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June 6, 2024 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
  - Attacks on schools during the Israeli invasion of Gaza
    - At least 40 Palestinians, including fourteen children, are killed and more than 70 injured after an Israeli airstrike on a United Nations school that was sheltering refugees in central Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war
  - Three Palestinians are killed and several others are injured in an Israel Defense Forces raid on Jenin in the West Bank. (The Times of Israel) (Al Jazeera)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
  - President of France Emmanuel Macron announces that the country will send Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighter aircraft to Ukraine and train its pilots by the end of 2024. (The Telegraph)
Red Sea crisis
- The Houthis and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claim to have launched two joint military attacks against ships at the Port of Haifa in Israel. However, Israel denies the claims. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

2024 Uttarakhand snowstorm disaster
- A blizzard in the Himalaya mountains of Uttarakhand, India, kills nine Indian trekkers. (Reuters)
At least six people, including mostly children, drown after a school bus falls into the Orontes River near Darkush, Syria. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Six fishermen are killed and one is critically injured after a boat's engine exploded and caught the wooden hull on fire off the coast of Naga in the Philippines. (AP)
One person is killed and more than 100 others are injured after two trams collide in Kemerovo, Russia. (The Moscow Times)
A child is killed and at least thirteen other people are injured by tornadoes in the U.S. states of Michigan, Maryland, and Ohio. (AP)

International relations

France–Russia relations
- A French citizen is detained in Moscow, Russia, under suspicion of collecting military information. (ABC News)
Georgia–United States relations
- The United States Department of State sanctions several Georgian Dream politicians with travel bans for passing the "Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence", threatening further penalties if Georgia continues "anti-democratic activity". (AP)
Palestine–United States relations
- The Biden administration imposes sanctions on the Lions' Den militant group based in Nablus in the West Bank, for committing attacks in the West Bank since October 2022. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

Belarus–European Union border crisis
- A Polish border guard soldier dies after being stabbed by a migrant trying to cross the EU border from Belarus. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

2024 European Parliament election
- Elections to the European Parliament begin and will continue until June 9, with the Netherlands and Estonia voting today. (Al Jazeera) (NOS)
South Africa's genocide case against Israel
- Spain applies to join South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide. (AP)

Science and technology

SpaceX launches Starship's Integrated Flight Test 4, successfully guiding both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage to soft water landings in the Gulf of Mexico and the Indian Ocean, respectively. (The New York Times)

Sports

The Oklahoma Sooners win the 2024 Women's College World Series in softball with the first-ever four-peat. (The New York Times)

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 *[[Israel–Hamas war]]
 **[[Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present)|Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip]]
+***[[Attacks on schools during the Israeli invasion of Gaza]]
-***At least 40 [[Palestinians]], including 14 children, are reportedly killed in an [[Israel]]i airstrike on a [[United Nations]] school that was sheltering refugees in central [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-jets-strike-school-containing-hamas-compound-gaza-media-says-27-2024-06-06/ (Reuters)] [https://www.npr.org/2024/06/06/nx-s1-4995090/israel-gaza-school-strike-us-bomb (NPR)] [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/6/israel-bombs-unrwa-school-in-gaza-kills-32-displaced-palestinians (Al Jazeera)]
+****At least 40 [[Palestinians]], including fourteen children, are killed and more than 70 injured after an [[Israel]]i airstrike on a [[United Nations]] school that was sheltering refugees in central [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/6/israel-bombs-unrwa-school-in-gaza-kills-32-displaced-palestinians (Al Jazeera)]
-**[[Israeli occupation of the West Bank]]
+**[[Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war]]
 ***Three Palestinians are killed and several others are injured in an [[Israel Defense Forces]] raid on [[Jenin]] in the [[West Bank]]. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/three-palestinians-killed-during-idf-raid-in-jenin-say-pa-health-officials/ (''The Times of Israel'')] [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/6/israeli-froces-raid-occupied-west-banks-jenin-kill-three-palestinians (Al Jazeera)]
-*[[Red Sea crisis]]
-**The [[Houthis]] and the [[Islamic Resistance in Iraq]] claim to have launched two joint military attacks against ships at the [[Port of Haifa]] in [[Israel]]. However, Israel denies the claims. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/6/houthis-say-they-launched-two-attacks-against-ships-at-haifa-port (Al Jazeera)]
 *[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
 **[[List of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War|Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War]]
-***[[President of France]] [[Emmanuel Macron]] announces that [[France|the country]] will send [[Dassault Mirage 2000#Differences between variants|Dassault Mirage 2000-5]] [[fighter aircraft]]s to [[Ukraine]] and train its pilots by the end of 2024. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/06/france-will-sell-mirage-fighter-jets-to-ukraine-end-year/ (''The Telegraph'')]
+***[[President of France]] [[Emmanuel Macron]] announces that [[France|the country]] will send [[Dassault Mirage 2000#Differences between variants|Dassault Mirage 2000-5]] [[fighter aircraft]] to [[Ukraine]] and train its pilots by the end of 2024. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/06/france-will-sell-mirage-fighter-jets-to-ukraine-end-year/ (''The Telegraph'')]
+*[[Red Sea crisis]]
+**The [[Houthis]] and the [[Islamic Resistance in Iraq]] claim to have launched two joint military attacks against ships at the [[Port of Haifa]] in [[Israel]]. However, Israel denies the claims. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/6/houthis-say-they-launched-two-attacks-against-ships-at-haifa-port (Al Jazeera)]
 '''Disasters and accidents'''
 *[[2024 Uttarakhand snowstorm disaster]]
 **A blizzard in the [[Himalaya]] mountains of [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]], kills nine Indian trekkers. [https://www.reuters.com/world/india/blizzard-himalayas-traps-trekkers-killing-nine-india-2024-06-06/ (Reuters)]
-*At least six people, including several children, drown after a school bus falls into the [[Orontes River]] near [[Darkush]], [[Syria]]. [https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5028332-least-6-die-when-school-bus-plunges-river-northwest-syria (Asharq Al-Awsat)]
+*At least six people, including mostly children, drown after a school bus falls into the [[Orontes River]] near [[Darkush]], [[Syria]]. [https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5028332-least-6-die-when-school-bus-plunges-river-northwest-syria (Asharq Al-Awsat)]
+*Six fishermen are killed and one is critically injured after a boat's engine exploded and caught the wooden hull on fire off the coast of [[Naga, Cebu|Naga]] in [[Philippines|the Philippines]]. [https://apnews.com/article/philippines-fishing-boat-explosion-fire-cebu-province-aa9fcb286667a243e9089b333ea3ad96 (AP)]
 *One person is killed and more than 100 others are injured after two [[tram]]s collide in [[Kemerovo]], [[Russia]]. [https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/06/06/tram-collision-in-siberia-kills-1-injures-100-a85328 (''The Moscow Times'')]
 *A child is killed and at least thirteen other people are injured by tornadoes in the [[U.S.]] states of [[Michigan]], [[Maryland]], and [[Ohio]]. [https://apnews.com/article/us-severe-weather-tornado-a95e55dfbad6dd7ecf847a1983876bdd (AP)]
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 '''International relations'''
 *[[France–Russia relations]]
-**A [[France|French]] citizen is detained in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], under suspicion of [[military intelligence|collecting military information]]. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/french-citizen-arrested-moscow-charges-collecting-military-data-110897477 (ABC News)]
+**A [[France|French]] citizen is detained in [[Moscow]], Russia, under suspicion of [[military intelligence|collecting military information]]. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/french-citizen-arrested-moscow-charges-collecting-military-data-110897477 (ABC News)]
+*[[Georgia–United States relations]]
+**The [[United States Department of State|United States Department of State]] [[Sanctions (law)|sanctions]] several [[Georgian Dream]] politicians with travel bans for passing the "Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence", threatening further penalties if [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] continues "anti-democratic activity". [https://apnews.com/article/us-georgia-sanctions-media-freedom-russian-law-4108e5a11cd312460a83a640490b0f5a (AP)]
+*[[Palestine–United States relations]]
+**The [[Biden administration]] imposes sanctions on the [[Lions' Den (militant group)|Lions' Den]] militant group based in [[Nablus]] in the [[West Bank]], for committing attacks in the West Bank since October 2022. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/6/us-sanctions-palestinian-group-under-decree-used-to-target-israeli-settlers (Al Jazeera)]
+'''Law and crime'''
+*[[Belarus–European Union border crisis]]
+**A [[Border Guard (Poland)|Polish border guard]] soldier dies after being stabbed by a migrant trying to cross the [[EU]] border from [[Belarus]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polish-soldier-dies-after-being-stabbed-by-migrants-border-with-belarus-2024-06-06/ (Reuters)]
 '''Politics and elections'''
 *[[2024 European Parliament election]]
 **Elections to the [[European Parliament]] begin and will continue until June 9, with the [[Netherlands]] and [[Estonia]] voting today. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/5/european-elections-how-will-the-vote-work-and-whats-at-stake (Al Jazeera)] [https://nos.nl/collectie/13972/artikel/2523341-nederland-trapt-europese-verkiezingen-af-samen-met-estland (NOS)]
-*[[Palestine–United States relations]]
-**The [[Biden administration]] imposes sanctions on the [[Lions' Den (militant group)|Lions' Den]] militant group based in [[Nablus]] in the [[West Bank]], for committing attacks in the West Bank since October 2022. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/6/us-sanctions-palestinian-group-under-decree-used-to-target-israeli-settlers (Al Jazeera)]
 *[[South Africa's genocide case against Israel]]
 **[[Spain]] applies to join [[South Africa]]'s case at the [[International Court of Justice]] accusing [[Israel]] of genocide. [https://apnews.com/article/spain-israel-icj-genocide-case-67d4d9b8ecf6fd88e718319a5d93465a (AP)]
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 '''Science and technology'''
 *[[SpaceX]] launches [[SpaceX Starship|Starship]]'s [[SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4|Integrated Flight Test 4]], successfully guiding both the [[SpaceX Super Heavy|Super Heavy]] booster and [[SpaceX Starship (spacecraft)|Starship upper stage]] to soft water landings in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and the [[Indian Ocean]], respectively. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/science/spacex-starship-fourth-test-flight.html (''The New York Times'')]
+'''Sports'''
+*The [[2024 Oklahoma Sooners softball team|Oklahoma Sooners]] win the [[2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament|2024 Women's College World Series]] in softball with the first-ever [[four-peat]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5547682/2024/06/06/oklahoma-texas-wcws-game-2-result-score/ (''The New York Times'')]
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