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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
  - An IED kills eight IDF personnel in a Namer armoured personnel carrier in Rafah. (Times of Israel) (AP)

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 its 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)
2024 Round Rock Juneteenth shooting
- Two people are killed and fourteen are injured after a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration at a park in Round Rock, Texas, United States. (AP)

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 '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
 *[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
+**[[Eastern Ukraine campaign]]
-**[[Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
-***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'')]
+***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 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]]
+***An [[Improvised explosive device|IED]] kills eight [[Israeli Defence Forces|IDF]] personnel in a [[Namer]] [[armoured personnel carrier]] in [[Rafah]]. [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'''
+*Two people are killed in a [[plane crash]] near [[Chino, California|Chino]], [[California]], [[United States]]. [https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-15/federal-authorities-investigating-plane-crash-near-chino-airport (''Los Angeles Times'')]
+*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)]
 '''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. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/15/iran-sweden-exchange-prisoners-in-omani-mediated-deal (Al Jazeera)]
 *[[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. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/15/china-seeks-detention-of-foreigners-in-disputed-south-china-sea (AP)]
+**[[China]] issues new regulations allowing its [[China Coast Guard|national coastguard]] to detain foreigners accused of illegally entering China's claimed territorial waters and adjacent waters. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/15/china-seeks-detention-of-foreigners-in-disputed-south-china-sea (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. [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 in [[Honduras]], 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)]
+*Thousands of women march in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]], in protest of a bill that would equate [[late termination of pregnancy|late abortions]] after 22 weeks to homicide with sentences of six to 20 years in prison. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-women-march-against-bill-tightening-abortion-ban-2024-06-15/ (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]]. [https://www.npr.org/2024/06/16/g-s1-4675/a-shooting-at-splash-pad-in-detroit-suburb-injures-9-including-2-children (NPR)]
+*[[2024 Round Rock Juneteenth shooting]]
+**Two people are killed and fourteen are injured after a shooting at a [[Juneteenth]] celebration at a park in [[Round Rock, Texas]], [[United States]]. [https://apnews.com/article/fatal-shooting-round-rock-texas-57e80aea7d5e89fd9aec5f1c30cfc755 (AP)]
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