President Joe Biden directed airstrikes against Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region. The move sends a clear message amid talks with Tehran over the Iran nuclear deal. Biden sent a message to Iranian leaders, saying they “won’t get a nuclear weapon on my watch.”
World Health Organization officials, concerned about the highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19, have urged even fully-vaccinated people across the globe to continue wearing masks to protect themselves.
Russia has reported the most confirmed cases within its borders in a single day since the pandemic began. Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed for the first time he was indeed vaccinated, receiving his shot in the form of Russia’s own Sputnik V.
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