June 15, 2024 (Saturday)

The United States announces a $1.5 billion aid package to Ukraine, focused primarily on the country's energy industry and humanitarian assistance.

Three people are killed and five others are injured in a Russian cluster munition strike on the village of Ulakly in Donetsk Oblast.

World leaders meet at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland to advance the Ukrainian peace process.

An IED kills eight IDF personnel in a Namer armoured personnel carrier in Rafah.

Two people are killed in a plane crash near Chino, California, United States.

A Dutch tourist is found dead and three other tourists are missing on different Greek islands.

Nine people are injured, including two young children, in a shooting at a splash pad in Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States.

Iran and Sweden complete a prisoner swap mediated by Oman, with former Iranian official Hamid Nouri being exchanged for former Swedish diplomat Johan Floderus and a Swedish-Iranian citizen.

China issues new regulations allowing its national coastguard to detain foreigners accused of illegally entering China's claimed territorial waters and adjacent waters.

Two people are killed and six are injured after a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration at a park in Round Rock, Texas, United States.

Over 600,000 people march in cities across France to protest against the far-right National Rally party.

Honduran President Xiomara Castro announces new measures to reduce gang activity in Honduras, including building a 20,000-capacity "megaprison" and plans to designate gang members as terrorists.

Thousands of women march in São Paulo, Brazil, in protest of a bill that would equate late abortions after 22 weeks to homicide with sentences of six to 20 years in prison.