Current events: 2023-06-02

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Battle of Bakhmut
    • Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin accuses the Russian Armed Forces of trying to kill his troops with anti-tank mines in Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, amid the mercenary group's withdrawal from the war-torn city. (Reuters)
  • Southern Ukraine campaign
    • Russian occupation official Vladimir Rogov says Ukrainian forces have shelled the Port of Berdiansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, injuring nine people. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
  • The Fort Bragg U.S. Army base in North Carolina, named after Confederate Army general Braxton Bragg, is renamed to Fort Liberty. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Balasore train collision
  • At least 207 people are killed and more than 900 others are injured in a train collision in Balasore, India. (Reuters)
• One person is killed and nine more are injured during a fire at a building in Rome, Italy. (BBC News)
• 2023 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Tropical Storm Arlene forms as the first named storm of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season. (Washington Post)

Health and environment

• Demographics of Japan
  • It is reported that Japan's 2022 fertility rate reaches a record low of 1.2565, below the previous low of 1.2601 from 2005. (Reuters)

International relations

• Foreign nationals detained in Iran
  • Iran releases one Danish and two Austrian citizens. (BBC)

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