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'''Armed conflicts and attacks'''

*[[Israel–Hamas war]]

**[[Rafah offensive]]

**Twenty-five people are killed and 50 others are injured in [[Israel]]i [[airstrike]]s against tents housing displaced people in [[Rafah]] in the [[Gaza Strip]]. [https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-06-20-2024-97701dddad7d558dc2ce92bf43016a95 (AP)]▼

***[[June 2024 Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack]]

▲****Twenty-five people are killed and 50 others are injured in [[Israel]]i [[airstrikeShell (projectile)|shelling]]s againstnear tents[[Al-Mawasi, housing displaced people inRafah|Muwasi]], [[Rafah]] in the. [[Gaza Strip]]. [https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-06-20-2024-97701dddad7d558dc2ce92bf43016a95 (AP)]

*[[Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]

**FiveAn [[PakistanImprovised Armyexplosive device|PakistaniIED]] soldierskills are killed in anfive [[ImprovisedPakistan explosiveArmy|Pakistan device|IEDArmy personnel]] blast in [[Kurram District]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]]. [https://www.arabnews.com/node/2534951/pakistan (Arab News)]

'''Business and economy'''

*[[France–Niger relations]]

**[[Niger]]'s [[National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland|military junta]] revokes the operating license of [[France|French]] nuclear fuel producer [[Orano]] at the [[Imouraren mine|Imouraren uranium mine]], amid tensions between the two countries. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0kked7ydqyo (BBC News)]

'''Disasters and accidents'''

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**At least 1,119 [[pilgrim]]s, more than half of whom are from [[Egypt]], are now confirmed to have died from heat-related causes during the [[Hajj]] in [[Saudi Arabia]]. [https://www.barrons.com/news/saudi-state-did-not-fail-after-hundreds-dead-during-hajj-official-to-afp-d8c5ff8e (''Barron's'')]

**[[President of Tunisia]] [[Kais Saied]] dismisses the [[Ministry of Religious Affairs (Tunisia)|Minister of Religious Affairs]] after 49 [[Tunisia]]ns are reported to have died in this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. [https://english.alarabiya.net/News/north-africa/2024/06/21/tunisia-sacks-religious-affairs-minister-amid-hajj-casualties (Al Arabiya)]

*[[2024 Guangdong floods]]

**The death toll from the [[flood]]s and [[landslide]]s in [[Meizhou]], [[Guangdong]], [[China]], increases to 47 people. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/21/death-toll-from-southern-china-floods-reaches-47 (Al Jazeera)]▼

*[[2024 North America heat waves]]

**At least six people die due to [[Heat illness|heat-related illness]] in the [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] metropolitan area]] in [[Arizona]], [[United States]], as temperatures reach {{conv|115|F|C}}. [https://apnews.com/article/arizona-heat-deaths-59ddc3afd1052d482b836723ed22e88e (AP)]

*[[2024 West African floods]]

**At least 21 people are killed by floods in [[Niger|Niger's]] [[Maradi region]] and the suburbs of [[Niamey]] after unusually heavy rainfall in the region. [https://apnews.com/article/niger-floods-rain-rainy-season-climate-change-desert-c7616a35d99a9e831fba69da7a46d5b8 (AP)]

*[[2024 European heatwaves]]

▲*The death toll from the [[flood]]s and [[landslide]]s in [[Meizhou]], [[Guangdong]], [[China]], increases to 47 people. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/21/death-toll-from-southern-china-floods-reaches-47 (Al Jazeera)]

**Most of [[Montenegro]] and parts of [[Albania]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], and [[Croatia]] experience [[Power outage|blackouts]] as a result of a heavy load on the electrical grid caused by an unexpected increase in power consumption due to high temperatures. [https://www.dw.com/en/balkan-countries-suffer-blackouts-amid-major-heatwave/a-69440332 (DW)]▼

*At least 11 people are killed in wildfires in [[Southeastern Anatolia Region|southeast]] [[Turkey]]. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/agricultural-fire-spreads-settlements-southeast-turkey-leaving-5-111303409 (ABC News)]

*EightA workersworker is killed and five others are critically injured in an explosion at an [[aluminium]] processing plant in [[Bolzano]], [[South Tyrol]], [[Italy]]. [https://corrieredeltrentinowww.corriereansa.it/sito/notizie/cronacaflash/24_giugno_212024/06/23/bolzano-esplosione-nellain-fabbrica-dia-aluminiumbolzano-seimorto-operaiun-gravioperaio-6340b8c9_a15eb025-bf0e390a-48434fc6-a22ca53b-c712266f8xlk_amp709d044a496f.shtmlhtml (''Corriere del TrentinoANSA'')]

*[[France]] reports nearly 200 cases of [[cholera]] in [[Mayotte]]. [https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/06/21/france-reports-almost-200-cholera-cases-in-mayotte_6675367_7.html. (''Le Monde'')]

*The death toll from torrential rains in [[El Salvador]] increases to 19 people, including at least two children. [https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-san-salvador-rains-landslides-emergency-8275ca07e9669ad629bd5a933e0a2fa3 (AP)]

▲*Most of [[Montenegro]] and parts of [[Albania]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], and [[Croatia]] experience [[Power outage|blackouts]] as a result of a heavy load on the electrical grid caused by an unexpected increase in power consumption due to high temperatures. [https://www.dw.com/en/balkan-countries-suffer-blackouts-amid-major-heatwave/a-69440332 (DW)]

'''International relations'''

*[[Enlargement of the European Union]]

**[[Accession of Moldova to the European Union]], [[Accession of Ukraine to the European Union]]

***[[European Union]] member states agree to begin negotiations on the accession of [[Moldova]] and [[Ukraine]] to the EU next week. [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ukraine-ap-belgium-russia-moldova-b2566648.html (''The Independent'')]

***[[Moldovan president]] [[Maia Sandu]] signs the decree that begins negotiations on Moldova's accession to the European Union. Sandu also announces that the first Moldova–EU intergovernmental conference will take place on 25 June. [https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/moldovan-president-signs-decree-on-start-of-eu-accession-talks/3254874 (Anadolu Agency)]

*[[Armenia–Palestine relations]], [[International recognition of the State of Palestine]]

**[[Armenia]] officially recognises the [[State of Palestine]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/armenia-recognises-palestinian-statehood-says-armenian-foreign-ministry-2024-06-21/ (Reuters)]

*[[Israel–Ukraine relations]]

**[[Israel]] and Ukraine mutually impose travel restrictions to each others' citizens, preventing reciprocal visa-free travel without an authorization permit. [https://kyivindependent.com/israel-ukraine-to-suspend-visa-free-regime/ (''The Kyiv Independent'')]

'''Law and crime'''

*[[2024 Fordyce shooting]]

**Four people are killed and ten others are wounded in a shooting at the Mad Butcher supermarket in [[Fordyce, Arkansas]], United States. The suspect, Travis Eugene Posey, is shot and arrested by [[Arkansas State Police]]. [https://apnews.com/article/arkansas-grocery-shooting-a4c8496ca2fc60feb1f52e5298cbecc2 (AP)]

*[[Cross-Strait relations]]

**[[China]] officially defines [[Taiwan independence movement|Taiwanese separatist behavior]] as a criminal act, threatening the [[death penalty]] for "diehard" [[Taiwan]]ese separatists. [https://www.ft.com/content/eac10230-8436-4e7e-9999-816797afbd58 (''Financial Times'')]

*[[LGBT rights in Namibia]]

**AThe high[[Judiciary courtof Namibia|High Court]] inof [[Namibia]] rules that two [[German South West Africa|colonial-era]] laws criminalizing gay [[sex between men]] are unconstitutional. [https://www.dw.com/en/namibia-court-says-laws-banning-gay-sex-unconstitutional/a-69436971 (DW)]

*A court in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland|Swiss]] court, sentences [[India|Indian-born]] billionaire [[Prakash Hinduja]] and three of his family members to four years in prison for exploiting domestic workers at their villa in [[Cologny]]. [https://apnews.com/article/hinduja-switzerland-geneva-human-trafficking-exploitation-india-b0a40f9872ea096c4722754c1267490b (AP)]

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