 Afghan government collapses as the capital city of 

Kabul falls to the ongoing

offensive by the Taliban.
 A 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti (damage pictured) kills more than 700 people.
 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases the first part of its Sixth
Assessment Report on the state of knowledge of climate change and its effects.
 The Summer Olympics close in Tokyo, Japan.
Ongoing: 
 COVID-19 pandemic
Recent deaths: 
 Donald Kagan
 Douglas Applegate
 Johnny Groth
 Kurt Biedenkopf
 John A. Rizzo
 Eduardo Martínez Somalo
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