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- 27 June 2024 – 2024 Pakistan heat wave
- At least 568 people die from heat-related illnesses due to extreme temperatures and humidity in southern Pakistan, with at least 427 in Karachi alone. (The Independent) (BBC)
- 27 June 2024 –
- The Russian satellite Resurs-P No.1 breaks up into over 100 pieces of debris, near the International Space Station. (Reuters)
- Five people are killed and at least five others are injured when a train collided with a bus near Nové Zámky, Slovakia. (Reuters)
- 27 June 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- North Korean involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- According to an anonymous South Korean government official, North Korea is preparing to send engineering forces to the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine in July 2024. (NK News)
- 27 June 2024 –
- The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party expels former Ministers of National Defense of China Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe from the Chinese Communist Party following charges of corruption against them. (CNA)
- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs a law establishing English as an official language of international communication in Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent)
- The U.S. Justice Department charges 193 people, including 76 medical professionals, with participating in $2.75 billion in healthcare fraud schemes, including unlawful distribution of Adderall and drug addiction treatments. (Reuters)
- The United States Supreme Court blocks a proposed Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement that would have shielded members of the Sackler family from civil lawsuits relating to the opioid epidemic, citing issues regarding the protection of third parties from lawsuits. (CNN)
- Thousands of people protest in cities across Kenya, calling for the removal of President William Ruto. (Al Jazeera)
- 26 June 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Bombing of the Gaza Strip
- An Israeli airstrike on a home in Beit Lahiya in North Gaza kills at least 15 Palestinians. (Al Jazeera)
- 26 June 2024 – 2024 Bolivian coup attempt
- President Luis Arce accuses military general Juan José Zúñiga of plotting a coup, and calls for a general strike and blocking of roads to prevent the coup. The attempted coup fails. (Reuters) (AP)
- Bolivian general Juan José Zúñiga is arrested following his failed coup attempt. (Reuters)
- 26 June 2024 – Jihadist insurgency in Niger
- Niger's ministry of defence announces three days of national mourning following yesterday's ambush of security forces near the village of Tassia in Tillabéri Region, which killed at least 20 soldiers and a civilian and injured several others. (Al Jazeera)
- 26 June 2024 – Kivu conflict
- Two South African soldiers are killed and twenty others are injured in a mortar attack on a South African National Defence Force logistics base in Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (SABC News)
- 26 June 2024 –
- Unidentified attackers open fire on a Tunisian military patrol near the border with Libya, killing a soldier, according to the Tunisian Ministry of Defence. (Al Arabiya)
- Three fishermen are found dead following heavy rainfall and winds that caused coastal flooding along New Zealand's eastern coast. (1 News)
- Twenty people are killed following two days of heavy rains in Nepal. (Reuters)
- 26 June 2024 – Russia–European Union relations, Belarus–European Union relations
- The leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia call on the European Union to construct a €2.5 billion (US$2.67 billion) defence line between them and Russia and Belarus to secure the EU from military, economic, and migrant-related threats. (Reuters)
- 26 June 2024 –
- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is formally selected as the next NATO Secretary-General. (CNN)
- 26 June 2024 – International Criminal Court investigation in Mali
- The International Criminal Court convicts Malian Islamist Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz of Ansar Dine on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. (Reuters)
- 26 June 2024 –
- German government ministers agree on legislation to expedite deportation for individuals who post or "like" social media content that celebrates or promotes terrorist acts. (DW)
- Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $8 million for drug trafficking and firearms offences in a U.S. federal court. (CNN) (Reuters)
- 26 June 2024 – 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
- Incumbent New York representative Jamaal Bowman loses a Democratic Party primary challenge against George Latimer in the 16th district, in what has become the most expensive House of Representatives primary in history by campaign spending. (BBC News) (The New York Times)
- 26 June 2024 – Kenya Finance Bill protests
- President William Ruto withdraws the controversial Kenya Finance Bill 2024 following an attack on the parliament that killed multiple people. (Reuters)
- 26 June 2024 –
- France's government orders the dissolution of several far-right and radical Muslim groups prior to France's upcoming legislative election due to their violence, discrimination, and hate speech toward different races, women, and LGBTQ+ people. (AP)
- 26 June 2024 – 2024 NBA Draft
- In basketball, the first day of the draft for the National Basketball Association is held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., with the Atlanta Hawks selecting French player Zaccharie Risacher with the first overall pick. (Africa ESPN)
- 25 June 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Israeli airstrikes kill at least 24 people in Gaza City, including ten family members of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
- 25 June 2024 – Russo-Ukrainian War
- The European Court of Human Rights unanimously finds Russia guilty of systematic violations of human rights in the Crimean peninsula. (Al Jazeera)
- Russia and Ukraine each return 90 prisoners of war in a prisoner exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates. (Reuters)
- 25 June 2024 – Haitian crisis
- Kenyan police units arrive in Haiti for a United Nations-backed security mission to restore order. (France 24) (The Washington Post)
- 25 June 2024 –
- The European Commission levies an antitrust fine against Microsoft, charging it with violating European Union competition law by illegally linking its Microsoft Teams app with Microsoft Office, giving the former an unfair advantage over Slack. (Reuters)
- 25 June 2024 – 2024 North America heat waves
- Puerto Rico announces its first island-wide heat advisory to all 78 municipalities due to predicted highs of 114°F (46°C) and widespread power outages. (AP)
- 25 June 2024 – Enlargement of the European Union
- Accession of Ukraine to the European Union, Accession of Moldova to the European Union
- The European Union formally launches accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. (Barron's)
- 25 June 2024 – Iran–United States relations
- The United States Department of the Treasury announces economic sanctions on 50 people and companies in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and the Marshall Islands, for allegedly funding and helping Iran's military gain access to the international financial system. (Al Jazeera)
- 25 June 2024 –
- The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elects former Swiss president Alain Berset as the Council's new Secretary General, succeeding Marija Pejčinović Burić. (Politico)
- Russia bans 81 media outlets from access inside the country, including Agence France-Presse and Politico, in retaliation for a European Union ban on Russian media outlets. (Reuters)
- 25 June 2024 – Gun violence in the United States
- U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declares gun violence a public health emergency. (AP)
- A gunman kills five people, critically injures a girl in North Las Vegas, Nevada, then himself upon being confronted by the police the following day. (Reuters)
- 25 June 2024 – Conscription of yeshiva students
- The Supreme Court of Israel rules that the Israel Defense Forces and the government are legally bound to conscript Haredi yeshiva students, overturning their prior exemption from mandatory military service. (The Jerusalem Post) (NPR)
- 25 June 2024 – Indictment and arrest of Julian Assange
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is freed following a plea deal with the United States, which results in Assange pleading guilty to espionage-related charges. (Reuters)
- 25 June 2024 – International Criminal Court investigation in Ukraine
- The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Russia's Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and former defence minister Sergei Shoigu. (Barron's) (The Guardian)
- 25 June 2024 – Kenya Finance Bill protests
- 2024 Parliament of Kenya attack
- Thousands of anti-tax protestors assault and set the Parliament of Kenya building in Nairobi on fire, as riots begin following the approval of a finance bill. The ceremonial mace is also stolen by protesters. Ten people are killed and more than 50 others are injured as police open fire on protestors. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News)
- President William Ruto deploys the military to stop the protests. (Bloomberg)
- 25 June 2024 – 2024 United Kingdom general election date betting scandal
- A fifth Conservative Party member is investigated for involvement in the ongoing election betting scandal. (The Guardian)
- 25 June 2024 – LGBT rights in Peru
- The Peruvian Ministry of Health announces that it will stop labeling transgender individuals as suffering from mental disorders, but will instead use the term "gender discordance". (Reuters)
- 25 June 2024 – Chinese space program
- The Chang'e 6 lunar exploration mission successfully returns to Earth after collecting rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon. (AP)
- 24 June 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Gaza humanitarian crisis
- Eleven Palestinians, including the director of Gaza's Ambulance and Emergency Department, are killed in Israeli airstrikes on the al-Shati refugee camp, Bani Suhaila, and Gaza City. (Reuters)
- Three-phase Israel–Hamas war ceasefire proposal
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects the U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal for the war in Gaza, instead committing to continuing the war and "the goal of eliminating Hamas." (TIME)
- 24 June 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- At least four people are killed and 40 others are injured when Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles hit Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent) (Reuters)
- 24 June 2024 – 2024 Dagestan attack
- The death toll from the attack on a synagogue and Orthodox church in Derbent and Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, yesterday, increases to 20, with 46 others injured. (Reuters)
- 24 June 2024 – Aricell battery factory fire
- Twenty-two people are killed and two others are injured in a fire at a lithium battery factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea. (Reuters)
- 24 June 2024 –
- Eight people are killed in a fire in an office building in Fryazino, Moscow Oblast, Russia. (BBC News)
- Officials in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, issue an evacuation warning due to flooding on the Blue Earth River breaching the Rapidan Dam, pushing it into an "imminent failure condition" upstream of several cities. Flooding also collapses a railroad bridge connecting South Dakota and Iowa and kills two people. (WCCO-TV) (AP)
- The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland reports that Scottish wildcat kittens have been born in the Cairngorms National Park, in a "major milestone" for the conservation of the critically endangered population. (The Guardian)
- 24 June 2024 – Philippine drug war
- Trial courts in Metro Manila, Philippines, dismiss the remaining charges filed against former senator Leila de Lima during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, including the last of the three involving her alleged conspiracy in the illegal drug trade, as well as another on her disobedience to a summons for a House hearing. (BBC News)
- 24 June 2024 –
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange enters a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department, in which he will be found guilty on one federal charge in exchange for his release back to Australia. (ABC News)
- 24 June 2024 – 2024 New Caledonia unrest
- Violence and riots resume in New Caledonia after eight pro-independence activists were flown to France for pre-trial detention yesterday. Protesters burn police vehicles, block roads, and set fire to the town hall in Koumac. (Al Jazeera)
- 24 June 2024 – 2023–24 NHL season
- In ice hockey, the Florida Panthers defeat the Edmonton Oilers in seven games to win the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals, marking their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history. The Panthers also avoid becoming the fifth team in National Hockey League history to lose a series despite having a 3–0 series lead. (The Washington Post)
- 23 June 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Crimea attacks
- June 2024 Sevastopol missile attack
- Ukrainian forces launch an ATACMS missile bombardment on Sevastopol, Crimea, with missile fragments hitting a beach, killing five people and injuring at least 153 others of which 27 were children. Russia's ministry of defense says that it holds the United States responsible for the attack and vows that there will be a response. (Reuters)
- Kharkiv strikes
- One person is killed and ten others are injured in Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- 23 June 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Eight Palestinians are killed in IDF airstrikes that hit a UNRWA-run vocational college in Gaza City that was being used to distribute aid. (Reuters)
- 23 June 2024 – 2024 Dagestan attack
- At least 16 people are killed and 13 others are injured in Dagestan, Russia, when gunmen open fire on a synagogue and an Orthodox church in Derbent and on a traffic police post in Makhachkala. (Al Arabiya) (RBK)
- 23 June 2024 – Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- North Macedonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges all its citizens in Lebanon to leave as soon as possible due to "deteriorating security" in the region from escalating conflicts. (Sloboden Pečat)
- 23 June 2024 – Red Sea crisis
- The Houthis claim to have carried out a joint military operation with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq to target four vessels in the Port of Haifa, Israel. (Al Jazeera)
- 23 June 2024 – 2024 Hajj disaster
- The Saudi health minister announces that 1,301 people are now confirmed to have died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage. (Al Arabiya)
- 23 June 2024 –
- One person is found dead after floods in southern Switzerland. (Reuters)
- 23 June 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Israel–Hamas war protests in Israel
- More than 150,000 Israelis rally and march in Tel Aviv to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, calling for new elections, the return of hostages, and a ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
- 23 June 2024 – 2024 New Caledonia unrest
- Independence leader Christian Tein and seven other activists are flown to France for pre-trial detention after being arrested for inciting violence and riots in New Caledonia. (Al Jazeera)
- 23 June 2024 –
- On the Grand Duke's Official Birthday, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg announces that his son and heir Guillaume will assume royal duties beginning in October, in preparation for Henri's eventual abdication. (Luxembourg Times)