Portal:Current events/2017 June 4
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June 4, 2017 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2017 London Bridge attack
- In the early hours of Sunday morning, explosions are heard around London Bridge, believed to be controlled explosions carried out by the police. (Metro)
- The death toll from the attacks is seven, with at least 48 injured. Officials say that the three attackers were killed by the police. (The Washington Post) (AP) (BBC)
- Syrian Civil War
- Marawi crisis
- Citizens remain trapped in Marawi, Philippines, after a ceasefire organised by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is broken. Up to 2,000 people remain in need of help after nearly two weeks without food. (Al Jazeera)
- 2017 Resorts World Manila attack
- The Philippine police identifies the lone gunman as Jessie Javier Carlos, a local citizen, who was a debt-riddled former employee of the Department of Finance. (Rappler) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Arts and culture
- One Love Manchester
- The charity concert organized by Ariana Grande in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing is held in Manchester, England. (Variety)
Law and crime
- Censorship in Bahrain
- Bahrain bans the independent Al-Wasat newspaper on grounds that it "sows division" in the Shia-majority kingdom. (AFP via Yahoo!)
Politics and elections
- United Kingdom general election, 2017
- All major parties suspend their campaigns following last night's terror attack in London. The general election, scheduled for June 8, is not expected to be postponed. (The Independent)
- Maltese general election, 2017
- Simon Busuttil of Forza Nazzjonali concedes defeat to the incumbent Joseph Muscat and his Labour Party, who are projected to win 54.9% of the popular vote. (Times of Malta)
- Cambodian communal elections, 2017
- Voters cast ballots to select representatives for rural and urban Cambodian precincts from, nationwide, 94,595 candidates for 11,572 council seats. Voter turnout was 85.74 percent with few reports of irregularities. According to early results, the opposition makes significant gains against the ruling party of Prime Minister Hun Sen. (Radio Free Asia) (Channel NewsAsia) (Reuters)