Sunday, June 18th, 2023 

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) 

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

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

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

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

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) 

Saturday, June 17th, 2023 

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) 

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

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) 

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

Friday,  June 16th, 2023 

The gunman in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting is found guilty on 63 charges. (ABC News) 

Russian forces attack Kherson, injuring 23 civilians and damaging infrastructure. (The Kyiv Independent) 

A peace mission visit of African officials to Ukraine is interrupted by a Russian missile attack. The Ukrainian Air Force says it has shot down six Kinzhal ballistic missiles, six Kalibr missiles, and two reconnaisance UAVs. (AFP via Yahoo! News) 

At least 42 people are killed and eight more injured after five Allied Democratic Forces militants attack a school in Mpondwe, Uganda. (BBC News) 

Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop requests the United Nations Security Council to terminate its peacekeeping mission in the country immediately, citing its “failure” to help improve the situation. (Al Jazeera) 

More than 80 people are injured in a multi-vehicle accident involving three school buses in Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. (Reuters) 

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France, injuring one person. (RTBF) 

The village of Brienz/Brinzauls in Switzerland is narrowly missed by an overnight 2 million m³ (71 million cu ft) rockslide. The village of 128 residents had been evacuated in May after scientists predicted the imminent rockslide. (BBC News) 

Japan raises the age of consent from 13 to 16 and criminalises voyeurism. (AFP via The Guardian) 

More than 80 people are injured in a multi-vehicle accident involving three school buses in Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. (Reuters) 

Japan raises the age of consent from 13 to 16 and criminalises voyeurism. (AFP via The Guardian) 

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Sunday, June 11th, 2023 

The AF Corse Ferrari team wins the 91st Le Mans 24 Hours with drivers James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi. It was Ferrari’s first victory at the event since 1965. (The Guardian) 

The Russian Defence Ministry says it has destroyed several Ukrainian army tanks in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, including a Leopard 2 main battle tank, the first Western-made tank to be destroyed by Russian forces in the war. A video released by the ministry shows a column of tanks being hit in a field, with one of them confirmed to be a Leopard 2. (Business Insider) 

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces a $500 million military aid package to Ukraine (including 288 AIM-7 missiles) and a $10 million humanitarian aid package to help victims of the Kakhovka dam collapse. (CNBC) 

Ukrainian forces claimed that they’ve recaptured three villages south of Velyka Novosilka, in southern Donetsk Oblast. (The Guardian) 

Four police officers are killed and two others are injured in a mass shooting at two police stations in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Sixteen people are arrested in connection with the shootings. (CNA) 

A section of I-95 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, collapses after a tanker truck catches fire under an overpass. (CNN) 

Ten people are killed and eleven others are injured in a bus crash near Greta, New South Wales, Australia. (Sydney Morning Herald) 

Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is arrested as part of an investigation into financial misconduct by the Scottish National Party. (The Guardian) 

In Test cricket, Australia win their first Test World Cup title, defeating India by 209 runs on the final day at The Oval in London, England. Australia’s Travis Head is named player of the match. (BBC Sport) 

Saturday, June 10th, 2023 

Russian forces attack Odesa with drones and missiles, killing three civilians and injuring 27 others. (Reuters) 

Five people are killed in an explosion at a missile and explosives factory in Ankara, Turkey. (Al Jazeera) 

Six civilians and three soldiers are killed and ten others are injured by al-Shabaab at a hotel in Lido Beach, Mogadishu. All seven attackers are also killed. (AFP via Al Arabiya) 

Two people are killed after a small plane crashes in the Superstition Mountains in Arizona, United States. (AP) 

Fourteen people are killed in wildfires in north-eastern Kazakhstan, while 316 others are evacuated, according to the Emergency Situations Ministry. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev responds by sacking Emergency Situations Minister Yuri Ilyin. (Al Jazeera) 

Chile reports an outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus, which has killed four people. (Reuters) 

Romania recalls its ambassador to Kenya after he used a racist slur during a meeting with African Group representatives in Nairobi in April. (Al Jazeera) 

In tennis, defending champion Iga Świątek defeats Karolína Muchová 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 in the final to win the women’s singles title at the 2023 French Open. Świątek is the first player to defend the title since Justine Henin in 2007 and the first woman to defend a major title since Serena Williams at Wimbledon in 2016. (CNN) 

In association football, Manchester City win their first UEFA Champions League title with a 1–0 victory over Inter Milan in the final at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, with Rodri scoring the winner. Having also won the Premier League and FA Cup that season, City become the second English club to complete the continental treble after rivals Manchester United in 1999. (CNN)

Friday,  June 9th, 2023 

Iceland announces that it will suspend operations at its embassy in Moscow, Russia, beginning on August 1, saying that “commercial, cultural and political relations” with Russia are “at an all-time low” and that maintaining the embassy is “no longer justifiable”. (The Kyiv Post) 

A United Nations peacekeeper is killed and four others are injured in an improvised explosive device attack in Ber, Tombouctou Region, Mali. (Reuters) 

At least 27 people are killed and 53 others are injured after a mortar attack in Qoryoley, Lower Shabelle, Somalia. (Reuters) 

Residents of Edson, west of Edmonton, and Yellowhead County, Alberta, have been ordered to evacuate due to wildfires in the area. (CBC) 

Evacuation orders are lifted in Nova Scotia, two weeks after wildfires swept through the area. (The Star) 

President Gustavo Petro confirms the successful rescue of the four Witoto children who had been missing in the Amazon rainforest since the Cessna 206 they were traveling in crashed on May 1. The children were found alive but weak, while the bodies of the three adults accompanying them, including their mother, were found at the crash site. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) 

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns from Parliament after being told by the Privileges Committee that he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament over his involvement in Partygate. His resignation triggers a by-election for his constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip. (BBC News) 

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