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A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
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In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
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Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
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Obverse (front) of the medal
A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that the bar-bellied cuckooshrike (pictured) was initially thought to be a crow?
... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
... that 9:05 takes only five minutes to finish?
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Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump shaking hands at the North Korea–United States summit
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump
A stampede following a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela, kills 17 people.
Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
Ongoing: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Recent deaths: Elizabeth Brackett Enoch zu Guttenberg Shujaat Bukhari Arkangel de la Muerte
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On this day
June 18
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
Rogier van der Weyden (d. 1464) · Max Immelmann (d. 1916) · Michael Hastings (d. 2013)
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
1921 laureate Albert Einstein
Nobel laureates in Physics are determined annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to scientists in the various fields of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years. (Full list...)
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Sherman-Grant note
A 15-cent banknote depicting Union Army generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant, dated 1866 and intended as part of the fractional currency introduced to the United States following the American Civil War. As the portraits of Sherman and Grant for this note were being finalized, Representative Martin Russell Thayer pushed forward legislation specifically stating "that no portrait or likeness of any living person hereafter engraved, shall be placed upon any of the bonds, securities, notes, fractional or postal currency of the United States". As such, the Sherman-Grant note was never issued; examples of this note exist only as specimens.
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A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
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A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
... that 9:05 takes only five minutes to finish?
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In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
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Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
Rogier van der Weyden (d. 1464) · Max Immelmann (d. 1916) · Michael Hastings (d. 2013)
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
1921 laureate Albert Einstein
Nobel laureates in Physics are determined annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to scientists in the various fields of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years. (Full list...)
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A 15-cent banknote depicting Union Army generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant, dated 1866 and intended as part of the fractional currency introduced to the United States following the American Civil War. As the portraits of Sherman and Grant for this note were being finalized, Representative Martin Russell Thayer pushed forward legislation specifically stating "that no portrait or likeness of any living person hereafter engraved, shall be placed upon any of the bonds, securities, notes, fractional or postal currency of the United States". As such, the Sherman-Grant note was never issued; examples of this note exist only as specimens.
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Obverse (front) of the medal
A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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Bar-bellied cuckooshrike
Bar-bellied cuckooshrike
... that the bar-bellied cuckooshrike (pictured) was initially thought to be a crow?
... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
... that 9:05 takes only five minutes to finish?
Archive Start a new article Nominate an article
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Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump shaking hands at the North Korea–United States summit
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump
A stampede following a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela, kills 17 people.
Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
Ongoing: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Recent deaths: Elizabeth Brackett Enoch zu Guttenberg Shujaat Bukhari Arkangel de la Muerte
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On this day
June 18
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
Rogier van der Weyden (d. 1464) · Max Immelmann (d. 1916) · Michael Hastings (d. 2013)
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
1921 laureate Albert Einstein
Nobel laureates in Physics are determined annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to scientists in the various fields of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years. (Full list...)
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Sherman-Grant note
A 15-cent banknote depicting Union Army generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant, dated 1866 and intended as part of the fractional currency introduced to the United States following the American Civil War. As the portraits of Sherman and Grant for this note were being finalized, Representative Martin Russell Thayer pushed forward legislation specifically stating "that no portrait or likeness of any living person hereafter engraved, shall be placed upon any of the bonds, securities, notes, fractional or postal currency of the United States". As such, the Sherman-Grant note was never issued; examples of this note exist only as specimens.
Banknote: Bureau of Engraving and Printing (courtesy of the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History)
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A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
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In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
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Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
1921 laureate Albert Einstein
Nobel laureates in Physics are determined annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to scientists in the various fields of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years. (Full list...)
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A 15-cent banknote depicting Union Army generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant, dated 1866 and intended as part of the fractional currency introduced to the United States following the American Civil War. As the portraits of Sherman and Grant for this note were being finalized, Representative Martin Russell Thayer pushed forward legislation specifically stating "that no portrait or likeness of any living person hereafter engraved, shall be placed upon any of the bonds, securities, notes, fractional or postal currency of the United States". As such, the Sherman-Grant note was never issued; examples of this note exist only as specimens.
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Obverse (front) of the medal
A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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Bar-bellied cuckooshrike
Bar-bellied cuckooshrike
... that the bar-bellied cuckooshrike (pictured) was initially thought to be a crow?
... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
... that 9:05 takes only five minutes to finish?
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Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump shaking hands at the North Korea–United States summit
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump
A stampede following a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela, kills 17 people.
Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
Ongoing: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Recent deaths: Elizabeth Brackett Enoch zu Guttenberg Shujaat Bukhari Arkangel de la Muerte
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On this day
June 18
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
Rogier van der Weyden (d. 1464) · Max Immelmann (d. 1916) · Michael Hastings (d. 2013)
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
1921 laureate Albert Einstein
Nobel laureates in Physics are determined annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to scientists in the various fields of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years. (Full list...)
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Sherman-Grant note
A 15-cent banknote depicting Union Army generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant, dated 1866 and intended as part of the fractional currency introduced to the United States following the American Civil War. As the portraits of Sherman and Grant for this note were being finalized, Representative Martin Russell Thayer pushed forward legislation specifically stating "that no portrait or likeness of any living person hereafter engraved, shall be placed upon any of the bonds, securities, notes, fractional or postal currency of the United States". As such, the Sherman-Grant note was never issued; examples of this note exist only as specimens.
Banknote: Bureau of Engraving and Printing (courtesy of the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History)
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From today's featured article
Obverse (front) of the medal
A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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Did you know...
Bar-bellied cuckooshrike
Bar-bellied cuckooshrike
... that the bar-bellied cuckooshrike (pictured) was initially thought to be a crow?
... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
... that 9:05 takes only five minutes to finish?
Archive Start a new article Nominate an article
In the news
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump shaking hands at the North Korea–United States summit
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump
A stampede following a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela, kills 17 people.
Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
Ongoing: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Recent deaths: Elizabeth Brackett Enoch zu Guttenberg Shujaat Bukhari Arkangel de la Muerte
Nominate an article
On this day
June 18
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
Rogier van der Weyden (d. 1464) · Max Immelmann (d. 1916) · Michael Hastings (d. 2013)
More anniversaries: June 17 June 18 June 19
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From today's featured list
1921 laureate Albert Einstein
1921 laureate Albert Einstein
Nobel laureates in Physics are determined annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to scientists in the various fields of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years. (Full list...)
Recently featured: Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female Missouri University of Science and Technology alumni Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award
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Today's featured picture
Sherman-Grant note
A 15-cent banknote depicting Union Army generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant, dated 1866 and intended as part of the fractional currency introduced to the United States following the American Civil War. As the portraits of Sherman and Grant for this note were being finalized, Representative Martin Russell Thayer pushed forward legislation specifically stating "that no portrait or likeness of any living person hereafter engraved, shall be placed upon any of the bonds, securities, notes, fractional or postal currency of the United States". As such, the Sherman-Grant note was never issued; examples of this note exist only as specimens.
Banknote: Bureau of Engraving and Printing (courtesy of the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History)
Recently featured: Leaning Tower of Pisa Ruth Seal of Arkansas
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This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001, it currently contains 5,668,704 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.
More than 1,000,000 articles: Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands 日本語 Polski Русский Svenska Tiếng Việt 中文
More than 250,000 articles: العربية Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Català Čeština Euskara فارسی 한국어 Magyar Norsk Português Română Srpski Srpskohrvatski Suomi Türkçe Українська
More than 50,000 articles: Bosanski Български Dansk Eesti Ελληνικά English (simple form) Esperanto Galego עברית Hrvatski Latviešu Lietuvių Norsk nynorsk Slovenčina Slovenščina ไทย
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A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
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Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
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Obverse (front) of the medal
A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that the bar-bellied cuckooshrike (pictured) was initially thought to be a crow?
... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
... that 9:05 takes only five minutes to finish?
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Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump shaking hands at the North Korea–United States summit
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A stampede following a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela, kills 17 people.
Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
Ongoing: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Recent deaths: Elizabeth Brackett Enoch zu Guttenberg Shujaat Bukhari Arkangel de la Muerte
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June 18
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
Rogier van der Weyden (d. 1464) · Max Immelmann (d. 1916) · Michael Hastings (d. 2013)
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
1921 laureate Albert Einstein
Nobel laureates in Physics are determined annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to scientists in the various fields of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years. (Full list...)
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A 15-cent banknote depicting Union Army generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant, dated 1866 and intended as part of the fractional currency introduced to the United States following the American Civil War. As the portraits of Sherman and Grant for this note were being finalized, Representative Martin Russell Thayer pushed forward legislation specifically stating "that no portrait or likeness of any living person hereafter engraved, shall be placed upon any of the bonds, securities, notes, fractional or postal currency of the United States". As such, the Sherman-Grant note was never issued; examples of this note exist only as specimens.
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A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
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618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
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1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
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A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
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In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
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Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
Nobel laureates in Physics are determined annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to scientists in the various fields of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years. (Full list...)
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Obverse (front) of the medal
A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that the bar-bellied cuckooshrike (pictured) was initially thought to be a crow?
... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
... that 9:05 takes only five minutes to finish?
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A stampede following a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela, kills 17 people.
Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
Ongoing: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Recent deaths: Elizabeth Brackett Enoch zu Guttenberg Shujaat Bukhari Arkangel de la Muerte
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On this day
June 18
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
Rogier van der Weyden (d. 1464) · Max Immelmann (d. 1916) · Michael Hastings (d. 2013)
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
1921 laureate Albert Einstein
Nobel laureates in Physics are determined annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to scientists in the various fields of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years. (Full list...)
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A 15-cent banknote depicting Union Army generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant, dated 1866 and intended as part of the fractional currency introduced to the United States following the American Civil War. As the portraits of Sherman and Grant for this note were being finalized, Representative Martin Russell Thayer pushed forward legislation specifically stating "that no portrait or likeness of any living person hereafter engraved, shall be placed upon any of the bonds, securities, notes, fractional or postal currency of the United States". As such, the Sherman-Grant note was never issued; examples of this note exist only as specimens.
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A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
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Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
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618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
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A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
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In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
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Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
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Obverse (front) of the medal
A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
... that 9:05 takes only five minutes to finish?
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Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
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Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
Rogier van der Weyden (d. 1464) · Max Immelmann (d. 1916) · Michael Hastings (d. 2013)
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
1921 laureate Albert Einstein
Nobel laureates in Physics are determined annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to scientists in the various fields of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years. (Full list...)
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A 15-cent banknote depicting Union Army generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant, dated 1866 and intended as part of the fractional currency introduced to the United States following the American Civil War. As the portraits of Sherman and Grant for this note were being finalized, Representative Martin Russell Thayer pushed forward legislation specifically stating "that no portrait or likeness of any living person hereafter engraved, shall be placed upon any of the bonds, securities, notes, fractional or postal currency of the United States". As such, the Sherman-Grant note was never issued; examples of this note exist only as specimens.
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Obverse (front) of the medal
A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that the bar-bellied cuckooshrike (pictured) was initially thought to be a crow?
... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
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In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
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Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
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618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
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... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
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... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
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Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
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618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
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Obverse (front) of the medal
A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
... that 9:05 takes only five minutes to finish?
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Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
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Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
Rogier van der Weyden (d. 1464) · Max Immelmann (d. 1916) · Michael Hastings (d. 2013)
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
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Saudi Arabian-led coalition troops seize control of Hodeida International Airport in Al Hudaydah after driving out Houthi forces. Around 280 people have been reportedly killed in the last four days inside the Yemeni port city. (Sky News)
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The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency states that the eruption of lower Puna has destroyed 467 homes in total. (Upi)
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June 15, 2018 (Friday)
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The Afghan Ministry of Defense reports that Mullah Fazlullah, the emir of the Pakistani Taliban, was killed in Kunar province by an U.S. drone strike two days prior on June 13. (NBC News)
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2018 China–United States trade war
The United States imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from China worth $50 billion, set to come into effect on July 6, and accuses Beijing of "intellectual copyright theft". (BBC) (Business Insider via AOL)
China responds with an additional tariff of 25% on $34 billion of U.S. goods, to come into effect on July 6, and tariffs on other goods to be announced at a later date. (BBC)
American Airlines, after cancelling 275 of its regional carrier PSA Airlines's scheduled flights on Thursday, cancels another 400 today at Charlotte Douglas International Airport because of a "technical issue." (Fox News)
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Boris Becker, who was once the highest ranked men's singles tennis player in the world, has claimed diplomatic immunity from a bankruptcy claim by private bankers Arbuthnot Latham, based on his role as a sports attaché to the European Union from the Central African Republic. (Reuters)
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores a hat-trick achieving Portugal's 3–3 draw against Spain. (Reuters)
June 14, 2018 (Thursday)
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The Message is the first Arabic film commercially screened in Saudi Arabia. (Quartz)
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Japan lowers the age of adulthood from 20 to 18, with the changes coming into effect in 2022. The revision to Japan's civil code means that 18-year-olds will be able to marry without their parents' consent, apply for credit cards and loans, and transgender people will be able to have their new gender officially recognised. The change causes confusion and concern regarding the kimono industry and Coming of Age Day. (The Guardian)
Business and economy
Economy of the European Union
The value of the euro falls by one percent after the European Central Bank announces it expects to halve net bond purchases to €15 billion per month from October to December, then end "quantitative easing" by the close of the year, while not raising interest rates. (CNBC) (Reuters)
EU countries approve tariffs worth €2.8 billion in retaliation against U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
International relations
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Italian Minister of Agriculture Gian Marco Centinaio says the Italian government will not ratify the EU–Canada free-trade agreement since, according to him, the agreement does not provide sufficient protection for Italy's specialty foods. (Reuters)
Law and crime
Hillary Clinton email controversy
The U.S. Department of Justice publishes a 568-page report by Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz on the FBI's handling of its investigation of Hillary Clinton's email practices. The report is critical of former FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of being "insubordinate", but finding that his actions were not politically biased. (CBS News) (BBC)
Politics and elections
Politics of France
The Senate of France approves a bill to reform the SNCF railway company. The French state writes off €35 billion of SNCF's €47 billion debt, but remains the sole owner of the joint-stock company with two subsidiaries: operator SNCF Mobility and infrastructure manager SNCF Network. (International Railway Journal) (Reuters)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
Hosts Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5–0 in the opening match, with two goals by Denis Cheryshev. (BBC Sport) (Reuters via RNZ)
June 13, 2018 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Hudaida (2018)
Saudi-led coalition forces begin an operation to take control of the Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah, which has been held by the Houthis since 2015. (BBC News)
Business and economy
Volkswagen emissions scandal
Volkswagen is fined €1 billion by German prosecutors after cheating on diesel particulate emissions testing. (BBC News)
International relations
South Korea–United States relations
South Korea says that it will halt military drills with the United States to help with Korean denuclearization talks. (Channel NewsAsia)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov says that he will not sign off on the naming deal that was announced yesterday by the Prime Minister. This may slow down the naming dispute resolution process. (AP via ABC News)
Politics and elections
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili resigns following anti-government protests. (RFE/RL)
Spanish Minister of Culture and Sport Màxim Huerta resigns after tax issues, becoming the minister with the shortest time in office in Spain. (Reuters)
Sports
Canada–Mexico–United States 2026 FIFA World Cup bid
The FIFA Congress votes to hold the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, with Morocco's World Cup bid coming in second. (BBC Sport) (Sky News)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Julen Lopetegui is ousted as coach of Spanish national football team, one day before the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (The Guardian)
June 12, 2018 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, India–Pakistan relations
India states that four soldiers are killed after Pakistan fires shots at Kashmir. (ABC News)
Business and economy
History of AT&T
A U.S. federal judge approves AT&T's $85 billion merger with Time Warner. (NPR)
Tesla announces that it intends to cut 3000 jobs in an attempt to improve profitability. Many of those workers will be offered alternative jobs under the same employer. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Pacific hurricane season
Hurricane Bud grows into a category four hurricane with winds of 130 miles per hour (210 km/h) off of the Pacific Coast of Mexico. (CBS News)
2018 lower Puna eruption
Hawaiian Airlines warns that the eruption of Kīlauea may hurt bookings and trim revenues. (CNBC)
A collision between a river cruise ship and a barge on Russia's Volga River kills at least 11 people. (Deutsche Welle)
Health and environment
Germany issues a recall of 73,000 eggs from the Netherlands suspected to be contaminated with fipronil. (BBC)
International relations
2017–18 North Korea crisis
2018 North Korea–United States summit, North Korea–United States relations
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un meet for a historic summit on Sentosa Island in Singapore. This marks the first time that the leaders of both countries have met. (BBC) (The Guardian)
Both sign a joint statement that North Korea will work towards "complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula", and the U.S. will provide "security guarantees". The two sides agree to recovering and repatriating the remains of prisoners of war and those missing in action. (CBS News) (The Wall Street Journal) (The Washington Post)
After the summit, President Trump says that the U.S. will halt joint military exercises with South Korea. (CNN) (BBC)
Taiwan–United States relations
The United States unveils a new 6.5-hectare (16-acre) complex in Taipei for the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. embassy. (Reuters)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Greece and the Republic of Macedonia reach a deal to end a 27-year naming dispute between both countries, which would result in Macedonia being officially renamed the Republic of North Macedonia. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Seattle's city council votes 7–2 to repeal a controversial employer head tax, which was approved a month earlier. (The Guardian)
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Spain: La Manada, Gürtel case
United Kingdom: Ahmed Hassan
United States: Bill Cosby, Sheldon Silver
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Cambodia: Kem Sokha, Mu Sochua
Estonia: Edgar Savisaar
Germany: Beate Zschäpe
Guatemala: Otto Pérez Molina, Roxana Baldetti, Juan Carlos Monzón and others
Israel: Faina Kirschenbaum
Malaysia: Siti Aisyah and Đoàn Thị Hương
Philippines: Leila de Lima
Spain: Bárcenas affair
United States: Fat Leonard scandal
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ICC: Laurent Gbagbo
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Canada: Alek Minassian
Egypt: Mohamed Morsi
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Iran: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
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Romania: Liviu Dragnea
South Africa: Jacob Zuma
Spain: Jordi Pujol
Ukraine: Roman Nasirov
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15: Matt Murphy
14: Stanislav Govorukhin
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13: D. J. Fontana
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8: Maria Bueno
8: Anthony Bourdain
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Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump shaking hands at the North Korea–United States summit
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump
A stampede following a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela, kills 17 people.
Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
Ongoing: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Recent deaths: Elizabeth Brackett Enoch zu Guttenberg Shujaat Bukhari Arkangel de la Muerte
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June 18, 2018 (Monday)
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Law and crime
Corruption in Spain, Nóos case
Iñaki Urdangarin, brother-in-law of King Felipe VI of Spain, enters prison to serve the sentence of almost 6 years for the Nóos case. (La Vanguardia)
June 17, 2018 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Boko Haram insurgency
Twin suicide bombings in Damboa, Nigeria, leave at least 31 people dead. The explosions are reportedly followed by rockets fired from outside the town. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Osaka earthquake
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Osaka, Japan, at 7:58 a.m. local time (22:58 UTC). At least two people have been killed and several are transported to hospitals with injuries. Electrical services are disrupted citywide, affecting 170,000 buildings. (NHK)
Law and crime
Wynn Resorts Ltd. says that two board members, including one investigating sexual misconduct allegations against former Chief Executive Steve Wynn, will leave their posts after Elaine Wynn, the company's largest shareholder, presses for additional board changes. (The Wall Street Journal)
A shooting takes place at the Art All Night art festival in Trenton, New Jersey. A suspect is killed and 20 other people injured. (Fox News via MSN)
Politics and elections
Colombian presidential election, 2018
Iván Duque wins the second round presidential election to become the new President of Colombia. (BBC)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
In an upset victory, Mexico beats Germany 1–0, handing them their first opening loss in a World Cup since 1982. (TSN)
June 16, 2018 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Al Hudaydah
Saudi Arabian-led coalition troops seize control of Hodeida International Airport in Al Hudaydah after driving out Houthi forces. Around 280 people have been reportedly killed in the last four days inside the Yemeni port city. (Sky News)
The government of Papua New Guinea declares a state of emergency and suspends the government of Southern Highlands Province following post-election riots in the provincial capital of Mendi. (ABC News)
Disasters and accidents
2018 lower Puna eruption
The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency states that the eruption of lower Puna has destroyed 467 homes in total. (Upi)
At least 17 people are killed in a stampede at a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela. The stampede was reportedly triggered when a tear-gas canister was set off during a brawl. Seven people have been arrested. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Macedonia naming dispute
The coalition government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survives a vote of no-confidence brought by the opposition party over a deal to end the dispute. (AP)
Science and technology
A missing Indonesian woman's body is found inside a python, being one of only two fully documented cases of a human being consumed by a snake. (The Hindu)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup, Iceland at the FIFA World Cup
First time qualifier Iceland holds off a late charge from two-time champion Argentina and comes away with a 1-1 draw in the opening World Cup matches for both countries. (ESPN)
June 15, 2018 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in North-West Pakistan
The Afghan Ministry of Defense reports that Mullah Fazlullah, the emir of the Pakistani Taliban, was killed in Kunar province by an U.S. drone strike two days prior on June 13. (NBC News)
Business and economy
2018 China–United States trade war
The United States imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from China worth $50 billion, set to come into effect on July 6, and accuses Beijing of "intellectual copyright theft". (BBC) (Business Insider via AOL)
China responds with an additional tariff of 25% on $34 billion of U.S. goods, to come into effect on July 6, and tariffs on other goods to be announced at a later date. (BBC)
American Airlines, after cancelling 275 of its regional carrier PSA Airlines's scheduled flights on Thursday, cancels another 400 today at Charlotte Douglas International Airport because of a "technical issue." (Fox News)
Disasters and accidents
The Glasgow School of Art in Scotland suffers "extensive damage" after it catches on fire. No casualties are reported. (BBC)
Health and environment
Kellogg's issues a voluntary recall of Honey Smacks amid fears of salmonella contamination, with affected areas including the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and some parts of French Polynesia. (BBC)
Law and crime
Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has his bail revoked for allegedly tampering with witnesses, and is sent to jail to await his trial for foreign lobbying charges. (CNN) (The New York Times)
Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman
Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle makes another appearance in court along with his lawyers to set a trial date. (Ottawa CTV News)
Sports
Boris Becker, who was once the highest ranked men's singles tennis player in the world, has claimed diplomatic immunity from a bankruptcy claim by private bankers Arbuthnot Latham, based on his role as a sports attaché to the European Union from the Central African Republic. (Reuters)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo scores a hat-trick achieving Portugal's 3–3 draw against Spain. (Reuters)
June 14, 2018 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Turkish general election, 2018
Three people are killed and eight wounded in Suruç, Turkey, after election campaigning turned into riots. (Reuters via MSN)
Arts and culture
Cinema of Saudi Arabia
The Message is the first Arabic film commercially screened in Saudi Arabia. (Quartz)
Demography of Japan
Japan lowers the age of adulthood from 20 to 18, with the changes coming into effect in 2022. The revision to Japan's civil code means that 18-year-olds will be able to marry without their parents' consent, apply for credit cards and loans, and transgender people will be able to have their new gender officially recognised. The change causes confusion and concern regarding the kimono industry and Coming of Age Day. (The Guardian)
Business and economy
Economy of the European Union
The value of the euro falls by one percent after the European Central Bank announces it expects to halve net bond purchases to €15 billion per month from October to December, then end "quantitative easing" by the close of the year, while not raising interest rates. (CNBC) (Reuters)
EU countries approve tariffs worth €2.8 billion in retaliation against U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
International relations
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Italian Minister of Agriculture Gian Marco Centinaio says the Italian government will not ratify the EU–Canada free-trade agreement since, according to him, the agreement does not provide sufficient protection for Italy's specialty foods. (Reuters)
Law and crime
Hillary Clinton email controversy
The U.S. Department of Justice publishes a 568-page report by Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz on the FBI's handling of its investigation of Hillary Clinton's email practices. The report is critical of former FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of being "insubordinate", but finding that his actions were not politically biased. (CBS News) (BBC)
Politics and elections
Politics of France
The Senate of France approves a bill to reform the SNCF railway company. The French state writes off €35 billion of SNCF's €47 billion debt, but remains the sole owner of the joint-stock company with two subsidiaries: operator SNCF Mobility and infrastructure manager SNCF Network. (International Railway Journal) (Reuters)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
Hosts Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5–0 in the opening match, with two goals by Denis Cheryshev. (BBC Sport) (Reuters via RNZ)
June 13, 2018 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Hudaida (2018)
Saudi-led coalition forces begin an operation to take control of the Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah, which has been held by the Houthis since 2015. (BBC News)
Business and economy
Volkswagen emissions scandal
Volkswagen is fined €1 billion by German prosecutors after cheating on diesel particulate emissions testing. (BBC News)
International relations
South Korea–United States relations
South Korea says that it will halt military drills with the United States to help with Korean denuclearization talks. (Channel NewsAsia)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov says that he will not sign off on the naming deal that was announced yesterday by the Prime Minister. This may slow down the naming dispute resolution process. (AP via ABC News)
Politics and elections
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili resigns following anti-government protests. (RFE/RL)
Spanish Minister of Culture and Sport Màxim Huerta resigns after tax issues, becoming the minister with the shortest time in office in Spain. (Reuters)
Sports
Canada–Mexico–United States 2026 FIFA World Cup bid
The FIFA Congress votes to hold the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, with Morocco's World Cup bid coming in second. (BBC Sport) (Sky News)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Julen Lopetegui is ousted as coach of Spanish national football team, one day before the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (The Guardian)
June 12, 2018 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, India–Pakistan relations
India states that four soldiers are killed after Pakistan fires shots at Kashmir. (ABC News)
Business and economy
History of AT&T
A U.S. federal judge approves AT&T's $85 billion merger with Time Warner. (NPR)
Tesla announces that it intends to cut 3000 jobs in an attempt to improve profitability. Many of those workers will be offered alternative jobs under the same employer. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Pacific hurricane season
Hurricane Bud grows into a category four hurricane with winds of 130 miles per hour (210 km/h) off of the Pacific Coast of Mexico. (CBS News)
2018 lower Puna eruption
Hawaiian Airlines warns that the eruption of Kīlauea may hurt bookings and trim revenues. (CNBC)
A collision between a river cruise ship and a barge on Russia's Volga River kills at least 11 people. (Deutsche Welle)
Health and environment
Germany issues a recall of 73,000 eggs from the Netherlands suspected to be contaminated with fipronil. (BBC)
International relations
2017–18 North Korea crisis
2018 North Korea–United States summit, North Korea–United States relations
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un meet for a historic summit on Sentosa Island in Singapore. This marks the first time that the leaders of both countries have met. (BBC) (The Guardian)
Both sign a joint statement that North Korea will work towards "complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula", and the U.S. will provide "security guarantees". The two sides agree to recovering and repatriating the remains of prisoners of war and those missing in action. (CBS News) (The Wall Street Journal) (The Washington Post)
After the summit, President Trump says that the U.S. will halt joint military exercises with South Korea. (CNN) (BBC)
Taiwan–United States relations
The United States unveils a new 6.5-hectare (16-acre) complex in Taipei for the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. embassy. (Reuters)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Greece and the Republic of Macedonia reach a deal to end a 27-year naming dispute between both countries, which would result in Macedonia being officially renamed the Republic of North Macedonia. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Seattle's city council votes 7–2 to repeal a controversial employer head tax, which was approved a month earlier. (The Guardian)
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Business
1MDB scandal
Turkish currency and debt crisis
Culture
Weinstein effect
Disasters
Pacific typhoon season
2018 East Africa floods
2018 lower Puna eruption
2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption
Politics
Brexit negotiations
European migrant crisis (timeline)
Nicaraguan protests
Qatar diplomatic crisis
Rohingya persecution in Myanmar
Turkish purges
U.S. political sex scandals
U.S. Special Counsel investigation (timeline)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal
More details – ongoing conflicts
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Elections and referendums
Recent
June
3: Slovenia, National Assembly
10: Switzerland, Referendum
14: Cook Islands, Parliament
17: Colombia, President (2nd round)
Upcoming
June
24: Turkey, President (1st round),
Grand National Assembly
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Trials
Recently concluded
Australia: Philip Wilson
Denmark: Peter Madsen
Germany: Hussein Khavari
Indonesia: Setya Novanto
Philippines: Maria Lourdes Sereno
South Korea: Park Geun-hye
Spain: La Manada, Gürtel case
United Kingdom: Ahmed Hassan
United States: Bill Cosby, Sheldon Silver
Ongoing
Cambodia: Kem Sokha, Mu Sochua
Estonia: Edgar Savisaar
Germany: Beate Zschäpe
Guatemala: Otto Pérez Molina, Roxana Baldetti, Juan Carlos Monzón and others
Israel: Faina Kirschenbaum
Malaysia: Siti Aisyah and Đoàn Thị Hương
Philippines: Leila de Lima
Spain: Bárcenas affair
United States: Fat Leonard scandal
International
ICC: Laurent Gbagbo
Upcoming
Australia: George Pell
Canada: Alek Minassian
Egypt: Mohamed Morsi
Guatemala: Alvaro Colom, Manuel Baldizón, Juan Alberto Fuentes
Iran: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Jovito Palparan
Romania: Liviu Dragnea
South Africa: Jacob Zuma
Spain: Jordi Pujol
Ukraine: Roman Nasirov
United Kingdom: Football sex abuse scandal
United States: Patrick Ho, Paul Manafort, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Sayfullo Saipov, Turpin case, Dean Skelos
Zimbabwe: Ignatius Chombo
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Sport
Association football
2018 FIFA World Cup
2018 UEFA Super Cup
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2018–19 UEFA Champions League
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2018 NWSL season
Baseball
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2018 NPB season
2018 NCAA Division I
Basketball
2018 WNBA season
Golf
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2018 European Tour
2018 LPGA Tour
2018 PGA Tour Champions
2018 Ladies European Tour
Motorsport
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2018 World Rally Championship
2018 MotoGP
2018 IndyCar Series
2018 NASCAR Cup Series
2018 Supercars Championship
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16: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
15: Enoch zu Guttenberg
15: Leslie Grantham
15: Matt Murphy
14: Stanislav Govorukhin
13: Anne Donovan
13: D. J. Fontana
12: Jon Hiseman
10: Dorothy Cotton
9: Françoise Bonnot
9: Murray Fromson
9: Lorraine Gordon
9: Reinhard Hardegen
8: Maria Bueno
8: Anthony Bourdain
8: Eunice Gayson
8: Danny Kirwan
7: David Douglas Duncan
7: Peter Stringfellow
6: Red Schoendienst
6: Mary Wilson
5: Kate Spade
3: Robert Brylewski
3: Frank Carlucci
3: Jerry Hopkins
2: Nick Meglin
1: Eddy Clearwater
1: William Edward Phipps
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A stampede following a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela, kills 17 people.
Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
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Corruption in Spain, Nóos case
Iñaki Urdangarin, brother-in-law of King Felipe VI of Spain, enters prison to serve the sentence of almost 6 years for the Nóos case. (La Vanguardia)
June 17, 2018 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Boko Haram insurgency
Twin suicide bombings in Damboa, Nigeria, leave at least 31 people dead. The explosions are reportedly followed by rockets fired from outside the town. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Osaka earthquake
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Osaka, Japan, at 7:58 a.m. local time (22:58 UTC). At least two people have been killed and several are transported to hospitals with injuries. Electrical services are disrupted citywide, affecting 170,000 buildings. (NHK)
Law and crime
Wynn Resorts Ltd. says that two board members, including one investigating sexual misconduct allegations against former Chief Executive Steve Wynn, will leave their posts after Elaine Wynn, the company's largest shareholder, presses for additional board changes. (The Wall Street Journal)
A shooting takes place at the Art All Night art festival in Trenton, New Jersey. A suspect is killed and 20 other people injured. (Fox News via MSN)
Politics and elections
Colombian presidential election, 2018
Iván Duque wins the second round presidential election to become the new President of Colombia. (BBC)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
In an upset victory, Mexico beats Germany 1–0, handing them their first opening loss in a World Cup since 1982. (TSN)
June 16, 2018 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Al Hudaydah
Saudi Arabian-led coalition troops seize control of Hodeida International Airport in Al Hudaydah after driving out Houthi forces. Around 280 people have been reportedly killed in the last four days inside the Yemeni port city. (Sky News)
The government of Papua New Guinea declares a state of emergency and suspends the government of Southern Highlands Province following post-election riots in the provincial capital of Mendi. (ABC News)
Disasters and accidents
2018 lower Puna eruption
The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency states that the eruption of lower Puna has destroyed 467 homes in total. (Upi)
At least 17 people are killed in a stampede at a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela. The stampede was reportedly triggered when a tear-gas canister was set off during a brawl. Seven people have been arrested. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Macedonia naming dispute
The coalition government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survives a vote of no-confidence brought by the opposition party over a deal to end the dispute. (AP)
Science and technology
A missing Indonesian woman's body is found inside a python, being one of only two fully documented cases of a human being consumed by a snake. (The Hindu)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup, Iceland at the FIFA World Cup
First time qualifier Iceland holds off a late charge from two-time champion Argentina and comes away with a 1-1 draw in the opening World Cup matches for both countries. (ESPN)
June 15, 2018 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in North-West Pakistan
The Afghan Ministry of Defense reports that Mullah Fazlullah, the emir of the Pakistani Taliban, was killed in Kunar province by an U.S. drone strike two days prior on June 13. (NBC News)
Business and economy
2018 China–United States trade war
The United States imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from China worth $50 billion, set to come into effect on July 6, and accuses Beijing of "intellectual copyright theft". (BBC) (Business Insider via AOL)
China responds with an additional tariff of 25% on $34 billion of U.S. goods, to come into effect on July 6, and tariffs on other goods to be announced at a later date. (BBC)
American Airlines, after cancelling 275 of its regional carrier PSA Airlines's scheduled flights on Thursday, cancels another 400 today at Charlotte Douglas International Airport because of a "technical issue." (Fox News)
Disasters and accidents
The Glasgow School of Art in Scotland suffers "extensive damage" after it catches on fire. No casualties are reported. (BBC)
Health and environment
Kellogg's issues a voluntary recall of Honey Smacks amid fears of salmonella contamination, with affected areas including the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and some parts of French Polynesia. (BBC)
Law and crime
Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has his bail revoked for allegedly tampering with witnesses, and is sent to jail to await his trial for foreign lobbying charges. (CNN) (The New York Times)
Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman
Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle makes another appearance in court along with his lawyers to set a trial date. (Ottawa CTV News)
Sports
Boris Becker, who was once the highest ranked men's singles tennis player in the world, has claimed diplomatic immunity from a bankruptcy claim by private bankers Arbuthnot Latham, based on his role as a sports attaché to the European Union from the Central African Republic. (Reuters)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo scores a hat-trick achieving Portugal's 3–3 draw against Spain. (Reuters)
June 14, 2018 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Turkish general election, 2018
Three people are killed and eight wounded in Suruç, Turkey, after election campaigning turned into riots. (Reuters via MSN)
Arts and culture
Cinema of Saudi Arabia
The Message is the first Arabic film commercially screened in Saudi Arabia. (Quartz)
Demography of Japan
Japan lowers the age of adulthood from 20 to 18, with the changes coming into effect in 2022. The revision to Japan's civil code means that 18-year-olds will be able to marry without their parents' consent, apply for credit cards and loans, and transgender people will be able to have their new gender officially recognised. The change causes confusion and concern regarding the kimono industry and Coming of Age Day. (The Guardian)
Business and economy
Economy of the European Union
The value of the euro falls by one percent after the European Central Bank announces it expects to halve net bond purchases to €15 billion per month from October to December, then end "quantitative easing" by the close of the year, while not raising interest rates. (CNBC) (Reuters)
EU countries approve tariffs worth €2.8 billion in retaliation against U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
International relations
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Italian Minister of Agriculture Gian Marco Centinaio says the Italian government will not ratify the EU–Canada free-trade agreement since, according to him, the agreement does not provide sufficient protection for Italy's specialty foods. (Reuters)
Law and crime
Hillary Clinton email controversy
The U.S. Department of Justice publishes a 568-page report by Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz on the FBI's handling of its investigation of Hillary Clinton's email practices. The report is critical of former FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of being "insubordinate", but finding that his actions were not politically biased. (CBS News) (BBC)
Politics and elections
Politics of France
The Senate of France approves a bill to reform the SNCF railway company. The French state writes off €35 billion of SNCF's €47 billion debt, but remains the sole owner of the joint-stock company with two subsidiaries: operator SNCF Mobility and infrastructure manager SNCF Network. (International Railway Journal) (Reuters)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
Hosts Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5–0 in the opening match, with two goals by Denis Cheryshev. (BBC Sport) (Reuters via RNZ)
June 13, 2018 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Hudaida (2018)
Saudi-led coalition forces begin an operation to take control of the Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah, which has been held by the Houthis since 2015. (BBC News)
Business and economy
Volkswagen emissions scandal
Volkswagen is fined €1 billion by German prosecutors after cheating on diesel particulate emissions testing. (BBC News)
International relations
South Korea–United States relations
South Korea says that it will halt military drills with the United States to help with Korean denuclearization talks. (Channel NewsAsia)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov says that he will not sign off on the naming deal that was announced yesterday by the Prime Minister. This may slow down the naming dispute resolution process. (AP via ABC News)
Politics and elections
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili resigns following anti-government protests. (RFE/RL)
Spanish Minister of Culture and Sport Màxim Huerta resigns after tax issues, becoming the minister with the shortest time in office in Spain. (Reuters)
Sports
Canada–Mexico–United States 2026 FIFA World Cup bid
The FIFA Congress votes to hold the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, with Morocco's World Cup bid coming in second. (BBC Sport) (Sky News)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Julen Lopetegui is ousted as coach of Spanish national football team, one day before the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (The Guardian)
June 12, 2018 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, India–Pakistan relations
India states that four soldiers are killed after Pakistan fires shots at Kashmir. (ABC News)
Business and economy
History of AT&T
A U.S. federal judge approves AT&T's $85 billion merger with Time Warner. (NPR)
Tesla announces that it intends to cut 3000 jobs in an attempt to improve profitability. Many of those workers will be offered alternative jobs under the same employer. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Pacific hurricane season
Hurricane Bud grows into a category four hurricane with winds of 130 miles per hour (210 km/h) off of the Pacific Coast of Mexico. (CBS News)
2018 lower Puna eruption
Hawaiian Airlines warns that the eruption of Kīlauea may hurt bookings and trim revenues. (CNBC)
A collision between a river cruise ship and a barge on Russia's Volga River kills at least 11 people. (Deutsche Welle)
Health and environment
Germany issues a recall of 73,000 eggs from the Netherlands suspected to be contaminated with fipronil. (BBC)
International relations
2017–18 North Korea crisis
2018 North Korea–United States summit, North Korea–United States relations
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un meet for a historic summit on Sentosa Island in Singapore. This marks the first time that the leaders of both countries have met. (BBC) (The Guardian)
Both sign a joint statement that North Korea will work towards "complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula", and the U.S. will provide "security guarantees". The two sides agree to recovering and repatriating the remains of prisoners of war and those missing in action. (CBS News) (The Wall Street Journal) (The Washington Post)
After the summit, President Trump says that the U.S. will halt joint military exercises with South Korea. (CNN) (BBC)
Taiwan–United States relations
The United States unveils a new 6.5-hectare (16-acre) complex in Taipei for the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. embassy. (Reuters)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Greece and the Republic of Macedonia reach a deal to end a 27-year naming dispute between both countries, which would result in Macedonia being officially renamed the Republic of North Macedonia. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Seattle's city council votes 7–2 to repeal a controversial employer head tax, which was approved a month earlier. (The Guardian)
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Disasters and accidents
2018 Osaka earthquake
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Osaka, Japan, at 7:58 a.m. local time (22:58 UTC). At least two people have been killed and several are transported to hospitals with injuries. Electrical services are disrupted citywide, affecting 170,000 buildings. (NHK)
Law and crime
Wynn Resorts Ltd. says that two board members, including one investigating sexual misconduct allegations against former Chief Executive Steve Wynn, will leave their posts after Elaine Wynn, the company's largest shareholder, presses for additional board changes. (The Wall Street Journal)
A shooting takes place at the Art All Night art festival in Trenton, New Jersey. A suspect is killed and 20 other people injured. (Fox News via MSN)
Politics and elections
Colombian presidential election, 2018
Iván Duque wins the second round presidential election to become the new President of Colombia. (BBC)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
In an upset victory, Mexico beats Germany 1–0, handing them their first opening loss in a World Cup since 1982. (TSN)
June 16, 2018 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Al Hudaydah
Saudi Arabian-led coalition troops seize control of Hodeida International Airport in Al Hudaydah after driving out Houthi forces. Around 280 people have been reportedly killed in the last four days inside the Yemeni port city. (Sky News)
The government of Papua New Guinea declares a state of emergency and suspends the government of Southern Highlands Province following post-election riots in the provincial capital of Mendi. (ABC News)
Disasters and accidents
2018 lower Puna eruption
The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency states that the eruption of lower Puna has destroyed 467 homes in total. (Upi)
At least 17 people are killed in a stampede at a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela. The stampede was reportedly triggered when a tear-gas canister was set off during a brawl. Seven people have been arrested. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Macedonia naming dispute
The coalition government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survives a vote of no-confidence brought by the opposition party over a deal to end the dispute. (AP)
Science and technology
A missing Indonesian woman's body is found inside a python, being one of only two fully documented cases of a human being consumed by a snake. (The Hindu)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup, Iceland at the FIFA World Cup
First time qualifier Iceland holds off a late charge from two-time champion Argentina and comes away with a 1-1 draw in the opening World Cup matches for both countries. (ESPN)
June 15, 2018 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in North-West Pakistan
The Afghan Ministry of Defense reports that Mullah Fazlullah, the emir of the Pakistani Taliban, was killed in Kunar province by an U.S. drone strike two days prior on June 13. (NBC News)
Business and economy
2018 China–United States trade war
The United States imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from China worth $50 billion, set to come into effect on July 6, and accuses Beijing of "intellectual copyright theft". (BBC) (Business Insider via AOL)
China responds with an additional tariff of 25% on $34 billion of U.S. goods, to come into effect on July 6, and tariffs on other goods to be announced at a later date. (BBC)
American Airlines, after cancelling 275 of its regional carrier PSA Airlines's scheduled flights on Thursday, cancels another 400 today at Charlotte Douglas International Airport because of a "technical issue." (Fox News)
Disasters and accidents
The Glasgow School of Art in Scotland suffers "extensive damage" after it catches on fire. No casualties are reported. (BBC)
Health and environment
Kellogg's issues a voluntary recall of Honey Smacks amid fears of salmonella contamination, with affected areas including the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and some parts of French Polynesia. (BBC)
Law and crime
Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has his bail revoked for allegedly tampering with witnesses, and is sent to jail to await his trial for foreign lobbying charges. (CNN) (The New York Times)
Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman
Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle makes another appearance in court along with his lawyers to set a trial date. (Ottawa CTV News)
Sports
Boris Becker, who was once the highest ranked men's singles tennis player in the world, has claimed diplomatic immunity from a bankruptcy claim by private bankers Arbuthnot Latham, based on his role as a sports attaché to the European Union from the Central African Republic. (Reuters)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo scores a hat-trick achieving Portugal's 3–3 draw against Spain. (Reuters)
June 14, 2018 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Turkish general election, 2018
Three people are killed and eight wounded in Suruç, Turkey, after election campaigning turned into riots. (Reuters via MSN)
Arts and culture
Cinema of Saudi Arabia
The Message is the first Arabic film commercially screened in Saudi Arabia. (Quartz)
Demography of Japan
Japan lowers the age of adulthood from 20 to 18, with the changes coming into effect in 2022. The revision to Japan's civil code means that 18-year-olds will be able to marry without their parents' consent, apply for credit cards and loans, and transgender people will be able to have their new gender officially recognised. The change causes confusion and concern regarding the kimono industry and Coming of Age Day. (The Guardian)
Business and economy
Economy of the European Union
The value of the euro falls by one percent after the European Central Bank announces it expects to halve net bond purchases to €15 billion per month from October to December, then end "quantitative easing" by the close of the year, while not raising interest rates. (CNBC) (Reuters)
EU countries approve tariffs worth €2.8 billion in retaliation against U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
International relations
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Italian Minister of Agriculture Gian Marco Centinaio says the Italian government will not ratify the EU–Canada free-trade agreement since, according to him, the agreement does not provide sufficient protection for Italy's specialty foods. (Reuters)
Law and crime
Hillary Clinton email controversy
The U.S. Department of Justice publishes a 568-page report by Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz on the FBI's handling of its investigation of Hillary Clinton's email practices. The report is critical of former FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of being "insubordinate", but finding that his actions were not politically biased. (CBS News) (BBC)
Politics and elections
Politics of France
The Senate of France approves a bill to reform the SNCF railway company. The French state writes off €35 billion of SNCF's €47 billion debt, but remains the sole owner of the joint-stock company with two subsidiaries: operator SNCF Mobility and infrastructure manager SNCF Network. (International Railway Journal) (Reuters)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
Hosts Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5–0 in the opening match, with two goals by Denis Cheryshev. (BBC Sport) (Reuters via RNZ)
June 13, 2018 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Hudaida (2018)
Saudi-led coalition forces begin an operation to take control of the Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah, which has been held by the Houthis since 2015. (BBC News)
Business and economy
Volkswagen emissions scandal
Volkswagen is fined €1 billion by German prosecutors after cheating on diesel particulate emissions testing. (BBC News)
International relations
South Korea–United States relations
South Korea says that it will halt military drills with the United States to help with Korean denuclearization talks. (Channel NewsAsia)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov says that he will not sign off on the naming deal that was announced yesterday by the Prime Minister. This may slow down the naming dispute resolution process. (AP via ABC News)
Politics and elections
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili resigns following anti-government protests. (RFE/RL)
Spanish Minister of Culture and Sport Màxim Huerta resigns after tax issues, becoming the minister with the shortest time in office in Spain. (Reuters)
Sports
Canada–Mexico–United States 2026 FIFA World Cup bid
The FIFA Congress votes to hold the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, with Morocco's World Cup bid coming in second. (BBC Sport) (Sky News)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Julen Lopetegui is ousted as coach of Spanish national football team, one day before the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (The Guardian)
June 12, 2018 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, India–Pakistan relations
India states that four soldiers are killed after Pakistan fires shots at Kashmir. (ABC News)
Business and economy
History of AT&T
A U.S. federal judge approves AT&T's $85 billion merger with Time Warner. (NPR)
Tesla announces that it intends to cut 3000 jobs in an attempt to improve profitability. Many of those workers will be offered alternative jobs under the same employer. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Pacific hurricane season
Hurricane Bud grows into a category four hurricane with winds of 130 miles per hour (210 km/h) off of the Pacific Coast of Mexico. (CBS News)
2018 lower Puna eruption
Hawaiian Airlines warns that the eruption of Kīlauea may hurt bookings and trim revenues. (CNBC)
A collision between a river cruise ship and a barge on Russia's Volga River kills at least 11 people. (Deutsche Welle)
Health and environment
Germany issues a recall of 73,000 eggs from the Netherlands suspected to be contaminated with fipronil. (BBC)
International relations
2017–18 North Korea crisis
2018 North Korea–United States summit, North Korea–United States relations
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un meet for a historic summit on Sentosa Island in Singapore. This marks the first time that the leaders of both countries have met. (BBC) (The Guardian)
Both sign a joint statement that North Korea will work towards "complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula", and the U.S. will provide "security guarantees". The two sides agree to recovering and repatriating the remains of prisoners of war and those missing in action. (CBS News) (The Wall Street Journal) (The Washington Post)
After the summit, President Trump says that the U.S. will halt joint military exercises with South Korea. (CNN) (BBC)
Taiwan–United States relations
The United States unveils a new 6.5-hectare (16-acre) complex in Taipei for the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. embassy. (Reuters)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Greece and the Republic of Macedonia reach a deal to end a 27-year naming dispute between both countries, which would result in Macedonia being officially renamed the Republic of North Macedonia. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Seattle's city council votes 7–2 to repeal a controversial employer head tax, which was approved a month earlier. (The Guardian)
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A stampede following a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela, kills 17 people.
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June 18, 2018 (Monday)
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Corruption in Spain, Nóos case
Iñaki Urdangarin, brother-in-law of King Felipe VI of Spain, enters prison to serve the sentence of almost 6 years for the Nóos case. (La Vanguardia)
June 17, 2018 (Sunday)
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Boko Haram insurgency
Twin suicide bombings in Damboa, Nigeria, leave at least 31 people dead. The explosions are reportedly followed by rockets fired from outside the town. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Osaka earthquake
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Osaka, Japan, at 7:58 a.m. local time (22:58 UTC). At least two people have been killed and several are transported to hospitals with injuries. Electrical services are disrupted citywide, affecting 170,000 buildings. (NHK)
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Wynn Resorts Ltd. says that two board members, including one investigating sexual misconduct allegations against former Chief Executive Steve Wynn, will leave their posts after Elaine Wynn, the company's largest shareholder, presses for additional board changes. (The Wall Street Journal)
A shooting takes place at the Art All Night art festival in Trenton, New Jersey. A suspect is killed and 20 other people injured. (Fox News via MSN)
Politics and elections
Colombian presidential election, 2018
Iván Duque wins the second round presidential election to become the new President of Colombia. (BBC)
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2018 FIFA World Cup
In an upset victory, Mexico beats Germany 1–0, handing them their first opening loss in a World Cup since 1982. (TSN)
June 16, 2018 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Al Hudaydah
Saudi Arabian-led coalition troops seize control of Hodeida International Airport in Al Hudaydah after driving out Houthi forces. Around 280 people have been reportedly killed in the last four days inside the Yemeni port city. (Sky News)
The government of Papua New Guinea declares a state of emergency and suspends the government of Southern Highlands Province following post-election riots in the provincial capital of Mendi. (ABC News)
Disasters and accidents
2018 lower Puna eruption
The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency states that the eruption of lower Puna has destroyed 467 homes in total. (Upi)
At least 17 people are killed in a stampede at a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela. The stampede was reportedly triggered when a tear-gas canister was set off during a brawl. Seven people have been arrested. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Macedonia naming dispute
The coalition government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survives a vote of no-confidence brought by the opposition party over a deal to end the dispute. (AP)
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A missing Indonesian woman's body is found inside a python, being one of only two fully documented cases of a human being consumed by a snake. (The Hindu)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup, Iceland at the FIFA World Cup
First time qualifier Iceland holds off a late charge from two-time champion Argentina and comes away with a 1-1 draw in the opening World Cup matches for both countries. (ESPN)
June 15, 2018 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in North-West Pakistan
The Afghan Ministry of Defense reports that Mullah Fazlullah, the emir of the Pakistani Taliban, was killed in Kunar province by an U.S. drone strike two days prior on June 13. (NBC News)
Business and economy
2018 China–United States trade war
The United States imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from China worth $50 billion, set to come into effect on July 6, and accuses Beijing of "intellectual copyright theft". (BBC) (Business Insider via AOL)
China responds with an additional tariff of 25% on $34 billion of U.S. goods, to come into effect on July 6, and tariffs on other goods to be announced at a later date. (BBC)
American Airlines, after cancelling 275 of its regional carrier PSA Airlines's scheduled flights on Thursday, cancels another 400 today at Charlotte Douglas International Airport because of a "technical issue." (Fox News)
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The Glasgow School of Art in Scotland suffers "extensive damage" after it catches on fire. No casualties are reported. (BBC)
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Kellogg's issues a voluntary recall of Honey Smacks amid fears of salmonella contamination, with affected areas including the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and some parts of French Polynesia. (BBC)
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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has his bail revoked for allegedly tampering with witnesses, and is sent to jail to await his trial for foreign lobbying charges. (CNN) (The New York Times)
Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman
Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle makes another appearance in court along with his lawyers to set a trial date. (Ottawa CTV News)
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Boris Becker, who was once the highest ranked men's singles tennis player in the world, has claimed diplomatic immunity from a bankruptcy claim by private bankers Arbuthnot Latham, based on his role as a sports attaché to the European Union from the Central African Republic. (Reuters)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo scores a hat-trick achieving Portugal's 3–3 draw against Spain. (Reuters)
June 14, 2018 (Thursday)
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Turkish general election, 2018
Three people are killed and eight wounded in Suruç, Turkey, after election campaigning turned into riots. (Reuters via MSN)
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Cinema of Saudi Arabia
The Message is the first Arabic film commercially screened in Saudi Arabia. (Quartz)
Demography of Japan
Japan lowers the age of adulthood from 20 to 18, with the changes coming into effect in 2022. The revision to Japan's civil code means that 18-year-olds will be able to marry without their parents' consent, apply for credit cards and loans, and transgender people will be able to have their new gender officially recognised. The change causes confusion and concern regarding the kimono industry and Coming of Age Day. (The Guardian)
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The value of the euro falls by one percent after the European Central Bank announces it expects to halve net bond purchases to €15 billion per month from October to December, then end "quantitative easing" by the close of the year, while not raising interest rates. (CNBC) (Reuters)
EU countries approve tariffs worth €2.8 billion in retaliation against U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Italian Minister of Agriculture Gian Marco Centinaio says the Italian government will not ratify the EU–Canada free-trade agreement since, according to him, the agreement does not provide sufficient protection for Italy's specialty foods. (Reuters)
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Hillary Clinton email controversy
The U.S. Department of Justice publishes a 568-page report by Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz on the FBI's handling of its investigation of Hillary Clinton's email practices. The report is critical of former FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of being "insubordinate", but finding that his actions were not politically biased. (CBS News) (BBC)
Politics and elections
Politics of France
The Senate of France approves a bill to reform the SNCF railway company. The French state writes off €35 billion of SNCF's €47 billion debt, but remains the sole owner of the joint-stock company with two subsidiaries: operator SNCF Mobility and infrastructure manager SNCF Network. (International Railway Journal) (Reuters)
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2018 FIFA World Cup
Hosts Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5–0 in the opening match, with two goals by Denis Cheryshev. (BBC Sport) (Reuters via RNZ)
June 13, 2018 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Hudaida (2018)
Saudi-led coalition forces begin an operation to take control of the Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah, which has been held by the Houthis since 2015. (BBC News)
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Volkswagen emissions scandal
Volkswagen is fined €1 billion by German prosecutors after cheating on diesel particulate emissions testing. (BBC News)
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South Korea says that it will halt military drills with the United States to help with Korean denuclearization talks. (Channel NewsAsia)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov says that he will not sign off on the naming deal that was announced yesterday by the Prime Minister. This may slow down the naming dispute resolution process. (AP via ABC News)
Politics and elections
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili resigns following anti-government protests. (RFE/RL)
Spanish Minister of Culture and Sport Màxim Huerta resigns after tax issues, becoming the minister with the shortest time in office in Spain. (Reuters)
Sports
Canada–Mexico–United States 2026 FIFA World Cup bid
The FIFA Congress votes to hold the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, with Morocco's World Cup bid coming in second. (BBC Sport) (Sky News)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Julen Lopetegui is ousted as coach of Spanish national football team, one day before the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (The Guardian)
June 12, 2018 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, India–Pakistan relations
India states that four soldiers are killed after Pakistan fires shots at Kashmir. (ABC News)
Business and economy
History of AT&T
A U.S. federal judge approves AT&T's $85 billion merger with Time Warner. (NPR)
Tesla announces that it intends to cut 3000 jobs in an attempt to improve profitability. Many of those workers will be offered alternative jobs under the same employer. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Pacific hurricane season
Hurricane Bud grows into a category four hurricane with winds of 130 miles per hour (210 km/h) off of the Pacific Coast of Mexico. (CBS News)
2018 lower Puna eruption
Hawaiian Airlines warns that the eruption of Kīlauea may hurt bookings and trim revenues. (CNBC)
A collision between a river cruise ship and a barge on Russia's Volga River kills at least 11 people. (Deutsche Welle)
Health and environment
Germany issues a recall of 73,000 eggs from the Netherlands suspected to be contaminated with fipronil. (BBC)
International relations
2017–18 North Korea crisis
2018 North Korea–United States summit, North Korea–United States relations
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un meet for a historic summit on Sentosa Island in Singapore. This marks the first time that the leaders of both countries have met. (BBC) (The Guardian)
Both sign a joint statement that North Korea will work towards "complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula", and the U.S. will provide "security guarantees". The two sides agree to recovering and repatriating the remains of prisoners of war and those missing in action. (CBS News) (The Wall Street Journal) (The Washington Post)
After the summit, President Trump says that the U.S. will halt joint military exercises with South Korea. (CNN) (BBC)
Taiwan–United States relations
The United States unveils a new 6.5-hectare (16-acre) complex in Taipei for the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. embassy. (Reuters)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Greece and the Republic of Macedonia reach a deal to end a 27-year naming dispute between both countries, which would result in Macedonia being officially renamed the Republic of North Macedonia. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Seattle's city council votes 7–2 to repeal a controversial employer head tax, which was approved a month earlier. (The Guardian)
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Australia: Philip Wilson
Denmark: Peter Madsen
Germany: Hussein Khavari
Indonesia: Setya Novanto
Philippines: Maria Lourdes Sereno
South Korea: Park Geun-hye
Spain: La Manada, Gürtel case
United Kingdom: Ahmed Hassan
United States: Bill Cosby, Sheldon Silver
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Cambodia: Kem Sokha, Mu Sochua
Estonia: Edgar Savisaar
Germany: Beate Zschäpe
Guatemala: Otto Pérez Molina, Roxana Baldetti, Juan Carlos Monzón and others
Israel: Faina Kirschenbaum
Malaysia: Siti Aisyah and Đoàn Thị Hương
Philippines: Leila de Lima
Spain: Bárcenas affair
United States: Fat Leonard scandal
International
ICC: Laurent Gbagbo
Upcoming
Australia: George Pell
Canada: Alek Minassian
Egypt: Mohamed Morsi
Guatemala: Alvaro Colom, Manuel Baldizón, Juan Alberto Fuentes
Iran: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Jovito Palparan
Romania: Liviu Dragnea
South Africa: Jacob Zuma
Spain: Jordi Pujol
Ukraine: Roman Nasirov
United Kingdom: Football sex abuse scandal
United States: Patrick Ho, Paul Manafort, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Sayfullo Saipov, Turpin case, Dean Skelos
Zimbabwe: Ignatius Chombo
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June 2018
16: Martin Bregman
16: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
15: Enoch zu Guttenberg
15: Leslie Grantham
15: Matt Murphy
14: Stanislav Govorukhin
13: Anne Donovan
13: D. J. Fontana
12: Jon Hiseman
10: Dorothy Cotton
9: Françoise Bonnot
9: Murray Fromson
9: Lorraine Gordon
9: Reinhard Hardegen
8: Maria Bueno
8: Anthony Bourdain
8: Eunice Gayson
8: Danny Kirwan
7: David Douglas Duncan
7: Peter Stringfellow
6: Red Schoendienst
6: Mary Wilson
5: Kate Spade
3: Robert Brylewski
3: Frank Carlucci
3: Jerry Hopkins
2: Nick Meglin
1: Eddy Clearwater
1: William Edward Phipps
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Papua conflict
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Armenia and Azerbaijan
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Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump shaking hands at the North Korea–United States summit
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump
A stampede following a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela, kills 17 people.
Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
Ongoing: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Recent deaths: Elizabeth Brackett Enoch zu Guttenberg Shujaat Bukhari Arkangel de la Muerte
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June 18, 2018 (Monday)
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Law and crime
Corruption in Spain, Nóos case
Iñaki Urdangarin, brother-in-law of King Felipe VI of Spain, enters prison to serve the sentence of almost 6 years for the Nóos case. (La Vanguardia)
June 17, 2018 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Boko Haram insurgency
Twin suicide bombings in Damboa, Nigeria, leave at least 31 people dead. The explosions are reportedly followed by rockets fired from outside the town. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Osaka earthquake
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Osaka, Japan, at 7:58 a.m. local time (22:58 UTC). At least two people have been killed and several are transported to hospitals with injuries. Electrical services are disrupted citywide, affecting 170,000 buildings. (NHK)
Law and crime
Wynn Resorts Ltd. says that two board members, including one investigating sexual misconduct allegations against former Chief Executive Steve Wynn, will leave their posts after Elaine Wynn, the company's largest shareholder, presses for additional board changes. (The Wall Street Journal)
A shooting takes place at the Art All Night art festival in Trenton, New Jersey. A suspect is killed and 20 other people injured. (Fox News via MSN)
Politics and elections
Colombian presidential election, 2018
Iván Duque wins the second round presidential election to become the new President of Colombia. (BBC)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
In an upset victory, Mexico beats Germany 1–0, handing them their first opening loss in a World Cup since 1982. (TSN)
June 16, 2018 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Al Hudaydah
Saudi Arabian-led coalition troops seize control of Hodeida International Airport in Al Hudaydah after driving out Houthi forces. Around 280 people have been reportedly killed in the last four days inside the Yemeni port city. (Sky News)
The government of Papua New Guinea declares a state of emergency and suspends the government of Southern Highlands Province following post-election riots in the provincial capital of Mendi. (ABC News)
Disasters and accidents
2018 lower Puna eruption
The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency states that the eruption of lower Puna has destroyed 467 homes in total. (Upi)
At least 17 people are killed in a stampede at a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela. The stampede was reportedly triggered when a tear-gas canister was set off during a brawl. Seven people have been arrested. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Macedonia naming dispute
The coalition government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survives a vote of no-confidence brought by the opposition party over a deal to end the dispute. (AP)
Science and technology
A missing Indonesian woman's body is found inside a python, being one of only two fully documented cases of a human being consumed by a snake. (The Hindu)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup, Iceland at the FIFA World Cup
First time qualifier Iceland holds off a late charge from two-time champion Argentina and comes away with a 1-1 draw in the opening World Cup matches for both countries. (ESPN)
June 15, 2018 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in North-West Pakistan
The Afghan Ministry of Defense reports that Mullah Fazlullah, the emir of the Pakistani Taliban, was killed in Kunar province by an U.S. drone strike two days prior on June 13. (NBC News)
Business and economy
2018 China–United States trade war
The United States imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from China worth $50 billion, set to come into effect on July 6, and accuses Beijing of "intellectual copyright theft". (BBC) (Business Insider via AOL)
China responds with an additional tariff of 25% on $34 billion of U.S. goods, to come into effect on July 6, and tariffs on other goods to be announced at a later date. (BBC)
American Airlines, after cancelling 275 of its regional carrier PSA Airlines's scheduled flights on Thursday, cancels another 400 today at Charlotte Douglas International Airport because of a "technical issue." (Fox News)
Disasters and accidents
The Glasgow School of Art in Scotland suffers "extensive damage" after it catches on fire. No casualties are reported. (BBC)
Health and environment
Kellogg's issues a voluntary recall of Honey Smacks amid fears of salmonella contamination, with affected areas including the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and some parts of French Polynesia. (BBC)
Law and crime
Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has his bail revoked for allegedly tampering with witnesses, and is sent to jail to await his trial for foreign lobbying charges. (CNN) (The New York Times)
Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman
Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle makes another appearance in court along with his lawyers to set a trial date. (Ottawa CTV News)
Sports
Boris Becker, who was once the highest ranked men's singles tennis player in the world, has claimed diplomatic immunity from a bankruptcy claim by private bankers Arbuthnot Latham, based on his role as a sports attaché to the European Union from the Central African Republic. (Reuters)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo scores a hat-trick achieving Portugal's 3–3 draw against Spain. (Reuters)
June 14, 2018 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Turkish general election, 2018
Three people are killed and eight wounded in Suruç, Turkey, after election campaigning turned into riots. (Reuters via MSN)
Arts and culture
Cinema of Saudi Arabia
The Message is the first Arabic film commercially screened in Saudi Arabia. (Quartz)
Demography of Japan
Japan lowers the age of adulthood from 20 to 18, with the changes coming into effect in 2022. The revision to Japan's civil code means that 18-year-olds will be able to marry without their parents' consent, apply for credit cards and loans, and transgender people will be able to have their new gender officially recognised. The change causes confusion and concern regarding the kimono industry and Coming of Age Day. (The Guardian)
Business and economy
Economy of the European Union
The value of the euro falls by one percent after the European Central Bank announces it expects to halve net bond purchases to €15 billion per month from October to December, then end "quantitative easing" by the close of the year, while not raising interest rates. (CNBC) (Reuters)
EU countries approve tariffs worth €2.8 billion in retaliation against U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
International relations
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Italian Minister of Agriculture Gian Marco Centinaio says the Italian government will not ratify the EU–Canada free-trade agreement since, according to him, the agreement does not provide sufficient protection for Italy's specialty foods. (Reuters)
Law and crime
Hillary Clinton email controversy
The U.S. Department of Justice publishes a 568-page report by Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz on the FBI's handling of its investigation of Hillary Clinton's email practices. The report is critical of former FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of being "insubordinate", but finding that his actions were not politically biased. (CBS News) (BBC)
Politics and elections
Politics of France
The Senate of France approves a bill to reform the SNCF railway company. The French state writes off €35 billion of SNCF's €47 billion debt, but remains the sole owner of the joint-stock company with two subsidiaries: operator SNCF Mobility and infrastructure manager SNCF Network. (International Railway Journal) (Reuters)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
Hosts Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5–0 in the opening match, with two goals by Denis Cheryshev. (BBC Sport) (Reuters via RNZ)
June 13, 2018 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Hudaida (2018)
Saudi-led coalition forces begin an operation to take control of the Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah, which has been held by the Houthis since 2015. (BBC News)
Business and economy
Volkswagen emissions scandal
Volkswagen is fined €1 billion by German prosecutors after cheating on diesel particulate emissions testing. (BBC News)
International relations
South Korea–United States relations
South Korea says that it will halt military drills with the United States to help with Korean denuclearization talks. (Channel NewsAsia)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov says that he will not sign off on the naming deal that was announced yesterday by the Prime Minister. This may slow down the naming dispute resolution process. (AP via ABC News)
Politics and elections
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili resigns following anti-government protests. (RFE/RL)
Spanish Minister of Culture and Sport Màxim Huerta resigns after tax issues, becoming the minister with the shortest time in office in Spain. (Reuters)
Sports
Canada–Mexico–United States 2026 FIFA World Cup bid
The FIFA Congress votes to hold the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, with Morocco's World Cup bid coming in second. (BBC Sport) (Sky News)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Julen Lopetegui is ousted as coach of Spanish national football team, one day before the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (The Guardian)
June 12, 2018 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, India–Pakistan relations
India states that four soldiers are killed after Pakistan fires shots at Kashmir. (ABC News)
Business and economy
History of AT&T
A U.S. federal judge approves AT&T's $85 billion merger with Time Warner. (NPR)
Tesla announces that it intends to cut 3000 jobs in an attempt to improve profitability. Many of those workers will be offered alternative jobs under the same employer. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Pacific hurricane season
Hurricane Bud grows into a category four hurricane with winds of 130 miles per hour (210 km/h) off of the Pacific Coast of Mexico. (CBS News)
2018 lower Puna eruption
Hawaiian Airlines warns that the eruption of Kīlauea may hurt bookings and trim revenues. (CNBC)
A collision between a river cruise ship and a barge on Russia's Volga River kills at least 11 people. (Deutsche Welle)
Health and environment
Germany issues a recall of 73,000 eggs from the Netherlands suspected to be contaminated with fipronil. (BBC)
International relations
2017–18 North Korea crisis
2018 North Korea–United States summit, North Korea–United States relations
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un meet for a historic summit on Sentosa Island in Singapore. This marks the first time that the leaders of both countries have met. (BBC) (The Guardian)
Both sign a joint statement that North Korea will work towards "complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula", and the U.S. will provide "security guarantees". The two sides agree to recovering and repatriating the remains of prisoners of war and those missing in action. (CBS News) (The Wall Street Journal) (The Washington Post)
After the summit, President Trump says that the U.S. will halt joint military exercises with South Korea. (CNN) (BBC)
Taiwan–United States relations
The United States unveils a new 6.5-hectare (16-acre) complex in Taipei for the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. embassy. (Reuters)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Greece and the Republic of Macedonia reach a deal to end a 27-year naming dispute between both countries, which would result in Macedonia being officially renamed the Republic of North Macedonia. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Seattle's city council votes 7–2 to repeal a controversial employer head tax, which was approved a month earlier. (The Guardian)
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Business
1MDB scandal
Turkish currency and debt crisis
Culture
Weinstein effect
Disasters
Pacific typhoon season
2018 East Africa floods
2018 lower Puna eruption
2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption
Politics
Brexit negotiations
European migrant crisis (timeline)
Nicaraguan protests
Qatar diplomatic crisis
Rohingya persecution in Myanmar
Turkish purges
U.S. political sex scandals
U.S. Special Counsel investigation (timeline)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal
More details – ongoing conflicts
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Elections and referendums
Recent
June
3: Slovenia, National Assembly
10: Switzerland, Referendum
14: Cook Islands, Parliament
17: Colombia, President (2nd round)
Upcoming
June
24: Turkey, President (1st round),
Grand National Assembly
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Trials
Recently concluded
Australia: Philip Wilson
Denmark: Peter Madsen
Germany: Hussein Khavari
Indonesia: Setya Novanto
Philippines: Maria Lourdes Sereno
South Korea: Park Geun-hye
Spain: La Manada, Gürtel case
United Kingdom: Ahmed Hassan
United States: Bill Cosby, Sheldon Silver
Ongoing
Cambodia: Kem Sokha, Mu Sochua
Estonia: Edgar Savisaar
Germany: Beate Zschäpe
Guatemala: Otto Pérez Molina, Roxana Baldetti, Juan Carlos Monzón and others
Israel: Faina Kirschenbaum
Malaysia: Siti Aisyah and Đoàn Thị Hương
Philippines: Leila de Lima
Spain: Bárcenas affair
United States: Fat Leonard scandal
International
ICC: Laurent Gbagbo
Upcoming
Australia: George Pell
Canada: Alek Minassian
Egypt: Mohamed Morsi
Guatemala: Alvaro Colom, Manuel Baldizón, Juan Alberto Fuentes
Iran: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Jovito Palparan
Romania: Liviu Dragnea
South Africa: Jacob Zuma
Spain: Jordi Pujol
Ukraine: Roman Nasirov
United Kingdom: Football sex abuse scandal
United States: Patrick Ho, Paul Manafort, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Sayfullo Saipov, Turpin case, Dean Skelos
Zimbabwe: Ignatius Chombo
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Sport
Association football
2018 FIFA World Cup
2018 UEFA Super Cup
2018 MLS season
2018–19 UEFA Champions League
Women's association football
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qual.
2018 NWSL season
Baseball
2018 MLB season
2018 NPB season
2018 NCAA Division I
Basketball
2018 WNBA season
Golf
2018 PGA Tour
2018 European Tour
2018 LPGA Tour
2018 PGA Tour Champions
2018 Ladies European Tour
Motorsport
2018 Formula One Championship
2018 World Rally Championship
2018 MotoGP
2018 IndyCar Series
2018 NASCAR Cup Series
2018 Supercars Championship
Rugby league
2018 NRL season
2018 State of Origin series
2018 Super League
Rugby union
2018 Super Rugby season
Tennis
2018 ATP World Tour
2018 WTA Tour
2018 Davis Cup (World Group)
2018 Fed Cup (World Group)
Other sports seasons
2018 AFL season
2018 CFL season
2018 international cricket season
2017–18 figure skating season
More details – current sports events
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Recent deaths
June 2018
16: Martin Bregman
16: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
15: Enoch zu Guttenberg
15: Leslie Grantham
15: Matt Murphy
14: Stanislav Govorukhin
13: Anne Donovan
13: D. J. Fontana
12: Jon Hiseman
10: Dorothy Cotton
9: Françoise Bonnot
9: Murray Fromson
9: Lorraine Gordon
9: Reinhard Hardegen
8: Maria Bueno
8: Anthony Bourdain
8: Eunice Gayson
8: Danny Kirwan
7: David Douglas Duncan
7: Peter Stringfellow
6: Red Schoendienst
6: Mary Wilson
5: Kate Spade
3: Robert Brylewski
3: Frank Carlucci
3: Jerry Hopkins
2: Nick Meglin
1: Eddy Clearwater
1: William Edward Phipps
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Ongoing conflicts
Africa
Algeria, Libya and Tunisia
Maghreb insurgency
Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
Boko Haram insurgency
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kivu conflict
ADF insurgency
Ituri conflict
Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
Libya
Civil war
Mali
Northern Mali conflict
Somalia
Civil war
South Sudan
Ethnic violence (South Sudanese Civil War)
Sudan
War in Darfur
South Kordofan conflict
Sudanese nomadic conflicts
Americas
Mexico
Mexican War on Drugs
Peru
Internal conflict in Peru
Asia
Afghanistan
Afghanistan War
China
Xinjiang conflict
India
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
Insurgency in Northeast India
India and Pakistan
Kashmir conflict
Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
Moro conflict
Cross border attacks in Sabah
Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
Papua conflict
Myanmar
Internal conflict in Myanmar
Kachin conflict
Karen conflict
Northern Rakhine State clashes
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Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump shaking hands at the North Korea–United States summit
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump
A stampede following a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela, kills 17 people.
Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
Ongoing: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Recent deaths: Elizabeth Brackett Enoch zu Guttenberg Shujaat Bukhari Arkangel de la Muerte
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June 18, 2018 (Monday)
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Corruption in Spain, Nóos case
Iñaki Urdangarin, brother-in-law of King Felipe VI of Spain, enters prison to serve the sentence of almost 6 years for the Nóos case. (La Vanguardia)
June 17, 2018 (Sunday)
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Boko Haram insurgency
Twin suicide bombings in Damboa, Nigeria, leave at least 31 people dead. The explosions are reportedly followed by rockets fired from outside the town. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Osaka earthquake
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Osaka, Japan, at 7:58 a.m. local time (22:58 UTC). At least two people have been killed and several are transported to hospitals with injuries. Electrical services are disrupted citywide, affecting 170,000 buildings. (NHK)
Law and crime
Wynn Resorts Ltd. says that two board members, including one investigating sexual misconduct allegations against former Chief Executive Steve Wynn, will leave their posts after Elaine Wynn, the company's largest shareholder, presses for additional board changes. (The Wall Street Journal)
A shooting takes place at the Art All Night art festival in Trenton, New Jersey. A suspect is killed and 20 other people injured. (Fox News via MSN)
Politics and elections
Colombian presidential election, 2018
Iván Duque wins the second round presidential election to become the new President of Colombia. (BBC)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
In an upset victory, Mexico beats Germany 1–0, handing them their first opening loss in a World Cup since 1982. (TSN)
June 16, 2018 (Saturday)
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Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Al Hudaydah
Saudi Arabian-led coalition troops seize control of Hodeida International Airport in Al Hudaydah after driving out Houthi forces. Around 280 people have been reportedly killed in the last four days inside the Yemeni port city. (Sky News)
The government of Papua New Guinea declares a state of emergency and suspends the government of Southern Highlands Province following post-election riots in the provincial capital of Mendi. (ABC News)
Disasters and accidents
2018 lower Puna eruption
The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency states that the eruption of lower Puna has destroyed 467 homes in total. (Upi)
At least 17 people are killed in a stampede at a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela. The stampede was reportedly triggered when a tear-gas canister was set off during a brawl. Seven people have been arrested. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Macedonia naming dispute
The coalition government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survives a vote of no-confidence brought by the opposition party over a deal to end the dispute. (AP)
Science and technology
A missing Indonesian woman's body is found inside a python, being one of only two fully documented cases of a human being consumed by a snake. (The Hindu)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup, Iceland at the FIFA World Cup
First time qualifier Iceland holds off a late charge from two-time champion Argentina and comes away with a 1-1 draw in the opening World Cup matches for both countries. (ESPN)
June 15, 2018 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in North-West Pakistan
The Afghan Ministry of Defense reports that Mullah Fazlullah, the emir of the Pakistani Taliban, was killed in Kunar province by an U.S. drone strike two days prior on June 13. (NBC News)
Business and economy
2018 China–United States trade war
The United States imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from China worth $50 billion, set to come into effect on July 6, and accuses Beijing of "intellectual copyright theft". (BBC) (Business Insider via AOL)
China responds with an additional tariff of 25% on $34 billion of U.S. goods, to come into effect on July 6, and tariffs on other goods to be announced at a later date. (BBC)
American Airlines, after cancelling 275 of its regional carrier PSA Airlines's scheduled flights on Thursday, cancels another 400 today at Charlotte Douglas International Airport because of a "technical issue." (Fox News)
Disasters and accidents
The Glasgow School of Art in Scotland suffers "extensive damage" after it catches on fire. No casualties are reported. (BBC)
Health and environment
Kellogg's issues a voluntary recall of Honey Smacks amid fears of salmonella contamination, with affected areas including the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and some parts of French Polynesia. (BBC)
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Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has his bail revoked for allegedly tampering with witnesses, and is sent to jail to await his trial for foreign lobbying charges. (CNN) (The New York Times)
Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman
Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle makes another appearance in court along with his lawyers to set a trial date. (Ottawa CTV News)
Sports
Boris Becker, who was once the highest ranked men's singles tennis player in the world, has claimed diplomatic immunity from a bankruptcy claim by private bankers Arbuthnot Latham, based on his role as a sports attaché to the European Union from the Central African Republic. (Reuters)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo scores a hat-trick achieving Portugal's 3–3 draw against Spain. (Reuters)
June 14, 2018 (Thursday)
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Turkish general election, 2018
Three people are killed and eight wounded in Suruç, Turkey, after election campaigning turned into riots. (Reuters via MSN)
Arts and culture
Cinema of Saudi Arabia
The Message is the first Arabic film commercially screened in Saudi Arabia. (Quartz)
Demography of Japan
Japan lowers the age of adulthood from 20 to 18, with the changes coming into effect in 2022. The revision to Japan's civil code means that 18-year-olds will be able to marry without their parents' consent, apply for credit cards and loans, and transgender people will be able to have their new gender officially recognised. The change causes confusion and concern regarding the kimono industry and Coming of Age Day. (The Guardian)
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The value of the euro falls by one percent after the European Central Bank announces it expects to halve net bond purchases to €15 billion per month from October to December, then end "quantitative easing" by the close of the year, while not raising interest rates. (CNBC) (Reuters)
EU countries approve tariffs worth €2.8 billion in retaliation against U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Italian Minister of Agriculture Gian Marco Centinaio says the Italian government will not ratify the EU–Canada free-trade agreement since, according to him, the agreement does not provide sufficient protection for Italy's specialty foods. (Reuters)
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Hillary Clinton email controversy
The U.S. Department of Justice publishes a 568-page report by Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz on the FBI's handling of its investigation of Hillary Clinton's email practices. The report is critical of former FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of being "insubordinate", but finding that his actions were not politically biased. (CBS News) (BBC)
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Politics of France
The Senate of France approves a bill to reform the SNCF railway company. The French state writes off €35 billion of SNCF's €47 billion debt, but remains the sole owner of the joint-stock company with two subsidiaries: operator SNCF Mobility and infrastructure manager SNCF Network. (International Railway Journal) (Reuters)
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2018 FIFA World Cup
Hosts Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5–0 in the opening match, with two goals by Denis Cheryshev. (BBC Sport) (Reuters via RNZ)
June 13, 2018 (Wednesday)
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Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Hudaida (2018)
Saudi-led coalition forces begin an operation to take control of the Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah, which has been held by the Houthis since 2015. (BBC News)
Business and economy
Volkswagen emissions scandal
Volkswagen is fined €1 billion by German prosecutors after cheating on diesel particulate emissions testing. (BBC News)
International relations
South Korea–United States relations
South Korea says that it will halt military drills with the United States to help with Korean denuclearization talks. (Channel NewsAsia)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov says that he will not sign off on the naming deal that was announced yesterday by the Prime Minister. This may slow down the naming dispute resolution process. (AP via ABC News)
Politics and elections
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili resigns following anti-government protests. (RFE/RL)
Spanish Minister of Culture and Sport Màxim Huerta resigns after tax issues, becoming the minister with the shortest time in office in Spain. (Reuters)
Sports
Canada–Mexico–United States 2026 FIFA World Cup bid
The FIFA Congress votes to hold the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, with Morocco's World Cup bid coming in second. (BBC Sport) (Sky News)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Julen Lopetegui is ousted as coach of Spanish national football team, one day before the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (The Guardian)
June 12, 2018 (Tuesday)
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Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, India–Pakistan relations
India states that four soldiers are killed after Pakistan fires shots at Kashmir. (ABC News)
Business and economy
History of AT&T
A U.S. federal judge approves AT&T's $85 billion merger with Time Warner. (NPR)
Tesla announces that it intends to cut 3000 jobs in an attempt to improve profitability. Many of those workers will be offered alternative jobs under the same employer. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Pacific hurricane season
Hurricane Bud grows into a category four hurricane with winds of 130 miles per hour (210 km/h) off of the Pacific Coast of Mexico. (CBS News)
2018 lower Puna eruption
Hawaiian Airlines warns that the eruption of Kīlauea may hurt bookings and trim revenues. (CNBC)
A collision between a river cruise ship and a barge on Russia's Volga River kills at least 11 people. (Deutsche Welle)
Health and environment
Germany issues a recall of 73,000 eggs from the Netherlands suspected to be contaminated with fipronil. (BBC)
International relations
2017–18 North Korea crisis
2018 North Korea–United States summit, North Korea–United States relations
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un meet for a historic summit on Sentosa Island in Singapore. This marks the first time that the leaders of both countries have met. (BBC) (The Guardian)
Both sign a joint statement that North Korea will work towards "complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula", and the U.S. will provide "security guarantees". The two sides agree to recovering and repatriating the remains of prisoners of war and those missing in action. (CBS News) (The Wall Street Journal) (The Washington Post)
After the summit, President Trump says that the U.S. will halt joint military exercises with South Korea. (CNN) (BBC)
Taiwan–United States relations
The United States unveils a new 6.5-hectare (16-acre) complex in Taipei for the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. embassy. (Reuters)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Greece and the Republic of Macedonia reach a deal to end a 27-year naming dispute between both countries, which would result in Macedonia being officially renamed the Republic of North Macedonia. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Seattle's city council votes 7–2 to repeal a controversial employer head tax, which was approved a month earlier. (The Guardian)
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Iñaki Urdangarin, brother-in-law of King Felipe VI of Spain, enters prison to serve the sentence of almost 6 years for the Nóos case. (La Vanguardia)
June 17, 2018 (Sunday)
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Twin suicide bombings in Damboa, Nigeria, leave at least 31 people dead. The explosions are reportedly followed by rockets fired from outside the town. (BBC)
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2018 Osaka earthquake
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Osaka, Japan, at 7:58 a.m. local time (22:58 UTC). At least two people have been killed and several are transported to hospitals with injuries. Electrical services are disrupted citywide, affecting 170,000 buildings. (NHK)
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Wynn Resorts Ltd. says that two board members, including one investigating sexual misconduct allegations against former Chief Executive Steve Wynn, will leave their posts after Elaine Wynn, the company's largest shareholder, presses for additional board changes. (The Wall Street Journal)
A shooting takes place at the Art All Night art festival in Trenton, New Jersey. A suspect is killed and 20 other people injured. (Fox News via MSN)
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Iván Duque wins the second round presidential election to become the new President of Colombia. (BBC)
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In an upset victory, Mexico beats Germany 1–0, handing them their first opening loss in a World Cup since 1982. (TSN)
June 16, 2018 (Saturday)
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Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Al Hudaydah
Saudi Arabian-led coalition troops seize control of Hodeida International Airport in Al Hudaydah after driving out Houthi forces. Around 280 people have been reportedly killed in the last four days inside the Yemeni port city. (Sky News)
The government of Papua New Guinea declares a state of emergency and suspends the government of Southern Highlands Province following post-election riots in the provincial capital of Mendi. (ABC News)
Disasters and accidents
2018 lower Puna eruption
The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency states that the eruption of lower Puna has destroyed 467 homes in total. (Upi)
At least 17 people are killed in a stampede at a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela. The stampede was reportedly triggered when a tear-gas canister was set off during a brawl. Seven people have been arrested. (BBC)
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Macedonia naming dispute
The coalition government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survives a vote of no-confidence brought by the opposition party over a deal to end the dispute. (AP)
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A missing Indonesian woman's body is found inside a python, being one of only two fully documented cases of a human being consumed by a snake. (The Hindu)
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2018 FIFA World Cup, Iceland at the FIFA World Cup
First time qualifier Iceland holds off a late charge from two-time champion Argentina and comes away with a 1-1 draw in the opening World Cup matches for both countries. (ESPN)
June 15, 2018 (Friday)
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Business and economy
2018 China–United States trade war
The United States imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from China worth $50 billion, set to come into effect on July 6, and accuses Beijing of "intellectual copyright theft". (BBC) (Business Insider via AOL)
China responds with an additional tariff of 25% on $34 billion of U.S. goods, to come into effect on July 6, and tariffs on other goods to be announced at a later date. (BBC)
American Airlines, after cancelling 275 of its regional carrier PSA Airlines's scheduled flights on Thursday, cancels another 400 today at Charlotte Douglas International Airport because of a "technical issue." (Fox News)
Disasters and accidents
The Glasgow School of Art in Scotland suffers "extensive damage" after it catches on fire. No casualties are reported. (BBC)
Health and environment
Kellogg's issues a voluntary recall of Honey Smacks amid fears of salmonella contamination, with affected areas including the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and some parts of French Polynesia. (BBC)
Law and crime
Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has his bail revoked for allegedly tampering with witnesses, and is sent to jail to await his trial for foreign lobbying charges. (CNN) (The New York Times)
Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman
Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle makes another appearance in court along with his lawyers to set a trial date. (Ottawa CTV News)
Sports
Boris Becker, who was once the highest ranked men's singles tennis player in the world, has claimed diplomatic immunity from a bankruptcy claim by private bankers Arbuthnot Latham, based on his role as a sports attaché to the European Union from the Central African Republic. (Reuters)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo scores a hat-trick achieving Portugal's 3–3 draw against Spain. (Reuters)
June 14, 2018 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Turkish general election, 2018
Three people are killed and eight wounded in Suruç, Turkey, after election campaigning turned into riots. (Reuters via MSN)
Arts and culture
Cinema of Saudi Arabia
The Message is the first Arabic film commercially screened in Saudi Arabia. (Quartz)
Demography of Japan
Japan lowers the age of adulthood from 20 to 18, with the changes coming into effect in 2022. The revision to Japan's civil code means that 18-year-olds will be able to marry without their parents' consent, apply for credit cards and loans, and transgender people will be able to have their new gender officially recognised. The change causes confusion and concern regarding the kimono industry and Coming of Age Day. (The Guardian)
Business and economy
Economy of the European Union
The value of the euro falls by one percent after the European Central Bank announces it expects to halve net bond purchases to €15 billion per month from October to December, then end "quantitative easing" by the close of the year, while not raising interest rates. (CNBC) (Reuters)
EU countries approve tariffs worth €2.8 billion in retaliation against U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
International relations
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Italian Minister of Agriculture Gian Marco Centinaio says the Italian government will not ratify the EU–Canada free-trade agreement since, according to him, the agreement does not provide sufficient protection for Italy's specialty foods. (Reuters)
Law and crime
Hillary Clinton email controversy
The U.S. Department of Justice publishes a 568-page report by Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz on the FBI's handling of its investigation of Hillary Clinton's email practices. The report is critical of former FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of being "insubordinate", but finding that his actions were not politically biased. (CBS News) (BBC)
Politics and elections
Politics of France
The Senate of France approves a bill to reform the SNCF railway company. The French state writes off €35 billion of SNCF's €47 billion debt, but remains the sole owner of the joint-stock company with two subsidiaries: operator SNCF Mobility and infrastructure manager SNCF Network. (International Railway Journal) (Reuters)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
Hosts Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5–0 in the opening match, with two goals by Denis Cheryshev. (BBC Sport) (Reuters via RNZ)
June 13, 2018 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Hudaida (2018)
Saudi-led coalition forces begin an operation to take control of the Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah, which has been held by the Houthis since 2015. (BBC News)
Business and economy
Volkswagen emissions scandal
Volkswagen is fined €1 billion by German prosecutors after cheating on diesel particulate emissions testing. (BBC News)
International relations
South Korea–United States relations
South Korea says that it will halt military drills with the United States to help with Korean denuclearization talks. (Channel NewsAsia)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov says that he will not sign off on the naming deal that was announced yesterday by the Prime Minister. This may slow down the naming dispute resolution process. (AP via ABC News)
Politics and elections
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili resigns following anti-government protests. (RFE/RL)
Spanish Minister of Culture and Sport Màxim Huerta resigns after tax issues, becoming the minister with the shortest time in office in Spain. (Reuters)
Sports
Canada–Mexico–United States 2026 FIFA World Cup bid
The FIFA Congress votes to hold the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, with Morocco's World Cup bid coming in second. (BBC Sport) (Sky News)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Julen Lopetegui is ousted as coach of Spanish national football team, one day before the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (The Guardian)
June 12, 2018 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, India–Pakistan relations
India states that four soldiers are killed after Pakistan fires shots at Kashmir. (ABC News)
Business and economy
History of AT&T
A U.S. federal judge approves AT&T's $85 billion merger with Time Warner. (NPR)
Tesla announces that it intends to cut 3000 jobs in an attempt to improve profitability. Many of those workers will be offered alternative jobs under the same employer. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Pacific hurricane season
Hurricane Bud grows into a category four hurricane with winds of 130 miles per hour (210 km/h) off of the Pacific Coast of Mexico. (CBS News)
2018 lower Puna eruption
Hawaiian Airlines warns that the eruption of Kīlauea may hurt bookings and trim revenues. (CNBC)
A collision between a river cruise ship and a barge on Russia's Volga River kills at least 11 people. (Deutsche Welle)
Health and environment
Germany issues a recall of 73,000 eggs from the Netherlands suspected to be contaminated with fipronil. (BBC)
International relations
2017–18 North Korea crisis
2018 North Korea–United States summit, North Korea–United States relations
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un meet for a historic summit on Sentosa Island in Singapore. This marks the first time that the leaders of both countries have met. (BBC) (The Guardian)
Both sign a joint statement that North Korea will work towards "complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula", and the U.S. will provide "security guarantees". The two sides agree to recovering and repatriating the remains of prisoners of war and those missing in action. (CBS News) (The Wall Street Journal) (The Washington Post)
After the summit, President Trump says that the U.S. will halt joint military exercises with South Korea. (CNN) (BBC)
Taiwan–United States relations
The United States unveils a new 6.5-hectare (16-acre) complex in Taipei for the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. embassy. (Reuters)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Greece and the Republic of Macedonia reach a deal to end a 27-year naming dispute between both countries, which would result in Macedonia being officially renamed the Republic of North Macedonia. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Seattle's city council votes 7–2 to repeal a controversial employer head tax, which was approved a month earlier. (The Guardian)
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Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump shaking hands at the North Korea–United States summit
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump
A stampede following a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela, kills 17 people.
Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
Ongoing: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Recent deaths: Elizabeth Brackett Enoch zu Guttenberg Shujaat Bukhari Arkangel de la Muerte
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June 18, 2018 (Monday)
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Law and crime
Corruption in Spain, Nóos case
Iñaki Urdangarin, brother-in-law of King Felipe VI of Spain, enters prison to serve the sentence of almost 6 years for the Nóos case. (La Vanguardia)
June 17, 2018 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Boko Haram insurgency
Twin suicide bombings in Damboa, Nigeria, leave at least 31 people dead. The explosions are reportedly followed by rockets fired from outside the town. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Osaka earthquake
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Osaka, Japan, at 7:58 a.m. local time (22:58 UTC). At least two people have been killed and several are transported to hospitals with injuries. Electrical services are disrupted citywide, affecting 170,000 buildings. (NHK)
Law and crime
Wynn Resorts Ltd. says that two board members, including one investigating sexual misconduct allegations against former Chief Executive Steve Wynn, will leave their posts after Elaine Wynn, the company's largest shareholder, presses for additional board changes. (The Wall Street Journal)
A shooting takes place at the Art All Night art festival in Trenton, New Jersey. A suspect is killed and 20 other people injured. (Fox News via MSN)
Politics and elections
Colombian presidential election, 2018
Iván Duque wins the second round presidential election to become the new President of Colombia. (BBC)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
In an upset victory, Mexico beats Germany 1–0, handing them their first opening loss in a World Cup since 1982. (TSN)
June 16, 2018 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Al Hudaydah
Saudi Arabian-led coalition troops seize control of Hodeida International Airport in Al Hudaydah after driving out Houthi forces. Around 280 people have been reportedly killed in the last four days inside the Yemeni port city. (Sky News)
The government of Papua New Guinea declares a state of emergency and suspends the government of Southern Highlands Province following post-election riots in the provincial capital of Mendi. (ABC News)
Disasters and accidents
2018 lower Puna eruption
The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency states that the eruption of lower Puna has destroyed 467 homes in total. (Upi)
At least 17 people are killed in a stampede at a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela. The stampede was reportedly triggered when a tear-gas canister was set off during a brawl. Seven people have been arrested. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Macedonia naming dispute
The coalition government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survives a vote of no-confidence brought by the opposition party over a deal to end the dispute. (AP)
Science and technology
A missing Indonesian woman's body is found inside a python, being one of only two fully documented cases of a human being consumed by a snake. (The Hindu)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup, Iceland at the FIFA World Cup
First time qualifier Iceland holds off a late charge from two-time champion Argentina and comes away with a 1-1 draw in the opening World Cup matches for both countries. (ESPN)
June 15, 2018 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in North-West Pakistan
The Afghan Ministry of Defense reports that Mullah Fazlullah, the emir of the Pakistani Taliban, was killed in Kunar province by an U.S. drone strike two days prior on June 13. (NBC News)
Business and economy
2018 China–United States trade war
The United States imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from China worth $50 billion, set to come into effect on July 6, and accuses Beijing of "intellectual copyright theft". (BBC) (Business Insider via AOL)
China responds with an additional tariff of 25% on $34 billion of U.S. goods, to come into effect on July 6, and tariffs on other goods to be announced at a later date. (BBC)
American Airlines, after cancelling 275 of its regional carrier PSA Airlines's scheduled flights on Thursday, cancels another 400 today at Charlotte Douglas International Airport because of a "technical issue." (Fox News)
Disasters and accidents
The Glasgow School of Art in Scotland suffers "extensive damage" after it catches on fire. No casualties are reported. (BBC)
Health and environment
Kellogg's issues a voluntary recall of Honey Smacks amid fears of salmonella contamination, with affected areas including the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and some parts of French Polynesia. (BBC)
Law and crime
Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has his bail revoked for allegedly tampering with witnesses, and is sent to jail to await his trial for foreign lobbying charges. (CNN) (The New York Times)
Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman
Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle makes another appearance in court along with his lawyers to set a trial date. (Ottawa CTV News)
Sports
Boris Becker, who was once the highest ranked men's singles tennis player in the world, has claimed diplomatic immunity from a bankruptcy claim by private bankers Arbuthnot Latham, based on his role as a sports attaché to the European Union from the Central African Republic. (Reuters)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo scores a hat-trick achieving Portugal's 3–3 draw against Spain. (Reuters)
June 14, 2018 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Turkish general election, 2018
Three people are killed and eight wounded in Suruç, Turkey, after election campaigning turned into riots. (Reuters via MSN)
Arts and culture
Cinema of Saudi Arabia
The Message is the first Arabic film commercially screened in Saudi Arabia. (Quartz)
Demography of Japan
Japan lowers the age of adulthood from 20 to 18, with the changes coming into effect in 2022. The revision to Japan's civil code means that 18-year-olds will be able to marry without their parents' consent, apply for credit cards and loans, and transgender people will be able to have their new gender officially recognised. The change causes confusion and concern regarding the kimono industry and Coming of Age Day. (The Guardian)
Business and economy
Economy of the European Union
The value of the euro falls by one percent after the European Central Bank announces it expects to halve net bond purchases to €15 billion per month from October to December, then end "quantitative easing" by the close of the year, while not raising interest rates. (CNBC) (Reuters)
EU countries approve tariffs worth €2.8 billion in retaliation against U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
International relations
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Italian Minister of Agriculture Gian Marco Centinaio says the Italian government will not ratify the EU–Canada free-trade agreement since, according to him, the agreement does not provide sufficient protection for Italy's specialty foods. (Reuters)
Law and crime
Hillary Clinton email controversy
The U.S. Department of Justice publishes a 568-page report by Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz on the FBI's handling of its investigation of Hillary Clinton's email practices. The report is critical of former FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of being "insubordinate", but finding that his actions were not politically biased. (CBS News) (BBC)
Politics and elections
Politics of France
The Senate of France approves a bill to reform the SNCF railway company. The French state writes off €35 billion of SNCF's €47 billion debt, but remains the sole owner of the joint-stock company with two subsidiaries: operator SNCF Mobility and infrastructure manager SNCF Network. (International Railway Journal) (Reuters)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
Hosts Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5–0 in the opening match, with two goals by Denis Cheryshev. (BBC Sport) (Reuters via RNZ)
June 13, 2018 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Hudaida (2018)
Saudi-led coalition forces begin an operation to take control of the Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah, which has been held by the Houthis since 2015. (BBC News)
Business and economy
Volkswagen emissions scandal
Volkswagen is fined €1 billion by German prosecutors after cheating on diesel particulate emissions testing. (BBC News)
International relations
South Korea–United States relations
South Korea says that it will halt military drills with the United States to help with Korean denuclearization talks. (Channel NewsAsia)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov says that he will not sign off on the naming deal that was announced yesterday by the Prime Minister. This may slow down the naming dispute resolution process. (AP via ABC News)
Politics and elections
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili resigns following anti-government protests. (RFE/RL)
Spanish Minister of Culture and Sport Màxim Huerta resigns after tax issues, becoming the minister with the shortest time in office in Spain. (Reuters)
Sports
Canada–Mexico–United States 2026 FIFA World Cup bid
The FIFA Congress votes to hold the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, with Morocco's World Cup bid coming in second. (BBC Sport) (Sky News)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Julen Lopetegui is ousted as coach of Spanish national football team, one day before the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (The Guardian)
June 12, 2018 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, India–Pakistan relations
India states that four soldiers are killed after Pakistan fires shots at Kashmir. (ABC News)
Business and economy
History of AT&T
A U.S. federal judge approves AT&T's $85 billion merger with Time Warner. (NPR)
Tesla announces that it intends to cut 3000 jobs in an attempt to improve profitability. Many of those workers will be offered alternative jobs under the same employer. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Pacific hurricane season
Hurricane Bud grows into a category four hurricane with winds of 130 miles per hour (210 km/h) off of the Pacific Coast of Mexico. (CBS News)
2018 lower Puna eruption
Hawaiian Airlines warns that the eruption of Kīlauea may hurt bookings and trim revenues. (CNBC)
A collision between a river cruise ship and a barge on Russia's Volga River kills at least 11 people. (Deutsche Welle)
Health and environment
Germany issues a recall of 73,000 eggs from the Netherlands suspected to be contaminated with fipronil. (BBC)
International relations
2017–18 North Korea crisis
2018 North Korea–United States summit, North Korea–United States relations
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un meet for a historic summit on Sentosa Island in Singapore. This marks the first time that the leaders of both countries have met. (BBC) (The Guardian)
Both sign a joint statement that North Korea will work towards "complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula", and the U.S. will provide "security guarantees". The two sides agree to recovering and repatriating the remains of prisoners of war and those missing in action. (CBS News) (The Wall Street Journal) (The Washington Post)
After the summit, President Trump says that the U.S. will halt joint military exercises with South Korea. (CNN) (BBC)
Taiwan–United States relations
The United States unveils a new 6.5-hectare (16-acre) complex in Taipei for the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. embassy. (Reuters)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Greece and the Republic of Macedonia reach a deal to end a 27-year naming dispute between both countries, which would result in Macedonia being officially renamed the Republic of North Macedonia. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Seattle's city council votes 7–2 to repeal a controversial employer head tax, which was approved a month earlier. (The Guardian)
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News about Wikipedia
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Business
1MDB scandal
Turkish currency and debt crisis
Culture
Weinstein effect
Disasters
Pacific typhoon season
2018 East Africa floods
2018 lower Puna eruption
2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption
Politics
Brexit negotiations
European migrant crisis (timeline)
Nicaraguan protests
Qatar diplomatic crisis
Rohingya persecution in Myanmar
Turkish purges
U.S. political sex scandals
U.S. Special Counsel investigation (timeline)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal
More details – ongoing conflicts
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Recent
June
3: Slovenia, National Assembly
10: Switzerland, Referendum
14: Cook Islands, Parliament
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United States: Bill Cosby, Sheldon Silver
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Germany: Beate Zschäpe
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Israel: Faina Kirschenbaum
Malaysia: Siti Aisyah and Đoàn Thị Hương
Philippines: Leila de Lima
Spain: Bárcenas affair
United States: Fat Leonard scandal
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Canada: Alek Minassian
Egypt: Mohamed Morsi
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Iran: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Jovito Palparan
Romania: Liviu Dragnea
South Africa: Jacob Zuma
Spain: Jordi Pujol
Ukraine: Roman Nasirov
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15: Leslie Grantham
15: Matt Murphy
14: Stanislav Govorukhin
13: Anne Donovan
13: D. J. Fontana
12: Jon Hiseman
10: Dorothy Cotton
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9: Lorraine Gordon
9: Reinhard Hardegen
8: Maria Bueno
8: Anthony Bourdain
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8: Danny Kirwan
7: David Douglas Duncan
7: Peter Stringfellow
6: Red Schoendienst
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Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump shaking hands at the North Korea–United States summit
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump
A stampede following a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela, kills 17 people.
Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
Ongoing: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Recent deaths: Elizabeth Brackett Enoch zu Guttenberg Shujaat Bukhari Arkangel de la Muerte
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June 18, 2018 (Monday)
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Law and crime
Corruption in Spain, Nóos case
Iñaki Urdangarin, brother-in-law of King Felipe VI of Spain, enters prison to serve the sentence of almost 6 years for the Nóos case. (La Vanguardia)
June 17, 2018 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Boko Haram insurgency
Twin suicide bombings in Damboa, Nigeria, leave at least 31 people dead. The explosions are reportedly followed by rockets fired from outside the town. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Osaka earthquake
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Osaka, Japan, at 7:58 a.m. local time (22:58 UTC). At least two people have been killed and several are transported to hospitals with injuries. Electrical services are disrupted citywide, affecting 170,000 buildings. (NHK)
Law and crime
Wynn Resorts Ltd. says that two board members, including one investigating sexual misconduct allegations against former Chief Executive Steve Wynn, will leave their posts after Elaine Wynn, the company's largest shareholder, presses for additional board changes. (The Wall Street Journal)
A shooting takes place at the Art All Night art festival in Trenton, New Jersey. A suspect is killed and 20 other people injured. (Fox News via MSN)
Politics and elections
Colombian presidential election, 2018
Iván Duque wins the second round presidential election to become the new President of Colombia. (BBC)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
In an upset victory, Mexico beats Germany 1–0, handing them their first opening loss in a World Cup since 1982. (TSN)
June 16, 2018 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Al Hudaydah
Saudi Arabian-led coalition troops seize control of Hodeida International Airport in Al Hudaydah after driving out Houthi forces. Around 280 people have been reportedly killed in the last four days inside the Yemeni port city. (Sky News)
The government of Papua New Guinea declares a state of emergency and suspends the government of Southern Highlands Province following post-election riots in the provincial capital of Mendi. (ABC News)
Disasters and accidents
2018 lower Puna eruption
The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency states that the eruption of lower Puna has destroyed 467 homes in total. (Upi)
At least 17 people are killed in a stampede at a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela. The stampede was reportedly triggered when a tear-gas canister was set off during a brawl. Seven people have been arrested. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Macedonia naming dispute
The coalition government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survives a vote of no-confidence brought by the opposition party over a deal to end the dispute. (AP)
Science and technology
A missing Indonesian woman's body is found inside a python, being one of only two fully documented cases of a human being consumed by a snake. (The Hindu)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup, Iceland at the FIFA World Cup
First time qualifier Iceland holds off a late charge from two-time champion Argentina and comes away with a 1-1 draw in the opening World Cup matches for both countries. (ESPN)
June 15, 2018 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in North-West Pakistan
The Afghan Ministry of Defense reports that Mullah Fazlullah, the emir of the Pakistani Taliban, was killed in Kunar province by an U.S. drone strike two days prior on June 13. (NBC News)
Business and economy
2018 China–United States trade war
The United States imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from China worth $50 billion, set to come into effect on July 6, and accuses Beijing of "intellectual copyright theft". (BBC) (Business Insider via AOL)
China responds with an additional tariff of 25% on $34 billion of U.S. goods, to come into effect on July 6, and tariffs on other goods to be announced at a later date. (BBC)
American Airlines, after cancelling 275 of its regional carrier PSA Airlines's scheduled flights on Thursday, cancels another 400 today at Charlotte Douglas International Airport because of a "technical issue." (Fox News)
Disasters and accidents
The Glasgow School of Art in Scotland suffers "extensive damage" after it catches on fire. No casualties are reported. (BBC)
Health and environment
Kellogg's issues a voluntary recall of Honey Smacks amid fears of salmonella contamination, with affected areas including the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and some parts of French Polynesia. (BBC)
Law and crime
Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has his bail revoked for allegedly tampering with witnesses, and is sent to jail to await his trial for foreign lobbying charges. (CNN) (The New York Times)
Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman
Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle makes another appearance in court along with his lawyers to set a trial date. (Ottawa CTV News)
Sports
Boris Becker, who was once the highest ranked men's singles tennis player in the world, has claimed diplomatic immunity from a bankruptcy claim by private bankers Arbuthnot Latham, based on his role as a sports attaché to the European Union from the Central African Republic. (Reuters)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo scores a hat-trick achieving Portugal's 3–3 draw against Spain. (Reuters)
June 14, 2018 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Turkish general election, 2018
Three people are killed and eight wounded in Suruç, Turkey, after election campaigning turned into riots. (Reuters via MSN)
Arts and culture
Cinema of Saudi Arabia
The Message is the first Arabic film commercially screened in Saudi Arabia. (Quartz)
Demography of Japan
Japan lowers the age of adulthood from 20 to 18, with the changes coming into effect in 2022. The revision to Japan's civil code means that 18-year-olds will be able to marry without their parents' consent, apply for credit cards and loans, and transgender people will be able to have their new gender officially recognised. The change causes confusion and concern regarding the kimono industry and Coming of Age Day. (The Guardian)
Business and economy
Economy of the European Union
The value of the euro falls by one percent after the European Central Bank announces it expects to halve net bond purchases to €15 billion per month from October to December, then end "quantitative easing" by the close of the year, while not raising interest rates. (CNBC) (Reuters)
EU countries approve tariffs worth €2.8 billion in retaliation against U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
International relations
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Italian Minister of Agriculture Gian Marco Centinaio says the Italian government will not ratify the EU–Canada free-trade agreement since, according to him, the agreement does not provide sufficient protection for Italy's specialty foods. (Reuters)
Law and crime
Hillary Clinton email controversy
The U.S. Department of Justice publishes a 568-page report by Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz on the FBI's handling of its investigation of Hillary Clinton's email practices. The report is critical of former FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of being "insubordinate", but finding that his actions were not politically biased. (CBS News) (BBC)
Politics and elections
Politics of France
The Senate of France approves a bill to reform the SNCF railway company. The French state writes off €35 billion of SNCF's €47 billion debt, but remains the sole owner of the joint-stock company with two subsidiaries: operator SNCF Mobility and infrastructure manager SNCF Network. (International Railway Journal) (Reuters)
Sports
2018 FIFA World Cup
Hosts Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5–0 in the opening match, with two goals by Denis Cheryshev. (BBC Sport) (Reuters via RNZ)
June 13, 2018 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Battle of Hudaida (2018)
Saudi-led coalition forces begin an operation to take control of the Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah, which has been held by the Houthis since 2015. (BBC News)
Business and economy
Volkswagen emissions scandal
Volkswagen is fined €1 billion by German prosecutors after cheating on diesel particulate emissions testing. (BBC News)
International relations
South Korea–United States relations
South Korea says that it will halt military drills with the United States to help with Korean denuclearization talks. (Channel NewsAsia)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov says that he will not sign off on the naming deal that was announced yesterday by the Prime Minister. This may slow down the naming dispute resolution process. (AP via ABC News)
Politics and elections
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili resigns following anti-government protests. (RFE/RL)
Spanish Minister of Culture and Sport Màxim Huerta resigns after tax issues, becoming the minister with the shortest time in office in Spain. (Reuters)
Sports
Canada–Mexico–United States 2026 FIFA World Cup bid
The FIFA Congress votes to hold the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, with Morocco's World Cup bid coming in second. (BBC Sport) (Sky News)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Julen Lopetegui is ousted as coach of Spanish national football team, one day before the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (The Guardian)
June 12, 2018 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, India–Pakistan relations
India states that four soldiers are killed after Pakistan fires shots at Kashmir. (ABC News)
Business and economy
History of AT&T
A U.S. federal judge approves AT&T's $85 billion merger with Time Warner. (NPR)
Tesla announces that it intends to cut 3000 jobs in an attempt to improve profitability. Many of those workers will be offered alternative jobs under the same employer. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Pacific hurricane season
Hurricane Bud grows into a category four hurricane with winds of 130 miles per hour (210 km/h) off of the Pacific Coast of Mexico. (CBS News)
2018 lower Puna eruption
Hawaiian Airlines warns that the eruption of Kīlauea may hurt bookings and trim revenues. (CNBC)
A collision between a river cruise ship and a barge on Russia's Volga River kills at least 11 people. (Deutsche Welle)
Health and environment
Germany issues a recall of 73,000 eggs from the Netherlands suspected to be contaminated with fipronil. (BBC)
International relations
2017–18 North Korea crisis
2018 North Korea–United States summit, North Korea–United States relations
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un meet for a historic summit on Sentosa Island in Singapore. This marks the first time that the leaders of both countries have met. (BBC) (The Guardian)
Both sign a joint statement that North Korea will work towards "complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula", and the U.S. will provide "security guarantees". The two sides agree to recovering and repatriating the remains of prisoners of war and those missing in action. (CBS News) (The Wall Street Journal) (The Washington Post)
After the summit, President Trump says that the U.S. will halt joint military exercises with South Korea. (CNN) (BBC)
Taiwan–United States relations
The United States unveils a new 6.5-hectare (16-acre) complex in Taipei for the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. embassy. (Reuters)
Macedonia naming dispute, Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations
Greece and the Republic of Macedonia reach a deal to end a 27-year naming dispute between both countries, which would result in Macedonia being officially renamed the Republic of North Macedonia. (BBC)
Politics and elections
Seattle's city council votes 7–2 to repeal a controversial employer head tax, which was approved a month earlier. (The Guardian)
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A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
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Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
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Obverse (front) of the medal
A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that the bar-bellied cuckooshrike (pictured) was initially thought to be a crow?
... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
... that 9:05 takes only five minutes to finish?
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Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump shaking hands at the North Korea–United States summit
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump
A stampede following a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela, kills 17 people.
Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
Ongoing: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Recent deaths: Elizabeth Brackett Enoch zu Guttenberg Shujaat Bukhari Arkangel de la Muerte
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On this day
June 18
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
Rogier van der Weyden (d. 1464) · Max Immelmann (d. 1916) · Michael Hastings (d. 2013)
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
1921 laureate Albert Einstein
Nobel laureates in Physics are determined annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to scientists in the various fields of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years. (Full list...)
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Sherman-Grant note
A 15-cent banknote depicting Union Army generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant, dated 1866 and intended as part of the fractional currency introduced to the United States following the American Civil War. As the portraits of Sherman and Grant for this note were being finalized, Representative Martin Russell Thayer pushed forward legislation specifically stating "that no portrait or likeness of any living person hereafter engraved, shall be placed upon any of the bonds, securities, notes, fractional or postal currency of the United States". As such, the Sherman-Grant note was never issued; examples of this note exist only as specimens.
Banknote: Bureau of Engraving and Printing (courtesy of the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History)
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A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
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1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
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A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
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Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
Nobel laureates in Physics are determined annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to scientists in the various fields of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years. (Full list...)
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A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that the bar-bellied cuckooshrike (pictured) was initially thought to be a crow?
... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
... that 9:05 takes only five minutes to finish?
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A stampede following a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela, kills 17 people.
Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
Ongoing: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Recent deaths: Elizabeth Brackett Enoch zu Guttenberg Shujaat Bukhari Arkangel de la Muerte
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June 18
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
Rogier van der Weyden (d. 1464) · Max Immelmann (d. 1916) · Michael Hastings (d. 2013)
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
1921 laureate Albert Einstein
Nobel laureates in Physics are determined annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to scientists in the various fields of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years. (Full list...)
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A 15-cent banknote depicting Union Army generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant, dated 1866 and intended as part of the fractional currency introduced to the United States following the American Civil War. As the portraits of Sherman and Grant for this note were being finalized, Representative Martin Russell Thayer pushed forward legislation specifically stating "that no portrait or likeness of any living person hereafter engraved, shall be placed upon any of the bonds, securities, notes, fractional or postal currency of the United States". As such, the Sherman-Grant note was never issued; examples of this note exist only as specimens.
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A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
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Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
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618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
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A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
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In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
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Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
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Obverse (front) of the medal
A Waterloo Medal was designed by sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci. Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the medal was commissioned by the British Government in 1819 on the instructions of George IV while Prince Regent; copies were to be presented to the victorious generals and to leaders of Britain's allies. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint, had been impressed by Pistrucci's models, and gave him the commission. Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by insisting on his own designs and refusing to copy another designer's work, and he likely concluded he would be sacked when the medal was finished. He delayed completion until 1849, when he submitted the matrices to the Mint. As most of the intended recipients had died by then, and relations with France had improved, the medals were never struck, though modern-day editions have been made for sale to collectors. Pistrucci's designs have been greatly praised by numismatic writers. (Full article...)
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... that the bar-bellied cuckooshrike (pictured) was initially thought to be a crow?
... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
... that 9:05 takes only five minutes to finish?
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A stampede following a tear-gas-canister detonation in a nightclub in Caracas, Venezuela, kills 17 people.
Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
In association football, FIFA awards hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet (pictured) in Singapore.
Ongoing: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Recent deaths: Elizabeth Brackett Enoch zu Guttenberg Shujaat Bukhari Arkangel de la Muerte
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June 18
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty
618 – Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself to be emperor of a new Chinese dynasty known as Tang, which lasted for three centuries.
1178 – Five Canterbury monks observed what was possibly the formation of the Giordano Bruno crater, a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.
1812 – The United States declared war against the United Kingdom, officially beginning the War of 1812.
1954 – Carlos Castillo Armas led a Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1994 – The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.
Rogier van der Weyden (d. 1464) · Max Immelmann (d. 1916) · Michael Hastings (d. 2013)
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1921 laureate Albert Einstein
1921 laureate Albert Einstein
Nobel laureates in Physics are determined annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to scientists in the various fields of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years. (Full list...)
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A 15-cent banknote depicting Union Army generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant, dated 1866 and intended as part of the fractional currency introduced to the United States following the American Civil War. As the portraits of Sherman and Grant for this note were being finalized, Representative Martin Russell Thayer pushed forward legislation specifically stating "that no portrait or likeness of any living person hereafter engraved, shall be placed upon any of the bonds, securities, notes, fractional or postal currency of the United States". As such, the Sherman-Grant note was never issued; examples of this note exist only as specimens.
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