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China officially defines Taiwanese separatist behavior as a criminal act.

The death toll from the floods and landslides in Meizhou, Guangdong, China, increases to 47 people.

Moldovan president Maia Sandu signs the decree that begins negotiations on Moldova's accession to the

European Union. Sandu also announces that the first Moldova–EU intergovernmental conference will take place on 25 June.

The High Court of Namibia rules that two colonial-era laws criminalizing sex between men are unconstitutional.

At least six people die due to heat-related illness in the Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona, United

A court in Geneva, Switzerland, sentences Indian-born billionaire Prakash Hinduja and three of his family

members to four years in prison for exploiting domestic workers at their villa in Cologny.

Accession of Moldova to the European Union, Accession of Ukraine to the European Union

At least 1,119 pilgrims, more than half of whom are from Egypt, are now confirmed to have died from

heat-related causes during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.

Ukraine is prioritized first among the countries to receive ordered deliveries of MIM-104 Patriot missile

The Israel Antiquities Authority announces the discovery of a 3,300-year-old ship and its cargo, one of the

oldest known examples of a ship sailing far from land. The ship was discovered last year by a company drilling for natural gas off the coast of Northern Israel.

At least 1,081 pilgrims are now confirmed to have died from heat-related causes during the Hajj in Saudi

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces sanctions on firms based in China, India, Kazakhstan, and

Uzbekistan, for their alleged support to Russia in the Russo–Ukrainian war.

Researchers announce the discovery of the Lokiceratops rangiformis , a dinosaur species named after the Norse

god Loki, in North America. The findings are published in the journal PeerJ .

United States officials announce that they will allow Ukraine to use US weapons to strike Russian forces

within Russia, provided they are located right across the border with Ukraine, removing the prior limit of only allowing strikes across the Kharkiv front.

At least 36 people are killed and more than 60 others are hospitalized after consuming tainted liquor in

Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, India.

The orange powder paint sprayed on Stonehenge by Just Stop Oil activists yesterday is removed with a handheld

One person is killed, at least 200 people are injured, and over 100 are arrested in protests across Kenya

against government plans to raise $2.7 billion in additional taxes. Kenya Police fired live rounds, tear gas, and water cannons at protesters.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature announces that the Iberian lynx has been upgraded from

endangered to vulnerable for the first time since 1986, after a 2023 census showed a population of 2,021 animals.

Congress of the Philippines lawmakers pursue an investigation into a U.S.

military social media disinformation operation to discredit Chinese COVID-19 vaccines to Filipinos to determine the damages caused, international law infringements, and possible legal action.

Serbia threatens to withdraw from UEFA Euro 2024 if UEFA does not punish Croatia and Albania after their

supporters chant "kill, kill, kill the Serb" during a match in Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday.

Sudan accuses the United Arab Emirates of arming the Rapid Support Forces.