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Aleksander Barkov
- In ice hockey, the Florida Panthers (captain Aleksander Barkov pictured) defeat the Edmonton Oilers to win the Stanley Cup.
- In motorsport, Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye, and Phil Hanson of AF Corse win the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
- In the US state of Minnesota, state representative Melissa Hortman is assassinated and state senator John Hoffman is injured.
- Former president of Nicaragua and first elected female president in the Americas Violeta Chamorro dies at the age of 95.
June 22, 2025 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Iran–Israel war
- Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war
- American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
- U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the U.S. Air Force has conducted strikes on several nuclear facilities in Iran. (The Times of Israel)
- American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
- Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war
June 21, 2025 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Middle Eastern crisis
- Gaza war
- Rafah aid distribution killings
- Israeli gunfire and airstrikes kill at least 21 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including 11 people seeking aid assistance. (Al Jazeera)
- The European Union European External Action Service finds that Israel may have breached its human rights obligations under the terms of the EU-Israel Association agreement governing its ties with the EU. (Al Jazeera)
- Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces the UNRWA will open an office in Turkey's capital, Ankara. (Al Jazeera)
- Rafah aid distribution killings
- Iran–Israel war
- The death toll from Israel's strikes on Iran rises to more than 430, while 3,056 people have been injured. (Al Jazeera)
- Iran's health minister Mohammadreza Zafarghandi says Israel has targeted three hospitals during the conflict, killing two health workers and a child, and has targeted six ambulances. (Al Jazeera)
- Iran's emergency organization head says Israeli strikes have targeted medical and relief facilities, in addition to residential areas across the country. Three relief bases and eight ambulances have been seriously damaged or destroyed. (Al Jazeera)
- Gaza war
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 Santa Catarina hot air balloon crash
- At least eight people are killed and 13 others are injured in a hot air balloon accident in Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil. (CNN) (DW)
International relations
- Belarus–United States relations, Human rights in Belarus
- Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko pardons several opposition figures, including opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski, following a deal brokered by U.S. special envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg. (Politico)
- Pakistan–United States relations
- Pakistan announces that it will formally nominate U.S. president Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize, citing his mediation during the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict. (BBC News)
June 20, 2025 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Middle Eastern crisis
- Iran–Israel war
- 2025 Iran–European nuclear talks
- Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi meets with the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Germany, France and European Union in Geneva for talks about its nuclear program. (AP)
- Hundreds of thousands of people protest against Israel on the streets of Tehran after weekly prayers, chanting slogans in support of Iranian leaders. Protests also took place in Tabriz in northwestern Iran and Shiraz in the south. (Al Jazeera)
- Saudi Arabia's Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission says military strikes on civilian nuclear facilities violate international law in response to Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. (Al Jazeera)
- 2025 Iran–European nuclear talks
- Gaza war
- Rafah aid distribution killings
- Israeli gunfire and airstrikes kill at least 82 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including 34 people seeking aid assistance. (Al Jazeera)
- The United Nations relists Israel on its blacklist of countries committing abuses against children in armed conflict in its annual Children in Armed Conflict report. (Al Jazeera)
- Rafah aid distribution killings
- Iran–Israel war
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Odesa strikes
- Russian forces launch a large-scale drone strike at Odesa, Ukraine, damaging buildings and public facilities, with one person killed and another 14 injured. (Ukrainska Pravda)
- Odesa strikes
International relations
- France–Niger relations
- The Nigerien government announces it will nationalize the controlling share of the SOMAIR mining company that previously belonged to French multinational nuclear fuel cycle corporation Orano, which is in turn controlled by the French government. (DW) (AP)
- Singapore–Vietnam relations
- The governments of Singapore and Vietnam sign a memorandum to exchange 300 to 1,000 skilled workers between the countries annually. (VnExpress)
Law and crime
- Detention of Mahmoud Khalil
- Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil is released from prison, after being in custody for three months. (NBC News)
- The United Kingdom parliament votes to approve a bill allowing terminally ill adults to voluntarily end their lives, moving towards legalizing assisted suicide in England and Wales. (DW) (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- Deportation of the Crimean Tatars
- The parliament of the Netherlands recognizes the deportation of the Crimean Tatars carried out by the Soviet Union in 1944 as genocide. (Kyiv Independent)
June 19, 2025 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Middle Eastern crisis
- Iran–Israel war
- Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war
- The death toll from Israel's strikes on Iran rises to more than 240, including 70 women and children. To date, at least 24 people have been killed by Iranian strikes on Israel. (Al Jazeera)
- Iran strikes four sites in central and southern Israel. The Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, is hit by an Iranian ballistic missile, injuring at least 240 people. Iran says it was targeting a military site, striking an Israeli military and intelligence centre located near the hospital. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
- The Israeli Air Force strikes the Arak Nuclear Complex, a heavy-water reactor near Arak, Iran. (The Times of Israel)
- Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war
- Gaza war
- Rafah aid distribution killings
- Israeli gunfire and airstrikes kill at least 92 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including 16 people waiting for aid assistance near the Netzarim Corridor. (Al Jazeera)
- Rafah aid distribution killings
- Iran–Israel war
- Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict
- M23 campaign
- After three days of dialogue, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda sign a provisional peace treaty and are set to begin negotiations for a draft peace treaty on June 27. (Al Jazeera)
- M23 campaign
Disasters and accidents
- A rockslide at Bow Glacier Falls near Banff, Alberta, Canada, kills at least two people. Three other hikers sustained injuries. (CFCN-DT)
- Four people are missing after a Kawasaki medical helicopter on a rescue operation crashes north of Baie-Johan-Beetz near Natashquan on the Côte-Nord in Quebec, Canada. The pilot is found and taken to hospital. (CBC)
International relations
- Israel–Norway relations
- The Finnish Parliament votes 155–18 to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty, which bans the use of anti-personnel mines, citing the threat Russia poses to its national security. (Reuters) (Helsingin Sanomat)
Law and crime
- June 2025 Los Angeles protests
- A federal appeals court rules that President of the United States Donald Trump is allowed to keep the National Guard under federal control in California, pending further litigation. (BBC News)
- The Rwandan government arrests opposition figure Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, founder of the United Democratic Forces, for allegedly plotting to incite public unrest. (AP) (RFI)
June 18, 2025 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Middle Eastern crisis
- Iran–Israel war
- Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war
- Twenty-five Iranian ballistic missiles are launched at central Israel, with most being intercepted and no injuries reported. (YNet)
- Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war
- Gaza war
- Israeli gunfire and airstrikes kill at least 30 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
- Iran–Israel war
Business and economy
- Acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel
- After 18 months of negotiations, Nippon Steel finalizes its $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel. The deal allows U.S. Steel to retain its name and headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and gives the U.S. government the ability to veto corporate decisions as needed. (DW) (Business Wire)
Health and environment
- LGBTQ rights in the United States
- United States v. Skrmetti
- The U.S. Supreme Court votes 6–3 to uphold a law proposed by Tennessee to ban gender-affirming care for minors, allowing other states to implement similar bans. (NPR) (BBC News)
- United States v. Skrmetti
- Management of HIV/AIDS
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Gilead Sciences's new lenacapavir drug, marketed as Yeztugo, for the treatment of HIV after successful clinical trials show the drug nearly eliminated the infection spread. (NBC News) (AP)
Law and crime
- Córdoba Neonatal Hospital baby serial murders
- A court in Córdoba, Argentina, sentences nurse Brenda Agüero to life in prison for the serial murders of five babies and the attempted murder of eight others between March and June 2022, whom she deliberately injected with potassium and insulin. (Página 12)
Politics and elections
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- North Korean involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- North Korea sends thousands of workers to help rebuild Russia's Kursk. (BBC News)
- The parliament of Ukraine approves a law to allow multiple citizenship for Ukrainians in an attempt to ease a demographic crisis caused by the Russian invasion. (Reuters)
- North Korean involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Czech government survives a vote of no-confidence called by the opposition ANO party after the justice ministry accepted a bitcoin donation and sold them for nearly 1 billion Kč (US$47 million). (AP)
- The government of New Zealand halts its financial support to the Cook Islands over a partnership agreement signed with China earlier this year. (RNZ)
Science and technology
- Starship flight test 10
- SpaceX Starship 36 explodes when a "major anomaly" occurs during a static fire test. (KRIV-TV via Yahoo! News)
June 17, 2025 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Middle Eastern crisis
- Gaza war
- Rafah aid distribution killings
- Israel kills at least 59 Palestinians in Gaza after Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get humanitarian aid from trucks. At least 14 other people are also killed in separate Israeli gunfire and airstrikes elsewhere in the exclave. (Reuters)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- An Israeli soldier from the Golani Brigade is killed and three others are seriously injured in the southern Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
- Rafah aid distribution killings
- Iran–Israel war
- Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel War
- Israel says it has killed Major General Ali Shadmani, the most senior military commander in Iran who was appointed to his post four days ago. (The New York Times)
- U.S. president Donald Trump calls for the unconditional surrender of Iran amid its war with Israel. Iran rejects the ultimatum. (BBC News) (The Guardian)
- Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel War
- Gaza war
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kyiv strikes
- Russian forces launch a total of 440 drones and 32 missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine, damaging buildings and public facilities, killing 28 people and wounding dozens more. (BBC News)
- Russia's Ministry of Defence says its air defence units have intercepted and destroyed 147 Ukrainian drones overnight. (BBC News)
- Kyiv strikes
Disasters and accidents
- Twenty-four people are evacuated after two oil tankers collide near the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf of Oman. (NOS)
Law and crime
- Puntland–Yemen relations
- Seven Yemeni fishermen who were detained for nearly two months after entering Puntland waters without authorization from Puntland’s Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources are released. The fishermen were apprehended by the Puntland Maritime Police Force after their vessel was intercepted by the coastguard in the Ras Aseir region of Puntland. (The Eastleigh Voice) (Hiiraan Online)
Sports
- 2025 Stanley Cup Finals
- In ice hockey, the Florida Panthers defeat the Edmonton Oilers in six games in a rematch of last year's finals, repeating as Stanley Cup champions. (Miami Herald)
June 16, 2025 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Middle Eastern crisis
- 2024 Iran–Israel conflict
- Iran–Israel war (list of airstrikes)
- The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Iran rises to at least 220 people, including 70 women and children. (Al Jazeera)
- Israel strikes buildings in Tehran belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Iran's state-owned media company, knocking it temporarily off-air for an hour before later returning. Three employees are killed and several others are injured. (Al Jazeera) (Al-Monitor) (The Wall Street Journal)
- Iran says Israel struck a hospital in Kermanshah in western Iran. Video footage published by local platforms showed bloodstains, indicating casualties from the strike. (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli jets strike 120 surface-to-surface missile systems in central Iran and ten command and control centres belonging to the IRGC's Quds Force. (AP)
- Israeli drones strike two Iranian Air Force F-14 Tomcats stationed at Imam Khomeini International Airport. Combat footage released by the IDF confirm both were destroyed. (The Times of Israel)
- An Iranian ballistic missile barrage kills eight people and injures 287 others in central Israel. (The Times of Israel) (Reuters)
- Iran's parliament prepares a bill to exit the international nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. (Reuters)
- Israel announces it has taken "full aerial operational control" of the airspace over Tehran and western Iran after destroying much of the country's air defence network giving the Israeli Air Force near complete air supremacy over Iranian forces. (BBC News)
- Democratic senator Tim Kaine of Virginia introduces legislation to prevent U.S. president Donald Trump from using military force against Iran without Congress's authorization. (Reuters) (US Congress)
- Iran–Israel war (list of airstrikes)
- Gaza war
- Rafah aid distribution killings
- Israel kills at least 50 Palestinians in Gaza, including 23 near an aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. (Reuters)
- Rafah aid distribution killings
- 2024 Iran–Israel conflict
- Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria
- The death toll from the attack by unknown gunmen in Guma, Benue State, Nigeria, on Saturday increases to over 150, including many who were burned to death. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- The death toll from severe weather and flash floods in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, rises to at least 77 with more than 100 others still reported missing. (AP)
International relations
- Foreign relations of Andorra
- Andorra and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta establish official diplomatic relations. (Diari d'Andorra)
Law and crime
- Kincora Boys' Home scandal
- Gary Hoy, a survivor of child sexual abuse at Kincora, resolves a legal action against the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Home Secretary with an undisclosed agreement. The legal action alleged that paedophile housemaster William McGrath was allowed to target children to gather information about the far-right paramilitary organization Tara. (RTÉ).
- Thai police raid a house in Samut Prakan province, Thailand, and arrest 13 foreigners, mostly Australians and British people, for running a fraudulent electronic trading platform that has stolen over AU$1.9 million (US$1.2 million). (AP)
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