Twenty-five Iranian ballistic missiles are launched at central Israel, with most being intercepted, but no injuries are reported.
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June 18, 2025 (Wednesday)
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Business and economy
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.
Health and environment
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.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Gilead Sciences's new lenacapavir drug, marketed as Yeztugo, for the treatment of HIV after the drug successfully eliminated the infection in clinical trials.
Politics and elections
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.
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 KÄŤ (US$47 million).
The government of New Zealand halts its financial support to the Cook Islands over a partnership agreement signed with China earlier this year. The New Zealand government says it won't reconsider its position until the Cook Islands takes "concrete steps" to repair the relationship.
June 17, 2025 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
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.
Israel kills at least 59 Palestinians in Gaza after Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get humanitarian aid from trucks. At least fourteen other people were also killed in separate Israeli gunfire and airstrikes elsewhere in the exclave.
Russia's Ministry of Defence says its air defence units have intercepted and destroyed 147 Ukrainian drones overnight.
An Israeli soldier from the Golani Brigade is killed and three others are seriously injured in the southern Gaza Strip.
U.S. President Donald Trump calls for the unconditional surrender of Iran amid its war with Israel. Iran rejects the ultimatum.
Russian forces launch a total of 440 drones and 32 missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine, damaging buildings and public facilities, and killing 28 people and wounding dozens more.
Disasters and accidents
Twenty-four people are evacuated after two oil tankers collide near the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf of Oman.
Law and crime
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.
Sports
In hockey, the Florida Panthers defeat the Edmonton Oilers in 6 games in a rematch of last year's finals, repeating as Stanley Cup champions.
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