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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 140066" 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/Kyiv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Kyiv strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> launches a wave of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile" target="_blank">cruise missiles</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone attacks</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv" target="_blank">Kyiv</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainians</a> claimed to intercept all missiles and drones, however there were damages to some infrastructure. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-launches-missile-drone-attack-kyiv-ukraines-military-says-2024-06-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Kryvyi Rih strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nine people are killed and 26 others are wounded in a Russian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih" target="_blank">Kryvyi Rih</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-missile-attack-kills-6-injures-11-ukraines-kryvyi-rih-2024-06-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/8-killed-in-russian-strike-on-zelenskys-hometown-in-ukraine-5876391" target="_blank">(NDTV)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">Indians</a> recruited by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Ground_Forces" target="_blank">Russian army</a> have been killed in Ukraine and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_External_Affairs_%28India%29" target="_blank">Indian foreign ministry</a> has urged Moscow to quickly return all Indian nationals who are with the Russian army. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv225e8dpdgo" target="_blank">(BBC)</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/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israel–Hezbollah conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> kills Taleb Abdullah, a senior commander of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a>, which retaliates by launching 215 rockets towards <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_District_%28Israel%29" target="_blank">northern Israel</a>. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/170-rockets-fired-at-north-after-most-senior-hezbollah-officer-killed-in-idf-strike/" target="_blank">(Times of Israel)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis" target="_blank">Red Sea crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement" target="_blank">Houthis</a> strike the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" target="_blank">Greek</a>-owned, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia" target="_blank">Liberian</a>-flagged cargo ship Tutor with an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_surface_vehicle" target="_blank">unmanned surface vehicle</a>, causing the ship to take on water. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/merchant-ship-hit-by-small-vessel-red-sea-ukmto-says-2024-06-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_of_war_on_children" target="_blank">Impact of war on children</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> has added the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Sudanese Armed Forces</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> to its list of offenders for violating children’s rights along with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israel Defense Forces</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Islamic_Jihad" target="_blank">Palestinian Islamic Jihad</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv223vlerdvo" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sixteen <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army" target="_blank">Syrian soldiers</a>, including an officer, are killed in a minefield laid by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a> militants and an attack by the group in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs_Governorate" target="_blank">Homs Governorate</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/06/12/isis-kills-16-syrian-soldiers-monitor" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict" target="_blank">Nagorno-Karabakh conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Russian peacekeepers completed their withdrawal from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh" target="_blank">Nagorno-Karabakh</a> region in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan" target="_blank">Azerbaijan</a>. <a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/06/12/russian-peacekeepers-complete-withdrawal-from-nagorno-karabakh-a85385" target="_blank">(The Moscow Times)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoura_Hill_Circular_Structure" target="_blank">Papoura Hill Circular Structure</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture_and_Sports_%28Greece%29" target="_blank">Greek Ministry of Culture</a> announces the discovery of a large <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age" target="_blank">Bronze Age</a>-era <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_civilization" target="_blank">Minoan</a> architectural construction used from roughly 2000 BCE to 1700 BCE on the construction site of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasteli_Airport" target="_blank">Kasteli Airport</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crete" target="_blank">Crete</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/greece-crete-archaeology-airport-minoan-e1bca3960994b42ef2ec30676a2ae188" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Geographical_Society" target="_blank">Royal Canadian Geographical Society</a> announce that a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" target="_blank">Canadian</a>-led team has found the wreckage of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest_%28ship%29" target="_blank">Quest</a>, the polar exploration ship of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shackleton%E2%80%93Rowett_Expedition" target="_blank">Shackleton–Rowett Expedition</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadian-led-team-finds-ship-that-polar-explorer-shackleton-died-2024-06-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> Business and economy</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Exchange" target="_blank">Moscow Exchange</a> shuts down all trading in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">US dollars</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" target="_blank">euros</a> in response to increased sanctions by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/moscow-exchange-stop-trading-dollars-after-latest-us-sanctions-2024-06-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Mangaf_fire" target="_blank">2024 Mangaf fire</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 49 people are killed in a fire at a building housing foreign workers in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangaf" target="_blank">Mangaf</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait" target="_blank">Kuwait</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/least-35-people-killed-fire-southern-kuwait-state-media-2024-06-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 86 people are killed after a boat carrying 271 passengers capsized on a river near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinshasa" target="_blank">Kinshasa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/congo-boat-accident-9da3326e15d123b9c62a902e792f9302" target="_blank">(AP)</a>.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Several people are injured and 25 shops are destroyed in a fire in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manama_Souq" target="_blank">Manama Souq</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain" target="_blank">Bahrain</a>. <a href="https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/bahrain/25-shops-destroyed-by-major-fire-in-old-manama-market-several-injured-1.1718214169442" target="_blank">(Gulfnews)</a>.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Weather_Service" target="_blank">National Weather Service</a> issues a rare <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood_warning" target="_blank">Flash Flood Emergency</a> in southern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" target="_blank">Florida</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> for life-threatening flooding conditions only expected every 500 to 1,000 years in regions like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarasota_County" target="_blank">Sarasota County</a>. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/southern-florida-receives-record-rainfall-flash-flooding-500-1000-year-rcna156700" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Russia_relations" target="_blank">Armenia–Russia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Armenia" target="_blank">Armenian Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikol_Pashinyan" target="_blank">Nikol Pashinyan</a> announces that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia" target="_blank">Armenia</a> will withdraw from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Organization" target="_blank">Collective Security Treaty Organization</a> amid deteriorating relations with Russia. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/2024/06/12/armenia-to-leave-russian-led-collective-security-treaty-organisation" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Russia–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> broadens secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions that did business with any of over 4,500 US-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctions_involving_Russia" target="_blank">sanctioned</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> entities. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1ba434bb-e579-4819-977b-cff6b6b98ecc" target="_blank">(Financial Times)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Moldova–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> imposes sanctions on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evghenia_Gu%C8%9Bul" target="_blank">Evghenia Guțul</a>, the pro-Russia <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Gagauzia" target="_blank">governor</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova" target="_blank">Moldova</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagauzia" target="_blank">Gagauzia</a> region. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us-sanctions-pro-russia-governor-moldovas-gagauzia-region-2024-06-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a>.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_Caledonia_unrest" target="_blank">2024 New Caledonia unrest</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">French president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron" target="_blank">Emmanuel Macron</a> suspends electoral reform in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia" target="_blank">New Caledonia</a> following riots. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/electoral-reform-new-caledonia-is-suspended-says-french-president-macron-2024-06-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South Africa</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkatha_Freedom_Party" target="_blank">Inkatha Freedom Party</a> says it will join a unity government with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_National_Congress" target="_blank">African National Congress</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_%28South_Africa%29" target="_blank">Democratic Alliance</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-ifp-join-anc-da-unity-government-ifp-leader-2024-06-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Armenian_protests" target="_blank">2024 Armenian protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dozens of demonstrators were injured in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia" target="_blank">Armenian</a> capital <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerevan" target="_blank">Yerevan</a> after police fired stun grenades at an anti-government rally outside parliament. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/06/12/dozens-injured-in-armenia-after-police-clashed-with-anti-government-protesters" target="_blank">(Al-Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._attorney_general" target="_blank">U.S. attorney general</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrick_Garland" target="_blank">Merrick Garland</a> is found in contempt by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" target="_blank">United States House of Representatives</a> on a 216–207 vote. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/us/politics/house-garland-attorney-general-biden-contempt.html" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Argentine_government_reform_protests" target="_blank">2024 Argentine government reform protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Anti-government protestors clash with police outside <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_the_Argentine_National_Congress" target="_blank">the National Congress</a> over a proposed reform bill by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Milei" target="_blank">President Javier Milei</a>. <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/argentine-riot-police-disperse-protesters-with-water-cannons-and-tear-gas-ahead-of-key-senate-vote-1.6924120" target="_blank">(CTV)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Peter_R._de_Vries" target="_blank">Killing of Peter R. de Vries</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A court in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" target="_blank">Netherlands</a> sentences three men to up to 28 years in prison for the murder of reporter <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_R._de_Vries" target="_blank">Peter R. de Vries</a> in 2021, and three other men to 14 years for aiding the murderers. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/killers-dutch-crime-reporter-jailed-up-28-years-2024-06-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_Supreme_Court" target="_blank">Oklahoma Supreme Court</a> dismisses a lawsuit by the last <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre" target="_blank">Tulsa race massacre</a> survivors seeking reparations. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/oklahoma-supreme-court-dismisses-lawsuit-tulsa-race-massacre-111064374" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_June_12" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 140066, 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/Kyiv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Kyiv strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] launches a wave of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile']cruise missiles[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone attacks[/URL] at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv']Kyiv[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukrainians[/URL] claimed to intercept all missiles and drones, however there were damages to some infrastructure. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-launches-missile-drone-attack-kyiv-ukraines-military-says-2024-06-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Kryvyi Rih strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*]Nine people are killed and 26 others are wounded in a Russian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih']Kryvyi Rih[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-missile-attack-kills-6-injures-11-ukraines-kryvyi-rih-2024-06-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/8-killed-in-russian-strike-on-zelenskys-hometown-in-ukraine-5876391'](NDTV)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']Indians[/URL] recruited by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Ground_Forces']Russian army[/URL] have been killed in Ukraine and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_External_Affairs_%28India%29']Indian foreign ministry[/URL] has urged Moscow to quickly return all Indian nationals who are with the Russian army. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv225e8dpdgo'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Israel–Hezbollah conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] kills Taleb Abdullah, a senior commander of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL], which retaliates by launching 215 rockets towards [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_District_%28Israel%29']northern Israel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/170-rockets-fired-at-north-after-most-senior-hezbollah-officer-killed-in-idf-strike/'](Times of Israel)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis']Red Sea crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement']Houthis[/URL] strike the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece']Greek[/URL]-owned, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia']Liberian[/URL]-flagged cargo ship [I]Tutor[/I] with an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_surface_vehicle']unmanned surface vehicle[/URL], causing the ship to take on water. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/merchant-ship-hit-by-small-vessel-red-sea-ukmto-says-2024-06-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_of_war_on_children']Impact of war on children[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] has added the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces']Sudanese Armed Forces[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] to its list of offenders for violating children’s rights along with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israel Defense Forces[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Islamic_Jihad']Palestinian Islamic Jihad[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv223vlerdvo'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Sixteen [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army']Syrian soldiers[/URL], including an officer, are killed in a minefield laid by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL] militants and an attack by the group in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs_Governorate']Homs Governorate[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/06/12/isis-kills-16-syrian-soldiers-monitor'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict']Nagorno-Karabakh conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Russian peacekeepers completed their withdrawal from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh']Nagorno-Karabakh[/URL] region in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan']Azerbaijan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/06/12/russian-peacekeepers-complete-withdrawal-from-nagorno-karabakh-a85385'](The Moscow Times)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoura_Hill_Circular_Structure']Papoura Hill Circular Structure[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture_and_Sports_%28Greece%29']Greek Ministry of Culture[/URL] announces the discovery of a large [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age']Bronze Age[/URL]-era [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_civilization']Minoan[/URL] architectural construction used from roughly 2000 BCE to 1700 BCE on the construction site of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasteli_Airport']Kasteli Airport[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crete']Crete[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/greece-crete-archaeology-airport-minoan-e1bca3960994b42ef2ec30676a2ae188'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Geographical_Society']Royal Canadian Geographical Society[/URL] announce that a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada']Canadian[/URL]-led team has found the wreckage of [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest_%28ship%29']Quest[/URL][/I], the polar exploration ship of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shackleton%E2%80%93Rowett_Expedition']Shackleton–Rowett Expedition[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadian-led-team-finds-ship-that-polar-explorer-shackleton-died-2024-06-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [B]Business and economy[/B] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Exchange']Moscow Exchange[/URL] shuts down all trading in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']US dollars[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro']euros[/URL] in response to increased sanctions by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/moscow-exchange-stop-trading-dollars-after-latest-us-sanctions-2024-06-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Mangaf_fire']2024 Mangaf fire[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 49 people are killed in a fire at a building housing foreign workers in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangaf']Mangaf[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait']Kuwait[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/least-35-people-killed-fire-southern-kuwait-state-media-2024-06-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least 86 people are killed after a boat carrying 271 passengers capsized on a river near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinshasa']Kinshasa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/congo-boat-accident-9da3326e15d123b9c62a902e792f9302'](AP)[/URL]. [*]Several people are injured and 25 shops are destroyed in a fire in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manama_Souq']Manama Souq[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain']Bahrain[/URL]. [URL='https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/bahrain/25-shops-destroyed-by-major-fire-in-old-manama-market-several-injured-1.1718214169442'](Gulfnews)[/URL]. [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Weather_Service']National Weather Service[/URL] issues a rare [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood_warning']Flash Flood Emergency[/URL] in southern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida']Florida[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] for life-threatening flooding conditions only expected every 500 to 1,000 years in regions like [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarasota_County']Sarasota County[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/southern-florida-receives-record-rainfall-flash-flooding-500-1000-year-rcna156700'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Russia_relations']Armenia–Russia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Armenia']Armenian Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikol_Pashinyan']Nikol Pashinyan[/URL] announces that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia']Armenia[/URL] will withdraw from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Organization']Collective Security Treaty Organization[/URL] amid deteriorating relations with Russia. [URL='https://www.euronews.com/2024/06/12/armenia-to-leave-russian-led-collective-security-treaty-organisation'](Euronews)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Russia–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] broadens secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions that did business with any of over 4,500 US-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctions_involving_Russia']sanctioned[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] entities. [URL='https://www.ft.com/content/1ba434bb-e579-4819-977b-cff6b6b98ecc'](Financial Times)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Moldova–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] imposes sanctions on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evghenia_Gu%C8%9Bul']Evghenia Guțul[/URL], the pro-Russia [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Gagauzia']governor[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova']Moldova[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagauzia']Gagauzia[/URL] region. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/us-sanctions-pro-russia-governor-moldovas-gagauzia-region-2024-06-12/'](Reuters)[/URL]. [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_Caledonia_unrest']2024 New Caledonia unrest[/URL] [LIST] [*]French president [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron']Emmanuel Macron[/URL] suspends electoral reform in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia']New Caledonia[/URL] following riots. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/electoral-reform-new-caledonia-is-suspended-says-french-president-macron-2024-06-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_African_general_election']2024 South African general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa']South Africa[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkatha_Freedom_Party']Inkatha Freedom Party[/URL] says it will join a unity government with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_National_Congress']African National Congress[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_%28South_Africa%29']Democratic Alliance[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-ifp-join-anc-da-unity-government-ifp-leader-2024-06-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Armenian_protests']2024 Armenian protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]Dozens of demonstrators were injured in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia']Armenian[/URL] capital [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerevan']Yerevan[/URL] after police fired stun grenades at an anti-government rally outside parliament. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/06/12/dozens-injured-in-armenia-after-police-clashed-with-anti-government-protesters'](Al-Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._attorney_general']U.S. attorney general[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrick_Garland']Merrick Garland[/URL] is found in contempt by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives']United States House of Representatives[/URL] on a 216–207 vote. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/us/politics/house-garland-attorney-general-biden-contempt.html'](The New York Times)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Argentine_government_reform_protests']2024 Argentine government reform protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]Anti-government protestors clash with police outside [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_the_Argentine_National_Congress']the National Congress[/URL] over a proposed reform bill by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Milei']President Javier Milei[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/argentine-riot-police-disperse-protesters-with-water-cannons-and-tear-gas-ahead-of-key-senate-vote-1.6924120'](CTV)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Peter_R._de_Vries']Killing of Peter R. de Vries[/URL] [LIST] [*]A court in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands']Netherlands[/URL] sentences three men to up to 28 years in prison for the murder of reporter [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_R._de_Vries']Peter R. de Vries[/URL] in 2021, and three other men to 14 years for aiding the murderers. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/killers-dutch-crime-reporter-jailed-up-28-years-2024-06-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_Supreme_Court']Oklahoma Supreme Court[/URL] dismisses a lawsuit by the last [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre']Tulsa race massacre[/URL] survivors seeking reparations. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/oklahoma-supreme-court-dismisses-lawsuit-tulsa-race-massacre-111064374'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_June_12"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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