Portal:Current events/2023 June 6
June 6, 2023 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam
- The Nova Kakhovka dam in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine's Kherson Oblast is destroyed, releasing a huge amount of water downstream on the Dnieper. The dam had held back 18 cubic kilometres of water in the Kakhovka reservoir. (Reuters)
- Thousands of civilians are being evacuated from the town of Nova Kakhovka and surrounding villages as the floods spread. (BBC News)
- Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam
- Afghan conflict, Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- The deputy governor of Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province and his driver are killed and six civilians injured when a suicide car bomber rams their vehicle in Fayzabad. (DW)
- Iran unveils a domestically produced hypersonic long-range missile named "Fattah", which they claim can penetrate missile defense systems. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and economics
- 2023 Africa CEO Forum
- Africa's largest gathering of business leaders with heads of state, draws 1,800 from 70 countries to discuss advancing African business, post-COVID-19 supply chain issues, and Africa's food crisis from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (The Africa Report)
Disasters and accidents
- Three people are killed and 36 others injured by a 4.9 magnitude earthquake in Jérémie, Grand'Anse, Haiti. (ABC News)
Law and crime
- 2023 Richmond shooting
- Two people are killed and five others injured after a mass shooting at Huguenot High School in Richmond, Virginia, United States. (Reuters)
- Kidnapping and killing of Jee Ick-Joo
- A court in Angeles, Philippines, convicts a police officer and an official of the National Bureau of Investigation in connection with the kidnapping and murder of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo in 2016. However, the alleged mastermind of the plot is acquitted. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Regulation of electronic cigarettes
- The New Zealand government announces a ban on most disposable electronic cigarettes from August. (The Guardian)
- Five people are killed and eight others injured when police open fire on taxi drivers protesting against high fuel prices in Huambo, Angola. At least 34 others were arrested during the protest, which was in response to the government's decision to cut fuel subsidies. (News24)
Sports
- The professional golf tour organisations LIV Golf, the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour announce that they will combine their commercial rights into a new for-profit company, primarily funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. This merger agreement will end all existing litigation between the three tours, with plans for a "fair and objective process for any players who wish to re-apply for membership". (Sky Sports)