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Topics in the news
- A fire in a residential building in Mangaf, south of Kuwait City, kills fifty people.
- A plane crash near Chikangawa, Malawi, kills nine people, including Vice President Saulos Chilima.
- In tennis, Iga Świątek wins the women's singles and Carlos Alcaraz wins the men's singles titles at the French Open (both pictured).
- In the Indian general election, the National Democratic Alliance, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is re-elected with a reduced majority.
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Korean conflict
- South Korean soldiers fire warning shots at North Korean soldiers who crossed the Demarcation Line, apparently in error. It is the second such incident at the demarcation line in the past month. (AP)
- North Korean troop casualties are reported following landmine explosions in the Korean Demilitarized Zone. (The Guardian)
Business and economy
- Nvidia surpasses Microsoft as the world's most valuable publicly-traded company after its market cap exceeds USD$3.34 trillion. (NBC News)
- The United States Department of Agriculture announces a temporary suspension on imports of mangoes and avocados from Michoacán, Mexico, after an incident that reportedly caused security concerns for safety inspectors. (ABC News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Hajj disaster
- More than 577 pilgrims from Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, and Indonesia are confirmed to have died of heat-related illnesses during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. (The Jordan Times) (CBS News) (Sharjah 24) (Bernama)
- 2024 Razavi Khorasan earthquake
- At least four people are killed and more than 120 others are injured by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in Kashmar, Iran. (Iran International)
- At least nine people are killed and 15 others are missing during landslides caused by floods in Guangdong and Fujian provinces, China. (AP)
- Nine people are killed in a fire caused by an electric short circuit at a hospital in Rasht, Iran. (AP)
International relations
- China–Ecuador relations
- Ecuador's foreign ministry announces that it is reinstating a visa requirement for travelers from China, citing an increase in irregular migratory flows from China. (Reuters)
- Israel–Kosovo relations
Law and crime
- Lèse-majesté in Thailand
- Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra is indicted on a charge of royal defamation. (AP)
- A court in Iran sentences Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to one year in prison for propaganda against the state. (Al Arabiya)
- Kazakh opposition activist Aydosa Sadykov is shot and injured in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Radio Free Europe)
Politics and elections
- LGBT rights in Thailand, Recognition of same-sex unions in Thailand
- The Senate of Thailand passes a marriage equality bill that will legalize same-sex marriage in the country, with the bill now awaiting royal assent. (CNN)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
- Two congressional Democrats agree to sign off on an over USD$18 billion weapon package for Israel including about 50 F-15 fighter jets after initially delaying proceedings, following heavy pressure from the Biden Administration. (Reuters)
- Eight Palestinians are killed by Israeli fire while waiting for commercial trucks in Gaza. (Reuters)
- United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Russian botulism outbreak
- 2024 West Bengal train collision
- Fifteen people are killed and several others are injured when a cargo train collides with a Kanchanjungha Express passenger train in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India. (Al Jazeera)
- At least 10 people are killed after two boats carrying migrants shipwreck off the southern coast of Italy, with 64 additional people reported missing. (AP)
- Egypt's Tourism Hajj Mission announces that at least eight Egyptian pilgrims have died during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. (Ahram)
- Seven people are killed amid heavy rains across El Salvador. (AP)
- Six people, including three children, are killed in a house fire in Newnan, Georgia, United States, and five others are hospitalized. (ABC News)
- A person is killed and eight others are injured during an ammunition explosion at a military training area in Libavá, Czech Republic. (AP)
International relations
- Belgium–France relations
- Germany–Poland relations
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk orders Germany to explain a recorded incident where German police appear to desert a migrant family in Osinów Dolny, Poland, just east of the Germany–Poland border. (Barron's)
- North Korea–Russia relations
- Russian President Vladimir Putin announces that he will visit North Korea this week, the first state visit by a Russian President in 24 years. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- Cannabis in Maryland
- In the United States, Maryland Governor Wes Moore pardons more than 175,000 people with low-level marijuana convictions. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli war cabinet
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces the dissolution of the war cabinet after Minister Benny Gantz of the Resilience Party left the cabinet. (Reuters)
- Israeli war cabinet
Sports
- 2024 NBA Finals
- In basketball, the Boston Celtics defeat the Dallas Mavericks in 5 games in the NBA Finals, winning their 18th overall NBA championship. The Celtics surpass the Los Angeles Lakers to become the team with the most NBA championships. (NBC News)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Norway announces that it will give Ukraine 1.1 billion kroner (US$103 million) to help repair its energy infrastructure and secure the country's electricity supply before the winter. (Le Monde)
- Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The two-day Global Peace Summit, dedicated to the discussion of "Ukraine's Peace Formula", ends at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland. (CNN)
- Russia claims that it captured the village of Zahirne [uk] in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. (Barron's)
- Humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Israel–Hamas war
- Gaza humanitarian crisis
- Israel's military announces that it will begin "tactical pauses" in combat along roads in Southern Gaza during the daytime in order to allow humanitarian aid trucks to travel through the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling the pauses "unacceptable". (AP)
- Gaza humanitarian crisis
- Rostov-on-Don pre-trial detention center hostage crisis
- Previously-detained inmates with alleged links to the Islamic State take two employees hostage in a pre-trial detention center in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Russian national guards storm the center, killing all six hostage takers. (The Washington Post) (AP)
Arts and culture
- 77th Tony Awards
- At the 2024 Tony Awards, Stereophonic wins Best Play and The Outsiders wins Best Musical. (CBS News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Baños landslide
- 2024 California wildfires
- Around 1,200 people are evacuated from the Hungry Valley area near Los Angeles, California, United States, as the Post Fire spreads through the dry mountains near Interstate 5. (AP)
- Extreme heat during Hajj
- At least 19 Jordanian and Iranian pilgrims died during the hajj in Saudi Arabia, with at least 14 dying from heat stroke. (Barron's)
Law and crime
- Seven people are injured and one person is wounded while running away in a shooting at a pop-up party in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States. (AP)
Politics and elections
- LGBT rights in Ukraine
- Hundreds of LGBTQ+ Ukrainian Armed Forces troops and supporters march in central Kyiv to demand legal reforms for more same-sex partnership rights despite opposition from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as well as from counter-protesters. (AP)
Sports
- 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship
- 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans
- In endurance racing, the AF Corse Ferrari team wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second consecutive year with drivers Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, and Nicklas Nielsen. (The Race)
- 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans
- 2024 UFL season
- In American football, the Birmingham Stallions defeat the San Antonio Brahmas to win the inaugural UFL championship. Stallions quarterback Adrian Martinez is named the Most Valuable Player. (Fox Sports)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Three people are killed and five others are injured in a Russian cluster munition strike on the village of Ulakly in Donetsk Oblast. (The Kyiv Independent)
- Humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- The United States announces a $1.5 billion aid package to Ukraine, focused primarily on the country's energy industry and humanitarian assistance. (Politico)
- June 2024 Ukraine peace summit
- World leaders meet at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland to advance the Ukrainian peace process. (The Guardian)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Israel–Hamas war
- Rafah offensive
- An IED kills eight IDF personnel in a Namer armoured personnel carrier in Rafah. (Times of Israel) (AP)
- Rafah offensive
Disasters and accidents
- Two people are killed in a plane crash near Chino, California, United States. (Los Angeles Times)
- A Dutch tourist is found dead and three other tourists are missing on different Greek islands. (AP)
International relations
- Iran–Sweden relations
- Iran and Sweden complete a prisoner swap mediated by Oman, with former Iranian official Hamid Nouri being exchanged for former Swedish diplomat Johan Floderus and a Swedish-Iranian citizen. (Al Jazeera)
- Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
- China issues new regulations allowing their national coastguard to detain foreigners accused of illegally entering China's claimed territorial waters and adjacent waters. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2024 French legislative election
- Over 600,000 people march in cities across France to protest against the far-right National Rally party. (Reuters)
- Honduran gang crackdown
- Honduran President Xiomara Castro announces new measures to reduce gang activity in Honduras, including building a 20,000-capacity "megaprison" and plans to designate gang members as terrorists. (Al Jazeera)
- Thousands of women march in São Paulo, Brazil, in protest of a bill that would equate late abortions after 22 weeks to homicide with sentences of six to 20 years in prison. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2024 Rochester Hills shooting
- Nine people are injured, including two young children, in a shooting at a splash pad in Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States. (NPR)
- Two people are killed and six are injured after a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration at a park in Round Rock, Texas, United States. (AP)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- The United Nations suspends humanitarian aid delivery at the U.S. military-constructed Gaza floating pier pending investigations on whether the pier was used in the Israeli raid on the Nuseirat refugee camp and on the security of humanitarian workers at the pier. (AP)
- The United States military plans to temporarily dismantle the Gaza floating pier and move it to Israel following predictions of rough seas, suspending humanitarian aid shipments at the pier for the 3rd time in the past month. (ABC News)
- The United States State Department officially adds the Israeli group Tsav 9 to its list of sanctioned entities for impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. (BBC News) (Reuters)
- Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Germany vetoes a European Union sanction package that would prevent EU members from re-exporting Russian liquefied natural gas from EU ports and prevent EU companies from selling sanctioned products to Russia. (The Kyiv Independent)
- Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian President Vladimir Putin announces that he is ready for a ceasefire if Ukraine withdraws from Russian-claimed territories, including liberated areas, and stops its accession to NATO. However, Ukraine rejects the offer. (AP)
- International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Sudanese civil war
- Battle of El Fasher
- The Sudanese Armed Forces kill Ali Yaqoub Gibril, a commander of the Rapid Support Forces in Darfur, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
- Battle of El Fasher
- Red Sea crisis
- The United States military launches attacks on and destroys 7 Houthi radar stations in Yemen in retaliation after a merchant sailor went missing following Houthi strikes on ships in the Red Sea. (The Seattle Times)
Disasters and accidents
- At least six people are killed and more than 1,000 tourists are stranded in heavy rains and landslides across the state of Sikkim, India. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 misinformation by governments
- Reuters releases a report that alleges that the United States military conducted a clandestine online campaign, ordered by the Trump administration in 2020 and ended by the Biden administration in 2021, to discredit the CoronaVac vaccine of China-based manufacturer Sinovac Biotech in the Philippines and other developing countries. (Reuters)
- The World Health Organization officially confirms a human Influenza A virus subtype H9N2 case in a child in West Bengal state, India. (Business Insider)
- The Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima collides with the stationary bunker vessel Marine Honour in Pasir Panjang Terminal, Singapore, causing an oil spill that spreads across several Southern Islands alongside the beaches in East Coast Park. Sentosa announce a temporary suspension of any water activities while their beaches remain open. (Straits Times)
Law and crime
- Nigerien crisis
- The Niger State Security Court retracts the immunity of deposed president Mohamed Bazoum, thereby allowing Bazoum to be prosecuted for high treason and undermining national security. (Al Jazeera)
- Kyrgyzstan arrests 15 alleged Islamic State – Khorasan Province supporters in Bishkek. (Al Arabiya)
- The United States Department of State designates the far-right Nordic Resistance Movement as a terrorist organization. Three of its leaders are subsequently designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. (CNN)
- The Cambodian National Police and the National Authority to Combat Drugs seize and destroy seven tons of illicit drugs, mostly methamphetamine, worth US$70 million as part of a crackdown operation. (Fox News)
Politics and elections
- 2024 South African general election
- Cyril Ramaphosa is re-elected as President of South Africa for a second term. (Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sign a 10-year security agreement to strengthen Ukraine's defensive capabilities. (AP)
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Hezbollah launches more than 200 rockets at northern Israel. In response, Israeli artillery strikes targets in Yaroun, Hanine, and Yater in southern Lebanon. (The New York Times)
- The Israel Defense Forces launch incendiary devices across the Lebanese border with a trebuchet in order to prevent infiltration from the border. (Newsweek)
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Suspected Islamist rebels kill more than 20 people in Mayikengo, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Times of India)
- Jihadist insurgency in Niger
- Six Nigerien soldiers are killed in an attack on the Niger–Benin Oil Pipeline in Dosso region, Niger. (Reuters)
- A Russian warship and a nuclear-powered submarine conduct military drills in the Caribbean sea simulating a missile strike on enemy ships after passing near the coast of Florida in order to reach Havana, Cuba. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- The general secretary of the miners' confederation in Mali announces that at least 22 miners have died in Kalana, Mali, following the collapse of a mine tunnel five days ago. (Reuters)
Health and environment
International relations
- Sudanese civil war
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 2736
- The United Nations Security Council votes 14–0, with Russia abstaining, to demand that the Rapid Support Forces stop their siege of Al-Fashir, Sudan, and that all parties maintain humanitarian access and protection for civilians under International Humanitarian Law. (AP)
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 2736
Law and crime
- FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
- The Supreme Court of the United States rules against efforts to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, due to a lack of standing by the plaintiffs. (NBC News)
- The European Court of Justice fines Hungary €200 million and imposes a daily €1 million penalty for failing to follow the European Union's asylum laws and for illegally deporting migrants. (Al Jazeera)
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- 09: Belgium, Chamber of Representatives, Senate (indirect)
- 09: Bulgaria, National Assembly
- 09: San Marino, Grand and General Council
- 09: Slovenia, Referendum
- 09: South Ossetia, Parliament
- 09: Switzerland, Referendums
- 14: South Africa, President (indirect)
- 16: Liechtenstein, Referendum
Upcoming
- 26: Thailand, Senate (indirect)
- 28: Iran, President
- 28: Mongolia, State Great Khural
- 29: Mauritania, President
- 30: France, National Assembly (1st round)
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- Hong Kong:0Jimmy Lai
- Israel:0Benjamin Netanyahu
- Kosovo:0Specialist Chambers
- Sweden:0Mohammed Hamo
- United States:0Bob Menendez
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June
- 18: Anouk Aimée
- 18: James Chance
- 18: Willie Mays
- 16: Ludwig Adamovich Jr.
- 15: James Kent
- 15: Matija Sarkic
- 13: Angela Bofill
- 12: William H. Donaldson
- 12: Neil Goldschmidt
- 12: Jerry West
- 11: Tony Lo Bianco
- 11: Howard Fineman
- 11: Françoise Hardy
- 10: Saulos Chilima
- 10: Patricia Shanil Muluzi
- 09: Frank Carroll
- 09: Lynn Conway
- 09: James Lawson
- 09: Michael Mosley
- 09: Edward C. Stone
- 08: Mark James
- 08: Chet Walker
- 08: Ramoji Rao
- 07: William Anders
- 07: David Boaz
- 07: Paul Pressler
- 06: Fumihiko Maki
- 05: Akira Endo
- 04: John Blackman
- 04: Parnelli Jones
- 03: Brigitte Bierlein
- 03: Morrie Markoff
- 03: Brother Marquis
- 03: Jürgen Moltmann
- 03: William Russell
- 02: Larry Allen
- 02: Rob Burrow
- 02: Jeannette Charles
- 02: David Levy
- 02: Janis Paige
- 02: Harold Snoad
- 02: Natasha Ryan
- 01: Tin Oo
May
- 31: Marian Robinson
- 31: Robert Pickton
- 30: Geneviève de Galard
- 30: Drew Gordon
- 27: Elizabeth MacRae
- 27: Bill Walton
- 25: Grayson Murray
- 25: Albert S. Ruddy
- 25: Richard M. Sherman
- 24: Doug Ingle
- 24: Kabosu
- 24: Santiago Omar Riveros
- 23: Caleb Carr
- 23: Ángeles Flórez Peón
- 23: Morgan Spurlock
- 22: Darryl Hickman
- 22: David Wilkie
- 21: Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
- 20: Ivan Boesky
- 20: Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
- 19: H. Bruce Franklin
- 19: Jim Otto
- 19: Christian Malanga
- 19: Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
- 19: Ebrahim Raisi
- 19: Sigmund Rolat
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