Thursday, June 8th, 2023 

Air quality in New York City becomes the worst in the world, with air pollution levels reaching more than 400 on the Air Quality Index. (NBC News) 

Former US President Donald Trump is indicted on seven counts related to his mishandling of classified government documents. He is due to be arraigned in federal court in Miami, Florida on June 13. (The Washington Post) 

Iran unveils a domestically produced hypersonic long-range missile named “Fattah“, which they claim can penetrate missile defense systems. (Al Jazeera) 

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces that the United Kingdom will host the world’s first summit on artificial intelligence later this year. (The Philippine Star) 

Russian forces shell Kherson, injuring nine civilians near an evacuation point in a part of the city flooded after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam. (The New York Times) 

At least 11 people are killed and 30 others are injured by a car bomb outside a mosque in Fayzabad, Afghanistan, during a prayer service for the deputy governor of Badakhshan province who was killed two days ago. The Islamic State claimed responsibility. (BBC News) 

A Russian national is killed by a tiger shark off the coast of Hurghada, Egypt. Following the attack, authorities closed a 46 miles (74 km) stretch of the Red Sea coast until 11 June. The shark was later captured. (The Guardian) 

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology issues a “level 3 alert” for Mayon Volcano in Albay due to the presence of volcanic earthquakes, indicating an increased risk of lava flows and possible eruptions. Albay Governor Edcel Lagman orders the evacuation of residents within a 6km radius of the volcano. (Reuters) 

The World Health Organization announces that the outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Equatorial Guinea, which has killed 35 people since February, has ended. (CBC News) 

Six people, including four children, are injured in a mass stabbing at Lake Annecy in Haute-Savoie, France. The attacker, a Syrian national, is arrested. (BBC News) 

Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 

The Egyptian antiquities ministry prohibits a group of archaeologists from the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, Netherlands, from conducting excavations in Saqqara after the museum unveiled an exhibit about ancient Egyptian music that Egyptian authorities criticized for its Afrocentric depictions of certain figures, claiming it was historical negationism. (CNN) 

Millions of people in the eastern United States and central Canada are warned to limit their time outdoors due to smoke and bad air quality from large wildfires in northern Ontario and Quebec. (Reuters via Yahoo! News) 

Three people are killed by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake in Maubin, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. (Ludunwayoo) 

Fifteen people are killed in a crash between a bus and a truck in Dakshin Surma Upazila, Sylhet District, Bangladesh. (IndianExpress)　 

The Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii erupts after a 3-month pause, prompting evacuations. (AP) 

Governor of North Dakota Doug Burgum announces his candidacy for President of the United States in 2024. (The Guardian) 

The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador votes to reduce the number of legislative seats from 84 to 60 ahead of the 2024 general election. (Reuters) 

In a report published in Biology Letters, researchers reveal the first-known case of facultative parthenogenesis or a “virgin birth” in a crocodile, where a female American crocodile living in isolation at a Costa Rican zoo laid an egg of a fully formed stillborn crocodile that exhibited parthenogenesis. Researchers suggest that the findings could provide insights into the reproduction of related animals, including dinosaurs and pterosaurs. (USA Today) 

In association football, West Ham United defeat ACF Fiorentina 2–1 at the Fortuna Arena in Prague, Czech Republic, to win the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League and qualify for the group stage of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League. (BBC Sport) 

Millions of people in the eastern United States and Canada are being warned to limit their time outdoors due to smoke and poor air quality from large wildfires in northern Ontario and Quebec. (Reuters via Yahoo! News) 

Officials in Chibougamau, Quebec, order 7,000 residents to evacuate in response to two nearby wildfires. (Forbes) 

Three people are killed by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar. (Ludunwayoo) 

Fifteen people are killed when a bus and a truck collide in Dakshin Surma Upazila of Sylhet District, Bangladesh. (IndianExpress)　 

Governor of North Dakota Doug Burgum announces his candidacy for President of the United States in 2024. (The Guardian) 

Tuesday,  June 6th, 2023 

Apple announces and demonstrates the Vision Pro mixed reality headset at its Worldwide Developers Conference. It is the company’s first major new product in almost 10 years and is expected to be commercially available in early 2024. (The Washington Post) 

Apple announces and demonstrates the Vision Pro mixed reality headset at its Worldwide Developers Conference. It is the company’s first major new product in almost 10 years and is expected to be commercially available in early 2024. (The Washington Post) 

The Nova Kakhovka dam in Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Kherson region is destroyed, releasing a huge amount of water downstream. The dam had held back 18 cubic kilometres of water in the Kakhovka reservoir. (Reuters) 

The Nova Kakhovka dam in Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Kherson region is destroyed, releasing a huge amount of water downstream. The dam had held back 18 cubic kilometres of water in the Kakhovka reservoir. (Reuters) 

Thousands of civilians are being evacuated from the town of Nova Kakhovka and surrounding villages as the floods spread. (BBC News) 

The New Zealand government announces a ban on most disposable electronic cigarettes from August. (The Guardian) 

The deputy governor of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province and his driver are killed and six civilians injured when a suicide car bomber rams their vehicle in Fayzabad. (DW) 

Two people are killed, including the Taliban governor of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province, when a car packed with explosives rams into his vehicle. (DW) 

Two people are killed and five others injured after a mass shooting at Huguenot High School in Richmond, Virginia, United States. (Reuters) 

A court in Angeles, Philippines, convicts a police officer and an official of the National Bureau of Investigation in connection with the kidnapping and murder of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo in 2016. However, the alleged mastermind of the plot is acquitted. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

Five people are killed and eight others injured when police open fire on taxi drivers protesting against high fuel prices in Huambo, Angola. At least 34 others were arrested during the protest, which was in response to the government’s decision to cut fuel subsidies. (News24) 

The professional golf tour organisations LIV Golf, the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour announce that they will combine their commercial rights into a new for-profit company, primarily funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. This merger agreement will end all existing litigation between the three tours, with plans for a “fair and objective process for any players who wish to re-apply for membership”. (Sky Sports) 

Monday,  June 5th, 2023 

Wagner Group mercenaries publish a video of a captured Russian commander claiming that he had ordered his troops to fire on a Wagner convoy leaving Bakhmut. (The Guardian) 

The Russian Volunteer Corps claims to have captured the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka in the Belgorod region of Russia. The governor of Belgorod, Vyacheslav Gladkov, says that about 100 civilians are still trapped in the village and cannot be evacuated because of continued shelling. (Novaya Gazeta Europe) 

Two soldiers and two Pakistani Taliban members are killed in a shootout in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP) 

One person is missing after a suspension bridge over the Ganges River in Bhagalpur district, Bihar, India, collapses for the second time in less than two months. (Reuters) 

The Ministry of Justice says it will submit a bill to parliament to lift the ban on carrying out death sentences after 30 years, although South Korea has not carried out an execution since 1997. (Yonhap) 

New South Wales Governor Margaret Beazley unconditionally pardons Kathleen Folbigg, releasing her 20 years into a 25-year sentence for killing all four of her children, after scientific and medical research suggested the deaths were caused by genetic mutations. (The Guardian) 

Delfina Gómez of the MORENA party defeats Alejandra del Moral Vela in the election for governor of the state of Mexico, ending 94 years of the PRI rule in the state. (ABC) 

Former Vice President Mike Pence officially files to run for President of the United States in 2024. (BBC News) 

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