Armed conflicts and attacks
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Eastern Daraa offensive (June 2018)
- The Syrian government launches a ground offensive in the eastern part of the southern province of Daraa. (Gulf Times)
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Zimbabwean general election, 2018
- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa survives an apparent assassination attempt when an explosive device detonates at an election campaign rally in Bulawayo. A few bystanders, including Vice President Kembo Mohadi, suffer minor injuries. (The Guardian) (BBC)
- One person is confirmed dead and 83 others injured after a grenade explosion at a rally in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, held by the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. (BBC) (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- Maersk Line reveals that one of their container ships yesterday responded to a distress call from a migrant boat off the Italian coast, rescuing 113 people. (The Local)