Portal:Current events/2019 June 22
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;Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2019 Amhara Region coup d'état attempt
- An attempted coup in Ethiopia's Amhara state leaves several people dead, including the regional president Ambachew Mekonnen and the Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, General Se'are Mekonnen. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48734572 (BBC News)]
;Disasters and accidents
- A seven-story building collapses in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, killing at least 28 people and wounding 25 others. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/24/chinese-builders-arrested-as-toll-in-cambodia-building-collapse-rises-to-24 (The Guardian)]
;International relations
- Iran–Saudi Arabia relations
- Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir says if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, there will be a "very, very strong reaction". [http://www.arabnews.com/node/1514276/saudi-arabia (Arab News)]
- United States sanctions against Iran, Iran–United States relations, Iran and weapons of mass destruction
- The United States announces "major" sanctions against Iran to prevent them from obtaining nuclear weapons. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48732672 (BBC News)] [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/vows-major-sanctions-iran-190622195442933.html (Al Jazeera)]
;Politics and elections
- 2019 Mauritanian presidential election
- Voters in Mauritania head to the polls to elect a new president. The election would be the country's first democratic transition of power, as incumbent president Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz prepares to step down after having served two terms. [https://www.dw.com/en/west-african-nation-islamic-republic-of-mauritania-heads-to-the-polls/a-49305828 (DW)]
- British Foreign Office Minister Mark Field is suspended for assaulting a Greenpeace activist. [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48718725 (BBC News)]
- The Trump administration releases a $50 billion plan that calls for investment in Palestine's economy. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1020666 (NBC News)]
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