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*A [[Netherlands|Dutch]] tourist is found dead and three other tourists are missing on different [[Greece|Greek]] islands. [https://apnews.com/article/greece-samos-dead-tourist-a1d72bdb4d753fc64137db9196cb38ee (AP)] |
*A [[Netherlands|Dutch]] tourist is found dead and three other tourists are missing on different [[Greece|Greek]] islands. [https://apnews.com/article/greece-samos-dead-tourist-a1d72bdb4d753fc64137db9196cb38ee (AP)] |
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*Nine people are injured, including two young children, in a [[2024 Rochester Hills shooting|shooting]] at a [[splash pad]] in [[Rochester Hills, Michigan]], [[United States]]. [https://www.npr.org/2024/06/16/g-s1-4675/a-shooting-at-splash-pad-in-detroit-suburb-injures-9-including-2-children (NPR)] |
*Nine people are injured, including two young children, in a [[2024 Rochester Hills shooting|shooting]] at a [[splash pad]] in [[Rochester Hills, Michigan]], [[United States]]. [https://www.npr.org/2024/06/16/g-s1-4675/a-shooting-at-splash-pad-in-detroit-suburb-injures-9-including-2-children (NPR)] |
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*Two people died and six were injured after a shooting at a [[Juneteenth]] celebration at a park in [[Texas]], [[United States |
*Two people died and six were injured after a shooting at a [[Juneteenth]] celebration at a park in [[Texas]], [[United States]]. [https://apnews.com/article/fatal-shooting-round-rock-texas-57e80aea7d5e89fd9aec5f1c30cfc755 (AP)] |
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'''International relations''' |
'''International relations''' |
Revision as of 06:12, 17 June 2024
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)
- 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)
- Nine people are injured, including two young children, in a shooting at a splash pad in Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States. (NPR)
- Two people died and six were injured after a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration at a park in Texas, United States. (AP)
International relations
- Iran–Sweden relations
- Iran and Sweden completes 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 Sao Paulo, Brazil, in protest of a bill that would equation late abortions after 22 weeks to homicide with sentences of six to 20 years in prison. (Reuters)