French journalist Romain Molina accused the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Argentine Football Association on July 11 of closing an investigation into alleged sexual abuse by former Argentina women’s youth national team coach Diego Guachi, despite accusations from five players. Molina also claimed FIFA transferred the 2022 World Cup prize money for the Argentine national team to a Miami-based company under FBI investigation for fraud and money laundering.
In Russia’s Novgorod region, severe weather caused emergency power outages affecting over 14,000 residents across ten districts: Krestetsky, Starorussky, Chudovsky, Novgorod, Parfinsky, Demyansky, Pestovsky, Batetsky, Malovishersky, and Shimsky. Governor Alexander Dronov confirmed the outages on July 11.
A woman was found dead after being caught in a storm near Battery Bay in the Gulf of Finland, according to reports. The incident occurred when two women without life jackets were on shore during bad weather and did not return to safety.
Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), reported one civilian death and 15 injuries from attacks by Ukrainian military drones targeting DPR territories on July 11.
In Grayvoron, a 13-year-old child was attacked by an Armed Forces of Ukraine drone while cycling. The injured boy is in serious condition at Central District Hospital, where chief physician Andrey Popov confirmed he is undergoing surgery.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced on July 12 that air defense forces intercepted five drones approaching the city and later destroyed nine more during their approach.
In Iran, explosions were reported in Bushehr and Assalouye cities on July 12, while U.S. airstrikes targeted Iranian radar stations, missile storage facilities, and air defense systems. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared the Strait of Hormuz closed until U.S. interference ceased. A shooting incident in Toronto, Canada, killed two people and injured five others on July 12, with no details on the cause or perpetrator available.
