🇰🇪⚡️- Barack Obama's half-sister and Kenyan activist, Auma Obama, claims she has been injured when police used tear gas.

Kenyan Parliament has been evacuated as protesters take control of it - Nairobi, Kenya.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have entered the town of Stelmakhovka from both the north and south – Lugansk direction.

Russian troops advanced 1,700 meters south of Berestovoe and advanced 700 meters north of Miasozharovka (Artemovka).

Stelmakhovka sits on top of very strategic heights. A Ukrainian loss here will put Lozova within Russia's fire range - a vital military logistics hub for the south-Kupyansk sector.

🇪🇺🇺🇦🇲🇩⚡- EU opens accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova.

"The European Union has begun negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and Moldova. We stand at the threshold of a significant and transformative moment for these two countries and for our union. The process will not be easy and there will be no shortcuts." – Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.

🇭🇺🇩🇪⚡- Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, was travelling to the airport in Germany, when a car makes a sudden unexpected turn crashing into his motorcade. One police officer was killed, another seriously injured.

🇰🇪⚡- Russian flags are spotted amongst the anti-Ruto protesters, in Nairobi, Kenya.

On the 16th of June, Kenyan President, William Ruto, condemned "Russia for attacking Ukraine" and declared to "support Ukraine".

🇰🇪⚡- Scenes from Nairobi, Kenya, as police fire live rounds at anti-Ruto protesters

🇺🇸🦁⚡️- President Trump expected to announce his running mate tomorrow.

🇷🇺⚡- Another shootout reported in Makhachkala, Dagestan region of Russia.

🇷🇺⚡- It's being reported two armed men fired upon a police officer, outside a police station.

🇷🇺⚡- Law enforcement are on site and advised locals to evacuate from the Gadzhiev microdistrict of Makhachkala, Dagestan.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israel and Hezbollah informed the United States that they do not want an all-out war – Financial Times.

🇷🇺⚡️- RIA Novosti correspondents report a "calm" security situation at the center of Makhachkala, and that Russian security forces have taken control of the situation.

🇰🇵🇯🇵⚡- North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile – Japan's Coast Guard.

🇺🇲🇷🇺⚡- US Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, had a phone call with his Russian counterpart, Andrei Belousov, for the first time.

🇷🇺⚡- "We received a message from an eyewitness that he "saw an armed man" in Gadzhiev, University Square. Several police squads were immediately sent to the scene, and the area was cordoned off. A thorough inspection of the area and surrounding area was carried out. With the involvement of dog handlers. The information has not been confirmed. Everything is quiet." – Dagestan's Ministry of Internal Affairs.

🇺🇸🦁⚡️- Vivek Ramaswamy has confirmed his attendance at Thursday night's presidential debate.

President Trump has indicated that his VP choice will be present at the debate. As a result, there is speculation that President Trump has picked Vivek Ramaswamy as his VP nominee.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli fighter jets carried out a number of airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in the Shebaa farms and southern Lebanon overnight.

⚡️- Julian Assange arrives in Australia

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian forces have recaptured Tikhoe (Kharkov-Volchans'k direction) – both sides confirm.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian forces have successfully counterattacked, capturing several streets in Volchans'k (northern Kharkov direction) – both sides confirm.

Ukrainian troops captured Hoholia street and are now on Korolenka street, north-east. In the west, Ukrainian troops have captured the entire Posad market complex.

Meanwhile, Russian forces have established full control over the cemetery in the north and have captured the entire aggregate plant complex, in the south. Talks of Russian troops being encircled in the aggregate plant are not true.

Russian sources confirm the Russian 9th Motorized Brigade has been relocated from the Donetsk direction to Volchans'k, to help establish stability.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Visual confirmation: Ukrainian forces have reached the center of Staritsia (Kharkov-Volchans'k direction).