Portal:Current events/2017 June 22

June 22, 2017 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Business and economy

Disasters and accidents

Earthquakes in 2017
- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Puerto San José, Guatemala. (CNN)

International relations

Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute
- In a vote at the United Nations General Assembly, 94 states support a Mauritius-sponsored resolution to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the legal status of the disputed Chagos Archipelago. (The Guardian)
Chinese espionage in the United States
- An American who formerly worked for the Central Intelligence Agency is arrested on charges of selling classified information to Chinese operatives in May 2017. (The Washington Post)
Brexit negotiations
- UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces that citizens of the European Union living in the United Kingdom will be able to acquire a "UK settled status" after the UK leaves the EU. (BBC)

Law and crime

Immigration to the United States
- A judge in Michigan halts the possible deportation of over 100 Chaldean Iraqi Christians. (The Hill)
Dismissal of James Comey
- U.S. President Donald Trump clarifies that he did not record any private conversations with former FBI Director James Comey. (Chicago Tribune)
American Health Care Act of 2017
- The U.S. Senate releases its version of the American Health Care Act of 2017. (New York Times)

Sports