The Taliban say that they do not want to take their "fight in the mountains and deserts to infighting in cities" but warn against failed attempts at negotiations as the group advances in the country. The Taliban also condemns Turkey for sending protection to Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport as part of a "violation of sovereignty" which they labeled as "reprehensible".
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July 13, 2021 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The death toll from the protests following the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma increases to 72, as more violent incidents occur. Ten of the victims died during a stampede in Soweto, while others died during lootings, shootings and explosions. More than 1,000 people have been arrested.
Business and economy
France's Autorité de la concurrence fines Google a record €500M ($593M) for breaching an April 2020 ruling that ordered the company to negotiate "in good faith" licensing deals with publishers and news agencies for any re-use of copyrighted content. The fine amounts to about 1.1% of the company's yearly profits.
Health and environment
Malaysia reports a record 11,079 new cases and 125 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 855,949 and the nationwide death toll to 6,385.
Spain surpasses four million cases of COVID-19.
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador suspends all public and private gatherings of large groups of people and enforces mandatory mask wearing for the next 90 days amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
France reports a new single-day record of the 1.3 million vaccine appointments as the government pressures people to get vaccinated.
Malta abandons plan to close its border to unvaccinated travellers. Instead, they imposes a mandatory quarantine. The new policy follow criticism from the European Commission that they are discriminatory.
International relations
The United States Department of State "strongly condemns" the arrest of opposition politician Freddy Guevara yesterday in Caracas. Guevara is a close ally of disputed president and opposition leader Juan Guaidó.
Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez urges the United States to consider air strikes on Cuba. Additionally, Cuban exile leaders such as Cuban Democratic Directorate spokesperson Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat calls for the Biden administration to intervene in the country.
Law and Crime
Members of the Penelakut Tribe in south-western British Columbia announce the discovery of at least 160 "undocumented and unmarked graves" close to Kuper Island Indian Residential School. ,
Politics and elections
The San Isidro Movement says that over 100 people have been arrested since protests began in Cuba. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares also calls for the release of Cuban journalist Camila Acosta.
Naomi Mataʻafa accuses Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi of a desperate "attack on the rule of law" and calls on him to recognize defeat in the past election. Several Pacific Island nations such as the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau and the Marshall Islands have recognized Mataʻafa as the new Prime Minister of Samoa.
In Miami, protesters temporarily block the Palmetto Expressway in both directions in order to show support for Cuban protestors.
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