Portal:Current events/2018 June 23
June 23, 2018 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Eastern Daraa offensive (June 2018)
- The Syrian government launches a ground offensive in the eastern part of the southern province of Daraa. (Gulf Times)
- Zimbabwean general election, 2018
- Zimbabwean 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 Kembo Mohadi, suffer minor injuries. (The Guardian) (BBC)
- Two people are confirmed dead and 156 others injured after a grenade explosion at a rally in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, held by the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. (BBC) (AP)
Crime and law
- Terrorism in 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 Muslims. (The Local)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Vietnam floods
- Floods in Vietnam killed 23 people (16 in Lai Chau, 5 in Ha Giang Province while two others in other provinces) and caused several damages. (VnExpress International)
- Maersk Line reveals one of their container ships yesterday responded to a distress call from a migrant boat off the Italian coast, rescuing 113 people. (The Local)
- The US Navy states an A-29 Super Tucano crash at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico yesterday killed a pilot. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- Politics of Iraq
- After a meeting in Najaf, Islamic Dawa Party leader Premier Haider al-Abadi and Shi'a Sadrist Movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr announce their parties' alliance. Together, they control 96 of 329 seats in Parliament. (Al Jazeera)