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June 15, 2018
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2018-06-15
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in North-West Pakistan
The
Afghan
Ministry of Defense
reports that Mullah
Fazlullah
, the
emir
of the
Pakistani Taliban
, was killed in
Kunar province
by an U.S.
drone strike
two days prior on June 13.
(NBC News)
Business and economy
2018 China–United States trade war
The
United States
imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from
China
worth
$
50 billion, set to come into effect on July 6, and accuses
Beijing
of "intellectual copyright theft".
(BBC)
(
Business Insider
via AOL)
China responds with an additional tariff of 25% on $34 billion of U.S. goods, to come into effect on July 6, and tariffs on other goods to be announced at a later date.
(BBC)
American Airlines
, after cancelling 275 of its regional carrier
PSA Airlines
's scheduled flights on Thursday, cancels another 400 today at
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
because of a "technical issue."
(Fox News)
Disasters and accidents
The
Glasgow School of Art
in
Scotland
suffers "extensive damage" after it catches on fire. No casualties are reported.
(BBC)
Health and environment
Kellogg's
issues a voluntary recall of
Honey Smacks
amid fears of
salmonella
contamination, with affected areas including the
United States
,
Mexico
,
Costa Rica
, and some parts of
French Polynesia
.
(BBC)
Law and crime
Mueller special counsel investigation
Former
Trump campaign
chairman
Paul Manafort
has his
bail
revoked for allegedly tampering with witnesses, and is sent to jail to await his trial for foreign lobbying charges.
(CNN)
(
The New York Times
)
Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman
Former
Afghanistan
hostage Joshua Boyle makes another appearance in court along with his lawyers to set a trial date.
(Ottawa CTV News)
A man who was seen barricading an armored vehicle and blocking traffic at the
Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
near the
Hoover Dam
is arrested.
(CBS News)
Sports
Boris Becker
, who was once the highest ranked men's singles
tennis
player in the world, has claimed
diplomatic immunity
from a
bankruptcy
claim by private bankers
Arbuthnot Latham
, based on his role as a sports
attaché
to the
European Union
from the
Central African Republic
.
(Reuters)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo
scores a hat-trick achieving
Portugal
's 3–3 draw against
Spain
.
(Reuters)
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