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Ad Dhahirah Governorate (Oman) (AFP) – Rain and hail pour down in Oman's northern Al-Dhahirah governorate during heavy thunderstorms.

Thousands gather in Georgia's capital to condemn violence against journalists and LGBTQ activists. Police detained dozens of hate group members as they tried to break through the police cordon to clash with the LGBTQ supporters.

Bekasi (Indonesia) (AFP) – Gravediggers race to bury Covid-19 victims as ambulances carrying the dead line up at the Pedurenan Cemetery in Bekasi, east of the Indonesia capital. Indonesia has reported a daily record of 1,040 coronavirus deaths while fresh infections topped 34,000 as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with its deadliest Covid-19 wave since the pandemic began.

A formal agreement involving an undisclosed settlement was reached between the owners of the Ever Given container ship and the Suez Canal Authority. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones explains her decision to decline the University of North Carolina's offer of tenure and a teaching position in favor of accepting a faculty role at Howard University.

The operational phase of the African Continental Free Trade Area was launched on the 7th of July 2019, while trade under the regional pact has been on for over 6 months now.

Denmark's Goalkeeper Schmeichel pokes fun at England ahead of Euros semifinal.

The FBI has infiltrated a "Bible study" group in Virginia whose members discussed surveilling the US Capitol following the January 6 riot and their wish for secession from the US. Investigators closely followed one member's plans to build and test Molotov cocktails, according to recently unsealed court records.

South African biotech company, Biodx has become the first SA biotech to gain European Union Biocidal Registration.

Italy defeated Spain on penalties in the first semifinal of Euro 2020 to move onto the final where they await the winner of England vs. Denmark.

Tropical Storm Elsa is approaching landfall near Cedar Key, Florida. Heavy rain and flooding are likely across much of the South in Elsa's path. CNN meteorologist Tyler Mauldin hast the latest.