June 28, 2024 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Dnipro strikes
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that its forces have taken control of the settlement of Rozdolivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Anadolu Agency)
- New People's Army rebellion
- Philippine troops kill at least 10 suspected communist guerrillas, including three commanders, near a village in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija. (ABC News)
Business and economy
- The Argentine Chamber of Deputies approves economic reform measures proposed by President Javier Milei. The approved legislation offers investment incentives, addresses the privatization of numerous state-owned entities, and overhauls taxes. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 southern Peru earthquake
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes the area near the coast of central Peru around 00:36 am local time. Eleven people are reported injured. (Bloomberg)
- A roof collapses amid heavy rains at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, killing one person, wounding eight others, and leading to the cancellation of flights from a domestic terminal. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- British police arrest 27 Just Stop Oil activists accused of planning to disrupt airports over the upcoming summer holidays. (Reuters)
- Maldivian Minister of the Environment Fathima Shamnaz Ali Saleem and three others are arrested for allegedly performing black magic on President Mohamed Muizzu. (Hindustan Times)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Iranian presidential election
- Iranians vote in a snap presidential election following the death of Ebrahim Raisi, after two candidates had withdrawn the previous day. (AP News)
- 2024 Mongolian parliamentary election
- Mongolians vote for members to the State Great Khural. This is the first election since the Khural was expanded from 76 seats to 126 and the first to utilize parallel voting. (ABC News)
Sports
- 2024 Summer Olympics
- Water quality tests on the Seine river show highly elevated levels of the E. coli bacteria, raising concerns of it being unfit for use in outdoor Olympics swimming events. (France 24)