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CNN's John Avlon examines the long history of anti-vaccine rhetoric as coronavirus vaccines continue to be administered across America.

Former President George W. Bush, whose administration first sent US troops to invade Afghanistan in 2001, says it breaks his heart that the Biden administration decided to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan because he fears what will happen to the people left behind in the country.

Nigeria is set to receive about 8 million additional COVID-19 vaccines by the end of August.

Aigle (Switzerland) (AFP) – After having to leave Afghanistan where she was attacked for cycling, Masomah Ali Zada is now heading for the Tokyo Olympics where she will be part of the refugee team, a source of "pride" for her.

Fertilizer prices at the international market are expected to remain higher for the rest of 2021, and that has already seen a hike in Rwanda.

The Taliban has denied executing unarmed commandos on June 16 in the town of Dawlat Abad, following a CNN report with video evidence and eyewitness testimony. CNN's Anna Coren reports from Kabul, Afghanistan.

Wellington (AFP) – An orca calf that was beached and separated from its mother is cared for by conservationists as the search begins for the baby's mother. Named Toa — Maori for 'warrior' — the 2.5 metre (eight foot) orca is unweaned and unable to survive alone in the ocean.

A day of active weather is expected across the country. From severe storms in the Midwest to monsoon flooding in the Southwest, CNN Meteorologist Tyler Mauldin discusses all of today's threats,

Sri Ganganagar (India) (AFP) – India's poor seek ways to keep cool under the scorching sun in desert city Sri Ganganagar where — as in many parts of India — people struggle to find respite from a warming planet.

From Cuba to Colombia, South Africa to Lebanon, tensions are igniting across the globe as angry citizens take to the streets over grievances, in part stemming from the governments' response to Covid-19. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.

Soldiers and police struggled to restore order in parts of South Africa after dozens of people were killed in the worst violence and looting the country has seen in decades. CNN's David McKenzie reports.

Despite a spike in coronavirus cases in Myanmar, around a hundred women march briefly in Yangon's Botahtaung township to protest against the military coup which brought the army to power in February.