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Yevgeny Prigozhin
- In Russia, the Wagner mercenary group (leader Yevgeny Prigozhin pictured) stands down after rebelling against the government.
- In China, an explosion at a restaurant in Yinchuan kills 31 people.
- A women's prison riot near Tegucigalpa, Honduras, leaves at least 46 inmates dead.
- In golf, Wyndham Clark wins the U.S. Open.
- Five people die in the implosion of a submersible in the North Atlantic near the wreck of the Titanic.
June 25, 2023 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war
- Nine people are killed and 30 others are injured by airstrikes on a busy vegetable market in Jisr ash-Shughur, Idlib Governorate, Syria. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- One person is killed and ten others are injured after a roller coaster accident at the Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden. (Aftonbladet)
Law and crime
- One person is killed and three others are injured in a shootout in Houston, Texas, United States. (AP)
- Two people are shot dead "due to a feud between criminal elements" in Nahf, Northern District, Israel. (Times of Israel)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Guatemalan general election
- Guatemalans head to the polls to elect officials in the presidential, congressional, Central American Parliament, and other local elections. (AFP via Manila Standard)
- June 2023 Greek legislative election
- Greeks head to the polls for the second time this year to elect the 300 members of the Hellenic Parliament. (AP)
June 24, 2023 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Wagner Group rebellion
- The Wagner Group seizes and occupies the cities of Rostov-on-Don and Voronezh as clashes occur across both oblasts. Wagner Group forces capture the Southern Military District headquarters in Rostov-on-Don. Rostov Governor Vasily Golubev asks residents to remain indoors. (9News) (Ukraine Today) (CNN)
- Prigozhin warns that his troops will march on Moscow unless Russian military leadership meet with him for talks. Russian president Vladimir Putin addresses the nation, saying that a coup d'état attempt is under way. (The New York Times) (AP)
- An Antonov An-26 transport plane is reportedly shot down over Voronezh Oblast, while Russian Air Force Ka-50 helicopters strike an oil refinery and depot in Voronezh, causing a large explosion and fire.(Defence Blog) (Hindustan Times)
- Authorities in Lipetsk Oblast tell residents to remain indoors, with the M4 highway closed off to traffic. Wagner forces later enter Lipetsk. (Live Mint) (Al Arabiya) (DNP India)
- The Wagner Group withdraws after Yevgeny Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin, and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko negotiate a deal. (AP)
- 2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- The debris of a Russian cruise missile shot down last night damages a 25-storey building in Kyiv, Ukraine, killing three civilians and injuring eight others. The Ukrainian military says that air defences destroyed 41 out of 51 cruise missiles launched by Russia, as well as two drones. (Reuters)
- Wagner Group rebellion
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- A Palestinian teenager is shot and killed at a checkpoint in Qalandiya after opening fire on Israeli security forces. (Al Jazeera)
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- One person is killed and five others are injured as a Balochistan Liberation Army suicide bomber blows herself up near a military convoy in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan. (AP)
- Moro Conflict
- Two people, including a rebel and a soldier, are killed, and fourteen others are injured in a shooting incident in Maimbung, Sulu, Philippines. (ABS-CBN News)
Disasters and accidents
- A bridge crossing the Yellowstone River in Stillwater County, Montana, United States, collapses, causing a freight train carrying hot asphalt and molten sulfur to derail. (AP)
- Three people are injured after the roof of a restaurant collapsed due to heavy rains in Thane, Maharashtra, India. (India Today)
Law and crime
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
- The Australian government imposes financial sanctions and travel bans on former GRU officer Sergey Dubinsky, Russian Armed Forces colonel Sergey Muchkaev, and Donbas separatist leader Leonid Kharchenko for their involvement in the incident, in which 38 Australians were killed. (AFP via TRT World)
- Gunmen open fire at a pool hall in Choloma, Honduras, killing at least 11 people and injuring several other. (El Heraldo)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Sierra Leonean general election
- Sierra Leoneans head to the polls to elect a president and parliament. Incumbent president Julius Maada Bio is running for a second term in office. (AFP via Al Jazeera)
June 23, 2023 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Wagner Group rebellion
- Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin declares that he will "stop" the Russian military leadership and calls for a "march of justice", claiming that his forces have been killed in airstrikes by Russian government forces. The defence ministry rejects the claims, stating that they are "not true and are an information provocation". (BBC News) (CBC News) (The Moscow Times) (The Guardian)
- The Prosecutor-General of Russia Igor Krasnov formally orders the arrest of Yevgeny Prigozhin on charges of calling for an "armed rebellion", with authorities urging Wagner personnel to refuse Prigozhin's "criminal and treacherous orders" and to detain him. The FSB begins a mutiny investigation into Yevgeny Prigozhin. (TASS) (TASS 2) (NPR)
- BBC News Russian reports that there are roadblocks on the M4 highway between Moscow and Voronezh, with the FSB and other security services being placed on high alert in the Moscow Oblast. (BBC News Russian)
- Wagner Group rebellion
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
Business and economy
- 2021–2023 inflation surge
- 2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis
- Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt unveils a "mortgage charter", which includes a 12-month protection against repossession, to assist property owners with increasing mortgage costs caused by the Bank of England's interest rate hikes. (CNA)
- 2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis
Disasters and accidents
- Welkom mining explosion
- The government of South Africa reports that on May 18, at least 31 people were killed in a gas explosion at an illegally operated mining shaft in Welkom, Free State. (AP) (AFP via Bangkok Post)
- 2023 SAM Air plane crash
- A Cessna 208 Caravan crashes with six people on board in Elelim, Yalimo Regency, Papua, Indonesia. The rescue operations are being impacted by severe weather in the region. (SeputarPapua)
- Four people are killed and five others are injured in an explosion at a steel mill in Yingkou, Liaoning, China. (AP)
- Eight people are injured after a tornado hits the North Antelope Rochelle Mine in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. (AP)
International relations
- Philippines–United Arab Emirates relations
- UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan grants Philippine President Bongbong Marcos' request for humanitarian pardon to three imprisoned Filipinos, two on death row for drug trafficking and another serving a 15-year sentence for slander. (CNN Philippines)
Law and crime
- The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) prosecutes an Indian citizen, in accordance with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, for allegedly issuing fraudulent university acceptance letters to Indian students. The CBSA has suspended some of the affected students' deportation. (CNA)
June 22, 2023 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
- A bridge between southern Ukraine and Russian-occupied Crimea has been damaged by a British-made Storm Shadow missile. (BBC News)
- 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
- Eight people are killed and ten others are kidnapped after Islamic extremists attacked a group of farmers in Mafa, Borno State, Nigeria. (AP)
Business and economy
- Economy of Zambia, China–Zambia relations
- Zambia agrees with the Export–Import Bank of China and other creditors to restructure US$6.3 billion in debt, which includes maturity extensions and interest rate reductions. The deal, facilitated by the French government, also allows Zambia to access a $1.3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund. (Financial Times)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Titan submersible incident
- The United States Coast Guard announces that they have discovered debris from the OceanGate submersible Titan, which went missing while viewing the wreckage of the RMS Titanic. (BBC News)
- All five people aboard the submersible are presumed dead after it was destroyed in an implosion. The United States Navy says that a sound they detected several days ago may have been the implosion. (Reuters) (Business Insider)
- A fishing vessel sinks off Baganga, Davao Oriental, Philippines, with two crew members found dead. Search operations are ongoing for seven others. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Health and environment
- 2023 Asia heat wave
- Beijing, China, reports a record temperature for June of 41 °C (106 °F), surpassing the previous June record of 40.6 °C (105.1 °F) in 1961. (Reuters)
- It is announced that at least 170 people have died in Northern India due to the heat wave, with temperatures of up to 46 °C (115 °F) reported. (DW)
Law and crime
- The US Supreme Court rules in a 5–4 decision that the US federal government is not obligated to secure water access for the Navajo Nation. (Reuters)
Sports
- 2023 NBA draft
- In basketball, the NBA Draft is held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, United States, with the San Antonio Spurs taking French player Victor Wembanyama with the first overall pick. (AFP via France 24)
June 21, 2023 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- A Palestinian man is killed and several others are injured during a pogrom by Israeli settlers in Turmus Ayya. (BBC News)
- An Israeli drone conducts the first West Bank airstrike since 2005, targeting a car, and killing two PIJ members and an Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades member. (Middle East Eye)
Business and economy
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Upside Foods and Good Meat's applications to commercially sell lab-grown meat, making the United States the second country in the world to allow its sale after Singapore. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Paris explosion
- Around 50 people are injured and one is missing after an explosion and fire on Rue Saint-Jacques in Paris, France. (CNN)
- 2023 Canary Islands migrant boat disaster
- At least 35 people are missing after a dinghy carrying migrants sinks off the coast of the Canary Islands, Spain. (Reuters)
- 2023 Yinchuan gas explosion
- Thirty-one people are killed and seven others are injured by a gas explosion at a restaurant in Yinchuan, China. (CNN)
- Two people are killed and 31 others are injured by a train crash near M'saken, Sousse Governorate, Tunisia. (Africanews)
- Four people are killed and several others are injured after a tornado rips through the town of Matador, Texas, United States. (Reuters)
International relations
- Israel–Morocco relations
- Morocco cancels this year's Negev Summit meeting in response to Israel approving the construction of over 4,500 settlements in the occupied West Bank on Sunday. (Middle East Eye)
Law and crime
- Two people are injured in a stabbing at the Central Middlesex Hospital in Park Royal, London, United Kingdom. (Reuters)
- A court in Belarus sentences 18 participants who took part in the 2020 election protests against President Alexander Lukashenko to between 2 and 25 years imprisonment. (AP)
- Russian Prosecutor-General Igor Krasnov designates international non-governmental organization World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as an "undesirable organization", effectively prohibiting the organization from operating in the country. Krasnov claims that WWF's campaigns threaten Russian economic development, particularly in the energy sector. (Reuters)
June 20, 2023 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2023 Eli shooting
- Hamas kill four Israelis and injure four others in a mass shooting at a restaurant and a petrol station near the Israeli settlement of Eli in the occupied West Bank. The two gunmen are killed by a civilian and a soldier. (BBC News)
- 2023 Eli shooting
- Spillover of the Somali Civil War
- Seven people are killed and seven more injured when a police car and a public service vehicle are targeted by two roadside bombings at two different locations in Mandera County, Kenya. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- China–Pakistan relations
- The China National Nuclear Corporation and the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission sign a US$4.8 billion deal to construct the fifth unit at the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant, Pakistan's seventh nuclear power plant, in Punjab. (Reuters via CNN)
Health and environment
- Whaling in Iceland
- Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Svandís Svavarsdóttir announces that all whaling operations will be suspended in the country until August 31 at the earliest, citing welfare concerns after a video emerged of a hunted whale dying in agony over a five-hour period. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- War crimes in Afghanistan
- Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie announces that she has referred several members of the Australian Defence Force to the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes during the war in Afghanistan. (Canberra Times)
- Támara prison riot
- At least 41 inmates are killed and seven others are injured during a riot at a women's prison in Támara, near Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (AP)
- French police raid the Saint-Denis offices of the 2024 Parisian Summer Olympics organization committee and the headquarters of contracted construction company Solideo, over allegations of corruption. (BBC News)
- Hunter Biden, son of United States President Joe Biden, is provided a plea deal for misdemeanor offenses relating to failing to pay federal taxes. A further offense of owning a firearm while lying about being an illegal drug user will be dismissed, following a two-year probation. (The Guardian)
- Influencer Andrew Tate is charged by Romanian authorities with rape, human trafficking, and forming an organized crime group as part of an ongoing investigation. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Finnish parliamentary election
- Petteri Orpo is officially appointed as the 47th prime minister of Finland and forms his cabinet. (Reuters)
- LGBT rights in Estonia
- Estonia passes a bill legalising same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption by 2024, becoming the first Baltic and post-Soviet state to do so. (CNN)
- Education in South Korea
- The Ministry of Education announces plans to reform the College Scholastic Ability Test by removing questions unrelated to the curriculum taught in state schools. Education Minister Lee Ju-ho says that the reform aims to minimize students' dependence on hagwons and address the negative consequences of high-pressure education on students, citing the correlation with South Korea's high suicide rates. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
June 19, 2023 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- June 2023 Jenin incursion
- Six Palestinians are killed and 90 others are injured during an IDF raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
- June 2023 Jenin incursion
Arts and culture
- The mayor of the Nepali capital of Kathmandu, Balen Shah, bans the screenings of Indian films after dialogue in the recent epic film Adipurush stated that Sita from Hindu mythology was born in India instead of Nepal. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
- Indian low-cost airline IndiGo reaches a deal with European aerospace manufacturer Airbus to order 500 A320 aircraft, which will be delivered from 2030 to 2035, making it the largest single purchase agreement in commercial aviation. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Titan submersible incident
- The submersible Titan, carrying tourists to the wreck of the RMS Titanic, is reported missing, with the United States Coast Guard attempting to locate the missing vessel. (CBS News)
Health and environment
- The United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopts the High Seas Treaty, the first treaty aimed towards marine conservation in international waters. (The Hill)
- A report to the Japanese National Diet revealed that from the end of World War II to 1996 over 25,000 Japanese citizens were forcibly sterilized under their eugenics law, including two nine-year-olds. (BBC News)
International relations
- Qatar–United Arab Emirates relations
- The foreign ministries of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates announce that they will restore diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies in Doha and Abu Dhabi, after relations were suspended six years ago during the Qatar diplomatic crisis. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- Moldovan protests
- The Constitutional Court of Moldova outlaws the Șor Party after accusations that the party was trying to undermine the rule of law during the recent protests in Moldova. (Reuters)
- Commons Privileges Committee investigation into Boris Johnson, Partygate
- MPs vote to support the report issued by Parliament into former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (BBC News)
- Six people are killed and eight others injured in a shootout between rival gangs on a street in Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador. (AFP via France 24)
Sports
- Racism in association football
- The New Zealand national team abandon their friendly against Qatar at half-time in protest at a Qatari player's alleged use of a racial slur against New Zealand defender Michael Boxall, who is half Samoan. (CNN)
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