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**Several large protests are held in [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]], calling for [[Armenian Prime Minister]] [[Nikol Pashinyan]] to resign due to Armenia ceding territory to [[Azerbaijan]] in the [[2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh|Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/10/armenian-protests-demand-pms-head-over-concessions-to-azerbaijan (Al Jazeera)] |
**Several large protests are held in [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]], calling for [[Armenian Prime Minister]] [[Nikol Pashinyan]] to resign due to Armenia ceding territory to [[Azerbaijan]] in the [[2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh|Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/10/armenian-protests-demand-pms-head-over-concessions-to-azerbaijan (Al Jazeera)] |
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Revision as of 03:18, 11 June 2024
June 10, 2024 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Crimea attacks
- Ukraine's military says that its missile strikes near Yevpatoriya and Chornomorske in Russian-occupied Crimea damaged three Russian air defense systems. (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- The Russian Defence Ministry says that its forces have recaptured the village of Staromaiorske in Donetsk Oblast. (Fakti) (Reuters)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- The United States lifts a ban on sending U.S. weaponry to Ukraine's Azov Brigade. (The Washington Post)
- Crimea attacks
- Sudanese civil war
- Battle of El Fasher
- The last remaining operational hospital in Al-Fashir, North Darfur, closes down after being stormed and looted by the Rapid Support Forces, according to Médecins Sans Frontières. (The Guardian)
- Battle of El Fasher
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- At least 50 people are killed and an unknown number are kidnapped, including women and children, when gunmen attack the village of Yargoje in Katsina State, Nigeria. (Al Arabiya)
- Somali civil war
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Brazil wildfires
- It is reported that wildfires have burned around 32,000 hectares (79,000 acres) of tropical wetland in Brazil's Pantanal so far this year, a 935% increase in the number of fires that occurred in the same period last year. (BBC News)
- 2024 Malawi aircraft disappearance
- An aircraft carrying Malawian Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others is reported missing while flying from Lilongwe to Mzuzu. (BBC News)
- Thirty-eight migrants from the Horn of Africa drown after their boat capsizes off the coast of Yemen. (Reuters)
- Three people are killed in floods and landslides in Hà Giang province, Vietnam. (France 24)
Law and crime
- Belarus–European Union border crisis
- Poland announces a "no-go zone" in the Białowieża Forest in order to prevent migrants from crossing the border from Belarus. In response, concerns are raised about the potential impact on tourism during the summer. (Reuters)
- Doe v. Chiquita Brands International, Right-wing paramilitarism in Colombia
- After 17 years of litigation, Chiquita Brands International is found liable by a jury in United States Federal Court of financing the far-right paramilitary death squad United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia in the Antioquia and Magdalena Departments of Colombia. (EarthRights International)
- A Spanish court sentences three men to eight months in prison for racist chants directed towards Brazilian football player Vinícius Júnior. (NPR)
Politics and elections
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israel–Hamas war protests
- The United States Consulate General in Sydney, Australia, is vandalized by a pro-Palestinian activist. (NBC News)
- The United Nations Security Council votes 14–0 with 1 abstention to back the ceasefire proposal outlined by US President Joe Biden. (Reuters)
- Israel–Hamas war protests
- 2024 Belgian federal election
- The New Flemish Alliance win the highest percent of votes in the federal election, followed by Vlaams Belang and the Reformist Movement. (VRT)
- Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo resigns after his party Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats loses to centre-right and conservative parties. (Al Jazeera)
- 2024 Bulgarian parliamentary election
- No party attained a majority in the Bulgarian National Assembly, with GERB attaining a plurality of seats. (Euronews)
- 2024 Armenian protests
- Several large protests are held in Yerevan, Armenia, calling for Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign due to Armenia ceding territory to Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. (Al Jazeera)
Science and technology
- Apple holds its 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, California, unveiling its Apple Intelligence, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, MacOS Sequoia, and more. (Reuters)