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A discharged 45-year-old former employee shoots and kills five people at a manufacturing business in Orlando, Florida, United States. The shooter took his own life afterwards. Eight others inside the workplace survived. (CNN) (ABC News)
June 2017 Melbourne attack
- In Brighton, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, a gunman kills one man and holds one woman hostage before he is shot dead by Victoria Police. The incident is being treated as an act of terrorism. Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant have claimed responsibility for the attack but Victoria Police claim that there is little evidence to suggest a connection. (Aus. Broadcasting Corp.), (Herald Sun)
Syrian Civil War
- 2017 Raqqa attack
  - In a United States-led airstrike, 21 civilians were killed while trying to flee the Islamic State-controlled city Raqqa in small boats. (AFP)

Disasters and accidents

Eight people are killed in an explosion at a petrochemical plant in Shandong, China. (Reuters)

International relations

Australia–China relations
- Reports emerge of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's discovery of classified Australian documents, related to Chinese intelligence activity abroad, in the Canberra home of a woman allegedly acting on behalf of the Communist Party of China. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis
- Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, the Maldives, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the internationally recognized government of Yemen sever diplomatic ties with Qatar, ordering Qatari citizens in those countries to be expelled as well as cutting all land, air and sea connections. "National security," "media incitement" and Qatar's support of Iran are variously cited. (The Guardian) (AP)
- Iran, Turkey, and the United States call for the sides to peacefully resolve their differences. (Reuters)
Montenegro-NATO relations
- Montenegro officially joins NATO as its 29th member at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Law and order

Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
- After The Intercept publishes a classified NSA document describing Russian efforts to launch cyberattacks on U.S. voting software suppliers, the U.S. Department of Justice announces it had brought charges upon Reality Leigh Winner, the alleged leaker. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

2016–17 Turkish purges
- The Turkish interior ministry announces that 130 people, living outside the country and suspected of militant links, will lose their citizenship unless they return to Turkey within three months and meet government standards. Named suspects include U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gülen, and Peoples' Democratic Party leaders Faysal Sariyildiz, Tuğba Hezer, and Özdal Üçer. (Reuters)
United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
- The chargé d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, resigns following President Donald Trump's announcement he will withdraw the United States from the 2015 international Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation. (Reuters)

Science and technology

GSAT-19
- Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launches communications satellite GSAT-19 through its heaviest rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III. (Times of India)
Moons of Jupiter
- Another satellite of Jupiter is announced, S/2017 J 1, just 3 days after the announcement of S/2016 J 1. (Minor Planet Center)
iOS 11
- Apple announces iOS 11 in WWDC 2017. (Bloomberg) (9to5Mac)

June 4, 2017 (Sunday)

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June 2017 London attack
- In the early hours of Sunday morning, explosions are heard around London Bridge, believed to be controlled explosions carried out by the police. (Metro)
- The death toll from the attacks is seven with at least 48 injured. Officials say that the three attackers were killed by the police. (The Washington Post), (AP) (BBC)
Syrian Civil War
- The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) take control of the Baath Dam on the Euphrates, near the ISIL stronghold of Raqqa, and upon doing so, rename it "Freedom Dam". (Reuters)
Marawi crisis
- Citizens remain trapped in Marawi, Philippines, after a ceasefire organised by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is broken. Up to 2,000 people remain in need of help after nearly two weeks without food. (Al Jazeera)
2017 Resorts World Manila attack
- The Philippine police identified the lone gunman as Jessie Javier Carlos, a local citizen, who is a debt-riddled former employee of the Department of Finance. (Rappler) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Arts and culture

One Love Manchester
- The charity concert organized by Ariana Grande in the wake of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing is held in Manchester, England. (Variety)

Law and crime

Bahrain bans the independent Al-Wasat newspaper on grounds that it "sows division" in the Shia-majority kingdom. (AFP via Yahoo!)

Politics and elections

United Kingdom general election, 2017
- All major parties suspend their campaigns following last night's terror attack in London. The general election, scheduled for June 8, is not expected to be postponed. (The Independent)
Maltese general election, 2017
- Simon Busuttil of Forza Nazzjonali concedes defeat to the incumbent Joseph Muscat and his Labour Party, who are projected to win 54.9% of the popular vote. (Times of Malta)
Cambodian communal elections, 2017
- Voters cast ballots to select representatives for rural and urban Cambodian precincts from, nationwide, 94,595 candidates for 11,572 council seats. Voter turnout was 85.74 percent with few reports of irregularities. According to early results, the opposition makes significant gains against the ruling party of Prime Minister Hun Sen. (Radio Free Asia) (Channel NewsAsia) (Reuters)

June 3, 2017 (Saturday)

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War in Afghanistan
- June 2017 Kabul attack
  - According to the Interior Ministry, three blasts at a funeral attended by MPs and government figures in Kabul kill at least seven people and wound 119 more. (The Guardian)
June 2017 London attack
- A van travelling at approximately 50 mph ploughs into pedestrians on London Bridge; the three occupants then abandon the van and embark on a stabbing spree in Borough Market before being shot dead by officers of the Metropolitan Police. At least six civilians are killed. (BBC) (CBC)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Turin stampede
- More than 1,500 people are injured when panic erupts among Juventus fans who are watching the 2017 UEFA Champions League Final on Piazza San Carlo in Turin, Italy. (BNO News) (AFP)

Politics and elections

Lesotho general election, 2017
- Voters in Lesotho go to the polls for an election, with a tight race predicted between the Democratic Congress, led by current Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili, and the All Basotho Convention, led by former prime minister Tom Thabane. (Al Jazeera)
Maltese general election, 2017
- Voters in Malta go to the polls for a snap election, with current Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and his Labour Party facing off against Forza Nazzjonali, led by Simon Busuttil. The election comes amid corruption allegations leveled against Muscat's associates. (Reuters)

Science and technology

SpaceX CRS-11
- SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with a shipment of food and supplies in a refurbished Dragon cargo capsule for the International Space Station. The mission reuses a Dragon cargo vessel that was previously flown in a September 2014 mission. (Phys.org) (Space.com)

Sports

2017 UEFA Champions League Final
- In football, Real Madrid defeats Juventus 4–1. The Spanish team becomes the first to win back-to-back titles since the competition became known as the Champions League, and to win their 12th title in the competition. (FC Yahoo) (Reuters)

June 2, 2017 (Friday)

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Arts and culture

A terrorist threat results in the evacuation of tens of thousands of fans at the first day of the annual Rock am Ring music festival at the Zeppelinfeld in Nuremberg, Germany. Organizers say they hope the festival will resume Saturday. (BBC)

Health and medicine

Fifteen young children die of "severe sepsis/toxicity" from contaminated vaccine during South Sudan's measles vaccination campaign. In one instance, a syringe containing vaccine stored without refrigeration was used for all the children over four days. (AP via NBC News)

International relations

United Nations Security Council election, 2017
- Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, Peru and Poland are elected to the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term beginning on January 1, 2018. (Channel News Asia)
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
- As a result of North Korea's repeated missile tests, the United Nations Security Council expands its targeted sanctions against the country, adding to the U.N. blacklist four entities, including the Koryo Bank and the Army's Strategic Rocket Force, and 14 people, including the North's head of intelligence operations. (Reuters)
Russia–Turkey relations
- Russia lifts more trade sanctions it had placed on Turkey following the 2015 downing of a Russian fighter jet. (Daily Sabah) (BBC)

Law and crime

2017 Resorts World Manila attack
- At least 37 people are killed in a deliberately lit fire at Resorts World Manila in the Philippines. The perpetrator stole gaming chips and fired gun shots before committing suicide. (CNN)
- ISIL claims responsibility for the attack; however, authorities contend it is not terror related. (Reuters)
War in Afghanistan (2015–present)
- Five anti-government/anti-Taliban protestors are shot dead by police in Kabul, Afghanistan, after demanding that the government step down in the wake of the May 2017 Kabul attack. (BBC)
Penn State child sex abuse scandal
- Former Pennsylvania State University president Graham Spanier, former vice president Gary Schultz, and former athletic director Timothy Curley are sentenced to prison for covering up ex-coach Jerry Sandusky's criminal sexual acts, thereby letting him victimize more boys. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
- Disney CEO Bob Iger joins Elon Musk in resigning from President Trump's advisory councils in response to Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement. (The Independent)
Fine Gael leadership election, 2017
- Leo Varadkar becomes the new party leader of Fine Gael, after winning 51 of 73 votes in the parliamentary party, and is expected to become Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, which would make him the youngest and first openly gay man to be Taoiseach, as well as being the first of half-Indian descent. (The Sun)

Science and technology

Moons of Jupiter
- Two of Jupiter's moons, S/2003 J 18 and S/2011 J 2 are recovered, and a small 1.5-kilometer outer moon (S/2016 J 1) is discovered, the first moon discovered around a major planet in 6 years. (Minor Planet Center)

June 1, 2017 (Thursday)

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Marawi crisis
- Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announces the deaths of ten soldiers in Marawi as a result of a "friendly fire" airstrike. (BBC)

International relations

China–Germany relations
- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and German Chancellor Angela Merkel vow to expand their partnership in combating global climate change. (Reuters)
United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
- U.S. President Donald Trump confirms that the United States will withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation. (The Guardian)
2017 Bilderberg Conference
- The secretive Bilderberg Group meet in Chantilly, Virginia, for its annual conference. (BBC)

Law and crime

United States immigration ban
- The Department of Justice asks the Supreme Court for expedited review of the Fourth Circuit Appeals Court's May 25 ruling that affirmed the Maryland district court decision to prevent implementation of revised Executive Order 13780, and let the travel ban take effect. The Appeals Court of the Ninth Circuit has not announced its decision on a similar ruling from Hawaii. (CNN) (The New York Times)

Politics and elections

Elon Musk quits as an official advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump in protest at the United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. (The Hill)

Science and technology

Scientists announce that the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) has made a third detection of gravitational waves, named GW170104. The signal beam, detected on 4 January 2017, apparently results from a merger of two black holes of 19 and 31 solar masses. Such detections are said to be progressively moving this emerging field in astronomy "from novelty to new observational science". (BBC)

May 31, 2017 (Wednesday)

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War in Afghanistan (2015–present)
- May 2017 Kabul attack
  - A suicide bombing occurs in Kabul near the German embassy with at least 90 killed and 461 injured. (Reuters via SBS), (The Guardian), (AFP via Channel News Asia)
Syrian Civil War
- The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) says they will counter Iraq’s mostly Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMU) militants if the latter enters areas under SDF control, insisting that SDF will never accept the presence of Iran and SDF will never under any circumstances act as a bridge between PMU and the Syria's Assad regime. (Al Arabiya) (Middle East Eye)

Arts and culture

CBS terminates its contract with Scott Pelley as anchor, managing editor and reporter of CBS Evening News. Pelley will remain with CBS News as a correspondent in 60 Minutes. (The Hill)
CNN terminates its New Year's Eve Live contract with Kathy Griffin after she released a photograph of her holding a mock decapitated head of President Donald Trump. (USA Today)

Business and economy

Kenya opens the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway, the East African country's largest infrastructure project since gaining independence. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

A Turkish Air Force Eurocopter AS532 Cougar helicopter crashes in Şırnak Province after hitting an electricity line, killing all 13 soldiers on board. (Al-Jazeera)

Politics and elections

Iranian presidential election, 2017
- Guardian Council officially confirmed the result of the election which saw Incumbent President Hassan Rouhani reelected for another four years in office. (PressTV)

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Ongoing events
Disasters Atlantic hurricane season Oklahoma earthquake swarms Pacific typhoon season Law Philippine Drug War Political European migrant crisis (timeline) French Guiana unrest Romanian protests South China Sea disputes United States immigration ban Venezuelan protests (timeline) More details on ongoing conflicts below edit sidebar

Sport
Association football 2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup 2018 FIFA World Cup qual. Tennis 2017 French Open 2017 ATP World Tour 2017 WTA Tour Motorsport 2017 Formula One season 2017 MotoGP season 2017 World Rally Championship 2017 NASCAR Cup Series 2017 IndyCar Series Sports seasons 2017 NBA Finals (NBA season) 2017 Stanley Cup (NHL season) 2017 MLB season 2017 UCI World Tour 2017 PGA Tour 2017 AFL season 2017 Super Rugby season 2017–18 snooker season More details – current sports events edit sidebar

Elections and referendums
Recent May 6: Niue, Assembly 7: France, President (2nd round) 9: South Korea, President 10: The Bahamas, House of Assembly 19: Iran, President 21: Switzerland, Referendum 24: Cayman Islands, Legislative Assembly June 3: Lesotho, National Assembly 3: Malta, Parliament Upcoming June 8: United Kingdom, House of Commons 11: France, National Assembly (1st round) 11: Kosovo, Parliament 11: Puerto Rico, Status referendum 24: Papua New Guinea, Parliament 25: Albania, Parliament 26: Mongolia, President July 2: Senegal, National Assembly edit sidebar

Recent deaths
June 2017 5: Cheick Tioté 3: Jimmy Piersall 3: Niels Helveg Petersen 3: John K. Watts 2: Peter Sallis 1: Roy Barraclough 1: Roberto De Vicenzo 1: Jack McCloskey May 2017 31: Jiří Bělohlávek 30: Dasari Narayana Rao 29: Manuel Noriega 29: Konstantinos Mitsotakis 28: John Noakes 27: Gregg Allman 27: Frank Deford 26: Zbigniew Brzezinski 26: Jim Bunning 26: Zhao Liping 25: Marie Cosindas 25: Alistair Horne 25: Eva Estrada Kalaw 24: Jared Martin 23: Cortez Kennedy 23: Roger Moore 23: Jerry Perenchio 22: Barbara Smith Conrad 22: Nicky Hayden 22: Dina Merrill 21: Jimmy LaFave 21: Bill White 21: Shulamit Cohen-Kishik 20: Joy Corning 19: Wayne Walker 18: Roger Ailes 18: Jacque Fresco 18: Reema Lagoo 18: Jim McElreath 18: Frankie Paul 17: Chris Cornell 17: Rhodri Morgan 15: Javier Valdez Cárdenas 15: Oleg Vidov 14: Powers Boothe 14: Thomas Vose Daily 14: Brad Grey 14: Steve Palermo 13: Mauno Koivisto 12: Yale Lary 11: Mark Colvin 10: Geoffrey Bayldon 9: Robert Miles 9: Michael Parks 9: Qian Qichen 9: Wilburn K. Ross 8: Lou Richards 7: Gran Apache 7: Gholam Reza Pahlavi 7: Hugh Thomas 6: Steven Holcomb edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Australia: Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara Cambodia: Sam Rainsy China: Wan Qingliang, Wu Changshun, Ling Jihua, Zhao Liping, Zhou Bin, Guo Boxiong Netherlands: Geert Wilders Philippines: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Nur Misuari, Joel Villanueva Romania: Gheorghe Ștefan, Gabriel Sandu, Dorin Cocoş, Dumitru Nicolae Spain: Lionel Messi United Kingdom: Chris Denning, Ched Evans, Thomas Mair, Fred Talbot, Rolf Harris United States: Pedro Hernandez, Bob McDonnell, Paul Anthony Ciancia, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz Ongoing China: Bai Enpei, Pan Yiyang, Yang Weize Germany: Beate Zschäpe Indonesia: Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Mary Jane Veloso Kazakhstan: Mukhtar Ablyazov Pakistan: Waseem Azeem, Mufti Abdul Qawi Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Leila de Lima, Leni Robredo, Rodrigo Duterte, Jovito Palparan Romania: Dan Șova, Elena Udrea, Radu Mazăre, Gheorghe Nichita Russia: Alexei Navalny South Korea: Park Geun-hye and Choi Soon-sil Spain: Gürtel case, Spanish Royal House, Bárcenas affair United Kingdom: Barry Bennell International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo ICTY: Ratko Mladić Upcoming Egypt: Mohamed Morsi Estonia: Edgar Savisaar Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Bill Cosby edit sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
Africa Algeria and Tunisia Maghreb insurgency ISIL insurgency in Tunisia Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria Boko Haram insurgency Central African Republic Civil war 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 Pakistan War in North-West Pakistan Balochistan conflict Philippines CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion Thailand South Thailand insurgency Europe Armenia and Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Georgia Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Georgian–Ossetian conflict Russia Chechen–Russian conflict North Caucasus insurgency Ukraine War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine Middle East Egypt Sinai insurgency Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Arab–Israeli conflict Iran Iran–PJAK conflict Iraq American-led intervention in Iraq Iranian intervention in Iraq Iraq and Syria (map) Military intervention against ISIL Israel and Lebanon Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israel and Palestine Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Syria American-led intervention in Syria Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War Turkish military intervention in Syria Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Turkey Turkey–PKK conflict Turkey–ISIL conflict Yemen Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Al-Qaeda insurgency edit sidebar