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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 139970" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93Russia_relations" target="_blank">Belarus–Russia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus" target="_blank">Belarus</a> begin the second stage of their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_nuclear_weapon" target="_blank">tactical nuclear weapons</a> drills. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/belarus-ap-ukraine-russia-vladimir-putin-b2560454.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War" target="_blank">Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission" target="_blank">European Commission</a> President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen" target="_blank">Ursula von der Leyen</a> announces that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> will give <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" target="_blank">€</a>3.4 billion (USD$3.6 billion) throughout the summer from Russian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">frozen assets</a> revenue. <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/von-der-leyen-ukraine-to-receive-1-5-billion-euros-in-russian-frozen-assets-revenue-in-july/" target="_blank">(The Kyiv Independent)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Russia says the it has captured the villages of Tymkivka in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Oblast" target="_blank">Kharkiv Oblast</a> and Miasozharivka in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhansk_Oblast" target="_blank">Luhansk Oblast</a>. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/russia-says-captured-two-more-eastern-ukrainian-villages-15bef1ea" target="_blank">(Barrons via AFP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" target="_blank">United States Secretary of State</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Blinken" target="_blank">Antony Blinken</a> announces more than $400 million in new humanitarian aid for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a>. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/11/politics/antony-blinken-gaza-aid-humanitarian/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_insurgency_in_Iraq_%282017%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Islamic State insurgency in Iraq</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_security_forces" target="_blank">Iraqi security forces</a> in cooperation with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">U.S.</a>-led <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition" target="_blank">coalition</a> forces kill Abu Zainab, a senior member of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raqqa" target="_blank">Raqqa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraqi-forces-kill-senior-islamic-state-leader-raid-syria-2024-06-11/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_conflict" target="_blank">Korean conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a> says that its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Army" target="_blank">forces</a> fired <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warning_shot" target="_blank">warning shots</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea" target="_blank">North Korean</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_People%27s_Army" target="_blank">soldiers</a> who briefly crossed the demarcation line in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Demilitarized_Zone" target="_blank">Korean Demilitarized Zone</a>. South Korean authorities state that they believe the intrusion, which occurred in a densely forested area, was accidental. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-fired-warning-shots-weekend-after-border-incursion-2024-06-11/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Sudanese civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Migration" target="_blank">International Organization for Migration</a> says that more than 10 million people have now been <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internally_displaced_person" target="_blank">internally displaced</a> by the war in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>, including around a third of the population of the capital <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum" target="_blank">Khartoum</a>, making it the world's worst displacement crisis. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/11/more-than-10-million-displaced-in-war-torn-sudan-iom-says" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bank" target="_blank">World Bank</a> approves $1 billion for the construction of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasu_Dam" target="_blank">Dasu Dam</a> in northwest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/06/11/world-bank-approves-a-1-billion-loan-for-pakistan-s-key-hydropower-project" target="_blank">(Al-Arabiya)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Production begins at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal" target="_blank">Senegal</a>'s first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore_drilling" target="_blank">offshore oil project</a> at the Sangomar oil fields which aims to produce 100,000 barrels of oil per day. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/production-starts-senegals-offshore-oil-project-111017151" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Chikangawa_Dornier_228_crash" target="_blank">2024 Chikangawa Dornier 228 crash</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The wreckage of an aircraft which went missing yesterday in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi" target="_blank">Malawi</a> amid bad weather is found. All ten people on board, including the country's Vice-President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saulos_Chilima" target="_blank">Saulos Chilima</a>, are confirmed dead. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/malawi-president-all-killed-plane-carrying-vice-president-chilima-2024-06-11/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Aerospace_Forces" target="_blank">Russian Aerospace Forces</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-34" target="_blank">Sukhoi Su-34</a> aircraft crashes during a routine training exercise in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania" target="_blank">North Ossetia–Alania</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>, killing all aboard. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-su-34-bomber-crashes-caucasus-crew-killed-agencies-report-2024-06-11/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Sri_Lanka_relations" target="_blank">Russia–Sri Lanka relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" target="_blank">Sri Lanka</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Sri_Lanka%29" target="_blank">foreign ministry</a> says that the country has received assurances from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> that it would stop recruiting Sri Lankan citizens to fight in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/06/11/russia-to-stop-recruiting-fighters-from-sri-lanka-colombo-says-" target="_blank">(Al-Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weiss_special_counsel_investigation" target="_blank">Weiss special counsel investigation</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden" target="_blank">Hunter Biden</a>, son of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a>, is convicted in a federal court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware" target="_blank">Delaware</a> on three felony counts of possession of a firearm while under the influence of narcotics. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/verdict-reached-hunter-biden-gun-trial-rcna155458" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A man <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-immolation" target="_blank">self-immolates</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mark%27s_Square%2C_Zagreb" target="_blank">St. Mark's Square</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagreb" target="_blank">Zagreb</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia" target="_blank">Croatia</a>, and later dies in hospital. <a href="https://n1info.ba/english/news/man-sets-himself-on-fire-in-zagrebs-st-marks-square/" target="_blank">(N1)</a> <a href="https://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/muskarac-se-polio-benzinom-i-zapalio-ispred-zgrade-vlade-rh---853094.html" target="_blank">(Dnevnik)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Riots occur in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiaret" target="_blank">Tiaret</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria" target="_blank">Algeria</a>, in opposition to water rationing as a government response to prolonged droughts. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/algeria-drought-rain-tebboune-tiaret-riots-09ce23f4ba235aaf1e3afecc7bfe3574" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Austrian_legislative_election" target="_blank">2024 Austrian legislative election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria" target="_blank">Austria</a> announces that parliamentary elections will be held on September 29. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/austria-confirms-parliamentary-election-be-held-end-september-2024-06-11/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_French_legislative_election" target="_blank">2024 French legislative election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_wing" target="_blank">left wing</a> political parties establish an electoral alliance, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Popular_Front" target="_blank">New Popular Front</a>, ahead of the French parliamentary elections. <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2024/06/11/french-left-agrees-to-form-new-popular-front-in-parliamentary-elections_6674465_5.html#/" target="_blank">(Le Monde)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_African_general_election" target="_blank">2024 South African general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South African</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Zuma" target="_blank">Jacob Zuma</a> and his party <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMkhonto_weSizwe_%28political_party%29" target="_blank">uMkhonto weSizwe</a> appeal to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_South_Africa" target="_blank">Constitutional Court</a> to block the newly elected parliament from sitting, citing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_fraud" target="_blank">electoral fraud</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/zumas-mk-party-seeks-stop-south-african-parliaments-first-sitting-after-election-2024-06-11/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_in_Venezuela" target="_blank">Crisis in Venezuela</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_strike" target="_blank">Hunger strikes</a> occur in at least 16 prisons in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a> to protest against poor living conditions such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overcrowding" target="_blank">overcrowding</a> as well as delays in the reviews of the prisoners' judicial processes. <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/in-venezuela-prisoners-stage-hunger-strikes-in-at-least-16-centers/ar-BB1o2sNc" target="_blank">(MSN via Reuters)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 139970, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93Russia_relations']Belarus–Russia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus']Belarus[/URL] begin the second stage of their [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_nuclear_weapon']tactical nuclear weapons[/URL] drills. [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/belarus-ap-ukraine-russia-vladimir-putin-b2560454.html']([I]The Independent[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War']Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission']European Commission[/URL] President [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen']Ursula von der Leyen[/URL] announces that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] will give [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro']€[/URL]3.4 billion (USD$3.6 billion) throughout the summer from Russian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']frozen assets[/URL] revenue. [URL='https://kyivindependent.com/von-der-leyen-ukraine-to-receive-1-5-billion-euros-in-russian-frozen-assets-revenue-in-july/'](The Kyiv Independent)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Russia says the it has captured the villages of Tymkivka in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Oblast']Kharkiv Oblast[/URL] and Miasozharivka in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhansk_Oblast']Luhansk Oblast[/URL]. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/russia-says-captured-two-more-eastern-ukrainian-villages-15bef1ea'](Barrons via AFP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State']United States Secretary of State[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Blinken']Antony Blinken[/URL] announces more than $400 million in new humanitarian aid for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian']Palestinians[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/11/politics/antony-blinken-gaza-aid-humanitarian/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_insurgency_in_Iraq_%282017%E2%80%93present%29']Islamic State insurgency in Iraq[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_security_forces']Iraqi security forces[/URL] in cooperation with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces']U.S.[/URL]-led [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition']coalition[/URL] forces kill Abu Zainab, a senior member of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raqqa']Raqqa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraqi-forces-kill-senior-islamic-state-leader-raid-syria-2024-06-11/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_conflict']Korean conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL] says that its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Army']forces[/URL] fired [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warning_shot']warning shots[/URL] at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea']North Korean[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_People%27s_Army']soldiers[/URL] who briefly crossed the demarcation line in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Demilitarized_Zone']Korean Demilitarized Zone[/URL]. South Korean authorities state that they believe the intrusion, which occurred in a densely forested area, was accidental. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-fired-warning-shots-weekend-after-border-incursion-2024-06-11/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Sudanese civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Migration']International Organization for Migration[/URL] says that more than 10 million people have now been [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internally_displaced_person']internally displaced[/URL] by the war in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL], including around a third of the population of the capital [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum']Khartoum[/URL], making it the world's worst displacement crisis. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/11/more-than-10-million-displaced-in-war-torn-sudan-iom-says'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bank']World Bank[/URL] approves $1 billion for the construction of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasu_Dam']Dasu Dam[/URL] in northwest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/06/11/world-bank-approves-a-1-billion-loan-for-pakistan-s-key-hydropower-project'](Al-Arabiya)[/URL] [*]Production begins at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal']Senegal[/URL]'s first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore_drilling']offshore oil project[/URL] at the Sangomar oil fields which aims to produce 100,000 barrels of oil per day. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/production-starts-senegals-offshore-oil-project-111017151'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Chikangawa_Dornier_228_crash']2024 Chikangawa Dornier 228 crash[/URL] [LIST] [*]The wreckage of an aircraft which went missing yesterday in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi']Malawi[/URL] amid bad weather is found. All ten people on board, including the country's Vice-President [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saulos_Chilima']Saulos Chilima[/URL], are confirmed dead. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/malawi-president-all-killed-plane-carrying-vice-president-chilima-2024-06-11/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Aerospace_Forces']Russian Aerospace Forces[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-34']Sukhoi Su-34[/URL] aircraft crashes during a routine training exercise in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania']North Ossetia–Alania[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL], killing all aboard. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-su-34-bomber-crashes-caucasus-crew-killed-agencies-report-2024-06-11/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Sri_Lanka_relations']Russia–Sri Lanka relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka']Sri Lanka[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Sri_Lanka%29']foreign ministry[/URL] says that the country has received assurances from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] that it would stop recruiting Sri Lankan citizens to fight in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/06/11/russia-to-stop-recruiting-fighters-from-sri-lanka-colombo-says-'](Al-Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weiss_special_counsel_investigation']Weiss special counsel investigation[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden']Hunter Biden[/URL], son of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden']Joe Biden[/URL], is convicted in a federal court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware']Delaware[/URL] on three felony counts of possession of a firearm while under the influence of narcotics. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/verdict-reached-hunter-biden-gun-trial-rcna155458'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A man [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-immolation']self-immolates[/URL] at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mark%27s_Square%2C_Zagreb']St. Mark's Square[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagreb']Zagreb[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia']Croatia[/URL], and later dies in hospital. [URL='https://n1info.ba/english/news/man-sets-himself-on-fire-in-zagrebs-st-marks-square/'](N1)[/URL] [URL='https://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/muskarac-se-polio-benzinom-i-zapalio-ispred-zgrade-vlade-rh---853094.html'](Dnevnik)[/URL] [*]Riots occur in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiaret']Tiaret[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria']Algeria[/URL], in opposition to water rationing as a government response to prolonged droughts. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/algeria-drought-rain-tebboune-tiaret-riots-09ce23f4ba235aaf1e3afecc7bfe3574'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Austrian_legislative_election']2024 Austrian legislative election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria']Austria[/URL] announces that parliamentary elections will be held on September 29. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/austria-confirms-parliamentary-election-be-held-end-september-2024-06-11/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_French_legislative_election']2024 French legislative election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_wing']left wing[/URL] political parties establish an electoral alliance, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Popular_Front']New Popular Front[/URL], ahead of the French parliamentary elections. [URL='https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2024/06/11/french-left-agrees-to-form-new-popular-front-in-parliamentary-elections_6674465_5.html#/']([I]Le Monde[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_African_general_election']2024 South African general election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa']South African[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Africa']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Zuma']Jacob Zuma[/URL] and his party [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMkhonto_weSizwe_%28political_party%29']uMkhonto weSizwe[/URL] appeal to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_South_Africa']Constitutional Court[/URL] to block the newly elected parliament from sitting, citing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_fraud']electoral fraud[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/zumas-mk-party-seeks-stop-south-african-parliaments-first-sitting-after-election-2024-06-11/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_in_Venezuela']Crisis in Venezuela[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_strike']Hunger strikes[/URL] occur in at least 16 prisons in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL] to protest against poor living conditions such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overcrowding']overcrowding[/URL] as well as delays in the reviews of the prisoners' judicial processes. [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/in-venezuela-prisoners-stage-hunger-strikes-in-at-least-16-centers/ar-BB1o2sNc'](MSN via Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_June_11"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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