Armed conflicts and attacks

United Nations advisors announce that it intends to add the Israeli military, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad to their list of countries and armed groups that harm children in their upcoming "Children and Armed Conflict" report. (The New York Times) (Reuters)

• https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/world/middleeast/un-children-israel-hamas.html
• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-chief-call-out-israel-violations-against-children-2024-06-07/

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Houthis detain 11 Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies and others working for aid groups. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-rebels-un-detentions-israel-hamas-war-966dce0c3d7cd96679b3c3562ee57068

Armed conflicts and attacks

According to a Houthi-run television station, the United States and the United Kingdom carry out six airstrikes on Hodeida International Airport, the Port of Salif, and Al-Thawrah, Yemen. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/7/houthis-says-us-and-uk-airstrikes-hit-yemen

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 40 people are killed and 50 others are injured in an attack by the Rapid Support Forces in Omdurman, Sudan. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/7/dozens-killed-near-sudans-capital-as-un-warns-of-soaring-displacement

Arts and culture

Pat Sajak steps down as host of the American television game show Wheel of Fortune, having hosted the show for 41 years. (Associated Press)

• https://apnews.com/article/pat-sajak-wheel-of-fortune-ryan-seacrest-c64f40809bc993f4d4eb221dc37ff841

Disasters and accidents

Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders is killed in a plane crash near San Juan County, Washington, United States. (CBS News)

• https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/william-anders-former-apollo-8-astronaut-dies-plane-crash-washington-state/

Law and crime

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is shoved by a man, who has since been arrested, in Copenhagen, Denmark. (CNN)

• https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/07/europe/danish-prime-minister-mette-frederiksen-attacked-intl-latam/index.html

Law and crime

Austrian-Canadian billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is arrested on sexual assault charges dating from the 1980s to 2023. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/frank-stronach-arrested-sexual-assault-canadian-austrian-billionaire-2ae85145e7d2962234c14a7c8d727685

Politics and elections

Elections to the European Parliament continues, with Ireland and the Czech Republic voting today. (Euronews)

• https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/06/08/eu-elections-national-and-europe-wide-results-in-real-time-from-27-countries