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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian forces shell Kherson, injuring nine civilians near an evacuation point in a part of the city flooded after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam. (The New York Times)
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Afghan conflict
- Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- 2023 Fayzabad mosque bombing
- A car bomb outside a mosque in Fayzabad, Afghanistan, kills at least eleven people and injures 30 others during a prayer service for the deputy governor of Badakhshan Province, who was killed two days ago. The Islamic State claimed responsibility. (BBC News)
- 2023 Fayzabad mosque bombing
- Islamic State–Taliban conflict
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Samoa floods
- Shark attack
- A Russian national is killed by a tiger shark off the coast of Hurghada, Egypt. Following the attack, authorities close off a 46-mile (74km) stretch of the Red Sea coastline until June 11. The tiger shark has been captured. (The Guardian)
- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology issues a 'level 3 alert' for Mayon Volcano in Albay due to the presence of volcanic earthquakes, indicating an increased risk of lava flows and possible eruptions. Albay Governor Edcel Lagman orders the evacuation of residents within a 6-kilometre radius of the volcano. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- 2023 Marburg virus disease outbreak in Equatorial Guinea
- The World Health Organization announces that the outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Equatorial Guinea, which has killed 35 people since February, has ended. (CBC News)
Law and crime
- 2023 Annecy stabbing
- Six people, including four children, are injured in a mass stabbing at Lake Annecy in Haute-Savoie, France. The attacker, a Syrian national, is arrested. (BBC News)
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