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Plaza Murillo surrounded by soldiers
- In Bolivia, troops led by Juan José Zúñiga storm the presidential palace in an attempted coup (pictured).
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is released from prison as part of a U.S. plea bargain.
- Protesters attack the Parliament Buildings in Nairobi, Kenya, leaving 19 people dead and at least 160 others injured.
- A fire at a lithium battery factory in the South Korean city of Hwaseong leaves at least 23 people dead, many of them Chinese migrant workers.
June 29, 2024 (Saturday)
June 28, 2024 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Dnipro strikes
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that its forces have taken control of the settlement of Rozdolivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Anadolu Agency)
- New People's Army rebellion
- Philippine troops claimed to have kill at least 10 suspected communist guerrillas, including three commanders, near a village in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija. (ABC News)
Business and economy
- The Argentine Chamber of Deputies approves economic reform measures proposed by President Javier Milei. The approved legislation offers investment incentives, addresses the privatization of numerous state-owned entities, and overhauls taxes. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 southern Peru earthquake
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes the area near the coast of central Peru around 00:36 local time. Twenty-three people are reported injured. (Bloomberg)
- A roof collapses amid heavy rains at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, killing one person, wounding eight others, and leading to the cancellation of flights from a domestic terminal. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- Israel-Hamas war
- Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- The U.S. military dismantles the Gaza floating pier for the third time due to weather. (AP)
- Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
Law and crime
- British police arrest 27 Just Stop Oil activists accused of planning to disrupt airports over the upcoming summer holidays. (Reuters)
- Maldivian Minister of the Environment Fathima Shamnaz Ali Saleem and three others are arrested for allegedly performing black magic on President Mohamed Muizzu. (Hindustan Times)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Iranian presidential election
- Iranians vote in a snap presidential election following the death of Ebrahim Raisi, after two candidates had withdrawn the previous day. (AP News)
- 2024 Mongolian parliamentary election
- Mongolians vote for members to the State Great Khural. This is the first election since the Khural was expanded from 76 seats to 126 and the first to utilize parallel voting. (ABC News)
Sports
- 2024 Summer Olympics
- Water quality tests on the Seine river show highly elevated levels of the E. coli bacteria, raising concerns of it being unfit for use in outdoor Olympics swimming events. (France 24)
June 27, 2024 (Thursday)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Pakistan heat wave
- At least 568 people have died from heat-related illnesses due to extreme temperatures and humidity in southern Pakistan. (The Independent) (BBC News)
- 2024 Sudan famine
- An Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report states that over 755,000 people in Sudan face the most severe IPC level of extreme hunger as well as the worst levels of acute food insecurity ever recorded in the country. (Al Jazeera)
- Seven people are killed and five others are injured when a train collides with a bus near Nové Zámky, Slovakia. (AP)
- Three people are killed and 40 others are injured in a train derailment amid heavy rains in Komi, Russia. (AP)
- The Russian satellite Resurs-P No.1 breaks up into over 100 pieces of debris near the International Space Station. (Reuters)
International relations
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- According to an anonymous South Korean government official, North Korea is preparing to send engineering forces to the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine in July. (NK News)
- Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Law and crime
- Abortion in the United States
- The US Supreme Court issues a ruling in Moyle v. United States, dismissing the case and reinstating the ability to perform exceptional emergency abortion care in Idaho, where a formal ban on abortion is in place. (The New York Times) (Idaho Capital Sun)
- Opioid epidemic in the United States
- In Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., the United States Supreme Court blocks a proposed Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement that would have shielded members of the Sackler family from civil lawsuits relating to the opioid epidemic, citing issues regarding the protection of third parties from lawsuits. (CNN)
- The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party expels former defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe from the party following charges of corruption against them. (CNA)
- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs a law establishing English as an official language of international communication in Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent)
- The U.S. Justice Department charges 193 people, including 76 medical professionals, with participating in healthcare fraud schemes totalling $2.75 billion, which include unlawful distribution of Adderall and fraudulent drug addiction treatment. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Kenya Finance Bill protests
- Thousands of people protest in cities across Kenya, calling for the removal of President William Ruto. (Al Jazeera)
- The leaders of the European Union member states agree to nominate Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as the next High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and elect former Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa as the next President of the European Council. (Euronews)
June 26, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Bombing of the Gaza Strip
- An Israeli airstrike on a home in Beit Lahiya in North Gaza kills at least 15 Palestinians. (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Bombing of the Gaza Strip
- 2024 Bolivian coup attempt
- President Luis Arce accuses military general Juan José Zúñiga of plotting a coup, and calls for a general strike and blocking of roads to prevent the coup. The attempted coup fails. (Reuters) (AP)
- Bolivian general Juan José Zúñiga is arrested following his failed coup attempt. (Reuters)
- Jihadist insurgency in Niger
- Niger's ministry of defence announces three days of national mourning following yesterday's ambush of security forces near the village of Tassia in Tillabéri Region, which killed at least 20 soldiers and a civilian and injured several others. (Al Jazeera)
- Kivu conflict
- Two South African soldiers are killed and twenty others are injured in a mortar attack on a South African National Defence Force logistics base in Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (SABC News)
- Unidentified attackers open fire on a Tunisian military patrol near the border with Libya, killing a soldier, according to the Tunisian Ministry of Defence. (Al Arabiya)
Disasters and accidents
- Three fishermen are found dead following heavy rainfall and winds that caused coastal flooding along New Zealand's eastern coast. (1 News)
- Twenty people are killed following two days of heavy rains in Nepal. (Reuters)
International relations
- Russia–European Union relations, Belarus–European Union relations
- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is formally selected as the next NATO Secretary-General. (CNN)
Law and crime
- International Criminal Court investigation in Mali
- The International Criminal Court convicts Malian Islamist Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz of Ansar Dine on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. (Reuters)
- German government ministers agree on legislation to expedite deportation for individuals who post or "like" social media content that celebrates or promotes terrorist acts. (DW)
- Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $8 million for drug trafficking and firearms offences in a U.S. federal court. (CNN) (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
- Incumbent New York representative Jamaal Bowman loses a Democratic Party primary challenge against George Latimer in the 16th district, in what has become the most expensive House of Representatives primary in history by campaign spending. (BBC News) (The New York Times)
- Kenya Finance Bill protests
- President William Ruto withdraws the controversial Kenya Finance Bill 2024 following an attack on the parliament that killed multiple people. (Reuters)
- France's government orders the dissolution of several far-right and radical Muslim groups prior to the upcoming legislative election due to their violence, discrimination, and hate speech toward different races, women, and LGBTQ+ people. (AP)
Sports
- 2024 NBA Draft
- In basketball, the first day of the draft for the National Basketball Association is held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., with the Atlanta Hawks selecting French player Zaccharie Risacher with the first overall pick. (Africa ESPN)
June 25, 2024 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Israeli airstrikes kill at least 24 people in Gaza City, including ten family members of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- The European Court of Human Rights unanimously finds Russia guilty of systematic violations of human rights in the Crimean peninsula. (Al Jazeera)
- Russia and Ukraine each return 90 prisoners of war in a prisoner exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates. (Reuters)
- Haitian crisis
- Kenyan police units arrive in Haiti for a United Nations-backed security mission to restore order. (France 24) (The Washington Post)
Business and economy
- The European Commission levies an antitrust fine against Microsoft, charging it with violating European Union competition law by illegally linking its Microsoft Teams app with Microsoft Office, giving the former an unfair advantage over Slack. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 North America heat waves
- Puerto Rico announces its first island-wide heat advisory to all 78 municipalities due to predicted highs of 114°F (46°C) and widespread power outages. (AP)
International relations
- Enlargement of the European Union
- Accession of Ukraine to the European Union, Accession of Moldova to the European Union
- The European Union formally launches accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. (Barron's)
- Accession of Ukraine to the European Union, Accession of Moldova to the European Union
- Iran–United States relations
- The United States Department of the Treasury announces economic sanctions on 50 people and companies in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and the Marshall Islands, for allegedly funding and helping Iran's military gain access to the international financial system. (Al Jazeera)
- The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elects former Swiss president Alain Berset as the Council's new Secretary General, succeeding Marija Pejčinović Burić. (Politico)
- Russia bans 81 media outlets from access inside the country, including Agence France-Presse and Politico, in retaliation for a European Union ban on Russian media outlets. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Gun violence in the United States
- U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declares gun violence a public health emergency. (AP)
- A gunman kills five people and critically injures a girl in North Las Vegas, Nevada, then kills himself upon being confronted by the police the following day. (Reuters)
- Conscription of yeshiva students
- The Supreme Court of Israel rules that the Israel Defense Forces and the government are legally bound to conscript Haredi yeshiva students, overturning their prior exemption from mandatory military service. (The Jerusalem Post) (NPR)
- Indictment and arrest of Julian Assange
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is freed following a plea deal with the United States, which results in Assange pleading guilty to espionage-related charges. (Reuters)
- International Criminal Court investigation in Ukraine
- The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Russia's Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and former defence minister Sergei Shoigu. (Barron's) (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- Kenya Finance Bill protests
- 2024 Parliament of Kenya attack
- Thousands of anti-tax protestors assault and set the Parliament of Kenya building in Nairobi on fire, as riots begin following the approval of a finance bill. The ceremonial mace is also stolen by protesters. Ten people are killed and more than 50 others are injured as police open fire on protestors. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News)
- President William Ruto deploys the military to stop the protests. (Bloomberg)
- 2024 Parliament of Kenya attack
- 2024 United Kingdom general election date betting scandal
- A fifth Conservative Party member is investigated for involvement in the ongoing election betting scandal. (The Guardian)
- LGBT rights in Peru
- The Peruvian Ministry of Health announces that it will stop labeling transgender individuals as suffering from mental disorders, but will instead use the term "gender discordance". (Reuters)
- Spanish General Council of the Judiciary blockade
- The two major political parties, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and People's Party agree to renew the members of the General Council of the Judiciary after five years of blockade and the necessary mediation by the European Commission to reach an agreement. (SWI)
Science and technology
- Chinese space program
- The Chang'e 6 lunar exploration mission successfully returns to Earth after collecting rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon. (AP)
June 24, 2024 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Gaza humanitarian crisis
- Eleven Palestinians, including the director of Gaza's Ambulance and Emergency Department, are killed in Israeli airstrikes on the al-Shati refugee camp, Bani Suhaila, and Gaza City. (Reuters)
- Gaza humanitarian crisis
- Three-phase Israel–Hamas war ceasefire proposal
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects the U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal for the war in Gaza, instead committing to continuing the war and "the goal of eliminating Hamas." (TIME)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- At least four people are killed and 40 others are injured when Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles hit Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent) (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- 2024 Dagestan attack
Disasters and accidents
- Aricell battery factory fire
- Twenty-two people are killed and two others are injured in a fire at a lithium battery factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea. (Reuters)
- Eight people are killed in a fire in an office building in Fryazino, Moscow Oblast, Russia. (BBC News)
- Officials in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States, issue an evacuation warning due to flooding on the Blue Earth River breaching the Rapidan Dam, pushing it into an "imminent failure condition" upstream of several cities. Flooding also collapses a railroad bridge connecting South Dakota and Iowa and kills two people. (WCCO-TV) (AP)
Health and environment
- The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland reports that Scottish wildcat kittens have been born in the Cairngorms National Park, in a "major milestone" for the conservation of the critically endangered population. (The Guardian)
Law and crime
- Philippine drug war
- Trial courts in Metro Manila, Philippines, dismiss the remaining charges filed against former senator Leila de Lima during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, including the last of the three involving her alleged conspiracy in the illegal drug trade, as well as another on her disobedience to a summons for a House hearing. (BBC News)
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange enters a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department, in which he will be found guilty on one federal charge in exchange for his release back to Australia. (ABC News)
Politics and elections
- 2024 New Caledonia unrest
- Violence and riots resume in New Caledonia after eight pro-independence activists were flown to France for pre-trial detention yesterday. Protesters burn police vehicles, block roads, and set fire to the town hall in Koumac. (Al Jazeera)
Sports
- 2023–24 NHL season
- In ice hockey, the Florida Panthers defeat the Edmonton Oilers in seven games to win the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals, marking their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history. The Panthers also avoid becoming the fifth team in National Hockey League history to lose a series despite having a 3–0 series lead. (The Washington Post)
June 23, 2024 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Crimea attacks
- June 2024 Sevastopol missile attack
- Ukrainian forces launch an ATACMS missile bombardment on Sevastopol, Crimea, with missile fragments hitting a beach, killing five people and injuring at least 153 others of which 27 were children. Russia's ministry of defense says that it holds the United States responsible for the attack and vows that there will be a response. (Reuters)
- June 2024 Sevastopol missile attack
- Kharkiv strikes
- Crimea attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Eight Palestinians are killed in IDF airstrikes that hit a UNRWA-run vocational college in Gaza City that was being used to distribute aid. (Reuters)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- 2024 Dagestan attack
- At least 16 people are killed and 13 others are injured in Dagestan, Russia, when gunmen open fire on a synagogue and an Orthodox church in Derbent and on a traffic police post in Makhachkala. (Al Arabiya) (RBK)
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- North Macedonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges all its citizens in Lebanon to leave as soon as possible due to "deteriorating security" in the region from escalating conflicts. (Sloboden Pečat)
- Red Sea crisis
- The Houthis claim to have carried out a joint military operation with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq to target four vessels in the Port of Haifa, Israel. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Hajj disaster
- The Saudi health minister announces that 1,301 people are now confirmed to have died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage. (Al Arabiya)
- One person is found dead after floods in southern Switzerland. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israel–Hamas war protests in Israel
- More than 150,000 Israelis rally and march in Tel Aviv to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, calling for new elections, the return of hostages, and a ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
- Israel–Hamas war protests in Israel
- 2024 New Caledonia unrest
- Independence leader Christian Tein and seven other activists are flown to France for pre-trial detention after being arrested for inciting violence and riots in New Caledonia. (Al Jazeera)
- On the Grand Duke's Official Birthday, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg announces that his son and heir Guillaume will assume royal duties beginning in October, in preparation for Henri's eventual abdication. (Luxembourg Times)
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