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Jun
24
Immigration / Law / Policy

Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Gaza humanitarian crisis Eleven Palestinians, including the director of Gaza's Ambulance and Emergency Depar

Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Gaza humanitarian crisis Eleven Palestinians, including the director of Gaza's Ambulance and Emergency Department, are killed in Israeli airstrikes on the al-Shati refugee camp, Bani Suhaila, and Gaza City. (Reuters) Three-phase Israel–Hamas war ceasefire proposal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects the U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal for the war in Gaza, instead committing to continuing the war and "the goal of eliminating Hamas." (TIME)

Jun
24
War / Conflict / Security

Officials in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States, issue an evacuation warning due to flooding on the Blue Earth River breaching the Rapidan Dam, pushing

Officials in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States, issue an evacuation warning due to flooding on the Blue Earth River breaching the Rapidan Dam, pushing it into an "imminent failure condition" upstream of several cities. Flooding also collapses a railroad bridge connecting South Dakota and Iowa and kills two people. (WCCO-TV) (AP)

Jun
24
Immigration / Law / Policy

Philippine drug war Trial courts in Metro Manila, Philippines, dismiss the remaining charges filed against former senator Leila de Lima during the presidency of

Philippine drug war Trial courts in Metro Manila, Philippines, dismiss the remaining charges filed against former senator Leila de Lima during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, including the last of the three involving her alleged conspiracy in the illegal drug trade, as well as another on her disobedience to a summons for a House hearing. (BBC News)

Jun
24
Immigration / Law / Policy

Trial courts in Metro Manila, Philippines, dismiss the remaining charges filed against former senator Leila de Lima during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, in

Trial courts in Metro Manila, Philippines, dismiss the remaining charges filed against former senator Leila de Lima during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, including the last of the three involving her alleged conspiracy in the illegal drug trade, as well as another on her disobedience to a summons for a House hearing. (BBC News)

Jun
25
Immigration / Law / Policy

Russo-Ukrainian War The European Court of Human Rights unanimously finds Russia guilty of systematic violations of human rights in the Crimean peninsula.

Russo-Ukrainian War The European Court of Human Rights unanimously finds Russia guilty of systematic violations of human rights in the Crimean peninsula. (Al Jazeera) Russia and Ukraine each return 90 prisoners of war in a prisoner exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates. (Reuters)

Jun
25
War / Conflict / Security

Iran–United States relations The United States Department of the Treasury announces economic sanctions on 50 people and companies in Hong Kong, the United Arab

Iran–United States relations The United States Department of the Treasury announces economic sanctions on 50 people and companies in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and the Marshall Islands, for allegedly funding and helping Iran's military gain access to the international financial system. (Al Jazeera)

Jun
25
Major Trends

Spanish General Council of the Judiciary blockade The two major political parties, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and People's Party agree to renew the member

Spanish General Council of the Judiciary blockade The two major political parties, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and People's Party agree to renew the members of the General Council of the Judiciary after five years of blockade and the necessary mediation by the European Commission to reach an agreement. (SWI)

Jun
25
War / Conflict / Security

The United States Department of the Treasury announces economic sanctions on 50 people and companies in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and the Marshall Is

The United States Department of the Treasury announces economic sanctions on 50 people and companies in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and the Marshall Islands, for allegedly funding and helping Iran's military gain access to the international financial system. (Al Jazeera)

Jun
26
Politics / Government

2024 Bolivian coup attempt President Luis Arce accuses military general Juan José Zúñiga of plotting a coup, and calls for a general strike and blocking of road

2024 Bolivian coup attempt President Luis Arce accuses military general Juan José Zúñiga of plotting a coup, and calls for a general strike and blocking of roads to prevent the coup. The attempted coup fails. (Reuters) (AP) Bolivian general Juan José Zúñiga is arrested following his failed coup attempt. (Reuters)

Jun
26
War / Conflict / Security

Jihadist insurgency in Niger Niger's ministry of defence announces three days of national mourning following yesterday's ambush of security forces near the vill

Jihadist insurgency in Niger Niger's ministry of defence announces three days of national mourning following yesterday's ambush of security forces near the village of Tassia in Tillabéri Region, which killed at least 20 soldiers and a civilian and injured several others. (Al Jazeera)

Jun
26
War / Conflict / Security

Niger's ministry of defence announces three days of national mourning following yesterday's ambush of security forces near the village of Tassia in Tillabéri Re

Niger's ministry of defence announces three days of national mourning following yesterday's ambush of security forces near the village of Tassia in Tillabéri Region, which killed at least 20 soldiers and a civilian and injured several others. (Al Jazeera)

Jun
26
Immigration / Law / Policy

Russia–European Union relations, Belarus–European Union relations The leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia call on the European Union to construct

Russia–European Union relations, Belarus–European Union relations The leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia call on the European Union to construct a €2.5 billion (US$2.67 billion) defence line between them and Russia and Belarus to secure the EU from military, economic, and migrant-related threats. (Reuters)

Jun
26
Immigration / Law / Policy

The leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia call on the European Union to construct a €2.5 billion (US$2.67 billion) defence line between them and Rus

The leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia call on the European Union to construct a €2.5 billion (US$2.67 billion) defence line between them and Russia and Belarus to secure the EU from military, economic, and migrant-related threats. (Reuters)

Jun
27
Politics / Government

Russian invasion of Ukraine Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine According to an anonymous South Korean government official, North Korea is pr

Russian invasion of Ukraine Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine According to an anonymous South Korean government official, North Korea is preparing to send engineering forces to the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine in July. (NK News)

Jun
27
Immigration / Law / Policy

The leaders of the European Union member states agree to nominate Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja

The leaders of the European Union member states agree to nominate Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as the next High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and elect former Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa as the next President of the European Council. (Euronews)

Jun
27
War / Conflict / Security

2024 Sudan famine An Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report states that over 755,000 people in Sudan face the most severe IPC level of extre

2024 Sudan famine An Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report states that over 755,000 people in Sudan face the most severe IPC level of extreme hunger as well as the worst levels of acute food insecurity ever recorded in the country. (Al Jazeera)

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