Portal:Current events/2025 June 2

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Somali Civil War
  • 2025 Shabelle offensive
    • Al-Shabaab militants reportedly seize control of Hawadley village in the Middle Shabelle region of Hirshabelle State following the withdrawal of Burundian forces under the AUSSOM from the strategic military base. (Kaab TV) (FTL Somalia)
• War against the Islamic State
  • American military intervention in Somalia
    • New America, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, reports that U.S. airstrikes in Somalia targeting Al-Shabaab and Islamic State militants resulted in up to 174 fatalities, including an estimated six to 30 civilian casualties, in 2025. (Garowe Online) (New America)
• Mexican drug war
  • Five police officers are killed after an ambush in a highway in the border municipality of Frontera Comalapa. Hours later, an attacker was arrested and authorities confirmed that the attack was a retaliation for the recent arrest of Aler Baldomero Samayoa Recinos, also known as “Chicharra,” leader of Los Huistas, a Guatemalan criminal group that established ties with both the Sinaloa Cartel and the CJNG. (Revista Proceso)
• Cambodia says it will seek a ruling from the United Nations's International Court of Justice over border disputes with Thailand, which triggered a fatal military clash last week. (AP)

Business and economy

• North Macedonia–United States relations
  • North Macedonia announces that it will remove import taxes on U.S. goods to seek a reciprocal measure from the United States, as Foreign Minister Timčo Mucunski says that the country is negotiating a free trade agreement with the U.S. (AP)
• Procurement in the European Union
  • The European Commission passes a measure to limit Chinese medical device supply bids on public contracts, alleging unfair access for EU companies to China's tenders. The measures are the first under the International Procurement Instrument. (Reuters)
• Tariffs in the second Trump administration
  • United States Midwest aluminum premiums rise by 164% after demand for aluminum in the physical market increased due to US president Donald Trump's plan to increase tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%. (Reuters)
• The Damascus Securities Exchange reopens in Syria after six months of closure following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. (Al Arabiya)
• The Philippine Department of Transportation orders AirAsia to halt the sale of airline tickets in the country, citing alleged overpricing after reports revealed that fares on the airline's website significantly exceeded government-approved price ceilings. (Bloomberg)

Disasters and accidents

• 2025 Nigeria floods
  • 2025 Mokwa flood
    • The death toll from the flooding caused by torrential rain in Mokwa, Nigeria, increases to over 200. (DW)

International relations

• Iran–United States relations
  • U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the recent U.S. proposal for a deal on Iran's nuclear program does not allow any uranium enrichment by Iran, despite previous media reports to the contrary. (France24)

Politics and elections

• Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russia and Ukraine hold further negotiations in Istanbul, Turkey, resulting in an agreement for a prisoner of war exchange. Officials confirm that all sick and severely wounded prisoners of war, along with those younger than 25, will be exchanged. Russia and Ukraine also exchanged ceasefire proposals during the negotiations. (BBC News)
• A Swedish commission recommends that international adoptions be stopped after an investigation found a series of abuses and fraud dating back decades. The commission was formed in 2021 following a report by Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter detailing Sweden's problematic international adoption system. (AP)