Thursday 19 June 2025

Crime & Justice

The Rwandan government arrests opposition figure Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, founder of the United Democratic Forces, for allegedly plotting to incite public unrest.

M23 campaign

After three days of dialogue, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda sign a provisional peace treaty and are set to begin negotiations for a draft peace treaty on June 27.

Disasters

More than ten people are killed in a mine collapse in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

June 2025 Los Angeles protests

A federal appeals court rules that President of the United States Donald Trump is allowed to keep the National Guard under federal control in California, pending further litigation.

Disasters

A rockslide at Bow Glacier Falls near Banff, Alberta, Canada, kills at least two people. Three other hikers sustained injuries.

World

The Finnish Parliament votes 155–18 to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty, which bans the use of anti-personnel mines, citing the threat Russia poses to its national security.

Israel–Norway relations

A hand grenade is thrown into the courtyard of the residence of the Norwegian ambassador to Israel in Herzliya.

Airstrikes during the Twelve-Day War

The death toll from Israel's strikes on Iran rises to more than 240, including 70 women and children. To date, at least 24 people have been killed by Iranian strikes on Israel.

Airstrikes during the Twelve-Day War

Iran strikes four sites in central and southern Israel. The Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, is hit by an Iranian ballistic missile, injuring at least 240 people. Iran says it was targeting a military site, striking an Israeli military and intelligence centre located near the hospital.

Rafah aid distribution killings

Israeli gunfire and airstrikes kill at least 92 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including 16 people waiting for aid assistance near the Netzarim Corridor.

Airstrikes during the Twelve-Day War

The Israeli Air Force strikes the Arak Nuclear Complex, a heavy-water reactor near Arak, Iran.