Portal:Current events/2024 June 25

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Bombing of the Gaza Strip
    • Israeli airstrikes kill at least 24 people in Gaza City, including ten family members of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • The European Court of Human Rights unanimously finds Russia guilty of systematic violations of human rights in the Crimean peninsula. (Al Jazeera)
  • Russia and Ukraine each return 90 prisoners of war in a prisoner exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates. (Reuters)
• Haitian crisis
  • Kenyan police units arrive in Haiti for a United Nations-backed security mission to restore order. (France 24) (The Washington Post)

Business and economy

• The European Commission levies an antitrust fine against Microsoft, charging it with violating European Union competition law by illegally linking its Microsoft Teams app with Microsoft Office, giving the former an unfair advantage over Slack. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 North America heat waves
  • Puerto Rico announces its first island-wide heat advisory to all 78 municipalities due to predicted highs of 114°F (46°C) and widespread power outages. (AP)

International relations

• Enlargement of the European Union
  • Accession of Ukraine to the European Union, Accession of Moldova to the European Union
    • The European Union formally launches accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. (Barron's)
• Iran–United States relations
  • The United States Department of the Treasury announces economic sanctions on 50 people and companies in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and the Marshall Islands, for allegedly funding and helping Iran's military gain access to the international financial system. (Al Jazeera)
• The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elects former Swiss president Alain Berset as the Council's new Secretary General, succeeding Marija Pejčinović Burić. (Politico)
• Russia bans 81 media outlets from access inside the country, including Agence France-Presse and Politico, in retaliation for a European Union ban on Russian media outlets. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Gun violence in the United States
  • U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declares gun violence a public health emergency. (AP)
  • A gunman kills five people and critically injures a girl in North Las Vegas, Nevada, then kills himself upon being confronted by the police the following day. (Reuters)
• Conscription of yeshiva students
  • The Supreme Court of Israel rules that the Israel Defense Forces and the government are legally bound to conscript Haredi yeshiva students, overturning their prior exemption from mandatory military service. (The Jerusalem Post) (NPR)
• Indictment and arrest of Julian Assange
  • WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is freed following a plea deal with the United States, which results in Assange pleading guilty to espionage-related charges. (Reuters)
• International Criminal Court investigation in Ukraine
  • The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Russia's Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and former defence minister Sergei Shoigu. (Barron's) (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• Kenya Finance Bill protests
  • 2024 Parliament of Kenya assault
    • Thousands of anti-tax protestors assault and set the Parliament of Kenya building in Nairobi on fire, as riots begin following the approval of a finance bill. The ceremonial mace is also stolen by protesters. Ten people are killed and more than 50 others are injured as police open fire on protestors. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News)
    • President William Ruto deploys the military to stop the protests. (Bloomberg)
• 2024 United Kingdom general election date betting scandal
  • A fifth Conservative Party member is investigated for involvement in the ongoing election betting scandal. (The Guardian)
• LGBT rights in Peru
  • The Peruvian Ministry of Health announces that it will stop labeling transgender individuals as suffering from mental disorders, but will instead use the term "gender discordance". (Reuters)
• Spanish General Council of the Judiciary blockade
  • The two major political parties, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and People's Party agree to renew the members of the General Council of the Judiciary after five years of blockade and the necessary mediation by the European Commission to reach an agreement. (SWI)

Science and technology

• Chinese space program
  • The Chang'e 6 lunar exploration mission successfully returns to Earth after collecting rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon. (AP)