Weekly News Roundup – Week 26

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Monday 24th June 24, 2024

Israel strikes kill at least 11 people in Gaza as tanks push further into Rafah. (Reuters)

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rejects the permanent ceasefires in Gaza, which has been backed by the US. (TIME)

Russian missiles kill five and wound 41 in the Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk. (Reuters)

The death toll from a gunman attack in Russia’s Dagestan region has risen to 20. (Reuters)

Tuesday 25th June 2024

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 24 people in Gaza City in three separate airstrikes. (Reuters)

A top European court finds Russia guilty of rights violations in Crimea. (Al Jazeera)

Russia and Ukraine each return 90 prisoners of war, with the UAE overseeing the exchange. (Reuters)

400 Kenyan police officers arrive in Haiti in a UN-led mission to restore order. (Washington Post)

The European Union has launched “historic” membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova. (Barrons)

Wednesday 26th June 2024

An Israeli attack on the Gaza city of Beit Lahiya, where roughly 15 people have been killed by a strike. (Al Jazeera)

A Bolivian coup attempt fails after a military assault on the presidential palace fails and General Juan Jose Zuniga is arrested. (Reuters)

Thursday 27th June 2024

Deaths from the heatwave in Pakistan rise to 568 as temperatures hover at around 40 °C but feels like 49 °C with humidity. (BBC News)

The Supreme Court allows, for now, emergency abortions in Idaho. (The New York Times)

Ursula von der Leyen, Antonio Costa, and Kaja Kallas have been nominated to lead the EU for the next five years. (EuroNews)

Friday 28th June 2024

One person has been killed and another 12 injured in a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. (Reuters)

Police in the United Kingdom arrested 27 Just Stop Oil employees over an alleged plan to disrupt airports. (Reuters)

A magnitude-7.2 earthquake hits off the coast of Peru, injuring 23 people. (Bloomberg)

Saturday 29th June 2024

Five ISIL bombs have been found hidden in Mosul’s al-Nuri Mosque in the Iraqi city of Mosul. (Al Jazeera)

At least 12 people, including four children, have been killed in another wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)

A landslide in Nepal kills nine, including three children. (Reuters)

Beryl builds up in the Atlantic into a major hurricane. (Reuters)

March for Nahel Merzouk, a year after his killing by French police. (Al Jazeera)

A large group of protesters have clashed with police in Germany, close to the German far-right conference. (BBC News)

Sunday 30th June 2024

Israeli tanks advance into areas in north and south Gaza. (Reuters)

Hurricane Beryl restrengthens to a category 4 off the coast of Grenade. (AP)

M23 seizes a town in east DR Congo as rebels gain ground. (VOA)

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