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***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)] |
***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)] |
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*[[Israel–Hamas war]] |
*[[Israel–Hamas war]] |
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**[[Gaza humanitarian crisis (2023–present)]] |
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**[[Israel Defense Forces|Israel’s military]] announced it will begin "tactical pauses" in combat along roads in Southern Gaza during the daytime to allow [[humanitarian aid]] trucks to move past 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)] |
***[[Israel Defense Forces|Israel’s military]] announced it will begin "tactical pauses" in combat along roads in Southern Gaza during the daytime to allow [[humanitarian aid]] trucks to move past 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)] |
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'''Disasters and accidents''' |
'''Disasters and accidents''' |
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Revision as of 19:57, 16 June 2024
June 16, 2024 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian war
- Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The two-day Global Peace Summit, dedicated to the discussion of the "Ukraine's Peace Formula", ends in Switzerland. (CNN)
- Norway announces 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 winter. (Le Monde)
- Russia claims it has captured the village of Zahirne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. (Barron's)
- Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 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. Russian national guards storm the center, killing all six hostage takers. (The Washington Post) (AP)
- Rostov-on-Don pre-trial detention center hostage crisis
- Israel–Hamas war
- Gaza humanitarian crisis (2023–present)
- Israel’s military announced it will begin "tactical pauses" in combat along roads in Southern Gaza during the daytime to allow humanitarian aid trucks to move past the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling the pauses "unacceptable" (AP)
- Gaza humanitarian crisis (2023–present)
Disasters and accidents
- Extreme heat during Hajj
- At least 19 Jordanian and Iranian pilgrims are killed during a hajj in Saudi Arabia, at least 14 dying to heat stroke. (Barron's)
- Hamburg Police shoots a man who was threatening officers with a sledgehammer and an incendiary device at a Euro 2024 parade in Hamburg, Germany. (Reuters)
International relations
- Iran–Sweden relations
- Iran and Sweden completes a prisoner swap mediated by Oman, with former Iranian official Hamid Nouri being exchanged for former Swedish diplomat Johan Floderus and a Swedish-Iranian citizen. (Al Jazeera)
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 24 Hours of Le Mans