Portal:Current events/2019 June 24

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)

Disasters and accidents

Two German Eurofighters 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. (DW)

International relations

Iran–United States relations, United States sanctions against Iran
- United States President Donald Trump signs an executive order sanctioning Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for the first time in history. (White House) (United States Department of the Treasury)
Saudi Arabia–United States relations
- 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. (Reuters)
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)
Iran and state-sponsored terrorism, Terrorism in the European Union
- 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)

Science and technology

NASA announces that its Curiosity rover has detected the largest ever measurement of methane on Mars. (BBC)

Sports