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Louisiana health officials are reporting 5,388 new COVID-19 cases. As the latest figures became public, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Wednesday announced an indoor mask advisory. (July 21)

The Taliban appear to have “strategic momentum” in the fight for control of Afghanistan as American forces complete their withdrawal, the top U.S. military officer said Wednesday. (July 21)

Germany and the US struck a deal to allow the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, on Wednesday. US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland told Congress "the Nord Stream pipeline is a bad deal."

Police deployed water cannons and tear gas against a gathering of over a thousand COVID-19 policy protesters outside the Hellenic Parliament in Athens on Wednesday. New legislation submitted by the Greek government is set to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for employees at nursing homes and care facilities.

As skateboarding makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo, Japan's home team is gunning for gold. CNN's Blake Essig speaks with the Osaka Daggers, a cutting-edge street skateboarding crew, to trace the country's skateboarding origins and explores how it's gaining in popularity as it prepares to make a splash at the Summer Games.

CNN's Ed Lavandera visits a Las Vegas barbershop amidst rising cases of Covid-19 in Nevada. After several unvaccinated employees were infected, business owner Robert Taylor set up a vaccine site at his shop.

From blood-chilling makeup to elaborate prosthetics, South Korean special effects artist Hwang Hyo-kyun shows us what it takes to bring a zombie apocalypse to life for the Netflix series "Kingdom."

In a reversal, a number of conservative voices are this week suddenly urging their audiences to get vaccinated. Why now?

CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen fact-checks President Joe Biden's answer on coronavirus vaccine efficacy during a CNN town hall with Don Lemon.

Xinxiang (China) (AFP) – Firefighters rescue residents from deadly flooding in China's Henan province. The rainfall in the region was the heaviest since record-keeping began 60 years ago.

Masih Alinejad, a campaigner for women's rights in Iran and host of a VOA Persian TV program, shares how U.S. federal agents saved her from an elaborate kidnapping attempt by Iranian authorities. Jesusemen Oni has more.