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June 18: Autistic Pride Day

Cadaver Tomb of René of Chalon

• 1898 – The Cadaver Tomb of René of Chalon (pictured) in Bar-le-Duc, France, was designated a monument historique.
• 1958 – English composer Benjamin Britten's one-act opera Noye's Fludde was premiered at the Aldeburgh Festival.
• 1981 – The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft to be designed around stealth technology, made its maiden flight.
• 1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six people.
• 2009 – The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA's first mission to the Moon in more than ten years, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

• Rogier van der Weyden (d. 1464)
• Ambrose Philips (d. 1749)
• Lou Brock (b. 1939)
• Stephanie Kwolek (d. 2014)

More anniversaries:

• June 17
• June 18
• June 19

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June 18, 2024 (2024-06-18) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Korean conflict
  • South Korean soldiers fire warning shots at North Korean soldiers who crossed the Demarcation Line, apparently in error. This is the second such incident in June. (AP)
  • North Korea troop casualties are reported after landmine explosions in the Korean Demilitarized Zone. (The Guardian)

Business and economy

• The United States Department of Agriculture announces a temporary pause to any new imports of mangoes and avocados from Michoacán, Mexico after an incident that reportedly caused security concerns for its safety inspectors on the ground. (ABC)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Razavi Khorasan earthquake
  • At least four people are killed and over 120 are injured by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in Kashmar, Iran. (Iran International)
• Extreme heat during Hajj
  • The Jordanian Foreign Ministry confirmed that 41 Jordanian pilgrims died due to heat exhaustion during the hajj. (The Jordan Times)
• At least nine people are killed and 15 are missing during landslides caused by floods in Guangdong and Fujian provinces, China. At least 378 houses collapsed and 880 hectares of crops are damaged. (AP)
• Nine people are killed during a fire caused by an electric short circuit at a hospital in Rasht, Iran. (AP)
• Amid a heat dome, 911 emergency services are down statewide in Massachusetts, United States. (CBS) (CNN)

International relations

• Visa policy of Ecuador, Visa requirements for Chinese citizens, China–Ecuador relations
  • Ecuador's foreign ministry said that it is reinstating a visa requirement for travelers from China, citing an increase in irregular migratory flows from China. (Reuters)
• Israel–Kosovo relations
  • Israel and Kosovo agree to allow their citizens mutual visa-free travel and stays of unspecified length in each other's countries. (AP)

Law and crime

• Lèse-majesté in Thailand
  • Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is indicted on charge of royal defamation. (AP)
• An Iranian court sentences Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to one year in prison for propaganda against the state. (Al Arabiya)
• Kazakh opposition activist Aydosa Sadykov is shot and wounded in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Radio Free Europe)

Politics and elections

• LGBT rights in Thailand, Recognition of same-sex unions in Thailand
  • The Senate of Thailand passes 132–4 a marriage equality bill that will legalize same-sex marriage in the country. The bill now awaits royal assent. (CNN)

June 17, 2024 (2024-06-17) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
    • Two congressional Democrats agree to sign off on an over USD$18 billion weapon package for Israel including about 50 F-15 fighter jets after initially delaying proceedings, following heavy pressure from the Biden Administration. (Reuters)
  • Eight Palestinians are killed by Israeli fire while waiting for commercial trucks in Gaza. (Reuters)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • Hezbollah commander Muhammad Ahmed Ayoub is allegedly killed in an Israeli airstrike in Selaa, Lebanon, with further strikes occurring against Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon. (Jerusalem Post)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Russian botulism outbreak
  • At least 139 people suffer from botulism in Russia believed to be caused by eating ready-made salads, leading to a nationwide recall of the salads. (AP)
• 2024 West Bengal train collision
  • Fifteen people are killed and several others are injured when a cargo train collides with a Kanchanjungha Express passenger train in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India. (Al Jazeera)
• At least 10 people are killed after two boats carrying migrants shipwreck off the southern coast of Italy, with 64 additional people reported missing. (AP)
• Egypt's Tourism Hajj Mission announces that at least eight Egyptian pilgrims have died during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. (Ahram)
• Seven people are killed amid heavy rains across El Salvador. (AP)
• Six people, including three children, are killed in a house fire in Newnan, Georgia, United States, and five others are hospitalized. (ABC)
• A person is killed and eight others are injured during an ammunition explosion at a military training area in Libavá, Czech Republic. (AP)

International relations

• North Korea–Russia relations
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin announces that he will visit North Korea this week, the first state visit by a Russian President in 24 years. (Al Jazeera)
• Germany–Poland relations
  • Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk orders Germany to explain a recorded incident where German police appear to desert a migrant family in Osinów Dolny, Poland, just east of the Germany–Poland border. (Barron's)
• Belgium–France relations
  • France and Belgium announce they are strengthening their cooperation in land defence. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Cannabis in Maryland
  • In the United States, Maryland Governor Wes Moore pardons more than 175,000 people with low-level marijuana convictions. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli war cabinet
    • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces the dissolution of the war cabinet after Minister Benny Gantz of the Resilience Party left the cabinet. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2024 NBA Finals
  • In basketball, the Boston Celtics defeat the Dallas Mavericks in 5 games in the NBA Finals, winning their 18th overall NBA championship. The Celtics surpass the Los Angeles Lakers to become the team with the most NBA championships. (NBC News)

June 16, 2024 (2024-06-16) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • Norway announces that it will give Ukraine 1.1 billion kroner (US$103 million) to help repair its energy infrastructure and secure the country's electricity supply before the winter. (Le Monde)
  • Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • The two-day Global Peace Summit, dedicated to the discussion of "Ukraine's Peace Formula", ends at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland. (CNN)
  • Russia claims that it captured the village of Zahirne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. (Barron's)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Gaza humanitarian crisis
    • Israel's military announces that it will begin "tactical pauses" in combat along roads in Southern Gaza during the daytime in order to allow humanitarian aid trucks to travel through the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling the pauses "unacceptable". (AP)
• Rostov-on-Don pre-trial detention center hostage crisis
  • Previously-detained inmates with alleged links to the Islamic State take two employees hostage in a pre-trial detention center in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Russian national guards storm the center, killing all six hostage takers. (The Washington Post) (AP)

Arts and culture

• 77th Tony Awards
  • At the 2024 Tony Awards, Stereophonic wins Best Play and The Outsiders wins Best Musical. (CBS)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Baños landslide
  • At least six people died due to a landslide caused by heavy rainfall that struck a highway in Baños in central Ecuador, with thirty people reported missing. (AP)
• 2024 California wildfires
  • Around 1,200 people are evacuated from the Hungry Valley area near Los Angeles, California, United States, as the Post Fire spreads through the dry mountains near Interstate 5. (AP)
• Extreme heat during Hajj
  • At least 19 Jordanian and Iranian pilgrims died during the hajj in Saudi Arabia, with at least 14 dying from heat stroke. (Barron's)

Law and crime

• Seven people are injured and one person is wounded while running away in a shooting at a pop-up party in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States. (AP)

Politics and elections

• LGBT rights in Ukraine
  • Hundreds of LGBTQ+ Ukrainian Armed Forces troops and supporters march in central Kyiv to demand legal reforms for more same-sex partnership rights despite opposition from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as well as from counter-protesters. (AP)

Sports

• 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship
  • 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans
    • In endurance racing, the AF Corse Ferrari team wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second consecutive year with drivers Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, and Nicklas Nielsen. (The Race)
• 2024 UFL season
  • In American football, the Birmingham Stallions defeat the San Antonio Brahmas to win the inaugural UFL championship. Stallions quarterback Adrian Martinez is named the Most Valuable Player. (Fox Sports)

June 15, 2024 (2024-06-15) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • 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)
  • Humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • The United States announces a $1.5 billion aid package to Ukraine, focused primarily on the country's energy industry and humanitarian assistance. (Politico)
  • June 2024 Ukraine peace summit
    • World leaders meet at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland to advance the Ukrainian peace process. (The Guardian)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Rafah offensive
    • An IED kills eight IDF personnel in a Namer armoured personnel carrier in Rafah. (Times of Israel) (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• Two people are killed in a plane crash near Chino, California, United States. (Los Angeles Times)
• A Dutch tourist is found dead and three other tourists are missing on different Greek islands. (AP)

International relations

• Iran–Sweden relations
  • Iran and Sweden complete a prisoner swap mediated by Oman, with former Iranian official Hamid Nouri being exchanged for former Swedish diplomat Johan Floderus and a Swedish-Iranian citizen. (Al Jazeera)
• Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
  • 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)

Politics and elections

• 2024 French legislative election
  • Over 600,000 people march in cities across France to protest against the far-right National Rally party. (Reuters)
• Honduran gang crackdown
  • 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)
• Thousands of women march in São Paulo, Brazil, in protest of a bill that would equate late abortions after 22 weeks to homicide with sentences of six to 20 years in prison. (Reuters)

Law and Crime

• 2024 Rochester Hills shooting
  • Nine people are injured, including two young children, in a shooting at a splash pad in Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States. (NPR)
• Two people are killed and six are injured after a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration at a park in Round Rock, Texas, United States. (AP)

June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
    • 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) (Reuters)
• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 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)
  • Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 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)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Battle of El Fasher
    • The Sudanese Armed Forces kill Ali Yaqoub Gibril, a commander of the Rapid Support Forces in Darfur, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
• Red Sea crisis
  • 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)

Disasters and accidents

• 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)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 misinformation by governments
  • 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 state, India. (Business Insider)
• 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)

Law and crime

• Nigerien crisis
  • 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 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)
• 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)

Politics and elections

• 2024 South African general election
  • Cyril Ramaphosa is re-elected as President of South Africa for a second term. (Reuters)

June 13, 2024 (2024-06-13) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • Leaders at the G7 summit agree to loan Ukraine US$50 billion and use interest from Russia's frozen central bank assets as collateral for the loan. (AP)
  • United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sign a 10-year security agreement to strengthen Ukraine's defensive capabilities. (AP)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel–Hezbollah conflict
    • Hezbollah launches more than 200 rockets at northern Israel. In response, Israeli artillery strikes targets in Yaroun, Hanine, and Yater in southern Lebanon. (The New York Times)
    • The Israel Defense Forces launch incendiary devices across the Lebanese border with a trebuchet in order to prevent infiltration from the border. (Newsweek)
• Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
  • Suspected Islamist rebels kill more than 20 people in Mayikengo, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Times of India)
• Jihadist insurgency in Niger
  • Six Nigerien soldiers are killed in an attack on the Niger–Benin Oil Pipeline in Dosso region, Niger. (Reuters)
• A Russian warship and a nuclear-powered submarine conduct military drills in the Caribbean sea simulating a missile strike on enemy ships after passing near the coast of Florida in order to reach Havana, Cuba. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• The general secretary of the miners' confederation in Mali announces that at least 22 miners have died in Kalana, Mali, following the collapse of a mine tunnel five days ago. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• A heatwave forces Greek authorities to close the Acropolis for visits during the afternoon. (AP)

International relations

• Sudanese civil war
  • United Nations Security Council Resolution 2736
    • The United Nations Security Council votes 14–0, with Russia abstaining, to demand that the Rapid Support Forces stop their siege of Al-Fashir, Sudan, and that all parties maintain humanitarian access and protection for civilians under International Humanitarian Law. (AP)

Law and crime

• FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
  • The Supreme Court of the United States rules against efforts to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, due to a lack of standing by the plaintiffs. (NBC News)
• The European Court of Justice fines Hungary €200 million and imposes a daily €1 million penalty for failing to follow the European Union's asylum laws and for illegally deporting migrants. (Al Jazeera)

June 12, 2024 (2024-06-12) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, India–Russia relations
    • Two Indians recruited by the Russian army are killed in Ukraine with the Indian foreign ministry urging Moscow to quickly return all Indian nationals who are serving in the Russian army. (BBC News)
  • Kryvyi Rih strikes
    • Nine people are killed and 26 others are injured in a Russian airstrike on Kryvyi Rih. (Reuters) (NDTV)
  • Kyiv strikes
    • Russia launches a wave of cruise missiles and drone attacks at Kyiv. Ukraine claims to have intercepted all missiles and drones, although debris did cause some damage to infrastructure. (Reuters)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel–Hezbollah conflict
    • Israel kills three Hezbollah fighters and Taleb Abdullah, a senior commander, in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah retaliates by launching over 250 rockets towards northern Israel, the most the group has sent in the war. (Times of Israel) (Reuters)
• Impact of war on children, Sudanese civil war
  • The United Nations adds the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces to its list of offenders for violating children's rights. (BBC News)
• Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
  • Russian soldiers complete their withdrawal from the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. (The Moscow Times)
• Red Sea crisis
  • The Houthis strike and sink the Greek-owned, Liberian-flagged cargo ship Tutor with an unmanned surface vehicle. (Reuters)
• Syrian civil war
  • Sixteen Syrian soldiers, including an officer, are killed in Homs Governorate in a minefield laid by Islamic State militants and in an attack by the Islamic State. (Al Arabiya)

Arts and culture

• Papoura Hill Circular Structure
  • The Greek Ministry of Culture announces the discovery of a large Bronze Age-era Minoan architectural construction used between 2000–1700 BC at the construction site of the Kasteli Airport in Crete. (AP)
• The Royal Canadian Geographical Society announces that a Canadian-led team has located the wreckage of Quest, the polar exploration ship of the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition off the coast of Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • The Moscow Exchange suspends all trading in US dollars and euros in response to increased sanctions by the European Union and the United States. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Mangaf building fire
  • 50 people are killed and 56 are injured in a fire at a building housing foreign workers in Mangaf, Kuwait. (Reuters)
• 2024 Kasai River disaster
  • At least 86 people are killed after a boat carrying 271 passengers capsizes on a river near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
• Several people are injured and 25 shops are destroyed in a fire in Manama Souq, Bahrain. (Gulfnews)
• The National Weather Service issues a rare Flash Flood Emergency in southern Florida, United States, for life-threatening flooding conditions only expected once every 500 to 1,000 years. (NBC News)

International relations

• Armenia–Russia relations
  • Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announces that Armenia will withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization amid deteriorating relations with Russia. (Euronews)
• Moldova–United States relations
  • The United States imposes sanctions on Evghenia Guțul, the pro-Russian governor of Moldova's Gagauzia region. (Reuters)
• Russia–United States relations
  • The United States expands secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions that conducted business with more than 4,500 US-sanctioned Russian entities. (Financial Times)

Law and crime

• Killing of Peter R. de Vries
  • A court in the Netherlands sentences three men to up to 28 years in prison for the murder of reporter Peter R. de Vries in 2021, and three other men to 14 years for aiding in the murder. (Reuters)
• Mexico–United States border crisis
  • The American Civil Liberties Union files a lawsuit in federal court against the Biden administration for US President Joe Biden's new presidential directive which limits migrants seeking asylum at the Mexico–United States border. (NPR)
• The Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses a lawsuit by the last Tulsa race massacre survivors seeking reparations. (ABC News)

Politics and elections

• Law of Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentines
  • The Argentine Senate passes an extensive economic reform bill package proposed by President Javier Milei, decided by a 36–36 vote, with the tie broken by Vice President Victoria Villarruel. (Reuters)
  • 2024 Argentina protests
    • Anti-government protestors clash with police outside the National Congress Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after the reform bill's passing. (CTV) (Reuters)
• 2024 Armenian protests
  • Dozens of demonstrators are injured in Yerevan, Armenia, after police fire stun grenades at an anti-government rally outside the National Assembly Building. (Al-Arabiya)
• 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • French president Emmanuel Macron suspends electoral reforms in New Caledonia amid riots in the territory. (Reuters)
• 2024 South African general election
  • South Africa's Inkatha Freedom Party says that it will join a unity government with the African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance. (Reuters)
• Joe Biden classified documents incident
  • U.S. attorney general Merrick Garland is found in contempt by the United States House of Representatives for refusing to comply with subpoenas. (The New York Times)
• The French Republicans party votes unanimously to remove party leader Éric Ciotti for attempting to form an electoral alliance with Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party. (Al Jazeera)

Science and technology

• Artemis program
  • Armenia signs the Artemis Accords at a NASA Headquarters ceremony, becoming the 43rd country to join the American-led effort to explore the Moon. (Space News)

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