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In Saskatchewan, Canada, 751 unmarked graves are discovered at

the former site of the Marieval Indian Residential School.
In the United States, a condominium tower near Miami collapses
(pictured), killing at least four people and leaving 159 others missing.
Former president of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III dies at the
age of 61.
Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper accused of violating the Miami tower collapse
national security law in Hong Kong, closes.
Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic
Recent deaths: S. Ramesan Nair · Tamanofuji Shigeru · Trần Thiện Khiêm · Brian London ·
Parassala B. Ponnammal · Diego Cortez

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Mali War 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Fifteen German United Nations 27 28 29 30
peacekeepers are wounded in a car bomb
attack at their base in Tarkint, Gao. (Al
Jazeera) (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/20 Ongoing events
21/6/25/several-un-peacekeepers-wounded-i
n-mali-bomb-attack)
Business
Tigray War
COVID-19 recession
Three Doctors Without Borders staff are found
dead near their vehicle in Tigray. (MSF) (http
s://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-d Disasters
o/news-stories/news/ethiopia-three-msf-staff-
killed-attack) COVID-19 pandemic
A helicopter carrying Colombian President Iván 2020–21 European windstorm
Duque Márquez and several government season
ministers, including Defense Minister Diego 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak
Molano Aponte, is struck by several bullets while
flying to Cúcuta. Nobody was injured in the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season
attack. (Reuters) (https://www.reuters.com/world/a 2021 Pacific typhoon season
mericas/helicopter-carrying-colombias-president- Yemeni famine
duque-struck-by-bullets-attack-2021-06-25/)
Disasters and accidents Politics

Zhecheng school fire Afghan peace process

At least 18 people are killed and 16 others Anti-Netanyahu protests
are injured in a fire at a martial arts school in Arab protests
Zhecheng, Henan, China. Most of the victims Belarusian protests
are pupils between the ages of 7 and 16. Brazilian protests
(BBC) (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-
Colombian tax reform protests
china-57607869)
Greek protests
Health and environment Haitian protests
Indian farmers' protests
COVID-19 pandemic Indonesia omnibus law protests
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia Jersey dispute
Libyan peace process
COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
Myanmar protests
Cambodia surpasses 500 deaths from Nicaraguan protests
COVID-19. (Khmer Times) (https://ww Nigerian protests
w.khmertimeskh.com/50881190/camb
odia-covid-death-total-crosses-500-m Persian Gulf crisis
ark-with-115-deaths-reported-in-6-day Peruvian crisis
s/) Samoan constitutional crisis
COVID-19 pandemic in Iran Sudanese protests
Tigrayan peace process
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
receives his first dose of the Iranian- Thai protests
made COVID-19 vaccine COVIran United States racial unrest
Barakat. Khamenei says that he would United States Stop Asian Hate
not have received a foreign vaccine protests
and says that receiving an Iranian- Venezuelan presidential crisis
made vaccine was a "national pride".
(Al Jazeera) (https://www.aljazeera.co Yellow vests movement
m/news/2021/6/25/irans-supreme-lead
er-receives-local-covid-vaccine) Elections and referendums
COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
Israel reimposes the use of masks in Recent
indoor settings as the country reports
a small increase in the number of June
cases, mostly linked to the Delta
variant which was first reported in 12: Algeria,
India. (Haaretz) (https://www.haaretz.c People's National Assembly
om/israel-news/israel-s-covid-czar-wa 13: Switzerland, Referendums
rns-of-rising-infections-but-not-yet-a-fo 18: Iran, President
urth-wave-1.9939962)
20: Armenia, National Assembly
COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia 21: Ethiopia,
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi House of Representatives
tests positive for COVID-19. (Euronews) 24: Gibraltar, Referendum
(https://www.euronews.com/2021/06/25/u 25: Aruba, Parliament
s-tunisia-coronavirus-government)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
Upcoming
 Health Secretary Matt Hancock admits July
and apologizes for breaking COVID-19
social distancing rules in response to a 11: Bulgaria, Parliament
reported affair with his aide Gina 11: Moldova, Parliament
Coladangelo that was reported by the The 11: Slovenia, Referendum
Sun. The opposition Labour Party calls for
Hancock's immediate resignation or
termination, calling his position Trials
"untenable". (BBC) (https://www.bbc.co.u
k/news/uk-politics-57612441)
Recently concluded
Law and crime
Brazil: Wilson Witzel
Ryanair Flight 4978 Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai
Indonesia: Muhammad Rizieq
Belarusian opposition activist Roman Shihab
Protasevich is moved to house arrest after
Spain: 2017 Barcelona attacks
spending a month in prison. Opposition
leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya welcomes Switzerland: Alieu Kosiah
the news but says that Protasevich is still United States: Derek Chauvin,
considered a "hostage". (DW) (https://www.d Cristhian Bahena Rivera
w.com/en/belarus-plane-hijack-journalist-mov
ed-to-house-arrest/a-58042460)
2021 Würzburg stabbing Ongoing

Three people are killed and six others are Argentina: Rodolfo Martín Villa
injured in a mass stabbing attack in Armenia: Serzh Sargsyan
Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. A Somali man Belarus: Sergei Tikhanovsky
is arrested after being shot by police. (BBC)
Colombia: Álvaro Uribe
(https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-576
18354) France: Nicolas Sarkozy
Trial of Derek Chauvin India: Disha Ravi
Indonesia: Edhy Prabowo, Juliari
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Batubara
Chauvin is sentenced to 22 and a half years Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu
in prison for the murder of George Floyd in
May 2020. During the sentencing, Chauvin Kyrgyzstan: Almazbek Atambayev
expressed condolences to Floyd's family. Malta: Yorgen Fenech
(CNBC) (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/25/d South Africa: Jacob Zuma
erek-chauvin-sentencing-for-murder-of-georg Spain: Bárcenas affair, Barçagate
e-floyd.html)
Sudan: Omar al-Bashir
Canadian Public Safety Minister Bill Blair International: Ali Kushayb, The
announces that American militia group Three Gambia v. Myanmar
Percenters, British Neo-Nazi group Aryan
Strikeforce, the Congolese division of ISIL, and
American neo-Nazi James Mason have been Upcoming
added to Canada's list of terror groups. (CBC) (htt
ps://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/terrorist-list-three-p Canada: Raj Grewal
ercenters-1.6079984)
Indonesia: Nurdin Abdullah
Politics and elections Kosovo: Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli
Lesotho: Maesiah Thabane
2021 Gibraltar abortion referendum Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina
United Kingdom: Apsana Begum
 Gibraltar votes 62% in favour of legalizing United States: Khalid Sheikh
abortion. Under the new proposed Mohammed, Elizabeth Holmes,
amendment to the criminal law bill, Meng Wanzhou, R. Kelly, Ghislaine
pregnancies can be terminated by a Maxwell
registered physician within the first 12 weeks, Zimbabwe: Ignatius Chombo
while abortions would be permitted at a later
stage of the pregnancy under a "narrow set of
circumstances". (Reuters) (https://www.reuter Sport
s.com/world/gibraltar-approves-easing-strict-a
bortion-law-referendum-2021-06-25/) Association football
Russian opposition figure Ilya Yashin is barred 2021 Copa Libertadores final
from the next elections after being ruled as an stages
"extremist". Yashin says that this is likely 2020–21 UEFA Nations League
because of his support for jailed government
2021 Campeonato Brasileiro
critic Alexei Navalny. (Reuters) (https://www.reute
rs.com/world/russia-opposition-figure-says-electi Série A
on-bid-blocked-over-navalny-support-2021-06-2 2021 Major League Soccer
5/) season
Palestinians gather to call for the resignation of UEFA Euro 2020
President Mahmoud Abbas following the death of 2021 Copa América
Nizar Banat. (Arab News) (https://www.arabnews. Women's association football
com/node/1883476/middle-east)
2021 NWSL season
Science and technology Baseball
A Chinese research team reports in the journal 2021 MLB season
The Innovation that a skull discovered in Harbin Basketball
in 1933, nicknamed "Dragon Man", belongs to a
previously undiscovered species of early 2021 NBA Playoffs
humans. The team says that the species, which Cricket
they named Homo longi, lived in East Asia about
146,000 years ago before going extinct. (BBC) (ht ICC Men's Cricket World Cup
tps://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57 Super League 2020–2023
432104) 2019–2023 ICC Men's Cricket
World Cup League 2
June 24, 2021 (Thursday) ICC Men's Cricket World Cup
Challenge League 2019–2022
Armed conflicts and attacks Golf
2021 European Tour
War in Afghanistan
2021 LPGA Tour
Around 650 U.S. troops will remain in 2020 PGA Tour Champions
Afghanistan to provide security for diplomats
at the Kabul embassy after most troops leave. 2021 Ladies European Tour
(Politico) (https://www.politico.com/news/202 2020–21 PGA Tour
1/06/24/us-troops-afghanistan-withdrawl-496 Ice hockey
137)
2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Arts and culture Motorsport

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and 2021 Formula One

Sciences announces that American actors Championship
Samuel L. Jackson and Danny Glover, American 2021 Rally Championship
writer and director Elaine May, and Norwegian 2021 MotoGP
 actress Liv Ullmann are the next recipients of the 2021 Supercars Championship
Governors Awards for their lifetime contributions Rugby league
to filmmaking. (Reuters) (https://www.reuters.com/
world/us/samuel-l-jackson-danny-glover-receive- 2021 NRL season
honorary-oscars-2021-06-24/) 2021 Super League
Business and economy Rugby union
2020–21 Premiership Rugby
UK Public Health Minister Jo Churchill
2020–21 Top 14
announces that junk food advertisements during
daytime television and on the internet will be 2021 Bunnings NPC
banned in the United Kingdom by the end of the 2021 Super Rugby season
year, saying it will help fight the growing rates of Tennis
childhood obesity in the country. (Reuters) (http
s://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-ban-daytime-jun 2021 ATP Tour
k-food-adverts-tv-online-2021-06-24/) 2021 WTA Tour
2020–21 Davis Cup (Finals)
Disasters and accidents
Other sports seasons
Surfside condominium building collapse 2021 International cricket season
A 12-story condominium in Surfside, Florida, More details – current sports events
U.S., partially collapses overnight, killing four
people and injuring ten others. At least 159
people are still missing under the debris, and Recent deaths
a search and rescue effort to find them is
currently ongoing. (NPR) (https://www.npr.org/
June
2021/06/25/1010217038/number-of-unaccou
nted-people-rises-to-159-at-surfside-condo-b 24: Benigno Aquino III
uilding-collapse)
24: Trần Thiện Khiêm
2021 South Moravia tornado
23: Melissa Coates
A rare powerful tornado passes through 23: Brian London
several villages in southeastern Czech 23: John McAfee
Republic, causing catastrophic damage.
Much of Hrušky has been destroyed, 23: Mila Ximénez
according to its mayor. Four people are killed 22: Jim Bessman
and 150 others are injured. Rescue teams 22: Horacio González
from neighbouring Austria and Slovakia have 21: Nina Divíšková
been deployed to the region. (BBC) (https://w 21: Tom Kurvers
ww.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57605651)
20: Joanne Linville
Health and environment 20: Irene Mambilima
20: Mark Peel
COVID-19 pandemic 18: Giampiero Boniperti
COVID-19 pandemic in Europe 18: Milkha Singh
17: Kenneth Kaunda
COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
16: Frank Bonner
Portuguese authorities announce that 16: Janet Malcolm
restaurants and non-food shops in 16: Richard Stolley
Albufeira, Lisbon and Sesimbra will
15: Vladimir Shatalov
close on weekends at 3:30 p.m. while
supermarkets and other food outlets 14: Lisa Banes
will close on weekends at 7:00 p.m. as 14: Enrique Bolaños
part of measures to reduce the spread
 of COVID-19 in the region. 14: Manuel Clavero
(Bloomberg) (https://www.bloomberg.c 14: Mburumba Kerina
om/news/articles/2021-06-24/portugal-
14: Markis Kido
says-lisbon-stores-will-close-earlier-d
uring-weekends) (The Portugal News) 13: Ned Beatty
(https://www.theportugalnews.com/ne 13: Ziona
ws/2021-06-24/albufeira-and-lisbon-ta 12: Mudcat Grant
ke-a-step-backwards-in-the-easing-of- 11: Geoffrey Edelsten
lockdown/60658)
10: Alexander
COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
9: Edward de Bono
Russia reports 20,182 new cases of 9: Libuše Šafránková
COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which 8: Joseph Margolis
is the highest single-day total of new
7: Douglas S. Cramer
cases since January, thereby bringing
the nationwide total of confirmed 7: Jim Fassel
cases to 5.38 million. (The Moscow 7: Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur
Times) (https://www.themoscowtimes. 6: Sanyika Shakur
com/2021/06/24/russias-daily-virus-ca 5: T. B. Joshua
ses-deaths-hit-6-month-highs-a74327)
5: Richard Robinson
COVID-19 pandemic in the United
Kingdom 4: Richard R. Ernst
4: John Malcolm Patterson
The United Kingdom reports 16,703 4: Clarence Williams III
new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24
3: F. Lee Bailey
hours, which is the highest single-day
total of new cases since early 3: Karla Burns
February. (Reuters) (https://www.reuter 3: Anerood Jugnauth
s.com/world/uk/uk-reports-16703-new- 2: Raymond J. Donovan
covid-cases-highest-since-february-20
1: Amedeo, Duke of Aosta
21-06-24/)
COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
May
COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
31: James Crawford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford receives
his second dose of the AstraZeneca 31: Arlene Golonka
vaccine. (CTV News) (https://toronto.ct 30: Jason Dupasquier
vnews.ca/mobile/ontario-premier-doug 29: Gavin MacLeod
-ford-receives-second-shot-of-astraze 29: Gwen Shamblin Lara
neca-vaccine-1.5483652)
29: Joe Lara
COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji
29: Cornelius Sim
Fiji reports a record for the third 29: B.J. Thomas
consecutive day of 308 new cases of 28: Mark Eaton
COVID-19, thereby bringing the national
27: Shane Briant
total to 2,848 cases. The Ministry of
Health reports that Australia is helping 27: Carla Fracci
with the supply of vaccines. (RNZ) (https:// 27: Foster Friess
www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/ 27: Poul Schlüter
445459/it-s-too-early-for-covid-19-to-be-e
ndemic-fiji-govt)
Despite continuous records of new cases, Ongoing conflicts
the government rules out any possibility of
a nationwide lockdown, adding that their
Africa
 directive would be on targeted lockdowns Algeria, Libya and Tunisia
instead. (FBC News) (https://www.fbcnew
s.com.fj/news/covid-19/no-extended-lockd Maghreb insurgency
own-despite-widespread-transmission/) Cameroon
The Fiji Ministry of Health reports that
more than 260,000 Fijians have received Anglophone Crisis
their first dose of the Oxford–AstraZeneca Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
COVID-19 vaccine, equivalent to 45% of
Boko Haram insurgency
the target population, and that 27,000
Fijians have already received both doses Central African Republic
of the vaccine. (FBC News) (https://www.f
Civil War
bcnews.com.fj/news/covid-19/over-26000
0-fijians-receive-first-covid-19-jab/) Chad
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia Insurgency in Northern Chad
Indonesia reports a record 20,574 new Democratic Republic of the Congo
cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours,
Kivu conflict
7,505 of which are from Jakarta, thereby
bringing the nationwide total of confirmed Allied Democratic Forces
cases to 2.05 million. (detikHealth) (http insurgency
s://health.detik.com/berita-detikhealth/d-5 Ituri conflict
618872/dki-rekor-7505-kasus-ini-sebaran- Lord's Resistance Army
20574-kasus-baru-covid-19-ri-24-juni) insurgency
Ethiopia
International relations
Tigray War (spillover)
Russia–United Kingdom relations Ethiopia and Sudan
Russia warns the United Kingdom that it will Sudanese–Ethiopian clashes
bomb British vessels if any further
provocative action is taken by the British Ghana
Royal Navy in the Black Sea. Russia had Western Togoland Rebellion
previously summoned the British ambassador
to Russia over this week's incident. The UK Mali
says that the vessel was in Ukrainian waters, Mali War
that it was entirely right to use the route, and
that the Royal Navy will always uphold Mozambique
international law and will not accept unlawful Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
interference with innocent passage. (Reuters)
(https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-says Nigeria
-dont-get-carried-away-by-warship-spat-with-r Communal conflicts in Nigeria
ussia-2021-06-24/)
Somalia
Foreign relations of Hungary, LGBT rights in
Hungary Civil war
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says that Sudan
Hungary "has no business being in the War in Darfur
European Union any more" following the
South Kordofan conflict
approval of an anti-pedophilia law in
Hungary, which is claimed by some critics to Sudanese nomadic conflicts
also contain anti-LGBT parts. Rutte says that (incl. South Sudan)
he cannot push Hungary out of the European Western Sahara
Union but that it has to be done step by step
until Hungary is brought "to its knees on this Western Sahara conflict
 issue". (BBC) (https://www.bbc.com/news/wor 2020–2021 Western Saharan
ld-europe-57596263) clashes

Law and crime

Americas
Aftermath of the 2021 United States Capitol
attack Colombia
January 6 commission, United States House Colombian conflict
Select Committee on the January 6 Attack Mexico
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Mexican drug war
announces that the House will create a
select committee to investigate the Peru
January 6 riot at the United States Capitol. Internal conflict in Peru
(NBC News) (https://www.nbcnews.com/p
olitics/congress/pelosi-announces-select- Paraguay
committee-investigate-jan-6-capitol-riot-n1 Insurgency in Paraguay
272252)
United States Attorney General Merrick
Garland announces that over 500 people Asia-Pacific
have been arrested for their role in the Capitol
riot, including 100 for assaulting Capitol Afghanistan
Police officers. Garland also announces that
the Department of Justice has arrested the Afghanistan War
first suspect involved in assaulting media India
reporters during the events of January 6.
(Forbes) (https://www.forbes.com/sites/andre Khalistan movement
wsolender/2021/06/24/100-arrested-on-charg Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
es-of-assaulting-police-in-capitol-riot-attorney Insurgency in Northeast India
-general-says/?sh=14c633481cd5)
India and Pakistan
2021 Canadian Indian residential schools
gravesite discoveries Kashmir conflict
Indonesia, Malaysia and the
The discovery of 751 unmarked graves at the
Philippines
site of Marieval Indian Residential School in
Saskatchewan, Canada, is announced, Moro conflict
weeks after the remains of 215 children were
found at a similar residential school in British Cross border attacks in
Columbia. (BBC) (https://www.bbc.com/news/ Sabah
world-us-canada-57592243) Indonesia
Hong Kong national security law
Papua conflict
The pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily Myanmar
ceases its activities due to the national
security law and after five of its top executives Internal conflict in Myanmar
as well as its founder Jimmy Lai were
arrested for violating that law. Thousands of Kachin conflict
Hong Kong residents purchase the tabloid's Karen conflict
final edition as critics say that a different era Rohingya conflict
begins for Hong Kong given the unapologetic
Pakistan
gesture of the Hong Kong government
regarding the closure of the tabloid. (The Insurgency in Khyber
Guardian) (https://www.theguardian.com/worl Pakhtunkhwa
d/2021/jun/24/hong-kong-apple-daily-queue-f Insurgency in Balochistan
inal-edition-newspaper)
 2020–2021 Thai protests Philippines
Pro-democracy protests resume in Thailand Communist rebellion
despite COVID-19 restrictions. Protesters Philippine drug war
demand the resignation of Prime Minister
Thailand
Prayut Chan-o-cha over his alleged
mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Thailand insurgency
Thailand and other issues such as monarchy
and government reforms. (DW) (https://www.d
w.com/en/thai-protesters-return-to-the-streets- Europe
despite-covid-concerns/a-58027050)
Belarusian democracy movement Armenia and Azerbaijan
The trial of Belarusian activist Sergei Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Tikhanovsky begins in Belarus. Tikhanovsky Ukraine
faces charges of inciting the protests against
the government of Alexander Lukashenko War in Donbass
and could face up to 15 years' imprisonment.
Russo-Ukrainian War
(Reuters) (https://www.reuters.com/world/bela
rus-starts-trial-opposition-leader-tsikhanousk Ireland and the UK
ayas-husband-2021-06-24/)
Dissident Irish republican
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa campaign
pardons 16 Tamil Tigers members, with
government officials saying that it is the start of a
process to gradually free all individuals who have
Global
been charged under the Prevention of Terrorism
Act. (Al Jazeera) (https://www.aljazeera.com/new War on terror
s/2021/6/24/sri-lanka-pardons-suspected-tamil-ti
gers-convicted-of-terrorism)
Middle East
Politics and elections
Egypt
Thousands of Palestinians protest in Ramallah
and Hebron after Nizar Banat, a former Fatah Sinai insurgency
member and critic of the Palestinian National Iran and the Persian Gulf
Authority's current leadership, was severely
beaten and killed by Palestinian security forces Iran–Israel proxy conflict
in the early morning. The protestors called for the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
government, and current President Mahmoud Iraq
Abbas in particular, to be "overthrown". (Haaretz)
(https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/pale American-led intervention in Iraq
stinians/.premium-dissident-dies-in-palestinian-a Iranian intervention in Iraq
uthority-custody-family-claims-he-was-beaten-1.9
936201) Iraq and Syria (map)
International military intervention
Science and technology against ISIL
Microsoft Windows version history Israel and Gaza
Israel and Syria
Microsoft announces Windows 11, its next-
generation operating system, replacing Israeli-Syrian border conflict
Windows 10. Windows 11 will be a free Syria
upgrade from Windows 10 with users being
able to download Windows 11 through a American-led intervention in
Windows Update sometime later this year. Syria
(The Independent) (https://www.independent.
 co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/windows-11 Russian military intervention in
-launch-event-microsoft-updates-b1871865.ht the Syrian civil war
ml) Turkish occupation of northern
Syria
Sports
Turkey
The Union of European Football Associations Kurdish–Turkish conflict
(UEFA) announces that the away goals rule will
Yemen and Saudi Arabia
be abolished in all UEFA club competitions at the
start of the 2021–22 season. (Sky Sports) (https:// Yemeni Civil War
www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/123408 Saudi Arabian-led intervention in
30/away-goals-rule-abolished-for-uefa-competitio Yemen
ns-from-2021-22-season)
Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
Further information: List of ongoing armed
June 23, 2021 conflicts
(Wednesday)

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topic
Tigray War
Togoga airstrike
Arts
Doctors and medical workers in the Tigray
Region say that more than 80 civilians Architecture – Comics – Film – Home video
have been killed and dozens more have – Literature – Music (Country, Rock, Metal,
been wounded in an airstrike on a busy UK, US) – Radio – Television (UK, US) –
market in the village of Togoga. Ethiopian Video games
soldiers have reportedly prevented a
convoy of ambulances from reaching the
village. (AP) (https://apnews.com/article/a Politics and government
p-top-news-kenya-africa-ethiopia-424851
651a0e02c21df71c86d9b70ec2) Elections – International leaders – Sovereign
War in Afghanistan states – Sovereign state leaders – Territorial
governors
Suspected Taliban insurgents fire a rocket
into a hospital in Kunar, destroying COVID-19
vaccines and setting the hospital on fire. Science and technology
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid denies
responsibility for the attack as the group gains Archaeology – Biotechnology – Computing
more territory on the border with Tajikistan. – Palaeontology – Quantum computing and
(Reuters) (https://www.reuters.com/world/asia communication – Space/Astronomy –
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ban-seize-border-post-north-2021-06-23/)
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
Environment and environmental
The Southern African Development
Community agrees to deploy a "standby sciences
force" to northern Mozambique to contain the
growing Islamist insurgency in the area. (Al Birding/Ornithology – Climate change
Jazeera) (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/20
21/6/23/southern-african-nations-agree-to-de
ploy-forces-to-mozambique) Transportation

Health and environment Aviation – Rail transport

COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
COVID-19 pandemic in India
India surpasses 30 million cases of
COVID-19, becoming the second
country to do so after the United
States. (Hindustan Times) (https://ww
w.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indi
as-new-covid-19-cases-and-deaths-ris
e-to-50-848-and-1-358-tally-tops-30-m
illion-101624415638420.html)
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
Indonesia reports a record 15,308 new
cases of COVID-19 in the past 24
hours, thereby bringing the nationwide
total of confirmed cases to 2.03
million. (detikHealth) (https://health.det
ik.com/berita-detikhealth/d-5617349/d
ki-jabar-jateng-tertinggi-ini-sebaran-15
308-kasus-baru-covid-19-ri-23-juni)
COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia
Mongolia surpasses 100,000 cases of
COVID-19. (AKI Press) (https://m.akipr
ess.com/news:659708:Mongolia_s_co
ronavirus_count_passes_100,000_ca
ses/)
COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
Thailand reports a record 51 deaths
from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours,
thereby bringing the nationwide death
toll to 1,744. (Bangkok Post) (https://w
ww.bangkokpost.com/thailand/genera
l/2137039/record-51-covid-deaths-3-1
74-new-cases)
COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
New restrictions are imposed in
Sydney and surrounding towns as the
number of COVID-19 cases increases.
Household visits are limited to five
people, capacity quotas are
introduced at businesses and masks
are made mandatory in all non-
residential indoor settings. The other
states and territories of Australia, as
well as New Zealand, close their
borders with New South Wales. (NSW
Government) (https://www.nsw.gov.au/
By place
Afghanistan – Albania – Algeria –
Andorra – Angola – Antarctica –
Argentina – Armenia – Australia –
Austria – Azerbaijan –
Bangladesh – The Bahamas –
Bahrain – Barbados – Belarus –
Belgium – Benin – Bhutan –
Bolivia – Bosnia and Herzegovina
– Botswana – Brazil – Bulgaria –
Burkina Faso – Burundi –
Cambodia – Cameroon – Canada
– Cape Verde – Central African
Republic – Chad – Chile – China –
Colombia – Costa Rica –
Comoros – Croatia – Cuba –
Cyprus – Czechia – Denmark –
Ecuador – Egypt – El Salvador –
Eritrea – Estonia – Ethiopia –
European Union – Eswatini – Fiji
– Finland – France – Gabon –
Georgia – Germany – Ghana –
Greece – Guatemala – Guinea –
Guinea-Bissau – Guyana – Haiti –
Honduras – Hong Kong –
Hungary – Iceland – India –
Indonesia – Iran – Iraq – Ireland –
Israel – Italy – Ivory Coast – Japan
– Jordan – Kazakhstan – Kenya –
Kiribati – Kosovo – Kuwait –
Kyrgyzstan – Laos – Latvia –
Lebanon – Lesotho – Liberia –
Libya – Lithuania – Luxembourg
– Macau – Madagascar – Marshall
Islands – Malawi – Malaysia – Mali
– Malta – Mauritania – Mexico –
Micronesia – Moldova – Mongolia
– Montenegro – Morocco –
Mozambique – Myanmar – Nauru
– Namibia – Nepal – Netherlands
– New Zealand – Nicaragua –
Niger – Nigeria – North Korea –
North Macedonia – Norway –
Oman – Pakistan – Palau –
Palestine – Panama – Papua New
Guinea – Paraguay – Peru –
Philippines – Poland – Portugal –
Qatar – Romania – Russia –
Rwanda – Samoa – Saudi Arabia
– Senegal – Serbia – Seychelles –
 media-releases/new-covid-19-restricti Singapore – Slovakia – Slovenia –
ons-for-greater-sydney-23-june-2021) Somalia – South Africa –
COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji Solomon Islands – South Korea –
South Sudan – Spain – Sri Lanka
Fiji reports a record for the second – Sudan – Sweden – Switzerland
consecutive day of 279 new cases of – Syria – Taiwan – Tajikistan –
COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, Tanzania – Thailand – Togo –
thereby bringing the national total to Tonga – Tunisia – Turkey –
2,549. The Ministry of Health also
Turkmenistan – Tuvalu – Uganda
reports four deaths from COVID-19.
– Ukraine – United Arab Emirates
(RNZ) (https://www.rnz.co.nz/internatio
nal/pacific-news/445384/covid-infectio – United Kingdom – United States
ns-in-fiji-soar-four-deaths-reported) – Uruguay – Uzbekistan –
Vanuatu – Venezuela – Vietnam –
COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine Yemen – Zambia – Zimbabwe
Ukraine reports its first two cases of the
SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in a woman
and a teenager who travelled from
Russia. (Kyiv Post) (https://www.kyivpost. Establishments and disestablishments
com/ukraine-politics/delta-most-dangerou
categories
s-coronavirus-variant-yet-detected-in-ukra
ine.html)
Establishments – Disestablishments
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
COVID-19 pandemic in California
Works and introductions categories
COVID-19 pandemic in the San
Francisco Bay Area Works – Introductions – Works
entering the public domain
San Francisco will require all
35,000 of their city employees to
take the COVID-19 vaccine. (The
New York Times) (https://www.nyti
mes.com/2021/06/24/world/san-fra
ncisco-vaccine-mandate.html)
COVID-19 pandemic in Washington
(state)
Clallam County in Washington reports
their first case of the Lineage P.1
Gamma variant in an unvaccinated
resident who traveled out of the state.
(Peninsula Daily News) (https://www.p
eninsuladailynews.com/news/gamma-
variant-of-covid-19-discovered-in-clall
am-county/)
COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
Brazil reports 115,228 new cases of
COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, a new
single-day record. (RTE) (https://www.rte.i
e/news/coronavirus/2021/0624/1231026-
world-virus/)

International relations
 Russia–United Kingdom relations
Russia's Defence Ministry says that a
Russian Navy patrol ship fired shots and a
Su-24 attack aircraft dropped bombs in the
pathway of the British Royal Navy destroyer
HMS Defender after it reportedly entered
Russian-claimed territorial waters near
Crimea in the Black Sea. The UK MOD said
that this was part of a Russian military
exercise in the vicinity and rejected Russia's
account of the incident denying that any shots
or bombs had been directed at the British
ship. (BBC) (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/worl
d-europe-57583363)
China–United States relations
The U.S. Department of Commerce places
sanctions on five Chinese companies, some
of them major producers of solar panel parts,
for using forced Uyghur labor. (Al Jazeera) (ht
tps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/23/us-s
anctions-chinese-solar-firms-for-uighur-huma
n-rights-abuses)
The United Nations votes 184-2 on a resolution
ending the blockade on Cuba, with the United
States and Israel being the lone no votes.
(Reuters) (https://www.reuters.com/world/america
s/us-continues-vote-against-un-call-end-cuba-em
bargo-2021-06-23/)

Law and crime

Aftermath of the 2021 United States Capitol

attack
An Indiana woman is sentenced to three
years probation for her role in the attack on
the United States Capitol, making her the first
person to be sentenced in the riot. (ABC
News) (https://abcnews.go.com/US/im-asham
ed-woman-breached-capitol-receives-probati
on-1st/story?id=78445859)
Graydon Young pleads guilty to conspiracy
charges for his role in the Capitol riot, making
him the first member of the Oath Keepers to
do so. (NPR) (https://www.npr.org/2021/06/23/
1009597270/first-guilty-plea-january-6-oath-k
eepers-conspiracy-case)
Trial of Catalonia independence leaders
The nine Catalan separatists pardoned on
Tuesday leave prison after their pardons were
ratified by King Felipe VI and after the
Supreme Court set their imminent release.
(RTVE) (https://www.rtve.es/noticias/2021062
 3/lideres-del-proces-indultados-salen-prision-
arropados-independentismo/2108680.shtml)
Hong Kong national security law
The pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily
announces that its final edition will be
released on Thursday and that it will later
cease activities after five top executives were
arrested under the national security law and
the newspaper's assets were frozen. Apple
Daily founder Jimmy Lai is already
imprisoned and awaits trial, along with 46
others, on subversion charges. (CNN) (https://
edition.cnn.com/2021/06/23/media/apple-dail
y-closure-intl-hnk-dst/index.html)
LGBT rights in Poland
Polish education minister Przemysław
Czarnek accuses the LGBT community of
"insulting public morality" for a march held on
Saturday in support of rights for the
community. The opposition condemns
Czarnek's comments as "language of hate".
(Reuters) (https://www.reuters.com/world/euro
pe/polish-education-minister-says-lgbt-march
-insult-public-morality-2021-06-23/)
American businessman John McAfee is found
dead in his Barcelona prison cell, believed to be
caused by suicide after the Spanish High Court
authorized an extradition request for tax evasion
earlier in the day. (Reuters) (https://www.reuters.c
om/legal/government/john-mcafee-found-dead-pr
ison-after-spanish-court-allows-extradition-2021-
06-23/)
The Cowessess First Nation and the Federation
of Sovereign Indigenous Nations announce the
discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at the
site of the former Marieval Indian Residential
School in Saskatchewan, Canada. (CBC News)
(https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/
cowessess-graves-unmarked-residential-school-
marieval-1.6077797)

June 22, 2021 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Internal conflict in Myanmar

2021 Myanmar protests
Tatmadaw forces backed by armoured
vehicles and artillery enter the country's
second-largest city Mandalay and clash
with the newly formed People's Defence
 Force rebel group which seized parts of
the city. Clashes are ongoing. (MSN) (http
s://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/myan
mar-army-fights-anti-junta-militia-in-secon
d-biggest-city-mandalay/ar-AALiEmG)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Taliban
insurgency
The Taliban seizes control of Shir Khan
Bandar, a town that contains Afghanistan's
main border crossing into Tajikistan. (Al
Jazeera) (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/20
21/6/22/taliban-capture-afghanistans-main-taj
ikistan-border-crossing)

Business and economy

South Sudan officially resumes the production of

crude oil after a 7-year hiatus. The country's
Minister of Petroleum says that production has
begun at the Block 5A oil field and that the
country is seeking a production of 8,000 barrels
per day. (The Nation) (https://nation.com.pk/22-Ju
n-2021/south-sudan-oil-block-resumes-productio
n-after-7-years)
Argentine Economy Minister Martín Guzmán
announces that the country will make a voluntary
payment to the Paris Club to avoid default.
Argentina is also currently negotiating with the
International Monetary Fund. (Buenos Aires
Times) (https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/econo
my/argentina-plans-partial-payment-to-paris-club-
averting-default.phtml)
The Japanese government, in its annual
economic policy guidelines, recommends that
companies employ a four-day workweek, saying
it will improve work-life balance, encourage skill
development, and will cause workers to spend
more to boost the economy. (DW) (https://www.d
w.com/en/japan-work-life-balance/a-57989053)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, COVID-
19 vaccination in Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel receives
her second dose of the COVID-19
vaccine. However, Merkel received
the Moderna vaccine for her second
dose rather than the AstraZeneca
vaccine. (Euronews) (https://www.euro
 news.com/2021/06/22/angela-merkel-
given-moderna-as-second-covid-19-ja
b-after-having-astrazeneca-as-first-inj
ec)
COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, COVID-19
vaccination in Italy
Prime Minister Mario Draghi receives
his second dose of the COVID-19
vaccine. However, Draghi received
the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine for his
second dose instead of the
AstraZeneca vaccine. (Barron's) (http
s://www.barrons.com/articles/italy-s-dr
aghi-changes-vaccines-for-second-do
se-01624385707)
COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
Russia reports 546 deaths from
COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which
is the highest single-day total of
deaths since February 11, thereby
bringing the nationwide death toll to
130,347. (Al Jazeera) (https://www.alja
zeera.com/news/2021/6/22/russia-hig
hest-daily-covid-death-toll-since-febru
ary)
COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, COVID-
19 vaccine
Turkey lowers its vaccination eligibility
age to 25 as curfews are expected to
end this week. (Anadolu Agency) (http
s://www.aa.com.tr/en/health/turkey-low
ers-vaccine-eligibility-age-to-25/22814
54)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan
Michigan lifts face mask requirements
and capacity restrictions on indoor
events. However, masks are still
required for nursing homes, prisons,
hospitals, schools, funeral directors,
and agricultural workers but usage at
businesses is optional. (MLive.com) (h
ttps://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2
021/06/michigans-mask-mandates-ca
pacity-limits-are-over-here-are-the-rem
aining-restrictions.html)
COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
Argentina reports a record 792 deaths
from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and
surpasses 90,000 deaths from COVID-19.
 (Perfil) (https://www.perfil.com/noticias/cor
onavirus/nuevo-record-muertes-792-covid
-argentina-supero-90-mil-fallecidos.phtml)
COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji
Fiji reports a record 180 new cases of
COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby
bringing the nationwide total of confirmed
cases to 2,270. The Ministry of Health
also reports two deaths as the disease
rapidly spreads across the country. (RNZ)
(https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific
-news/445312/180-covid-19-cases-confir
med-in-fiji) (TVNZ) (https://www.tvnz.co.n
z/one-news/world/fiji-records-180-new-co
vid-19-cases-two-deaths-over-past-24-ho
urs)
COVID-19 pandemic in India
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
declares the "Delta Plus" variant of
COVID-19 a Variant of Concern after 22
cases of the variant were reported in
India. (Hindustan Times) (https://www.hin
dustantimes.com/india-news/delta-plus-va
riant-of-covid-19-a-variant-of-concern-in-in
dia-govt-101624380173443.html)
Climate change in Australia
UNESCO recommends changing the World
Heritage status of the Great Barrier Reef to "in
danger" and urges "accelerated action" from
Australia. Australian Environment Minister
Sussan Ley says that she "strongly opposes"
the recommendation, arguing that it was
politically motivated and not following normal
process. (The Guardian) (https://www.theguar
dian.com/environment/2021/jun/22/great-barri
er-reef-should-be-listed-as-in-danger-unesco-
recommends)

International relations

Foreign relations of Hungary, LGBT rights in

Hungary
A number of European countries, including
Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, France
and Ireland, condemn the recently passed
anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Hungary which bans the
"display and promotion of homosexuality"
among under-18s as "grotesque".
Luxembourg says that the bill violates human
rights and along with Belgium says that the
bill is a "flagrant form of discrimination".
(Reuters) (https://www.reuters.com/world/euro
 pe/hungarys-new-lgbt-law-contradicts-eu-val
ues-germany-says-2021-06-22/)
Iran–United States relations, United States–
Yemen relations
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and
Bureau of Industry and Security seize control
of several Iranian websites, including those of
Press TV and Al-Alam News Network, as
well as the Houthi-controlled Al Masirah TV.
(Voice of America) (https://www.voanews.co
m/middle-east/iranian-state-news-sites-appea
r-seized-us)

Law and crime

COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines

President Rodrigo Duterte threatens to arrest
those who refuse to be vaccinated against
COVID-19 and tells them to leave the country
if they will not cooperate with efforts to end a
public health emergency. (AP) (https://apnew
s.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-arrests-h
ealth-feeb885f996b2a6f0f425a315c6c5ed9)
Trial of Catalonia independence leaders
The Spanish government pardons the nine
jailed Catalan separatists convicted for their
roles in the failed 2017 declaration of
independence. (Euronews) (https://www.euro
news.com/2021/06/21/spain-to-approve-pard
ons-for-9-imprisoned-catalan-separatists-pm-
says)

Science and technology

The United Kingdom begins testing its new

emergency alert system with some mobile phone
users receiving a siren-like sound informing them
of the alert test. When the alert service goes live,
it will issue warnings to the public about terrorist
incidents, flooding and public health
emergencies. (Wales Online) (https://www.wales
online.co.uk/news/uk-news/emergency-alerts-se
nt-mobile-phones-20871613)

June 21, 2021 (Monday)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
 COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
China reports 25 new confirmed
cases, up from 17 infections a day
earlier. (CNA) (https://www.channelne
wsasia.com/news/asia/china-reports-2
5-new-covid-19-cases-15065188)
COVID-19 pandemic in India
COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala
Kerala reports their first two cases
of the Lineage B.1.617 Delta
variant. (New Indian Express) (http
s://www.newindianexpress.com/st
ates/kerala/2021/jun/21/covid-19-k
erala-detects-its-first-cases-of-delt
a-plus-variant-2319513.amp)
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
Indonesia surpasses two million
cases of COVID-19 after reporting a
record 14,536 new cases in the past
24 hours. (detikHealth) (https://health.
detik.com/berita-detikhealth/d-561454
7/dki-sumbang-5014-kasus-ini-sebara
n-14536-kasus-baru-covid-19-ri-21-ju
ni)
COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
Malaysia surpasses 700,000 cases of
COVID-19. (The Star) (https://www.the
star.com.my/news/nation/2021/06/21/c
ovid-19-cases-dip-to-4611-as-cumulat
ive-infections-hit-700000-mark)
COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
COVID-19 vaccination in New Zealand
Medsafe grants a provisional approval
for the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine for
children between the ages of 12 and
15. (NZ Herald) (https://www.nzherald.
co.nz/nz/covid-19-coronavirus-medsaf
e-approves-pfizer-vaccine-for-new-ze
aland-12-15-year-olds/3D2OPZZLOP
OOMXY6LJT43Z4F2A/)
COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia
Colombia surpasses 100,000 deaths from
COVID-19. (Reuters) (https://www.reuters.
com/world/americas/colombias-covid-19-
deaths-pass-100000-unrelenting-third-wa
ve-2021-06-21/)
COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba
 Cuba says that the Abdala vaccine is
proven to be 92% effective against
COVID-19. (Reuters) (https://www.reuters.
com/article/health-coronavirus-cuba-vacci
ne/cuba-says-abdala-vaccine-92-28-effect
ive-against-coronavirus-idINL2N2O32YK)

International relations

Foreign relations of Belarus

The United States, Canada, and the United
Kingdom impose sanctions against Belarus
for last month's diverting of Ryanair Flight
4978, which led to the arrest of journalist
Roman Protasevich. (Business Insider) (http
s://www.businessinsider.com/us-uk-canada-e
u-sanctions-belarus-after-government-diverte
d-flight-2021-6)
Foreign relations of Nicaragua
The Argentinian and Mexican foreign
ministries announce in a joint statement that
they are withdrawing their respective
ambassadors from Nicaragua for
consultations in response to President Daniel
Ortega's increasing crackdown on dissidents,
including the arrest of five potential
presidential candidates this month. (Al
Jazeera) (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/20
21/6/21/argentina-mexico-withdraw-envoys-o
ver-nicaragua-crackdown)

Law and crime

Trial of Catalan independence leaders

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
announces that the nine Catalan separatist
leaders involved in the unsuccessful 2017
independence bid will be pardoned tomorrow,
saying that this is needed to ease tensions
with Catalonia. President of the Catalan
Government Pere Aragonès welcomes the
pardons but says that they will pursue more
concessions, such as a new authorized
independence referendum. The Spanish
oppositional parties subsequently announce
that they will try to reverse the pardons.
(Reuters) (https://www.reuters.com/world/euro
pe/spains-cabinet-pardon-jailed-catalan-sepa
ratist-leaders-tuesday-2021-06-21/)
A judge in Peru rejects a plea from public
prosecutor José Domingo Pérez to send Popular
Force party leader and presidential candidate
 Keiko Fujimori back to prison for allegedly
violating her bail conditions over charges of
money laundering and corruption. Pérez says
that he will appeal the judge's ruling. (DW) (http
s://www.dw.com/en/peru-fujimori-avoids-return-to-
pre-trial-detention/a-57987223)

Politics and elections

The Australian National Party undergoes a

leadership spill, replacing Michael McCormack
with New England Representative Barnaby
Joyce. Joyce previously lead the Nationals from
2016 to 2018 and was replaced by McCormack
following sexual harassment allegations. As per
the party's coalition agreement with the
Australian Liberal Party, Joyce is set to replace
McCormack as Deputy Prime Minister. Many
Nationals have been critical of the Morrison
Government's move towards carbon neutrality
and hope that Joyce will counter this. (ABC News
Australia) (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-
21/barnaby-joyce-wins-nationals-leadership-chal
lenge/100230060)
2021 Swedish government crisis
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven's government
collapses after a vote of no-confidence is
adopted by the Riksdag. Löfven has one
week to either resign or call a snap election.
(CNN) (https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/21/eu
rope/sweden-stefan-lofven-no-confidence-vot
e-intl/index.html)
2021 Ethiopian general election
Ethiopian voters head to the polls to elect a
new session to the House of Peoples'
Representatives after months of delays. The
election occurs in the midst of multiple
problems affecting the country, such as the
COVID-19 pandemic, deteriorating conditions
in the Tigray Region brought on by the Tigray
War, and the jailing of multiple oppositional
figures. (CNN) (https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/
21/africa/ethiopia-election-abiy-ahmed-cmd-i
ntl/index.html)

Sports

The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic

and Paralympic Games announce that it will
allow spectactors at the 2020 Summer Olympics
with a 50% cap at venues and up to a maximum
of 10,000 people. However, the fans would be
restricted in the event of state of emergency or
 any other restrictions to curb the spread of
COVID-19. (CNN) (https://edition.cnn.com/2021/0
6/21/sport/tokyo-olympics-fans-capacity-spt-intl/in
dex.html)
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard
becomes the first transgender athlete chosen to
compete in the Olympic Games, as the New
Zealand Olympic Committee announces she is
selected to compete in the Tokyo Olympics as
part of the women's weightlifting team. (BBC) (htt
ps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57549653)
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib
becomes the first active National Football
League player to come out as gay. (NPR) (https://
www.npr.org/2021/06/21/1008910050/carl-nassib
-is-the-first-active-nfl-player-to-come-out-as-gay)

June 20, 2021 (Sunday)

Disasters and accidents

2021 Atlantic hurricane season

Thirteen people are killed in Alabama, United
States, during the Tropical Storm Claudette.
Ten of the victims, nine of whom were
children, die in a fiery 17-vehicle crash. (USA
Today) (https://www.usatoday.com/story/new
s/nation/2021/06/20/tropical-storm-claudette-s
trengthen-least-12-dead-alabama/776237300
2/)
A tornado strikes Naperville, Illinois, U.S.,
destroying twelve homes and injuring six people.
(WBBM-TV) (https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/0
6/21/naperville-tornadic-storm-damage/)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
The number of COVID-19 vaccine
doses administered in China
surpasses one billion. (CNN) (https://w
ww.cnn.com/2021/06/20/asia/china-on
e-billion-doses-intl/index.html)
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
Indonesia reports 13,737 new cases
of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours,
which is the highest single-day total of
cases since January 30. (Reuters) (htt
 ps://www.reuters.com/article/health-co
ronavirus-indonesia/indonesia-reports
-13737-daily-coronavirus-infections-3
71-deaths-idUSL3N2O204Q)
COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines,
COVID-19 vaccination in the Philippines
The government signs an agreement
to purchase 40 million doses of the
Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine. It is the
largest COVID-19 vaccine deal in the
Philippines. (CNA) (https://www.chann
elnewsasia.com/news/asia/philippine
s-40-million-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-v
accine-15053700)
COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
COVID-19 vaccination in Taiwan,
Taiwan–United States relations
The United States sends 2.5
million doses of Moderna’s
vaccine to Taiwan. (Time) (https://ti
me.com/6074433/us-taiwan-covid-
19/)
COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji
Fiji reports a record for the second
consecutive day of 166 new cases of
COVID-19, thereby bringing the
nationwide total of confirmed cases to
1,964. The Ministry of Health also reports
the death of a 77-year-old man from
COVID-19. (RNZ) (https://www.rnz.co.nz/i
nternational/pacific-news/445165/166-mor
e-fiji-covid-19-cases-continue-to-escalate)
COVID-19 pandemic in France
France lifts its nighttime curfew due to an
improvement in the COVID-19 situation in
the country. The country previously
dropped its outdoor mask requirement on
June 17. (SortiraParis) (https://www.sortira
paris.com/news/in-paris/articles/238738-c
urfew-lifted-from-this-sunday-june-20-jean
-castex-announced/lang/en)

International relations

Cross-Strait relations, Hong Kong–Taiwan

relations
The Taiwanese Mainland Affairs Council
says that it will "adjust" the operations of its
Hong Kong offices beginning tomorrow,
stating that since July 2018, the Hong Kong
 government has been hindering the offices'
operations by pressuring the Taiwanese staff
to sign a letter affirming China's claim to
Taiwan under the One-China policy in order
to receive their work visas. (Al Jazeera) (http
s://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/20/taiwa
n-to-adjust-hong-kong-office-operations-in-on
e-china-row)
Diplomats meet in Vienna to negotiate and
restore the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action,
an agreement signed in 2015. Israeli Prime
Minister Naftali Bennett warns against rejoining
the deal and calls for allies to "wake up" to the
threat of Iran. (U.S. News & World Report) (http
s://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-0
6-20/diplomats-to-meet-in-vienna-for-more-iran-n
uclear-talks?context=amp) (BBC) (https://www.bb
c.com/news/world-middle-east-57546290)

Law and crime

Manhunt for Jürgen Conings

Belgian officials report that Jürgen Conings, a
46-year-old soldier and far-right sympathizer
who made threats against various politicians
and virologists, was found dead in the Hoge
Kempen National Park near the Dutch border.
(BBC) (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-euro
pe-57542496)
Germany bans the flag of Hamas after it was
used during protests over the 2021 Israel–
Palestine crisis. (Hamodia) (https://hamodia.com/
2021/06/20/germany-bans-hamas-flag-display-pr
o-palestinian-protests/)

Politics and elections

Libyan peace process

Prime Minister of the provisional Libyan
government Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
announces the reopening of a major coastal
road connecting the western city of Misrata
and the eastern city of Sirte, declaring it a
major step in restoring stability in the country.
However, a media unit connected to the
Libyan National Army disputes this, saying
that the road remains closed. (Al Jazeera) (htt
ps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/20/libya
-pm-says-key-coastal-road-reopened-ahead-
of-peace-talks)
The Libyan Presidential Council bans all
unauthorized military movement in the
country, after forces loyal to Libyan National
 Army leader Khalifa Haftar announce that
they have seized control of the southern
border with Algeria earlier in the day. The
seizure was the first major military operation
of its type since the ceasefire was signed last
October. (Al Jazeera) (https://www.aljazeera.c
om/news/2021/6/20/libya-haftars-lna-says-it-s
eized-control-of-border-with-algeria)
(Reuters) (https://www.reuters.com/world/afric
a/libyas-haftar-closes-border-with-algeria-202
1-06-20/)
2021 Armenian parliamentary election
In a parliamentary snap election, former and
acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil
Contract wins the majority of seats of the
National Assembly, but 16 fewer than it did in
2018. (Reuters) (https://www.reuters.com/worl
d/armenia-votes-neck-and-neck-parliamentar
y-election-2021-06-20/)
2021 French regional elections
In a series of elections seen as a major
bellwether for next year's presidential
election, exit polls show left-wing parties and
the right-wing Republicans as the main
winners, obtaining 34% and 29% of the total
votes respectively. The far-right National
Rally and the ruling centrist La République
En Marche! receive disappointing results,
with the former receiving 19% of the total
votes, and the latter receving only 10.9% and
not even qualifying for the second round in
some regions. (Politico.eu) (https://www.politi
co.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-crushing-def
eat-france-local-elections-exit-poll/)

Sports

2021 U.S. Open (golf)

Jon Rahm wins the 121st U.S. Open,
becoming the first Spanish champion.
(Reuters) (https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sp
orts/career-defining-day-looms-big-names-us-
open-sunday-2021-06-20/)

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