A 5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes 60 miles (97 km) west of Wellington, New Zealand. No injuries are reported. (The Guardian)
List of earthquakes in 2020, list of earthquakes in New Zealand A 5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes 60 miles (97 km) west of Wellington, New Zealand. No injuries are reported. (The Guardian)
Boko Haram insurgency ISWAP militants kill two soldiers and wound five others in Soueram, Far North, Cameroon. Five militants also die in the attack. (Actu Cameroun)
Huge swarms of desert locusts destroy crops in central and western India prompting authorities to step up their response to the country's worst plague in nearly three decades. (Al Jazeera)
ISWAP militants kill two soldiers and wound five others in Soueram, Far North, Cameroon. Five militants also die in the attack. (Actu Cameroun)
In Kyoto, Japan, Shinji Aoba is arrested. He was moved from the hospital and charged for an arson attack at an animation center in July 2019, which killed 36 people. Aoba had been unable to be arrested due to the severe injuries he sustained during the attack. (Reuters) (BBC News)
Kyoto Animation arson attack In Kyoto, Japan, Shinji Aoba is arrested. He was moved from the hospital and charged for an arson attack at an animation center in July 2019, which killed 36 people. Aoba had been unable to be arrested due to the severe injuries he sustained during the attack. (Reuters) (BBC News)
Gunmen kill 60 to 74 people in villages in the Nigerian state of Sokoto, where similar attacks had occurred on Monday. (BBC News) (SR)
Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria Gunmen kill 60 to 74 people in villages in the Nigerian state of Sokoto, where similar attacks had occurred on Monday. (BBC News) (SR)
Somali Civil War Gunmen abduct multiple healthcare workers in Balad, Middle Shabelle, before killing seven of them and another civilian. (Reuters)
Afghan peace process; War in Afghanistan; May 2020 Afghanistan attacks Abdullah Abdullah, the head of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation, which leads peace efforts with the Taliban, says that his team is ready to start discussions with the armed group "at any moment". The group has not commented on Abdullah's remarks. (Al Jazeera) A journalist and a technician are killed and seven others wounded when a private bus carrying network employees is bombed in Kabul. ISIL – Khorasan Province claims responsibility. (Reuters)
A man is killed and five others are injured in four shootings at protests in Chicago, Illinois. It is not known if the attacks were carried out by the same assailant. (WMAQ-TV)
George Floyd protests in Chicago A man is killed and five others are injured in four shootings at protests in Chicago, Illinois. It is not known if the attacks were carried out by the same assailant. (WMAQ-TV)
George Floyd protests in Illinois George Floyd protests in Chicago A man is killed and five others are injured in four shootings at protests in Chicago, Illinois. It is not known if the attacks were carried out by the same assailant. (WMAQ-TV)
A 20-year-old Kurdish man was stabbed multiple times by three men in Ankara, Turkey, killing him. The attack, described as a xenophobic murder, was carried out as the victim was playing Kurdish music. (Middle East Eye)
Police investigate the overnight shooting death of a protester, James Scurlock, by a bar owner in Omaha, Nebraska. Eyewitness video indicates the shooter was attacked by a group of people, one of whom was apparently Scurlock, before the fatal shots were fired. (Omaha World-Herald)
Second Libyan Civil War At least three civilians are killed and several others are injured in Tripoli when a park comes under shelling from suspected Libyan National Army forces loyal to Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. (Reuters)
Shooting of James Scurlock Police investigate the overnight shooting death of a protester, James Scurlock, by a bar owner in Omaha, Nebraska. Eyewitness video indicates the shooter was attacked by a group of people, one of whom was apparently Scurlock, before the fatal shots were fired. (Omaha World-Herald)
Somali Civil War At least six civilians are killed when a minibus hits a roadside bomb near Mogadishu. There has been no claim of responsibility. (Reuters)
Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria Hundreds of men on motorcycles, some armed with assault rifles, kill at least 18 people, including a local official in Sabon Gari, and steal thousands of livestock in Katsina State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
North Korea issues a warning that it would end a 2018 inter-Korean military agreement if South Korea fails to stop defectors and activists from sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets into the demilitarized zone (DMZ). (DW)
North Korea–South Korea relations North Korea issues a warning that it would end a 2018 inter-Korean military agreement if South Korea fails to stop defectors and activists from sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets into the demilitarized zone (DMZ). (DW)
2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo massacres The High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations, Michelle Bachelet, says that more than 1,300 civilians have been killed in recent months and half a million displaced in three provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid a resurgence of attacks on the civilian population by different armed groups. Bachelet says these attacks "may amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes". (Al Jazeera)
The High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations, Michelle Bachelet, says that more than 1,300 civilians have been killed in recent months and half a million displaced in three provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid a resurgence of attacks on the civilian population by different armed groups. Bachelet says these attacks "may amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes". (Al Jazeera)
GNA forces say they have begun a military operation to recapture the coastal city of Sirte from pro-Haftar forces. (Daily Sabah)
A Ku Klux Klan leader drives a car into a group of protesters during the George Floyd protests in Virginia, injuring a person. The attacker may face hate crime charges. (BBC News)
Tanzanian opposition leader Freeman Mbowe is attacked by unidentified assailants as he enters his home. His party, the Chadema, says the attack may have been politically motivated. (Reuters)
The film Gone with the Wind is removed from the HBO Max streaming service. They say the 1939 film, which takes place in Georgia during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era, was "a product of its time" and depicted "ethnic and racial prejudices" that "were wrong then and are wrong today". (BBC News)
Gubio massacre Insurgents destroy a village in Gubio, Borno State, Nigeria, killing 81 residents. No group has claimed responsibility for the massacre, which is believed to have been carried out by the Islamist Boko Haram terror group. (BBC News)
Insurgents destroy a village in Gubio, Borno State, Nigeria, killing 81 residents. No group has claimed responsibility for the massacre, which is believed to have been carried out by the Islamist Boko Haram terror group. (BBC News)
June 2020 Afghanistan attacks Four people are killed and eight others injured by the bombing of a mosque in Kabul. No group claimed responsibility. (Reuters)
2020 Monguno and Nganzai massacres ISWAP kills over 20 soldiers and 40 civilians in attacks in Monguno and Nganzai in Borno, Nigeria – four days after they killed 82 civilians in Gubio. (Reuters)
ISWAP kills over 20 soldiers and 40 civilians in attacks in Monguno and Nganzai in Borno, Nigeria – four days after they killed 82 civilians in Gubio. (Reuters)
A drone strike in northwestern Syria kills two high-ranking members of the Guardians of Religion Organization, linked to al-Qaeda, according to opposition war monitors. (AP via Al Arabiya)
Mali War The armed forces say an ambush on a military convoy in central Mali has killed at least 24 troops and left others missing. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera)
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, COVID-19 pandemic in Africa The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF warn that 51,000 children could die in West Asia and North Africa due to the disruptive impact of the pandemic on healthcare systems. (Middle East Eye)
The armed forces say an ambush on a military convoy in central Mali has killed at least 24 troops and left others missing. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera)
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF warn that 51,000 children could die in West Asia and North Africa due to the disruptive impact of the pandemic on healthcare systems. (Middle East Eye)
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen The United Nations remove Saudi Arabia from a blacklist of countries accused of "killing or maiming children, following a sustained significant decrease in air strikes". Saudi Arabia had threatened to cut funding to the UN. (Reuters)
The United Nations remove Saudi Arabia from a blacklist of countries accused of "killing or maiming children, following a sustained significant decrease in air strikes". Saudi Arabia had threatened to cut funding to the UN. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Johns Hopkins University says that the death toll due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States has surpassed the number of American casualties during World War I. (CTV News)
Johns Hopkins University says that the death toll due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States has surpassed the number of American casualties during World War I. (CTV News)
After a second round of voting, Kenya defeats Djibouti in becoming a non-permanent member on the United Nations Security Council starting in 2021. They will join four other newly-elected members, India, Ireland, Norway and Mexico. (Al Jazeera)
Five Kurdish civilians near Dohuk in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq are killed by Turkish airstrikes. (AFP)
North Korea–South Korea relations The North Korean state news agency KCNA reports that "enraged" North Koreans are preparing to launch propaganda leaflets across the Military Demarcation Line, in response to propaganda leaflets sent by North Korean defectors. (Reuters)
The North Korean state news agency KCNA reports that "enraged" North Koreans are preparing to launch propaganda leaflets across the Military Demarcation Line, in response to propaganda leaflets sent by North Korean defectors. (Reuters)
2020 Oaxaca earthquake A major earthquake strikes southern Mexico, with its epicenter 15 miles (24.1km) northeast of Santa María Xadani, Oaxaca, resulting in the death of five people. It was measured at 7.4 magnitude and a tsunami warning was issued. (CNN)
A major earthquake strikes southern Mexico, with its epicenter 15 miles (24.1km) northeast of Santa María Xadani, Oaxaca, resulting in the death of five people. It was measured at 7.4 magnitude and a tsunami warning was issued. (CNN)
Somali Civil War (2009–present) Two civilians are killed after a suicide bombing occurs at a Turkish military installation in Mogadishu, Turkey's largest overseas military base. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility. (The New York Times)
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen The Houthis launch ballistic missiles and drones against Saudi Arabia, including its capital Riyadh. Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki says that Saudi forces "managed to intercept and destroy" the missiles and drones. The military says that they destroyed "eight booby-trapped unmanned aircraft [used by the Houthis] to target civilian objects and civilians in the kingdom". (Al Jazeera)
The Houthis launch ballistic missiles and drones against Saudi Arabia, including its capital Riyadh. Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki says that Saudi forces "managed to intercept and destroy" the missiles and drones. The military says that they destroyed "eight booby-trapped unmanned aircraft [used by the Houthis] to target civilian objects and civilians in the kingdom". (Al Jazeera)
At least 100 people are killed by lightning strikes as a monsoon storm batters India's northeastern states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. (Reuters)
Iraqi insurgency (2017–present) Iraqi security forces raid the headquarters of the Iranian-backed Kata'ib Hezbollah, detaining three high-ranking commanders of the group, and at least 20 other fighters. (Reuters)
Iraqi security forces raid the headquarters of the Iranian-backed Kata'ib Hezbollah, detaining three high-ranking commanders of the group, and at least 20 other fighters. (Reuters)
Kosovo formally designates Lebanese political party Hezbollah and its paramilitary wing as a terrorist organization. (Al Arabiya)
Glasgow hotel stabbings Six people are injured in a mass stabbing in central Glasgow, Scotland. The attacker was shot dead by police. (BBC News)
Six people are injured in a mass stabbing in central Glasgow, Scotland. The attacker was shot dead by police. (BBC News)
June 2020 Afghanistan attacks; War in Afghanistan Two Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission workers are killed when a bomb attached to their vehicle explodes in Kabul. The Taliban denies responsibility and no other group has claimed responsibility. The attack is condemned by the United Nations. (Reuters)
An ISIL-affiliated group attacks a town near billion-dollar gas projects managed by Total S.A. and Exxon Mobil in Mocímboa da Praia, Mozambique. An army spokesman reports that the armed forces suffered casualties in the attack. (Reuters)
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado An ISIL-affiliated group attacks a town near billion-dollar gas projects managed by Total S.A. and Exxon Mobil in Mocímboa da Praia, Mozambique. An army spokesman reports that the armed forces suffered casualties in the attack. (Reuters)
Two Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission workers are killed when a bomb attached to their vehicle explodes in Kabul. The Taliban denies responsibility and no other group has claimed responsibility. The attack is condemned by the United Nations. (Reuters)
2020 Pakistan Stock Exchange attack An attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi leaves at least seven people dead. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claims responsibility. However, the BLA's claim could not be independently verified. (Reuters)
An attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi leaves at least seven people dead. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claims responsibility. However, the BLA's claim could not be independently verified. (Reuters)
Police in Vatican City raid the department in charge of the maintenance and restoration of St. Peter's Basilica. The raid came due to suspicion of corruption in the awarding of building contracts. (Al Jazeera)
2020 Oromia Clashes An Ethiopian military crackdown on protests in Oromia Region leaves 81 protesters dead, while several prominent politicians, such as Jawar Mohammed, have been detained. The protests began following the death of Oromo musician Hachalu Hundessa. (BBC News)
A Saudi-led coalition begins a military offensive against the Houthis, carrying out airstrikes against the capital Sanaa, as well as the provinces of Ma'rib, al-Jawf, al-Bayda, Hajjah and Saada. The local news describe the airstrikes as "violent" and reports scores of people injured. This is said to be the response to missile and drone attacks against Saudi Arabia from last week to last night. (Reuters)
An Ethiopian military crackdown on protests in Oromia Region leaves 81 protesters dead, while several prominent politicians, such as Jawar Mohammed, have been detained. The protests began following the death of Oromo musician Hachalu Hundessa. (BBC News)
France suspends its involvement in NATO's naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea enforcing an arms embargo on Libya, following an investigation into an incident between French and Turkish warships. France accuses the Turkish Naval Forces of harassing its Courbet warship, while attempting to inspect a Turkish civilian vessel suspected of breaching the arms embargo. (Al Jazeera)
France–Turkey relations France suspends its involvement in NATO's naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea enforcing an arms embargo on Libya, following an investigation into an incident between French and Turkish warships. France accuses the Turkish Naval Forces of harassing its Courbet warship, while attempting to inspect a Turkish civilian vessel suspected of breaching the arms embargo. (Al Jazeera)
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen; Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict A Saudi-led coalition begins a military offensive against the Houthis, carrying out airstrikes against the capital Sanaa, as well as the provinces of Ma'rib, al-Jawf, al-Bayda, Hajjah and Saada. The local news describe the airstrikes as "violent" and reports scores of people injured. This is said to be the response to missile and drone attacks against Saudi Arabia from last week to last night. (Reuters)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, responding to recent criticism about the lack of racial diversity among the nominees in major Oscar award categories, invites 819 people to become new members. Of the invitees, 49% are from outside the US, 45% are women, and 36% are non-white. (BBC News)
The UN Security Council demands "immediate cessation of hostilities" in conflict zones around the world, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These "durable humanitarian pauses", which do not apply to military operations against ISIL and Al-Qaeda, should begin immediately and be for at least 90 consecutive days to allow for delivery of humanitarian assistance and medical evacuations. This is the first resolution related to the COVID-19 pandemic that the council has passed. (NPR)
Mali War Gunmen on motorbikes attack an ethnic Dogon village in Mopti Region, Mali, killing 32 villagers, according to local authorities. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Texas Texas Governor Greg Abbott orders citizens must wear face coverings when in public. This follows yesterday's reported state record daily high of more than 8,000 virus cases. Those who do not comply will receive an initial warning; those who refuse will face a fine of up to $250. (BBC News)
Gunmen on motorbikes attack an ethnic Dogon village in Mopti Region, Mali, killing 32 villagers, according to local authorities. (Reuters)
