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June 25

Disasters and accidents

The confirmed toll of yesterday's earthquakes in Venezuela rises to 188 people killed, over 1000 people injured, and more than 36,000 others believed to be missing.
Source: Reuters external link
Two people are killed and another is injured in a plane crash in Warsaw, Poland.
Source: Caliber.az external link
At least two are injured after two trains collide near Piła, Poland.
Source: TVP World external link

Health and environment

A monitoring system in Spain estimates that a heat wave contributed to 212 deaths between Sunday and Wednesday. The country also records its highest average June temperatures since at least 1950.
Source: New Straits Times external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez says that the United Nations' International Maritime Organization will pause an evacuation effort for 11,000 seafarers on stranded ships in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran objected to the plan and after a vessel was attacked near Oman.
Source: NBC News external link
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy rejects the UN- and Omani-proposed plan, stating that passage is only permitted through the routes approved by Iran, and that it will take action against ships violating instructions.
Source: The Guardian external link
Singapore-flagged container ship is damaged after being struck by a unknown projectile off the coast of Oman, near Dahit in the Musandam Governorate. A United States official tells MS NOW that Iran was behind the attack. No casualties are reported.
Source: CNBC external link
Omani foreign minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi confirms that no transit fees would be imposed on ships using the Strait of Hormuz as part of future management of the waterway.
Source: Arab News external link
Two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers from Qatar, the Marshall Islands-flagged bound for the Far East and Liberia-flagged , transit through the Strait of Hormuz after being stranded for a period of time since the waterway was closed.
Source: Menafn external link
Israel and Lebanon deny a claim from a US official that some Israeli troops have been withdrawn from southern Lebanon as a goodwill gesture during their negotiations.
Source: The Guardian external link
Israeli defense minister Israel Katz says that the Israeli military will keep troops in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza indefinitely.
Source: Middle East Monitor external link
Two people were killed and seven others were injured in a drone strike by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces on a fuel station in Rabak, White Nile in the southern region of Sudan. The Sudan Doctors Network confirms the attack in a statement.
Source: Middle East Monitor external link
French president Emmanuel Macron announces that the French Navy intercepted and boarded the Cameroon-flagged, Russia-linked oil tanker off the coast of Sicily two days earlier.
Source: The Moscow Times external link

Sports

Ivory Coast's soccer team reaches the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup for the first time in its team history, defeating Curaçao, 2-0, in Group E.
Source: The Athletic via The New York Times external link

Business and economy

The Federal Reserve inflation rises to a three-year high in May. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported a 4.1% increase in consumer prices driven by high gas prices, the largest since April 2023.
Source: The New York Times external link
Reuters reports that over the past week crude oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have risen to their highest level since the start of the war, but traffic still remains a fraction of pre-war levels.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis confirms that the Alligator Alcatraz detention center in Ochopee, Florida, U.S., will close operations, a year after it opened.
Source: Politico external link

Politics and election

King's Representative Tom Marsters dissolves the Parliament of the Cook Islands, setting an election for 12 August 2026.
Source: Cook Islands News external link
The Congress of Deputies approves a motion calling on the Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to face a vote of confidence following the escalation of corruption cases involving his ruling PSOE party and Sánchez's family.
Source: Reuters external link

June 24

Business and economy

Global oil prices fall to their lowest level since February 27, the day before the war started on February 28. Additionally, brent crude futures drop to US$73.50 a barrel.
Source: CNN external link

Health and environment

France confirms its first Ebola case, and the first case identified outside Africa in this outbreak, after a humanitarian worker returns from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. French health authorities isolate the patient and begin contact tracing.
Source: CNN external link
Sri Lanka begins enforcing a nationwide ban on the sale and provision of foods and drinks high in sugar, salt, and fat in schools as part of measures to address rising childhood obesity and related health conditions.
Source: The Straits Times external link
The U.S. military says that it will require recruits to take the influenza vaccine amidst an influenza outbreak at the Lackland Air Force Base in Bexar County, Texas, U.S. The move comes after U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth lifted the military vaccine mandate.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

Yabloko deputy leader Maxim Kruglov is convicted and will face seven years in prison over his anti-war stance on social media, including remarks about the Russian Army.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

A wildfire burns over 350 acres and destroys a home in Garfield County, Colorado, U.S., prompting evacuations.
Source: 9news external link
The Cottonwood Fire burns over 59,000 acres near the Eagle Point Resort in Beaver, Utah, U.S., with governor Spencer Cox saying it is the "most destructive fire in the state’s history".
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune external link
A doublet earthquake, consisting of a 7.2 foreshock and a M 7.5 mainshock, strikes Yaracuy, Venezuela. Severe damage and collapsed buildings are recorded in Caracas, with casualties being unknown.
Source: The New York Times external link
After the deadly fire in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, that killed 15 people, state authorities close down 59 coaching institutes found to be violating fire safety standards as part of a statewide enforcement drive.
Source: Deccan Herald external link
Five people are killed and 20 injured after an under-construction warehouse collapses in West Bengal, India.
Source: The Indian Express external link

Politics and elections

Historic Pact's candidate Iván Cepeda concedes defeat in the presidential election won by Abelardo de la Espriella.
Source: BBC News external link
Abelardo de la Espriella is declared president-elect of Colombia by the National Electoral Council.
Source: CBS News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli defence minister Israel Katz says Israeli forces will not withdraw from occupied southern Lebanon even if "the United States demands it", adding that "200,000 residents will not return" to their homes.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Israeli military announces that it has killed Hamas militant Akram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Machi, who took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel, during an airstrike in southern Gaza.
Source: Israel National News external link
Ukrainian forces launch long-range drone strikes inside Russia, striking the Orenburg Gas Processing Plant, which also houses the only helium plant in Russia, and also striking two Russian Satellite Communications Company facilities, including one in Moscow Oblast and another in Vladimir Oblast. Russia says its forces have shot down 323 Ukrainian drones overnight.
Source: AP external link
Ukrainian missiles strike two Russian military airfields and several air defence systems in Crimea.
Source: AP external link
The Sudan Doctors Network reports that more than 215 civilians have died at the RSF-run Daqris Prison in Sudan's South Darfur state from the spread of diseases and epidemics, as well as torture and mistreatment of detainees.
Source: AA external link

Sports

In association football, South Africa reaches the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup for the first time after defeating South Korea 1–0 in their final group-stage match to finish second in Group A.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

June 23

Health and environment

French sports minister Marina Ferrari reports that at least 40 people have drowned in France while swimming in unsupervised areas over the weekend during a heat wave.
Source: AFP and Reuters via Al Jazeera external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The International Maritime Organization announces an evacuation plan for around 500 to 600 ships with 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf to sail through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran and the United States have reached a ceasefire deal to end the war. The evacuation will be coordinated with Iran and Oman.
Source: The Maritime Executive external link
The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation reports that the Bangladesh-flagged DWT bulk carrier vessel MV has cleared through the Strait of Hormuz at 3:00am BST after it was stranded in the region for 4.5 months.
Source: New Age BD external link
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that the U.S. will not accept Iranian tolls or fees on vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Kurdistan24 external link
Two sources tell CNN that a pilot on a United States Armed Forces F-15E Strike Eagle, which was downed over Iran during the beginning of April, reported a "jellyfish-like" formation from Iranian drones before the jet was shot down.
Source: CNN external link
The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, a United Nations fact-finding mission, finds that Israel has deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes in Gaza, and war crimes in the West Bank.
Source: Reuters external link
Israeli soldiers open fire near an excavator in Nabatieh, Lebanon, killing two civilians and wounding two more.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Sudanese army launches an offensive in the Geissan District of Sudan's Blue Nile State, capturing a key rebel stronghold near the border with Ethiopia.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
The U.N. Human Rights Office reports that sexual violence has been more widespread across Sudan since the civil war broke out three years ago in April.
Source: Radio Tamazuj external link
Nigerian police report that at least 20 people were killed in an attack on a community in Bokkos, Plateau State, over the weekend. Police and other security agencies engaged the assailants in a shootout before they withdrew from the area.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

The Government of National Stability, which controls eastern Libya, prohibits the entry of citizens of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan through all land, sea and air ports, citing a reorganization of procedures governing the entry of foreign nationals.
Source: Reuters external link
The U.S. Senate votes 50–48 in favor of a resolution to require the Trump administration to halt military action against Iran, joining the House of Representatives in doing so.
Source: NPR external link

Business and economy

The U.S. House of Representatives passes the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in an effort to lower the cost-of-living of houses and support affordable housing in the country. The legislation will head to president Donald Trump for his signature.
Source: CNBC external link

International relations

South Korea announces that it will accept any North Korean prisoners of war captured by Ukraine while fighting for Russia if they choose resettlement in South Korea. South Korea also opposes any repatriation of such prisoners against their wishes.
Source: Reuters external link

Sports

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security eases travel restrictions for the Iranian soccer team, allowing them to arrive in Seattle, Washington two days before their match at Lumen Field against Egypt.
Source: Politico external link
In association football, Portuguese forward and captain Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first player to score in six different FIFA World Cups and Portugal's all-time top goalscorer at the tournament after scoring a brace in the team's 5–0 win over Uzbekistan in the group stage.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
The 80th edition of the NBA draft is held at the Barclays Center in New York City, U.S., with the Washington Wizards selecting former Brigham Young University freshman AJ Dybantsa with the first-overall pick.
Source: The Washington Post external link