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Line 4: '''Armed conflicts and attacks''' *[[Kivu conflict]] **[[M23 offensive (2022–present)|M23 offensive]] ***[[March 23 Movement|M23]] rebels take control of [[Kayna, Democratic Republic of the Congo|Kayna]], Luofu, [[Kanyabayonga]], and surrounding areas after heavy fighting with [[Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|FARDC]]. Almost the entire population of [[Kanyabayonga]], including refugees it had taken in from [[Rutshuru]], flee the rebel advance. The town is considered a pathway to the cities of [[Butembo]] and [[Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo|Beni]]. [https://www.radiookapi.net/2024/06/29/actualite/securite/au-lendemain-de-la-prise-de-kanyabayonga-par-le-m23-la-quasi-totalite (Radio Okapi)] [https://www.voanews.com/a/m23-continues-to-gain-ground-in-volatile-east-dr-congo-/7678541.html (VOA)] *[[2024 Borno State bombings]] **Thirty people are killed in [[Borno State|Borno State]], [[Nigeria]], by bomb blasts at a hospital, wedding and funeral. [https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/29/africa/bomb-blasts-nigeria-intl-latam/index.html (CNN)] *[[Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)|Islamic State insurgency in Iraq]] **Five large [[bomb]]s planted by [[ISIL]] are discovered in the walls of the [[Great Mosque of al-Nuri, *[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] **At least *[[Sudanese civil war (2023–present)|Sudanese civil war]] ▲*Five large [[bomb]]s planted by [[ISIL]] are discovered in the walls of the [[Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Mosul|Great al-Nuri Mosque]] in [[Mosul]], [[Iraq]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/29/iraq-5-big-isil-bombs-found-hidden-in-mosuls-al-nuri-mosque (Al Jazeera)] **The [[Rapid Support Forces]] launch an assault and capture the town of [[Singa, Sudan|Singa]], the probable capital of [[Sennar State]], [[Sudan]]. [https://www.voanews.com/a/sudan-s-rsf-says-it-has-taken-key-town/7678325.html (VOA)] '''Disasters and accidents'''
*Landslides in [[Nepal]] kill nine people, including three children. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nepal-landslides-kill-nine-including-3-children-2024-06-29/ (Reuters)] *Five *Five [[Indian Army|Indian soldiers]] are killed in [[Ladakh]], [[India]], after their tank sinks in abruptly increased water levels in the [[Shyok River]] during a military exercise. [https://apnews.com/article/india-china-ladakh-tank-sinks-507ffea8d1f36687ae2f4a04f253cc6d (AP)] *Five people are killed and 38 others are injured after an explosion at an [[fireworks]] warehouse in [[Zamboanga City]], [[Philippines]]. [https://www.thedailystar.net/news/world/news/five-dead-38-injured-philippines-firecracker-depot-blast-3645351 (AFP via ''The Daily Star'')] '''Health and environment''' *[[2024 Atlantic hurricane season]] **[[Tropical storm|Tropical Storm]] Beryl intensifies into [[2024 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Beryl|Hurricane Beryl]], becoming the '''International relations''' *[[Haiti–United States relations]], [[Haitian crisis]] **The [[Biden administration]] '''Law and crime''' *[[Violent incidents in reaction to the Israel–Hamas war]] *A man attacks a [[Police of Serbia|police officer]] guarding the [[Israel]]i embassy in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]], with a [[crossbow]] before being shot and killed. [[President of Serbia]] [[Aleksandar Vučić]] calls it a terrorist attack against Serbia. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/attacker-killed-after-firing-crossbow-policeman-guarding-israeli-embassy-serbia-2024-06-29/ (Reuters)] ▼ **[[2024 attack on the Israeli embassy in Belgrade]] ▲***A man attacks a [[Police of Serbia|police officer]] guarding the [[Israel]]i embassy in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]], with a [[crossbow]] before being shot and killed. [[President of Serbia|Serbian President]] [[Aleksandar Vučić]] calls '''Politics and elections''' *[[2024 **Several hundred people march in [[Paris]], [[France]], to honour [[Killing of Nahel Merzouk|Nahel Merzouk]] and protest against [[Police brutality by country#France|police brutality]] and [[History of far-right movements in France#Fifth Republic|far-right parties]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/29/people-march-for-nahel-merzouk-a-year-after-he-was-shot-by-french-police (Al Jazeera)] **[[Mauritania]]ns vote between incumbent [[Mohamed Ould Ghazouani]] and six other candidates for [[President of Mauritania|President]], in the [[two-round system|first of two rounds]] of voting. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mauritanians-go-polls-ghazouani-seeks-re-election-2024-06-29/ (Reuters)]▼ *[[2024 Iranian presidential election]] **[[Saeed Jalili]] and [[Masoud Pezeshkian]] advance to the [[Iran]]ian presidential [[Run-off election|run-off]], amid record *[[2024 Mauritanian presidential election]] ▲**[[Mauritania]]ns vote between incumbent [[Mohamed Ould Ghazouani]] and six other candidates for [[President of Mauritania|President]] *Over 100,000 [[Germany|German]] protesters and 1,000 [[Law enforcement in Germany|police officers]] clash at an [[Alternative for Germany]] event in [[Essen]], Germany. Police use [[pepper spray]] and [[baton (law enforcement)|batons]] on protesters. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/29/protesters-police-clash-as-germanys-far-right-afd-party-congress-starts (Al Jazeera)] [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyx5yq7wy55o (BBC News)] <!-- All news items above this line -->}} | |||