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**The ministry of defence in Niger announces three days of [https://data.nola.gov/nominate/499661 national] mourning following the previous day’s ambush of [https://data.cdp.net/nominate/25091 security] forces near the village of Tassia in the [[Tillabéri Region]], during [https://data.nola.gov/nominate/500022 which] at least 20 soldiers and a civilian were killed and several others wounded. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/26/at-least-20-soldiers-one-civilian-killed-in-western-niger (Al Jazeera)] |
**The ministry of defence in Niger announces three days of [https://data.nola.gov/nominate/499661 national] mourning following the previous day’s ambush of [https://data.cdp.net/nominate/25091 security] forces near the village of Tassia in the [[Tillabéri Region]], during [https://data.nola.gov/nominate/500022 which] at least 20 soldiers and a civilian were killed and several others wounded. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/26/at-least-20-soldiers-one-civilian-killed-in-western-niger (Al Jazeera)] |
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**Two South African soldiers are killed and twenty others are injured in a mortar attack on their logistics base. [https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/repatriation-preparations-for-sandf-soldiers-killed-in-drc-under-way/ (SABC News)] |
**Two South African soldiers are killed and twenty others are [https://data.nola.gov/nominate/500258 injured] in a mortar attack on their logistics base. [https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/repatriation-preparations-for-sandf-soldiers-killed-in-drc-under-way/ (SABC News)] |
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*Unidentified attackers opened fire on a Tunisian military patrol near the Libyan border killing a soldier according to the Tunisian Ministry of Defense. [https://english.alarabiya.net/News/north-africa/2024/06/26/gunmen-attack-tunisian-military-patrol-near-libya-border-soldier-killed (Al Arabiya)] |
*Unidentified attackers opened fire on a Tunisian military patrol near the Libyan border killing a soldier according to the Tunisian Ministry of Defense. [https://english.alarabiya.net/News/north-africa/2024/06/26/gunmen-attack-tunisian-military-patrol-near-libya-border-soldier-killed (Al Arabiya)] |
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Revision as of 16:03, 26 June 2024
June 26, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Bombing of the Gaza Strip
- An Israeli airstrike on a home in Beit Lahiya in North Gaza kills at least 15 Palestinians. (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Jihadist insurgency in Niger
- The ministry of defence in Niger announces three days of national mourning following the previous day’s ambush of security forces near the village of Tassia in the Tillabéri Region, during which at least 20 soldiers and a civilian were killed and several others wounded. (Al Jazeera)
- Kivu conflict
- Two South African soldiers are killed and twenty others are injured in a mortar attack on their logistics base. (SABC News)
- Unidentified attackers opened fire on a Tunisian military patrol near the Libyan border killing a soldier according to the Tunisian Ministry of Defense. (Al Arabiya)
Disasters and accidents
- Three fishermen are found dead following heavy rainfall and winds that caused coastal inundation along New Zealand's Eastern coast. (1 News)
- Two days of heavy rains in Nepal kills 20 people. (Reuters)
Law and Crime
- International Criminal Court investigation in Mali
- The International Criminal Court convict Malian Islamist Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz of Ansar Dine on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Outgoing Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte is formally selected as the next NATO Secretary-General. (CNN)
- Kenya Finance Bill protests
- Kenyan President William Ruto withdraws the controversial Kenya Finance Bill 2024 following an attack on the Parliament of Kenya that killed multiple people. (Reuters)
- 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 16
- Jamaal Bowman, a member of the Squad, loses a primary challenge against George Latimer. Overall, $24.8m was spent by various groups in the race, making it the most expensive House of Representatives primary in history. (BBC) (New York Times)