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June 15, 2024 (Saturday)

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)
Israel–Hamas war
- Rafah offensive
  - Eight Israeli soldiers are killed in Rafah when their Namer armoured personnel carrier is hit by a massive explosion. (Times of Israel) (AP)

Disasters and accidents

Two people are killed in a plane crash near Chino, California, United States. (Los Angeles Times)

International relations

Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
- China issues new regulations allowing their national coastguard to detain foreigners accused of entering China's claimed territorial waters and adjacent waters illegally. (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, including building a 20,000-capacity "megaprison" and plans to designate gang members as terrorists. (Al Jazeera)

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 *[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
 **[[Eastern Ukraine campaign]]
-***Three people are killed and five others are injured when [[Russia]] hit the village of [[Ulakly]] in [[Donetsk Oblast]] with [[cluster munition]]. [https://kyivindependent.com/russian-cluster-munition-strike-ulakly/ (''The Kyiv Independent'')]
+***Three people are killed and five others are injured in a [[Russia]]n [[cluster munition]] strike on the village of [[Ulakly]] in [[Donetsk Oblast]]. [https://kyivindependent.com/russian-cluster-munition-strike-ulakly/ (''The Kyiv Independent'')]
 **[[List of humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War|Humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War]]
 ***The [[United States]] announces a $1.5 billion aid package to [[Ukraine]], focused primarily on [[Energy in Ukraine|the country's energy industry]] and [[humanitarian assistance]]. [https://www.politico.eu/article/humanitarian-aid-ukraine-united-states-energy/ (Politico)]
 **[[June 2024 Ukraine peace summit]]
-***World leaders meet in Switzerland to advance the [[peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine|Ukraine peace process]], starting with [[nuclear safety and security]], [[freedom of navigation]] and [[food safety]], and [[treatment of prisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine|treatment of prisoners of war]], and planning for future summits that would include Russia. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/15/world-leaders-to-gather-in-swiss-resort-in-attempt-to-forge-ukraine-peace-plan (''The Guardian'')]
+***World leaders meet at the [[Bürgenstock Resort]] in [[Switzerland]] to advance the [[peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine|Ukrainian peace process]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/15/world-leaders-to-gather-in-swiss-resort-in-attempt-to-forge-ukraine-peace-plan (''The Guardian'')]
 *[[Israel–Hamas war]]
 **[[Rafah offensive]]
-***Eight [[Israel]]i soldiers are killed in [[Rafah]] after their [[Namer]] [[armoured personnel carrier]] was hit by a massive explosion. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/eight-soldiers-killed-in-rafah-explosion-idf-announces/ (''Times of Israel'')] [https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-06-15-2024-d8726708ab503c29b6e652aa81f361e4 (AP)]
+***Eight [[Israel]]i soldiers are killed in [[Rafah]] when their [[Namer]] [[armoured personnel carrier]] is hit by a massive explosion. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/eight-soldiers-killed-in-rafah-explosion-idf-announces/ (''Times of Israel'')] [https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-06-15-2024-d8726708ab503c29b6e652aa81f361e4 (AP)]
 '''Disasters and accidents'''
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 '''Politics and elections'''
 *[[2024 French legislative election]]
-**Over 600,000 people march in [[Paris]] and other cities across [[France]] to protest against the [[far-right]] [[National Rally]] party. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/thousands-march-across-france-against-far-right-2024-06-15/ (Reuters)]
+**Over 600,000 people march in cities across [[France]] to protest against the [[far-right]] [[National Rally]] party. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/thousands-march-across-france-against-far-right-2024-06-15/ (Reuters)]
 *[[Honduran gang crackdown]]
 **[[Honduran President]] [[Xiomara Castro]] announces new measures to reduce gang activity, including building a 20,000-capacity "megaprison" and plans to designate gang members as [[terrorists]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/15/honduras-to-build-20000-inmate-megaprison-as-part-of-gang-crackdown (Al Jazeera)]