We bring you the biggest stories of the day so far. From Biden urging Afghans to 'decide their future', to IAEA demanding Iran's answer on monitoring. From Sydney entering lockdown as Delta variant cases surge to Brazil judges revoking passport of ex-environment minister who is under probe.

Morning News Brief: Biden calls on Afghans to 'decide their future', IAEA demands Iran' answer on monitoring, and more

A shootout among suspected rival drug cartel gunmen left 18 people dead Friday in Mexico, a government official said. The gunfight happened in a remote area of northwestern Zacatecas state, said Rocio Aguilar, a spokeswoman for the state government.

Drug gang shootout leaves 18 dead in Mexico, says government

Central Sydney's streets were deserted on Saturday as Australia's largest city began a week-long lockdown to contain the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant, with authorities warning broader restrictions could follow.

Sydney flags broader lockdown as Delta variant cases swell

June 26 in history: First Grand Prix car race is held, US began the Berlin Airlift, and more

A press videographer who was traveling with President Ashraf Ghani's delegation tested positive for COVID-19, claims the Congress's Office of Attending Physician on Friday.

Afghan journalist in presidential delegation tests positive for COVID-19

A French woman who killed her rapist husband was spared any more jail time Friday in a case that has become a rallying cause for feminists. Valerie Bacot, who shot her husband Daniel Polette dead in 2016, was sentenced to a four-year term with three years suspended.

French woman who killed rapist husband spared more jail time

Microsoft said on Friday an attacker had won access to one of its customer-service agents and then used information from that to launch hacking attempts against customers.

Microsoft says new breach discovered in probe of suspected SolarWinds hackers

Britain could face gaps on supermarket shelves this summer and an "unimaginable" collapse of supply chains after the pandemic and Brexit led to a shortage of more than 100,000 truck drivers, industry leaders have warned.

Britain could face food shortages due to lorry driver crisis

In a recent development, Chinese researchers have unveiled an 'ancient skull' that could belong to a completely new species of human. The team claims that it is their 'closest evolutionary relative' among known species of ancient humans, such as Neanderthals and Homo erectus.

Researchers unveil ancient skull nicknamed as 'Dragon Man'

US President Joe Biden on Friday designated the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, a national memorial, to honor the 49 people killed in a 2016 mass shooting.

'Pride is back at the White House,' Biden says, signing Pulse nightclub bill

The US Justice Department announced Friday it was suing the state of Georgia over new election laws it charged would discriminate against African Americans. The laws were passed in March by the Republican-dominated state legislature after Democrat Joe Biden stunned Republican incumbent Donald Trump by capturing Georgia in the November 2020 presidential election, helped in part by a strong turnout of Black voters.

US Justice Department challenges Georgia voting rules

Six Malian soldiers were killed on Friday in a raid in the centre of the war-torn Sahel state, in a violent day which also saw 15 United Nations peacekeepers wounded in a car-bomb attack further north.

6 troops killed, 15 UN peacekeepers wounded in separate Mali attacks

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