Disasters and accidents

Eighteen people are killed and one injured after a truck veered off the road in River Nile State, North Sudan and collided with a passenger vehicle. (Xinhua)

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Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed and fifteen others missing after monsoon rains cause a jade mine to collapse in Kachin State, Myanmar. (The Hindu)

• https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/myanmar-jade-mine-landslide-updates-june-30-2026/article71164485.ece

Politics and elections

More than 14,000 people participate at the surprise rallies organized by the Iglesia ni Cristo in Metro Manila, Philippines, mainly to support senator Rodante Marcoleta who is under investigation for plunder. Five people are arrested at the People Power Monument in Quezon City; while three police officers are injured. (Philippine Daily Inquirer 1) (Philippine Daily Inquirer 2) (Manila Bulletin) (Xinhua)

• https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2255169/qcpd-sudden-no-permit-inc-rally-left-cops-not-fully-prepared
• https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2255408/pnp-inc-edsa-rally-crowd-grows-to-over-14000
• https://mb.com.ph/2026/06/30/5-arrested-after-inc-rally-along-edsa-turns-tense
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