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June 16, 2024 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
  - Norway announces that it will give Ukraine 1.1 billion kroner (US$103 million) to help repair its energy infrastructure and secure the country's electricity supply before the winter. (Le Monde)
- Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - The two-day Global Peace Summit, dedicated to the discussion of "Ukraine's Peace Formula", ends at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland. (CNN)
- Russia claims that it captured the village of Zahirne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. (Barron's)
Israel–Hamas war
- Gaza humanitarian crisis
  - Israel's military announces that it will begin "tactical pauses" in combat along roads in Southern Gaza during the daytime in order to allow humanitarian aid trucks to travel through the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling the pauses "unacceptable". (AP)
Rostov-on-Don pre-trial detention center hostage crisis
- Previously-detained inmates with alleged links to the Islamic State take two employees hostage in a pre-trial detention center in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Russian national guards storm the center, killing all six hostage takers. (The Washington Post) (AP)

Arts and culture

77th Tony Awards
- At the 2024 Tony Awards, Stereophonic wins Best Play and The Outsiders wins Best Musical. (CBS News)

Disasters and accidents

2024 Baños landslide
- At least six people are killed in a landslide caused by heavy rainfall that struck a highway in Baños in central Ecuador, with 30 other people reported missing. (AP)
2024 California wildfires
- Around 1,200 people are evacuated from the Hungry Valley area near Los Angeles, California, United States, as the Post Fire spreads through the dry mountains near Interstate 5. (AP)
Extreme heat during Hajj
- At least 19 Jordanian and Iranian pilgrims are killed during the hajj in Saudi Arabia, with at least 14 dying from heat stroke. (Barron's)

Law and crime

Seven people are injured and one other person is injured while running away in a shooting at a pop-up party in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States. (AP)

Politics and elections

2024 Liechtenstein referendums
- Liechtensteiners vote 53.7% positively on a referendum to build a new state hospital. (Liechtenstein Institut)
LGBT rights in Ukraine
- Hundreds of LGBTQ+ Ukrainian Armed Forces troops and supporters march in central Kyiv to demand legal reforms for more same-sex partnership rights despite opposition from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as well as from counter-protesters. (AP)

Sports

2024 FIA World Endurance Championship
- 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans
  - In endurance racing, the AF Corse Ferrari team wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second consecutive year with drivers Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, and Nicklas Nielsen. (The Race)
2024 UFL season
- In American football, the Birmingham Stallions defeat the San Antonio Brahmas to win the inaugural UFL championship. Stallions quarterback Adrian Martinez is named the Most Valuable Player. (Fox Sports)

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 '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
+*[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
-*[[Russo-Ukrainian war]]
 **[[List of humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War|Humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War]]
-***[[Norway]] announces that it will give [[Ukraine]] 1.1 billion [[Norwegian krone|kroner]] (US$103 million) to help repair its energy infrastructure and secure the country's electricity supply before the winter. [https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/06/16/norway-gives-103-million-to-ukraine-to-secure-electricity_6674925_4 (''Le Monde'')]
+***[[Norway]] announces that it will give [[Ukraine]] 1.1 billion [[Norwegian krone|kroner]] (US$103 million) to help repair its energy infrastructure and secure the country's electricity supply before the winter. [https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/06/16/norway-gives-103-million-to-ukraine-to-secure-electricity_6674925_4.html (''Le Monde'')]
 **[[Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
 ***The two-day [[June 2024 Ukraine peace summit|Global Peace Summit]], dedicated to the discussion of "[[Ukraine's Peace Formula]]", ends at the [[Bürgenstock Resort]] in [[Switzerland]]. [https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/16/europe/ukraine-peace-summit-switzerland-intl/index.html (CNN)]
-**[[Russia]] claims that it captured the village of Zahirne in [[Zaporizhzhia Oblast]], Ukraine. [https://www.barrons.com/news/russia-claims-capture-of-village-in-southern-ukraine-ministry-852abe0a (''Barron's'')]
+**[[Russia]] claims that it captured the village of {{Ill|Zahirne|uk|Загірне (Пологівський район)}} in [[Zaporizhzhia Oblast]], Ukraine. [https://www.barrons.com/news/russia-claims-capture-of-village-in-southern-ukraine-ministry-852abe0a (''Barron's'')]
-*[[Islamic terrorism in Russia]]
-**[[Rostov-on-Don pre-trial detention center hostage crisis]]
-***Previously-detained inmates with alleged links to the [[Islamic State]] take two employees hostage in a [[pre-trial detention center]] in [[Rostov-on-Don]], [[Russia]]. [[National Guard of Russia|Russian national guards]] storm the center, killing all six hostage takers. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/16/russia-inmates-hostages-rostov/87b3651c-2bb8-11ef-835a-2a6acac1f8a6_story.html?ref=upstract.com (''The Washington Post'')] [https://apnews.com/article/russia-inmates-hostages-rostov-ea9a2e91c25ac7785e957a9636db76d3 (AP)]
 *[[Israel–Hamas war]]
 **[[Gaza humanitarian crisis (2023–present)|Gaza humanitarian crisis]]
 ***[[Israel Defense Forces|Israel's military]] announces that it will begin "tactical pauses" in combat along roads in Southern [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] during the daytime in order to allow [[humanitarian aid]] trucks to travel through the [[Kerem Shalom crossing]] into Gaza with [[Israeli Prime Minister]] [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] calling the pauses "unacceptable". [https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-war-un-humanitarian-8c111f2dcf783f8671e6dd6f19547b17 (AP)]
+*[[Rostov-on-Don pre-trial detention center hostage crisis]]
+**Previously-detained inmates with alleged links to the [[Islamic State]] take two employees hostage in a [[pre-trial detention center]] in [[Rostov-on-Don]], [[Russia]]. [[National Guard of Russia|Russian national guards]] storm the center, killing all six hostage takers. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/16/russia-inmates-hostages-rostov/87b3651c-2bb8-11ef-835a-2a6acac1f8a6_story.html?ref=upstract.com (''The Washington Post'')] [https://apnews.com/article/russia-inmates-hostages-rostov-ea9a2e91c25ac7785e957a9636db76d3 (AP)]
+'''Arts and culture'''
+*[[77th Tony Awards]]
+**At the 2024 [[Tony Awards]], ''[[Stereophonic (play)|Stereophonic]]'' wins [[Tony Award for Best Play|Best Play]] and ''[[The Outsiders (musical)|The Outsiders]]'' wins [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]]. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-awards-winners-2024-list/ (CBS News)]
 '''Disasters and accidents'''
+*[[2024 Baños landslide]]
+**At least six people are killed in a [[landslide]] caused by heavy rainfall that struck a highway in [[Baños de Agua Santa|Baños]] in central [[Ecuador]], with 30 other people reported missing. [https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-landslide-weather-rains-natural-disaster-rescue-19d5e19e9f0b719ccdf03e9134d40ce6 (AP)]
 *[[2024 California wildfires]]
 **Around 1,200 people are evacuated from the [[Hungry Valley]] area near [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States]], as the Post Fire spreads through the dry mountains near [[Interstate 5]]. [https://apnews.com/article/california-gorman-brushfire-freeway-los-angeles-3d940b9dae55ca39175e9b2bc815869c (AP)]
 *[[Extreme heat during Hajj]]
 **At least 19 [[Jordan]]ian and [[Iran]]ian pilgrims are killed during the [[hajj]] in [[Saudi Arabia]], with at least 14 dying from [[heat stroke]]. [https://www.barrons.com/news/at-least-19-hajj-pilgrims-dead-in-saudi-arabia-jordan-iran-officials-31d2348f (''Barron's'')]
-*[[2024 Baños landslide]]
+'''Law and crime'''
-**At least six people are killed by a [[landslide]] caused by heavy rainfall that struck a highway in [[Baños de Agua Santa|Baños]] in central [[Ecuador]], with thirty people reported missing. [https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-landslide-weather-rains-natural-disaster-rescue-19d5e19e9f0b719ccdf03e9134d40ce6 (AP)]
+*Seven people are injured and one other person is injured while running away in a shooting at a pop-up party in [[Methuen, Massachusetts]], United States. [https://apnews.com/article/methuen-massachusetts-party-shooting-81cc185cab7bd474c76e96e629bf7c21 (AP)]
 '''Politics and elections'''
+*[[2024 Liechtenstein referendums]]
+**[[Liechtenstein]]ers vote 53.7% positively on a referendum to build a new [[Healthcare in Liechtenstein|state hospital]]. [https://www.liechtenstein-institut.li/en/news/vote-on-the-supplementary-loan-for-the-new-state-hospital-building-initial-survey-results-available (Liechtenstein Institut)]
 *[[LGBT rights in Ukraine]]
 **Hundreds of [[LGBTQ+]] [[Ukrainian Armed Forces]] troops and supporters march in central [[Kyiv]] to demand legal reforms for more [[Same-sex relationship|same-sex partnership]] rights despite opposition from the [[Orthodox Church of Ukraine|Ukrainian Orthodox Church]] as well as from counter-protesters. [https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-lgbt-pride-703de9b80de9d9dd0094235705af7f63 (AP)]
-'''Law and Crime'''
-*7 people are injuried after being shot and an 8th person was wounded running from gunfire after a shooting happened at a pop-up [[party]] in the city of [[Methuen]] in [[Massachusetts]], [[United States of America]]. Police are still investigating the shooting and no arrests have been made in connection to the shooting. [https://apnews.com/article/methuen-massachusetts-party-shooting-81cc185cab7bd474c76e96e629bf7c21 (AP)]
 '''Sports'''