June 16, 2024 (Sunday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Previously-detained inmates with alleged links to the Islamic State take two employees hostage in a pre-trial detention center in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Russian national guards storm the center, killing all six hostage takers.

(The Washington Post), (AP)

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Norway announces that it will give Ukraine 1.1 billion kroner (US$103 million) to help repair its energy infrastructure and secure the country's electricity supply before the winter.

(Le Monde)

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The two-day Global Peace Summit, dedicated to the discussion of "Ukraine's Peace Formula", ends at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland.

(CNN)

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Russia claims that it captured the village of Zahirne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine.

(Barron's)

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Israel's military announces that it will begin "tactical pauses" in combat along roads in Southern Gaza during the daytime in order to allow humanitarian aid trucks to travel through the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling the pauses "unacceptable".

(AP)

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Arts and culture

At the 2024 Tony Awards, Stereophonic wins Best Play and The Outsiders wins Best Musical.

(CBS News)

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Disasters and accidents

Around 1,200 people are evacuated from the Hungry Valley area near Los Angeles, California, United States, as the Post Fire spreads through the dry mountains near Interstate 5.

(AP)

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At least 19 Jordanian and Iranian pilgrims are killed during the hajj in Saudi Arabia, with at least 14 dying from heat stroke.

(Barron's)

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At least six people are killed in a landslide caused by heavy rainfall that struck a highway in Baños in central Ecuador, with 30 other people reported missing.

(AP)

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Law and crime

Seven people are injured and one other person is injured while running away in a shooting at a pop-up party in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States.

(AP)

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Politics and elections

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ Ukrainian Armed Forces troops and supporters march in central Kyiv to demand legal reforms for more same-sex partnership rights despite opposition from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as well as from counter-protesters.

(AP)

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Liechtensteiners vote 53.7% positively on a referendum to build a new state hospital.

(Liechtenstein Institut)

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