This significant increase comes from the Army’s Officer Candidate School (Secapa) cluster.
Hong Kong reports 118 new COVID-19 cases, a new record in two consecutive days. The new cases include 111 cases that were locally transmitted.
Eight people are feared dead following a mid-air collision between two planes flying over Lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho, US, both of which then crashed into the waters. Two of the victims' bodies have already been recovered.
China appoints Zheng Yanxiong to head up the newly formed Office for Safeguarding National Security of the CPG in the HKSAR; Yanxiong is best known for his suppression of protests in Wukan in 2011.
American actress Naya Rivera is declared missing at Lake Piru in the Los Padres National Forest of Ventura County, California, after she reportedly rented a boat and swam in the lake with her four-year-old son. Rivera's son was found on the boat unharmed, while the Ventura County Sheriff's Office have initiated a search and rescue operation for the actress.
Major League Soccer resumes its 2020 season after a four-month hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic with a month-long tournament in Orlando, Florida. FC Dallas will sit out the tournament after 10 players and a coach were diagnosed with COVID-19.
The victory at the court comes after nine years of their legal fight against the Obama-era “contraception mandate”.
Hong Kong announces a ban on all dine-in services at restaurants and restricting public gatherings not from the same family to only two people starting 29 July and orders the compulsory wearing of masks in outdoor public areas, with only medical exemptions. Sports venues and swimming pools are also closed.
Antwerp imposes a curfew from 11.30 p.m. to 6 a.m and the mandatory wearing of face masks in public spaces should a distance of 1.5 meters between individuals not be observed.
bilateral relations between Libya and Egypt
It is the first ever fatal shark attack on record in Maine, and only the second attack ever recorded in the state.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says up to three million Hong Kong residents will be offered citizenship in the United Kingdom, following the passing of a controversial new national security law by China. Under the British government's plans, Hong Kongers will be able to settle in the UK for five years under political asylum, and after a further year will be able to apply for citizenship. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says there will be "no limits on numbers or quotas", due to the UK's "historic commitment to the people of Hong Kong".
A fire inside Nantes Cathedral in Nantes, France, destroys the 400-year-old grand organ, which had survived two major fires in 1944 and 1972, and some stained glass windows. Police are treating the fire as arson, saying three fires appear to have been started deliberately.
India reports its largest single day record of 52,123 new cases of COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
The United States condemns Wednesday's airstrikes against the Taliban in Herat which resulted in 45 deaths, many of them civilians.
Indonesia announced the biggest daily rise of 2,657 new COVID-19 cases, taking the nationwide tally to 70,736. West Java reported the highest surge with 962 cases. This significant increase comes from the Army’s Officer Candidate School (Secapa) cluster.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics
The deaths of 275 elephants are confirmed in the Okavango Delta due to an unknown cause. Both poaching and anthrax have been ruled out by authorities.
Oregon Governor Kate Brown announces that federal agents deployed to Portland, including all Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, will start withdrawing tomorrow, per her conversation with Vice President Mike Pence.
Indian film actor Amitabh Bachchan is hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. His son, Abhishek Bachchan, also tests positive.
China reports 127 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
The Government of Canada rejects an exemption for the Toronto Blue Jays to play their home games in Rogers Centre in Toronto.
Hurricane Hanna weakens to a tropical depression after making landfall in southern Texas and northern Mexico.
The Twitter accounts of notable people and businesses, including Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Bill Gates and Apple Inc., are hijacked to promote a Bitcoin scam.
Several Armenian and Azerbaijani soldiers are killed and/or wounded after a clash at the border of the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan.
At least 59 universities and the attorneys general of 18 states sued to block this directive.
Explosions and exchanges of fire are heard during an armed incident involving Israeli troops and Hezbollah at the border between Israel and Lebanon. Four Hezbollah militants crossed the border and fled back to Lebanon after being shot at, while IDF reported no Israeli casualties. An Israeli shell smashed in a Lebanese civilian home, narrowly missing a family in the house at the time, but nobody was hurt.
Indonesia's total COVID-19 cases pass 100,000; 58% of them are recovered.
The COVID-19 hospitalizations and average three-day death toll in New York reach lower levels for the first time since March.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Mexico
The Malian Armed Forces says nine troops were killed and two others wounded in an ambush by suspected jihadists in Mopti.
A Chinese law enacted on 2300 HKT, June 30, 2020, only in Hong Kong, for Safeguarding National Security
A 17-year-old boy in Tampa, Florida, U.S., is arrested and charged for his role in the Twitter bitcoin hack earlier this month.
The government claims the patient defected to South Korea then returned to North Korea.
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Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq (2020–2021)
Seven people aged between 17 to 22 are found dead, some with gunshot wounds, near Gatun Lake in Panama.
Brazil surpasses two million cases. The death toll reaches 76,000.
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta announces dissolution of the constitutional court in an attempt to calm unrest that saw four people killed in anti-government protests in the capital Bamako on Friday.
At least 14 residents of a nursing home in Kuma are feared dead after they are found "in cardio-respiratory arrest", according to prefecture Governor Ikuo Kabashima.
A masked, umbrella-wielding man accused of helping incite riots and looting in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd is identified.
The Alor Setar High Court in Kedah State, Malaysia, suspends a caning sentence for 27 Rohingya refugees, citing their current status and no prior history of crime.
Two people are reported drowned; that has not been confirmed.
The Supreme Court of the United States rules 5–4 to lift the block on four federal executions scheduled for July and August. Convicted murderer Daniel Lewis Lee, whose execution was scheduled for the previous afternoon, is executed by lethal injection at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana. Two more executions are scheduled for later in the week.
Following massive public backlash, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announces a public inquiry will be held over the law enforcement response to the rampage in Nova Scotia, Canada, last April, which left 23 dead, including the gunman.
Japan reports its record number of new COVID-19 cases for two consecutive day, with 980 new cases reported.
Nine people are killed and five others injured during a shooting amid a dispute over ownership of a forest in Upper Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
A gunman carrying explosives takes 16 people hostage aboard a public bus in Lutsk, Ukraine.
Amid a series of reforms, Sudan bans female genital mutilation, decriminalizes apostasy, ends public flogging and lifts a 36-year ban on the consumption of alcohol for non-Muslims, according to Justice Minister Nasreldin Abdelbari.
Wong pleads not guilty to inciting others to participate in an unlawful assembly last year while Chow pleads guilty to similar charges.
Japan's daily new COVID-19 cases tops 1,000 for the first time.
India surpasses one million cases, as the death count reaches 25,000.
Major League Soccer resumes its 2020 season after a four-month hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic with a month-long tournament in Orlando, Florida.
Tokyo reports 367 new COVID-19 cases. It is the highest jump of new cases since the pandemic began.
California reports the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day, with 12,807 new cases that bring the statewide total to 413,576 cases, surpassing New York in the process.
Two lawyer groups file petitions to the Philippine Supreme Court to question the constitutionality of the recent anti-terrorism law. Opposition lawmaker Edcel Lagman, who contributed to one of the petitions, claims that the law's "imprecise and vague definitions" make its enforcement susceptible to infringements on certain civil liberties.
The number of cases in Africa reaches 750,000.
Michigan reports no new deaths from COVID-19 for the first time since March 17.
He did not disclose which country he had fled to.
Tokyo reports its highest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases, with 366 new cases reported.
The incidents were part of a violent Independence Day weekend across in the United States which left 160 people dead and over 500 more wounded in shootings.
2020 Dominican Republic general election
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announces that masks will be made mandatory in public spaces. The order is expected to go into effect on July 20.
A court in Uganda sentences a poacher who killed a rare gorilla named Rafiki to 11 years in prison.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit overturns the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on five counts, ruling the judge erred several times in their initial decision. A new sentencing trial will take place.
An investigation led by the Federal University of Santa Catarina uncovers traces of SARS-CoV-2 in Florianópolis sewage samples drawn on November 27, 2019, two months earlier than the first official confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Americas on January 21, 2020, and much earlier than the first reported case in Brazil at the end of February.
A court in Pakistan orders that the four killers of The Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl remain in jail for at least three further months.
Australia reports the highest one-day increase of new cases since the pandemic began, with 502 new cases, surpassing the previous record set on March 28 at 469 cases. Victoria records 484 new cases and two deaths, the highest of any Australian state.
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The executive of Ukraine, consisting of the prime minister and cabinet ministers.
George Floyd protests in the United Kingdom
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The World Health Organization reports a record increase in global COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, with the total rising by more than 292,000.
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
Indonesia reports a record high 2,366 recoveries from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison delays parliament due to the spread of COVID-19.
Censorship of Facebook by multiple governments
They were sentenced with 13 other refugees to seven months in jail and caning last month for illegally entering the country.
A Pakistani penal code on insulting religion
The government survives a motion of no confidence by 124 votes against, 102 votes in favour, amidst ongoing large-scale anti-government protests.
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU–PF threatens U.S. ambassador Brian A. Nichols with expulsion and calls him a "thug", accusing him of funding organizers of anti-government protests planned for Friday. The embassy denies the accusations of meddling in local politics and did not comment on the insult.
Delta Air Lines ends service to 11 airports in an effort to reduce domestic flights by 80% and international flights by 90% due to aviation restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
California Governor Gavin Newsom restricts the indoor operations of certain businesses in 19 counties for a minimum of three weeks to stop the spread of COVID-19.
A 63-year-old woman is killed in a great white shark attack near Bailey Island, off the coast of Maine, United States. It is the first ever fatal shark attack on record in Maine, and only the second attack ever recorded in the state.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam announces new measures including plans to make it compulsory to wear masks inside any public indoor venue and a new order for non-essential civil servants to work from home.
A Rwandan United Nations peacekeeper was killed and two others wounded in an ambush on a convoy in Nana-Mambéré, Central African Republic.
The coalition did not immediately comment on the airstrike.
Michigan reports 891 new cases, its highest single-day new case total since May 14.
Federal district judge Tanya S. Chutkan blocks the four federal executions scheduled for July and August including that of Daniel Lewis Lee, whose execution was scheduled for later today per the Chicago U.S.
capital and largest city of the province of Ontario, Canada
About 2,000 Israelis protest outside the residence of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his handling of the COVID-19 crisis and alleged corruption.
India reports a record of 45,720 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total number of cases to 1.24 million.
A lawsuit is filed against the Minneapolis police officers involved in Floyd's death.
Myanmar has been fighting the separatist Arakan Army in the region.
The death toll from floods in Kyushu, Japan, rises to 49 people. The country is bracing for more heavy rain.
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Clark also received strong criticism for personally breaching lockdown rules twice.
Seven people aged between 17 to 22 are found dead, some with gunshot wounds, near Gatun Lake in Panama. The group are believed to have gone out to swim on the lake when the attack took place. The motive for the attack is also under investigation.
This is the currency bloc's first major expansion in half a decade.
The United States government is expected to pay $2.1 billion to Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline to try to develop and deliver 100 million doses of their potential COVID-19 vaccine.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she has "great concerns" about the possibility that President Donald Trump could deploy federal agents to Chicago to crack down on gun violence and protests, similar to an approach in Portland, Oregon.
The construction of the pipeline is expected to be completed by 2025, and will provide an estimated 10 billion cubic meters of gas per year.
The UN says approximately 500 gunmen attacked a Masalit community in West Darfur, looting, burning down houses, and killing more than 60 people.
The 2020 Darfur /Sudan) attacks were three mass shootings that occurred in July 2020 in Darfur, Sudan.
The government extends the lockdown in the city of Agra and delays the reopening of the Taj Mahal for tourists and visitors after a spike in COVID-19 cases in the country.
At least 180 bodies have been found in mass graves in Djibo, Burkina Faso, where soldiers are fighting jihadists. It is suspected that the government forces were involved in mass extrajudicial executions.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she has "great concerns" about the possibility that President Donald Trump could deploy federal agents to Chicago to crack down on gun violence and protests, similar to an approach in Portland, Oregon. The Trump Administration will be sending 175 federal agents to Chicago to assist police in curbing violent crime.
Date: 16 May 2014 – 23 October 2020 (6 years, 5 months and 1 week)
kinetic energy device designed to destroy satellites in orbit
The Belarusian election commission bars two prominent opposition candidates to current President Alexander Lukashenko from running in the election, ensuring a victory for Lukashenko.
bilateral relations between India and Nepal
The Israeli government approves the subsea EastMed pipeline which will supply Europe with natural gas. The construction of the pipeline is expected to be completed by 2025, and will provide an estimated 10 billion cubic meters of gas per year.
The European Central Bank accepts Bulgaria and Croatia into the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, a mandatory stage for countries that wish to adopt the euro. This is the currency bloc's first major expansion in half a decade.
The Bank is valued between €200-400 million.
Citing the threat of COVID-19, Chief Executive Carrie Lam invokes emergency powers to postpone Hong Kong's election until September 5, 2021.
Crown Prince Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who is 83, temporarily assumes some of the powers and will maintain such powers until "the health event is over".
At least 15 people are dead and 21 others injured in a bus accident near Phong Nha, Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam. Some local officials said that the driver had possibly lost control when making a turn.
Japan reports another record of more than 1,500 cases in a single day.
Sudanese forces arrest about 160 people on the border with Libya who were en-route to enter the neighboring country to operate as "mercenaries". A General for the Rapid Support Forces says that "sending Sudanese to fight in Libya as mercenaries is unacceptable".
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards issues an executive order requiring people to wear face masks in public.
The Government of National Accord (GNA) warns of a "response in the right place and at the right time" after a "foreign air force" bombed the Al-Watiya Air Base in an overnight air raid, according to the GNA's Deputy Defence Minister Salah al-Namrush.
Aichi Prefecture reports its highest single day record of 53 new COVID-19 cases.
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His office says he is leaving for personal reasons.
The Parliament of Somalia conducts a no-confidence vote of 170–8 to oust Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire.
Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir goes on trial for several charges, including fomenting a coup in 1989 that overthrew the government of Sadiq al-Mahdi. The trial is adjourned to a bigger courtroom. If convicted, 76-year-old al-Bashir could face the death penalty.
asteroid that has an orbital semi-major axis greater than 1 AU (a > 1.0 AU) and a perihelion greater than Earth's aphelion distance (q > 1.017 AU), but is also a near-Earth object (q < 1.3 AU)
The United States officially declares its intent to withdraw from the World Health Organization in 2021.
Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group
Casual Dining Group, which owns the Bella Italia and Café Rouge United Kingdom restaurant chains, collapses into administration with 1,900 immediate job losses.
At least eight police officers are killed and five others injured in Uttar Pradesh, India, in an ambush as they were attempting to arrest a suspect for murder. The attack was carried out by several gunmen, two of whom were later killed by other officers.
North Korean First Vice-Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui says her country has "no interest" in a face-to-face meeting with the United States unless the U.S. discards its "hostile" policies toward North Korea.
A fire is reported at a power plant in the city of Ahvaz, in south-western Iran, while a chlorine gas leak injures 70 workers at a petrochemicals plant near Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni.
legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Iran
capital city of Texas, United States of America
Two protesters in Baghdad are killed by Iraqi security forces when they are hit by teargas canisters in the head and on the neck; the forces also opened fire at demonstrators in Tahrir Square. The protesters were protesting power cuts in the midst of a heatwave. It was the first major spate of violence at the Square in months. Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi condemns the killings and orders an investigation.
NASA rotorcraft on the Mars 2020 mission
McClatchy has been burdened by heavy debt from its large pension obligations and the acquisition of newspaper chain Knight Ridder.
The number of deaths in Brazil reaches past 90,000.
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi says his country is "looking seriously at banning Facebook in the country" after "many people complained how it is used to hurt people", being himself a target of "defamation".
British accountant and politician (born 1978)
The UN Security Council demands "immediate cessation of hostilities" in conflict zones around the world, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These "durable humanitarian pauses", which do not apply to military operations against ISIL and Al-Qaeda, should begin immediately and be for at least 90 consecutive days to allow for delivery of humanitarian assistance and medical evacuations. This is the first resolution related to the COVID-19 pandemic that the council has passed.
Gunmen kill at least 24 people in a mass shooting at a drug rehabilitation center in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico.
It is unknown at this time who is responsible for deploying the tear gas and there is nothing to indicate the mayor was targeted.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Australia
The Bahamas announces that travelers from the United States will be required to either present a negative COVID-19 test or quarantine for 14 days.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi meets Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President of Iran Hassan Rouhani where he says that "Iraq is a country that won’t allow any aggression or challenge to Iran from its territory", in the first trip abroad by Kadhimi.
Gunmen on motorbikes attack an ethnic Dogon village in Mopti Region, Mali, killing 32 villagers, according to local authorities.
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
The Finnish Air Force Command formally ends the use of the swastika in its imagery, according to the Air Force Command. However, the swastika will remain on some Air Force unit flags and decorations.
India reports a record 55,079 new COVID-19 cases, as well as 779 deaths. In the last 24 hours, 37,223 COVID-19 patients were cured and discharged, which also is the highest number of recoveries since the pandemic began.
Fifteen people died and 80 others injured in Kandahar after Pakistani soldiers attacked civilian areas, while seven people were killed and 31 others injured in Pakistan when a crowd trying to enter Afghanistan became unruly and attacked military installations.
The price of gold hits a record high of US$1,944 per ounce as uncertainty over the global economy grows due to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.
Corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister
A suicide car bomber detonates at a checkpoint in Mogadishu, Somalia, injuring at least five people.
A minibus accident in Crimea (a disputed territory of Ukraine and Russia) leaves at least nine people dead and another nine wounded.
Governor Kay Ivey issues a mandatory statewide face mask order through July 31.
Connecticut reports zero deaths for the first time in four months.
Florida surpasses New York, once the epicenter of the pandemic, to hold the second highest number of COVID-19 cases in the United States, with a total 414,511 confirmed cases.
Eurozone suffers an unprecedented 12.1% drop in GDP and enters in technical recession.
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United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper issues a new Department policy that effectively bans the display and depiction of the Confederate flag at any U.S.
After three residents tested positive for COVID-19, Vietnam announces it will evacuate 80,000 people, mostly domestic tourists, from Da Nang. The evacuation will span at least four days and involve roughly 100 domestic flights per day.
The Washington Redskins change their name to the Washington Football Team for the rest of 2020. The new name is a placeholder, and a permanent name will be announced in the future.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Toronto, Canada
American politician and lawyer, Louisiana
non-governmental environmental organization
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
It is the first election after the country adopted its new name following a decade-long dispute.
city in Komsomolsk-on-Amur Urban Okrug, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
Nine Taliban militants, including two leaders, are killed by security forces during clashes in Ghazni Province.
Oman sees a jump of cases in a day, with 1,361 new cases and three deaths, reaching a total of 42,555 cases and 188 deaths. The Health Minister says that the country will boost its hospitals' capacity and intensive care units.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Malta
Ministry of Health and Medical Education
The Seattle expansion team set to begin play in the 2021–22 season announces its name of Seattle Kraken.
International students in the United States
Rose Christiane Raponda becomes the first female Prime Minister of Gabon.
military tactics to attack the enemy by surprise
The Athletics Integrity Unit announces the ban of Kenyan runner Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich from athletics for four years after missing multiple doping tests.
UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab announces that the United Kingdom will "immediately and indefinitely" suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong over the controversial national security law.
Two lawyer groups file petitions to the Philippine Supreme Court to question the constitutionality of the recent anti-terrorism law.
The China National Space Administration successfully launches Tianwen-1, China's first independent interplanetary mission to Mars, from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Wenchang, Hainan. The mission includes an orbiter, lander and rover, which will search for evidence of both current and past life on the planet.
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
Ukraine reports a record high of 1,197 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
Exit polls results show a strong support for young pro-democracy candidates, including independent activist Joshua Wong and League of Social Democrats candidate Jimmy Sham.
Major League Baseball (MLB) reschedules today's series opener between the Milwaukee Brewers and host St. Louis Cardinals to be part of a Sunday doubleheader because two St. Louis players received positive results from COVID-19 tests administered following the conclusion of the Cards-Minneapolis Twins series. The Twins played the Cleveland Indians last night. This is the 15th MLB game postponed by positive COVID-19 results just eight days into the 2020 season.
Victoria reports its highest one-day increase in COVID-19 deaths, with seven new deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
The attackers reportedly were part of a splinter group in a leadership dispute at the long-troubled church.
Protesters attempt to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus at Grant Park, prompting a standoff with police.
chief executive of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
Iranian police disperse protesters, who this week marched against the death sentence upon three political activists, and vow to "decisively" deal with further protests. The protesters march under the slogan "#StopExecutionsinIran".
The government of Ukraine concludes a ceasefire deal with rebel forces, which will begin at midnight. The conflict in Eastern Ukraine has been going on since 2014, and has killed over 14,000 people.
capital city of Virginia, United States of America
Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer (1451–1506)
Jean Castex is appointed Prime Minister of France by President Emmanuel Macron following the resignation of Édouard Philippe and amid speculation of a possible cabinet reshuffle.
overview about the Islam in the United Kingdom
At least 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy nominees for the September election are disqualified, among them, Dennis Kwok, Joshua Wong, Tiffany Yuen, and three others from the Civic Party.
Vietnam reports its first two deaths from COVID-19. The two men, "Patient 428" and "Patient 437" died of "complications from background diseases and COVID-19".
Venezuelan politician and military officer
Iranian involvement in the Syrian civil war
COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
details regarding the COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announces that the state will tighten their mask mandate to prevent a spike in cases.
British born teenager who left the UK to join ISIL and later attempted to come back
A man shoots dead two policemen in Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Vietnam bans the import of wildlife and wildlife products in an effort to prevent new pandemics.
city in and county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Vietnam confirms 18 new cases, the highest number of local transmitted cases in 24 hours since March.
Vietnam confirms its first case of COVID-19 community transmission in 100 days. A patient is a 57-year-old man in Da Nang who had no prior contact with any known cases.
Two others, a man in Orlando, Florida and a man in the United Kingdom, were also charged.
Ministry of Ecological Transition (France)
37th season of the highest division of association football in Vietnam
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New York
city in and the county seat of Maverick County, Texas, United States
Osaka and Aichi prefectures post a single day record high of 155 and 110 new COVID-19 cases respectively in the last 24 hours.
Before Sunday’s series finale, Miami learned that four of its players had tested positive and adjusted its lineup accordingly.
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, former girlfriend of American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on suspicion of grooming victims of Epstein.
Political impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
This is the 15th MLB game postponed by positive COVID-19 results just eight days into the 2020 season.
Judge Chutkan said this will allow continuation of the condemned men’s legal challenges to the new lethal injection protocol.
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice issues an order mandating masks in indoor public spaces to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. economy
Voters in North Macedonia head to the polls to elect the members of the country's assembly. It is the first election after the country adopted its new name following a decade-long dispute. The election had to be postponed once due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signs the Anti-Terrorism Act into law, repealing the Human Security Act signed in 2007.
Todd Muller resigns as leader of the New Zealand National Party citing health and family reasons. A party caucus elects Judith Collins as the party's new leader.
In a closed-door session, the Parliament of Egypt authorizes the military to intervene in neighbouring Libya.
poll of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations
Thousands of protesters march in Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, against Thursday's arrest of LDPR governor Sergey Furgal for allegedly organizing the murder of entrepreneurs 15 years ago.
2019 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China
Investigators suspect that it was a targeted attack.
The Israeli Defense Ministry describes the satellite as a "optoelectronic reconnaissance satellite with advanced capabilities".
Hangzhou-based group of Internet-based e-commerce businesses
The court rules in Trump v. Vance that prosecutors in New York can seek President Donald Trump's financial records in a major case on the scope and limits of presidential power, but also ruled in Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP that lower courts had not properly assessed the separation of powers between Congress and the President when the House of Representatives attempted to similarly subpoena his tax returns.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell cancels the preseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Israel
Diageo plc announces that Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky will soon be sold in paper bottles.
Hong Kong reports 123 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
The Turkmen government maintains that the country remains free of COVID-19 but refuses to explain the purpose of these mandates.
territorial dispute between Malaysia and Philippines over eastern Sabah (North Borneo), with the former having de facto control
List of mass shootings in the United States in 2020
Indonesia becomes the country with most cases in Southeast Asia, recording 84,882 infections, while authorities say that the actual number could be much higher due to undetected cases.
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in England, United Kingdom
A fire breaks out at the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in San Gabriel, California, US, resulting in the collapse of its roof and considerable damage to the nearly 250-year-old building's interior.
House of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia
spread of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Poland in during the 2020 pandemic
It is believed that the amphetamines were manufactured by ISIL and originated in Syria.
Incumbent Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Perrance Shiri dies from COVID-19 at the age of 65.
Date: 15 June 2014 – 9 December 2021 (7 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Two statues of Christopher Columbus are removed from Chicago's Grant Park and Arrigo Park, in the city's Little Italy. Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot said these temporary removals are a response to demonstrations that became unsafe for both protesters and police. Injuries and arrests resulted when, on July 17, police clashed with protesters who attempted to topple the Grant Park statue. Activists say that monuments of Columbus, blamed for the genocide and exploitation of the Americas' Indigenous people, should not be on public display. Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police criticized these removals.
Conservative candidate and opposition leader Luis Abinader is proclaimed the winner, ending 16 years of centre-left rule.
President Hassan Rouhani says that the health ministry estimated as many as 25 million Iranians have been infected by the virus and that 30 to 35 million will be infected in the coming months as he urges the public to take the virus seriously.
This is the largest one-day increase since March.
Manhattan Beach announces it will fine people who do not wear masks.
List of George Floyd protests in the United States
sovereign state in Southern Europe situated on an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
An Alfa Pendular high-speed train derails in Coimbra, Portugal, killing two people and injuring at least 30 others.
For the first time scientists at the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope discover neutral hydrogen atoms outside of the Milky Way.
Cinemas in Shanghai and Chengdu reopen after a six-month closure.
French Environment Minister Barbara Pompili announces that France will ban the use of terrace heaters in restaurants and cafes by the end of this winter to cut down on carbon emissions.
The office of French President Emmanuel Macron says that a French soldier was killed during operations against militants in Mali. According to the press release, the soldier died when his armored vehicle was hit by an IED.
West Java reports a most number with 627 new recoveries.
A shooting at the home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas leaves her son dead and her husband injured.
mountain range in Ventura County, California
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The European Union approves the use of the drug remdesivir to treat severe cases of COVID-19.
After hospitalization in intensive care due to a sudden immune system disorder during a training camp in France, the situation of Dutch world champion short track speed skater Lara van Ruijven becomes critical.
The Central Bank of Brazil announces that it will start producing 200 reais bills starting in August.
A record-setting rainstorm causes flash flooding in Palermo, Italy.
A Saudi-led coalition begins a military offensive against the Houthis, carrying out airstrikes against the capital Sanaa, as well as the provinces of Ma'rib, al-Jawf, al-Bayda, Hajjah and Saada. The local news describe the airstrikes as "violent" and reports scores of people injured. This is said to be the response to missile and drone attacks against Saudi Arabia from last week to last night.
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017
A record high temperature of 21.7°C (71.1°F) is recorded on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, according to the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
This number also made it Australia's highest one day increase of new cases.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Romania
China says the UK is violating international law by allowing a path to British citizenship for Hong Kong residents with a BNO passport, and threatens to stop recognising the BNO.
Authorities in Kazakhstan deny a report published by Chinese officials alleging that the country is experiencing an outbreak of "unknown pneumonia" potentially deadlier than COVID-19.
Reuters reports that the occupation of geisha in Tokyo is threatened by the pandemic, with awkward working conditions and the absence of new apprentices.
Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) churches meet with Zimbabwe's political leaders to discuss pressing issues affecting the country.
Mongolia puts five districts under a six-day quarantine after a 15-year-old boy dies of the bubonic plague in the remote Gobi-Altai province amid fears of an epidemic.
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
A local politician is abducted and killed by Al-Shabaab militants in Bal'ad, Middle Shabelle, Somalia.
Iran's cases reach 240,438 while the deaths jump to 11,571.
an Islamic revival movement originating in the Indian subcontinent
Two protesters in Baghdad are killed by Iraqi security forces when they are hit by teargas canisters in the head and on the neck; the forces also opened fire at demonstrators in Tahrir Square.
New Zealand news media company Stuff announces it will temporarily stop posting articles to Facebook and Instagram, saying they have not done enough to address fake news, hate speech, and false advertising.
List of name changes due to the George Floyd protests
Moderna is expected to start a late stage clinical trial at 87 study locations in the United States for its COVID-19 vaccine on July 27.
Musician Drake breaks the record for the most top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing Madonna.
A bombing at an outdoor market in Ras al-Ayn, al-Hasakah, Syria, kills at least eight people and injures 19 others. Turkey, which occupies the border town, blames Kurdish insurgents for the attack.
The social media site also announces that terms connected to the conspiracy theory will be barred from appearing on its trending topics and search feature.
An Afghan government spokesman says it will continue to release Taliban prisoners though disagreement prevails over the release of some 600 of them that are considered a "threat to national security".
Following a social media campaign that generated 7.5 million posts with the hashtag #do_not_execute, the Iranian authorities halt the impending executions of three anti-government protestors who were arrested during street protests in November 2019 in which hundreds of demonstrators were killed. A retrial is ordered.
China's maritime claims in the South China Sea
The Supreme Court of Samoa denies a bid by two of the three defendants in the case to be able to return to Australia, where they have permanent residencies. The Court argued that, aside of the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, "no amount of surety bond would overcome the risk of the men not returning for their trial", which is set for November.
George Floyd protests in the United States
A Taliban spokesman tells the government to "bear responsibility for the consequences", as fears grow that some of the prisoners are returning to the battlefield.
Prime Minister of Peru Vicente Zeballos resigns in the face of harsh criticism of his management of the COVID-19 pandemic. He is succeeded by Pedro Cateriano.
People in Maine, Alabama, and Texas are expected to cast their votes in both regular and run off primaries.
A Canadian federal court rules the Canada–United States Safe Third Country Agreement to be invalid, saying it violates the Charter of Rights and Freedom by making the country complicit in the United States's abuses of asylum seekers in detention. The ruling goes into effect within six months to give Parliament time to respond.
A Saudi-backed consortium ends its bid to purchase Premier League team Newcastle United. The takeover bid was stalled due to concerns about Saudi Arabia's human rights record and the Kingdom's promotion of the pirate TV station beoutQ.
At least 18 sailors are currently hospitalized.
At least 15 people are dead and 21 others injured in a bus accident near Phong Nha, Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam.
Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
use of face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
checkpoint erected to monitor and control the movement of people and materials
Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
Leadership body of the Workers' Party of Korea
The Vietnamese national football league becomes the first in the world to be postponed for a second time due to COVID-19.
A 63-year-old woman is killed in a great white shark attack near Bailey Island, off the coast of Maine, United States.
village in Karlovy Vary District of Karlovy Vary region in north-western Czech Republic
In Beijing, authorities arrest Xu Zhangrun, a law professor who published essays strongly criticizing Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping over censored academia on the COVID-19 pandemic and accusing him of ruling "tyrannically."
Three Black Lives Matter protesters are charged in Toronto for pouring pink paint on the statues of John A. Macdonald at Queen's Park and Egerton Ryerson at Ryerson University.
citizens or residents of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, British Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies, and their descendants
national space agency of the People's Republic of China
The Brazilian Labour Party, a member of the ruling coalition, condemns Justice Alexandre de Moraes for issuing the order.
Prosecutors drop felony charges against 87 people who protested the Breonna Taylor police killing outside of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s home.
Nepal decides to block broadcasts of Indian news channels in Nepal with the exception of Doordarshan News, effective immediately. The move comes in the wake of reports on Nepal carried by some Indian news channels, including their allegedly "defamatory shows" on Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli along with the Chinese envoy.
The U.S. State Department formally rejects most of China's maritime claims in the South China Sea.
Romania surpasses 30,000 cases of COVID-19 and sets a daily record of 555 new cases.
Separately, Duterte claimed China may offer vaccines “on credit” if not as a donation and grants package.
It is the highest jump of new cases since the pandemic began.
They had accused the military of various killings during last year's protests, which the army denies.
Throughout Iran, in 29 provinces, 104 cities and 719 places.
France accuses the Turkish Naval Forces of harassing its Courbet warship, while attempting to inspect a Turkish civilian vessel suspected of breaching the arms embargo.
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
A gas leak is suspected to be the cause of the accident.
Ukraine's military says pro-Russian separatists have violated a ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine just hours after it was declared, after opening fire on Ukrainian positions with anti-tank grenade launchers and small arms. Ukrainian forces did not return fire.
Den Hollander has been found dead at a home in Rockland, New York, and is also being investigated in connection to the earlier shooting death of a southern California lawyer.
New York records 743 hospitalizations, its lowest since March 18.
A woman dies and two more people are injured during a series of stabbings in Sarpsborg, Norway.
major armed conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan that began in February 2003
a set of two baseball games played between the same two teams on the same day
unicameral legislature of North Macedonia
The Supreme Court of New South Wales grants the New South Wales Police permission to block a Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney that is due to be held on July 28.
type of administrative division in Vietnam
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Singapore
A Siberian tiger kills a zookeeper at Zürich Zoo in Zürich, Switzerland.
2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election
Democratic Party of Georgia Chair and State Senator Nikema Williams is selected by the party's Executive Committee to replace the name of the late incumbent John Lewis on the ballot for Georgia's 5th congressional district for the November 3 general election.
Israel Aerospace Industries successfully launches the Ofeq-16 reconnaissance satellite via a Shavit rocket.
system of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources involved in moving a product or service from the point where it is manufactured to where it is consumed
South African police free an undetermined number of hostages, and arrest more than 40 people.
At least two people die and over 20 are injured when two trains collide near Pernink in the Czech Republic.
law enforcement agency with jurisdiction in Phoenix, Arizona
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
head of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nine people were killed and twenty others injured during a shooting on a camp for internally displaced people in Kutum, Sudan.
Hong Kong reports its highest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases, with 113 new cases, 105 of which are locally transmitted.
The government places the Hellenic Armed Forces on high alert after Turkish Air Force fighter jets entered Greek airspace over Strongyli Megistis.
Prime Minister of Sudan (1966–67; 1986–89)
civil unrest in Chicago following the death of George Floyd
Michigan begins tighter restrictions on public face mask usage, including $500 fines for refusal to wear one and the potential loss of business licenses for failure to enforce their usage.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announces that 44 combatants have been killed in clashes between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and Syrian Army since Thursday.
Hong Kong reports a record of 133 new cases of COVID-19 for the fourth consecutive day, as well as two deaths. 126 of these cases are locally transmitted.
A patient is a 57-year-old man in Da Nang who had no prior contact with any known cases.
The Labour Party (New Caledonia) expresses its support for independence from France in the upcoming referendum, the party leader Louis Kotra Uregei says after abstaining in 2018.
United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper issues a new Department policy that effectively bans the display and depiction of the Confederate flag at any U.S. military installation around the world. "The flags we fly must accord with the military imperatives of good order and discipline, treating all our people with dignity and respect, and rejecting divisive symbols," wrote the Secretary.
A court in Hong Kong denies bail to Tong Ying-kit, a 23-year-old man who was arrested last week for driving a motorbike into police officers and carrying a separatist banner.
Amid a reform of the country's Islamist laws, Sudan lifts the death penalty for homosexuality and ends flogging as punishment for homosexuals.
Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner resigns over the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announces there will be $100 fines for people and businesses that do not wear masks.
Congolese Justice Minister Celestin Tunda resigns following disputes with President Félix Tshisekedi over Tunda and allies's proposal to allow politicians more control over criminal prosecution cases.
town in Sullivan County, New York, United States
The University of Cambridge accepts the resignation of historian David Starkey and strips him of his honorary fellowship, following controversy over his remarks about slavery on a podcast.
unmanned aerial vehicle that is usually armed
Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov announces that Russia will re-open its embassy in Libya.
Around 85 infants in Nueces County test positive for coronavirus.
2020–21 Central African general election
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issues an executive order mandating citizens wear facemasks in public and at their workplace.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
Police respond to a shooting and hostage situation at a pentecostal church in Zuurbekom, Gauteng, South Africa. At least five people are killed. South African police free an undetermined number of hostages, and arrest more than 40 people. Among those arrested were members of the police, defense forces and correctional services. The attackers reportedly were part of a splinter group in a leadership dispute at the long-troubled church.
Indonesia reports its highest one-day increase in COVID-19 deaths and recoveries, with 127 new deaths bringing the nationwide death toll to 4,143, and 2,133 new recoveries bringing the nationwide number of recoveries to 45,401.
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder is arrested for bribery.
Iran halts the execution of three young men who were sentenced to death for taking part in anti-government protests last year. Their lawyer says a request for a new trial was accepted by the Supreme Court after a hashtag against their executions went viral.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law says he is in the United Kingdom after fleeing persecution from a controversial security law implemented by the Hong Kong government.
Cuba loosens some regulations on state-run companies and farmers, and allows for U.S. dollars to be used in internal trade, as the country seeks to revitalize its economy in the midst of both the COVID-19 pandemic in the region and the economic decline of its trading partner Venezuela.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issues a statewide mandate requiring masks to be worn indoors and outdoors whenever social distancing isn't possible.
The Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Indians are reviewing their names in response to the ongoing George Floyd protests.
Police in Germany arrest a gunman, nicknamed Rambo due to his acts, who disarmed four policemen and escaped in the Black Forest five days before.
2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo adds Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio and Wisconsin to the state's quarantine requirement list, while Delaware is removed.
The man was also sentenced to serve three years of house arrest after finishing his prison term.
Telecommunications in the United Kingdom
overview of telecommunications in the United Kingdom
India records 24,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, surpassing Russia to become the country with the third highest number of cases in the world at 697,413 cases.
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews announces that masks will be mandatory in the Melbourne area.
Under the U.S. Constitution, Trump does not have the authority to postpone the election himself; a delay would have to be approved by both houses of Congress.
First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19.
California Governor Gavin Newsom orders further restrictions and prohibitions on indoor activities, building on previous orders.
military operation that seeks through an aggressive projection of armed forces to occupy territory, gain an objective or achieve some larger strategic, operational, or tactical goal
They were from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, San Diego County.
Indonesia announces the biggest daily rise of 87 new COVID-19 deaths, taking the nationwide death toll at 3,797. The country also announces their biggest daily rise of 1,414 new recoveries, taking the nationwide tally to 39,050. The cumulative cases reach 80,000.
city of Baltimore, Maryland's legislative body, with the power to enact all ordinances and resolutions
imposes further sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his 19-year-old son Hafez, and warns that it will also sanction anyone who engages with the government in Damascus.
Meanwhile, weather agencies warn people to remain alert as more rains are predicted.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
India reports 50,362 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. This is the highest one day increase since the pandemic hit the country and the first time daily new cases in India crossed 50,000 mark.
56th Legislature of the National Congress
Japan reports a record of 795 new COVID-19 cases, surpass the previous single-day high set in April.
The United States surpasses four million cases of COVID-19.
Heavy rains and mudslides occur in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. At least 14 residents of a nursing home in Kuma are feared dead after they are found "in cardio-respiratory arrest", according to prefecture Governor Ikuo Kabashima. Another 10 people are missing and dozens stranded on rooftops.
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
A Katyusha rocket falls in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq, injuring a child and damaging a house.
The United States says it is "deeply concerned" about abuses by state security forces in the Sahel and threatens to cut aid to the G5 nations that form a coalition in the area – Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Chad – if those issues are not addressed. The U.S. also welcomes a summit to be held between the G5 nations and France and Spain.
Tom Meighan, former lead vocalist of the band Kasabian, pleads guilty to assaulting his former partner.
List of airlines impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
impact of coronavirus outbreak on airlines
police force in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Ivory Coast's Vice President Daniel Kablan Duncan resigns days after the death of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly.
Four Katyusha rockets hit the Besmaya Range Complex in Baghdad, Iraq, where Spanish coalition troops are stationed, causing material damage but no casualties, according to the Iraqi military.
In the last 24 hours, 37,223 COVID-19 patients were cured and discharged, which also is the highest number of recoveries since the pandemic began.
St. Andrew's Church (Richmond, Virginia)
church building in Richmond, United States of America
The China National Space Administration successfully launches Tianwen-1, China's first independent interplanetary mission to Mars, from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Wenchang, Hainan.
During an evening protest in Austin, Texas, a man is fatally shot as he approached a vehicle and the driver inside opened fire. A police spokesperson says the victim may have been carrying a rifle. She added that the suspect was detained and is cooperating with police.
The largest street demonstration in Thailand since the 2014 Thai coup d'état erupts at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok with around 2,500 protesters demanding the government's resignation, parliament's dissolution, and the rewriting of the constitution, defying a coronavirus ban on gatherings
Florida reports 15,299 cases, a new single-day record.
taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will
France suspends its involvement in NATO's naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea enforcing an arms embargo on Libya, following an investigation into an incident between French and Turkish warships. France accuses the Turkish Naval Forces of harassing its Courbet warship, while attempting to inspect a Turkish civilian vessel suspected of breaching the arms embargo.
The European Court of Justice issues a ruling invalidating the EU–US Privacy Shield framework that allows EU-to-US data transfers by companies.
Victoria reports its record number of new COVID-19 cases so far, with 532 cases in the last 24 hours, as well as six deaths.
Romania reports a record high of 1,356 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
CJTF–OIR hands over control of Besmaya Range Complex in Baghdad Governorate, which houses Spanish troops, to Iraqi security forces.
unrest in Ukraine in the aftermath of the Euromaidan movement
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tests positive for COVID-19.
southern portion of U.S. state of California
viral pandemic in Karnataka, India in 2020
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
Mars mission by NASA, with rover named "Perseverance"
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of India bans 47 Chinese-origin apps on the grounds that these apps were clones of banned apps made by Chinese companies to circumvent bans.
China reports 101 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. This is the highest number of new cases since mid-April, and 89 of them are from Xinjiang.
The Brazilian Congress and Superior Electoral Court announce the postponement of this year's municipal elections to November 15 (first round) and 29 (second round) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
sports team added after the founding of its league
A fire and explosion hit a centrifuge production plant at a nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, Iran. No deaths or injuries are reported.
Twitter bans 7,000 accounts and places restrictions on a further 150,000 that promote QAnon-related content.
Astronomers at Pan-STARRS announce the discovery of a small near-Earth object (NEO) HLV2514, which is an Amor asteroid near Mars. The asteroid was first discovered in June 2020 by two 14-year-old Indian schoolgirls who were participating in a NASA project.
Nearly 100 people protesting the police killing of Breonna Taylor are arrested outside the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
Voters in North Macedonia head to the polls to elect the members of the country's assembly.
part of the U.S. elections held on November 3, 2020
Seven Carabinieri are arrested in Piacenza, Italy, after being accused of drug trafficking, receiving stolen goods, extortion, illegal arrest, torture, grievous bodily harm, embezzlement, abuse of office and fraud. The "leader" of the group, officer Montella, arrested and charged people with fake proof of crimes that the detainees never committed.
head of government of the United Kingdom
It is expected that President Bashar al-Assad and his party will win most seats.
Of these new cases, 86 were imported and 27 were locally transmitted.
land and air warfare branch of the Mexican Armed Forces
bilateral relations between China and India
One Marine is killed and one Sailor and seven additional Marines went missing when their Amphibious Assault Vehicle sinks near San Clemente Island off the coast of Southern California.
Fourteen people were wounded, of which two were declared dead at the hospital.
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera sacks six ministers in his cabinet, including Interior Minister Gonzalo Blumel, as a response to the current political crisis.
Palermo mayor Leoluca Orlando says this "water bomb" dropped as much rain in two hours as the Sicilian capital gets in a full year.
air defence branch of the Syrian military
Taiwan announces it will mutually establish representative offices with the unrecognized breakaway state of Somaliland. While relations are not diplomatic at this point, further establishment of diplomatic relations would make Taiwan the first sovereign state to recognize Somaliland and the first new diplomatic ally that Taiwan has gained in 13 years.
St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell announces that Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer that shot and killed Michael Brown, will not be charged.
Chinese Mars probe with an orbiter, lander and rover
Sudanese forces arrest about 160 people on the border with Libya who were en-route to enter the neighboring country to operate as "mercenaries".
Citizenship Minister Onyx Lorenzoni and Education Minister Milton Ribeiro test positive for COVID-19.
An Algerian man in Antwerp, Belgium, dies after a police officer knelt on his back during an arrest outside a bar. The death was compared to that of George Floyd.
municipality in the province of Antwerp, Belgium
national government of the United States
One person is in custody, but a motive remains unclear.
South Africa reports a record 572 new COVID-19 deaths.
overview about the coronavirus outbreak in Belgium in 2020
overview of terrorism in the Philippines
supercarrier of the United States Navy, lead ship of its class
island sovereign state in the central Pacific Ocean
An explosion destroys a restaurant in Kōriyama, Japan, killing one person and injuring another 18. A gas leak is suspected to be the cause of the accident.
An unnamed Turkish official tells Reuters the unprecedented advance is a prelude to an assault on the Qandil Mountains, the PKK's main stronghold in Iraq.
Details of ongoing viral pandemic in Shanghai
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is tear-gassed in the city's downtown, according to video from a New York Times journalist. The video shows Wheeler, wearing goggles and a face mask amid a crowd of people, holding his nose and closing his eyes in distress as a cloud of tear gas drifts by him. It is unknown at this time who is responsible for deploying the tear gas and there is nothing to indicate the mayor was targeted.
Vietnam suspends all flights to and from Da Nang and closes its airport for 15 days after 14 COVID-19 cases are confirmed in that city.
ongoing viral pandemic in New York state, United States
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
Two tropical storms, one in the Atlantic Ocean (Gonzalo) and the other in the Pacific (Douglas), are expected to become hurricanes Thursday. Gonzalo, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, is east of Barbados in the Windward Islands, moving toward the west near 12 mph (19 km/h), leading Barbados to issue a Hurricane watch. Douglas's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 100 mph (155 km/h), and landfall on Hawaii is expected Sunday.
James Murdoch, the younger son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, resigns from the board of News Corporation citing "disagreements over editorial content ... (and) some strategic decisions." News Corp owns media in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
US Navy installation in San Diego, California, United States
Three people are killed when a microlight aircraft crashes into a home in Wesel, NRW, Germany.
Politician of Oregon, United States; Former County Chair, State Treasurer, current (2021) mayor of Portland
Sports venues and swimming pools are also closed.
American politician, incumbent governor of Minnesota
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
trend towards democratic norms in a society
Greece accuses Turkey of encroaching on its territorial waters after a NAVTEX was issued by the Turkish Naval Forces for "seismic surveys" off Greek islands in the Mediterranean Sea between Cyprus and Crete from July 21 to August 2.
marriage of persons of the same sex or gender
The National Football League issues a mandate requiring all fans to wear face masks at stadiums during the upcoming season.
public office; head of the capital of Poland
Filipino media company Largest Entertainment media and conglomerate in the Philippines
Derek Chauvin, the police officer who is expected to face charges over the killing of George Floyd, faces new felony charges along with his wife Kellie.
state-sponsored act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
details of ongoing viral outbreak in North Macedonia
person of prominence in upper class society
President Trump replaces Brad Parscale as campaign manager with Bill Stepien, former White House political director and a field director for the 2016 presidential campaign.
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta is given ten days to respond to the bloc's proposals or face sanctions.
System of classifying tropical cyclones into five categories based on measured wind speed and used to estimate potential damage
Governor Yuriko Koike says the city may need to declare its own state of emergency if the virus continues to spread.
The Houthis launch missiles and drones into Saudi Arabia during an overnight attack. The movement claims it successfully hit Saudi warplanes, military installations, an airport and the Jizan oil facility, operated by Aramco. Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki says they destroyed four missiles and six drones launched against the kingdom from capital of Yemen, Sanaa.
Senior Ministry of Home Affairs official K. Vijay Kumar blames the Islamic terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed.
At least six civilians are killed when their vehicle hits a roadside bomb in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. A provincial government spokesman blames the Taliban though no group claimed responsibility.
Japan reports a single day record high of 1,274 new COVID-19 cases.
Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announces that there will be an investigation into the Justice Department’s use of force against protesters.
Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education reports the highest daily death toll to date from COVID-19, recording 163 deaths.
German universal bank Degussa Bank is put up for sale as parent company M. M. Warburg raises funds to pay off fines and debts incurred from its participation in Germany's biggest post-war fraud scheme.
Tropical Storm Fay makes landfall in New Jersey, US, causing tropical storm force winds over Delaware, New Jersey, and Coastal New York.
The trial is adjourned to a bigger courtroom.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States government public health agency
Spain's Audiencia Nacional agrees to extradite former CEO of PEMEX Emilio Lozoya Austin to Mexico where he is wanted on charges of bribery and money laundering. He denies any wrongdoing.
George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
demonstrations seeking justice for Floyd and reform of policing
Major League Baseball announces five more players have tested positive for COVID-19.
Miami just finished a three-game series in Philadelphia this past weekend.
India reimposes a two-week lockdown in parts of the country as the country records 30,000 new daily cases.
Archeologists at Stonehenge pinpoint the origin of the structure's large Sarsen stones to a site 25 kilometers (16 mi) north near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.
Spain reports its highest daily rise of cases since the end of the state of emergency with 971 new infected cases.
The study, done in partnership with Brazilian vaccine producer Instituto Butantan, will recruit nearly 9,000 healthcare professionals working in COVID-19-specialized facilities and start this month.
A 17-year-old boy in Tampa, Florida, U.S., is arrested and charged for his role in the Twitter bitcoin hack earlier this month. Two others, a man in Orlando, Florida and a man in the United Kingdom, were also charged.
The price of gold hits a record high of US$1,944 per ounce as uncertainty over the global economy grows due to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases. The previous record was set in 2011 when prices hit US$1,921 per ounce.
The Alor Setar High Court in Kedah State, Malaysia, suspends a caning sentence for 27 Rohingya refugees, citing their current status and no prior history of crime. They were sentenced with 13 other refugees to seven months in jail and caning last month for illegally entering the country.
political-religious armed movement in Yemen
Walt Disney World Resort's first theme park, with attractions focusing on fantasy, adventure, and Disney characters
The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League are expected to change their name due to racism and insensitivity.
Fox News fires America's Newsroom anchor Ed Henry following allegations of sexual misconduct by a former employee.
United States National Forest in California
Fiji reports its first death from COVID-19. Health minister Ifereimi Waqainabete reported it as a 66-year-old man who had been repatriated from India where he had been receiving treatment. The man apparently contracted it while in India.
There have been 61 injuries; 38 sailors and 23 civilians have been treated mostly for minor injuries related to firefighting.
The University of Mississippi removes a monument of Confederate soldiers from the campus. The monument is expected to be relocated to a cemetery.
overview of the role and presence of Islam in Germany
South Korea's economy enters recession after exports plunge to their lowest levels since 1963.
A suicide bomber kills three people when he drives a military vehicle packed with explosives near the provincial governor's residence in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban claims responsibility.
city and county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States and the largest city in the state
A "Wall of Moms" in yellow shirts and a "Wall of Dads" in orange shirts line up behind the vets, who stayed together until a cloud of tear gas scattered much of the crowd.
federal law enforcement agency in Russia
California Governor Gavin Newsom lays out new rules for schools with high COVID-19 rates to do virtual learning and close campuses until they meet certain health standards.
discards its "hostile" policies toward North Korea.
Facebook and Twitter remove, on order of the Supreme Federal Court, numerous accounts that support Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for promoting fake news. The Brazilian Labour Party, a member of the ruling coalition, condemns Justice Alexandre de Moraes for issuing the order.
Dame Vera Lynn, who died last month, receives a military funeral in East Sussex, England, on the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
The McClatchy company, one of the largest and most respected American news publishers, announces that hedge fund Chatham Asset Management won its bankruptcy sale in a court-supervised auction. Chatham, which owns the National Enquirer, has been an investor in the company since 2009. Court confirmation, likely at a hearing on July 24, is required. McClatchy has been burdened by heavy debt from its large pension obligations and the acquisition of newspaper chain Knight Ridder.
type of business industry usually conducted over the Internet
The World Council of Churches, which counts 350 churches as members, calls on Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to reverse his decision to turn the celebrated Hagia Sophia museum back into a mosque.
Canadian religious minister, educator, and politician
An overturned fuel tanker catches fire while dozens of people were attempting to siphon off fuel, killing seven people and injuring more than 40 others, near Pueblo Viejo, Magdalena in northern Colombia.
The Supreme Court of Samoa denies a bid by two of the three defendants in the case to be able to return to Australia, where they have permanent residencies.
Los Padres National Forest, Topatopa Mountains, Ventura County, California
Retired footballer and current coach of Al Sadd SC Xavi Hernández announces he tested positive for COVID-19.
U.S. President Donald Trump commutes the sentence of longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone on seven felony crimes days before Stone was to report to a federal prison to serve a 40-month term.
The National Football League announces 72 of its players have tested positive for COVID-19.
At least 20 people are killed and 22 others wounded in a mass shooting in a village in South Darfur, Sudan.
A car bombing attack leaves 5 people dead and another 12 injured in Tel Halef village, Syria.
Seven Carabinieri are arrested in Piacenza, Italy, after being accused of drug trafficking, receiving stolen goods, extortion, illegal arrest, torture, grievous bodily harm, embezzlement, abuse of office and fraud.
legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime
The United States condemns Wednesday's airstrikes against the Taliban in Herat which resulted in 45 deaths, many of them civilians. The U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said that children were killed and also condemned recent Taliban attacks. The Afghan government defends the airstrikes as an operation against the group.
UNICEF and the government of New Zealand pledge funding to Kiribati to target the high mortality rate among infants.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Japan
Local Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sheikh Wazeem Bari and two members of his family are shot dead in Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. Senior Ministry of Home Affairs official K. Vijay Kumar blames the Islamic terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed.
The USS Nimitz and the USS Ronald Reagan participate in dual-carrier operations and exercises in the disputed South China Sea.
FC Dallas will sit out the tournament after 10 players and a coach were diagnosed with COVID-19.
naming dispute (1991–2019) between Greece (which has a region named Macedonia) and the Republic of Macedonia, ending with the latter being renamed North Macedonia
Four Katyusha rockets hit the Besmaya Range Complex in Baghdad, Iraq, where Spanish coalition troops are stationed, causing material damage but no casualties, according to the Iraqi military. No group has claimed responsibility.
Hurricane Isaias is expected to head towards Florida, prompting the state to close their COVID-19 test sites. The hurricane has made landfall in Puerto Rico, causing landslides, flooding, and power outages.
Runs diplomatic relations of Malaysia with other states
List of changes made due to the George Floyd protests
names and symbols changed due to the George Floyd protests
David Clark resigns as New Zealand's Minister of Health after security mistakes at quarantine facilities just days after the country had been declared free of COVID-19. Clark also received strong criticism for personally breaching lockdown rules twice. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had refused calls to sack the minister.
sovereign state made up of six islands in the Pacific Ocean
Saturday morning's arrests came after the US Attorney for Oregon on Friday requested an investigation into masked, camouflaged federal authorities who have recently arrested Portland protesters.
Spain reports their highest COVID-19 infection count since May 10, with 580 cases. These cases have increased in the regions of Aragon and Catalonia.
The mission includes an orbiter, lander and rover, which will search for evidence of both current and past life on the planet.
The United States says it is "deeply concerned" about abuses by state security forces in the Sahel and threatens to cut aid to the G5 nations that form a coalition in the area – Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Chad – if those issues are not addressed.
He goes on to claim that following the examples of the United States', Brazil's and others' "bold actions" would result in "pandemonium", and the potential resultant spike in COVID-19 cases would land the nation in "deep shit".
city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Canada–United States Safe Third Country Agreement
Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai says some of the fires may have been caused by arson.
cause of action in civil (non-criminal) law
United States and Brazil account for almost half the total.
The victim was part of the Ahmadiyya faith, a minority Islamic sect that Pakistan declared non-Muslim in 1974 for regarding its founder as a prophet.
Kate Brown, governor of Oregon, criticizes President Donald Trump and acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf amid reports of federal agents detaining protesters in Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the state. Wolf tweeted the previous day that the forces were sent to the city due to it being "under siege for 47 straight days by a violent mob."
second most senior court in the English legal system
India reports a record 55,079 new COVID-19 cases, as well as 779 deaths.
United States holiday held on July 4 to mark the Declaration of Independence
global international and intergovernmental organization
map delineating Chinese territorial claims to South China Sea waters
Indonesia reports a record high 2,366 recoveries from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. West Java reports a most number with 627 new recoveries.
Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)
village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
low-intensity asymmetric war between the Mexican Government and various drug trafficking syndicates
Date: 1 August 2014 – 9 November 2022 (8 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
The Spanish economy suffers a historically large fall in the second quarter of 18.5% of GDP and enters in recession, making Spain the Eurozone country most economically devastated by the pandemic.
American physician and politician (born 1963)
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU–PF threatens U.S.
Chinese consulate in Houston, United States
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Catalan government locks down the county of Segrià, with 200,000 inhabitants, due to a major outbreak, becoming the first confinement after the end of the state of emergency.
Muslims hold their first Friday prayers in the historic Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, for the first time since the government annulled the 1934 decision to establish it as a museum, and reclassified the building as a mosque.
American businesswoman, political donor and diplomat
Date: 9 December 2017 – present (5 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days)
infection caused by Bacillus anthracis bacteria
political party in U.S. state of Georgia
array of astronomical telescopes, cameras, and computing equipment which surveys the sky on a continual basis
In a closed-door session, the Parliament of Egypt authorizes the military to intervene in neighbouring Libya. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has said Sirte is a "red-line", and that any attack on the strategic Libyan city would prompt Egyptian military action.
Florida exceeds 300,000 cases of COVID-19.
The second round of the latest presidential election in Poland takes place. Incumbent President Andrzej Duda faces Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski.
The Los Angeles Clippers close their training facility after one of the players who is expected to play in Orlando tested positive for COVID-19.
Iwate reports its first cases of COVID-19 infections, with two people testing positive.
illegal and usually forceful entry to an occupied, private dwelling with intent to commit a violent crime against the occupants
Kuwait's ruler, Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, 91, undergoes successful surgery and medical treatment. Crown Prince Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who is 83, temporarily assumes some of the powers and will maintain such powers until "the health event is over".
Police in Boston and in New York are investigating attacks on statues of the Virgin Mary at local Catholic churches.
socioeconomic and political crisis in Venezuela in the 21st century
legislative authority of the Syrian Arab Republic
Statue of Christopher Columbus (Baltimore)
former public statue in Baltimore, Maryland, by Mauro Bigarani
The death toll amid civil unrest in Oromia Region, Ethiopia, rises to 166 people, including 11 security personnel. More than 1,000 people have been arrested.
spaceflight-related events during the year of 2020
type of machine specialised in lifting objects
Kuwait surpasses 50,000 infections after reporting 538 new cases in the past 24 hours.
The number of worldwide recoveries of COVID-19 surpasses ten million.
Reactions to the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
Officials in Miami announce that they will impose a curfew at South Beach as Florida tops 10,000 cases.
Israeli involvement in the Syrian Civil War
Naval warfare branch of Turkish Armed Forces
naval warfare branch of Turkey's military
The new cases include 115 cases that were locally transmitted, making it another record for three consecutive days.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation
In a case to decide who controls a $2 billion worth of gold from the Central Bank of Venezuela stored in the Bank of England, the High Court of Justice in London rules that the United Kingdom "unequivocally recognises Mr. Guaidó as President of Venezuela", refusing to give Nicolás Maduro access to the gold.
ecoclimatic and biogeographic transition zone in Africa
Iran reports a record high death toll of 200 in the last 24 hours.
A trial run is scheduled for spring 2021.
A new police body camera video emerges of George Floyd pleading with officers before his death.
Deposed president François Bozizé announces his bid for the presidency, despite being the subject of sanctions by the United Nations and an arrest warrant, issued by the current government, for alleged crimes against humanity. The Central African Republic has been in a civil war between Muslims and Christians since he was deposed in 2013. It is not known whether the charges against him will play a role in his candidacy.
Prominent pro-democracy camp politician and activist Nathan Law confirms he has safely fled Hong Kong, following the passage of a new national security law by China. He did not disclose which country he had fled to.
Spain reports their highest COVID-19 infection count since May 10, with 580 cases.
Diplomatic relations between Canada and the United States
An appeals court overturns a ruling by a federal judge blocking the execution of convicted murderer Daniel Lewis Lee, who along with Chevie Kehoe, murdered a family during a home invasion in Arkansas in 1996.
Locsin summons the Malaysian ambassador in tit-for-tat.
A bomb kill a soldier in Diyala Governorate, Iraq.
List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
French global humanitarian aid organization
French police arrest a 39-year-old Rwandan refugee who is charged with arson after he admitted setting fires inside Nantes Cathedral on July 18, which destroyed the 17th-century grand organ and stained-glass windows.
Belarusian banker, philanthropist, and public figure
This is the first resolution related to the COVID-19 pandemic that the council has passed.
Early today, President Ashraf Ghani ordered the release of 500 Taliban prisoners to "show goodwill" to start the talks.
Saudi Arabian state-owned petroleum company
series of shootings in Nova Scotia, Canada
Osaka Prefecture confirms its highest single day record of 121 new COVID-19 cases.
The Taliban accuse the government of re-capturing freed Taliban prisoners, a claim Kabul denies as "incorrect".
In the second case in a week in Australia, a surfing teenage boy is killed by a shark near Grafton, New South Wales.
President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19.
North American professional baseball league
The groups accuse the government of censorship.
A "Wall of Vets" join the front lines of the city's growing protests to support the rights of the protesters, to counter the demonstrators' "violent anarchists" label, and to support Navy veteran Christopher J. David, who, on Monday, was struck by federal officers as he approached them to ask a question. A "Wall of Moms" in yellow shirts and a "Wall of Dads" in orange shirts line up behind the vets, who stayed together until a cloud of tear gas scattered much of the crowd. (The New York Times)²
Date: Initial events: May 26, 2020 – June 7, 2020 (1 week and 5 days)
lists of protests in Kentucky related to the death of George Floyd since May 28, 2020
bilateral relations between Russia and Lithuania
An Algerian man in Antwerp, Belgium, dies after a police officer knelt on his back during an arrest outside a bar.
Italian city in the province of Campania
Ivory Coast's Prime Minister and candidate for the presidential election Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies in office after falling ill at a ministerial meeting. He had recently returned from France after undergoing treatment for heart problems.
Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the United States
Yuriko Koike wins her second term as Governor of Tokyo.
Former Prime Minister of Mongolia Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat is senteced to six years in prison and banned from government work for six years from working in government office accused of abuse of power.
shooting during a drug raid in Louisville, Kentucky, United States
President Rodrigo Duterte rejects the prospect of reopening the country during a televised cabinet meeting. He goes on to claim that following the examples of the United States', Brazil's and others' "bold actions" would result in "pandemonium", and the potential resultant spike in COVID-19 cases would land the nation in "deep shit".
German prosecutors launch an investigation into a retired Bavarian police officer and his wife for sending several threatening emails to politicians of Turkish background, including the head of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany, signing them with "NSU 2.0".
Texas Governor Greg Abbott orders citizens must wear face coverings when in public. This follows yesterday's reported state record daily high of more than 8,000 virus cases. Those who do not comply will receive an initial warning; those who refuse will face a fine of up to $250.
Chile surpasses 300,000 cases of COVID-19.
It was the first major spate of violence at the Square in months.
According to a Syrian military sources, at least seven soldiers were wounded in the attack which also inflicted "heavy material damage".
A hurricane warning is issued for Florida's Atlantic Coast.
The protesters are charged with crimes such as assaulting police, arson, and trespassing.
states of emergency and regimes of exception decreed by COVID-19
Date: 15 March 2020 – 5 December 2022 (2 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
The country also announces their biggest daily rise of 1,414 new recoveries, taking the nationwide tally to 39,050.
prefecture of the Central African Republic
Croatia holds parliamentary elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Rising infection rates and the pandemic's effects on the economy might influence the outcome of the election.
German universal bank Degussa Bank is put up for sale as parent company M. M. Warburg raises funds to pay off fines and debts incurred from its participation in Germany's biggest post-war fraud scheme. The Bank is valued between €200-400 million.
Major League Baseball franchise in St. Louis, Missouri
India surpasses Italy in COVID-19 deaths, becoming the fifth-highest.
CJTF–OIR hands over control of Besmaya Range Complex in Baghdad Governorate, which houses Spanish troops, to Iraqi security forces. It is the seventh military base to be handed over to Iraqi forces since the beginning of the withdrawal of U.S. and coalition troops.
The U.S. Department of Transportation revokes permission to Pakistan International Airlines to conduct charter flights to the U.S., citing concerns by the Federal Aviation Administration over pilot certifications.
The Supreme Court of New South Wales grants the New South Wales Police permission to block a Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney that is due to be held on July 28. The Supreme Court ruled that the rally is a prohibited public assembly, but police agreed to a stay stopping the order taking effect until 10am on July 27 pending the lodging of any appeal.
Australia reports its deadliest day since COVID-19 pandemic hit the country, with 10 new deaths in the last 24 hours; all of them in Victoria, which also reports its highest one day increase of new deaths.
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
sovereign state in West Africa and North Africa
American multinational technology company
cultural region in the southeastern and south-central United States
Vietnam reports a record 82 new COVID-19 cases in a day.
An LGBT group gathers at the Democracy Monument, Bangkok, to call for legalization of same-sex marriage in addition to the three demands stated by Free Youths.
A woman and her brother-in-law are arrested in Essen and Hildesheim, Germany, respectively, after they travelled to Syria to join ISIL.
A bus carrying students to an exam plunges into a reservoir in Anshun, Guizhou, China, killing 21 and leaving 16 injured.
independent city in Virginia, United States
A suicide bomber kills three people when he drives a military vehicle packed with explosives near the provincial governor's residence in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
Polish lawyer and politician, President of Poland (b. 1972)
civil rights and freedoms that provide individual specific rights
Hong Kong reports 123 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The new cases include 115 cases that were locally transmitted, making it another record for three consecutive days.
crime of willfully and maliciously setting fire to property
ground warfare branch of Turkey's military
Romania surpasses 2,000 deaths from COVID-19 and sets a daily record of 889 new cases.
Victoria reports its record number of new COVID-19 cases so far, with 532 cases in the last 24 hours, as well as six deaths. This number also made it Australia's highest one day increase of new cases.
Their lawyer says a request for a new trial was accepted by the Supreme Court after a hashtag against their executions went viral.
One person is killed and four others injured when a 20-metre crane collapses at a building site where flats were being constructed in the Bow district of East London, United Kingdom.
Consulate General of the United States, Chengdu
individual who seeks refuge, esp. political asylum, in a foreign country
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema
A man accused of blasphemy under a new controversial law is shot dead by a gunman in the courtroom while he was standing trial for allegedly insulting Islam. The victim was part of the Ahmadiyya faith, a minority Islamic sect that Pakistan declared non-Muslim in 1974 for regarding its founder as a prophet. The suspect was a former member.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on The Walt Disney Company
around the Nikola Pašić Square, Belgrade
Major League Baseball begins its season after a four-month delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Twenty-two people are killed in clashes between Afghan civilians and Pakistani military forces.
Canadian politician, former police chief of Toronto
Police are treating the fire as arson, saying three fires appear to have been started deliberately.
capital and most populous city of France
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Groupe PSA announce that when their planned merger is completed, expected in 2021, the merged company will be known as Stellantis.
In what is seen as an increase in arrests of political activists, a court in Vietnam sentences a 29-year-old Facebook user to eight years in prison for making anti-government posts, including several criticizing communist leader Ho Chi Minh. The man was also sentenced to serve three years of house arrest after finishing his prison term.
first-level administrative division of Vietnam
After three residents tested positive for COVID-19, Vietnam announces it will evacuate 80,000 people, mostly domestic tourists, from Da Nang.
Near Baghdad Airport Road, Baghdad International Airport, Baghdad Governorate, Baghdad, Iraq
bicameral legislature of the United States
federal government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, established by the Constitution of Pakistan
It is not known whether the charges against him will play a role in his candidacy.
The number of daily cases in Romania exceeds 1,000.
Date: 7 – 18 July 2020 (main events) 18 July 2020 – 26 November 2021 (sporadic protests) 27 November 2021 — 15 February 2022 (escalation of protests and roadblocks)
series of protests in Khabarovsk Krai of Russia starting in July 2020
informal diplomatic relationship between the United States and Iran
Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures in the southern Japanese island of Kyushu
head of state and of government of the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia
Two statues of Christopher Columbus are removed from Chicago's Grant Park and Arrigo Park, in the city's Little Italy.
human settlement in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
The Chinese embassy in Ottawa issues a rebuke of Canada, saying that it has "grossly interfered" in its affairs a day after Canada suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong.
Iranian Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd, convicted of spying for the United States and Israel and on the Revolutionary Guards commander, Qasem Soleimani, is executed by hanging in Iran.
easternmost coast of the United States, located near the North Atlantic Ocean
commission of an unlawful act in an official capacity, which affects the performance of official duties
Ivory Coast's Vice President Daniel Kablan Duncan resigns days after the death of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly. His office says he is leaving for personal reasons.
Process of ending the War in Afghanistan
Previously, the ban only applied to teachers in Baden-Württemberg.
Saudi Arabia surpasses 200,000 cases after reporting 4,193 infections in the past 24 hours while the death toll jumps to 1,802.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan denounces Egypt and the United Arab Emirates for supporting the eastern-based Libyan forces of Khalifa Haftar.
Amnesty International says it has conducted a report which says that Myanmar's armed forces "have killed civilians, including children in indiscriminate air attacks" in Rakhine and Chin states, urging the United Nations Security Council to launch a war crimes investigation. Myanmar has been fighting the separatist Arakan Army in the region. The government did not immediately respond to calls for comment.
Central African Republic general election
Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)
executive department of the government of the Philippines in charge of foreign affairs
UNICEF and the government of New Zealand pledge funding to Kiribati to target the high mortality rate among infants. The Pacific nation has a record of one in 25 children dying before the age of one due to preventable diseases.
U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested November's presidential election could be postponed, saying increased postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results. Under the U.S. Constitution, Trump does not have the authority to postpone the election himself; a delay would have to be approved by both houses of Congress.
German lawmakers agree to a deal to end nuclear power by 2022 and the use of coal by 2038.
Syrians head to the polls to elect 250 seats of parliament. It is expected that President Bashar al-Assad and his party will win most seats. It is also the first time the elections are being held in areas formerly controlled by anti-Assad forces.
Former Governor of Chihuahua and wanted fugitive César Duarte Jáquez is arrested by police in Miami, Florida, after being in hiding since 2017. He is wanted on corruption charges in Mexico, after allegedly misappropriating public funds.
Polish president Andrzej Duda accuses Germany of meddling in the country's presidential election after the tabloid Fakt, owned by German publisher Axel Springer, reported yesterday that he pardoned a man convicted of pedophilia.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with a disaster task force team to step up rescue efforts.
photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta, Inc.
Prominent opposition leader Valery Tsepkalo and his two sons flee to Russia after being barred from running in the election and alleged threats of prosecution by the prosecutor's office, which declined to comment on Tsepkalo's escape.
Four people are killed when a small plane crashes in Blatten, Valais, Switzerland.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he has no choice but to treat the disputes in the South China Sea diplomatically because the alternative is to "go to war with China", defending a government decision not to press a ruling that went in favor of the Philippines. Separately, Duterte claimed China may offer vaccines “on credit” if not as a donation and grants package.
Miami-Dade County is expected to mandate masks as it deals with surging cases.
A record-setting rainstorm causes flash flooding in Palermo, Italy. The meter of water turns streets into rivers and traps motorists in their cars. Palermo mayor Leoluca Orlando says this "water bomb" dropped as much rain in two hours as the Sicilian capital gets in a full year. Two people are reported drowned; that has not been confirmed.
Police in Panama arrest a person linked to a mass shooting two days ago which resulted in six young people killed with gunshot wounds to the head.
city in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
ISWAP releases a video showing the execution of five kidnapped aid workers in Nigeria. The International Rescue Committee and Action Against Hunger confirmed the authenticity of the video and condemned the killings of their colleagues.
July 2020 New Zealand National Party leadership election
chief executive of Chicago, Illinois, third-largest city in the United States
Armenian and Azerbaijani forces exchange fire on the border, leaving three Azeri soldiers dead and five wounded, according to Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defence. No Armenian casualties are reported.
Ethiopia (Oromia Region mainly, Addis Ababa, Shashemene, and Ambo)
Protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
The number of cases in Texas surges past 400,000 as 313 COVID-related deaths are recorded in a day.
The protests, which also reflect the simmering discontent with the Kremlin’s policies, are the largest ever in Khabarovsk, a city of 590,000.
System for remotely transmitting printed notices to ships
American supermarket tabloid published by American Media, Inc.
Brazilian politician and 38th President of Brazil
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is found guilty by the Malaysian High Court and sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment and fined RM210 million (US$47 million). The High Court convicted Najib on all seven counts of abuse of power, money laundering and criminal breach of trust over misappropriating over RM42 million (US$ 10 million) from 1Malaysia Development Berhad's former subsidiary SRC International to his personal bank accounts.
public health emergency of international concern
Walt Disney World Resort, Bay Lake, Florida, United States
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
office of the head of state of Afghanistan
Israelis protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his handling of COVID-19 and corruption.
Todd Muller resigns as leader of the New Zealand National Party citing health and family reasons.
Hong Kong reports a record of 133 new cases of COVID-19 for the fourth consecutive day, as well as two deaths.
In addition, Diageo is co-launching Pulpex with venture management firm Pilot Lite that will make paper bottles for beverage companies such as Unilever and PepsiCo.
President Hassan Rouhani announces new measures to curb the spread of the virus, including mandatory wearing of masks in covered public areas.
overview of gun violence in the United States
head of the executive branch of the government of the District of Columbia, in the United States
Lithuania bans Russian state-owned television network RT due to its connection with Dmitry Kiselyov, who is sanctioned by the European Union for his role in the 2014 Ukrainian crisis.
bilateral relations between United Arab Emirates and Turkey
South Korea reports 113 new cases of COVID-19. This is the largest one-day increase since March. Of these new cases, 86 were imported and 27 were locally transmitted.
A party caucus elects Judith Collins as the party's new leader.
maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2020
A Katyusha rocket falls in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq, injuring a child and damaging a house. Iraqi security forces also thwart another rocket launched at Camp Taji, which houses U.S. troops. Also, a MIM-104 Patriot defense system shoots down a missile launched against the U.S. embassy.
act of withdrawing from an organization, union, military alliance or especially a political entity
Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate
country in Central and Southeastern Europe
Indian film actor Amitabh Bachchan is hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19.
Poland reports a record high of 615 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, and authorities warn of a reinstatement of quarantine measures for travellers from other countries.
56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021
European Union response to the COVID-19 pandemic
A bus driver in the French city of Bayonne is left brain dead after reportedly being assaulted by passengers who refused to wear face masks. Bus services in the city have been severely disrupted as drivers refuse to work following the incident.
The Food and Drug Administration issues an emergency use authorization for COVID-19 pool testing.
Kyrgyzstan announces the addition of thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths to its COVID-19 tallies, describing the corresponding pneumonia-related cases, which had not been confirmed by tests, as most likely linked to the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus.
disaster involving one or more trains (for train colliding with a pedestrian, animal or other objects, see Q19403959)
Federal district judge Allison Burroughs dismisses the first case brought to court as moot because the federal government has agreed to rescind the policy.
An Afghan government spokesman says it will continue to release Taliban prisoners though disagreement prevails over the release of some 600 of them that are considered a "threat to national security". The Taliban could not be reached for comment and it is not clear whether they are willing to accept to start talks based on the list of prisoners set to be freed.
Scotland's Court of Session fines Greenpeace £80,000 for breaching an injunction against the occupation of a Transocean oil rig in the North Sea.
principal executive body of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Brazil reports its highest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases days after WHO says the country reaches the plateau, with 67,860 new cases that pushes the nationwide total at more than 2.2 million.
Syrians head to the polls to elect 250 seats of parliament.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vows tighter control over "immoral" social media following alleged insults to his daughter and son-in-law when they announced the birth of their fourth son on Twitter.
Malta's health ministry states that of 94 migrants rescued from the sea yesterday, 65 have tested positive for COVID-19.
person claiming to speak for divine beings
Tropical Storm Fay makes landfall in New Jersey, US, causing tropical storm force winds over Delaware, New Jersey, and Coastal New York. Flooding closed several roads.
Diosdado Cabello confirms he tested positive for COVID-19.
Two of the victims' bodies have already been recovered.
Hong Kong reports a record 145 cases of COVID-19; 142 of them are locally transmitted.
West Java reported the highest surge with 962 cases.
Twitter bans 7,000 accounts and places restrictions on a further 150,000 that promote QAnon-related content. The social media site also announces that terms connected to the conspiracy theory will be barred from appearing on its trending topics and search feature.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
Parscale, who has reportedly been blamed for the poorly attended rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, last month, will stay on as senior adviser.
Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement
search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger
The government did not immediately respond to calls for comment.
The protests began following the death of Oromo musician Hachalu Hundessa.
legislative branch of the Libyan government
The event consisted of running around the monument whilst singing a jingle from Hamtaro, a famous Japanese cartoon, with some amendments to the lyrics as a satire to political corruption.
Victoria records 484 new cases and two deaths, the highest of any Australian state.
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam says that he will increase enforcement of masks and social distancing as cases in the Hampton Roads area spike.
traditional Japanese female entertainers and hostesses
Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
A court in Hong Kong denies bail to Tong Ying-kit, a 23-year-old man who was arrested last week for driving a motorbike into police officers and carrying a separatist banner. Also, prominent pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow appear in court. Wong pleads not guilty to inciting others to participate in an unlawful assembly last year while Chow pleads guilty to similar charges.
A woman and her brother-in-law are arrested in Essen and Hildesheim, Germany, respectively, after they travelled to Syria to join ISIL. The woman also travelled with her four young children.
The Taliban attacked the Maruf District, Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing two policemen and wounding twelve others. The assault was repulsed, resulting in 27 Taliban fighters being killed.
White supremacist David Duke is permanently suspended from Twitter for repeatedly violating its rules on hate speech.
indirect conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia
The Afghan government warns of action if Pakistan "continues its rocket attacks", while the Pakistani military says it opened fire in self-defense, returning fire to the Afghan side.
In separate incidents, police kill five attackers in Torreón, Coahuila, and five police officers are shot dead in Guanajuato.
elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news
A fire, followed by an explosion, breaks out on the USS Bonhomme Richard at the U.S. Naval base in San Diego, California. At least 18 sailors are currently hospitalized. It is unclear where the fire started or what the source of the explosion was.
The death toll from floods in Kyushu, Japan, rises to 49 people.
At least two people are killed and eight injured, four critically, in a mass shooting at a nightclub in Greenville, South Carolina.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic
viral pandemic in the Dominican Republic
The protesters were protesting power cuts in the midst of a heatwave.
seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea
inflammation of the alveoli of the lungs
Date: 16 February 1985 – ongoing (37 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
set of norms or trends dominant in a society at a given time
South Korea revokes licenses to anti-Pyongyang groups which often send leaflets to the border with political messages.
The National Electoral Commission announces that incumbent President Andrzej Duda has been re-elected after winning 51.2% of the votes in a second round run-off with challenger Rafał Trzaskowski.
public elective office; head of state and head of government of Bolivia
Western neologism to describe armed Islamic movements
COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia (U.S. state)
Popular music magazine Q announces it is ceasing operations after 34 years in print amid an accelerated downturn in sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monday's regularly scheduled baseball games between the Baltimore Orioles and Miami Marlins, and the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies, are postponed because 14 members of the Marlins traveling party, including 12 players, tested positive for COVID-19.
Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki says they destroyed four missiles and six drones launched against the kingdom from capital of Yemen, Sanaa.
India also begins investigating over 250 Chinese apps over user privacy violations including popular Tencent-backed gaming app PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
attorney general for the U.S. state of Kentucky
Ongoing parliamentary general election in Singapore
primary law enforcement agency of New South Wales, Australia
Malian police throw tear gas and open fire at anti-government protesters occupying the national parliament building and the offices of state broadcaster Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Mali in Bamako. At least one person died from their injuries.
More than 400 people are evacuated from their homes in Iloilo City in the Philippines after an explosion on a power barge caused an oil spill.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers issues a mask mandate, which is expected to go into effect on August 1.
Australia reports the highest one-day increase of new cases since the pandemic began, with 502 new cases, surpassing the previous record set on March 28 at 469 cases.
Dominican head of state and head of government
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
2020 United States presidential election
2013 terrorist event in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
American online social media and social networking service
term used by the United States Department of Defense
Zimbabwe's government signs a $3.5 billion agreement with the Commercial Farmers' Union to compensate white farmers who were forcibly evicted from their land during a controversial land redistribution program in the 2000s under former President Robert Mugabe.
A shooting at the home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas leaves her son dead and her husband injured. Salas herself is not injured. Law enforcement officials say the gunman was dressed in a FedEx uniform.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football
global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football
An Istanbul court begins an in absentia trial of 20 Saudi Arabians they accuse of involvement in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
Tokyo reports a record daily increase in COVID-19 cases, with 293 new cases.
A General for the Rapid Support Forces says that "sending Sudanese to fight in Libya as mercenaries is unacceptable".
maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces
The number of cases in Peru reaches past 400,000.
head of state and of government of Turkey
Malian police throw tear gas and open fire at anti-government protesters occupying the national parliament building and the offices of state broadcaster Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Mali in Bamako.
A gunman carrying explosives takes 16 people hostage aboard a public bus in Lutsk, Ukraine. Police said they identified the man, who had expressed frustrations with the Ukrainian system on social media. All the hostages are freed unharmed following the gunman's surrender to police after hours of negotiations, shortly before the President Volodymyr Zelensky gave into one of the gunman's demands and posted a video on Facebook saying, "Everyone should watch the 2005 film Earthlings."
A Hezbollah militiaman is killed by an Israeli airstrike, apparently on Monday night, near Damascus International Airport, Syria, the group reports. It is their first casualty since they warned that if it suffered further killings, they would retaliate.
The United States orders the closure of China's consulate in Houston. Morgan Ortagus, the spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of State, says that the United States directed the consulate's closure "in order to protect American intellectual property and Americans' private information". The Chinese government condemns the "outrageous and unjustified" move and threatens countermeasures against the United States.
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
overview of the use of capital punishment in Iran
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Fiji
Interim Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez tests positive for COVID-19.
An Arizona woman in Scottsdale is arrested at Target after pulling face masks off the displays.
Fifteen people are injured, six seriously, in a mass shooting at a funeral home in Chicago, Illinois. One person is in custody, but a motive remains unclear.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces that five United States Navy teams would be deployed to hospitals in Harlingen, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, and Rio Grande City.
head of the state and government of California
body worn video used as police equipment
At least seven ships are burnt following an unspecified incident in the Iranian port city of Bushehr.
respiratory syndrome and infectious disease in humans, caused by SARS coronavirus 2
Sudanese human rights activist and politician
President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr announce a surge of "hundreds" of federal law enforcement officers to Chicago, Albuquerque and other cities in an effort to crack down on a recent wave of violent crime. The mayors of Portland, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Atlanta and Kansas City pen a letter to Barr and acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf expressing "deep concern and objection to the deployment of federal forces in our cities".
Mayor of Portland, the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon
Of these, eight are returning travellers in hotel quarantine and another nine are locally transmitted, including one case under investigation.
Six Democratic mayors, of Portland, Chicago, Seattle, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Kansas City, Missouri, and Washington, D.C., urge the US Congress to block the Trump administration from sending federal law enforcement agents to their cities, saying the agents' presence, against the request of local authorities, is unlawful.
Iraqi security forces also thwart another rocket launched at Camp Taji, which houses U.S. troops.
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
Serbians protest for a fourth consecutive day; the protest initially started out against the government COVID-19 measures but would morph into anti-government protests.
The Indian government asks e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart to display the country of origin on new products listed by sellers on their sites by August 1 and items that were already being sold by October 1 without stipulating a mandatory deadline. The move comes during heightened tensions between India and China following the 2020 China–India skirmishes and a campaign to boycott Chinese-origin products in India.
The death toll in Mexico rises above 35,000, surpassing Italy.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, responding to recent criticism about the lack of racial diversity among the nominees in major Oscar award categories, invites 819 people to become new members. Of the invitees, 49% are from outside the US, 45% are women, and 36% are non-white.
In a 7–2 decision on Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania, the United States Supreme Court upholds regulations that allow employers with religious or moral objections to decline to provide contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
2020 U.S. dronestrike killing of an Iranian major general
The country is bracing for more heavy rain.
Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
Antwerp imposes a curfew from 11.30 p.m.
The Trump administration reverses its student visa policy, announced on July 6, to deport international students whose courses move fully online. The plan met stiff opposition. At least 59 universities and the attorneys general of 18 states sued to block this directive. Federal district judge Allison Burroughs dismisses the first case brought to court as moot because the federal government has agreed to rescind the policy.
Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein summons the Philippine ambassador after Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. tweeted Monday to the U.S. embassy in Manila that Sabah does not belong to Malaysia. Locsin summons the Malaysian ambassador in tit-for-tat.
Massacre of Mahsharh, Iran on November 2019
National Film Development Corporation Malaysia
land managed by Native American nations under the US Bureau of Indian Affairs
sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea
Park Won-soon, the Mayor of Seoul, is found dead after being declared missing earlier the same day.
ECOWAS demands the release of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, who was kidnapped in March just days before a disputed election, asks 31 elected MPs whose results were disputed to resign, and requests an urgent inquiry into protesters' deaths on 10–12 July. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta is given ten days to respond to the bloc's proposals or face sanctions.
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 4 days)
2018–2019 protests and radical change of government in Sudan
Land (federal state) in southwestern Germany
Roy Den Hollander, a self-described antifeminist lawyer, is named as the attacker behind the shooting at the home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas last night, which left her son dead and her husband critically injured.
The World Health Organization reports a record increase in global COVID-19 cases with 284,196 new cases in last 24 hours. United States and Brazil account for almost half the total.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Minnesota
continent on the Earth's northern and southern hemispheres
July 2020 compromise of multiple verified Twitter accounts to post scam Tweets
Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir goes on trial for several charges, including fomenting a coup in 1989 that overthrew the government of Sadiq al-Mahdi.
United States Government agency dedicated to civil aviation matters
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
The Afghan government defends the airstrikes as an operation against the group.
United States investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections
Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary
Two women, Kerida O’Reilly (33) and Samantha Hamer (26), are charged for attacking Wisconsin State Senator Tim Carpenter outside the Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison.
Malaysian Communications Minister Saifuddin Abdullah retracts his announcement yesterday that video producers on social media would require a license per the 1981 National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia (FINAS) Act, following public outcry. The initial proposal was made following the government's dispute with Al Jazeera over a documentary concerning the discrimination migrant workers faced in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issues a presidential decree converting Istanbul's Hagia Sophia back to a mosque, after a court annulled the 1934 decree that transformed it into a museum.
United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnès Callamard concludes, in a report to be presented at the United Nations Human Rights Council, that the killing of Qasem Soleimani in January by the United States was "unlawful". Callamard says that based on U.S. evidence, the killing was "arbitrary" and "violated the UN charter".
All those detained are Russian nationals, according to authorities.
After having been postponed once due to the COVID-19 pandemic, general elections are held in the Dominican Republic. The electorate can vote for the new members of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies as well as the country's next president.
List of heads of government of Ivory Coast
The bottles will be made from wood pulp and will be fully recyclable.
The Karnataka government announces that Bengaluru will be on lockdown from July 14 to July 22.
ceremonial county in England (use Q21694646 for administrative non-metropolitan county)
criminal proceeding in which the person who is subject to it is not physically present
unintended escape of gas from a pipeline or other containment
The Government of National Accord (GNA) warns of a "response in the right place and at the right time" after a "foreign air force" bombed the Al-Watiya Air Base in an overnight air raid, according to the GNA's Deputy Defence Minister Salah al-Namrush. Al-Namrush did not specify which foreign air force was behind the raid, which is believed to have targeted a Turkish anti-aircraft missile system.
Sinovac Biotech is starting Phase III trials of its potential COVID-19 vaccine following a fast-track approval for the trials by Brazilian regulators last week. The study, done in partnership with Brazilian vaccine producer Instituto Butantan, will recruit nearly 9,000 healthcare professionals working in COVID-19-specialized facilities and start this month.
bilateral relations between Japan and United States
Prime Minister James Marape announces a two-week lockdown of the capital amid a spike of infections in the city. Schools are also ordered to close.
urban park in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada - located to the north of the Ontario Legislative Building
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi tests positive for COVID-19.
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announces that masks will be mandatory outside of homes to battle rising COVID-19 cases in the city.
The United Nations Security Council approves aid deliveries to northwest Syria through one border crossing with Turkey, a day after its authorization for the six-year-long humanitarian operation ended.
Postponement of the 2020 Hong Kong legislative election
A remote-controlled mine detonates in Baidoa, Somalia, killing five people and injuring 10.
Two adults and a baby are killed when a Piper PA-32 crashes in West Jordan, Utah. Four other people are injured, three critically.
highest federal executive body in the Russian Federation, headed by the Prime Minister
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries successfully launches Hope, a United Arab Emirates space probe to Mars, from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan.
British passport post-1987 for persons with British National (Overseas) citizenship
List of George Floyd protests outside the United States
worldwide protests against racism and police brutality based on or inspired by seeking justice for George Floyd
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya announces it will begin an audit of the central banks of the internationally-recognized Government of National Accord and the rival House of Representatives, saying it is a “critical step” in eventually uniting both factions.
The Supreme Court of the United States rules in favor of the Little Sisters of the Poor.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
Bounded by Grace and Birch Sts., Park Ave., and Roseneath Rd.; Roughly, Franklin St. from Roseneath Rd. to Cleveland St., Richmond, Virginia
Croatia holds parliamentary elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Venezuela surpasses 10,000.
Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom reopens at Walt Disney World with new safety guidelines despite rising cases in Florida. Masks are expected to be mandatory and capacity is expected to be limited.
A fire is reported at a power plant in the city of Ahvaz, in south-western Iran, while a chlorine gas leak injures 70 workers at a petrochemicals plant near Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni. The incidents come after a string of other unexplained blazes and explosions at Iranian facilities.
The police didn't interfere with the rally.
The government announces legal action against activists and journalists who "insulted" the military.
A sealed copy of the 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System game Super Mario Bros.
bicameral national legislature of Somalia
Indian Minister of Power R. K. Singh announces that India will halt the importation of US$2.8 billion worth of Chinese power equipment due to heightened tensions between the two nations.
The Houthis launch missiles and drones into Saudi Arabia during an overnight attack.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan denounces Egypt and the United Arab Emirates for supporting the eastern-based Libyan forces of Khalifa Haftar. Turkey says it will maintain its support for the Government of National Accord (GNA) and calls the UAE's actions "piratical".
art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states
American content platform and production company
Roy Den Hollander, a self-described antifeminist lawyer, is named as the attacker behind the shooting at the home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas last night, which left her son dead and her husband critically injured. Den Hollander has been found dead at a home in Rockland, New York, and is also being investigated in connection to the earlier shooting death of a southern California lawyer.
This will be Taiwan and the UK's first sister city relationship and the first sister city in East Asia for Oxford.
Spain's Audiencia Nacional agrees to extradite former CEO of PEMEX Emilio Lozoya Austin to Mexico where he is wanted on charges of bribery and money laundering.
Following a social media campaign that generated 7.5 million posts with the hashtag #do_not_execute, the Iranian authorities halt the impending executions of three anti-government protestors who were arrested during street protests in November 2019 in which hundreds of demonstrators were killed.
Ministry of the Interior and Public Security (Chile)
The general election is postponed until October 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, which has infected more than 64,000 people, and killed more than 2,300. This is the second time the Interim Government has delayed the elections since the 2019 Bolivian political crisis late last year that forced the resignation of former president Evo Morales.
capital city of New South Wales, Australia
process of transforming profits of crime and corruption into ostensibly legitimate assets
Neighboring Kazakhstan announces it will do the same starting next month.
neighborhood in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
principal law enforcement agency of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States
neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Hong Kong legal scholar and pro-democracy activist Benny Tai is fired from his tenured position as associate professor of law at the University of Hong Kong, due to his prior arrest for coordinating the Umbrella Revolution. Tai in a Facebook post called it the "end of academic freedom" in the city.
At least 162 miners are killed by a landslide at a jade mining site in Hpakant, Kachin, Myanmar.
Vance that prosecutors in New York can seek President Donald Trump's financial records in a major case on the scope and limits of presidential power, but also ruled in Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP that lower courts had not properly assessed the separation of powers between Congress and the President when the House of Representatives attempted to similarly subpoena his tax returns.
2020 pandemic in Michigan, United States
American former police officer who murdered George Floyd
In response to the United States placing sanctions on Chinese officials for their roles in the internment of Uyghurs, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announces it will place sanctions on several American politicians, such as Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, and the government agency Congressional-Executive Commission on China for "wrong actions".
upper house of the Dominican Republic's bicameral National Congress
Moroccan journalist and human rights activist Omar Radi is arrested and charged with rape and aiding foreign spies. The charges come after Amnesty International reported that the Moroccan government was using Israeli spyware to spy on dissidents like him.
The United States Navy says its crews have made significant progress fighting flames and reducing smoke, but it is still unclear when the fire will be extinguished.
Members of the Philippine House Committee on Legislative Franchises vote against the franchise renewal of the ABS-CBN Corporation, the country's largest media conglomerate.
Russian state-controlled television network
Hurricane Isaias heads toward the Bahamas and the U.S. as a category 1 hurricane, after causing floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. A hurricane warning is issued for Florida's Atlantic Coast.
The government announces legal action against activists and journalists who "insulted" the military. They had accused the military of various killings during last year's protests, which the army denies.
Kyrgyzstan announces the addition of thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths to its COVID-19 tallies, describing the corresponding pneumonia-related cases, which had not been confirmed by tests, as most likely linked to the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus. Neighboring Kazakhstan announces it will do the same starting next month.
French automotive manufacturing corporation (1976-2021)
The United Kingdom and United States accuse Russia of conducting an anti-satellite weapon test in space. Russia's Ministry of Defence says it was testing new technology on Russian space equipment.
The UN Security Council demands "immediate cessation of hostilities" in conflict zones around the world, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Election starts for pro-democracy politicians and activists to choose representatives to run in the upcoming legislative election in September.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had refused calls to sack the minister.
In its annual report, Germany's domestic intelligence agency BfV warns consumers that personal data they provide to Chinese payment companies or other tech firms, such as Tencent, Alibaba and others, could end up in the hands of China's government.
Rene Boucher is sentenced to an additional eight months in prison for assaulting United States Senator Rand Paul in 2017.
Roughly half of the staff of index.hu, Hungary's biggest news site, resign in protest of the firing of the editor-in-chief last week. The termination happened months after 50% of the site's advertising was purchased by media executive Miklos Vaszily, who has close ties to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
However, indoor public spaces will remain closed.
Twelve people are dead and nine others injured during a mass shooting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, carried out by a drunk soldier.
The embassy denies the accusations of meddling in local politics and did not comment on the insult.
space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of Mars
public office; chief executive of the Mexican state of Chihuahua
David, who, on Monday, was struck by federal officers as he approached them to ask a question.
In a Europe-wide operation, police penetrate EncroChat, a top-secret communications system used by criminals to sell drugs and plan attacks.
No group has claimed responsibility for his killing.
Diageo plc announces that Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky will soon be sold in paper bottles. The bottles will be made from wood pulp and will be fully recyclable. A trial run is scheduled for spring 2021. In addition, Diageo is co-launching Pulpex with venture management firm Pilot Lite that will make paper bottles for beverage companies such as Unilever and PepsiCo.
cathedral in the City of London, England
brand of Scotch whisky owned by Diageo that originated in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
The United States has averaged just under 50,000 new cases daily over the last week, twice as high as a month ago.
The new law punishes crimes considered as subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison.
Belgium announces the unveiling of drastic social distancing measures aimed at avoiding a new lockdown. These measures include restricting social contact outside every household to five people over the next four weeks and limiting crowds at public events to 100 people indoors and 200 people outdoors. This measure will take effect next Wednesday.
Protesters mark the anniversary of the death of Adama Traoré.
A woman dies and two more people are injured during a series of stabbings in Sarpsborg, Norway. A Norwegian man, who had a relationship with the two wounded victims, is arrested.
An explosion at a fireworks factory in Hendek, Sakarya, Turkey, kills four people and injures 73 others.
New South Wales reports its first COVID-19 cases from prison inmates as the state reports 18 new cases.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declines to attend.
conflict between the government of the Central African Republic and rebels
act of giving up or quitting an office or position
Other rioters set fire to a portable trailer and a construction site, police allege in a series of tweets.
ethnic group in Ethiopia, with several subcategories
equestrian statue formerly in Richmond, Virginia
2020 United States presidential election in Arizona
diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of the Philippines
advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group
He had recently returned from France after undergoing treatment for heart problems.
According to the press release, the soldier died when his armored vehicle was hit by an IED.
Dayton becomes the first city in Ohio to mandate masks.
At least six civilians are killed when their vehicle hits a roadside bomb in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.
American politician and football coach (born 1954)
Armenian and Azerbaijani forces exchange fire on the border, leaving three Azeri soldiers dead and five wounded, according to Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defence.
sudden release of energy through high temperatures and gas expansion
The man apparently contracted it while in India.
municipality and capital city of Belgium
ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler renews calls for federal troops to leave the city, accusing them of "using abusive tactics against protesters."
U.S. President Donald Trump signs legislation and an executive order that will "hold China accountable" for recent "oppressive actions" in Hong Kong by ending its preferential economic status with the United States.
Countries that are geographically located to the east of the Mediterranean Sea
Tuberville will face Democratic incumbent Doug Jones.
An appeals court overturns a ruling by a federal judge blocking the execution of convicted murderer Daniel Lewis Lee, who along with Chevie Kehoe, murdered a family during a home invasion in Arkansas in 1996. It will be the first federal execution since 2003.
British Muslim convert Safiyya Shaikh is sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting to suicide bomb St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London.
convener of the Civil Human Rights Front
Rafiki, a 25-year-old silverback who was the head of a gorilla group in the southwestern Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, was killed with a spear in early June.
At least 50 people have been killed and more than two million affected by heavy monsoon flooding in Assam, India.
The bus driver who was left brain dead after being attacked by passengers who refused to wear face masks in Bayonne, France, dies of his injuries.
chemical element with symbol Cl and atomic number 17
county in California, United States of America
President Donald Trump announces the building of National Garden of American Heroes through executive order, which will consist of statues of notable American political figures, activists, businesspeople, and pop culture icons.
Kootenai / Benewah counties, Idaho, U.S.
Among those arrested were members of the police, defense forces and correctional services.
Pennsylvania, the United States Supreme Court upholds regulations that allow employers with religious or moral objections to decline to provide contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
sunflower seeds!", was amended into a satire "the most yummy things of all are...
American white nationalist and politician
An event called "Let's run, Hamtaro" is organised at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok.
The headquarters of the Arizona Democratic Party are burnt down in the early hours of 24 July in an apparent arson attack, according to Phoenix Police Department. Nobody was hurt in the attack. The attack comes in the wake of several opinion polls showing Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden as leading against his opponent, Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump in the state.
A court in Paris sentences to jail Pierre-Marie H., 69, and Henri M., 73, two former agents from the foreign intelligence service after convicting them of sharing secrets with China, for a 12-year sentence and an eight-year term respectively.
reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion
Turkey says it will maintain its support for the Government of National Accord (GNA) and calls the UAE's actions "piratical".
Hong Kong reports its largest single day record of 149 new cases of COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours as well as one death.
ability or right of an individual or group to seclude themselves, or information about themselves
The government and the Taliban begin a three-day truce to start intra-Afghan talks.
former public statue in Bristol, England
pseudoscientific or religious attempt to convert gender or sexual orientation
second-highest constitutional office in the United States
Voting begins in Singapore's latest general election.
Kurdish nationalist and separatist armed organization
Officials in Sierra Leone report that four protesters, looking to block the movement of a power generator to another town, were killed in the city of Makeni in Saturday's protests after both police and soldiers opened fire on them. The government had acknowledged "potential loss of life" but had not provided details.
The southern African nation of 14.3 million is 72% Protestant and 11% Catholic, with 15% adhering to ethnic religions.
Australian politician, Premier of Victoria
Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vows tighter control over "immoral" social media following alleged insults to his daughter and son-in-law when they announced the birth of their fourth son on Twitter. Erdoğan specifically mentioned Twitter, YouTube and Netflix. Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced the arrest of a number of social media users for "insulting tweets".
Tokyo cumulative cases surpasses 10,000.
Explosions and exchanges of fire are heard during an armed incident involving Israeli troops and Hezbollah at the border between Israel and Lebanon.
boulevard that is the retail and entertainment hub of Singapore
far-right German terror group uncovered in November 2011
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says up to three million Hong Kong residents will be offered citizenship in the United Kingdom, following the passing of a controversial new national security law by China.
George Floyd protests in Portland, Oregon
U.S. political event held in Charlotte, North Carolina and virtually online
It is also the first time the elections are being held in areas formerly controlled by anti-Assad forces.
public office; second highest political position in Ecuador
A fire and explosion hit a centrifuge production plant at a nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, Iran.
Lord Browne resigned from his position as chairman of Huawei's UK branch shortly before the announcement.
In continuing protests across the country, young Thai activists burn images of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his deputy, Prawit Wongsuwan, outside the government house in growing calls for their resignations.
The United States House of Representatives votes on a bill to remove Confederate statues from the United States Capitol, as well as replacing the bust of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney with Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall.
A passenger train collides with a van carrying Sikh pilgrims near Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan, killing at least 21 people.
Kim Jong-un convenes an emergency meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, declares a state of emergency, and orders the lockdown of Kaesong after a person suspected of having COVID-19 returned from South Korea, after illegally crossing the DMZ. If confirmed, it would be the first time a case of COVID-19 has been officially acknowledged by North Korea.
Rising infection rates and the pandemic's effects on the economy might influence the outcome of the election.
illegal hunting and capturing of wild animals
The second round of the latest presidential election in Poland takes place.
mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany
city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Cloth that covers the face as a part of sartorial hijab
city in and county seat of Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, and the capital city of Wisconsin
Incumbent President Andrzej Duda faces Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski.
Hundreds of firefighters and rescue workers are deployed to battle wildfires in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk Oblast. The fires have killed six people and destroyed more than 120 houses. Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai says some of the fires may have been caused by arson.
King Salman of Saudi Arabia, 84, is admitted to a hospital due to an inflammation of the gall bladder.
current government of the Bulgarian Republic
The previous record was set in 2011 when prices hit US$1,921 per ounce.
vote on whether a group of people still has confidence in a government or leader
town in the Sudanese state of North Darfur
restrictions by countries intended to stop spread of disease
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
The Supreme Court of the United States rules in favor of the Little Sisters of the Poor. The victory at the court comes after nine years of their legal fight against the Obama-era “contraception mandate”.
as a category 1 hurricane, after causing floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
uncontrolled fire of natural, accidental or criminal origin, which spreads over a natural or agricultural area covered by combustible vegetation
Oxford City Council overwhelmingly passes a motion to establish sister city relationships with an as-yet-undetermined Taiwanese city due to Taiwan's strong human rights record and success at keeping the COVID-19 pandemic under control.
According to the authorities, the people tried to swim to the coast when their boats could not make it to land.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his new Cabinet of Singapore is sworn-in at dual locations at the Istana and the Parliament House due to the ongoing COVID-19 social distancing restrictions.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announces he will donate a quarter of his US$4,806 monthly salary to help health services fight the virus.
Rivera's son was found on the boat unharmed, while the Ventura County Sheriff's Office have initiated a search and rescue operation for the actress.
"The flags we fly must accord with the military imperatives of good order and discipline, treating all our people with dignity and respect, and rejecting divisive symbols," wrote the Secretary.
head of state and of the executive branch of government of the State of Maryland, United States
New South Wales reports 17 new cases of COVID-19.
The electorate can vote for the new members of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies as well as the country's next president.
border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel published by the United Nations
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announces he will donate a quarter of his US$4,806 monthly salary to help health services fight the virus. He also encouraged other public officials to follow his move.
The University of Mississippi removes a monument of Confederate soldiers from the campus.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries successfully launches Hope, a United Arab Emirates space probe to Mars, from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. It is the first mission to Mars from the Arab world.
2020 New Caledonian independence referendum
Prime Minister James Marape announces a two-week lockdown of the capital amid a spike of infections in the city.
series of ongoing insurgencies within Myanmar
Fifteen people are injured, six seriously, in a mass shooting at a funeral home in Chicago, Illinois.
Date: May 30, 2020 - June 14, 2020 (2 weeks and 1 day)
1967–1990 socialist state in Western Asia
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Ukraine
false or misleading information presented as news
armed rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents
Four Hezbollah militants crossed the border and fled back to Lebanon after being shot at, while IDF reported no Israeli casualties.
Lord Speaker Norman Fowler criticizes these peerages for making the House too large.
Pubs and barbershops are allowed to re-open in England for the first time since March.
video-focused social media and social networking service owned by ByteDance
The World Health Organization suspends its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination of HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir after they fail to reduce mortality in infected patients.
Kuwait's 91-year-old Emir, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, is admitted to hospital for what aides described as "routine" medical tests.
series of resignations by Bolivia's highest political leaders following disputed election results
Leadership election for New Zealand National Party
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
Political elections for public offices in Croatia
air warfare branch of Turkey's armed forces
general elections to elect the President and National Assembly
US Supreme Court justice from 1967 to 1991
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
Forty-five people are arrested after protesters throw explosives and rocks at police in Seattle. Other rioters set fire to a portable trailer and a construction site, police allege in a series of tweets. Twenty-one officers were injured, including one who was hospitalized with a leg injury caused by an explosive.
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Miami, Florida, United States
About 50,000 people take part in a second Saturday protest rally in Khabarovsk, Russia, against the arrest of Governor Sergei Furgal on charges of involvement in multiple murders 15 years ago, which Furgal denies. The protests, which also reflect the simmering discontent with the Kremlin’s policies, are the largest ever in Khabarovsk, a city of 590,000. The police didn't interfere with the rally. Protests are also taking place in Vladivostok and Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
Malaysia launches a search and rescue operation as 24 Rohingya are feared dead off the coast of Langkawi. According to the authorities, the people tried to swim to the coast when their boats could not make it to land.
This is the third major AAV accident involving Camp Pendleton Marines since 2011.
The Cabinet Office of Japan plans to declare that its economy has entered a recession after 71 months of growth.
Thousands of people protest outside the House of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in the capital Belgrade, in response to President Aleksandar Vučić's plan on introducing stricter lockdown measures in Belgrade, due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the city. A small group of protesters storm the building after pushing through a police cordon.
Another 10 people are missing and dozens stranded on rooftops.
India reports 49,310 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, another record high since pandemic began.
Italian-American multinational automotive manufacturing (2014-2021)
land warfare branch of Spain's military forces
Congressional-Executive Commission on China
2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf says that masks will be required inside and outside.
Governor of Okinawa Prefecture Denny Tamaki said late on Saturday that "Okinawans are shocked by what we were told", and demanded more action from the U.S.
Indonesian security forces deny that two people they killed late last week were "innocent civilians".
A Norwegian man, who had a relationship with the two wounded victims, is arrested.
The New South Wales Police arrests six people, including organizer Paddy Gibson, at a Black Lives Matter rally in Sydney; five of those were handed penalty infringement notices. They arrested them because they were breaching a public health order.
Victoria records 723 new cases, as well as 13 deaths.
Indonesia reports its highest one-day increase in COVID-19 deaths, with 139 new deaths bringing its death toll to 4,459.
official review of events or actions ordered by a government body
Hong Kong reports 118 new COVID-19 cases, a new record in two consecutive days.
UK Digital Media minister Oliver Dowden announces to the House of Commons that the country's mobile providers will be barred from buying 5G equipment from Huawei starting December 31, and will be required to remove it from their networks by 2027.
Israeli MPs pass a bill to begin the process to outlaw conversion therapy, being the first Middle Eastern country to do so.
A statue of Black Lives Matter protester Jen Reid is briefly erected without permission on the plinth of the toppled statue of Edward Colston in the city center of Bristol before being removed the next day.
German automobile brand owned by Mercedes-Benz AG
administrative region of the Arabian Kingdom
The headquarters of the Arizona Democratic Party are burnt down in the early hours of 24 July in an apparent arson attack, according to Phoenix Police Department.
The U.S. imposes further sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his 19-year-old son Hafez, and warns that it will also sanction anyone who engages with the government in Damascus. Kelly Craft, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, says the sanctions are not intended to harm civilians and that they do not target humanitarian aid.
Voting begins in Singapore's latest general election. The ruling People's Action Party is projected to maintain its majority, albeit with the oppositional Workers' Party gaining seats.
The 91-year-old Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah flies to the United States to seek further medical treatment after undergoing successful surgery days ago.
rocket launch site in Brevard County, Florida
Serbians protest for a fourth consecutive day; the protest initially started out against the government COVID-19 measures but would morph into anti-government protests. 71 people are arrested.
The bans comes in the wake of a movement to boycott Chinese products in India following the 2020 China-India skirmishes.
Japan launches a ¥70 billion payment scheme to pay firms to move factories out of China to either Japan itself or countries within the Southeast Asian region in an attempt to better secure its supply chains. 57 firms, including face mask manufacturer Iris Ohyama, are among the first to receive the subsidy.
5th generation of cellular mobile communications
The takeover bid was stalled due to concerns about Saudi Arabia's human rights record and the Kingdom's promotion of the pirate TV station beoutQ.
geographic region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
South Korea revokes licenses to anti-Pyongyang groups which often send leaflets to the border with political messages. The South Korean government says these groups are "seriously hindering the unification policy of the government". The groups accuse the government of censorship.
borough in New York City and county in New York State, United States
Phoenix, Arizona police officers threaten, shoot and kill a man inside a parked car in an incident captured on bystander video, sparking protests in the city. Police say he pointed a gun at them first.
A fire, followed by an explosion, breaks out on the USS Bonhomme Richard at the U.S. Naval base in San Diego, California.
Fiji's opposition parties urge the government to reconsider its decision of closing Fiji's embassy in the United States, the European Union, and other countries, and blame Chinese influence in the Pacific.
2020 China–India skirmishes § Economic response
U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested November's presidential election could be postponed, saying increased postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results.
Eighteen protestors are charged in Portland, Oregon, after the Trump administration sent federal police forces into the city last week. The protesters are charged with crimes such as assaulting police, arson, and trespassing.
It was initially an online activism, later spread via Twitter, and eventually gathered around 3,000 people.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the group has "nothing to do" with the bombing.
Former Governor of Chihuahua and wanted fugitive César Duarte Jáquez is arrested by police in Miami, Florida, after being in hiding since 2017.
Spain honors their COVID-19 victims at the Royal Palace of Madrid.
2020 bus crash in Anshun, Guizhou, China
city ​​and county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Croatia
meeting place of the United States Congress
Moroccan investigative journalist and human rights activist
direct and universal vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal
An event called "Let's run, Hamtaro" is organised at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok. It was initially an online activism, later spread via Twitter, and eventually gathered around 3,000 people. The event consisted of running around the monument whilst singing a jingle from Hamtaro, a famous Japanese cartoon, with some amendments to the lyrics as a satire to political corruption. The well-known lyrics from Hamtaro; "the most yummy things of all are... sunflower seeds!", was amended into a satire "the most yummy things of all are... citizens' taxes!".
criminal organizations developed with the primary purpose of promoting and controlling drug trafficking operations
President Donald Trump announces that the 2020 Republican National Convention in Jacksonville will be cancelled.
Hong Kong Other cities worldwide in solidarity
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson postpones lockdown easing in England, for at least two weeks, after an increase in coronavirus cases.
association football club in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The United States economy suffers its worst quarter since World War II, with the GDP shrinking by an annualized rate of 32.9% in the April–June period.
China orders the closure of the United States Consulate in Chengdu, in retaliation for the United States closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott orders citizens must wear face coverings when in public.
northeastern part of London, United Kingdom
The two men, "Patient 428" and "Patient 437" died of "complications from background diseases and COVID-19".
The fires have killed six people and destroyed more than 120 houses.
One Marine is killed and one Sailor and seven additional Marines went missing when their Amphibious Assault Vehicle sinks near San Clemente Island off the coast of Southern California. They were from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, San Diego County. This is the third major AAV accident involving Camp Pendleton Marines since 2011.
act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for a religious deity or sacred person or thing
The COVID-19 death toll in Brazil passes 60,000.
Thirteen of the fatalities were member of the same family.
overview about the suspension of accounts on Twitter and a list of notable ones
Organisation of the governments of Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Mali and Mauritania.
2020 civil unrest after the death of George Floyd
waged between German and British air forces during WW2
Qatar exceeds 100,000 cases, becoming one of the world's highest per capita infections, having a population of 2.8 million.
legislative, executive and judiciary authority of India
Vietnam confirms its first case of COVID-19 community transmission in 100 days.
Indonesian police arrest four executives at Indonesian recruitment agencies and charge them with human trafficking in connection with the alleged torturing to death of an Indonesian worker on board a Chinese fishing vessel last month.
amphibious tracked armored personnel carrier series
official residence and workplace of the President of the United States
Among those killed was Alaska State Representative Gary Knopp.
bilateral relations between United States and Fiji
African American man who was a victim of police violence in the United States, killed by Derek Chauvin
China reports 61 new cases, up from 46 cases a day earlier, with new infections not involving people returning from overseas hitting the highest number since early March of 57.
The hospitalization prompts Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi to cancel his scheduled visit to Saudi Arabia.
events in a specific year or time period
This follows yesterday's reported state record daily high of more than 8,000 virus cases.
The bill was passed as two of the main coalition parties joined the opposition in supporting it.
attempt to transform the established social order and its structures
International Pentecostal Holiness Church (Africa)
In New York, an unidentified man was shown on security videotape painting the word “idol” on a statue outside Cathedral Prep School in Queens.
court case involving access to Donald Trump's tax returns
Date: 15 June 2020 – 5 September 2020 (2 months and 3 weeks)
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe
Donald Trump signs an extension of the Paycheck Protection Program to extend the filing deadline to August 8.
attorney general for the U.S. state of New York
Convicted murderer Daniel Lewis Lee, whose execution was scheduled for the previous afternoon, is executed by lethal injection at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana.
United Kingdom government ministerial department
Date: 28 May 2020 – 21 June 2020 (3 weeks and 3 days)
lower house of the United States Congress
A spokesperson for the Liaison Office of China in Hong Kong says that the election could be in violation of the new security law and could be nullified.
Oxford City Council overwhelmingly passes a motion to establish sister city relationships with an as-yet-undetermined Taiwanese city due to Taiwan's strong human rights record and success at keeping the COVID-19 pandemic under control. This will be Taiwan and the UK's first sister city relationship and the first sister city in East Asia for Oxford.
Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville defeats former attorney general Jeff Sessions in the Alabama Republican primary. Tuberville will face Democratic incumbent Doug Jones.
The monument of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson is removed from Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia.
President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr announce a surge of "hundreds" of federal law enforcement officers to Chicago, Albuquerque and other cities in an effort to crack down on a recent wave of violent crime.
Malaysian Communications Minister Saifuddin Abdullah retracts his announcement yesterday that video producers on social media would require a license per the 1981 National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia (FINAS) Act, following public outcry.
founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China
Miami-Dade County is expected to give people who violate COVID-19 guidelines a $100 fine.
The Centers for Disease Control extends the United States ban on cruise ships to September 30, citing ongoing COVID-19 cruise ship outbreaks.
California has seen a sustained rise in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, resulting in the state pausing and rolling back some reopening plans.
armed conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine
Al-Sadoun Street and Jamhouriyya Bridge Baghdad, Iraq
He is wanted on corruption charges in Mexico, after allegedly misappropriating public funds.
city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic center and the primary central business district (CBD) of London
Police in Boston and in New York are investigating attacks on statues of the Virgin Mary at local Catholic churches. In Boston, a statue outside St. Peter’s Church in Dorchester neighborhood was set on fire, causing serious damage. In New York, an unidentified man was shown on security videotape painting the word “idol” on a statue outside Cathedral Prep School in Queens.
Date: 11 April 2002 – present (20 years, 9 months)
James Murdoch, the younger son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, resigns from the board of News Corporation citing "disagreements over editorial content ...
Today's early talks over a proposed €750bn ($857bn / £680bn) recovery package have reportedly been testy.
The election had to be postponed once due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
de facto federal republic in North America from 1861 to 1865
special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said that children were killed and also condemned recent Taliban attacks.
international airport serving Damascus, Syria
discontinued encrypted mobile phone-based communications network and service provider, allegedly used to plan a number of criminal activities
The New South Wales Police arrests six people, including organizer Paddy Gibson, at a Black Lives Matter rally in Sydney; five of those were handed penalty infringement notices.
The Home Office says the court's decision is "very disappointing" and that it would apply for permission to appeal.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signs a law banning various forms of chokeholds.
The Guardia di Finanza seizes over $1.2 billion (~€1 billion) worth of fenethylline tablets at a port in Salerno, Campania, Italy. It is believed that the amphetamines were manufactured by ISIL and originated in Syria. The haul, amounting to 14 metric tonnes of contraband, is the largest drug bust in history.
Texas surpasses 200,000 cases of COVID-19.
Vietnam repatriates 219 of its citizen from Equatorial Guinea with at least 120 of them reported to be COVID-19 infectees.
Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean
A man accused of attacking pro-democracy Hong Kong activist and convener of the Civil Human Rights Front Jimmy Sham says he was offered a HK$2 million bounty to "cripple" him in last year's attack.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Papua New Guinea
The video shows Wheeler, wearing goggles and a face mask amid a crowd of people, holding his nose and closing his eyes in distress as a cloud of tear gas drifts by him.
head of the government of the Republic of Singapore
president of the United States since 2021
bilateral relations between Greece and Turkey
use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain
The assault was repulsed, resulting in 27 Taliban fighters being killed.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Serbia
The Court argued that, aside of the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, "no amount of surety bond would overcome the risk of the men not returning for their trial", which is set for November.
The United States surpasses three million cases of COVID-19 and sets a daily record of 62,021 new cases.
The new cases include 111 cases that were locally transmitted.
controversy involving the name and logo of the Washington Redskins NFL team
At least one person died from their injuries.
Twenty-two people are killed in clashes between Afghan civilians and Pakistani military forces. Fifteen people died and 80 others injured in Kandahar after Pakistani soldiers attacked civilian areas, while seven people were killed and 31 others injured in Pakistan when a crowd trying to enter Afghanistan became unruly and attacked military installations. The Afghan government warns of action if Pakistan "continues its rocket attacks", while the Pakistani military says it opened fire in self-defense, returning fire to the Afghan side.
At least 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy nominees for the September election are disqualified, among them, Dennis Kwok, Joshua Wong, Tiffany Yuen, and three others from the Civic Party. Other nominations were still being reviewed, the government said in a statement expressing support for the disqualifications.
agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services
city in Oklahoma, United States and county seat of Tulsa County
Erdoğan specifically mentioned Twitter, YouTube and Netflix.
Two more executions are scheduled for later in the week.
Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope
radio telescope located in Pingtang County, Guizhou Province, China
6th President of the Central African Republic
Injuries and arrests resulted when, on July 17, police clashed with protesters who attempted to topple the Grant Park statue.
The ban comes less than a month after 59 apps were banned in June, including TikTok and Helo, as the government deemed them a "threat to national security".
Deposed president François Bozizé announces his bid for the presidency, despite being the subject of sanctions by the United Nations and an arrest warrant, issued by the current government, for alleged crimes against humanity.
American football team in the National Football League
Irish Minister of Finance Paschal Donohoe is elected president of the Eurogroup, beating the candidatures of Spanish Minister Nadia Calviño and of Luxembourgish Minister Pierre Gramegna. He will succeed Mário Centeno.
Chief Executive of Hong Kong (born 1957)
sovereign state in northern South America
city in Russia, administrative center of the Khabarovsk Krai
The Belarusian election commission bars two prominent opposition candidates to current President Alexander Lukashenko from running in the election, ensuring a victory for Lukashenko. The barred candidates are Viktar Babaryka who was disqualified for an open criminal case against him and Valery Tsepkalo whose signatures on a supporting petition were nullified.
The monument is expected to be relocated to a cemetery.
The office of French President Emmanuel Macron says that a French soldier was killed during operations against militants in Mali.
unexplained explosions in Iranian nuclear facility territory
Israeli MPs pass a bill to begin the process to outlaw conversion therapy, being the first Middle Eastern country to do so. The bill was passed as two of the main coalition parties joined the opposition in supporting it. It must pass two more approvals to become a new law.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces that New York is expected to move into phase four of its reopening plan.
In the United Kingdom, the Court of Appeal rules that 20-year-old British-born Shamima Begum, who left the country to join ISIL in 2015, can return to the UK to fight for her citizenship after the Home Office revoked it while she was living in a refugee camp in Syria, due to her joining a terrorist group. The Home Office says the court's decision is "very disappointing" and that it would apply for permission to appeal.
A bombing at an outdoor market in Ras al-Ayn, al-Hasakah, Syria, kills at least eight people and injures 19 others.
An Ethiopian military crackdown on protests in Oromia Region leaves 81 protesters dead, while several prominent politicians, such as Jawar Mohammed, have been detained.
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
racist belief that white people are superior to people of other racial backgrounds
American politician in Wisconsin (born 1960)
Police in Hong Kong arrest over 300 people on the previously banned 1 July march and after the passing of the new national security law.
The Philippines report a record high of 4,063 new cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Saudi Arabia
county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States
Iran halts the execution of three young men who were sentenced to death for taking part in anti-government protests last year.
voting in an election whereby ballot papers are distributed or returned by post
when a person is confined by the authorities to a certain residence
A group of unknown assailants assassinate prominent Iraqi historian and government advisor Hisham al-Hashimi near his home in Zayouna, Baghdad. No group has claimed responsibility for his killing.
Hurricane Isaias heads toward the Bahamas and the U.S.
American politician, 62nd governor of Maryland
head of state and head of government of Brazil
The Trump administration reverses its student visa policy, announced on July 6, to deport international students whose courses move fully online.
ongoing indirect conflict between Iran and Israel
A car bombing in Puli Alam, Logar Province, kills at least 17 people and injures 30 others. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the group has "nothing to do" with the bombing.
The well-known lyrics from Hamtaro; "the most yummy things of all are...
winter sport, in which skaters skate on an oval ice track with a length of 111.12 m
The movement claims it successfully hit Saudi warplanes, military installations, an airport and the Jizan oil facility, operated by Aramco.
France is expected to make masks compulsory in indoor public spaces.
She has also been charged with assisting Epstein's abuse of minors by helping to recruit and groom victims known to be underage.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
Victoria state reports a record daily increase in COVID-19 cases, with 428 new cases and three new deaths. Australia in overall records 438 new cases, highest since mid-March.
minister responsible for the New Zealand Ministry of Health and the District Health Boards
someone who travels to a country different from their own for the purpose of tertiary study
rapid flooding of low-lying areas, often caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, tropical storm, or melt water from ice or snow
UK Digital Media minister Oliver Dowden announces to the House of Commons that the country's mobile providers will be barred from buying 5G equipment from Huawei starting December 31, and will be required to remove it from their networks by 2027. Lord Browne resigned from his position as chairman of Huawei's UK branch shortly before the announcement.
American television reporter and correspondent
Date: 7 July 2020 12:17 p.m. China Standard Time (UTC+8)
U.S. President Donald Trump announces his intentions to ban TikTok from operating in the U.S..
political and economic union of 27 European states
bicameral legislature of the Arab Republic of Egypt
artificial lake forming part of Panama Canal
Solar System object whose orbit brings it into proximity with Earth
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
The UK House of Lords adds 36 new peers to their ranks. New members include Boris Johnson's brother Jo Johnson, former cricket captain Sir Ian Botham, Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev, and former chancellors Kenneth Clarke and Philip Hammond. Lord Speaker Norman Fowler criticizes these peerages for making the House too large.
The International Rescue Committee and Action Against Hunger confirmed the authenticity of the video and condemned the killings of their colleagues.
bilateral relations between United States and Zimbabwe
campaign rally for Donald Trump in Tulsa, Oklahoma
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in the Bronx, New York, United States
overview of the foreign relations of the Republic of China on Taiwan
Authorities said protesters allegedly blocked exits of government buildings and launched fireworks.
The South Korean government says these groups are "seriously hindering the unification policy of the government".
The Washington Redskins announce they are dropping the team nickname and logo after decades of criticism of them being offensive to Native Americans.
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and de facto leader of China
A police spokesperson says the victim may have been carrying a rifle.
Protests are also taking place in Vladivostok and Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
aircraft class designed or used for military duties
individual act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
Hong Kong reports its largest single day record of 149 new cases of COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours as well as one death. From that new cases, 145 of them are locally transmitted.
2020 soccer tournament in the United States
sovereign state situated on an island in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
2020 Central African Republic general election
process of additional EU countries adopting the euro in place of their national currency
Four other people are injured, three critically.
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
diverse Indo-European ethno-linguistic group
The death toll from floods in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, rises to 20 and 14 people remain missing. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with a disaster task force team to step up rescue efforts. Meanwhile, weather agencies warn people to remain alert as more rains are predicted.
United States Attorney General William Barr defends the Department of Justice's decision to send security forces to Portland in a congressional testimony.
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes kill at least seven civilians when they hit houses in the Al Jawf Governorate of Yemen.
collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons
These measures include restricting social contact outside every household to five people over the next four weeks and limiting crowds at public events to 100 people indoors and 200 people outdoors.
It is the seventh military base to be handed over to Iraqi forces since the beginning of the withdrawal of U.S. and coalition troops.
The High Court convicted Najib on all seven counts of abuse of power, money laundering and criminal breach of trust over misappropriating over RM42 million (US$ 10 million) from 1Malaysia Development Berhad's former subsidiary SRC International to his personal bank accounts.
Kuwait surpasses 50,000 infections after reporting 538 new cases in the past 24 hours. Its death toll jumps to 373.
It must pass two more approvals to become a new law.
Floods in Vietnam's Hà Giang province result in at least five deaths and damage more than 2,800 houses.
As part of the peace process, the government has freed around 5,000 prisoners.
A provincial government spokesman blames the Taliban though no group claimed responsibility.
Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed, a 29-year-old student, is sentenced for nine years in a Russian penal colony for assaulting two police officers while drunk last year in Moscow.
The separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) announces it is giving up its aspiration of self-rule in Yemen to implement a stalled peace deal brokered by Saudi Arabia.
Ukraine's military says pro-Russian separatists have violated a ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine just hours after it was declared, after opening fire on Ukrainian positions with anti-tank grenade launchers and small arms.
ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan
The haul, amounting to 14 metric tonnes of contraband, is the largest drug bust in history.
sport that is practiced between two teams of eleven players
A mass shooting in Kogi State, Nigeria leaves 14 people dead and another six injured.
Date: 20 February 1988 – present (34 years, 11 months and 6 days)
Police in Hong Kong arrest over 300 people on the previously banned 1 July march and after the passing of the new national security law. The new law punishes crimes considered as subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison. It also allows extradition to the Mainland for trial.
national police force of the Republic of Sierra Leone
Protests against responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
grave containing multiple number of human corpses, usually buried anonymously
state parliament of Baden-Württemberg, Germany
United States Attorney General William Barr defends the Department of Justice's decision to send security forces to Portland in a congressional testimony. Portland has seen 61 consecutive days of protests, which escalated after federal officers arrived this month.
List of speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives
a global trend in which allegations of sexual misconduct by famous or powerful men are disclosed
military armed forces of the Kingdom of Spain
3rd and current Prime Minister of Singapore
Kim Jong-un convenes an emergency meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, declares a state of emergency, and orders the lockdown of Kaesong after a person suspected of having COVID-19 returned from South Korea, after illegally crossing the DMZ.
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
Several protesters in Portland, Oregon, are arrested. Authorities said protesters allegedly blocked exits of government buildings and launched fireworks. Saturday morning's arrests came after the US Attorney for Oregon on Friday requested an investigation into masked, camouflaged federal authorities who have recently arrested Portland protesters.
local government for the city of Oxford in England
It is the highest jump of number of cases and deadliest day since the start of the pandemic in Australia.
native populations of North and South America
Australian-born American media mogul (born 1931)
Police say he pointed a gun at them first.
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Texas, United States
city in and the county seat of Starr County, Texas, United States
Date: In whole of the United States: May 26, 2020 – May 26, 2021 (1 year)
The general election is postponed until October 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, which has infected more than 64,000 people, and killed more than 2,300.
Masks are expected to be mandatory and capacity is expected to be limited.
customs service of the United States since 2003
European system to reduce exchange rate variability prior to the Euro
Victoria records 723 new cases, as well as 13 deaths. It is the highest jump of number of cases and deadliest day since the start of the pandemic in Australia.
At least eight police officers are killed and five others injured in Uttar Pradesh, India, in an ambush as they were attempting to arrest a suspect for murder.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin
A sealed copy of the 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System game Super Mario Bros. sells for US$114,000, a world record for a video game.
Hong Kong records its highest one-day increase in cases since the pandemic began, with 108 new cases, including 83 local transmission cases and 25 imported cases.
Several protesters in Portland, Oregon, are arrested.
Iranian police disperse protesters, who this week marched against the death sentence upon three political activists, and vow to "decisively" deal with further protests.
Economic Community of West African States
At least 180 bodies have been found in mass graves in Djibo, Burkina Faso, where soldiers are fighting jihadists.
It is unclear where the fire started or what the source of the explosion was.
the border conflict between the China and India in 2020
the candidate or proposition that polls more votes than any other, but not necessarily with a majority
The asteroid was first discovered in June 2020 by two 14-year-old Indian schoolgirls who were participating in a NASA project.
A mass shooting in Kogi State, Nigeria leaves 14 people dead and another six injured. Thirteen of the fatalities were member of the same family. Police said that a long-standing row over land rights is suspected to be the motive behind the attack.
Venice, Italy, tests the MOSE system of 78 mobile floodgates for the first time.
The barred candidates are Viktar Babaryka who was disqualified for an open criminal case against him and Valery Tsepkalo whose signatures on a supporting petition were nullified.
Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraqi political scientist and peace activist
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in India
Military medics are deployed to hospitals in Texas and California as cases surge.
separatist conflict in the region of West Papua
resort and entertainment complex in Bay Lake, Florida, United States
(AP via United States News & World Report)
U.S. military officials report 61 cases of COVID-19 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and Camp Hansen. Governor of Okinawa Prefecture Denny Tamaki said late on Saturday that "Okinawans are shocked by what we were told", and demanded more action from the U.S. military which has since put the two bases under lockdown.
State media issues an order from the Ministry of Health mandating that all citizens wear masks to combat "dust", and maintain a distance between people of at least one meter (3 feet). The Turkmen government maintains that the country remains free of COVID-19 but refuses to explain the purpose of these mandates.
President of Poland Andrzej Duda announces that he will propose a constitutional amendment to outlaw LGBT adoption in Poland.
In what is seen as an increase in arrests of political activists, a court in Vietnam sentences a 29-year-old Facebook user to eight years in prison for making anti-government posts, including several criticizing communist leader Ho Chi Minh.
Also, a MIM-104 Patriot defense system shoots down a missile launched against the U.S. embassy.
Exit polls results show a strong support for young pro-democracy candidates, including independent activist Joshua Wong and League of Social Democrats candidate Jimmy Sham. A spokesperson for the Liaison Office of China in Hong Kong says that the election could be in violation of the new security law and could be nullified.
Syrian air defenses respond to a strike over Damascus attributed to Israel, state media reports, in the latest wave of attacks that Western intelligence sources have said were Israeli strikes on a major Iranian-backed ammunition depot on the edge of the capital. According to a Syrian military sources, at least seven soldiers were wounded in the attack which also inflicted "heavy material damage".
replacement prayer for Dhuhr on Fridays when performed in a mosque in congregation
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announces that masks will be made mandatory in public spaces.
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Sudan
United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General
President Rodrigo Duterte rejects the prospect of reopening the country during a televised cabinet meeting.
The Washington Redskins change their name to the Washington Football Team for the rest of 2020.
Philippine House Committee on Legislative Franchises
77th & 85th United States Attorney General
David Clark resigns as New Zealand's Minister of Health after security mistakes at quarantine facilities just days after the country had been declared free of COVID-19.
Taiwan announces it will mutually establish representative offices with the unrecognized breakaway state of Somaliland.
North Korean First Vice-Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui says her country has "no interest" in a face-to-face meeting with the United States unless the U.S.
Peter’s Church in Dorchester neighborhood was set on fire, causing serious damage.
US Marine Corps base near Oceanside, California, United States
List of heads of state of the Central African Republic
overview of the observance of human rights in France
city located in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas
district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
A car bombing in Puli Alam, Logar Province, kills at least 17 people and injures 30 others.
While relations are not diplomatic at this point, further establishment of diplomatic relations would make Taiwan the first sovereign state to recognize Somaliland and the first new diplomatic ally that Taiwan has gained in 13 years.
The Taliban accuse the government of re-capturing freed Taliban prisoners, a claim Kabul denies as "incorrect". A Taliban spokesman tells the government to "bear responsibility for the consequences", as fears grow that some of the prisoners are returning to the battlefield. As part of the peace process, the government has freed around 5,000 prisoners.
Office for Safeguarding National Security of the CPG in the HKSAR
North Korea declares a state of emergency after its first case of COVID-19 is confirmed. The government claims the patient defected to South Korea then returned to North Korea.
The United Nations Security Council approves aid deliveries to northwest Syria through one border crossing with Turkey, a day after its authorization for the six-year-long humanitarian operation ended. Russia and China abstain today on this week's fifth attempt to approve this help.
2020 demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd
The Pacific nation has a record of one in 25 children dying before the age of one due to preventable diseases.
The separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) announces it is giving up its aspiration of self-rule in Yemen to implement a stalled peace deal brokered by Saudi Arabia. A spokesman for the group says they have "achieved their goal". The STC believes in establishing an independent state in southern Yemen similar to the one that existed between 1967 and 1990.
Reed's father told reporters after the verdict he is planning to appeal directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority says in a statement that the two platforms could have "extremely negative effects on the society in general and youth in particular", without elaborating.
California Governor Gavin Newsom orders further restrictions and prohibitions on indoor activities, building on previous orders. California has seen a sustained rise in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, resulting in the state pausing and rolling back some reopening plans.
The fire on USS Bonhomme Richard continues for a third consecutive day. The United States Navy says its crews have made significant progress fighting flames and reducing smoke, but it is still unclear when the fire will be extinguished. There have been 61 injuries; 38 sailors and 23 civilians have been treated mostly for minor injuries related to firefighting.
Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education reports the highest daily death toll to date from COVID-19, recording 163 deaths. Iran's cases reach 240,438 while the deaths jump to 11,571.
Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment, and electronics company
Prominent pro-democracy camp politician and activist Nathan Law confirms he has safely fled Hong Kong, following the passage of a new national security law by China.
Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution
institutional corruption in the United States of America
If confirmed, it would be the first time a case of COVID-19 has been officially acknowledged by North Korea.
The Indian government asks e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart to display the country of origin on new products listed by sellers on their sites by August 1 and items that were already being sold by October 1 without stipulating a mandatory deadline.
Iran records a record high 235 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
In the United Kingdom, the Court of Appeal rules that 20-year-old British-born Shamima Begum, who left the country to join ISIL in 2015, can return to the UK to fight for her citizenship after the Home Office revoked it while she was living in a refugee camp in Syria, due to her joining a terrorist group.
Date: 15 November 2019 – 19 November 2019 (4 days, main phase) Spillover clashes lasted until 16 July 2020
The attack was carried out by several gunmen, two of whom were later killed by other officers.
57 firms, including face mask manufacturer Iris Ohyama, are among the first to receive the subsidy.
The EU meeting on a post-coronavirus recovery fund enters deadlock on its fourth day. Complicating matters, the group is also negotiating a deal for the bloc's next long-term budget. Today's early talks over a proposed €750bn ($857bn / £680bn) recovery package have reportedly been testy. Resumption is scheduled for 14:00 GMT.
President Rodrigo Duterte downgrades the lockdown restrictions on Cebu City to the level of "general community quarantine", while extending the same level of restriction on Metro Manila until mid-August.
It will be the first federal execution since 2003.
Irish Minister of Finance Paschal Donohoe is elected president of the Eurogroup, beating the candidatures of Spanish Minister Nadia Calviño and of Luxembourgish Minister Pierre Gramegna.
A fire inside Nantes Cathedral in Nantes, France, destroys the 400-year-old grand organ, which had survived two major fires in 1944 and 1972, and some stained glass windows.
Police in Panama arrest a person linked to a mass shooting two days ago which resulted in six young people killed with gunshot wounds to the head. Investigators suspect that it was a targeted attack.
Oromo activist, inspiration for the Qeerroo movement
South Korea reports 113 new cases of COVID-19.
American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)
multi-national campaign beginning in June 2014 to rid Iraq of ISIL influence and deliver humanitarian aid to Iraqi minority religious and ethnic groups
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit overturns the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on five counts, ruling the judge erred several times in their initial decision.
Islamic, democratic, federal parliamentary republic
Hong Kong legal scholar and pro-democracy activist Benny Tai is fired from his tenured position as associate professor of law at the University of Hong Kong, due to his prior arrest for coordinating the Umbrella Revolution.
Nauru's President Lionel Aingimea announces tougher penalties for those convicted of sex offenses, including penalties on minors who, under the new law, will not have their age as a mitigating factor.
These cases have increased in the regions of Aragon and Catalonia.
military which has since put the two bases under lockdown.
Other nominations were still being reviewed, the government said in a statement expressing support for the disqualifications.
superior court of New South Wales, Australia
ISWAP releases a video showing the execution of five kidnapped aid workers in Nigeria.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces that New York is expected to move into phase four of its reopening plan. However, indoor public spaces will remain closed.
national meteorological service of Norway
diplomatic relations between Taiwan and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
exercises executive authority in the State of Israel
protests and unrest following the murder of George Floyd
Bus services in the city have been severely disrupted as drivers refuse to work following the incident.
U.S. federal statute also known as Obamacare
executive department of the U.S. federal government
upper house in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Greece
clandestine acquisition of confidential information
More than 1,000 people have been arrested.
The government of Ukraine concludes a ceasefire deal with rebel forces, which will begin at midnight.
Tokyo registers another record of new COVID-19 cases in a single day since the pandemic began, with 463 new cases. Governor Yuriko Koike says the city may need to declare its own state of emergency if the virus continues to spread.
administrative division (oblast) in eastern Ukraine
army of the Confederate States of America
general of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War
evidence, the killing was "arbitrary" and "violated the UN charter".
capital city of Razavi Khorasan Province, and second largest city in Iran
Lake Michigan off the coast of Kenosha, Wisconsin
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on UK economy
current rise in Earth's average temperature and related large-scale shifts in weather patterns
Tropical Storm Hanna is upgraded to a hurricane and heads toward the Texas coast, threatening to bring heavy rain, storm surge and possible tornadoes. Hanna is reported as the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season by the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
Commissioner of the National Football League
diplomatic mission of the United States in the Philippines
Black Lives Matter protesters tear down the Statue of Christopher Columbus in Baltimore, Maryland, and throw it into the city's Inner Harbor. Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott had previously called for the statue to be removed.
type of bank that provides many kinds of banking services as both a commercial and investment bank
non-governmental organization based in the United Kingdom
A Canadian federal court rules the Canada–United States Safe Third Country Agreement to be invalid, saying it violates the Charter of Rights and Freedom by making the country complicit in the United States's abuses of asylum seekers in detention.
speech that expresses hatred towards individuals or groups
Also, prominent pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow appear in court.
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot said these temporary removals are a response to demonstrations that became unsafe for both protesters and police.
examination for the entrance of higher education in China
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by topic
Indonesia announced the biggest daily rise of 2,657 new COVID-19 cases, taking the nationwide tally to 70,736.
The Social Democratic Union of Macedonia is projected to win a plurality of votes in North Macedonia's latest election.
A man accused of blasphemy under a new controversial law is shot dead by a gunman in the courtroom while he was standing trial for allegedly insulting Islam.
Moroccan journalist and human rights activist Omar Radi is arrested and charged with rape and aiding foreign spies.
Mainland China reports 105 new COVID-19 cases and 96 of them are in Xinjiang.
systematic destruction of all or a significant part of a racial, ethnic, religious or national group
upper house of the United States Congress
governing body of the Russian Armed Forces
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
combined military forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
American politician and lawyer (born 1971)
United States District Judge James E. Boasberg issues a warrant for the seizure of the more than 1.1 million barrels of gasoline in the four Iranian tankers en route to Venezuela.
Two tropical storms, one in the Atlantic Ocean (Gonzalo) and the other in the Pacific (Douglas), are expected to become hurricanes Thursday.
British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company
use of excessive force by a police officer
capital city of Northern Province in Sierra Leone
polar region on the Earth's northern hemisphere
2014 police killing of a black man in Ferguson, Missouri, United States
Officer Candidate School (Indonesian Army)
China releases law professor Xu Zhangrun, who had criticized CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), from detention after six days.
sports involving running, jumping, throwing and walking
Belarusian security forces arrest 32 members of the private military company Wagner Group at a sanitarium near Minsk in an overnight raid. All those detained are Russian nationals, according to authorities. President Alexander Lukashenko convenes an emergency meeting with his security council, and instructs the Chairman of the State Security Committee to ask Russia for an official explanation.
ethnic group in western Sudan and eastern Chad
Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and actor
The Taliban attack an intelligence building in Aybak, Samangan Province, leaving 11 people dead and 63 people injured. The attack started with a suicide car bombing at the government compound and finished after gunmen were killed by Afghan security forces.
city in and county seat of King County, Washington, United States
A court in Uganda sentences a poacher who killed a rare gorilla named Rafiki to 11 years in prison. Rafiki, a 25-year-old silverback who was the head of a gorilla group in the southwestern Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, was killed with a spear in early June.
largest municipality in the U.S. state of Missouri
American actress Naya Rivera is declared missing at Lake Piru in the Los Padres National Forest of Ventura County, California, after she reportedly rented a boat and swam in the lake with her four-year-old son.
The group are believed to have gone out to swim on the lake when the attack took place.
undomesticated organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans
American conservative cable television news channel
The federal government is likely to appeal her ruling.
2020 United States Senate election in Alabama
In Atlanta, a large group of people were watching fireworks when a gunfight broke out after a car hit a pedestrian. Fourteen people were wounded, of which two were declared dead at the hospital.
Protests against restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
company whose primary business is holding controlling shares of subsidiary companies
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Kuwait
formal disaffiliation from or abandonment or renunciation of a religion
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2020
Those who do not comply will receive an initial warning; those who refuse will face a fine of up to $250.
city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Cebu
digital cash system and associated currency
The EU meeting on a post-coronavirus recovery fund enters deadlock on its fourth day.
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
She added that the suspect was detained and is cooperating with police.
academic institution for further education
It is the first mission to Mars from the Arab world.
Mercedes-Benz announces that it will be recalling 668,954 vehicles in China over possible issues with oil leakage.
The World Health Organization reports a record increase in global COVID-19 cases with 284,196 new cases in last 24 hours.
Da Nang becomes Vietnam's first province or centrally governed city to reinstate social distancing measures after two new local infection COVID-19 cases with unknown source of transmission.
President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (born 1949)
It is suspected that the government forces were involved in mass extrajudicial executions.
Walt Disney World Resort's fourth and final theme park, with attractions focusing on zoology and conservation
A Saudi-led coalition begins a military offensive against the Houthis, carrying out airstrikes against the capital Sanaa, as well as the provinces of Ma'rib, al-Jawf, al-Bayda, Hajjah and Saada.
Ivory Coast's Prime Minister and candidate for the presidential election Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies in office after falling ill at a ministerial meeting.
Federal district judge Tanya S. Chutkan blocks the four federal executions scheduled for July and August including that of Daniel Lewis Lee, whose execution was scheduled for later today per the Chicago U.S. Court of Appeals' ruling Sunday. Judge Chutkan said this will allow continuation of the condemned men’s legal challenges to the new lethal injection protocol. She stated scientific evidence before the court overwhelmingly indicates the 2019 protocol is very likely to cause extreme pain and needless suffering during their executions. The federal government is likely to appeal her ruling.
broadcast TV station operating without a license
Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom reopens at Walt Disney World with new safety guidelines despite rising cases in Florida.
Of the invitees, 49% are from outside the US, 45% are women, and 36% are non-white.
Pakistan blocks Bigo Live and threatens a similar move with the app TikTok over "immoral, obscene and vulgar" content.
A Hezbollah militiaman is killed by an Israeli airstrike, apparently on Monday night, near Damascus International Airport, Syria, the group reports.
American businessman and philanthropist (born 1955)
Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic
lower house of the Dominican Republic Congress
2020 civil unrest after the murder of George Floyd
The McClatchy company, one of the largest and most respected American news publishers, announces that hedge fund Chatham Asset Management won its bankruptcy sale in a court-supervised auction.
The Landtag of Baden-Württemberg announces a full ban on face coverings in schools, including burqas and niqabs worn by Muslims.
At least two people are killed and eight injured, four critically, in a mass shooting at a nightclub in Greenville, South Carolina. No suspects have been arrested.
constituent country of the United Kingdom
one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
tweeted Monday to the U.S. embassy in Manila that Sabah does not belong to Malaysia.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
satellite that covertly collects data for intelligence or military applications
The United States orders the closure of China's consulate in Houston.
Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) churches meet with Zimbabwe's political leaders to discuss pressing issues affecting the country. The southern African nation of 14.3 million is 72% Protestant and 11% Catholic, with 15% adhering to ethnic religions.
Forty-five people are arrested after protesters throw explosives and rocks at police in Seattle.
The Washington Redskins announce they are dropping the team nickname and logo after decades of criticism of them being offensive to Native Americans. The new name will be announced later.
capital and most populous city of Russia
Ottoman-era grand mosque and former Byzantine Orthodox patriarchal cathedral
In Atlanta, a large group of people were watching fireworks when a gunfight broke out after a car hit a pedestrian.
official currency of the United Kingdom and other territories
45th presidential administration and cabinet of the USA (2017-2021)
stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; home venue of the Toronto Blue Jays
Louis players received positive results from COVID-19 tests administered following the conclusion of the Cards-Minneapolis Twins series.
The Mars 2020 mission carrying the Perseverance rover and Mars helicopter Ingenuity successfully launches atop an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral SLC-41.
This is said to be the response to missile and drone attacks against Saudi Arabia from last week to last night.
Last week, a constitutional reform to change the pension system and increase support for COVID-19-affected families was approved with cross-party support despite the government's rejection.
act or process of firing firearms or other projectile weapons
The evacuation will span at least four days and involve roughly 100 domestic flights per day.
spiral galaxy in the Local Group containing the Solar System; its appearance across the night sky in areas with little to no light pollution
Seven people are killed in a mid-air collision near Soldotna, Alaska, United States. Among those killed was Alaska State Representative Gary Knopp.
A small group of protesters storm the building after pushing through a police cordon.
1982 Canadian constitutional legislation
The incidents come after a string of other unexplained blazes and explosions at Iranian facilities.
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera sacks six ministers in his cabinet, including Interior Minister Gonzalo Blumel, as a response to the current political crisis. Last week, a constitutional reform to change the pension system and increase support for COVID-19-affected families was approved with cross-party support despite the government's rejection.
bilateral relations between China and Canada
English merchant, slave trader and philanthropist (1636–1721)
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Oregon
Police respond to a shooting and hostage situation at a pentecostal church in Zuurbekom, Gauteng, South Africa.
restrictions on freedom of expression in China
The number of COVID-19 deaths in Mexico reaches 46,688, surpassing the United Kingdom. The death toll in the country is the third-highest in the world.
person whose occupation is mainly to cut, dress, groom, style and shave males' hair
official residence and office of the President of Singapore
municipality in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
The move comes during heightened tensions between India and China following the 2020 China–India skirmishes and a campaign to boycott Chinese-origin products in India.
The health ministry urges not to visit Mashhad as the virus infections rose by 300 percent over a one month period.
diplomatic relations between the French Republic and the Republic of Turkey
Victoria state reports a record daily increase in COVID-19 cases, with 428 new cases and three new deaths.
public research university located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Governor of Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal is arrested by Russian police over a series of murders of several businessmen in 2004 and 2005 in his region, according to the Investigative Committee of Russia.
constituent political entity of the United States of America
bilateral relations between Turkey and Egypt
American lawyer and men's rights activist
Hong Kong government has reversed a day-old total ban on restaurants serving dine-in customers that was introduced to control the spread of COVID-19, and publishes new guidelines that allow restaurants could operate dine-in facilities but only during the day, at 50% capacity, and with no more than two people at a table.
Twenty-one officers were injured, including one who was hospitalized with a leg injury caused by an explosive.
2018 murder of Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi on Turkish soil
Belarusian security forces arrest 32 members of the private military company Wagner Group at a sanitarium near Minsk in an overnight raid.
termination of employment decided unilaterally by employer
branch of governmental service or employees of a government agency
Iran records a record high 235 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The health ministry urges not to visit Mashhad as the virus infections rose by 300 percent over a one month period.
The ruling goes into effect within six months to give Parliament time to respond.
This is the highest number of new cases since mid-April, and 89 of them are from Xinjiang.
processes of treatment for drug dependency
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
baseball team in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
United Nations body tasked with the promotion of human rights
supreme court in the European Union, part of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Iranian police launch an investigation following another suspicious explosion, this one at an industrial complex south of Mashhad.
American politician; 52nd Mayor of Baltimore
superorder of predatory cartilaginous fish
Eight people are feared dead following a mid-air collision between two planes flying over Lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho, US, both of which then crashed into the waters.
Kuwait's 91-year-old Emir, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, is admitted to hospital for what aides described as "routine" medical tests. Crown Prince Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir's 83-year-old half-brother and designated successor, will temporarily carry out some of the Emir's duties.
The fire on USS Bonhomme Richard continues for a third consecutive day.
massacre of more than 8,000 Bosniaks in and around the town of Srebrenica in July 1995 during the Bosnian War
The STC believes in establishing an independent state in southern Yemen similar to the one that existed between 1967 and 1990.
(and) some strategic decisions." News Corp owns media in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
reduction of human social interaction in an effort to prevent the spread of infectious disease
overview about face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic
crewed vehicle or uncrewed machine designed to fly in outer space
psychiatric disorder paraphilia characterized by a sexual attraction to prepubescent children
official residence of the Spanish Royal Family
ceremonial county of England (use Q21694746 for administrative unitary authority)
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
Mexican Army troops kill 12 drug cartel gunmen in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. In separate incidents, police kill five attackers in Torreón, Coahuila, and five police officers are shot dead in Guanajuato.
series of political protests held in Bulgaria
Construction of MOSE was authorized by Comitatone, the city's Venetian Lagoon committee, in April 2003.
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey passes a new social media regulation bill that requires foreign sites to appoint Turkish-based representatives to help monitor content, and will punish companies that don't comply with fines and throttling bandwidth.
Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced the arrest of a number of social media users for "insulting tweets".
The Landtag of Baden-Württemberg announces a full ban on face coverings in schools, including burqas and niqabs worn by Muslims. Previously, the ban only applied to teachers in Baden-Württemberg. Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann says that full-face veiling "does not belong in a free society".
However, the swastika will remain on some Air Force unit flags and decorations.
President Alexander Lukashenko convenes an emergency meeting with his security council, and instructs the Chairman of the State Security Committee to ask Russia for an official explanation.
Heavy rains and mudslides occur in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
The attack started with a suicide car bombing at the government compound and finished after gunmen were killed by Afghan security forces.
His son, Abhishek Bachchan, also tests positive.
King Salman of Saudi Arabia, 84, is admitted to a hospital due to an inflammation of the gall bladder. The hospitalization prompts Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi to cancel his scheduled visit to Saudi Arabia.
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
conflict among rival groups seeking to control of the territory of Libya
U.S. military officials report 61 cases of COVID-19 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and Camp Hansen.
During an evening protest in Austin, Texas, a man is fatally shot as he approached a vehicle and the driver inside opened fire.
Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Minnesota
ongoing militant uprising in Jammu and Kashmir
sells for US$114,000, a world record for a video game.
China reports 127 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. From that, 123 of them were locally transmitted which includes 112 in Xinjiang and 11 in Liaoning. It is the highest number of cases reported since March 5.
warrant issued by a judge or magistrate on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual, or the search and seizure of an individual's property
classification system used to categorize humans on the basis of hereditary physical traits
Three Sudanese migrants are killed and four others injured after Libyan authorities opened fire against them during landing operations in the city of Al-Khums.
bilateral relations between Sudan and Libya
Monday's regularly scheduled baseball games between the Baltimore Orioles and Miami Marlins, and the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies, are postponed because 14 members of the Marlins traveling party, including 12 players, tested positive for COVID-19. Tuesday's Orioles-Marlins game is also postponed; the status of the second Yankees-Phillies game will be announced later. Miami just finished a three-game series in Philadelphia this past weekend. Before Sunday’s series finale, Miami learned that four of its players had tested positive and adjusted its lineup accordingly.
The motive for the attack is also under investigation.
far-right Russian nationalist political party
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of India bans 47 Chinese-origin apps on the grounds that these apps were clones of banned apps made by Chinese companies to circumvent bans. The ban comes less than a month after 59 apps were banned in June, including TikTok and Helo, as the government deemed them a "threat to national security". India also begins investigating over 250 Chinese apps over user privacy violations including popular Tencent-backed gaming app PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. The bans comes in the wake of a movement to boycott Chinese products in India following the 2020 China-India skirmishes.
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
Venice, Italy, tests the MOSE system of 78 mobile floodgates for the first time. Construction of MOSE was authorized by Comitatone, the city's Venetian Lagoon committee, in April 2003. Commissioner Elisabetta Spitz said the project still needs another 18 months of testing. In November 2019, Venice was hit by the worst floods in half a century.
Hurricane Isaias is expected to head towards Florida, prompting the state to close their COVID-19 test sites.
overview of ongoing viral outbreak onboard cruise ships
head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France
Turkish troops have now advanced 40 km (25 mi) inside northern Iraq and established over 30 "temporary bases" in its ongoing military offensive against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), according to a Turkish official.
The European Central Bank accepts Bulgaria and Croatia into the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, a mandatory stage for countries that wish to adopt the euro.
Vietnam reports its first two deaths from COVID-19.
Russia's Ministry of Defence says it was testing new technology on Russian space equipment.
second-largest city in Florida, United States of America
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
pandemic in Washington, D.C., United States
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
The local news describe the airstrikes as "violent" and reports scores of people injured.
223, 224, and 227 S. Cherry St., Richmond, Virginia
public office; head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
This measure will take effect next Wednesday.
motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads
The new name is a placeholder, and a permanent name will be announced in the future.
List of mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in 2020
Amnesty International says it has conducted a report which says that Myanmar's armed forces "have killed civilians, including children in indiscriminate air attacks" in Rakhine and Chin states, urging the United Nations Security Council to launch a war crimes investigation.
The Taliban could not be reached for comment and it is not clear whether they are willing to accept to start talks based on the list of prisoners set to be freed.
Morgan Ortagus, the spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of State, says that the United States directed the consulate's closure "in order to protect American intellectual property and Americans' private information".
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
member of the U.S. Supreme Court other than the chief justice
uranium in which the proportion of uranium-235 has been increased through the process of isotope separation
If convicted, 76-year-old al-Bashir could face the death penalty.
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, former girlfriend of American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on suspicion of grooming victims of Epstein. She has also been charged with assisting Epstein's abuse of minors by helping to recruit and groom victims known to be underage.
The Trump Administration will be sending 175 federal agents to Chicago to assist police in curbing violent crime.
Indonesian security forces deny that two people they killed late last week were "innocent civilians". The Indonesian military is fighting the separatist West Papua Liberation Army in the region, which reported that the two killed were shot without provocation.
Activists say that monuments of Columbus, blamed for the genocide and exploitation of the Americas' Indigenous people, should not be on public display.
Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police criticized these removals.
Date: 30 January 2020 – ongoing (2 years, 11 months and 4 weeks)
Major League Baseball (MLB) reschedules today's series opener between the Milwaukee Brewers and host St. Louis Cardinals to be part of a Sunday doubleheader because two St.
Hanna is reported as the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season by the U.S.
Crown Prince Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir's 83-year-old half-brother and designated successor, will temporarily carry out some of the Emir's duties.
Twitter expression for a topic with high number of views in a time
ECOWAS demands the release of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, who was kidnapped in March just days before a disputed election, asks 31 elected MPs whose results were disputed to resign, and requests an urgent inquiry into protesters' deaths on 10–12 July.
The Supreme Court of the United States rules 5–4 to lift the block on four federal executions scheduled for July and August.
county seat of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
Contact tracing is no longer possible across the Southern United States due to rapid COVID-19 surges in the region.
American politician and member of the Democratic Party currently serving as the eighth Mayor of the District of Columbia
murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler
He also encouraged other public officials to follow his move.
American businessman and politician, Governor of West Virginia
Date: 26 February 2003 – present (19 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
The Social Democratic Union of Macedonia is projected to win a plurality of votes in North Macedonia's latest election. The nationalist VMRO-DPMNE would come a close second.
continent, mainly on the Earth's southwestern quadrant
Fiji reports its first death from COVID-19.
southernmost of the Channel Islands of California
The "leader" of the group, officer Montella, arrested and charged people with fake proof of crimes that the detainees never committed.
An explosion destroys a restaurant in Kōriyama, Japan, killing one person and injuring another 18.
The Taliban attacked the Maruf District, Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing two policemen and wounding twelve others.
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
city in South West England, United Kingdom
cathedral located in Loire-Atlantique, in France
head of state and head of government of the Philippines
secretive cooperation or deceitful agreement in order to deceive others, which may involve unions, wage fixing, kickbacks, or misrepresenting the independence of the relationship between the colluding parties
The National Basketball Association season resumes at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex after a 141-day suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season resumes with the New Orleans Pelicans taking on the Utah Jazz.
aviation accident in which two or more aircraft come into contact during flight
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
trade of humans for the purpose of forced labor, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others
type of sandstone block found in the United Kingdom
epidemiological intervention of restriction on the movement of people and goods, which is intended to prevent the spread of infectious disease or pests
police department of Minneapolis, Minnesota
person/entity held by a belligerent party to another or seized for carrying out agreement
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
The UK House of Lords adds 36 new peers to their ranks.
bicameral national legislature of Australia
They arrested them because they were breaching a public health order.
Official residence of the Prime Minister of Israel
The Central African Republic has been in a civil war between Muslims and Christians since he was deposed in 2013.
Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein summons the Philippine ambassador after Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.
Commissioner Elisabetta Spitz said the project still needs another 18 months of testing.
2019–2020 season of the National Basketball Association
presiding judge of the United States Supreme Court
It also allows extradition to the Mainland for trial.
The woman also travelled with her four young children.
Tuesday's Orioles-Marlins game is also postponed; the status of the second Yankees-Phillies game will be announced later.
American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1958)
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in California, United States
legal professional who helps clients and represents them in a court of law
Protesters gather near the home of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
series of Israeli reconnaissance satellites
Indonesia announces the biggest daily rise of 87 new COVID-19 deaths, taking the nationwide death toll at 3,797.
Supreme law of the United States of America
Controversy over the non-renewal of the congressional franchise of the Philippine broadcast network ABS-CBN
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus
The Health Minister says that the country will boost its hospitals' capacity and intensive care units.
Chinese multinational technology company
city and the county seat of Val Verde County, Texas, United States
chief justice of the United States from 1836 to 1864
Spanish association football player and manager
The United Kingdom and United States accuse Russia of conducting an anti-satellite weapon test in space.
armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups
American business-focused daily newspaper
Minister for Finance in the United Kingdom and Head of Treasury
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Cleveland, Ohio
city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Iloilo
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he has no choice but to treat the disputes in the South China Sea diplomatically because the alternative is to "go to war with China", defending a government decision not to press a ruling that went in favor of the Philippines.
Bosnia and Herzegovina commemorates 25 years since the Srebrenica massacre.
market value of goods and services produced within a country
United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnès Callamard concludes, in a report to be presented at the United Nations Human Rights Council, that the killing of Qasem Soleimani in January by the United States was "unlawful".
The Israeli government approves the subsea EastMed pipeline which will supply Europe with natural gas.
Douglas's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 100 mph (155 km/h), and landfall on Hawaii is expected Sunday.
The Houthis report nine killed, two of them children.
Sinovac Biotech is starting Phase III trials of its potential COVID-19 vaccine following a fast-track approval for the trials by Brazilian regulators last week.
Phoenix, Arizona police officers threaten, shoot and kill a man inside a parked car in an incident captured on bystander video, sparking protests in the city.
ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the external female genitalia
United States (sporadic protests in other countries)
Malaysia launches a search and rescue operation as 24 Rohingya are feared dead off the coast of Langkawi.
information office documenting human rights abuses in the Syrian Civil War
France suspends its involvement in NATO's naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea enforcing an arms embargo on Libya, following an investigation into an incident between French and Turkish warships.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
She stated scientific evidence before the court overwhelmingly indicates the 2019 protocol is very likely to cause extreme pain and needless suffering during their executions.
Tokyo registers another record of new COVID-19 cases in a single day since the pandemic began, with 463 new cases.
Israeli governmental ministry responsible for military and national defense matters'
Australia in overall records 438 new cases, highest since mid-March.
genus comprising two living elephant species
2020 election of members of the Croatian parliament
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes kill at least seven civilians when they hit houses in the Al Jawf Governorate of Yemen. The Houthis report nine killed, two of them children. The coalition did not immediately comment on the airstrike.
person who has served in the armed forces
Baghdad International Airport reopens for commercial flights after months of closure during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines
COVID-19-related curfews and lockdowns in the Philippines
campaigns advocating for a boycott of products made in China
Pakistan blocks Bigo Live and threatens a similar move with the app TikTok over "immoral, obscene and vulgar" content. The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority says in a statement that the two platforms could have "extremely negative effects on the society in general and youth in particular", without elaborating.
how human sexual behavior interact with, and are regulated by, laws
city in Orange County, Florida, United States
specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health
About 50,000 people take part in a second Saturday protest rally in Khabarovsk, Russia, against the arrest of Governor Sergei Furgal on charges of involvement in multiple murders 15 years ago, which Furgal denies.
use of electronic communication technologies for various forms of activism
North Korea declares a state of emergency after its first case of COVID-19 is confirmed.
Japan launches a ¥70 billion payment scheme to pay firms to move factories out of China to either Japan itself or countries within the Southeast Asian region in an attempt to better secure its supply chains.
city and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Israel Aerospace Industries successfully launches the Ofeq-16 reconnaissance satellite via a Shavit rocket. The Israeli Defense Ministry describes the satellite as a "optoelectronic reconnaissance satellite with advanced capabilities".
Modern display of the Confederate battle flag
display of flags used by the Confederate States of America since 1865
supersonic combustion of an explosive material
market town and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire
spacecraft without people on board, used for robotic spaceflight
In November 2019, Venice was hit by the worst floods in half a century.
Russia and China abstain today on this week's fifth attempt to approve this help.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says there will be "no limits on numbers or quotas", due to the UK's "historic commitment to the people of Hong Kong".
English men's association football top league
Nepal decides to block broadcasts of Indian news channels in Nepal with the exception of Doordarshan News, effective immediately.
pro-democracy demonstrations and other civil disobedience in Thailand
American multinational mass media company
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Iran
annual awards for cinematic achievements
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
body of water and metropolitan area in the United States
Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville defeats former attorney general Jeff Sessions in the Alabama Republican primary.
bilateral relations between United States and Venezuela
Kyrgyz-American man convicted of the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15th, 2013.
Complicating matters, the group is also negotiating a deal for the bloc's next long-term budget.
It is the highest number of cases reported since March 5.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Bolivia
Kate Brown, governor of Oregon, criticizes President Donald Trump and acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf amid reports of federal agents detaining protesters in Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the state.
In a 7–2 decision on Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v.
2020 United States Senate election in Maine
Law enforcement agency of the city of Seattle, Washington, United States
bilateral relations between Russia and Libya
59th United States presidential election in Arizona
ambassador to the United Nations, says the sanctions are not intended to harm civilians and that they do not target humanitarian aid.
Thousands of people protest outside the House of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in the capital Belgrade, in response to President Aleksandar Vučić's plan on introducing stricter lockdown measures in Belgrade, due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the city.
overview of the observance of human rights in Saudi Arabia
Hundreds of firefighters and rescue workers are deployed to battle wildfires in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk Oblast.
Tai in a Facebook post called it the "end of academic freedom" in the city.
These "durable humanitarian pauses", which do not apply to military operations against ISIL and Al-Qaeda, should begin immediately and be for at least 90 consecutive days to allow for delivery of humanitarian assistance and medical evacuations.
government regulation or law that requires health insurance to cover contraceptive costs
bilateral relations between Venezuela and Cuba
A "Wall of Vets" join the front lines of the city's growing protests to support the rights of the protesters, to counter the demonstrators' "violent anarchists" label, and to support Navy veteran Christopher J.
New South Wales reports 17 new cases of COVID-19. Of these, eight are returning travellers in hotel quarantine and another nine are locally transmitted, including one case under investigation.
intentional and unlawful killings of individuals by state actors without judicial process
The attack comes in the wake of several opinion polls showing Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden as leading against his opponent, Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump in the state.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on airlines
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, responding to recent criticism about the lack of racial diversity among the nominees in major Oscar award categories, invites 819 people to become new members.
The meter of water turns streets into rivers and traps motorists in their cars.
A train derails following a bridge collapse on Tempe Town Lake in Tempe, Arizona, sparking a fire.
also welcomes a summit to be held between the G5 nations and France and Spain.
bilateral relations between the neighboring countries in North America
The death toll amid civil unrest in Oromia Region, Ethiopia, rises to 166 people, including 11 security personnel.
former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator (born 1955)
general election held in the Dominican Republic
ship that is built and primarily intended for naval warfare
Under the British government's plans, Hong Kongers will be able to settle in the UK for five years under political asylum, and after a further year will be able to apply for citizenship.
Ground warfare branch of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces
The death was compared to that of George Floyd.
From that new cases, 145 of them are locally transmitted.
Astronomers at Pan-STARRS announce the discovery of a small near-Earth object (NEO) HLV2514, which is an Amor asteroid near Mars.
Franco-Italian-American multinational automotive manufacturer
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has said Sirte is a "red-line", and that any attack on the strategic Libyan city would prompt Egyptian military action.
Thailand, including some overseas protests
standing committee of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Saudi war against Houthis in Yemen launched in 2015
combat operations and doctrine designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action
state capitol building of the U.S. state of Wisconsin
aviation field involving design, regulation, and operation of very lightweight aircraft
U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a meeting at the White House with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to discuss the new United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement.
The conflict in Eastern Ukraine has been going on since 2014, and has killed over 14,000 people.
Officials in Sierra Leone report that four protesters, looking to block the movement of a power generator to another town, were killed in the city of Makeni in Saturday's protests after both police and soldiers opened fire on them.
Hongshan Reservoir Road, Xixiu District, Anshun, Guizhou, China
American political consultant and lobbyist (born 1952)
aerial warfare branch of Finland's armed forces
Date: 10 December 2012 – present (10 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days)
American robotic rover exploring Jezero Crater on Mars
diplomatic contacts of the Republic of Poland to the Federal Republic of Germany
beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, USA
British socialite and criminal, daughter of Robert Maxwell
Opposition lawmaker Edcel Lagman, who contributed to one of the petitions, claims that the law's "imprecise and vague definitions" make its enforcement susceptible to infringements on certain civil liberties.
word or an unspaced phrase prefixed with the number sign, used to categorise a topic
Peruvian lawyer, politician and university professor
Referendum regarding New Caledonian independence
Murphy that nearly half of Oklahoma is Native American tribal land.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New Mexico
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
city and administrative center of Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Karnataka, India
Turkish troops have now advanced 40 km (25 mi) inside northern Iraq and established over 30 "temporary bases" in its ongoing military offensive against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), according to a Turkish official. An unnamed Turkish official tells Reuters the unprecedented advance is a prelude to an assault on the Qandil Mountains, the PKK's main stronghold in Iraq.
Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed, a 29-year-old student, is sentenced for nine years in a Russian penal colony for assaulting two police officers while drunk last year in Moscow. Reed's father told reporters after the verdict he is planning to appeal directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
active ingredient in alcoholic beverages
Seven people are killed in a mid-air collision near Soldotna, Alaska, United States.
2020 protests in Oromia Region, Ethiopia
The Twins played the Cleveland Indians last night.
The government had acknowledged "potential loss of life" but had not provided details.
126 of these cases are locally transmitted.
vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
Health minister Ifereimi Waqainabete reported it as a 66-year-old man who had been repatriated from India where he had been receiving treatment.
President Trump replaces Brad Parscale as campaign manager with Bill Stepien, former White House political director and a field director for the 2016 presidential campaign. Parscale, who has reportedly been blamed for the poorly attended rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, last month, will stay on as senior adviser.
Portland has seen 61 consecutive days of protests, which escalated after federal officers arrived this month.
Russian-British lord and newspaper owner
professional soccer league in the USA and Canada
first-level administrative territorial entity of Afghanistan
An Israeli shell smashed in a Lebanese civilian home, narrowly missing a family in the house at the time, but nobody was hurt.
A bus driver in the French city of Bayonne is left brain dead after reportedly being assaulted by passengers who refused to wear face masks.
geographic and cultural region; collective term for the Arabic-speaking countries of Asia and Africa, or of Asia only
Court confirmation, likely at a hearing on July 24, is required.
1st prime minister of Canada (1867–1873; 1878–1891)
Law enforcement officials say the gunman was dressed in a FedEx uniform.
Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi condemns the killings and orders an investigation.
India reports 50,362 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
Hong Kong announces a ban on all dine-in services at restaurants and restricting public gatherings not from the same family to only two people starting 29 July and orders the compulsory wearing of masks in outdoor public areas, with only medical exemptions.
An Ethiopian military crackdown on protests in Oromia Region leaves 81 protesters dead, while several prominent politicians, such as Jawar Mohammed, have been detained. The protests began following the death of Oromo musician Hachalu Hundessa.
101st season of the National Football League (NFL)
Dutch short track speed skater (1992-2020)
ambassador Brian A. Nichols with expulsion and calls him a "thug", accusing him of funding organizers of anti-government protests planned for Friday.
island sovereign state in the West Indies
Ongoing coronavirus pandemic in New Zealand
North American professional ice hockey league
United States Secretary of Homeland Security
head of the United States Department of Homeland Security
diplomatic relations between Hong Kong and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Indonesian military is fighting the separatist West Papua Liberation Army in the region, which reported that the two killed were shot without provocation.
The move comes in the wake of reports on Nepal carried by some Indian news channels, including their allegedly "defamatory shows" on Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli along with the Chinese envoy.
A group of unknown assailants assassinate prominent Iraqi historian and government advisor Hisham al-Hashimi near his home in Zayouna, Baghdad.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is found guilty by the Malaysian High Court and sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment and fined RM210 million (US$47 million).
geopolitical area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, excluding Special Administrative Regions
A Saudi-backed consortium ends its bid to purchase Premier League team Newcastle United.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Iraq
President Donald Trump signs legislation and an executive order that will "hold China accountable" for recent "oppressive actions" in Hong Kong by ending its preferential economic status with the United States.
diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States
American politician and civil rights leader (1940–2020)
periodic selection for members of parliament
Responses to the ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the European Union
informal body of ministers of the euro area member states
The Taliban attack an intelligence building in Aybak, Samangan Province, leaving 11 people dead and 63 people injured.
Salafi jihadist organization founded in 1988
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
attempts to resolve the Yemeni Crisis (2011–present), resulted in replacement of the President, but no end to the violence
The charges come after Amnesty International reported that the Moroccan government was using Israeli spyware to spy on dissidents like him.
2020 police murder of a black man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Local Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sheikh Wazeem Bari and two members of his family are shot dead in Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.
The mayors of Portland, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Atlanta and Kansas City pen a letter to Barr and acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf expressing "deep concern and objection to the deployment of federal forces in our cities".
New members include Boris Johnson's brother Jo Johnson, former cricket captain Sir Ian Botham, Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev, and former chancellors Kenneth Clarke and Philip Hammond.
Syrian air defenses respond to a strike over Damascus attributed to Israel, state media reports, in the latest wave of attacks that Western intelligence sources have said were Israeli strikes on a major Iranian-backed ammunition depot on the edge of the capital.
village in Kuma district, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
diagnostic testing for the respiratory illness COVID-19 and the underlying pathogen SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
an informal framework applicable to the transfer of data between the U.S. and the EU that was negotiated in 2015/2016 after the Safe Harbor framework had been declared null and void by the European Court of Justice
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
The deaths of 275 elephants are confirmed in the Okavango Delta due to an unknown cause.
Brazilian ministry responsible for education
details of ongoing viral outbreak in South Africa
civil war taking place in Somalia since 1991
the building where the National Assembly of Serbia convenes
This is the second time the Interim Government has delayed the elections since the 2019 Bolivian political crisis late last year that forced the resignation of former president Evo Morales.
United States Department of Transportation
U.S. federal executive department overseeing highways, railroads, aviation, transit, and other modes of transportation
This is the highest one day increase since the pandemic hit the country and the first time daily new cases in India crossed 50,000 mark.
to 6 a.m and the mandatory wearing of face masks in public spaces should a distance of 1.5 meters between individuals not be observed.
U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a meeting at the White House with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to discuss the new United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declines to attend.
Roman Catholic mission and a historic landmark in San Gabriel, California
Date: November 17, 2019 – present (3 years and 2 months)
Prime Minister of Peru Vicente Zeballos resigns in the face of harsh criticism of his management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ice hockey team in the National Hockey League
combined military forces of Burkina Faso
illicit use of drugs or other substances to increase athletic performance
Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017–2023)
U.S. Democratic Party affiliate in Arizona
The season resumes with the New Orleans Pelicans taking on the Utah Jazz.
The Chinese government condemns the "outrageous and unjustified" move and threatens countermeasures against the United States.
capital of the canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Some local officials said that the driver had possibly lost control when making a turn.
Russian city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai
Gonzalo, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, is east of Barbados in the Windward Islands, moving toward the west near 12 mph (19 km/h), leading Barbados to issue a Hurricane watch.
Korean lawyer, Mayor of Seoul (1956-2020)
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Poland
Chatham, which owns the National Enquirer, has been an investor in the company since 2009.
Eighteen protestors are charged in Portland, Oregon, after the Trump administration sent federal police forces into the city last week.
city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
hospital ward that provides intensive care medicine
(RSF) are national military troops working under the command of the Commander in Chief
1858–1947 British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent
The termination happened months after 50% of the site's advertising was purchased by media executive Miklos Vaszily, who has close ties to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Kuwait's ruler, Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, 91, undergoes successful surgery and medical treatment.
pandemic in West Virginia, United States
upper house of the Wisconsin Legislature
political organization with a centralized independent government
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is tear-gassed in the city's downtown, according to video from a New York Times journalist.
2020 United States Senate election in Texas
election for the 2020 United States Senate seat in Texas
Oman sees a jump of cases in a day, with 1,361 new cases and three deaths, reaching a total of 42,555 cases and 188 deaths.
dtstart: 2019-10-01 00:00:00 Date: 1 October 2019 – 24 July 2021 (Occasional protests until 5 November 2021)
Two adults and a baby are killed when a Piper PA-32 crashes in West Jordan, Utah.
Ex President of the National Assembly of Venezuela.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
head of state and head of government of Venezuela
It is their first casualty since they warned that if it suffered further killings, they would retaliate.
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
Police said that a long-standing row over land rights is suspected to be the motive behind the attack.
American multinational delivery services company
A spokesman for the group says they have "achieved their goal".
The number of COVID-19 deaths in Mexico reaches 46,688, surpassing the United Kingdom.
geometrical figure and ancient religious icon in the cultures of Eurasia (卐 with • on each box) represents peace and harmony.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in North Korea
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Thailand
Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022
The Supreme Court ruled that the rally is a prohibited public assembly, but police agreed to a stay stopping the order taking effect until 10am on July 27 pending the lodging of any appeal.
ongoing controversy in the United States
National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia
The court rules in McGirt v. Oklahoma and Sharp v. Murphy that nearly half of Oklahoma is Native American tribal land.
city in and county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States
company providing armed security services
Colombian municipality of the department of Magdalena
head of state of the Syrian Arab Republic
Both poaching and anthrax have been ruled out by authorities.
The initial proposal was made following the government's dispute with Al Jazeera over a documentary concerning the discrimination migrant workers faced in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
prosecuting attorney of St. Louis county
United States civil space and aeronautics agency
The government and the Taliban begin a three-day truce to start intra-Afghan talks. Early today, President Ashraf Ghani ordered the release of 500 Taliban prisoners to "show goodwill" to start the talks.
adoption of children by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons
border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan
diplomatic relations between Malaysia and the Republic of the Philippines
primary national police force in Afghanistan
59th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
State media issues an order from the Ministry of Health mandating that all citizens wear masks to combat "dust", and maintain a distance between people of at least one meter (3 feet).
preventative and therapeutic medications for COVID-19 infection
Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann says that full-face veiling "does not belong in a free society".
presiding officer of the British House of Lords
Roughly half of the staff of index.hu, Hungary's biggest news site, resign in protest of the firing of the editor-in-chief last week.
facility that converts coal into electricity
division of government into branches such that legislative, executive, and judicial functions are exercised by distinct, separately constituted political bodies
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
The Finnish Air Force Command formally ends the use of the swastika in its imagery, according to the Air Force Command.
Belgium announces the unveiling of drastic social distancing measures aimed at avoiding a new lockdown.
Black Lives Matter protesters tear down the Statue of Christopher Columbus in Baltimore, Maryland, and throw it into the city's Inner Harbor.
Police said they identified the man, who had expressed frustrations with the Ukrainian system on social media.
List of George Floyd protests in Wisconsin, USA
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
upper house of the Georgia General Assembly
The death toll in the country is the third-highest in the world.
city in Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties in Texas, United States, the is the county seat of Harris County
music genres distributed to large audiences and considered to have wide appeal
member of a group of learned people who work together as peers in the pursuit of mutual knowledge or practice
Facebook and Twitter remove, on order of the Supreme Federal Court, numerous accounts that support Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for promoting fake news.
Tropical Storm Hanna is upgraded to a hurricane and heads toward the Texas coast, threatening to bring heavy rain, storm surge and possible tornadoes.
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Mexican Army troops kill 12 drug cartel gunmen in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.
Turkey, which occupies the border town, blames Kurdish insurgents for the attack.
Al-Namrush did not specify which foreign air force was behind the raid, which is believed to have targeted a Turkish anti-aircraft missile system.
pro-democracy demonstrations and other civil disobedience sparked by a proposed extradition bill in Hong Kong
2020–2022 protests following the police murder of George Floyd
chemical element with symbol Au and atomic number 79
proposed natural gas pipeline through Eastern Mediterranean Sea
After having been postponed once due to the COVID-19 pandemic, general elections are held in the Dominican Republic.
American white supremacist and convicted murderer
one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security
city in Cameron County, Texas, United States
bilateral relations between Russia and Belarus
Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott had previously called for the statue to be removed.
Catholic archdiocese in the United States
ongoing war in Eastern Europe since 2014
The protesters march under the slogan "#StopExecutionsinIran".
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
The hurricane has made landfall in Puerto Rico, causing landslides, flooding, and power outages.
Ghazni Province Kunduz Province Nangarhar Province
The Guardia di Finanza seizes over $1.2 billion (~€1 billion) worth of fenethylline tablets at a port in Salerno, Campania, Italy.
system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work
The ruling People's Action Party is projected to maintain its majority, albeit with the oppositional Workers' Party gaining seats.
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
The National Basketball Association season resumes at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex after a 141-day suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
From that, 123 of them were locally transmitted which includes 112 in Xinjiang and 11 in Liaoning.
China reports 101 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
The nationalist VMRO-DPMNE would come a close second.
Date: 13 July 1989 – present (33 years, 7 months and 2 weeks)
Iraqi insurgency since the defeat of ISIL
pirate pay television broadcaster serving Saudi Arabia
material or logistical assistance for people in need
internment camps in Xinjiang Province, China, established by the Chinese Communist Party
The order is expected to go into effect on July 20.
The death toll from floods in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, rises to 20 and 14 people remain missing.
Statue of Christopher Columbus (Chicago)
statue in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, by Carlo Brioschi
bilateral relations between Iran and Iraq