The day

Monday 30 June 2025

12 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   Crime2025 Kenyan protests

   A civilian vendor shot at close range by police during protests over the death of Albert Ojwang in Nairobi, Kenya, succumbs to his injuries in hospital after being declared brain-dead, bringing the death toll from nationwide protests in Kenya to 20.

2. 2

   NewsAl-Baqa Cafe airstrike

   At least 39 people are killed and dozens of others injured by an airstrike on the al-Baqa internet café in Gaza City. Multiple sportspeople and multiple journalists were killed, including Ismail Abu Hatab.

3. 3

   NewsTelangana chemical factory explosion

   Thirty-six people are killed and several others are injured in an chemical factory explosion at a pharmaceutical factory in Sangareddy, Telangana, India.

4. 4

   News2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings

   Israeli forces kill at least 74 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including 23 who were attempting to get humanitarian aid.

5. 5

   NewsInternational sanctions against Syria

   United States president Donald Trump signs an executive order lifting all American sanctions on Syria that were imposed during the now-overthrown Assad family's regime.

6. 6

   Crime2022 University of Idaho killings

   Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students, pleads guilty to all charges, avoiding the death penalty.

7. 7

   Crime2025 Boulder fire attack

   The death of an 82-year-old woman who was severely injured in the firebombing attack earlier this month is announced by leaders of the Boulder Jewish Community Center.

8. 8

   CrimeMurder of Louisa Dunne

   Ryland Headley, a 92-year-old man, is convicted for the 1967 murder of Louisa Dunne, which is believed to be the UK's longest-running cold case ever to be solved.

9. 9

   CrimeMexican drug war

   Twenty bodies, five of them decapitated, are found either hanging from a bridge or inside a van abandoned beneath, near Culiacán, Sinaloa, amid clashes between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel.

10. 10

    Money2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico

    National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett announces that the United States will restart trade talks with Canada after they cancel their digital services tax on American technology firms.

11. 11

    News

    Wildfires break out in Turkey resulting in İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport cancelling or diverting all flights.

12. 12

    Crime

    Police in Baku, Azerbaijan, raid the office of the Russian state-owned news agency Sputnik, alleging its operations in Azerbaijan are via "illegal financing" after its official accreditation was revoked in February.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 30 June 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.