Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. officials said there is evidence that an Iranian missile shot down (NYT) a Ukrainian airliner that crashed outside of Tehran on Wednesday, likely by accident. Tehran has denied the accusations. U.S., Canadian, and French representatives are set to travel to Tehran for meetings about the crash investigation (Reuters), and Tehran invited Boeing, the plane’s manufacturer, to examine the plane’s black box.
 
The plane crashed immediately after Iran launched missile attacks on Iraqi bases used by U.S. troops, a time when Iranian air defense systems (Foreign Policy) would have been on high alert. American satellites detected the firing of an Iranian short-range missile, the New York Times reported, and a video verified by the Times appeared to show a missile exploding near the plane.

The court ordered India’s government to immediately review (Hindu) orders that restrict freedom of movement and basic rights in Kashmir, including the suspension of internet services.
 
Afghanistan: More than 130 Pakistani women and children related to former members of the self-proclaimed Islamic State were released (VOA) from detention and will soon return to Pakistan, Afghan officials said.

Military commander Khalifa Haftar, who leads forces battling Libya’s internationally recognized government, said he will continue his offensive (Al Jazeera) despite Russia and Turkey’s call for a cease-fire.

Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok called for peace while conducting the first visit (Reuters) in eight years by a senior Khartoum official to the stronghold of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North rebel group.
 
Niger: Attackers on motorbikes killed twenty-six Nigerien soldiers in a suspected Islamist militant ambush (WaPo) near the country’s border with Mali.

The House of Commons approved (Guardian) Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bill to leave the European Union. The opposition failed to add an amendment that would continue to unite refugee children with families in the United Kingdom after Brexit.

The council called for Haiti (UN) to form a government to address the political instability and poverty that have prompted widespread protests in recent months.
 
This CFR In Brief looks at what’s driving Haiti’s political unrest.
 
Brazil: The country’s top court ruled against (NYT) a lower court’s order for Netflix to remove a short film depicting Jesus as gay. The lower court had determined that the film caused “irreparable damage” to Christians.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution (WaPo) in a 224 to 194 vote that instructs the president to terminate military hostilities against Iran unless Congress declares war or if an armed attack on the United States is imminent.

Athletes at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics will not be permitted (NYT) to kneel, make politically motivated hand gestures, or show political messages on signs or arm bands, but they may tweet about their opinions and express them in interviews, the International Olympic Committee announced.