Saturday, June 14, 2025
11 stories, grouped by subject, the most important first
Conflict
Twelve-Day War (list of airstrikes)
Iran and Israel continue to launch missiles and drones at each other after the preemptive strike on Iran yesterday. Israel targeted Iran's Ministry of Defence headquarters while Iran retaliated by launching missiles at Tel Aviv and Haifa.
Twelve-Day War (list of airstrikes)
At least 13 Israelis are killed and over 200 others are injured in an Iranian ballistic missile attack on Bat Yam.
Rafah aid distribution killings
At least 79 Palestinians are killed by Israeli fire across the Gaza Strip, including 15 people near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) site, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Herder-farmer conflicts in Nigeria
At least 100 people are killed, including many who were burned to death, hundreds of others are injured, and dozens are still missing, in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Guma, Benue State, Nigeria.
Politics
Protests against the second presidency of Donald Trump
A series of protests occur across the United States in all 50 states, the same day as the United States Army military parade in Washington DC.
2025 Northern Ireland riots
Anti-immigration protestors use fireworks and Molotov cocktails against riot police across Northern Ireland, injuring at least 63 police officers. Police deploy water cannons in return to control the protestors.
Crime & Justice
2025 shootings of Minnesota legislators
Minnesota state senator John Hoffman, state representative and former speaker Melissa Hortman, and their spouses are shot in two targeted spree shootings at their homes in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota, United States. Hortman and her husband are killed, while the conditions of the Hoffmans are "grave".
Disasters
2025 South Africa floods
The death toll from flooding caused by a winter storm in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, earlier this week increases to 86, as police continue to find bodies in the water.
Disasters
At least 19 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Disasters
At least six people are killed and two others are missing in flash floods in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States.
Science & Tech
Internet censorship in Iran
Elon Musk announces on X (formerly Twitter) that Starlink will provide internet access to citizens in Tehran, Iran after the Iranian government shut down the internet in the country due to Israeli strikes against the nation.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for June 14, 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.