Weekly News Roundup – Week 23

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Monday 3rd June 2024

Indian heatwave kills dozens over summer as nearly 25,000 people fall ill. (Reuters)

Nigel Farage appoints himself the leader of Reform UK. (The New York Times)

The Kilauea Volcano Erupts on Hawaii. (The New York Times)

Tuesday 4th June 2024

Major police sweep across Europe takes down ransomware networks. (AP)

The Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts causing an evacuation as caution. (Reuters)

The alliance of parties led by Narendra Modi is set to form a government after reaching 272 seats. (BBC News)

Biden rolls out new restrictions to help “gain control” of the southern border. (AP)

Wednesday 5th June 2024

The United States and South Korea participated in the first precision bomb drills in 7 years. (AP)

Gunman fires shots at the US embassy in Lebanon. (Reuters)

Hezbollah targets Israel’s Iron Dome in Ramot Naftali. (Reuters)

Israeli nationalists march in Jerusalem with some chanting “Death to Arabs”. (AP)

Thursday 6th June 2024

Yemen’s Houthis say they have launched two attacks against ships at Haifa port. Israel says the claim is “not true”. (Al Jazeera)

France will start selling Mirage fighter jets to Ukraine “by the end of the year”. (The Telegraph)

Israel bombs Gaza school housing displaced Palestinians killing at least 40. (Al Jazeera)

Friday 7th June 2024

UN chief to call out Israel, Hamas for violations against children. (Reuters)

The US has re-established the Gaza aid pier damaged in bad weather. (Al Jazeera)

Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain 11 UN staffers as well as aid workers in a sudden crackdown. (AP)

Dozens have been killed near Sudan’s capital as the internal displacement across Sudan nears 20 million. (Al Jazeera)

Saturday 8th June 2024

Israel rescues four more hostages in an operation that Gazan officials claim killed more than 200. (CNN)

Sunday 9th June 2024

Mexico’s ruling party wins lower house supermajority but falls short in Senate. (Reuters)

India’s Narendra Modi was sworn in as the country’s prime minister for a third term. (Al Jazeera)

Macron calls shock French elections after far-right rout. (Reuters)

Benny Gantz quits emergency government in a sign against Benjamin Netanyahu’s post-conflict plans for Gaza. (BBC News)

South Korea to resume loudspeaker broadcasts over border, in balloon row. (BBC News)

Two killed in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah-Israel fighting soars. (Al Jazeera)

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