Portal:Current events/2014 June 22
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2014 Northern Iraq offensive
- border crossing with Syria and the Turaibil (Karameh) border crossing with Jordan. (Al Jazeera)
- Syrian civil war
- A 15-year-old Israeli boy is killed and three Israelis wounded when their truck is hit by an unknown weapon in the Israeli Defense Forces fire at Syrian government targets in response. (BBC News)
- A 15-year-old Israeli boy is killed and three Israelis wounded when their truck is hit by an unknown weapon in the
Arts and culture
- The
Business and economy
- The French government votes to allow a US$17 billion deal buyout of much of Alstom's power production business by General Electric to move forward. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Three men who escaped from a jail near Quebec City via helicopter on 7 June are recaptured by the RCMP in Montreal. (CBC)
Sports
- Due to a court order, the first World Cup water break is taken during a match between Portugal and the United States. (USA Today)