Current events: 2023-06-18

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
    • Ukrainian forces capture the front line village of {{ill|Piatykhatky, Zaporizhzhia Oblast|lt=Piatykhatky|uk|П'ятихатки (Василівський район)}} in Zaporizhzhia Oblast as heavy fighting continues. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• One person is killed and 25 others are reported missing after heavy rains cause flash floods across Nepal. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2023 Willowbrook shooting
  • Twenty three people are shot, one of them fatally, at a Juneteenth celebration in Willowbrook, Illinois, United States. (ABC News)
• Fourteen people die from drinking bootleg alcohol in Alborz province, Iran. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Malian constitutional referendum
  • Malians head to the polls to vote on a referendum that, among other things, would enhance the powers of the President. (Al Jazeera English)

Sports

• 2022–23 UEFA Nations League
  • In association football, Spain defeat Croatia 5–4 on penalties, after a 0–0 draw, in the final held at the De Kuip in Rotterdam, Netherlands, to win their first UEFA Nations League. (BBC)

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