Portal:Current events/2018 June 23: Difference between revisions

**The Syrian government launches a ground offensive in the eastern part of the southern province of Daraa. [http://www.gulf-times.com/story/597168/Syrian-army-gains-ground-in-rebel-south (''Gulf Times'')]

*[[Zimbabwean general election, 2018]]

**[[Zimbabwe]]an [[President of Zimbabwe|President]] [[Emmerson Mnangagwa]] survives an apparent assassination attempt when an explosive device detonates at an election campaign rally in [[Bulawayo]]. A few bystanders, including [[Vice-President of Zimbabwe|Vice-President]] [[Kembo Mohadi]], suffer minor injuries. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/23/zimbabwe-explosion-rocks-stadium-rally-president-emmerson-mnangagwa ''(The Guardian)''] [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-44586218 (BBC)]

*Two people are confirmed dead and 156 others injured after a grenade explosion at a rally in [[Addis Ababa]], [[Ethiopia]], held by the [[Ethiopian Prime Minister|Prime Minister]] [[Abiy Ahmed]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-44586187 (BBC)] [https://apnews.com/9b96e200a8ff405581ca396ae1e699d7 (AP)]

;Crime and law

*[[Terrorism in France]]

**[[France|French]] police arrest ten members of the far-right group Action des Forces Operationnelles (Operational Forces Action) across the nation, questioning them on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack against [[Islam|Muslims]]. [https://www.thelocal.fr/20180626/what-we-know-about-the-threat-posed-by-frances-radical-far-right (''The Local'')]

;Disasters and accidents

*[[2018 Vietnam floods]]

**Floods in [[Vietnam]] killed 23 people (16 in [[Lai Châu Province|Lai Chau]], 5 in [[Ha Giang Province]] while two others in other provinces) and caused several damages. [https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/floods-landslides-in-northern-vietnam-kill-23-leave-10-missing-3768130.html (VnExpress International)]

*[[Maersk Line]] reveals one of their [[container ship]]s yesterday responded to a distress call from a migrant boat off the [[Italy|Italian]] coast, rescuing 113 people. [https://www.thelocal.it/20180623/danish-maersk-line-ship-rescues-113-migrants-in-southern-italy (''The Local'')]

*The [[US Navy]] states an [[A-29 Super Tucano]] crash at [[Holloman Air Force Base]] in [[New Mexico]] yesterday killed a pilot. [https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/24/politics/us-navy-pilot-killed-holloman/index.html (CNN)]

;Politics and elections

*[[Politics of Iraq]]

**After a meeting in [[Najaf]], [[Islamic Dawa Party]] leader [[Prime Minister of Iraq|Premier]] [[Haider al-Abadi]] and [[Shia Islam|Shi'a]] [[Sadrist Movement]] leader [[Muqtada al-Sadr]] announce their parties' alliance. Together, they control 96 of 329 seats in [[Council of Representatives of Iraq|Parliament]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/iraqi-pm-al-abadi-shia-leader-al-sadr-announce-alliance-180623210258947.html (Al Jazeera)]