Portal:Current events/2014 June 22
June 22, 2014 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2014 Northern Iraq offensive
- Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant capture the al-Walid (al-Tanf) border crossing with Syria and the Turaibil (Karameh) border crossing with Jordan. (Al Jazeera)
- Syrian civil war
- A 15-year-old Israeli boy is killed and three Israelis wounded when their truck is hit by an unknown weapon in the Golan heights near the Quneitra border crossing; Israeli Defense Forces fire at Syrian government targets in response. (BBC News)
Arts and culture
- The Pyu ancient cities are added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list, the first such site in Myanmar. (UNESCO)
Business and economy
- The French government votes to allow a US$17 billion deal buyout of much of Alstom's power production business by General Electric to move forward. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Three men who escaped from a jail near Quebec City via helicopter on 7 June are recaptured by the RCMP in Montreal. (CBC)
Sports
- Due to a court order, the first World Cup water break is taken during a match between Portugal and the United States. (USA Today)