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*Nine people are killed during a fire caused by an electric [[short circuit]] at a hospital in [[Rasht]], [[Iran]]. [https://apnews.com/article/iran-fire-hospital-rasht-9d21b0529a1403041c7cbf509c27e286 (AP)] |
*Nine people are killed during a fire caused by an electric [[short circuit]] at a hospital in [[Rasht]], [[Iran]]. [https://apnews.com/article/iran-fire-hospital-rasht-9d21b0529a1403041c7cbf509c27e286 (AP)] |
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*[[Extreme heat during Hajj]], [[Incidents during the Hajj]] |
*[[Extreme heat during Hajj]], [[Incidents during the Hajj]] |
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**Jordanian Foreign ministry confirmed that 41 Jordanian pilgrims died due heat exhaustion.[https://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/number-jordanian-pilgrims-who-die-heat-exhaustion-during-hajj-confirmed-41#google_vignette (Jordan times)] |
**Jordanian Foreign ministry confirmed that 41 Jordanian pilgrims died due heat exhaustion. [https://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/number-jordanian-pilgrims-who-die-heat-exhaustion-during-hajj-confirmed-41#google_vignette (Jordan times)] |
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Revision as of 16:18, 18 June 2024
June 18, 2024 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Korean conflict
- South Korean soldiers fire warning shots after North Korean troops cross the border, apparently in error. (AP)
- North Korea troop ‘casualties’ are reported after landmine explosions in demilitarized zone. (The Guardian)
- A Kazakh opposition activist Aydosa Sadykova shot In Kyiv, Ukraine (Radio Free Europe)
Business and economy
- United States Department of Agriculture has temporarily paused any new exports of mangoes and avocados out of Michoacán, Mexico after an incident that reportedly sparked security concerns for its safety inspectors on the ground. (ABC News)
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)
- At least nine people are killed and 15 are missing during landslides caused by floods in the provinces of Guangdong and Fujian, in China. At least 378 houses collapsed and 880 hectares are destroyed. (AP)
- Nine people are killed during a fire caused by an electric short circuit at a hospital in Rasht, Iran. (AP)
- Extreme heat during Hajj, Incidents during the Hajj
- Jordanian Foreign ministry confirmed that 41 Jordanian pilgrims died due heat exhaustion. (Jordan times)
International relations
- Visa policy of Ecuador, Visa requirements for Chinese citizens, China–Ecuador relations
- Ecuador's foreign ministry said that it was effectively reinstating a visa requirement for travelers from China, citing an increase in irregular migratory flows from China. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Lèse-majesté in Thailand
- Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra is indicted on charge of royal defamation. (AP)
- American pop star Justin Timberlake is arrested for driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor, New York. (ABC News)
- An Iranian court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to a year in prison for propaganda against the state.(Al arabiya)
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 Thailand. The bill now awaits royal assent. (CNN)