Portal:Current events/2014 June 27
Armed conflicts and attacks
- The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New York, currently home to the recently captured Ahmed Abu Khattala, goes dark under the order of the brevity code "River City". (Washington Post)
- 2014 Northern Iraq offensive
- American human rights group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant executed at least 160 captives earlier this month in Tikrit. (AP via Fox News)
- American human rights group
Arts and culture
- Sofia Hellqvist will marry in the summer of 2015. (The Local)
Disasters
- At least East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. (BBC News)
International relations
- 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine
- Pro-Russian separatists agree to release four of eight Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe observers held hostage since April. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
- Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement:
- The European Union signs pacts with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova in a move strongly opposed by Russia. (BBC News)
- Amidst staunch opposition from Prime Minister of Luxembourg, to be President of the European Commission. (The Telegraph)
- A Mexican military chopper flies into the United States and mistakenly shoots at border guards as part of a drug interdiction operation. Mexican authorities apologize for the incident. (RT)
Science and technology
- Scientists identify a new species of elephant shrew, named Macroscelides micus. (LA Times)