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Boeing Starliner launch
- The Boeing Starliner spacecraft conducts its first crewed flight (launch pictured), carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station.
- The CNSA Chang'e 6 completes sampling and takeoff from the far side of the Moon.
- Claudia Sheinbaum is elected as the president of Mexico.
- In South Africa's general election, the African National Congress wins the most seats but loses its majority for the first time since the end of apartheid.
June 10, 2024 (Monday)
June 9, 2024 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2024 Lakki Marwat bombing
- An IED kills seven Pakistan Army personnel in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Reuters)
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Two people are killed by Israeli attacks near Aitaroun, Lebanon, according to the National News Agency. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Reasi Attack
- At least nine people are killed and 33 others are injured near Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir, India, after a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims falls into a ravine following a suspected shooting attack. (Al Jazeera)
International relations
- North Korea–South Korea relations
- South Korea announces that it will resume loudspeaker broadcasts over the Korean Demilitarized Zone for the first time since 2018 in response to North Korea sending hundreds of balloons carrying garbage across the border. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- Cannabis in Slovenia
- Voters in Slovenia approve the use of cannabis for medicinal and recreational use in adults. (STA)
Politics and elections
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli war cabinet
- War Cabinet member Minister Benny Gantz resigns after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to present a post-war plan for Gaza by Gantz's previously announced June 8 deadline. Minister Gadi Eisenkot also resigns. (BBC News)
- Israeli war cabinet
- 2024 Belgian federal election
- Belgians head to the polls to vote for the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives as well as for regional representatives and members of the European Parliament. (The Guardian)
- 2024 Bulgarian parliamentary election
- Bulgarians head to the polls for the sixth time in three years to elect the 240 members of the parliament. (DW)
- 2024 European Parliament election
- The last day of the European Parliament elections takes place with voting occurring in 20 countries. (AP)
- 2024 French legislative election
- Following major losses for French President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance party in the European Parliament elections, Macron dissolves the National Assembly and calls snap elections for June 30 and July 7. (Reuters)
- 2024 Indian general election
- Narendra Modi is sworn in for his third term as Prime Minister of India. (Al Jazeera)
- 2024 Mexican general election
- Mexico's ruling party Morena wins a supermajority in the Chamber of Deputies but not in the Senate, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to change the Constitution. (Reuters)
- 2024 San Marino general election
- Sammarinese head to the polls to elect the members of the Grand and General Council. (Libertas)
- 2024 South Ossetian parliamentary election
- Parliamentary elections are held in the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia. (Anadolu Ajansi)
- 2024 Swiss referendums
- Voters in Switzerland reject limits on healthcare spending and an initiative against compulsory vaccination, while approving the initiative of a new law on electricity. (Swissinfo)
Sports
- 2024 French Open
- In tennis, Carlos Alcaraz wins the Men's singles title at the French Open after defeating Alexander Zverev in the final, earning his third Grand Slam title. (AP)
June 8, 2024 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
- 2024 Nuseirat rescue operation
- The Israel Defence Forces airstrikes and raids the Nuseirat refugee camp in Deir al-Balah Governorate in Gaza, rescuing four hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the Re'im music festival massacre on October 7, including Noa Argamani. (CNN)
- Many Palestinians, including women, children, and Hamas militants are killed and injured during the raid, with Palestinian officials claiming 274 killed and 698 wounded, while Israeli sources claim under 100 casualties. (Reuters) (CNN)
- 2024 Nuseirat rescue operation
- Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
- 2021–2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
- At least 38 people are killed in an overnight attack in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Local leaders suspect the Allied Democratic Forces are responsible for the attack. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the Israel–Hamas war, Colombia–Israel relations
- Colombia announces the suspension of coal exports to Israel stating that it will resume exports after Israel complies with the International Court of Justice provisional measure of protection and stops its genocide in Gaza. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- Doctors Without Borders recovers 11 bodies and rescues dozens of migrants off the coast of Libya. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- Censorship in Vietnam
- Police in Vietnam arrest journalist Huy Đức and lawyer Tran Dinh Trien over Facebook posts. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2024 European Parliament election
- Elections to the European Parliament continue, with Slovakia, Italy, the Czech Republic, Latvia, and Malta voting today. (Al Jazeera)
Sports
- 2024 French Open
- In tennis, Iga Świątek wins the Women's singles title at the French Open after defeating Jasmine Paolini, becoming the third woman to win three consecutive titles in the Open Era. (CNN)
June 7, 2024 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
- United Nations advisors announce that it intends to add the Israeli military, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad to their list of countries and armed groups that harm children in their upcoming "Children and Armed Conflict" report. (The New York Times) (Reuters)
- Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- The United States reinstalls the temporary Gaza floating pier after weather-related damage had to be repaired. (Al Jazeera)
- International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
- Yemeni civil war
- Red Sea crisis
- The Houthis detain 11 Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies and others working for aid groups. (AP)
- According to a Houthi-run television station, the United States and the United Kingdom carry out six airstrikes on Hodeida International Airport, the Port of Salif, and Al-Thawrah, Yemen. (Al Jazeera)
- Red Sea crisis
- Sudanese civil war
- Battle of Khartoum
- At least 40 people are killed and 50 others are injured in an attack by the Rapid Support Forces in Omdurman, Sudan. (Al Jazeera)
- Battle of Khartoum
Disasters and accidents
- Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders is killed in a plane crash near San Juan County, Washington, United States. (CBS News)
Law and crime
- Attack on Mette Frederiksen
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is shoved by a man, who has since been arrested, in Copenhagen, Denmark. (CNN)
- Austrian-Canadian billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is arrested on sexual assault charges dating from the 1980s to 2023. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2024 European Parliament election
- Elections to the European Parliament continues, with Ireland and the Czech Republic voting today. (Euronews)
June 6, 2024 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Attacks on schools during the Israeli invasion of Gaza
- At least 40 Palestinians, including fourteen children, are killed and more than 70 injured after an Israeli airstrike on a United Nations school that was sheltering refugees and militants in central Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
- Attacks on schools during the Israeli invasion of Gaza
- Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war
- Three Palestinians are killed and several others are injured in an Israel Defense Forces raid on Jenin in the West Bank. (The Times of Israel) (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- President of France Emmanuel Macron announces that the country will send Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighter aircrafts to Ukraine and train its pilots by the end of 2024. (The Telegraph)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Red Sea crisis
- The Houthis and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claim to have launched two joint military attacks against ships at the Port of Haifa in Israel. However, Israel denies the claims. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Uttarakhand snowstorm disaster
- A blizzard in the Himalaya mountains of Uttarakhand, India, kills nine Indian trekkers. (Reuters)
- At least six people, including several children, drown after a school bus falls into the Orontes River near Darkush, Syria. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
- Six fishermen are killed and one is critically injured after a boat's engine exploded and caught the wooden hull on fire off the coast of Naga in the Philippines. (AP)
- One person is killed and more than 100 others are injured after two trams collide in Kemerovo, Russia. (The Moscow Times)
- A child is killed and at least thirteen other people are injured by tornadoes in the U.S. states of Michigan, Maryland, and Ohio. (AP)
International relations
- France–Russia relations
- A French citizen is detained in Moscow, Russia, under suspicion of collecting military information. (ABC News)
- Georgia–United States relations
- The United States Department of State sanctions several Georgian Dream politicians with travel bans for passing the "Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence", threatening further penalties if Georgia continues "anti-democratic activity". (AP)
- Palestine–United States relations
- The Biden administration imposes sanctions on the Lions' Den militant group based in Nablus in the West Bank, for committing attacks in the West Bank since October 2022. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- Belarus–European Union border crisis
- A Polish border guard soldier dies after being stabbed by a migrant trying to cross the EU border from Belarus. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2024 European Parliament election
- Elections to the European Parliament begin and will continue until June 9, with the Netherlands and Estonia voting today. (Al Jazeera) (NOS)
- South Africa's genocide case against Israel
- Spain applies to join South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide. (AP)
Science and technology
- SpaceX launches Starship's Integrated Flight Test 4, successfully guiding both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage to soft water landings in the Gulf of Mexico and the Indian Ocean, respectively. (The New York Times)
Sports
- The Oklahoma Sooners win the 2024 Women's College World Series in softball with the first-ever four-peat. (The New York Times)
June 5, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Sudanese civil war
- Wad Al-Noora massacre
- The Rapid Support Forces storm the village of Wad Al-Noora in Gezira State, Sudan, and massacre nearly 100 villagers. (Sudan Tribune)
- Wad Al-Noora massacre
- 2021–2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
- At least 16 people are killed in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The local government believes the Allied Democratic Forces are responsible. (Reuters)
- 2024 Beirut US embassy shooting
- A Syrian man fires several shots at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, and is shot by security forces. (Reuters)
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Hezbollah strikes an Iron Dome battery in Ramot Naftali, Israel. (Reuters)
- Korean conflict
- The United States and South Korea participate in the first precision guided bombing drill in 7 years over the Korean Peninsula, as tensions rise after North Korea sends trash-filled balloons into South Korea. (CNN) (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- Pardubice train collision
- Four Slovaks and Ukrainians are killed and more than 20 others are injured when a passenger train collides with a freight train in Pardubice, Czech Republic. (CNN) (Reuters)
Health and environment
- A panel of the United States Food and Drug Administration rejects MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as a treatment for PTSD. (NPR)
International relations
- Burkina Faso–Russia relations
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announces that Russia will send additional military supplies and instructors to Burkina Faso to help the country increase its defense capabilities. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Mexico–United States border crisis
- US President Joe Biden institutes a broad asylum ban on migrants illegally crossing the Mexico–United States border, with actions to deport or turn people back to Mexico, with exceptions for unaccompanied children, people with serious medical or safety threats, and victims of trafficking. (Reuters)
- A court in Florence, Italy, convicts American journalist Amanda Knox and sentences her to a three-year imprisonment over her accusations related to the murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia in 2007. The sentence will count as time already served. (NBC News) (NPR)
Politics and elections
- Israel–Hamas war protests
- Israel–Hamas war protests in Israel
- Thousands of Israeli ultranationalists march through East Jerusalem on Jerusalem Day, with some chanting anti-Arab slogans. (AP)
- Israel–Hamas war protests in Israel
Science and technology
- Boeing's Starliner capsule launches its first astronaut-crewed flight into space to the International Space Station after several delays at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States. (ABC News)
- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko becomes the first human to spend 1,000 days in outer space. (AP)
June 4, 2024 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russia–NATO relations
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warns that French military instructors will be "legitimate targets" if they are deployed to Ukraine. (France 24)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russia–NATO relations
Disasters and accidents
- The Kanlaon volcano in central Philippines erupts, causing evacuations and a suspension of activities in the city of Canlaon. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2024 Slatina protests
- A mass protest takes place in Slatina, Olt County, Romania, against the inactions of bystanders in the drowning of Flavius Magraon, as well as the police department's corruption in the case. (Adevărul) (B1 TV)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Indian general election
- The alliance of parties led by Narendra Modi reaches the 272 seats threshold needed to form a government, but Modi's BJP party loses its outright parliamentary majority. (BBC News)
- 2024 Nigerian general strike
- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) suspend the nationwide general strike, pending talks with the federal government of Nigeria about the raising of the country's minimum wage. (BBC) (Reuters)
- International recognition of the State of Palestine
- Slovenia's parliament approves a motion to recognize a Palestinian state. (The Times of Israel)
- Mexico–United States border crisis
- US President Joe Biden enacts an executive order to temporarily suspend asylum claims processing at the Mexico–United States border when the seven-day average of claims exceeds 2,500 per day. Amnesty International criticizes the executive order, accusing Biden of "setting a dangerous international precedent". (NPR) (AP)
- North Korea–South Korea relations
- The State Council of South Korea suspends the 2018 Panmunjom Declaration due to border tensions over balloons sent across the border by North Korea. (AP)
- A local Mannheim politician is injured by a stabbing, five days after the May 31 attack in the German city. (BBC)
Science and technology
- Chinese space program
- The China National Space Administration's Chang'e 6 spacecraft lifts off from the surface of the far side of the Moon carrying samples of lunar soil and rocks back to Earth. (Reuters)
- The National Health Service declares a "critical incident" after several hospitals in London, including King's College Hospital, say they have cancelled appointments and turned away patients after a cyberattack on their Synnovis IT systems. (AP)
Sports
- 2024 Major League Baseball season
- Venezuelan infielder Tucupita Marcano is permanently banned from Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball for betting on Pittsburgh Pirates games while being a member of the team. (CBS Sports)
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