June 2025
Woman dies from injuries suffered in Boulder attack
An 82-year-old woman who was one of the 12 victims in an attack on a gathering in support of Israeli hostages has died from her injuries in Colorado.
Reported - 30/06/25
Father jumps off Disney cruise ship to save daughter
A father jumped into the ocean to save his daughter after she fell from the fourth deck of a Disney cruise ship.
Reported - 30/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6288v6j4y0o
Two firefighters shot dead in ambush
2 firefighters in Idaho have been killed and 1 wounded after a man intentionally started a fire and began shooting at first responders who attended.
The shooter has been identified as Wess Roley, who is believed to have taken his own life at the scene.
Reported - 30/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vrg9g2ll7o
Police clash with anti-government protesters in Belgrade
Serbian police have clashed with a huge crowd of anti-government protesters demanding an early election and end to President Aleksandar Vucic's 12-year rule in the capital Belgrade.
Reported - 29/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn41gwwx3mzo
Crowds gather for Budapest Pride
Between 100,000 and 200,000 are celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride in Budapest, despite a ban and threats of legal action from Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Reported - 29/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clylnev5y36o
Son of Norway's crown princess suspected of rape
The son of Norway's crown princess is suspected of three rapes and 23 other offences, police said on Friday.
Reported - 27/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvjqn2dg3eo
Ecuador's most wanted drug lord captured
Police in Ecuador have recaptured the country's most wanted fugitive, drug lord Adolfo Macías Villamar.
Reported - 26/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8g71e2841o
India sends its first astronaut into space in 41 years
The Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission has taken off successfully with a multi-country crew, including an Indian astronaut.
His trip comes 41 years after cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to fly to space aboard a Russian Soyuz in 1984.
Reported - 25/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz09lx2gjm4o
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/26/india/india-shubhanshu-shukla-axiom-space-mission-intl-hnk
16 killed in Kenya protests
At least 16 people have been killed and hundreds more injured during anti-government protests in Kenya.
Reported - 25/06/25
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/25/people-dead-injured-in-kenyan-protests
Wildfires on Greek island of Chios
A state of emergency has been declared on the Greek island of Chios where five separate wildfires are burning and being fanned by strong winds.
Reported - 23/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz09lmngyv2o
Bride shot dead at French wedding party
A bride has been shot dead on her wedding night in a village near the French city of Avignon after masked gunmen opened fire.
Reported - 23/06/25
Minnesota state politicians murdered
Melissa Hortman, a Democrat lawmaker, and her husband were killed near Minneapolis. John Hoffman, also a Democrat politician, and his wife were shot several times.
The suspect, identified as Vance Luther Boelter, is currently on the run.
Reported - 14/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgj83q2e562o
https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/minnesota-shootings-manhunt-06-15-25
8 dead in Lake Tahoe
8 people were killed and 2 survived after a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California over the weekend due to a large sudden storm swell.
Reported - 22/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjwnl838pv3o
Assisted dying bill passes Commons vote
MPs have approved a bill which would pave the way for huge social change by giving terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to end their own lives.
Reported - 20/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgeqj1egxvyo
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/assisted-dying-kim-leadbeater-bill-vote-b2773727.html
Activists break into RAF base
Pro-Palestinian activists have broken into RAF Brize Norton and sprayed two military planes with red paint.
Reported - 20/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx24nppdx0lo
Space X rocket explodes during test
A Space X Starship rocket has exploded whilst on the stand at Massey's Testing Centre in Texas.
It was undergoing a static test fire when the explosion occurred.
Reported - 19/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c1k87l7nre4o
Baby of brain-dead woman delivered in Georgia
A brain-dead woman's baby has been delivered by caesarean section after the hospital said her body had to be kept on life support due to abortion law in the US state of Georgia.
Reported - 17/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1jwl9l9yneo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/17/brain-dead-georgia-woman-delivers-baby
Federal agents arrest NYC comptroller
New York City comptroller Brad Lander, who is also running to be its next mayor, was arrested by federal agents while guiding a defendant out of immigration court on Tuesday.
He was accused of "assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer".
Reported - 17/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg430dx702o
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/17/brad-lander-arrested-new-york-city-comptroller
Trump leaves G7 summit early
Donald Trump leaves the G7 summit early over tensions in the Middle East, after earlier warning Iranians to evacuate Tehran.
Iran and Israel exchanging missile and air strikes since the weekend.
Reported - 17/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx23e4jz2g0t
https://news.sky.com/story/israel-iran-live-latest-tehran-tel-aviv-netanyahu-trump-13382979
British Steel secures £500m contract
British Steel has secured a five-year contract worth £500m to supply train tracks for Network Rail.
Reported - 17/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k1jjkd9e0o
https://news.sky.com/video/500m-uk-rail-deal-to-help-save-british-steel-13384811
Gunmen shoot mayor dead in Mexican village hall
Gunmen have killed the mayor of the Mexican municipality of San Mateo Piñas, Lilia Gema García Soto, while she was visiting a village hall.
Reported - 16/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1mgmdj1mgyo
UK-US tariff deal signed
The UK-US trade deal has been signed and is "done", US President Donald Trump has said as he met Sir Keir Starmer at the G7 summit.
The prime minister says the completed deal "implements on car tariffs and aerospace".
Reported - 16/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8gxp7dvepo
https://news.sky.com/story/its-done-trump-and-starmer-hail-us-uk-trade-deal-signed-at-g7-13384726
San Antonio floods
At least 11 people have died and several are still missing after flash flooding hit San Antonio, Texas.
Reported - 14/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3v9xddkppo
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/san-antonio-rain-death-count-b2770271.html
India plane crash claims at least 241 lives
An Air India plane travelling from India to London crashed within moments of take-off on Thursday, killing 241 passengers and crew, and more people on the ground.
Reported - 12/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyzepxnd41o
7 dead in Colombia attacks
At least seven people have died in a wave of bomb and gun attacks in south-western Colombia.
Reported - 10/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdd2vn0j3gvo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/10/cali-colombia-attacks
RFK Jr sacks entire US vaccine committee
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has removed all 17 members of a committee that issues official government recommendations on immunisations.
Reported - 10/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyge27y2g9o
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/10/rfk-jr-cdc-vaccine-panel
Governments sanction Israeli ministers
The UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway have placed sanctions on two Israeli government ministers.
Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have been sanctioned for "inciting violence against Palestinians in their campaign to gain control of new settlements in the West Bank".
Reported - 10/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xgk1ek19lo
Austria school shooting
11 people have died following a shooting at a secondary school in the Austrian city of Graz.
Reported - 10/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce3vxrz6rpnt
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/10/students-killed-in-school-shooting-in-austria-graz
Protests in Ballymena
Clashes with police have been taking place in Ballymena, Norther Ireland, on Monday after an earlier peaceful protest over an alleged sexual assault took a turn for the worse.
Reported - 10/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0k3le25r8ro
Mass protests in LA
Protests against mass immigration deportations have been taking place in Los Angeles.
US President Donald Trump has deployed the national guard and on duty Marines to combat the protests, against the wishes of California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Reported - 09/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cgr5vgexj1gt
Zia Yusuf returning to Reform UK two days after quitting
Zia Yusuf, who resigned as Reform UK chairman on Thursday, is to return to work for the party in a new role.
Reported - 07/06/25
US brings back El Salvador deportee
Kilmar Ábrego García, a 29-year-old from El Salvador mistakenly deported in March, has been returned to the US to face prosecution on two federal criminal charges.
Reported - 06/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7v7ynv98r8o
Trump bans travel from 12 countries to the US
From Monday, citizens from 12 countries - Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen - will be banned from travelling to the US.
Reported - 05/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgqwyxxpzgt
Search in Madeleine McCann case resumes
Searches for Madeleine McCann have resumed in Portugal, 18 years after she disappeared from an apartment complex in Praia da Luz in the Algarve.
Reported - 04/06/25
US steel tariffs begin
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order increasing US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to 50%, up from 25%.
The UK is currently exempt from the rise though, with the levy remaining at 25% for now.
Reported - 04/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c308v53v4e6t
Dutch government collapses
The Dutch government has collapsed after Geert Wilders withdrew his far-right party from the governing coalition.
Reported - 03/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r1x5yyd5wo
Suspected terror attack in Colorado
8 people have been injured after a man threw incindiary devices at a gathering in support of Israeli hostages in Colorado.
The suspect has been identified as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Eqyptian national.
Reported - 02/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cev47ze8vp3o
https://news.sky.com/story/targeted-terror-attack-in-colorado-reports-of-several-victims-13377994
7 dead after Russian bridges collapse
2 bridges have collapsed overnight in separate incidents in Russian regions bordering Ukraine, killing at least 7 people and injuring dozens more.
Reported - 01/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr7zjy89304o
2 men shot dead in Spain
2 Scottish men have been killed in a shooting at a bar in southern Spain.
A gunman fired several shots at Monaghans Bar in Fuengirola in Andalusia on Saturday evening.
Reported - 01/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2y1e61xn1o
Clashes in France
Two people have died and hundreds have been arrested across France after celebrations following Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League win.
At least 190 people have also been injured.
Reported - 01/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx2yv5n7424t
Poland elects new President
Karol Nawrocki has been elected Poland's new president.
Nawrocki won 50.9% percent of the votes, ahead of Warsaw's mayor Rafal Trzaskowski on 49.1% percent.
Reported - 01/06/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx27897vedno