Aside from Macri, his ministers Patricia Bullrich, Oscar Aguad and Jorge Faurie are also accused of aiding the Bolivian interim government of Jeanine Áñez. (TV Pública)
- United States federal prosecutors charge four Iranian intelligence operatives with plotting to kidnap journalist and human rights activist Masih Alinejad. (NBC News)
- Swedish rapper Yasin Byn is sentenced to 10 months in jail for conspiring to kidnap a rival artist. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- 2021 Peruvian general election
- Supporters of Popular Force leader and former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori attempt to reach the Government Palace in Lima to call for a audit of the election. Health Minister Óscar Ugarte and Housing Minister Solangel Fernández were attacked during the protests, and protesters clash with the National Police. (El Mundo) (RPP)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan
- Taliban insurgency
- 2021 Taliban offensive
- The Taliban say that they do not want to take their "fight in the mountains and deserts to infighting in cities" but warn against failed attempts at negotiations as the group advances in the country. The Taliban also condemns Turkey for sending protection to Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport as part of a "violation of sovereignty" which they labeled as "reprehensible". (Al Jazeera)
- 2021 Taliban offensive
- Taliban insurgency
- 2021 South African unrest
- The death toll from the protests following the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma increases to 72, as more violent incidents occur. Ten of the victims died during a stampede in Soweto, while others died during lootings, shootings and explosions. More than 1,000 people have been arrested. (BBC) (The Miami Herald)
Business and economy
- France's Autorité de la concurrence fines Google a record €500M ($593M) for breaching an April 2020 ruling that ordered the company to negotiate "in good faith" licensing deals with publishers and news agencies for any re-use of copyrighted content. The fine amounts to about 1.1% of the company's yearly profits. (NBC News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Uttar Pradesh
- The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh reports two new cases of the Lineage B.1.617 Kappa variant. (The Siasat Daily)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Uttar Pradesh
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- Indonesia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 47,899 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.6 million. (detikNews)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- Malaysia reports a record 11,079 new cases and 125 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 855,949 and the nationwide death toll to 6,385. (Free Malaysia Today)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus
- Cyprus reports a record for the second consecutive day of 1,081 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 86,185. (Financial Mirror)
- COVID-19 pandemic in France, COVID-19 vaccination in France
- France reports a new single-day record of the 1.3 million vaccine appointments as the government pressures people to get vaccinated. (Global News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia reports a record 780 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 144,492. (RFE/RL)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malta
- Malta abandons plan to close its border to unvaccinated travellers. Instead, they imposes a mandatory quarantine. The new policy follow criticism from the European Commission that they are discriminatory. (Times of Malta)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- Spain surpasses four million cases of COVID-19. (Euronews)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus
- COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador
- The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador suspends all public and private gatherings of large groups of people and enforces mandatory mask wearing for the next 90 days amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
International relations
- United States–Venezuela relations, Venezuelan presidential crisis
- The United States Department of State "strongly condemns" the arrest of opposition politician Freddy Guevara yesterday in Caracas. Guevara is a close ally of disputed president and opposition leader Juan Guaidó. (Reuters)
- United States–Cuba relations, United States involvement in regime change in Latin America
- Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez urges the United States to consider air strikes on Cuba. Additionally, Cuban exile leaders such as Cuban Democratic Directorate spokesperson Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat calls for the Biden administration to intervene in the country. (WLRN-TV)
Law and Crime
- Canadian Indian residential school gravesites, Canadian Indian residential school system
- Members of the Penelakut Tribe in south-western British Columbia announce the discovery of at least 160 "undocumented and unmarked graves" close to Kuper Island Indian Residential School. (The Guardian), (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2021 Cuban protests
- In Miami, protesters temporarily block the Palmetto Expressway in both directions in order to show support for Cuban protestors. (Miami Herald)
- The San Isidro Movement says that over 100 people have been arrested since protests began in Cuba. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares also calls for the release of Cuban journalist Camila Acosta. (KEYT-TV) (The Guardian)
- Cuban YouTuber Dina Fernandez, also known as Dina Stars, says that she was detained by Cuban security forces in Havana during an interview. (CNN en Español)
- 2021 Samoan constitutional crisis
- Naomi Mataʻafa accuses Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi of a desperate "attack on the rule of law" and calls on him to recognize defeat in the past election. Several Pacific Island nations such as the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau and the Marshall Islands have recognized Mataʻafa as the new Prime Minister of Samoa. (RNZ)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan
- Taliban insurgency
- 2021 Taliban offensive
- Taliban insurgents surround the city of Ghazni as fighting intensifies and the group advances in the country. The government says the Taliban uses civilian houses as hideouts. (Reuters)
- 2021 Taliban offensive
- Withdrawal of U.S. troops
- General Austin Scott Miller formally relinquishes control of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. He is replaced by Marine Corps General Frank McKenzie. (NBC News)
- Taliban insurgency
- Tigray War
- The Tigray Defense Forces say they have captured the town of Korem and are advancing on Alamata in southern Tigray. (Reuters)
- U.S. Secretary of State Department spokesman Ned Price condemns retaliatory attacks on civilians "whether by organized military or security forces or by rogue elements". Previously, Secretary of State Antony Blinken had warned of ongoing crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide. (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 Jacob Zuma. In a televised address to the nation, President Cyril Ramaphosa vows that the police and army would "restore order". (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- Nasiriyah hospital fire
- At least 92 people are killed and more than 100 others wounded 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. (BBC)
- More than 53 people are killed by lightning strikes in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, with a single strike killing 16 at Amer Fort near Jaipur. (BBC)
- Collapse of Siji Kaiyuan Hotel
- Seventeen people are killed and five more are wounded after an annex to a hotel collapse in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu province. (BBC)
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. (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. (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. (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 Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant continues to spread in the country. (ISRAEL21c)
- COVID-19 vaccination in Israel
- 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. (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. (The Korea Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
- Thailand begins to implement new restrictions in Bangkok that include a ban of gatherings more than five people, a curfew from 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m., and close many retail stores due to a surge of highly infectious Alpha and Delta variants. (ABC News 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. (The Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in France
- COVID-19 vaccination in France
- French President Emmanuel Macron announces that 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. (Financial Times)
- COVID-19 vaccination in France
- COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- COVID-19 vaccination in Greece
- Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces that COVID-19 vaccinations will now be mandatory for employees of retirement homes, while vaccinations for healthcare workers will be mandatory beginning on September 1. The government also restricts access to some commercial venues for vaccinated people only from Friday until the end of August. (Barron's)
- COVID-19 vaccination in Greece
- 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 vaccine is effective against all variants of SARS-CoV-2, including the Delta variant. (Mint)
- COVID-19 vaccination in Russia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- Valencia's public prosecutor office authorizes 32 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. (The Local Spain)
- COVID-19 pandemic in France
- 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. (RNZ)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Panama
- Panama authorizes the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine for people ages 12 years and over. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 vaccines
International relations
- International sanctions during the Venezuelan crisis, United States–Venezuela relations
- The U.S. Department of the Treasury lifts Trump-era sanctions against Venezuela, allowing companies to export propane to the country. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Law and crime
- 2021 Samoan constitutional crisis
- The Supreme Court is set to determine if there was criminal contempt in preventing the Parliament to convene after the election which caused an ongoing dispute between the two prime ministers. (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. (El Mundo)
- UK Home Secretary Priti Patel announces that American Neo-Nazi terrorist 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. (BBC)
- Former Drake & Josh star Drake Bell is sentenced to two years of probation for child endangerment. (NBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2021 Cuban protests
- Protesters and Cuban exiles gather in 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. (Tampa Bay Times) (WTVJ)
- 2021 Moldovan parliamentary election
- The Party of Action and Solidarity is projected to win a majority in the parliamentary elections. (ABC News)
- The Nepalese Supreme Court declares that the dissolution of the Federal Parliament of Nepal by 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. (The New York Times)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan
- Australian Minister for Defence Peter Dutton says that the country has ended its military involvement in Afghanistan. (VOA)
- Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
- Suspects in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse say that their intent was to arrest, not kill, Moïse. The two Haitian-American suspects say that they were working as translators for the Colombian suspects and that they had an arrest warrant against Moïse, but found him dead when they arrived. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Twelve people are killed and 26 others injured when a minibus carrying illegal immigrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh crashes and catches fire in Muradiye, Van Province, Turkey. (Al Jazeera)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
- Bangladesh reports a record 11,874 new cases and 230 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1.02 million and the nationwide death toll to 16,419. (Bdnews24.com)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
- Cambodia surpasses 60,000 cases of COVID-19. (Khmer Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia
- Indonesia receives three million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the United States, facilitated through the COVAX initiative. (detikNews)
- COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
- COVID-19 vaccination in Israel
- The Ministry of Health announces that Israel will resume administering first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. (Times of Israel)
- Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announces that a deal has been reached with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, which would see a new shipment of vaccines delivered on August 1. (Jerusalem Post)
- COVID-19 vaccination in Israel
- COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
- Vietnam reports a record 1,953 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 29,816. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
- COVID-19 pandemic in Libya
- Libya reports a record 2,854 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 204,090. (Al-Wasat)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
- President Cyril Ramaphosa extends South Africa's level four restrictions for 14 days until July 25 amid a third wave of COVID-19 caused by the Delta variant. (Business Tech)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Libya
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- New South Wales reports Australia's first death from COVID-19 in 10 months after a woman in her 90s died in Sydney after contracting the virus in a family setting. (BBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji
- Fiji surpasses 10,000 cases of COVID-19 after reporting 485 new cases and three deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The country has seen a significant increase in the number of infections since an outbreak in April. (RNZ)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Peru
- Interim President Francisco Sagasti extends the COVID-19 state of emergency in Peru until the end of August. (Al Jazeera)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- Authorities in Spain issue a heat wave warning for Madrid and the southern city of Seville for the second consecutive day as temperatures reach 44 °C (111 °F). (France24)
International relations
- Oman–Saudi Arabia relations
- In his first official overseas trip since assuming power last year, Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq meets with King Salman of Saudi Arabia in Neom for two days to discuss a peace initiative in Yemen, and strengthen economic and investment agreements between Saudi Arabia and Oman. Saudi media reports it is also Salman's first face-to-face meeting with a world leader since the COVID-19 pandemic began. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- LGBT rights in Georgia (country), 2021 Tbilisi Pride Protests
- Police in Georgia open a criminal investigation into the death of a journalist who was assaulted during attacks targeting LGBT+ activists planning the Tbilisi pride march. Organizers eventually called off the march when more homophobic attacks took place. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- July 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election
- Bulgaria holds another election after the three largest parties failed to form a coalition government following the election in April. (Euronews)
- Exit polls do not show a clear winner, with newly-formed populist party There Is Such a People narrowly beating out GERB, the party of previous Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, by 0.2 percentage points. (Reuters)
- 2021 Moldovan parliamentary election
- Moldovan voters head to the polls in a snap election to elect new members of the Parliament. (Al Jazeera)
- Results show the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity, which President Maia Sandu has close ties to, as the winner with 52% of the vote. (DW)
- 2021 Cuban protests
- Thousands of Cubans, most of them young, attend a rare anti-government protest in San Antonio de los Baños to protest the increased food and medicine shortages brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of Cubans in Miami, Florida, United States, hold solidarity protests as Mayor Francis X. Suarez calls for an international intervention against the Cuban government in a press conference. (France24) (NBC Miami)
Science and technology
- Virgin Galactic Unity 22
- British billionaire Richard Branson travels into space aboard the VSS Unity, a spaceplane owned and operated by the space flight company Virgin Galactic. At the age of 70, he is the second oldest person to travel to outer space. (BBC News)
Sports
- UEFA Euro 2020, UEFA Euro 2020 Final
- Italy beats England 3–2 in penalties in the UEFA Euro 2020 Final after a 1-1 draw following extra time. (The Washington Post)
- England fans storm London's Wembley Stadium ahead of the team's matchup against Italy, with many of the intruders not removed from the stadium until halfway through the match. (The Times)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
- Former Haitian First Lady Martine Moïse, who was seriously injured during the assassination of her husband, Jovenel Moïse, releases her first public audio statement since the attack. (BBC)
- Joseph Lambert, the President of the Senate, is nominated as provisional President of Haiti by a group of senators, potentially succeeding Jovenel Moïse. (DW)
- Somali Civil War
- A suicide car bombing in Mogadishu kills five people and wounds nine others. The attack targeted Mogadishu’s police chief, who survived. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the attack. (Al Jazeera)
Arts and culture
- Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
- Two monuments of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are removed from downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, four years after the riot that occurred in the city. (NBC)
- Following a short council meeting and vote, the Meriwether Lewis and William Clark sculpture and the George Rogers Clark sculpture are also removed from downtown Charlottesville. (The New York Post)
Disasters and accidents
- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 ML strikes 27 kilometres (17 mi) east of Rasht, Tajikistan, killing at least five people and destroying at least 20 houses. (Al Jazeera)
- The Miami-Dade County Courthouse closes due to safety concerns following the collapse that occurred at the condominium in Surfside, Florida. (AP)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- Malaysia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 9,353 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 827,191. (The Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea reports a record for the third consecutive day of 1,378 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 166,722. (Yonhap News Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
- Thailand reports a record 91 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 2,625. (Bangkok Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
- Vietnam receives two million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the United States, facilitated through the COVAX initiative amid an increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 in the country. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia
- Georgia receives 43,200 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. (Georgian Journal)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Moldova
- Moldova–United States relations, COVID-19 vaccination in Moldova
- White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announces that the United States has donated 500,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Moldova. Moldovan President Maia Sandu praises the United States for the vaccine deployment to the country. (Axios)
- Moldova–United States relations, COVID-19 vaccination in Moldova
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
- The Netherlands imposes restrictions that require nightclubs and discos to close, prohibits live entertainment in bars and restaurants and requires them to close at midnight, as well as suspending the entry pass program, amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases primarily due to the Delta variant. These restrictions will remain in effect until August 13. (Axios)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia reports a record 752 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 142,253. (The Moscow Times)
- European Union response to the COVID-19 pandemic
- The European Union says that it has secured enough doses to vaccinate 70% of adults. (France24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji
- COVID-19 vaccination in Fiji
- The Fijian government announces that it will soon begin administering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, facilitated through UNICEF and the World Health Organization. (FBC)
- COVID-19 vaccination in Fiji
- COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria
- Newly-appointed Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane tests positive for COVID-19 and will quarantine for seven days. (Euronews)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Law and crime
- Rupganj factory fire
- Police in Bangladesh arrest eight people, including the factory's company owner in connection with the fire that killed at least 52 people. Police say that emergency exits were locked in the building. (DW)
- A four-day gun battle between security forces and armed gangs in the streets of Caracas, Venezuela, results in the deaths of more than 26 people and the wounding of 40 others. Authorities says that the fighting is now under control, but that there may still be a number of snipers in the streets. The killed people are identified as 22 gang members and four police officers, but a number of civilians also died in the clashes. (BBC)
- Police arrest five people in Santa Ana de Yusguare, Honduras, after they were identified as part of the mob of over 600 people who lynched and killed an Italian man accused of murdering a homeless elderly man. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Politics of Brazil, 2021 Brazilian protests
- For the first time, a poll shows that a majority of Brazilians (54%) support moves to open an impeachment process against President Jair Bolsonaro, with 42% opposing, amid graft accusations and a vaccine procurement scandal. (Reuters)
- Protests occur in Berlin and other cities, organized by exiled activist of the People's Mujahedin of Iran, Maryam Rajavi, to protest the recent election of Ebrahim Raisi as President of Iran. Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša join the protests. (Reuters)
Sports
- 2021 Copa América
- The 47th edition of the South American international men's football competition concludes in the Maracanã Stadium with Argentina beating hosts Brazil 1–0 in the final. (StadiumAstro)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan, Taliban insurgency
- 2021 Taliban offensive
- The Taliban captures the border town of Islam Qala, Herat, Afghanistan's biggest border crossing with Iran. (Associated Press) (India Times)
- A spokesman for the Taliban says that they now control "85% of the territory" as the Afghan government vows to retake all seized districts. (France24)
- Taliban insurgents capture the border town of Torghundi on the border with Turkmenistan as the Afghan National Security Forces collapse in Herat. The Interior Ministry says that troops had been "temporarily relocated" and that efforts are underway to recapture the border crossing. (TRT World)
- A spokesperson for Kandahar Province Governor Rohullah Khanzada says that the Taliban has captured the city of Kandahar. (The New York Times)
- China evacuates 210 nationals from Afghanistan on a flight to Wuhan. (Hindustan Times)
- 2021 Taliban offensive
- Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
- The Government of Colombia reports that 13 of the 26 Colombian mercenaries who killed Haitian president Jovenel Moïse were retired members of the National Army of Colombia. Two were killed during the gunfight with the police while the eleven others were arrested. (The New York Times)
- Haiti's government requests security and investigative assistance from the United States. (The Hill)
- Operation Barkhane
- French President Emmanuel Macron announces that he will reduce the presence of troops in the Sahel to between 2,500 and 3,000 over the long-term, and will also close bases in Timbuktu, Tessalit and Kidal in northern Mali, as part of a reorganization effort to focus on missions in the Malian, Nigerien, and Burkinese border regions. (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- More than 370 Palestinians are injured after Israeli security forces opened fire on demonstrators protesting the presence of an illegal outpost near Beita in the occupied West Bank. 31 of those injured were hit with live ammunition. Dozens more are injured in similar confrontations in Kafr Qaddum, Beit Dajan, and Hebron, with demonstrators in Hebron protesting the presence of settlements in the Masafer Yatta area. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
- Lebanese liquidity crisis
- Lebanon's electricity utility Électricité du Liban shuts down two of its biggest power stations due to lack of fuel, reducing total electrical output by 40% and leaving much of the country without power. (BBC)
- U.S. President Joe Biden signs a 72-point executive order placing tighter regulations and scrutiny on major corporations in a variety of sectors, including Big Tech companies. Policies outlined include banning non-compete clauses, curbing the ability of manufacturers to restrict the right to repair certain products, granting the Federal Trade Commission the ability to set guidelines on data collection, banning unfair competition practices in online marketplaces, and ordering the Food and Drug Administration to work with states and Native American tribal governments on procuring cheaper medicines from Canada. (BBC) (FT) (WH.gov)
Disasters and accidents
- 2021 Atami landslide
- The death toll from the landslide in Atami, Japan, increases to nine, as more bodies are found under the mud. Twenty-two people are still missing. (Jiji Press)
- Surfside condominium building collapse
- The death toll in the Champlain Towers South condominium building collapse in Surfside, Florida, increases to 78, with the overnight recovery of 14 more bodies. (ABC News)
- An airplane carrying skydivers crashes in Örebro, Sweden, killing all nine people on board. (BBC)
- The Russian Federal Forestry Agency reports that 160 wildfires are currently burning an area covering 4,400 square kilometres (1,700 sq mi) in the Siberian republic of Sakha. (RFEL)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
- Johannesburg mayor Geoff Makhubo dies from COVID-19-related complications, after being hospitalized for a week. (Al Jazeera)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia
- Tunisia reports a record 189 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 16,050. (Xinhuanet)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
- Bangladesh reports a record 212 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 16,004. The country also surpasses one million cases of the virus. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, Community Activities Restrictions Enforcement
- The Indonesian government announces an extension of emergency community restrictions to 15 regencies and cities outside Java and Bali beginning on July 12 amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases outside Java and Bali. (Kontan)
- Indonesia reports a record 28,975 recoveries in the past 24 hours, thereby surpassing the nationwide total of recoveries to 2 million. (detikHealth)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
- Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- The Israeli Health Ministry announces that all visitors who are traveling to Israel, including vaccinated individuals, will be required to quarantine for 24 hours or receive a negative COVID-19 test beginning on July 16. (Haaretz)
- Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- Malaysia reports a record 9,108 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 817,838. (The Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia approves the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna. (Al Arabiya)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea reports a record for the second consecutive day of 1,316 new cases of COVID-19, prompting the government to raise its restrictions to the highest "Level 4" in the Seoul Capital Area for two weeks beginning on July 12. (CNBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Germany declares all of Spain as a COVID-19 risk area, which will require travellers to present a negative test result in order to avoid quarantine beginning on July 11, due to the spread of the more contagious Delta variant. (DW)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malta, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Malta announces that beginning on July 14, they will become the first country in Europe to close their borders to unvaccinated travellers, only allowing those with a Maltese, British or European vaccination certificate to enter following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Barron's)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia reports 25,766 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since January 2 and thereby brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 5.73 million. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba
- Cuban health regulator CECMED approves the emergency use of the domestically-produced Abdala vaccine, becoming the fifth COVID-19 vaccine to be approved in the country. Manufacturers last month claimed that the vaccine, which requires three doses, has a 92% effectiveness rate against the virus. This makes Cuba the first Caribbean and Latin American country to successfully develop its own variation of the vaccine. (DW)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in California
- California will require face masks in schools despite CDC guidelines saying that vaccinated students are not required to wear a mask. (Los Angeles Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in California
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba
- COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji
- Fiji reports a record 860 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of cases to 9,521. The Ministry of Health also reports three deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national death toll to 51. (RNZ)
- COVID-19 vaccine, Variants of SARS-CoV-2
- A study finds that the CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine is less effective against the Lineage P.1 Gamma variant, which originated in Brazil. (CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
- Climate change in Australia
- Australian Environment Minister Sussan Ley announces that she will appeal a historic ruling from the Federal Court which found that she has a "duty to take reasonable care" that young people will not be harmed in the future by the effects of global warming. (The Guardian)
International relations
- Belarus–Lithuania relations, European migrant crisis
- Lithuania begins construction on a $48M fence along its border with neighboring Belarus. A week prior, Lithuania had declared a state of emergency due to an increase in the number of undocumented migrants crossing into the country from Belarus, accusing Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of deliberately trying to destabilize the country by encouraging and allowing refugees, mostly Syrians, to illegally cross the border. (Newsweek)
- Russia–Ukraine relations
- The Ukrainian Defense Ministry accuses Russia of hacking the website of the Ukrainian Navy to publish fake news and upload false documents regarding the navy drills between Ukraine, NATO, and most Black Sea nations currently ongoing. (RFEL)
Law and crime
- Murder of Sarah Everard
- London police officer Wayne Couzens pleads guilty to the murder of Sarah Everard. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- South Sudanese Civil War
- President Salva Kiir Mayardit promises peace on Independence Day and also offers peace to opponent Riek Machar. A civil war has been fought in South Sudan since 2013 when ethnic differences contributed to an armed conflict that has killed more than 400,000 people. This offer of peace comes after Pope Francis said that he would visit the Christian-majority country if some kind of peace is achieved. (Reuters)
- 2021 Dublin Bay South by-election
- In Ireland, Labour candidate Ivana Bacik is declared the winner in a by-election for the Dublin Bay South constituency, wresting control from the ruling Fine Gael. (The Irish Times)
Science and technology
- The Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment's Department of Nature and Ecology Conservation announces that it no longer considers the giant panda to be endangered, but instead considers it to be vulnerable. This comes five years after the International Union for Conservation of Nature made a similar reclassification. (The Guardian)
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Ongoing events
Business
- COVID-19 recession
Disasters
- COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020–21 European windstorm season
- 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak
- 2021 Atlantic hurricane season
- 2021 Pacific typhoon season
- 2021 Western North America heat wave
- Madagascar food crisis
- Yemeni famine
Politics
- Afghan peace process
- Arab protests
- Belarusian protests
- Brazilian protests
- Colombian tax reform protests
- Cuban protests
- Eswatini protests
- Greek protests
- Haitian protests
- Indian farmers' protests
- Indonesia omnibus law protests
- Jersey dispute
- Libyan peace process
- Myanmar protests
- Nicaraguan protests
- Nigerian protests
- Persian Gulf crisis
- Peruvian crisis
- Samoan constitutional crisis
- Sudanese protests
- Tigrayan peace process
- Thai protests
- United States racial unrest
- United States Stop Asian Hate protests
- Venezuelan presidential crisis
- Yellow vests movement
Elections and referendums
Recent
- July
- 11: Bulgaria, Parliament
- 11: Moldova, Parliament
- 11: Slovenia, Referendum
Upcoming
- July
- 18: São Tomé and Príncipe, President (1st)
- 26: Saint Lucia, House of Assembly
Trials
Recently concluded
- Belarus: Viktar Babaryka
- Brazil: Wilson Witzel
- Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai
- Indonesia: Muhammad Rizieq Shihab
- South Africa: Jacob Zuma
- Spain: 2017 Barcelona attacks
- Switzerland: Alieu Kosiah
- Tonga: ʻAkosita Lavulavu
- United States: Derek Chauvin, Cristhian Bahena Rivera
Ongoing
- Argentina: Rodolfo Martín Villa
- Armenia: Serzh Sargsyan
- Belarus: Sergei Tikhanovsky
- Colombia: Álvaro Uribe
- France: Nicolas Sarkozy
- India: Disha Ravi
- Indonesia: Edhy Prabowo, Juliari Batubara
- Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu
- Kyrgyzstan: Almazbek Atambayev
- Malta: Yorgen Fenech
- Spain: Bárcenas affair, Barçagate
- Sudan: Omar al-Bashir
- International: Ali Kushayb, The Gambia v. Myanmar
Upcoming
- Canada: Raj Grewal
- Indonesia: Nurdin Abdullah
- Kosovo: Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli
- Lesotho: Maesiah Thabane
- Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina
- United Kingdom: Apsana Begum
- United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Elizabeth Holmes, Meng Wanzhou, R. Kelly, Ghislaine Maxwell, Allen Weisselberg
- Zimbabwe: Ignatius Chombo
Sport
- Association football
- 2021 Copa Libertadores final stages
- 2020–21 UEFA Nations League
- 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
- 2021 Major League Soccer season
- Women's association football
- 2021 NWSL season
- Baseball
- 2021 MLB season
- Basketball
- 2021 NBA Playoffs
- Cricket
- ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League 2020–2023
- 2019–2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2
- ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League 2019–2022
- Golf
- 2021 European Tour
- 2021 LPGA Tour
- 2020 PGA Tour Champions
- 2021 Ladies European Tour
- 2020–21 PGA Tour
- Motorsport
- 2021 Formula One Championship
- 2021 Rally Championship
- 2021 MotoGP
- 2021 Supercars Championship
- Rugby league
- 2021 NRL season
- 2021 Super League
- Rugby union
- 2021 Bunnings NPC
- 2021 Super Rugby season
- Tennis
- 2021 ATP Tour
- 2021 WTA Tour
- 2020–21 Davis Cup (Finals)
- Other sports seasons
- 2021 International cricket season
Recent deaths
July
- 14: Mamnoon Hussain
- 12: Edwin Edwards
- 12: Paul Orndorff
- 12: Paulose II
- 12: Charlie Robinson
- 10: Esther Béjarano
- 10: Travis Fulton
- 9: Frank Lui
- 9: Geoff Makhubo
- 9: Jehan Sadat
- 7: Robert Downey Sr.
- 7: Dilip Kumar
- 7: Jovenel Moïse
- 7: Chick Vennera
- 6: Suzzanne Douglas
- 6: Patrick John
- 6: William H. Pauley III
- 5: Raffaella Carrà
- 5: Richard Donner
- 5: Vladimir Menshov
- 5: William Smith
- 4: Sanford Clark
- 4: Harmoko
- 3: James Kallstrom
- 3: Haunani-Kay Trask
- 2: Bill Ramsey
- 1: Josh Culbreath
- 1: Louis Andriessen
June
- 30: Bonfoh Abass
- 30: Del Wilkes
- 29: Stuart Damon
- 29: Donald Rumsfeld
- 28: Menelik Shabazz
- 27: Jack G. Downing
- 27: Hiroaki Nakanishi
- 26: Mike Gravel
- 26: Abdalelah Haroun
- 26: Jon Hassell
- 26: John Langley
- 26: Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
- 26: Frederic Rzewski
- 26: Johnny Solinger
- 25: Jack Ingram
- 24: Benigno Aquino III
- 24: Sonny Callahan
- 24: Stephen Dunn
- 24: Thomas G. Plaskett
- 24: Trần Thiện Khiêm
- 23: Melissa Coates
- 23: Brian London
- 23: John McAfee
- 23: Clare Peploe
- 23: Robert Sacchi
- 23: Mila Ximénez
- 22: Jim Bessman
- 22: Horacio González
- 21: Nina Divíšková
- 21: Tom Kurvers
- 20: Joanne Linville
- 20: Irene Mambilima
- 20: Mark Peel
- 18: Giampiero Boniperti
- 18: Milkha Singh
- 17: Kenneth Kaunda
- 16: Frank Bonner
- 16: Janet Malcolm
- 16: Richard Stolley
- 15: Vladimir Shatalov
Ongoing conflicts
Africa
- Algeria, Libya and Tunisia
- Maghreb insurgency
- Cameroon
- Anglophone Crisis
- Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
- Boko Haram insurgency
- Central African Republic
- Civil War
- Chad
- Insurgency in Northern Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kivu conflict
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Ituri conflict
- Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
- Ethiopia
- Tigray War (spillover)
- Ethiopia and Sudan
- Sudanese–Ethiopian clashes
- Ghana
- Western Togoland Rebellion
- Mali
- Mali War
- Mozambique
- Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
- Nigeria
- Communal conflicts in Nigeria
- Somalia
- Civil war
- Sudan
- War in Darfur
- South Kordofan conflict
- Sudanese nomadic conflicts (incl. South Sudan)
- Western Sahara
- Western Sahara conflict
- 2020–2021 Western Saharan clashes
- Western Sahara conflict
Americas
- Colombia
- Colombian conflict
- Mexico
- Mexican drug war
- Peru
- Internal conflict in Peru
- Paraguay
- Insurgency in Paraguay
Asia-Pacific
- Afghanistan
- Afghanistan War
- 2021 Taliban offensive
- Afghanistan War
- India
- Khalistan movement
- Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- Insurgency in Northeast India
- India and Pakistan
- Kashmir conflict
- Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
- Moro conflict
- Cross border attacks in Sabah
- Moro conflict
- Indonesia
- Papua conflict
- Myanmar
- Internal conflict in Myanmar
- Kachin conflict
- Karen conflict
- Rohingya conflict
- Internal conflict in Myanmar
- Pakistan
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- Philippines
- Communist rebellion
- Philippine drug war
- Thailand
- South Thailand insurgency
Europe
- Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- Ukraine
- War in Donbass
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- War in Donbass
- Ireland and the UK
- Dissident Irish republican campaign
- Turkey
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Global
- War on terror
Middle East
- Egypt
- Sinai insurgency
- Iran and the Persian Gulf
- Iran–Israel proxy conflict
- Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
- Iraq
- American-led intervention in Iraq
- Iranian intervention in Iraq
- Iraq and Syria (map)
- International military intervention against ISIL
- Israel and Gaza
- Israel and Syria
- Israeli-Syrian border conflict
- Syria
- American-led intervention in Syria
- Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
- Turkish occupation of northern Syria
- Yemen and Saudi Arabia
- Yemeni Civil War
- Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
- Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
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