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'''Disasters and accidents''' |
'''Disasters and accidents''' |
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*[[2024 Atlantic hurricane season]] |
*[[2024 Atlantic hurricane season]] |
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**[[2024 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Alberto|Tropical Storm Alberto]] forms in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], the first storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2024/06/19/tropical-storm-alberto-forms/74138744007/ (USA Today)] |
**[[2024 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Alberto|Tropical Storm Alberto]] forms in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], the first storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2024/06/19/tropical-storm-alberto-forms/74138744007/ (''USA Today'')] |
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*[[2024 Hajj disaster]] |
*[[2024 Hajj disaster]] |
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**At least 922 pilgrims are now confirmed to have died from heat-related causes during the [[Hajj]] in [[Saudi Arabia]]. [https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240619-relatives-search-missing-saudi-arabia-hajj-death-toll-tops-900 (France 24)] |
**At least 922 pilgrims are now confirmed to have died from heat-related causes during the [[Hajj]] in [[Saudi Arabia]]. [https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240619-relatives-search-missing-saudi-arabia-hajj-death-toll-tops-900 (France 24)] |
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**At least nine people are killed and 46 others are injured in a series of explosions at a military ammunition depot in [[N'Djamena]], [[Chad]]. [https://apnews.com/article/chad-explosion-ndjamena-depot-goudji-e10fcb7cba43f342c33d25f72adb467a (AP)] |
**At least nine people are killed and 46 others are injured in a series of explosions at a military ammunition depot in [[N'Djamena]], [[Chad]]. [https://apnews.com/article/chad-explosion-ndjamena-depot-goudji-e10fcb7cba43f342c33d25f72adb467a (AP)] |
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*Landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains in [[Bangladesh]] and [[India]] kill at least 15 people, injure several others, and displace millions of people. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/19/landslides-kill-at-least-15-displace-millions-in-bangladesh-and-india (Al Jazeera)] |
*Landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains in [[Bangladesh]] and [[India]] kill at least 15 people, injure several others, and displace millions of people. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/19/landslides-kill-at-least-15-displace-millions-in-bangladesh-and-india (Al Jazeera)] |
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*At least four people are killed and more than a dozen others are missing after record rains impact parts of southern [[China]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/6/19/four-people-killed-over-a-dozen-missing-as-extreme-weather-hits-china (Al Jazeera)] |
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'''International relations''' |
'''International relations''' |
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**Two [[Just Stop Oil]] environmental protesters are arrested after damaging three [[standing stones]] of the [[Stonehenge]] prehistoric [[Megalith|megalithic structure]] with orange powder paint, potentially destroying prehistoric surface markings. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw44mdee0zzo (BBC News)] |
**Two [[Just Stop Oil]] environmental protesters are arrested after damaging three [[standing stones]] of the [[Stonehenge]] prehistoric [[Megalith|megalithic structure]] with orange powder paint, potentially destroying prehistoric surface markings. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw44mdee0zzo (BBC News)] |
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*Two teenagers are charged with the [[gang rape]] of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in [[Courbevoie]], [[France]], in an attack suspected to have been motivated by [[Antisemitism in France|antisemitism]]. [https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/06/19/two-french-boys-charged-with-antisemitic-rape-of-12-year-old-girl- (Al Arabiya)] |
*Two teenagers are charged with the [[gang rape]] of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in [[Courbevoie]], [[France]], in an attack suspected to have been motivated by [[Antisemitism in France|antisemitism]]. [https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/06/19/two-french-boys-charged-with-antisemitic-rape-of-12-year-old-girl- (Al Arabiya)] |
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*The [[National Assembly of Tajikistan]] approves a bill banning "alien garments" and children's celebrations for [[Eid al-Fitr]] and [[Eid Al-Adha]]. [https://www.rferl.org/a/tajik-parliament-upper-chamber-approves-bill-banning-hijab/32999679.html ( |
*The [[National Assembly of Tajikistan]] approves a bill banning "alien garments" and children's celebrations for [[Eid al-Fitr]] and [[Eid Al-Adha]]. [https://www.rferl.org/a/tajik-parliament-upper-chamber-approves-bill-banning-hijab/32999679.html (RFE/RL)] |
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'''Politics and elections''' |
'''Politics and elections''' |
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Revision as of 02:45, 20 June 2024
June 19, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war
- Israel's role in the Syrian civil war
- An Israeli airstrike kills a Syrian army officer in southern Syria. (Arab News)
- Israel's role in the Syrian civil war
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
Business and economy
- The European Commission reprimands Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, and Slovakia for breaking budget rules. (Le Monde)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical Storm Alberto forms in the Gulf of Mexico, the first storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. (USA Today)
- 2024 Hajj disaster
- At least 922 pilgrims are now confirmed to have died from heat-related causes during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. (France 24)
- N'Djamena ammunition depot explosions
- Landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains in Bangladesh and India kill at least 15 people, injure several others, and displace millions of people. (Al Jazeera)
- At least four people are killed and more than a dozen others are missing after record rains impact parts of southern China. (Al Jazeera)
International relations
- Canada–Iran relations
- Canada adds Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to its list of terrorist entities. (Bloomberg)
- North Korea–Russia relations
- Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sign an agreement to grant mutual aid and support in case either nation faces aggression. (AP)
- Sudanese civil war
- Sudan accuses the United Arab Emirates of arming the Rapid Support Forces. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- 2024 New Caledonia unrest
- New Caledonia police arrest independence leader Christian Tein and seven others on suspicion of being involved in the deadly violence in the territory. (DW)
- Vandalism of Stonehenge
- Two Just Stop Oil environmental protesters are arrested after damaging three standing stones of the Stonehenge prehistoric megalithic structure with orange powder paint, potentially destroying prehistoric surface markings. (BBC News)
- Two teenagers are charged with the gang rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in Courbevoie, France, in an attack suspected to have been motivated by antisemitism. (Al Arabiya)
- The National Assembly of Tajikistan approves a bill banning "alien garments" and children's celebrations for Eid al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha. (RFE/RL)
Politics and elections
- Human Rights Watch reports that China has changed the names of hundreds of villages inhabited by Uyghurs in order to reflect the ruling Communist Party's ideology. (DW)
- The Italian Parliament passes a law granting more autonomy to the country's regions following a night of debate. The opposition Democratic Party and former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi express opposition to the bill, with the latter launching a campaign to force a referendum. (Reuters)
Sports
- 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A
- The city of Brussels, Belgium, announces that it will not host a UEFA Nations League match between between Belgium and Israel on September 6 due to security concerns. (Euronews)