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Shimon Peres is elected President of Israel after both of his opponents withdraw before the second round of voting.

Al-Askari Mosque in Samarra, Iraq, is bombed for the second time in sixteen months, resulting in the destruction of its two minarets.

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-{{*mp|June 17}} The right-wing [[Union for a Popular Movement]], party of [[President of France|French President]] [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] ''(pictured)'', retains its [[National Assembly of France|National Assembly]] majority in the '''[[French legislative election, 2007|legislative elections]]''' despite losing seats.
+{{*mp|June 17}} The right-wing [[Union for a Popular Movement]], party of [[President of France|French President]] [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] ''(pictured)'', retains its [[National Assembly of France|National Assembly]] majority in the '''[[French legislative election, 2007|legislative elections]]''' despite losses.
 {{*mp|June 15}} The [[San Antonio Spurs]] defeat the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]], four games to none, to win the '''[[2007 NBA Finals|2007 National Basketball Association Finals]]'''.
 {{*mp|June 14}} [[Hamas]] '''[[Battle for Gaza (2007)|takes control]]''' of the [[Gaza Strip]], causing [[President of the Palestinian National Authority|Palestinian President]] [[Mahmoud Abbas]] to [[Dissolution of parliament|dissolve]] the [[Palestinian government of March, 2007|current unity government]] and declare a [[state of emergency]].