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Arts and culture
Argentine president Javier Milei is awarded the Genesis Prize during a state visit to Israel for his support for Israel, becoming the first non-Jewish person to receive such recognition. (Clarín) (Haaretz)
- https://www.clarin.com/politica/javier-milei-medidas-vivo-presidente-recibe-premio-nobel-judio-gira-israel_0_ivOw2nFlgR.html
- https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2025-06-09/ty-article/.premium/unequivocal-support-for-israel-javier-milei-will-be-first-non-jew-to-win-jewish-nobel/00000197-54ad-d586-a3f7-fdaf6ffa0000
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International relations
The Trump administration calls on countries not to attend a conference for ceasefire and peace in Gaza at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, New York, United States, and warns of potential diplomatic consequences should any measures be taken that are deemed hostile toward Israel. (Reuters)
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International relations
Argentine president Javier Milei announces that the Argentine embassy in Israel will be moved to Jerusalem in 2026. (YNet)
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International relations
The military of South Korea shuts down its loudspeakers across the border with North Korea and stops its propaganda messages against the government of North Korea by order of President Lee Jae-myung to ease tensions between the countries. (AP)
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Law and crime
A court in Moscow, Russia, sentences Leonid Volkov, an ally of Alexei Navalny, to 18 years in prison in absentia and fines him 2 million rubles (US$25,000) on criminal charges including justifying terrorism and organizing and financing an extremist group. (AP)
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Law and crime
The same court places Lev Shlosberg, chair of the opposition social-liberal party Yabloko, under house arrest for two months for discrediting the Russian army. (Reuters)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 31 Palestinians are killed by the Israel Defense Forces at an aid distribution site in central Gaza. (Al Jazeera)