Portal:Current events/2015 June 19
Attacks and armed conflicts
- A 2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers claims responsibility for an ambush style attack in which one Israeli was killed and another seriously injured. (Times of Israel)
Business and economy
- The European Central Bank increased the cap on cash available to Greek banks through emergency liquidity assistance, as those banks continue to experience steady withdrawals. Greek citizens have withdrawn over 3 billion Euros in the last month. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- The centre-right opposition bloc led by 2015 Danish general election, even though the Social Democrat party remains Denmark's largest. The anti-immigration Danish People's Party will be the second-largest in parliament. (BBC) (U.S. News & World Report)
- smoking age from 18 to 21, effective January 1, 2016, and will also outlaw sales, purchases, or uses of electronic cigarettes for those under 21. (Reuters)