Sunday, June 29, 2025
8 stories, grouped by subject, the most important first
Conflict
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
Russian forces launch more than 500 drones and missiles at Ukraine, targeting critical infrastructure, and injuring at least 12 people. Ukraine says it is the largest Russian air attack on the country since the start of the war.
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes while repelling a Russian airstrike, killing the pilot.
Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
UNICEF reports that at least 66 children have died of malnutrition in Gaza throughout the war due to the Israeli humanitarian aid blockade.
Politics
2024–present Serbian anti-corruption protests
Over 140,000 people demonstrate in Belgrade and other major Serbian cities to protest against the Serbian government, call for President Aleksandar Vučić to be removed from power, and for snap elections for his replacement after dozens of students and protestors were arrested by police last night.
Crime & Justice
2025 Coeur d'Alene shooting
A mass shooting ambush situation is reported when at least one person opens fire on firefighters and law enforcement responding to a wildfire on Canfield Mountain, believed to have been set by the perpetrator. Three people are killed, including the shooter, and seven others injured in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States. The FBI is deployed and the shooter is later found dead.
Justice
Two teenagers are injured, including one critically, in a shooting outside of the Stonewall Inn historic gay tavern and monument after the 2025 NYC Pride March in New York City, New York, United States.
Disasters
2025 Vienna Township Cessna 441 crash
Six people are killed when a Cessna 441 aircraft crashes into the backyard of a house shortly after takeoff from Youngstown–Warren Regional Airport in Howland Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for June 29, 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.