06.23.2024 sunday [i comp ]

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) 

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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) 

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) 

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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The United States Department of State designates the far-right Nordic Resistance Movement as a terrorist organization. Three of its leaders are subsequently designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorists(CNN) 

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. (Al Jazeera) 

Russian President Vladimir Putin announces that he is ready for a ceasefire if Ukraine withdraws from Russian-claimed territories, including liberated areas, and stops its accession to NATO. However, Ukraine rejects the offer. (AP) 

World leaders meet at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland to advance the Ukrainian peace process. (The Guardian) 

Germany vetoes a European Union sanction package that would prevent EU members from re-exporting Russian liquefied natural gas from EU ports and prevent EU companies from selling sanctioned products to Russia. (The Kyiv Independent) 

The United States announces a $1.5 billion aid package to Ukraine, focused primarily on the country’s energy industry and humanitarian assistance. (Politico) 

The United States military launches attacks on and destroys 7 Houthi radar stations in Yemen in retaliation after a merchant sailor went missing following Houthi strikes on ships in the Red Sea. (The Seattle Times) 

Three people are killed and five others are injured in a Russian cluster munition strike on the village of Ulakly in Donetsk Oblast. (The Kyiv Independent) 

China issues new regulations allowing their national coastguard to detain foreigners accused of illegally entering China’s claimed territorial waters and adjacent waters. (Al Jazeera) 

Reuters releases a report that alleges that the United States military conducted a clandestine online campaign, ordered by the Trump administration in 2020 and ended by the Biden administration in 2021, to discredit the CoronaVac vaccine of China-based manufacturer Sinovac Biotech in the Philippines and other developing countries. (Reuters) 

The World Health Organization officially confirms a human Influenza A virus subtype H9N2 case in a child in West Bengal stateIndia(Business Insider) 

Over 600,000 people march in cities across France to protest against the far-right National Rally party. (Reuters) 

Eight Israeli soldiers are killed in Rafah when their Namer armoured personnel carrier is hit by a massive explosion. (Times of Israel) (AP) 

Two people are killed in a plane crash near Chino, California, United States. (Los Angeles Times) 

The United Nations suspends humanitarian aid delivery at the U.S. military-constructed Gaza floating pier pending investigations on whether the pier was used in the Israeli raid on the Nuseirat refugee camp and on the security of humanitarian workers at the pier. (AP) 

The United States military plans to temporarily dismantle the Gaza floating pier and move it to Israel following predictions of rough seas, suspending humanitarian aid shipments at the pier for the 3rd time in the past month. (ABC News) 

The United States State Department officially adds the Israeli group Tsav 9 to its list of sanctioned entities for impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. (BBC News) 

The Sudanese Armed Forces kill Ali Yaqoub Gibril, a commander of the Rapid Support Forces in Darfur, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune) 

At least six people are killed and more than 1,000 tourists are stranded in heavy rains and landslides across the state of Sikkim, India. (Reuters) 

The Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima collides with the stationary bunker vessel Marine Honour in Pasir Panjang Terminal, Singapore, causing an oil spill that spreads across several Southern Islands alongside the beaches in East Coast Park. Sentosa announce a temporary suspension of any water activities while their beaches remain open. (Straits Times) 

The Niger State Security Court retracts the immunity of deposed president Mohamed Bazoum, thereby allowing Bazoum to be prosecuted for high treason and undermining national security. (Al Jazeera) 

Kyrgyzstan arrests 15 alleged Islamic State – Khorasan Province supporters in Bishkek. (Al Arabiya) 

The Cambodian National Police and the National Authority to Combat Drugs seize and destroy seven tons of illicit drugs, mostly methamphetamine, worth US$70 million as part of a crackdown operation. (Fox News) 

Cyril Ramaphosa is re-elected as President of South Africa for a second term. (Reuters)