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Brisbane

• The 2020 Summer Olympics open in Tokyo, Japan.
• The Australian city of Brisbane (pictured) is announced as the host city of the 2032 Summer Olympics.
• In sumo, Terunofuji Haruo becomes the 73rd yokozuna.
• Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City in England is stripped of its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to modern development in the area.
• Floods and landslides result in at least 56 deaths in Henan, China.

Ongoing:

• COVID-19 pandemic

Recent deaths:

• Herbert Köfer
• R. Rajamahendran
• Steven Weinberg
• Jackie Mason
• Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
• Abel Ramírez Águilar

Current events of July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in Afghanistan
  • Taliban insurgency
    • 2021 Taliban offensive
      • United Nations representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons implores the Afghan government and the Taliban to protect civilians as a UN report shows a sharp increase in civilians being killed (especially of women and children); 1,300 so far this year. (DW)
• 2021 Tunisian political crisis
  • The army surrounds the Assembly of the Representatives of the People and prevents its Speaker Rached Ghannouchi from entering parliament. Tunisian President Kais Saied earlier dismissed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and froze the activities of parliament for a period of 30 days. (Reuters)
  • Police storm and raid the headquarters of news outlet Al Jazeera in Tunis, as clashes continued outside. Opposing sides confront defending the government and against it in response to the freezing of the parliament. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 2021 Madagascar food crisis
  • USAID announces $7.5 million as donation directly to feeding people, treating children and pregnant women with malnutrition in southern Madagascar. The country has been experienced its worst drought in the south of the past 40 years, taking more than one million to the verge of famine. (US embassy Madagascar)
• Thirteen people are dead and 45 more injured after a long-distance bus rolled over on the G22 Qingdao–Lanzhou Expressway in Jingchuan County, Gansu, China. (Xinhua News Agency)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
      • Indonesia eases the community activities restrictions that allow non-essential traditional markets, warungs, street foods, and some shopping malls as well as other similar small businesses to reopen with strict health measures despite warnings that further loosening could spark another wave of COVID-19. (The Guardian)
      • Indonesia reports a record 40,374 recoveries from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of recoveries to 2.54 million. (detikNews)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan
      • Kazakhstan reports a record 6,637 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 535,906. (AKIPress)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
      • COVID-19 vaccination in South Korea
        • South Korea begins vaccinations for people aged 55-59 as the country battles a fourth wave of COVID-19. (CNA)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
      • Thailand reports a record 15,376 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours for the second day a row, making it surpasses 500,000 cases of the virus. (Bangkok Post)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
      • Ho Chi Minh City imposes a strict overnight curfew from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. for more than 10 million people in the city in order to curb the rapid surge of COVID-19 infections. (Radio France Internationale)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria
    • Algeria closes gyms, cultural and leisure venues, beaches and used car markets, reimposing curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., and bans all gathering in 35 provinces, amid a rapid spread of the Delta variant. (Reuters)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
    • Pubs and restaurants are resume their indoor service across Ireland for the first time since March 2020 where customers must have official proof that they have been fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 within the last 180 days. (BBC)

International relations

• Foreign relations of Equatorial Guinea
  • The Foreign Minister of Equatorial Guinea announces the closure of the country's embassy in London, United Kingdom after the British government sanctioned Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue over his "lavish lifestyle". The Minister said that it was the first measure and that Equatorial Guinea "will not allow interference in internal affairs". (Reuters)

Law and crime

• COVID-19 pandemic in France
  • The French Parliament approves a law that requires all healthcare workers to get vaccinated by September 15 and the adoption of a "Health Pass" to enter restaurants, trains, airplanes, and some public venues. The law can be applied until November 15 depending on the COVID-19 situation and will apply to children aged 12 years old or above beginning from September 30. (France 24)

Politics and elections

• 2020–21 Malaysian political crisis, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics
  • The Parliament of Malaysia reopens for the first time after seven-month suspension due to the COVID-19-related state of emergency, which will be expire on August 1. (Nikkei Asia)

Sports

• 2020 Summer Olympics
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Olympics
    • The Dutch rowing team will self-isolate after rower Finn Florijn and team coach Josy Verdonkschot tested positive for COVID-19 during the Olympics. (Reuters)

Current events of July 25, 2021 (2021-07-25) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Chikun kidnapping
  • Nigerian authorities confirm that the bandits who kidnapped dozens of children from a school in Chikun, Kaduna State, have released 28 of them and that 81 others remain in captivity. This was the tenth mass kidnapping incident since December 2020. (Reuters)
  • Armed bandits kidnap a negotiator who had been sent to pay the ransom by the parents of the remaining students being held in captivity. The bandits had demanded nearly US$73,000. (Reuters)
• Mali War
  • The man who tried to kill Malian President Assimi Goïta with a knife at a mosque in Bamako six days ago dies in custody. The cause of death is unknown. (Al Jazeera)
• Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
  • Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi reports that the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces are advancing in Cabo Delgado Province and gaining territory previously held by Daesh-affiliated groups. The insurgency has caused thousands of deaths as well as monetary losses Mozambique's economy, primarily in the gas and oil industries. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2021 wildfire season
  • 2021 California wildfires
    • Dixie Fire
      • The Dixie Fire grows to 190,000 acres in Butte County and Plumas County after merging with the Fly Fire. Approximately 16 structures have been destroyed. (The Washington Post) (KCRA-TV)
      • The Plumas County Sheriff's Office orders mandatory evacuations in the area amid the spread of the Dixie Fire. (KRCR-TV) (KTXL-TV)
  • An uncontrolled fire in the Spanish Catalan counties of Anoia and Conca de Barberà burns more than 1,100 hectares of land. The ashes reach Barcelona, 100 kilometers away from the focus of the fire while a confinement order is issued for two municipalities. (El Periódico) (El Confidencial)
  • Massive fires in the region of Sardinia, Italy, damage buildings, force the evacuation of 1,500 people and destroy 20,000 hectares of land. Italy has asked for help from other European countries to battle the fires. (The Guardian)
• Ten people are killed and 44 are injured in a bus crash near Slavonski Brod, Croatia. The bus, traveling on a regular route from Frankfurt, Germany, to Pristina, Kosovo, swerved off the highway after one of the drivers briefly fell asleep. The driver was arrested after the incident, while the second driver was killed in the crash. (Washington Post)
• Nine people are killed and three more are wounded in Himachal Pradesh, India, after being hit by falling boulders. (BBC)
• Flash flooding in London leaves a number of Underground stations submerged with widespread damage reported. (The Independent)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan
      • COVID-19 vaccination in Jordan
        • Jordan begins to vaccinate children over the age of 12 using the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (MedicalXpress)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • Malaysia reports a record for the third consecutive day of 17,045 new cases of COVID-19 and surpasses one million total cases. (Free Malaysia Today)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
      • Thailand reports a record 15,335 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 497,302. (CNA)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Albania
      • Albania reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, which was originally detected in India, (Euronews Albania)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland
      • Iceland restricts the gatherings to 200 people, requiring bars and nightclubs to stop selling alcohol at 21:00 and close no later than midnight amid a increase of COVID-19 cases. (Iceland Monitor)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba
    • Cuba reports a record 8,853 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (Presna Latina)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
    • South Africa returns to adjusted alert level 3, which means that inter-provincial travel can resume, alcohol sales bans are lifted, non-essential businesses can reopen, and gatherings of 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors are allowed. Additionally, schools can reopen from 26 July 2021. (Businesstech)

Law and crime

• Police in Fiji carry out a crackdown on opposition politicians and human rights activists who are opposed to a newly proposed land bill and who criticized the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Among those arrested are opposition politicians Biman Prasad, Lynda Tabuya and Litia Qionibaravi as well as former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka. (RNZ)

Politics and elections

• 2021 Cuban protests
  • A South Florida caravan heads to Washington, DC, to urge the Biden administration to take more action against Cuba and end the country's communist regime. (WFOR-TV)
  • Cuban dissidents in exile demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, with the leaders of the Spanish opposition political parties. (La Vanguardia)
• Tunisian President Kais Saied, in a televised speech, announces the dismissal of Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and the suspension of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, and also assumes executive authority. The opposition calls the actions a coup d'état. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Sports

• 2020 Summer Olympics
  • Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
    • The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games reports the first post-competition case of COVID-19 after Dutch rower Finn Florijn tested positive on Friday and self-isolated at a separate location. (The Japan Times)
  • Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics
    • Japanese skateboarder Yuto Horigome wins a gold medal in skateboarding, making him the first athlete to do so. (NPR)

Current events of July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in Afghanistan
  • Taliban insurgency
    • 2021 Taliban offensive
      • The government imposes a nighttime curfew between 10 pm and 4 am in 31 of the country's 34 provinces in an attempt to reduce both the level of violence as well as the surveillance of the Taliban and its movements. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• LGBT rights in Hungary
  • Thousands of people join the pride march in Budapest, which was also in protest of the newly passed law that prohibits teachings about homosexuality in schools. Organizers criticized the government and said that the ruling party was making "laws to make members of the LGBTQ community outcasts in their own country". (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Typhoon In-fa
  • In the Philippines, two people are killed and thousands more are evacuated from their homes after monsoon rains compounded by a tropical typhoon cause heavy flooding in Metro Manila. (Al Jazeera)
• 2021 Henan floods
  • Thirty-three more people are killed during the heavy floods in Henan, China, bringing the death toll to 58. (South China Morning Post)
• Fourteen people are killed and 26 more injured during a warehouse fire in the Jingyue High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Changchun, Jilin province, China. (Xinhua News Agency)
• The death toll from the heavy floods that are affecting India since a week rise to 135 people, the majority of whom in Maharashtra. (Al Jazeera)
• A seaplane incident involving the French power grid causes a blackout affecting more than one million users in 9 regions, mostly in Spain, but also in some regions of Portugal. (El Mundo)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
      • Indonesia reports a record 39,767 recoveries from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of recoveries to 2.47 million. (detikNews)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Laos
      • Laos reports a record 278 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 4,620. (Xinhuanet)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • Malaysia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 15,902 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 996,393. (CNA)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
      • Vietnam's strictest social distancing measures are imposed in Hanoi for the next 15 days under "Directive 16" which requires people to stay home except for essential reasons in order to prevent further spread of COVID-19. (Vietnam Net)
      • Vietnam reports a record 7,978 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 90,934. (Reuters)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania, COVID-19 vaccination in Tanzania
      • Tanzania receives its first shipment of 1 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine donated by the U.S. government. (Bloomberg)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia
      • Tunisia reports a record 799 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 18,369. (Anadolu Agency)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia
    • Colombia reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in a international traveller who arrived in Cali from the United States. (CNN Español)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
    • New Zealand suspends its quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia for at least eight weeks amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. However, there will be managed return flights for the next seven days for New Zealand citizens who wish to return home. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
    • Former Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan says that he tested positive for COVID-19 during the UEFA Euro 2020 Final. (Plymouth Herald)
• Climate change in Australia
  • The World Heritage Committee rejects calls from UNESCO to list the Great Barrier Reef as a World Heritage Site "in danger" due to the effects of anthropogenic climate change and ocean acidification, in line with scientific consensus on the Reef's health. Australia lobbied a number of oil-rich countries, including Russia and Saudi Arabia, to reject the proposal. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• Protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Protests take place across Europe and Australia in response to COVID-19 restrictions and vaccination requirements for healthcare workers. (The Independent)
• 2021 Iranian protests
  • Protests continue to occur in Iran for the tenth consecutive day as people in Tabriz also take to the streets. (Iran International)

Sports

• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, 2021 NFL season
  • The National Football League announces that players not adhering to COVID-19 restrictions will be subjected to a fine of $14,650 during the season. (ESPN)
• 2020 Summer Olympics
  • Yang Qian of China's women's 10-meter rifle team wins the first gold medal of this year's Olympics. (Reuters)

Current events of July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in Afghanistan
  • Taliban insurgency
    • 2021 Taliban offensive
      • Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen says that the Islamist group "does not want to monopolize" Afghanistan, pointing to past failed attempts by countries to do so. Shaheen also says that women's rights under the Taliban would now be respected, although women would still need to wear a headscarf or hijab and have a male relative as a companion in order to leave their house. Shaheen also accused President Ashraf Ghani of being a "warmonger" and said that "no one wants a civil war in Afghanistan". (Al Jazeera)
• Allied Democratic Forces insurgency; 2021 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
  • Gunmen open fire on a civilian convoy that was returning from a weekly market in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 16 people. (Al Jazeera)
• 2021 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis
  • Azerbaijan reports that one of its soldiers was killed by an Armenian sniper in Kalbajar District near the Armenia–Azerbaijan border. (Reuters)
• Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
  • Gunshots are heard at Jovenel Moïse’s funeral, with U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield cancelling the remainder of her visit to Haiti as a result of the incident. (NBC News)

Business and economy

• Burundian Minister for Mining Ibrahim Uwizeye suspends the operations of several international mining companies, including one running the only rare-earth mine in Africa, saying they were not properly sharing the profits and that the mining contracts signed were "unbalanced". (Africanews) (Xinhua)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
      • Indonesia reports a record 38,988 recoveries and 1,566 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of recoveries to 2.43 million and the nationwide death toll to 80,598. (detikNews)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • Malaysia reports a record 15,573 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 980,491. (Malay Mail)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
      • Pakistan surpasses one million cases of COVID-19. (Business Recorder)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
      • COVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines
        • The National Capital Region and the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Davao del Norte and Davao de Oro revert to the stricter "General Community Quarantine with Heightened Restrictions" due to the threat of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. These restrictions will remain in effect until July 31. (ABS-CBN News)
      • Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
        • The Philippines announces an entry ban for all travelers from Malaysia and Thailand due to the threat of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. These restrictions will take effect on July 25. (GMA News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
      • Thailand reports a record for the third consecutive day of 14,575 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 467,707. (Bangkok Post)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
      • Vietnam reports a record 7,307 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 81,678. (Vietnam Plus)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
      • New South Wales declares a "national emergency" of their state COVID-19 outbreak caused by the Delta variant after 136 new cases are reported in the past 24 hours. (ABC Australia)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji
      • Fiji isolates 87 crew and passengers on an inter-islands ship due to COVID-19. The ship's people have been the latest of around 4,000 people infected with COVID-19 who have been turned away from hospitals due to a lack of beds. (RNZ)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba
      • Cuba reports a record for the second consecutive day of 7,784 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 316,383. (Xinhuanet)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
      • COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
        • The Biden administration announces that the United States has purchased 200 million extra doses of the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, including doses intended for children under the age of 12 years old. (CBS)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri
        • St. Louis and St. Louis County will reimpose their mask mandate for residents in indoor public places and on transportation as part of an attempt to reduce the spread of the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant. The order will be in effect on July 26. (The Hill)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee
        • Tennessee will resume their COVID-19 vaccine outreach to minors following a suspension of advocacy earlier this month. (The Tennessean)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • Germany's Robert Koch Institute declares the Netherlands and Spain as "high-incidence areas", which means that most people arriving from those countries who are unvaccinated will have to go into quarantine beginning on July 27. (ABC)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Montenegro
      • Montenegro closes all discos and nightclubs as well as bans all indoor gatherings and music festivals due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. Nightclubs could be reopened on August 2, but only for those who have been vaccinated, tested negative, or who have recovered from COVID-19. (N1)
    • European Union response to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • The European Medicines Agency approves the usage of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and 17, becoming the first time the vaccine has been authorised for people under the age of 18. (Euronews)

International relations

• China–United States relations
  • Following U.S. sanctions on Hong Kong Liaison Office executives, China announces retaliatory sanctions on the Hong Kong Democracy Council and several Americans, including former Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. (Bloomberg)

Law and crime

• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term care facilities
  • New York COVID-19 nursing home scandal
    • The U.S. Department of Justice announces that it will not open a civil rights investigation into government-run nursing homes in New York. Similar letters were sent to officials in Michigan and Pennsylvania. (ABC News)
• Madagascar officials announce that two French citizens arrested over a plot to kill President Andry Rajoelina are former members of the French Armed Forces. The Government of France says that it is working with its consulate in Madagascar as the French military says that it has no comments on the arrests. (Reuters)
• The Parliament of Sierra Leone unanimously votes to repeal the death penalty. The country had a moratorium on its use since 1998, after the government executed 24 soldiers for allegedly plotting a coup d'état the year prior. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• 2021 Samoan constitutional crisis
  • The Court of Appeal of Samoa declares Naomi Mataʻafa as the nation's new prime minister, ending a months-long political crisis. (AFP)

Sports

• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, 2021 NFL season
  • The National Football League says that over 80% of its players have been vaccinated. (AP)
• 2020 Summer Olympics
  • Emperor Naruhito officially declares the Summer Olympics open. The inaugural celebration was not hosted publicly due to COVID-19 concerns. (AP)
• Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy, Native American mascot controversy
  • The Cleveland Indians announce that the team's name will be changed to the Cleveland Guardians after the conclusion of the 2021 season. (ESPN)

Current events of July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in Afghanistan
  • 2021 Afghanistan attacks
    • 2021 Spin Boldak shooting
      • Gunmen shoot and kill at least 100 people in Spin Boldak District, Kandahar Province. (TOLOnews)
  • Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan
    • The United States House of Representatives votes 407–16 to pass the Allies Act, a bill that would improve and provide visas for Afghan interpreters who worked for American personnel during the war. (AP)
  • 2021 Taliban offensive
    • Tajikistan holds its largest military exercise, mobilizing 130,000 servicemen in addition to 100,000 active servicemen and parades more than 1,000 military vehicles and many more warfare equipment and military helicopters. President Emomali Rakhmon urged Tajik people to protect the "peace and stability achieved at a high price" amid a Taliban offensive in neighboring Afghanistan. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • Investigations into the origin of COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
      • China rejects the next stage of a World Health Organization (WHO) investigation into COVID-19. Chinese Deputy Minister of Health Zeng Yixin rebuffed the proposal to investigate the origins in Wuhan as "disrespect for common sense and arrogance towards Science". WHO experts said it was very unlikely that the virus escaped from a Chinese lab, but the theory has endured. (BBC)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
      • Indonesia reports a record 36,370 recoveries and 1,449 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of recoveries to 2.39 million and the nationwide death toll to 79,302. The country also surpasses three million cases of the virus. (detikNews)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, 2020–21 Singapore circuit breaker measures
      • Singapore reverts to "Phase 2 Heightened Alert" which bans dine-in service in all food and beverage establishments and closes all personalised care services that would require patrons to remove their masks. These restrictions will remain in effect until August 18. (The Straits Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
      • South Korea reports a record for the second consecutive day of 1,842 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 184,103. (Yonhap News Agency)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
      • Thailand reports a record for the second consecutive day of 13,655 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 453,132. (CNA)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
      • Vietnam reports a record 6,194 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 74,371. (Viet Nam News)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
      • COVID-19 vaccination in Italy
        • The Government of Italy announces that it will require people in the country to show a proof of vaccination of at least one dose, a negative COVID-19 test, or that they have recovered from COVID-19 in order to participate in social activities such as indoor dining, visiting museums, and attending shows beginning on August 6. (The New York Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
      • Greece expands its mandatory regular COVID-19 testing to unvaccinated tourism and restaurant workers nationwide as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase. (Reuters)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 Gamma variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. (Euronews)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
      • COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
        • COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
          • New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announces that 70% of adults in the city have received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Patch.com)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois
        • Chicago Public Schools announces that face masks will be required in all of their public schools this fall, regardless of the vaccination status in the city. (Chicago Sun-Times)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri
        • Missouri officials announce that ambulances and medical staff will be sent to Springfield and Greene County amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (The Kansas City Star)
      • COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
        • Sanford Health announces that all employees will be required to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by November 1. (The Bismark Tribune)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba
      • Cuba reports a record 7,745 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 308,599. (Xinhuanet)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
      • Mexico reports 16,244 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the highest daily total in the country since January. (Reuters)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
    • COVID-19 vaccination in Australia
      • Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologises during a press conference for the slow rollout of the vaccination program and appeals for changes to the restrictions on the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. (ABC Australia)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Chile, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
    • The Chilean government announces that beginning on July 26, fully vaccinated residents will be able to travel internationally by airplane without special permission as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to decrease and the number of people who have received a vaccine continues to increase. (Bloomberg)

International relations

• North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
  • North Korea–United States relations, North Korea–South Korea relations
    • U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and South Korea Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong announces that both countries have reached a agreement to convince North Korea to return to nuclear talks. (The Washington Post)
• Haiti–United States relations
  • The Biden administration announces that Daniel Lewis Foote will serve as the U.S. special envoy to Haiti amid political turmoil in the country since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. (CNBC)
• Foreign relations of Equatorial Guinea
  • The United Kingdom imposes sanctions on Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the son of the president of Equatorial Guinea, over his "lavish lifestyle" spending, which includes mansions and private jets. Mangue is also the incumbent vice president. (Euronews)

Law and crime

• Asylum in Australia
  • An Afghan Tajik asylum seeker who has been held in immigration detention by Australia for eight years sues the Australian Government in the Federal Court. A former employee of the Islamic Republican government, the man fled an assassination attempt by the Taliban and argues that his family is still being targeted in Afghanistan and that his indefinite detention prevents him from organising their escape from the violence. The Government has requested the case be dismissed and denied they had any legal obligations towards Afghan citizens. (The Guardian)
• Police in Madagascar arrest six individuals, including a foreign national, after months of investigation into a plot to kill President Andry Rajoelina. The Attorney General accuses those arrested of having "a plan for the elimination of the head of state". (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
• Tanzanian opposition leader Freeman Mbowe and 15 members of his Chadema party, who were arrested yesterday, are charged with terrorism, according to a statement from the party. Amnesty International condemns the charges and the United States said yesterday that Mbowe's arrest was "very concerning". (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• 2021 Brazilian military crisis, 2022 Brazilian general election
  • It is revealed that Brazilian Minister of Defence Braga Netto communicated to President of the Chamber of Deputies Arthur Lira that the 2022 elections would not be held if a controversial bill that bans electronic voting and reinstates the use of paper ballots does not pass through Congress. This report follows similar threats made by President Jair Bolsonaro, whose approval ratings and chances of re-election are continuing to decrease. (O Estado de S. Paulo)
  • Both Netto and Lira deny that such a threat happened, with the former declaring that the Estadão reported an "invention" and Superior Electoral Court President Luís Roberto Barroso commenting that "the [democratic] institutions are working". Estadão's editor, João Caminoto, reaffirms the veracity of the report in a social media post. (G1)

Current events of July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in Afghanistan
  • Taliban insurgency
    • 2021 Taliban offensive
      • United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley says that half of all Afghan districts are under Taliban control as the complete withdrawal of foreign armed forces approaches. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• The Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City site is stripped of its United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage status. In a statement, UNESCO indicates that the "deletion" is "due to the irreversible loss of attributes conveying the outstanding universal value of the property" resulting from the ongoing Liverpool Waters development project. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

• 2021 Henan floods
  • Floods continue in Henan, China, triggering several landslides which result in the deaths of 13 more people, bringing the total death toll to 25. (Al Jazeera)
• 2021 Oregon wildfires
  • The Bootleg Fire in Oregon, United States, grows to 400,000 acres. (The Oregonian)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
      • Indonesia reports a record 1,383 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 77,583. (Kompas)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • Malaysia reports a record 199 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 7,440. (Free Malaysia Today)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
      • South Korea reports a record 1,784 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national total of cases to 182,265. (CNBC)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
      • COVID-19 vaccination in Thailand
        • Thailand will join the COVAX program to receive supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine. (AP)
      • Thailand reports a record 13,002 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national total of cases to 439,477. (Bangkok Post)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in France
      • France begins to require people who want to attend cinemas, museums, sporting events and other cultural venues or events with more than 50 people to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result amid an increase in the number of cases caused by the Delta variant. (France 24)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
      • Ireland reports 1,378 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since January 31. (Thejournal.ie)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
        • New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announces that health care workers in the city will be required to get vaccinated or undergo COVID-19 testing amidst fears of the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant. (WNBC)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri
      • Governor Mike Parson announces that Missouri will launch a "Be a Mo VIP Winner" campaign to vaccinate individuals amidst a rise of cases in the state. In five rounds, over 180 people will be drawn with each receiving a US$10,000 prize. The announcement comes after 3,031 cases of COVID-19 was reported in the state, the highest since January. (Springfield News-Leader)
    • It is announced that life expectancy in the United States has fallen by 1.5 years in 2020, the largest decrease since World War II. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, COVID-19 was responsible for 74% of the decrease in life expectancy from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77.3 years in 2020. (NPR)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
    • Chile's Institute of Public Health issues an emergency use authorization for the Sputnik V vaccine. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Hong Kong national security law
  • Police in Hong Kong arrest Lam Man-chung, the former executive editor-in-chief of the now closed Apple Daily newspaper. It is the latest arrest surrounding the closure of the paper which has already seen its founder Jimmy Lai convicted and awaiting trial along with many other activists on subversion charges. (Al Jazeera)
• Police in Tanzania arrest opposition leader Freeman Mbowe and dozens of other people within his party amid accusations of authoritarianism by the government of Samia Suluhu Hassan. Mbowe's Chadema party condemns his arrest and labels the government as a "dictatorship". (Reuters)
• Two prison riots in Ecuador leave at least 18 people dead and dozens more injured. (The Rio Times)

Science and technology

• COVID-19 misinformation, COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
  • YouTube says that it has pulled videos from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for promoting misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2021 in sumo
  • Mongolian wrestler Terunofuji is officially promoted to yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo, and is the 73rd wrestler to have done so. (The Japan Times)
• 2032 Summer Olympics
  • The International Olympic Committee awards the Australian city of Brisbane the right to host the 2032 Summer Olympics. (ABC Australia)
• 2021–22 NHL season
  • The 2021 NHL Expansion Draft takes place in Gas Works Park where the 32nd NHL team, the Seattle Kraken filled out its first ever roster of players. (NHL)

Current events of July 20, 2021 (2021-07-20) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Somali Civil War
  • American military intervention in Somalia
    • The United States conducts a drone strike against Al-Shabaab militants near the Somalia town of Galkayo, making it the first military action in the country that was carried by the Biden administration. (VOA)
• Mali War
  • A knifeman wounds Malian President Assimi Goïta in the arm at a mosque in Bamako. The perpetrator is arrested, and the attack is described as an assassination attempt. (Al Jazeera)
• Israel–Lebanon relations
  • The Israeli military bombs southern Lebanon after rockets are fired into Israeli territory from these locations. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett justifies the air strike by stating that "anyone who tries to harm us will pay a painful price in return". (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 2021 Henan floods
  • Major floods in Henan, China, caused by 20cm of rain per hour, affect subways and kill at least 12 people in the underground rail system of Zhengzhou. (The New York Times)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
      • Iran reports a record 27,444 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of cases to 3,576,148. (AP)
      • Iran imposes a week-long lockdown in Tehran and the surrounding region in the province of Alborz where all bazaars, public offices, market places, restaurants, gyms, and movie theatres are closed, due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (AP)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Laos
      • Laos reports a record 170 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3,710. (The Laotian Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar
      • Nyan Win, a senior advisor to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, dies in hospital after contracting COVID-19 in prison, amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country. (Al Jazeera)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
      • South Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum and Minister for National Defnese Suh Wook apologize for the outbreak of COVID-19 aboard the destroyer Munmu the Great off the coast of Africa. Currently, nearly 250 of the 301 unvaccinated crew aboard the ship have contracted COVID-19. Prime Minister Kim says "I apologize for having failed to take better care of the health of our soldiers who devoted themselves to the country". (Reuters)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta
        • Alberta reports 98 hospitalizations, making it the first time since October 2020 that less than 100 people have been hospitalized. (CBC)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
        • Ontario reports that over 8 million people in the province has been fully vaccinated. (CTV)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
      • COVID-19 pandemic in California
        • Pasadena becomes the first city in Southern California to require vaccinations for employees. However, the mandate will not be in effect until it receives a full approval by the Food and Drug Administration. (KCBS-TV)
      • COVID-19 pandemic in New Hampshire
        • New Hampshire surpasses 100,000 cases of COVID-19. (WMUR-TV)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
    • Lockdown restrictions return in South Australia after an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. Three Australian states, and roughly half the national population, are now under strict lockdowns. (The Guardian)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
    • Russia surpasses six million cases of COVID-19, becoming the fourth country to do so after the United States, India, and Brazil. (AKIPress)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe
    • COVID-19 vaccination in Zimbabwe
      • Zimbabwean authorities order compulsory vaccinations for civil servants and also reduce the number of government workers to physically report for duty to 25% in an attempt to reduce the local transmission of COVID-19. (RTÉ)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Peru
    • The Peruvian Ministry of Health announces that the country will purchase 20 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine. (Reuters)

International relations

• Lithuania–Taiwan relations
  • Taiwan announces that it will be opening a representative office in Vilnius, Lithuania. This comes amid warming relations between the two nations and the opening of a Lithuanian office in Taipei. The office will be known as the Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania, making it the first Taiwanese diplomatic mission in Europe to include Taiwan in its name. (Taiwan News)

Law and crime

• A second criminal investigation is opened into the husband of Popular Force leader and former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori over allegations of money laundering. (Radio Havana Cuba)

Politics and elections

• COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics
  • Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi fires Minister for Public Health Faouzi Mehdi and appoints Mohamed Trabelsi as caretaker Minister for Public Health amid a collapse of the nation's healthcare system due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. (Anadolu Agency)
• During a visit to Washington, D.C., Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya asks the Biden administration to impose sanctions on companies in Belarus in order to put pressure on the government of President Alexander Lukashenko. (Reuters)

Science and technology

• Blue Origin, Blue Origin NS-16
  • Blue Origin launches its first crew onboard its New Shepard rocket to outer space. The mission was crewed by American billionaire and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark Bezos, pilot and Mercury 13 candidate Wally Funk and Dutch student Oliver Daemen. Funk and Daemen respectively become the oldest and youngest people ever to travel to space. (BBC News)

Sports

• 2021 NBA Finals
  • In basketball, the Milwaukee Bucks defeat the Phoenix Suns 105-98 in game 6 of the NBA Finals, making it their first NBA championship since 1971. Giannis Antetokounmpo is named NBA Finals MVP. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

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Ongoing events

Business

• COVID-19 recession

Disasters

• COVID-19 pandemic
• 2020–21 European windstorm season
• 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak
• 2021 Atlantic hurricane season
• 2021 Pacific typhoon season
• 2021 Western North America heat wave
• Madagascar food crisis
• Water crisis in Iran
• Yemeni famine

Politics

• Afghan peace process
• Arab protests
• Belarusian protests
• Brazilian protests
• Colombian tax reform protests
• Cuban protests
• Eswatini protests
• Haitian protests
• Indian farmers' protests
• Iranian protests
• Jersey dispute
• Libyan peace process
• Myanmar protests
• Nicaraguan protests
• Nigerian protests
• Persian Gulf crisis
• Peruvian crisis
• South African unrest
• Sudanese protests
• Tigrayan peace process
• Thai protests
• United States racial unrest
• United States Stop Asian Hate protests
• Venezuelan presidential crisis
• Yellow vests protests

Elections and referendums

Recent

• July
  • 18: São Tomé and Príncipe, President (1st)

Upcoming

• July
  • 26: Saint Lucia, House of Assembly
• August
  • 1: Mexico, Referendum
  • 8: São Tomé and Príncipe, President (2nd)

Trials

Recently concluded

• Belarus: Viktar Babaryka
• Brazil: Wilson Witzel
• Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai
• Indonesia: Edhy Prabowo, Muhammad Rizieq Shihab
• South Africa: Jacob Zuma
• Spain: 2017 Barcelona attacks
• Switzerland: Alieu Kosiah
• Tonga: ʻAkosita Lavulavu
• United States: Cristhian Bahena Rivera

Ongoing

• Argentina: Rodolfo Martín Villa
• Armenia: Serzh Sargsyan
• Belarus: Sergei Tikhanovsky
• Colombia: Álvaro Uribe
• France: Nicolas Sarkozy
• India: Disha Ravi
• Indonesia: Juliari Batubara, Nurdin Abdullah
• Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu
• Kyrgyzstan: Almazbek Atambayev
• Malta: Yorgen Fenech
• Spain: Bárcenas affair, Barçagate
• Sudan: Omar al-Bashir
• International: Ali Kushayb, The Gambia v. Myanmar

Upcoming

• Canada: Raj Grewal
• Kosovo: Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli
• Lesotho: Maesiah Thabane
• Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina
• United Kingdom: Apsana Begum
• United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Elizabeth Holmes, Meng Wanzhou, R. Kelly, Ghislaine Maxwell, Allen Weisselberg
• Zimbabwe: Ignatius Chombo

Sport

• Multi-sport events
  • 2020 Summer Olympics
• Association football
  • 2021 Copa Libertadores final stages
  • 2020–21 UEFA Nations League
  • 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  • 2021 Major League Soccer season
• Women's association football
  • 2021 NWSL season
• Baseball
  • 2021 MLB season
• Cricket
  • ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League 2020–2023
  • 2019–2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2
  • ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League 2019–2022
• Golf
  • 2021 European Tour
  • 2021 LPGA Tour
  • 2020 PGA Tour Champions
  • 2021 Ladies European Tour
  • 2020–21 PGA Tour
• Motorsport
  • 2021 Formula One Championship
  • 2021 Rally Championship
  • 2021 MotoGP
  • 2021 Supercars Championship
• Rugby league
  • 2021 NRL season
  • 2021 Super League
• Rugby union
  • 2021 Bunnings NPC
  • 2021 Super Rugby season
• Tennis
  • 2021 ATP Tour
  • 2021 WTA Tour
  • 2020–21 Davis Cup (Finals)
• Other sports seasons
  • 2021 International cricket season

More details – current sports events

Recent deaths

July

• 25: Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
• 25: Bob Moses
• 24: Rodney Alcala
• 24: Jackie Mason
• 23: Alfred Biolek
• 23: John Cornell
• 22: Boris Chochiev
• 22: Greg Knapp
• 20: Françoise Arnoul
• 20: Anita Novinsky
• 19: Arturo Armando Molina
• 19: Tolis Voskopoulos
• 18: Tom O'Connor
• 17: Pilar Bardem
• 16: Biz Markie
• 16: Danish Siddiqui
• 15: Andy Fordham
• 15: Jerry Lewis
• 15: William F. Nolan
• 15: Gloria Richardson
• 15: Peter R. de Vries
• 14: Mamnoon Hussain
• 14: Jeff LaBar
• 14: Kurt Westergaard
• 12: Edwin Edwards
• 12: Paul Orndorff
• 12: Paulose II
• 11: Charlie Robinson
• 11: Renée Simonot
• 10: Esther Béjarano
• 10: Travis Fulton
• 10: Dick Tidrow
• 9: Frank Lui
• 9: Geoff Makhubo
• 9: Jehan Sadat
• 7: Robert Downey Sr.
• 7: Dilip Kumar
• 7: Jovenel Moïse
• 7: Chick Vennera
• 6: Suzzanne Douglas
• 6: Patrick John
• 6: William H. Pauley III
• 5: Raffaella Carrà
• 5: Richard Donner
• 5: Vladimir Menshov
• 5: William Smith
• 4: Sanford Clark
• 4: Harmoko
• 3: James Kallstrom
• 3: Haunani-Kay Trask
• 2: Bill Ramsey
• 1: Josh Culbreath
• 1: Louis Andriessen

June

• 30: Bonfoh Abass
• 30: Del Wilkes
• 29: Stuart Damon
• 29: Donald Rumsfeld
• 28: Menelik Shabazz
• 27: Jack G. Downing
• 27: Hiroaki Nakanishi
• 26: Mike Gravel
• 26: Jon Hassell
• 26: John Langley
• 26: Johnny Solinger

Ongoing conflicts

Africa

• Algeria, Libya and Tunisia
  • Maghreb insurgency
• Cameroon
  • Anglophone Crisis
• Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
  • Boko Haram insurgency
• Central African Republic
  • Civil War
• Chad
  • Insurgency in Northern Chad
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Kivu conflict
  • Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
  • Ituri conflict
  • Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
• Ethiopia
  • Tigray War (spillover)
• Ethiopia and Sudan
  • Sudanese–Ethiopian clashes
• Ghana
  • Western Togoland Rebellion
• Mali
  • Mali War
• Mozambique
  • Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
• Nigeria
  • Communal conflicts in Nigeria
• Somalia
  • Civil war
• Sudan
  • War in Darfur
  • South Kordofan conflict
  • Sudanese nomadic conflicts (incl. South Sudan)
• Western Sahara
  • Western Sahara conflict
    • 2020–2021 Western Saharan clashes

Americas

• Colombia
  • Colombian conflict
• Mexico
  • Mexican drug war
• Peru
  • Internal conflict in Peru
• Paraguay
  • Insurgency in Paraguay

Asia-Pacific

• Afghanistan
  • Afghanistan War
    • 2021 Taliban offensive
• India
  • Khalistan movement
  • Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
  • Insurgency in Northeast India
• India and Pakistan
  • Kashmir conflict
• Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
  • Moro conflict
    • Cross border attacks in Sabah
• Indonesia
  • Papua conflict
• Myanmar
  • Internal conflict in Myanmar
    • Kachin conflict
    • Karen conflict
    • Rohingya conflict
• Pakistan
  • Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Insurgency in Balochistan
• Philippines
  • Communist rebellion
  • Philippine drug war
• Thailand
  • South Thailand insurgency

Europe

• Armenia and Azerbaijan
  • Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
• Ukraine
  • War in Donbass
    • Russo-Ukrainian War
• Ireland and the UK
  • Dissident Irish republican campaign
• Turkey
  • Kurdish–Turkish conflict

Global

• War on terror

Middle East

• Egypt
  • Sinai insurgency
• Iran and the Persian Gulf
  • Iran–Israel proxy conflict
  • Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
• Iraq
  • American-led intervention in Iraq
  • Iranian intervention in Iraq
• Iraq and Syria (map)
  • International military intervention against ISIL
• Israel and Gaza
• Israel and Syria
  • Israeli-Syrian border conflict
• Syria
  • American-led intervention in Syria
  • Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
  • Turkish occupation of northern Syria
• Yemen and Saudi Arabia
  • Yemeni Civil War
  • Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
  • Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict

Further information: List of ongoing armed conflicts

2021 events and developments by topic

Arts

Architecture – Animation – Anime – Comics – Film (Horror, Science fiction) – Home video – Literature – Music (Classical, Country, Rock, Hip hop, Latin, Metal, Rock, UK, US) – Radio – Television (UK, US, Italy, Scotland) – Video games

Politics and government

Elections – International leaders – Sovereign states – Sovereign state leaders – Territorial governors

Science and technology

Archaeology – Biotechnology – Computing – Palaeontology – Quantum computing and communication – Senescence research – Sustainable energy research – Space/Astronomy – Spaceflight

Environment and environmental sciences

Birding/Ornithology – Climate change

Transportation

Aviation – Rail transport

Establishments and disestablishments categories

Establishments – Disestablishments

Works and introductions categories

Works – Introductions – Works entering the public domain