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Revision as of 20:12, 19 June 2020 by Call me when you get the chance (talk | contribs) (Damn edit conflicts)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks- Operations Claw-Eagle and Claw-Tiger
- Five Kurdish civilians near Dohuk in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq are killed by Turkish airstrikes. (AFP)
Law and crime
- COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe
- Health Minister Obadiah Moyo is arrested and accused of corruption in government procurement of around $60 million worth of medical equipment. (Reuters)
- Shooting of Breonna Taylor
- Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announces the immediate termination of LMPD Officer Brett Hankison over violating departmental policy on the use of force against Breonna Taylor. Hankison is one of three officers involved in the shooting, and prior to the incident had previously been investigated and disciplined for alleged misconduct. (The Courier-Journal)
- A police officer is killed and another seriously injured in a shooting in Massey, New Zealand. This is the first time a law enforcement officer in New Zealand has been killed in the line of duty since 2009. The shooter fled, injuring a civilian in the process, and has since been arrested. (BBC)
- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announces an investigation into the shooting death of Andres Guardado, an 18-year-old Hispanic man. Guardado was shot and killed by deputies in Gardena the night before, following a pursuit over Guardado's alleged possession of a firearm. (CBS Los Angeles)
Politics and elections
- 2020 Belarusian presidential election
- President Alexander Lukashenko announces that he has foiled a coup attempt, resulting in the arrest of main opposition rival Viktar Babaryka. (Moscow Times)
- 2020 Hong Kong legislative election
- Activist Joshua Wong announces he is running for the legislature, setting up a new legal battle with authorities after he was barred from running in the previous election. (Reuters)
- Tens of thousands of protestors descended on the Malian capital of Bamako, demanding President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta resign over his failure to solve the country's myriad problems. (Reuters)