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June 18, 2024 (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

Nvidia surpasses Microsoft as the world's most valuable publicly-traded company after its market cap exceeds USD$3.34 trillion. (NBC News)
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 323 Egyptian pilgrims die to heat-related illnesses. (CBS News)
- Tunisia announce that 23 of its citizens died (sharjah 24)
- Indonesia consulate in jeddah announce that at least 138 pilgrim died.(bernama)
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

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 *[[Extreme heat during Hajj]]
 **The [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Jordan)|Jordanian Foreign Ministry]] confirmed that 41 [[Jordan]]ian pilgrims died due to heat exhaustion during the [[Hajj]]. [https://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/number-jordanian-pilgrims-who-die-heat-exhaustion-during-hajj-confirmed-41#google_vignette (''The Jordan Times'')]
-**at least 323 egyptian pilgrims died to heat-related illnesses.[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-arabia-hajj-egyptian-jordanian-pilgrims-die-mecca/ (cbs news)]
+** At least 323 Egyptian pilgrims die to heat-related illnesses. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-arabia-hajj-egyptian-jordanian-pilgrims-die-mecca/ (CBS News)]
 **Tunisia announce that 23 of its citizens died [https://www.sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2024/06/18/a5 (sharjah 24) ]
 **Indonesia consulate in jeddah announce that at least 138 pilgrim died.[https://www.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=2308999 (bernama) ]