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June 24, 2019 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2019 Amhara Region coup d'état attempt
- The Attorney General of Ethiopia's Amhara Region, Migbaru Kebede, dies after having been wounded during the coup attempt two days earlier. Asaminew Tsige, the general suspected to be behind the coup attempt, had been reportedly killed by security forces. (DW)
Men in camouflage kill 50 in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Two German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets collide in mid-air and crash near Lake Müritz in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Both pilots are able to eject before the crash, but only one survives. (DW)

International relations

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet says the tens of thousands of Islamic State fighters and family members being held in Iraq and Syria must be tried or released, and calls on countries to take responsibility for their citizens and take them back if not charged. (BBC News)
Iran and state-sponsored terrorism, Terrorism in Europe
- The British newspaper Independent in Arabic quotes an intelligence source as saying that in 2018 Iran had delivered half a ton of TATP explosives in diplomatic packages to a civilian plane that was supposed to be transferred to Paris to carry out an attack in the city. (The Jerusalem Post)

Law and crime

Diane Madison, the mother of American serial killer Michael Madison, is stabbed to death in her home. Three children are also injured. Her grandson Jalen Plummer is arrested and charged with aggravated murder and felonious assault. (Cleveland.com)

Politics and elections

The Defense Minister of Peru, José Huerta, suddenly dies of cardiac arrest while worked. (CNN en Español) (Perú.21)

Science and technology

Methane on Mars
- NASA announces that its Curiosity rover has detected the largest ever measurement of methane on Mars. (BBC News)
Soyuz MS-11 returned to Earth, landing in Kazakhstan, from the International Space Station carrying Canadian David Saint-Jacques, American Anne McClain and Russian Oleg Kononenko. The astronauts and cosmonaut spent 204 days aboard the ISS, a record for Canada. (CBC)

Sports

The 2026 Winter Olympics are selected to be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (BBC News)

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 *[[2019 Amhara Region coup d'état attempt]]
 **The Attorney General of [[Ethiopia]]'s [[Amhara Region]], Migbaru Kebede, dies after having been wounded during the coup attempt two days earlier. [[Asaminew Tsige]], the general suspected to be behind the coup attempt, had been reportedly killed by security forces. [https://www.dw.com/en/ethiopia-amhara-attorney-general-dies-after-coup-effort/a-49329224 (DW)]
+*Men in camouflage kill 50 in [[Bahir Dar]], [[Ethiopia]] [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-security-violence/more-than-50-killed-in-attacks-in-western-ethiopia-regional-official-idUSKCN1TR2FI (Reuters)]
 ;Disasters and accidents
-*Two [[Germany|German]] [[Eurofighter]]s collide in mid-air and crash near [[Lake Müritz]] in [[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]]. While both pilots were able to eject before the crash, one of them did not survive the accident. [https://www.dw.com/en/two-eurofighters-collide-over-northern-germany/a-49332147 (DW)]
+*Two [[German Air Force]] [[Eurofighter Typhoon]] fighter jets collide in mid-air and crash near [[Müritz|Lake Müritz]] in [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]. Both pilots are able to eject before the crash, but only one survives. [https://www.dw.com/en/two-eurofighters-collide-over-northern-germany/a-49332147 (DW)]
 ;International relations
+*[[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights|United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]] [[Michelle Bachelet]] says the tens of thousands of [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]] fighters and family members being held in [[Iraq]] and [[Syria]] must be tried or released, and calls on countries to take responsibility for their citizens and take them back if not charged. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48742972 (BBC News)]
-*[[Iran–United States relations]], [[United States sanctions against Iran]]
+*[[Iran and state-sponsored terrorism]], [[Terrorism in Europe]]
-**[[President of the United States|United States President]] [[Donald Trump]] signs an [[executive order]] sanctioning [[Iran]]'s [[Supreme Leader of Iran|Supreme Leader]] [[Ali Khamenei]] for the first time in history. [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-imposing-sanctions-respect-iran/ (White House)] [https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm716 (United States Department of the Treasury)]
+**The [[United Kingdom|British]] newspaper ''Independent in Arabic'' quotes an intelligence source as saying that in 2018 [[Iran]] had delivered half a ton of [[TATP]] explosives in diplomatic packages to a civilian plane that was supposed to be transferred to [[Paris]] to carry out an attack in the city. [https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Iran-attempted-attack-in-Paris-half-a-ton-of-explosives-found-report-593523 (''The Jerusalem Post'')]
-*[[Saudi Arabia–United States relations]]
-**[[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Mike Pompeo]] said he had discussed heightened tensions in the region with Saudi Arabia's [[King Salman]] during a meeting in Jeddah. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-mideast-pompeo-king/pompeo-says-he-discussed-gulf-maritime-security-with-saudi-king-idUSKCN1TP1GP (Reuters)]
 ;Law and crime
-*Diane Madison, the mother of [[United States|American]] [[Serial killer|serial killer]] [[Michael Madison|Michael Madison]], is stabbed to death in her home. Three children are also injured. Her grandson Jalen Plummer is arrested and charged with aggravated murder and felonious assault. [https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/06/man-charged-in-slaying-of-serial-killer-michael-madisons-mother-stabbing-of-three-sleeping-kids-in-cleveland.html (Cleveland.com)]
+*Diane Madison, the mother of [[United States|American]] [[serial killer]] [[Michael Madison]], is stabbed to death in her home. Three children are also injured. Her grandson Jalen Plummer is arrested and charged with aggravated murder and felonious assault. [https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/06/man-charged-in-slaying-of-serial-killer-michael-madisons-mother-stabbing-of-three-sleeping-kids-in-cleveland.html (Cleveland.com)]
+;Politics and elections
+*The [[Ministry of Defense (Peru)|Defense Minister]] of Peru, [[José Huerta]], suddenly dies of cardiac arrest while worked. [https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2019/06/24/muere-el-ministro-de-defensa-de-peru-jose-huerta-torres/ (CNN en Español)] [https://peru21.pe/politica/murio-jose-huerta-ministro-defensa-fallecio-infarto-486285 (Perú.21)]
 ;Science and technology
+*[[Methane on Mars]]
-*[[NASA]] announces that its [[Curiosity (rover)|''Curiosity'']] rover has detected the largest ever measurement of [[methane]] on [[Mars]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-48743551 (BBC)]
+**[[NASA]] announces that its ''[[Curiosity (rover)|Curiosity]]'' rover has detected the largest ever measurement of [[methane]] on [[Mars]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-48743551 (BBC News)]
+*[[Soyuz MS-11]] returned to [[Earth]], landing in [[Kazakhstan]], from the [[International Space Station]] carrying [[Canada|Canadian]] [[David Saint-Jacques]], [[United States|American]] [[Anne McClain]] and [[Russia]]n [[Oleg Kononenko]]. The astronauts and cosmonaut spent 204 days aboard the ISS, a record for Canada. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/david-saint-jacques-1.5187999 (CBC)]
+;Sports
+*The [[2026 Winter Olympics]] are selected to be held in [[Milan]] and [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], Italy. [https://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/48748380 (BBC News)]
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