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Jonathan Marchessault
- In Uganda, the Allied Democratic Forces kill 42 people at a school in Mpondwe.
- In Canada, 15 people die after a bus collides with a semi-truck along the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, Manitoba.
- At least 78 people are killed and hundreds of others are missing after a migrant boat sinks off the coast of Pylos, Greece.
- In ice hockey, the Vegas Golden Knights defeat the Florida Panthers to win the Stanley Cup Finals (Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Marchessault pictured).
- Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi dies at the age of 86.
June 20, 2023 (Tuesday)
Law and crime
- War crimes in Afghanistan
- Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie announces that she has referred several members of the Australian Defence Force to the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes during the war in Afghanistan. (Canberra Times)
June 19, 2023 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- June 2023 Jenin incursion
- Six Palestinians are killed and 90 others are injured during an IDF raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
- June 2023 Jenin incursion
Arts and culture
- The mayor of the Nepali capital of Kathmandu, Balen Shah, bans the screenings of Indian films after dialogue in the recent epic film Adipurush stated that Sita from Hindu mythology was born in India instead of Nepal. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
- Indian low-cost airline IndiGo reaches a deal with European aerospace manufacturer Airbus to order 500 A320 aircraft, which will be delivered from 2030 to 2035, making it the largest single purchase agreement in commercial aviation. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Titan submersible incident
- A submersible carrying tourists to the wreck of the RMS Titanic is reported missing, with the United States Coast Guard attempting to locate the missing vessel. (CBS)
Health and environment
- The United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopts the High Seas Treaty, the first treaty aimed towards marine conservation in international waters. (The Hill)
International relations
- Qatar–United Arab Emirates relations
- The foreign ministries of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates announce that they will restore diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies in Doha and Abu Dhabi, after relations were suspended six years ago during the Qatar diplomatic crisis. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- Moldovan protests
- The Constitutional Court of Moldova outlaws the Șor Party after accusations that the party was trying to undermine the rule of law during the recent protests in Moldova. (Reuters)
- Commons Privileges Committee investigation into Boris Johnson, Partygate
- MPs vote to support the report issued by Parliament into former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (BBC)
- Six people are killed and eight others injured in a shootout on a street in Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador. (AFP via France 24)
June 18, 2023 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
- Ukrainian forces capture the front line village of Piatykhatky in Zaporizhzhia Oblast as heavy fighting continues. (Reuters)
- 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
Disasters and accidents
- Six people are killed and 28 others are reported missing after heavy rains cause flash floods across Nepal. (Sharjah24)
Law and crime
- 2023 DuPage County shooting
- A person is killed and 22 more injured during a mass shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in Willowbrook, Illinois, United States. (ABC News)
- Fourteen people die from drinking bootleg alcohol in Alborz province, Iran. (RFE/RL)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Malian constitutional referendum
- Malians head to the polls to vote on a referendum that, among other things, would enhance the powers of the President. (Al Jazeera)
- 2023 Kuwaiti general election
- 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)
Sports
- 2022–23 UEFA Nations League
- 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)
- 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League
- 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 named the tournament's "best player". (AP via The Indian Express)
June 17, 2023 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Sudan conflict
- Battle of Khartoum
- 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)
- Battle of Khartoum
- Anglophone crisis
- At least ten people are killed during an offensive by the military of Cameroon against separatists in the English-speaking Northwest Region. (Xinhua)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Asia heat wave
- At least 96 people die during a heat wave, which started two days ago, in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India. (AP)
- 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)
International relations
- Saudi Arabia–Yemen relations
- 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)
Law and crime
- 2023 Gorge Amphitheatre shooting
- Two people are killed and two others wounded during a mass shooting at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Grant County, Washington, United States. (AP)
June 16, 2023 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022–2023 bombing of Kherson
- Russian forces attack Kherson, injuring 23 civilians and damaging infrastructure. (The Kyiv Independent)
- 2022–2023 bombing of Kherson
- A peace mission visit of African officials to Ukraine is interrupted by a Russian missile attack according to the Ukrainian Air Force, which says it has shot down six Kinzhal ballistic missiles, six Kalibr missiles, and two reconnaissance UAVs. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Mpondwe school massacre
- Forty-one people are killed, including 38 students, eight others injured and at least six kidnapped during an attack by five Allied Democratic Forces jihadists at a secondary school in Mpondwe, Western Region, Uganda. (Al Jazeera)
- Mpondwe school massacre
- Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
- Five foreign militants are killed in a gunfight with police in Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (Reuters)
- Mali War
- 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)
Disasters and accidents
- More than 80 people are injured in a multiple-vehicle collision involving three school buses in Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. (Reuters)
- A magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes Niort, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, injuring two people and severely damaging hundreds of buildings. (BBC News)
- The village of Brienz/Brinzauls in Grisons, 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)
Law and crime
- Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
- The gunman in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting in Pennsylvania, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, is found guilty on 63 charges. (ABC News)
- Japan raises the age of consent from 13 to 16 and criminalises voyeurism. (AFP via The Guardian)
Science and technology
- 2023 in archosaur paleontology
- A study in Science Advances reveals that Chilean Antarctic Institute scientists have discovered fossils from an unprecedented herbivorous hadrosaur called Gonkoken nanoi, which inhabited Patagonia 72 million years ago. (CNA)
June 15, 2023 (Thursday)
Business and economy
- 2021–2023 inflation surge
- The economy of New Zealand enters a recession after gross domestic product fell 0.1% in the March quarter, as the central bank raises interest rates to a 14-year high. Annual growth also slowed to 2.2%, according to Statistics New Zealand. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Carberry highway collision
- Fifteen people are killed and ten more injured in a collision between a semi-trailer truck and a bus on Manitoba Highway 1 near Carberry, Manitoba, Canada. (CKY-DT)
- Eighteen people are injured in an explosion at a firecracker warehouse in Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines. (GMA News)
- Three people are killed and more than 50 others are injured by a tornado in Perryton, Texas, United States. (ABC News)
International relations
- Australia–Russia relations
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces that the parliament will pass a law to prohibit the construction of a new Russian embassy in Canberra due to national security concerns regarding the embassy's proposed location adjacent to Parliament House. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- Commons Privileges Committee investigation into Boris Johnson, Partygate
- An inquiry by the UK Parliament concludes that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson lied to Parliament about breaking rules during the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. (BBC News)
Science and technology
- 2023 in archosaur paleontology
- 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)
June 14, 2023 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- At least three people are killed and 13 others are injured in a rocket attack on a residential area in Odesa, Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
- Adam Delimkhanov, a Russian-Chechen member of the State Duma, is reportedly injured in Ukraine. (BBC News)
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022–2023 North Kosovo crisis
- Kosovo–Serbia relations
- Serbian forces detain three Kosovo Police officers, accusing them of illegally crossing the border. Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti denies the Serbian claims, saying that the officers were arrested 300 metres inside Kosovan territory, and demands their immediate release. (U.S. News and World Report)
- Kosovo–Serbia relations
- Syrian civil war
- 2023 Northern Syria clashes
- Ten SDF fighters and five Syrian soldiers are killed by Turkish drone strikes in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. (SOHR)
- 2023 Northern Syria clashes
- 2023 Manipur violence
- Nine people are killed in ethnic clashes in Manipur, India. (Al Jazeera)
- Moro conflict
- Two Islamic State operatives, including Abu Zacharia, a leader of Abu Sayyaf, are killed in separate operations by joint security forces in Marawi, Philippines. (CNN Philippines) (ABS-CBN News)
- 2023 Sudan conflict
- Killing of Khamis Abakar
- The state governor of West Darfur, Khamis Abakar, is killed in Geneina after being abducted by armed men shortly after accusing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing genocide in the state. The RSF denies killing Abakar, blaming "outlaws" for his death. (BBC News)
- Killing of Khamis Abakar
Business and economy
- The European Commission orders Google to sell off portions of its advertising services in order to comply with anti-competitive practices and threatens to fine the company up to 10% of its global turnover. Google, which relies on advertising services for up to 79% of its revenue, says that it will appeal the order. (Reuters)
- Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announces that Canada is suspending its relations with the China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank while her department conducts an investigation into allegations of the Chinese Communist Party's influence over the organization. (CNA)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster
- At least 78 people die and 100 others are rescued after a boat carrying refugees and migrants from Libya to Italy capsizes near Pylos, Messenia, Greece. (Al Jazeera)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- Indonesian President Joko Widodo announces that the country will end their COVID-19 emergency within the next two weeks and transition into endemic status. (Antara) (The Jakarta Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
International relations
- Fiji–New Zealand relations
- Fiji and New Zealand sign a defence pact in Suva, Fiji, which includes military cooperation and humanitarian aid. (The Guardian)
Law and crime
- 2023 Japan military facility shooting
- Two soldiers are killed and another is injured during a live fire exercise at a training area in Gifu, Japan, as a recruit opens fire at them. The suspect is apprehended and charged with the attempted murder of a soldier. (AFP via South China Morning Post) (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
- Mayor of Miami, Florida, Francis X. Suarez files for candidacy as a Republican in the 2024 United States presidential election. (The New York Times)
- 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
Science and technology
- At the International Society for Stem Cell Research's annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, developmental biologist Magdalena Żernicka-Goetz reveals that American and British researchers have generated the world's first synthetic human embryo-like structures using stem cells. Żernicka-Goetz suggests that the findings could provide insights into the causes of miscarriages. (CNN)
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