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Armed conflicts and attacks
- At least 11 people die and injuries are caused in various fatal incidents across Iraq, including several civilians, a Sunni Imam and a Christian. (BBC)
Art, culture and entertainment
Disasters
International relations
- The EU proposes that Romani issues should be integrated into housing, education and culture polices at EU and national level. (europa.eu)
- 21 nations, including the Presidents of Afghanistan, Russia and Syria, attending the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia summit in Istanbul condemn Israel's deadly raid on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla, while Israel, the 22nd participant with a lower-level diplomat, disagrees. (Aljazeera) (Voice of America) (Xinhua)
- The United States threatens Iran with its toughest nuclear sanctions yet, despite the nuclear fuel-swap arrangement Iran made with Brazil and Turkey in May. (BBC)
- Libya orders the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, to leave the country for unknown reasons. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters Africa) (BBC)
- The Red Crescent Society, for the first time since December 2008 and in a joint venture between Iran and Turkey, prepares to send two aid boats of donations and relief workers to Gaza. (The Times)
- China lodges a formal protest to North Korea after a North Korean soldier fatally shot three Chinese citizens at their mutual border. (AP) (Global Times) (Chosun Ilbo) (Radio Television Hong Kong)
- Uganda undoes remarks suggesting President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir would not be welcome at July's African Union conference in Kampala. (Aljazeera) (BBC)
Law and crime
Politics and elections
Religion
Science
- Scientists find evidence that large seas once existed on Mars. (BBC)
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