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*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'')]
*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)]
*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)]
*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)]


'''International relations'''
'''International relations'''
*[[Territorial disputes in the South China Sea]]
**[[China]] issues new regulations allowing their [[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)]
*[[Iran–Sweden 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. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/15/iran-sweden-exchange-prisoners-in-omani-mediated-deal (Al Jazeera)]
**[[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 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'''
'''Politics and elections'''
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*[[Honduran gang crackdown]]
*[[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)]
**[[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 [[Sao Paulo]], [[Brazil]], in protest of a bill that would equation [[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)]
*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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