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Revision as of 14:48, 16 June 2020 by CoryGlee (talk | contribs) (Tanzanian President dissolved parliament)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) June 16, 2020 (2020-06-16) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks- 2020 China–India skirmishes
- Three Indian soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese forces have been killed in a clash in Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region, amid rising tensions between the two countries. India says that no shots were fired. The Indian army said "senior military officials of the two sides are meeting to defuse the situation". (BBC)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- The total cases surpass eight million worldwide, as infections surge in Latin America and the US, and China grapples with fresh outbreaks. (RNZ)
International relations
- North Korea–South Korea relations, Bombing of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office
- The General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army says they are on "high alert" and are looking at plans to mobilize the army into the demilitarized zone, in response to defector groups in South Korea sending propaganda material across the border. (BBC)
- North Korea appears to have blown up the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in the Kaesong Industrial Region, according to South Korean authorities. (Yonap)
Politics and elections
- 2020 Tanzanian general election
- President John Magufuli dissolves parliament ahead of the elections. In the decision, he highlights his government's achievements, citing "expanding infrastructure such as roads, electricity generation and reforming the mining sector." (Reuters)