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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154495" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Middle Eastern crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations" target="_blank">2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum" target="_blank">Islamabad Memorandum</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axios_%28website%29" target="_blank">Axios</a> reports from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans" target="_blank">American</a> officials that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> have agreed to halt strikes near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a> and will hold a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar" target="_blank">Qatar</a>-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_as_a_mediator_in_conflict" target="_blank">mediated</a> meeting in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doha" target="_blank">Doha</a> on Tuesday. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/28/us-and-iran-agree-to-halt-strikes-and-meet-this-week-us-official-says" target="_blank">(Axios)</a> <a href="https://thekenyatimes.com/breaking-news/u-s-iran-to-halt-strikes/" target="_blank">(The Kenya Times)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Iran cancels its participation in technical talks scheduled for today due to recent strikes against the country and unfulfilled conditions of ⁠the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorandum_of_understanding" target="_blank">memorandum of understanding</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> agreement. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-canceled-participation-technical-talks-over-recent-attacks-official-tells-2026-06-28/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Arab_countries" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Bahrain" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Bahraini_Army" target="_blank">Bahraini Army</a> says on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_%28social_network%29" target="_blank">X</a> that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain" target="_blank">Bahrain</a> has successfully intercepted and destroyed &quot;a number&quot; of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iranian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_program_of_Iran" target="_blank">missiles</a> and drone attacks on the country. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/bahrain-says-it-intercepted-a-number-of-iranian-aerial-attacks/3980208" target="_blank">(AA)</a> <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/bahrain-says-it-was-targeted-by-missiles-drones-in-treacherous-iranian-attacks/" target="_blank">(AFP via The Times of Israel)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_in_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait" target="_blank">Kuwait</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_%28Kuwait%29" target="_blank">Chief of the General Staff</a> says that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">his forces</a> have activated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_defense" target="_blank">air defense</a> systems to intercept missiles and drones. <a href="https://timeskuwait.com/kuwaiti-air-defenses-intercept-hostile-missile-and-drone-attacks/" target="_blank">(Times Kuwait)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps" target="_blank">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps</a> says it has carried out retaliatory strikes against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">military</a> bases in Bahrain and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_installations_in_Kuwait" target="_blank">Kuwait</a>, including the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Al_Salem_Air_Base" target="_blank">Ali Al Salem Air Base</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Fifth_Fleet" target="_blank">U.S. Fifth Fleet</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_base" target="_blank">naval base</a>. <a href="https://thenewregion.com/posts/5746" target="_blank">(The New Region)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis" target="_blank">2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Oceans_and_Fisheries" target="_blank">ocean ministry</a> says that two more vessels have transited through the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a>, bringing the total amount of ships to do so to 23 after weeks of disruption caused by the war. The ocean ministry also says that only three more South Korean-operated ships are remaining in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf" target="_blank">Persian Gulf</a>, including the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama" target="_blank">Panama</a>–<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience" target="_blank">flagged</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMM_%28company%29" target="_blank">HMM</a> Namu, which was damaged in a explosion on May 4. <a href="https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10790440" target="_blank">(The Korea Herald)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_in_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Iraq in the 2026 Iran war</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_relations" target="_blank">Iran–Iraq relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_assassination_of_Ali_Khamenei" target="_blank">Reactions to the assassination of Ali Khamenei</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Iran%29" target="_blank">Iranian foreign minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi" target="_blank">Abbas Araghchi</a> arrives in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad" target="_blank">Baghdad</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a>, for talks with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_Iraq" target="_blank">Iraqi authorities</a> on arrangements for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funeral_of_Ali_Khamenei" target="_blank">funeral</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ali_Khamenei" target="_blank">former</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Iran" target="_blank">supreme leader</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Khamenei" target="_blank">Ali Khamenei</a>. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iranian-foreign-minister-heads-to-baghdad-for-talks-with-iraqi-officials/3980192" target="_blank">(AA)</a> <a href="https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/922501/abbas-araghchi-arrives-in-iraq-for-khamenei-funeral-coordination" target="_blank">(Kurdistan24)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war" target="_blank">Gaza war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_plan%23By_Israel" target="_blank">Gaza war ceasefire violations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> reports that it has killed three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Civil_Police_Force" target="_blank">police</a> officers in a latest violation of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a>. <a href="https://menafn.com/1111323160/Israeli-Forces-Kill-Three-Palestinian-Police-Officers-in-Gaza-Amid-Ceasefire-Tensions" target="_blank">(MENAFN)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israel says <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">its military</a> has killed Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shahtout, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> naval police commander who ran the Central Camps and took part in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks" target="_blank">October 7 attacks</a>, in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-commander-in-hamas-naval-police-oct-7-terrorist-killed-in-recent-strikes-idf/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war" target="_blank">2026 Lebanon war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_Southern_Lebanon_%282026%29" target="_blank">Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israel says its military has destroyed a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah_tunnels" target="_blank">Hezbollah tunnel</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majdal_Zoun" target="_blank">Majdal Zoun</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon" target="_blank">southern Lebanon</a>, after notifying the United States. Israeli officials state that the {{convert|200|m|ft|adj=on}} tunnel contained <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_equipment_of_Hezbollah" target="_blank">weapons</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_launcher" target="_blank">rocket launcher</a> shafts. <a href="https://www.daily-sun.com/world/883018/israel-says-destroyed-200m-long-hezbollah-tunnel-in-s-lebanon" target="_blank">(AFP via Daily Sun)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-destroys-hezbollah-underground-infrastructure-southern-lebanon-2026-06-28/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian forces</a> launch <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FP-5_Flamingo" target="_blank">FP-5 Flamingo</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile" target="_blank">cruise missiles</a> at strategic targets in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>, striking the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan-Barrikady" target="_blank">Titan-Barrikady</a> complex in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volgograd" target="_blank">Volgograd</a>, which produces launchers for Russia's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-24_Yars" target="_blank">Yars</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K720_Iskander" target="_blank">Iskander missile systems</a>. Authorities say ten people have been wounded in the strikes. A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea_attacks_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">separate missile strike</a> destroys a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantsir_missile_system" target="_blank">Pantsir missile system</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea" target="_blank">Crimea</a>. <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/27/ukrainian-flamingos-strike-major-russian-missile-plant/" target="_blank">(The Telegraph)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Saudi_Aramco_AW139_crash" target="_blank">2026 Saudi Aramco AW139 crash</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fourteen people are killed as a helicopter belonging to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Aramco" target="_blank">Saudi Aramco</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_industry" target="_blank">oil company</a> crashes in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Tanura" target="_blank">Ras Tanura</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/28/saudi-arabia-helicopter-crash-kills-all-14-on-board" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/28/business/saudi-aramco-helicopter-crash-intl" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tomblaine_Pilatus_PC-6_Porter_crash" target="_blank">2026 Tomblaine Pilatus PC-6 Porter crash</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ten passengers and the pilot are killed in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plane_crash" target="_blank">plane crash</a> during a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachuting" target="_blank">skydiving</a> trip in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomblaine" target="_blank">Tomblaine</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meurthe-et-Moselle" target="_blank">Meurthe-et-Moselle</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a>. The passengers are identified as five instructors and five students. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/28/at-least-11-dead-in-civilian-plane-crash-in-eastern-france-authorities" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/28/europe/plane-crash-france-skydiving-intl" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves" target="_blank">2026 European heatwaves</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> records an additional 1,000 deaths as the country grapples with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_weather" target="_blank">severe</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_wave" target="_blank">heat wave</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/europe-heat-temperature-records-france-deaths-germany-61f444317600cf1bd9af5af84cb582bd" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" target="_blank">Poland</a> records a provisional national high temperature of {{convert|40.5|C|F}} in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%82ubice" target="_blank">Słubice</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubusz_Voivodeship" target="_blank">Lubusz Voivodeship</a>, exceeding a 1921 record. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/environment/poland-records-highest-temperature-breaking-105-year-old-record/3980596" target="_blank">(AA)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4d2vv935lo" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Israel_relations" target="_blank">Armenia–Israel relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_genocide_recognition" target="_blank">Armenian genocide recognition</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-seventh_government_of_Israel" target="_blank">Israel's government</a> unanimously approves recognition of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I" target="_blank">World War I</a>-era <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_genocide" target="_blank">mass killings</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenians" target="_blank">Armenians</a> by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_empire" target="_blank">Ottoman empire</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide" target="_blank">genocide</a>, pending <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knesset" target="_blank">parliamentary</a> ratification. <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/06/28/israel-government-recognizes-armenian-genocide-in-rebuke-to-turkey_6754948_4.html" target="_blank">(AFP via Le Monde)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-turkey-armenian-genocide-ottoman-deaths-5adadfde8f5d68878190594e7f87a1ab" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Israel" target="_blank">Crime in Israel</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are killed and a child is injured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb" target="_blank">car bombing</a> attacks and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicide_in_Israeli_law" target="_blank">murders</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv" target="_blank">Tel Aviv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holon" target="_blank">Holon</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_citizens_of_Israel" target="_blank">Arab-Israeli</a> communities in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>. The attacks are linked to organized crime or criminal violence. <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/five-killed-suspected-crime-spree-152728880.html" target="_blank">(DPA via Yahoo News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Iraqi forces</a> raid the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Zone" target="_blank">Green Zone</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad" target="_blank">Baghdad</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a>, reportedly arresting at least 47 officials suspected of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Iraq" target="_blank">corruption</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Representatives_%28Iraq%29" target="_blank">lawmakers</a> and senior <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_Iraq" target="_blank">government</a> officials. Videos on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media" target="_blank">social media</a> appear to show <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Ground_Forces" target="_blank">Iraqi Army</a> tanks entering the diplomatic district. The military also begins arresting officials in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin_Governorate" target="_blank">Salahuddin</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Anbar_Governorate" target="_blank">Al Anbar</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineveh_Governorate" target="_blank">Nineveh</a>. <a href="https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/artc-iraqi-forces-raid-baghdad-s-green-zone-in-anti-corruption-sweep-targeting-senior-politicians-report" target="_blank">(i24 News)</a> <a href="https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/922615/iraqi-state-media-47-lawmakers-and-officials-arrested-in-corruption-probe" target="_blank">(Kurdistan24)</a> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-iraqi-army-enters-baghdads-green-zone-tanks-deployed" target="_blank">(Middle East Eye)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_Caledonian_legislative_election" target="_blank">2026 New Caledonian legislative election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia" target="_blank">New Caledonians</a> vote to elect 54 seats of their local <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_New_Caledonia" target="_blank">Congress</a> for the first time since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_New_Caledonian_legislative_election" target="_blank">2019</a>, after the vote was delayed three times following <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_Caledonia_unrest" target="_blank">unrest</a> in 2024 and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougival_Accord" target="_blank">Bougival Accord</a> in 2025. Preliminary results indicate the loyalist bloc taking 24 seats and the separatist bloc taking 26 seats, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanian_Awakening" target="_blank">Oceanian Awakening</a> taking a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossbench" target="_blank">crossbench</a> position with four seats. <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/632442/heavy-security-deployed-as-new-caledonia-s-crucial-elections-begin" target="_blank">(RNZ)</a> <a href="https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/direct-elections-provinciales-2026-en-nouvelle-caledonie-resultats-taux-de-participation-reactions-suivez-la-soiree-electorale-sur-nc-la-1ere-1714798.html" target="_blank">(France Info)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_media_in_Uganda" target="_blank">Mass media in Uganda</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda" target="_blank">Uganda</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_People%27s_Defence_Force" target="_blank">military</a> surrounds the offices of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_Media_Group" target="_blank">Nation Media Group</a> outlets in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampala" target="_blank">Kampala</a> after army chief <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhoozi_Kainerugaba" target="_blank">Muhoozi Kainerugaba</a> orders the shutdown of the company's newspapers, television station, and radio networks. <a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/news/world/news/uganda-army-chief-shuts-down-leading-independent-media-group-4210221" target="_blank">(AFP via The Daily Star)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">British government</a> announces that it will scrap the 202-year-old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagrancy_Act_1824" target="_blank">Vagrancy Act</a> that criminalizes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">rough sleeping</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_and_Wales" target="_blank">England and Wales</a>, saying that a new law will aim at &quot;preventing homelessness&quot; rather than &quot;punishing&quot; it. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rough-sleeping-homeless-law-vagrancy-act-b3004459.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154495, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Middle Eastern crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war']2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations']2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum']Islamabad Memorandum[/URL] [LIST] [*][I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axios_%28website%29']Axios[/URL][/I] reports from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans']American[/URL] officials that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] have agreed to halt strikes near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL] and will hold a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar']Qatar[/URL]-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_as_a_mediator_in_conflict']mediated[/URL] meeting in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doha']Doha[/URL] on Tuesday. [URL='https://www.axios.com/2026/06/28/us-and-iran-agree-to-halt-strikes-and-meet-this-week-us-official-says']([I]Axios[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://thekenyatimes.com/breaking-news/u-s-iran-to-halt-strikes/']([I]The Kenya Times[/I])[/URL] [*]Iran cancels its participation in technical talks scheduled for today due to recent strikes against the country and unfulfilled conditions of ⁠the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorandum_of_understanding']memorandum of understanding[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] agreement. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-canceled-participation-technical-talks-over-recent-attacks-official-tells-2026-06-28/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Arab_countries']2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Bahrain']2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Bahraini_Army']Bahraini Army[/URL] says on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_%28social_network%29']X[/URL] that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain']Bahrain[/URL] has successfully intercepted and destroyed "a number" of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iranian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_program_of_Iran']missiles[/URL] and drone attacks on the country. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/bahrain-says-it-intercepted-a-number-of-iranian-aerial-attacks/3980208'](AA)[/URL] [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/bahrain-says-it-was-targeted-by-missiles-drones-in-treacherous-iranian-attacks/'](AFP via [I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_in_the_2026_Iran_war']2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait']Kuwait[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_%28Kuwait%29']Chief of the General Staff[/URL] says that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_Armed_Forces']his forces[/URL] have activated [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_defense']air defense[/URL] systems to intercept missiles and drones. [URL='https://timeskuwait.com/kuwaiti-air-defenses-intercept-hostile-missile-and-drone-attacks/']([I]Times Kuwait[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps']Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[/URL] says it has carried out retaliatory strikes against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces']military[/URL] bases in Bahrain and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_installations_in_Kuwait']Kuwait[/URL], including the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Al_Salem_Air_Base']Ali Al Salem Air Base[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Fifth_Fleet']U.S. Fifth Fleet[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_base']naval base[/URL]. [URL='https://thenewregion.com/posts/5746']([I]The New Region[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis']2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Oceans_and_Fisheries']ocean ministry[/URL] says that two more vessels have transited through the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL], bringing the total amount of ships to do so to 23 after weeks of disruption caused by the war. The ocean ministry also says that only three more South Korean-operated ships are remaining in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf']Persian Gulf[/URL], including the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama']Panama[/URL]–[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience']flagged[/URL] [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMM_%28company%29']HMM[/URL] Namu[/I], which was damaged in a explosion on May 4. [URL='https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10790440']([I]The Korea Herald[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_in_the_2026_Iran_war']Iraq in the 2026 Iran war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_relations']Iran–Iraq relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_assassination_of_Ali_Khamenei']Reactions to the assassination of Ali Khamenei[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Iran%29']Iranian foreign minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi']Abbas Araghchi[/URL] arrives in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad']Baghdad[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL], for talks with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_Iraq']Iraqi authorities[/URL] on arrangements for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funeral_of_Ali_Khamenei']funeral[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ali_Khamenei']former[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Iran']supreme leader[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Khamenei']Ali Khamenei[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iranian-foreign-minister-heads-to-baghdad-for-talks-with-iraqi-officials/3980192'](AA)[/URL] [URL='https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/922501/abbas-araghchi-arrives-in-iraq-for-khamenei-funeral-coordination'](Kurdistan24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_plan%23By_Israel']Gaza war ceasefire violations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] reports that it has killed three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Civil_Police_Force']police[/URL] officers in a latest violation of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL]. [URL='https://menafn.com/1111323160/Israeli-Forces-Kill-Three-Palestinian-Police-Officers-in-Gaza-Amid-Ceasefire-Tensions'](MENAFN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Israel says [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']its military[/URL] has killed Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shahtout, a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] naval police commander who ran the Central Camps and took part in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks']October 7 attacks[/URL], in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL]. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-commander-in-hamas-naval-police-oct-7-terrorist-killed-in-recent-strikes-idf/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war']2026 Lebanon war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_Southern_Lebanon_%282026%29']Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon[/URL] [LIST] [*]Israel says its military has destroyed a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah_tunnels']Hezbollah tunnel[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majdal_Zoun']Majdal Zoun[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon']southern Lebanon[/URL], after notifying the United States. Israeli officials state that the {{convert|200|m|ft|adj=on}} tunnel contained [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_equipment_of_Hezbollah']weapons[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_launcher']rocket launcher[/URL] shafts. [URL='https://www.daily-sun.com/world/883018/israel-says-destroyed-200m-long-hezbollah-tunnel-in-s-lebanon'](AFP via [I]Daily Sun[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-destroys-hezbollah-underground-infrastructure-southern-lebanon-2026-06-28/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian forces[/URL] launch [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FP-5_Flamingo']FP-5 Flamingo[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile']cruise missiles[/URL] at strategic targets in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL], striking the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan-Barrikady']Titan-Barrikady[/URL] complex in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volgograd']Volgograd[/URL], which produces launchers for Russia's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-24_Yars']Yars[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K720_Iskander']Iskander missile systems[/URL]. Authorities say ten people have been wounded in the strikes. A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea_attacks_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']separate missile strike[/URL] destroys a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantsir_missile_system']Pantsir missile system[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea']Crimea[/URL]. [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/27/ukrainian-flamingos-strike-major-russian-missile-plant/']([I]The Telegraph[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Saudi_Aramco_AW139_crash']2026 Saudi Aramco AW139 crash[/URL] [LIST] [*]Fourteen people are killed as a helicopter belonging to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Aramco']Saudi Aramco[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_industry']oil company[/URL] crashes in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Tanura']Ras Tanura[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia']Saudi Arabia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/28/saudi-arabia-helicopter-crash-kills-all-14-on-board'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/28/business/saudi-aramco-helicopter-crash-intl'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tomblaine_Pilatus_PC-6_Porter_crash']2026 Tomblaine Pilatus PC-6 Porter crash[/URL] [LIST] [*]Ten passengers and the pilot are killed in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plane_crash']plane crash[/URL] during a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachuting']skydiving[/URL] trip in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomblaine']Tomblaine[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meurthe-et-Moselle']Meurthe-et-Moselle[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL]. The passengers are identified as five instructors and five students. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/28/at-least-11-dead-in-civilian-plane-crash-in-eastern-france-authorities'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/28/europe/plane-crash-france-skydiving-intl'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves']2026 European heatwaves[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL] records an additional 1,000 deaths as the country grapples with a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_weather']severe[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_wave']heat wave[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/europe-heat-temperature-records-france-deaths-germany-61f444317600cf1bd9af5af84cb582bd'](AP)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland']Poland[/URL] records a provisional national high temperature of {{convert|40.5|C|F}} in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%82ubice']Słubice[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubusz_Voivodeship']Lubusz Voivodeship[/URL], exceeding a 1921 record. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/environment/poland-records-highest-temperature-breaking-105-year-old-record/3980596'](AA)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4d2vv935lo'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Israel_relations']Armenia–Israel relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_genocide_recognition']Armenian genocide recognition[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-seventh_government_of_Israel']Israel's government[/URL] unanimously approves recognition of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I']World War I[/URL]-era [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_genocide']mass killings[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenians']Armenians[/URL] by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_empire']Ottoman empire[/URL] as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide']genocide[/URL], pending [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knesset']parliamentary[/URL] ratification. [URL='https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/06/28/israel-government-recognizes-armenian-genocide-in-rebuke-to-turkey_6754948_4.html'](AFP via [I]Le Monde[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/israel-turkey-armenian-genocide-ottoman-deaths-5adadfde8f5d68878190594e7f87a1ab'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Israel']Crime in Israel[/URL] [LIST] [*]Five people are killed and a child is injured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb']car bombing[/URL] attacks and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicide_in_Israeli_law']murders[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv']Tel Aviv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holon']Holon[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_citizens_of_Israel']Arab-Israeli[/URL] communities in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]. The attacks are linked to organized crime or criminal violence. [URL='https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/five-killed-suspected-crime-spree-152728880.html'](DPA via Yahoo News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Armed_Forces']Iraqi forces[/URL] raid the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Zone']Green Zone[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad']Baghdad[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL], reportedly arresting at least 47 officials suspected of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Iraq']corruption[/URL], including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Representatives_%28Iraq%29']lawmakers[/URL] and senior [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_Iraq']government[/URL] officials. Videos on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media']social media[/URL] appear to show [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Ground_Forces']Iraqi Army[/URL] tanks entering the diplomatic district. The military also begins arresting officials in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin_Governorate']Salahuddin[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Anbar_Governorate']Al Anbar[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineveh_Governorate']Nineveh[/URL]. [URL='https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/artc-iraqi-forces-raid-baghdad-s-green-zone-in-anti-corruption-sweep-targeting-senior-politicians-report'](i24 News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/922615/iraqi-state-media-47-lawmakers-and-officials-arrested-in-corruption-probe'](Kurdistan24)[/URL] [URL='https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-iraqi-army-enters-baghdads-green-zone-tanks-deployed']([I]Middle East Eye[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_Caledonian_legislative_election']2026 New Caledonian legislative election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia']New Caledonians[/URL] vote to elect 54 seats of their local [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_New_Caledonia']Congress[/URL] for the first time since [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_New_Caledonian_legislative_election']2019[/URL], after the vote was delayed three times following [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_Caledonia_unrest']unrest[/URL] in 2024 and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougival_Accord']Bougival Accord[/URL] in 2025. Preliminary results indicate the loyalist bloc taking 24 seats and the separatist bloc taking 26 seats, with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanian_Awakening']Oceanian Awakening[/URL] taking a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossbench']crossbench[/URL] position with four seats. [URL='https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/632442/heavy-security-deployed-as-new-caledonia-s-crucial-elections-begin'](RNZ)[/URL] [URL='https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/direct-elections-provinciales-2026-en-nouvelle-caledonie-resultats-taux-de-participation-reactions-suivez-la-soiree-electorale-sur-nc-la-1ere-1714798.html']([I]France Info[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_media_in_Uganda']Mass media in Uganda[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda']Uganda[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_People%27s_Defence_Force']military[/URL] surrounds the offices of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_Media_Group']Nation Media Group[/URL] outlets in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampala']Kampala[/URL] after army chief [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhoozi_Kainerugaba']Muhoozi Kainerugaba[/URL] orders the shutdown of the company's newspapers, television station, and radio networks. [URL='https://www.thedailystar.net/news/world/news/uganda-army-chief-shuts-down-leading-independent-media-group-4210221'](AFP via [I]The Daily Star[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom']British government[/URL] announces that it will scrap the 202-year-old [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagrancy_Act_1824']Vagrancy Act[/URL] that criminalizes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_United_Kingdom']rough sleeping[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_and_Wales']England and Wales[/URL], saying that a new law will aim at "preventing homelessness" rather than "punishing" it. [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rough-sleeping-homeless-law-vagrancy-act-b3004459.html']([I]The Independent[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_June_28"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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