current Events/2023 June 22

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
    • A bridge between southern Ukraine and Russian-occupied Crimea has been damaged by a British-made Storm Shadow missile. (BBC News)
• Eight people are killed and ten others are kidnapped after Islamic extremists attacked a group of farmers in Mafa, Borno State, Nigeria. (AP)

Business and economy

• Economy of Zambia, China–Zambia relations
  • Zambia agrees with the Export–Import Bank of China and other creditors to restructure US$6.3 billion in debt, which includes maturity extensions and interest rate reductions. The deal, facilitated by the French government, also allows Zambia to access a $1.3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund. (Financial Times)

Disasters and accidents

• Titan submersible implosion
  • The United States Coast Guard announces that they have discovered debris from the OceanGate submersible Titan, which went missing while viewing the wreckage of the RMS Titanic. (BBC News)
  • All five people aboard the submersible are presumed dead after it was destroyed in an implosion. The United States Navy says that a sound they detected several days ago may have been the implosion. (Reuters) (Business Insider)
• A fishing vessel sinks off Baganga, Davao Oriental, Philippines, with two crew members found dead. Search operations are ongoing for seven others. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Health and environment

• 2023 Asia heat wave
  • 2023 China heat wave
    • Beijing, China, reports a record temperature for June of 41 °C (106 °F), surpassing the previous June record of 40.6 °C (105.1 °F) in 1961. (Reuters)
  • It is announced that at least 170 people have died in Northern India due to the heat wave, with temperatures of up to 46 °C (115 °F) reported. (DW)

Law and crime

• The US Supreme Court rules in a 5–4 decision that the US federal government is not obligated to secure water access for the Navajo Nation. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2023 NBA draft
  • In basketball, the NBA Draft is held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, United States, with the San Antonio Spurs taking French player Victor Wembanyama with the first overall pick. (AFP via France 24)