Current events: 2023-06-11

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
    • Ukrainian forces claim to have retaken three villages south of Velyka Novosilka in the southern Donetsk region. (The Guardian)

• Four police officers are killed and two others are injured in a mass shooting at two police stations in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Sixteen people are arrested in connection with the shootings. (CNA)

Disasters and accidents

• Interstate 95 bridge collapse
  • A section of I-95 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, collapses after a tanker truck catches fire under an overpass. (CNN)
• Ten people are killed and eleven others injured in a bus crash near Greta, New South Wales, Australia. (Sydney Morning Herald)
• Three British tourists are reported missing following a boat fire on the Egyptian Red Sea. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is arrested as part of an investigation into financial misconduct by the Scottish National Party. (The Guardian)

Sports

• 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans, 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
  • The AF Corse Ferrari team wins the 91st Le Mans 24 Hours with drivers James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi. It is Ferrari's first victory at the event since 1965. (The Guardian)
• 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship
  • In Test cricket, Australia win their first Test World Cup title, defeating India by 209 runs on the final day at The Oval in London, England. Australia's Travis Head is named player of the match. (BBC Sport)

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