Armed conflicts and attacks

The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation reports that the Bangladesh-flagged vessel Banglar Joyjatra has cleared through the Strait of Hormuz at 3:00am BST after it was stranded in the region for 4.5 months. (The Business Standard)

• https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/banglar-joyjatra-clears-strait-hormuz-after-four-and-half-month-ordeal-1469926

Armed conflicts and attacks

Nigerian police report that at least 20 people were killed in an attack on a community in Bokkos, Plateau State, over the weekend. Police and other security agencies engaged the assailants in a shootout before they withdrew from the area. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/attack-kills-20-nigerias-central-plateau-attack-2026-06-23/

Health and environment

French sports minister Marina Ferrari reports that at least 40 people have drowned in France while swimming in unsupervised areas over the weekend during a heat wave. (AFP and Reuters via Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/about-20-drown-in-france-trying-to-escape-heatwave-sweeping-much-of-europe

International relations

South Korea announces that it will accept any North Korean prisoners of war captured by Ukraine while fighting for Russia if they choose resettlement in South Korea. South Korea also opposes any repatriation of such prisoners against their wishes. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-accept-all-north-korean-pows-ukraine-if-they-desire-ministry-says-2026-06-23/