Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup attempt
  • The FARDC says that it foiled a coup by armed men that left two police officers and Christian Malanga, opposition leader of the United Congolese Party, dead in Kinshasa, DR Congo. The perpetrators, which included Malanga's 20-year-old son and a US citizen from Maryland, were arrested. (AP) (News24)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • At least five people are killed and 16 others are injured in a Russian double tap missile strike on a recreation area near Kharkiv. Separately, another five people are killed and nine others are injured when Russia hit two villages in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, with a multiple rocket launcher. (Reuters)
• 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • France sends police to regain control of New Caledonia airport road lost to protesters. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash
  • A helicopter carrying Iranian president Ibrahim Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashes in Iran's East Azerbaijan province. Rescue workers are attempting to locate the crash site. (AP News) (The National)
• Two people die and five people are missing after a suspected boat collision on the Danube, in Hungary. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Dominican Republic general election
  • Dominicans vote for president and other officials. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Rafah offensive
    • The Israeli army recovers the body of Ron Binyamin, who was killed and brought to Gaza by Palestinian militants in October. (Reuters)
  • Israeli war cabinet
    • Benny Gantz threatens to withdraw his party from the unity coalition if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn't submit a post-war plan for Gaza by June 8. (Al Jazeera)
  • Austria unfreezes €3.4 million ($3.7 million) in funds to the UNRWA. (Reuters)
• Myanmar civil war
  • Rakhine offensive
    • The Arakan Army seizes control of Buthidaung after the army captures Tatmadaw positions in the surrounding area. The town, which hosts a majority Rohingya population, is burned amidst the crossfire. (AP)
• 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • The death toll from the ongoing protests and riots in New Caledonia increases to six. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
  • At least 68 people are killed by floods in Ghor and Faryab Provinces, Afghanistan. (AP)
• At least 23 migrants are missing after boarding a boat travelling from Tunisia to Italy. (Reuters)

International relations

• Kyrgyzstan–Pakistan relations
  • The Foreign Ministry of Pakistan asks that Pakistani nationals in Kyrgyzstan stay indoors after mob attacks on Pakistanis and other foreign nationals are reported. (AP)

Law and crime

• Italian financial police seize 134 Fiat cars imported from Morocco following a dispute on stickers indicating the origin of the car. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2023–2024 Georgian protests
  • President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili vetoes the proposed "Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence". (The Guardian)
• LGBT rights in Peru
  • Hundreds of protesters march in Lima, Peru, to demand the reversal of a new law that describes transgender people as having a mental illness. (Reuters)
• The Communist Party of Vietnam nominates Minister of Public Security Tô Lâm as the next President after Võ Văn Thưởng resigned as President in March due to the party's anti-corruption campaign. (Al Jazeera)

Sports

• 2023–24 Bundesliga
  • In association football, Bundesliga champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen become the first Bundesliga team to finish a season unbeaten after defeating FC Augsburg on the final matchday. (The New York Times)
• 2023–24 Women's Super League
  • Chelsea F.C. Women wins their 7th Women's Super League title after defeating Manchester United W.F.C. 6–0 in the final match. (Reuters)
• Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk
  • Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury by split decision and becomes the first undisputed four-belt heavyweight champion in boxing history. (BBC Sport)