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June 21, 2021 (Monday)

Business and economy

Canada and Indonesia announce they will begin negotiations on an economic partnership agreement "at the earliest opportunity". (Nikkei Asia)

Health and environment

International relations

Foreign relations of Nicaragua
- The Argentinian and Mexican foreign ministries in a joint statement announce they are withdrawing their respective ambassadors from Nicaragua for consultations in response to President Daniel Ortega increasing crackdown on dissidents, including the arrest of five potential presidential candidates this month. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

Trial of Catalan independence leaders
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces that the nine Catalan separatists leaders involved in the unsuccessful 2017 independence bid will be pardoned tomorrow, saying it's needed to ease tensions with Catalonia. President of the Catalan Government Pere Aragonès welcomes the pardons but says they will pursue more concessions, such as a new authorized independence referendum. The Spanish oppositional parties subsequently announce they will try to reverse the pardons. (Reuters)
Hong Kong national security law
- The pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily says it is considering closure by Friday after the arrest of its five top executive members and the freezing of its assets. The tabloid's founder Jimmy Lai has already been convicted of multiple charges and faces a case, along with 46 others, on subversion charges. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Politics of Australia
- The Australian National Party undergoes a leadership spill, replacing Michael McCormack with New England Representative Barnaby Joyce. Joyce previously lead the Nationals from 2016 to 2018 and was replaced by McCormack following sexual harassment allegations. As per the party's coalition agreement with the Australian Liberal Party, Joyce is set to replace McCormack as Deputy Prime Minister. Many Nationals have been critical of the Morrison Government's moves towards carbon neutrality and hope Joyce will counter this. (ABC)
Politics of Sweden
- Prime Minister Stefan Löfven's government collapses after a vote of no-confidence is adopted by the Riksdag. He has one week to resign or call a snap election. (CNN)
2021 Ethiopian general election
- Ethiopian voters head to the polls to elect a new session to the House of Peoples' Representatives after months of delays. The election occurs in the midst of multiple problems affecting the country, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, deteriorating conditions in the Tigray Region brought on by the Tigray war, and the jailing of multiple oppositional figures. (CNN)

Sports

Transgender people in sports
- New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard becomes the first transgender athlete chosen to compete in the Olympic Games, as the New Zealand Olympic Committee announces she is selected to compete in the Tokyo Olympics as part of the women's weightlifting team. (BBC)

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 ** [[Prime Minister of Sweden|Prime Minister]] [[Stefan Löfven]]'s government collapses after a vote of no-confidence is adopted by the [[Riksdag]]. He has one week to resign or call a snap election. [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/21/europe/sweden-stefan-lofven-no-confidence-vote-intl/index.html (CNN)]
 *[[2021 Ethiopian general election]]
-**[[Ethiopia]]n voters head to the polls to elect a new session to the [[House of Peoples' Representatives]] after months of delays. The election occurs in the midst of multiple problems affecting the country, such as the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia|COVID-19 pandemic]],  deteriorating conditions in the [[Tigray Region]] brought on b the [[Tigray war]], and the jailing of multiple oppositional figures.  [https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/21/africa/ethiopia-election-abiy-ahmed-cmd-intl/index.html (CNN)]
+**[[Ethiopia]]n voters head to the polls to elect a new session to the [[House of Peoples' Representatives]] after months of delays. The election occurs in the midst of multiple problems affecting the country, such as the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia|COVID-19 pandemic]],  deteriorating conditions in the [[Tigray Region]] brought on by the [[Tigray war]], and the jailing of multiple oppositional figures.  [https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/21/africa/ethiopia-election-abiy-ahmed-cmd-intl/index.html (CNN)]
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