Sunday, June 23rd, 2024
Ukrainian forces launch an ATACMS missile bombardment against Sevastopol, Crimea, with missile fragments from intercepted missiles hitting a beach, killing five people and injuring at least 124 others. Russia holds the United States responsible and vows that there will be a response. (Reuters)
Eight Palestinians are killed in IDF airstrikes that hit a UNRWA-run vocational college in Gaza City being used to distribute aid. (Reuters)
One person is killed and ten others are injured in Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
In the Russian Republic of Dagestan, unknown terrorists open fire on a synagogue and an Orthodox church in the city of Derbent, while another group attacks a traffic police post in Makhachkala. At least 6 people are killed and 13 are wounded in the attacks. (Al Arabiya)
The Houthis claim to have carried out a joint military operation with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq to target four vessels in the Port of Haifa, Israel. (Al Jazeera)
The Saudi health minister announces that the death toll during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has now reached 1,301. (Al Arabiya)
Over 150,000 people rally and march in Tel Aviv, Israel, to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, members of the Knesset, and calling for a ceasefire to the war. (Al Jazeera)
Independence leader Christian Tein and seven other activists are flown to France for pre-trial detention after being arrested for inciting violence and riots in New Caledonia. (Al Jazeera)
On the Grand Duke’s Official Birthday, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg announces that, in October, the heir to the throne Guillaume will assume the royal duties, as the first step to Henri’s abdication. (Luxembourg Times)
Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
A University of Illinois team lead by Joshua Wurman and Karen Kosiba confirms mobile radar measurements of between 309 mph (497 km/h) and 318 mph (512 km/h) in the tornado that struck Greenfield, Iowa, United States, on May 21. This is the first unambiguous radar confirmation of tornado winds over 300 mph (480 km/h). (NBC News)
At least 42 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza. (AP) (Reuters)
At least three people are killed and 38 others are injured when Russian guided bombs hit civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (The Washington Post)
Russia launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, injuring two people and damaging energy infrastructure. Ukraine says that it shot down 12 of 16 missiles and all 13 drones. (Reuters)
At least 23 people are killed by CODECO militia groups in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
At least seven people are killed and 100 are kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Katsina State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
The death toll from the tainted liquor incident in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, India, increases to 54. (Al Jazeera)
The death toll from the storms and heavy rains in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras increases to 30 people, including at least six children. (Reuters)
Three people are missing following thunderstorms and landslides in southeastern Switzerland. (Al Jazeera)
A severe water crisis on the island of Capri, Italy, due to Italian mainland water system failures causes several areas in Anacapri to run dry, and forces the mayor of Capri to suspend tourist arrivals on the island. (AP)
French prosecutors charge a 19-year-old and a minor with planning and collecting arms for a violent “terrorist conspiracy” against Jewish targets. (France 24)
Thousands of people march in a pride parade in Budapest, Hungary, to protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán‘s anti-LGBTQ+ policies. (Reuters)
Friday, June 21st, 2024
At least six people die due to heat-related illness in the Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona, United States, as temperatures reach 115 °F (46 °C). (AP)
President of Tunisia Kais Saied dismisses the Minister of Religious Affairs after 49 Tunisians are reported to have died in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. (Al Arabiya)
At least 1,119 pilgrims, more than half of whom are from Egypt, are now confirmed to have died from heat-related causes during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. (Barron’s)
Niger‘s military junta revokes the operating license of French nuclear fuel producer Orano at the Imouraren uranium mine amid tensions between the two countries. (BBC News)
Twenty-five people are killed and 50 others are injured in Israeli shelling near Muwasi, Rafah. Gaza Strip. (AP)
An IED kills five Pakistan Army personnel in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (Arab News)
The death toll from the floods and landslides in Meizhou, Guangdong, China, increases to 47 people. (Al Jazeera)
At least 21 people are killed by floods in Niger’s Maradi region and the suburbs of Niamey after unusually heavy rainfall in the region. (AP)
A worker is killed and five others are critically injured in an explosion at an aluminium processing plant in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy. (ANSA)
France reports nearly 200 cases of cholera in Mayotte. (Le Monde)
Most of Montenegro and parts of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia experience blackouts as a result of a heavy load on the electrical grid caused by an unexpected increase in power consumption due to high temperatures. (DW)
The death toll from torrential rains in El Salvador increases to 19 people, including at least two children. (AP)
European Union member states agree to begin negotiations on the accession of Moldova and Ukraine to the EU next week. (The Independent)
Moldovan president Maia Sandu signs the decree that begins negotiations on Moldova’s accession to the European Union. Sandu also announces that the first Moldova–EU intergovernmental conference will take place on 25 June. (Anadolu Agency)
Armenia officially recognises the State of Palestine. (Reuters)
Israel and Ukraine mutually impose travel restrictions to each others’ citizens, preventing reciprocal visa-free travel without an authorization permit. (The Kyiv Independent)
Three people are killed and ten others are wounded in a shooting at a grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas, United States. The suspect is shot and arrested by Arkansas State Police. (AP)
China officially defines Taiwanese separatist behavior as a criminal act. (Financial Times)
The High court in Namibia rules that two colonial-era laws criminalizing sex between men are unconstitutional. (DW)
A court in Geneva, Switzerland, sentences Indian-born billionaire Prakash Hinduja and three of his family members to four years in prison for exploiting domestic workers at their villa in Cologny. (AP)
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