Portal:Current events/2017 June 22
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June 22, 2017 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan
- 2017 Lashkargah bombing
- A car bomb outside a New Kabul Bank branch in Lashkargah, Helmand Province, kills at least 20 people. The Taliban claims responsibility. (CNN)
- 2017 Lashkargah bombing
Business and economy
- Mexico–United States wall
- United States President Donald Trump plans on adding solar panels to his proposed border wall with Mexico. (The Washington Post) (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- Earthquakes in 2017
- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Puerto San José, Guatemala. (CNN)
International relations
- Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute
- In a vote at the United Nations General Assembly, 94 states support a Mauritius-sponsored resolution to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the legal status of the disputed Chagos Archipelago. (The Guardian)
- Chinese espionage in the United States
- An American who formerly worked for the Central Intelligence Agency is arrested on charges of selling classified information to Chinese operatives in May 2017. (The Washington Post)
- Brexit negotiations
- UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces that citizens of the European Union living in the United Kingdom will be able to acquire a "UK settled status" after the UK leaves the EU. (BBC)
Law and crime
- Immigration to the United States
- A judge in Michigan halts the possible deportation of over 100 Chaldean Iraqi Christians. (The Hill)
- Dismissal of James Comey
- U.S. President Donald Trump clarifies that he did not record any private conversations with former FBI Director James Comey. (Chicago Tribune)
- American Health Care Act of 2017
- The U.S. Senate releases its version of the American Health Care Act of 2017. (New York Times)
Sports
- 2017 NBA draft
- Markelle Fultz of the University of Washington is selected first by the Philadelphia 76ers. (ESPN)
- Test cricket
- In cricket, the International Cricket Council votes to elevate Afghanistan and Ireland to full Test status. The two countries become the 11th and 12th Test nations. (ESPNcricinfo)