Monday,  June 19th, 2023 – Juneteenth

Twenty people are shot, one of them fatally, at a Juneteenth celebration in Willowbrook, Illinois, United States. (ABC News) 

Kuwaiti Prime Minister Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah forms a new cabinet following his reappointment, appointing Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah as the defense minister and Saad Al Barrak as the oil minister. (The Straits Times) 

Five Palestinians are killed and 95 others are wounded during an IDF raid in the Jenin refugee camp. (Al Jazeera) 

A submersible carrying tourists to the shipwreck of Titanic has gone missing, with coastguards trying to locate the missing submersible. (CBS) 

The Constitutional Court of Moldova outlaws the Șor Party. (Reuters) 

Sunday, June 18th, 2023 – Father’s Day

Two people are killed and three others are injured after a mass shooting in George, Washington, United States. (AP) 

One person is killed and nine others are injured after a mass shooting in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. (AP) 

Fourteen people die from drinking bootleg alcohol in Alborz province, Iran. (RFE/RL) 

A study published in Science Advances reveals that scientists from the Chilean Antarctic Institute have discovered the fossils of an unprecedented herbivorous hadrosaur  called Gonkoken nanoi, which inhabited Patagonia approximately 72 million years ago. Scientists have digitally reconstructed its skeleton, which will be 3D printed for public exhibition. (CNA) 

Researchers from the Natural History Museum in London, United Kingdom, discover the fossils of a herbivorous dinosaur species named Vectipelta barretti on the Isle of Wight. The ankylosaur, with “blade-like spiked armor”, is the first of its kind found on the island in 142 years and will be added to the collection at Dinosaur Isle for public display during the summer. (CBS News) 

Malians head to the polls to vote on a referendum that, among other things, would enhance the powers of the President. (Al Jazeera) 

A Yemenia flight with 277 passengers departs from Sanaa International Airport for Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport, the first commercial flight from Yemen’s primary international airport to Saudi Arabia after a seven-year blockade. Additional flights have been scheduled to accommodate thousands of Hajj pilgrims. (AFP via France 24) 

Ukrainian forces capture the front line village of Piatykhatky in Zaporizhzhia Oblast as heavy fighting continues. (Reuters) 

In association football, Spain defeat Croatia 5–4 on penalties, after a 0–0 draw, in the final held at the De Kuip in Rotterdam, Netherlands, to win their first UEFA Nations League championship. (BBC) 

In association football, the United States defeat Canada 2–0 in the final held at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, United States, to defend their second CONCACAF Nations League championship. Christian Pulisic is the tournament’s “best player”. (AP via The Indian Express) 

Saturday, June 17th, 2023 

Seven people are injured after a hot air balloon catches fire in Zug, Switzerland. (AP) 

At least 34 people die during a heat wave, which started two days ago, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. (Al Jazeera) 

At least eight people are killed and 19 others are missing after a winter storm in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (AP) 

At least ten people are killed during an offensive by the military of Cameroon against separatists in the English-speaking Northwest Region. (Xinhua) 

The Sudanese Air Force launches airstrikes in Khartoum, killing at least 17 people and destroying dozens of homes. The armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces agree to a 72-hour ceasefire. (BBC News) 

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