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**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 [[moon rock|rocks]] back to [[Earth]]. [https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/chinas-change-6-probe-lifts-off-far-side-moon-2024-06-04/ (Reuters)] |
**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 [[moon rock|rocks]] back to [[Earth]]. [https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/chinas-change-6-probe-lifts-off-far-side-moon-2024-06-04/ (Reuters)] |
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*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. [https://apnews.com/article/europe-ransomware-networks-taken-down-ae4753ecb57d24f4f127270ed41ad934 (AP)] |
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Revision as of 01:44, 5 June 2024
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)
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)
- 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. 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)
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)