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June 2, 2024 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Sudanese civil war
- Darfur campaign
  - Battle of El Fasher
    - Kutum Hospital airstrike
      - The Sudanese Armed Forces bomb a hospital in Kutum, Sudan in the east of El Fasher, wounding dozens. (Al Mayadeen English)
    - Approximately eleven civilians are killed and 42 are injured after large clashes between the RSF, the Sudanese Armed Forces, and various rebel militia groups in El Fasher, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
    - UNICEF announces that over 270,000 people, including more than 130,000 children, are at risk after fighting at the Golo Reservoir in El Fasher. (The Print)
- Battle of Khartoum
  - Seven soldiers are killed and 28 are injured after an offensive by the Rapid Support Forces in the area of Khartoum. (Sudan Tribune)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia accuses NATO and the U.S. of "provoking a new level of tension" after some allies let Ukraine's military use Western-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russia. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

A firefighter is killed and several thousand people are evacuated after heavy rain caused flooding in southern Germany, particular in the states Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. (Reuters) (DW)

Law and crime

One person is killed and 24 others are wounded in an overnight mass shooting in Akron, Ohio, United States. (NPR)

Politics and elections

2024 Mexican general election
- Voters in Mexico elect a new president and legislature, eight governors, the mayor of Mexico City, and around 20,000 other positions in federal and local elections. (CNN)
2024 Iranian presidential election
- Former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces he intends to run for President of Iran again following the death of Ebrahim Raisi. (ABC News Australia)

Science and technology

China's Chang'e 6 lunar exploration mission to collect moon rock successfully lands on the far side of the Moon. (Reuters)

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 '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
+*[[Sudanese civil war (2023–present)|Sudanese civil war]]
+**[[Darfur campaign]]
+***[[Battle of El Fasher]]
+****[[Kutum Hospital airstrike]]
+*****The [[Sudanese Armed Forces]] bomb a [[hospital]] in [[Kutum]], [[Sudan]] in the east of [[El Fasher]], wounding dozens. [https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/rsf-bomb-hospital-in-sudan-in-new-war-crime (Al Mayadeen English)]
+****Approximately eleven civilians are killed and 42 are injured after large clashes between the RSF, the [[Sudanese Armed Forces]], and various rebel militia groups in El Fasher, Sudan. [https://sudantribune.com/article286451 (Sudan Tribune)]
+****[[UNICEF]] announces that over 270,000 people, including more than 130,000 children, are at risk after fighting at the [[Golo Reservoir]] in [[El Fasher]]. [https://theprint.in/india/unicef-raises-alarm-over-conflict-in-sudan-says-270000-people-at-risk/2112584/?amp (The Print)]
+**[[Battle of Khartoum (2023–present)|Battle of Khartoum]]
+***Seven soldiers are killed and 28 are injured after an offensive by the [[Rapid Support Forces]] in the area of [[Khartoum]]. [https://sudantribune.com/article286414/ (Sudan Tribune)]
 *[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
 **[[Russia]] accuses [[NATO]] and the [[U.S.]] of "provoking a new level of tension" after some allies let [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|Ukraine's military]] use Western-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russia. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqq2zn3zw6o (BBC News)]