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=== June === * [[June 1]] β Amidst widespread criticism, the U.S. government announces its decision to withdraw from the [[Paris Agreement|Paris Climate Agreement]] in due time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://euobserver.com/environment/138099|title=US leaves Paris climate deal|publisher=euobserver|date=June 1, 2017|access-date=December 2, 2017|archive-date=December 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203013723/https://euobserver.com/environment/138099|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[June 3]] **[[2017 London Bridge attack|London Bridge attack]]: Eight people are murdered and dozens of civilians are wounded by Islamist terrorists. Three of the attackers are shot dead by the police. ISIS claims responsibility for the attack.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wamsley|first=Laurel|date=2017-06-04|title=ISIS Claims Responsibility For London Attack That Killed 7, Injured 48|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/04/531459784/raids-in-london-after-attack-that-killed-7-injured-48|access-date=2022-01-30|archive-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130182102/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/04/531459784/raids-in-london-after-attack-that-killed-7-injured-48|url-status=live}}</ref> **[[2017 Turin stampede]]: During a screening of the [[2017 UEFA Champions League Final]], pepper spray is discharged by individuals attempting to rob soccer fans in the square, causing the crowd to panic. There are 3 deaths and 1,672 people wounded.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-06-04|title=Cede una ringhiera in piazza San Carlo a Torino: panico fra i tifosi, mille feriti. Sei sono gravi|url=https://www.lastampa.it/torino/2017/06/04/news/cede-una-ringhiera-in-piazza-san-carlo-a-torino-panico-fra-i-tifosi-mille-feriti-sei-sono-gravi-1.34577465|access-date=2021-02-27|website=lastampa.it|language=it-IT|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503094646/https://www.lastampa.it/torino/2017/06/04/news/cede-una-ringhiera-in-piazza-san-carlo-a-torino-panico-fra-i-tifosi-mille-feriti-sei-sono-gravi-1.34577465|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[June 5]] ** [[Montenegro]] joins [[NATO]] as the 29th member.<ref>{{Cite web|last=NATO|title=Montenegro joins NATO as 29th Ally|url=http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_144647.htm|access-date=2022-01-30|website=NATO|archive-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130224118/https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_144647.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> ** The [[Qatar diplomatic crisis]] of 2017β18 starts, as [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Bahrain]], the [[United Arab Emirates]] and other Arab countries block Qatari access to their seas and air.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40159080|title=Qatar row: What's caused the fall-out between Gulf neighbours?|first=David|last=Roberts|date=2017-06-05|work=BBC News|access-date=2024-08-11|archive-date=2019-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426094813/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40159080|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[June 7]] β [[2017 Tehran attacks|Two terrorist attacks]] are simultaneously carried out by five [[Islamic State]] (ISIL) terrorists against the [[Islamic Consultative Assembly|Iranian Parliament]] building and the [[Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini]], both in [[Tehran]], leaving 17 civilians dead and 43 more wounded. * [[June 8]] β A [[2017 United Kingdom general election|snap general election]] is held in the United Kingdom, three years before the next was due, resulting in a [[hung parliament]], with the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], led by [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Theresa May]], losing their majority in Parliament. The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], led by [[Jeremy Corbyn]], makes gains for the first time since [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]]. Days later, the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], now lacking a majority, enters a confidence-and-supply deal with the Northern Ireland loyalist party [[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/tory-dup-deal-agreement-full|title=Tory-DUP deal: The agreement in full|date=June 26, 2017|access-date=January 24, 2018|work=The Telegraph|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626191220/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/tory-dup-deal-agreement-full|archive-date= June 26, 2017}}</ref> * [[June 10]] β The [[Expo 2017|2017 World Expo]] is opened in [[Astana, Kazakhstan]].<ref name="BIEtheme">{{cite web|title=Future energy β solutions for tackling mankind's greatest challenge|url=http://www.bie-paris.org/site/en/expos/upcoming-expos/expo-astana-2017/future-energy-solutions-for-tackling-mankind-s-greatest-challenge|publisher=BIE|access-date=November 25, 2016|archive-date=August 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811091823/http://www.bie-paris.org/site/en/expos/upcoming-expos/expo-astana-2017/future-energy-solutions-for-tackling-mankind-s-greatest-challenge|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[June 18]] β Iran's [[Islamic Revolution Guards Corps]] (IRGC) fire six [[Surface-to-surface missile|surface-to-surface]] mid-range [[ballistic missile]]s from domestic bases targeting [[Islamic State|ISIL]] forces in the Syrian [[Deir ez-Zor Governorate]] in response to the terrorist attacks in Tehran earlier this month. * [[June 21]] β The [[Great Mosque of al-Nuri (Mosul)|Great Mosque of al-Nuri]] in [[Mosul]], Iraq, is [[Destruction of cultural heritage by ISIL#Mosques and shrines|destroyed by ISIL]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Destroying Great Mosque of al-Nuri 'is Isis declaring defeat'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/21/mosuls-grand-al-nouri-mosque-blown-up-by-isis-fighters|access-date=June 22, 2017|work=The Guardian|date=June 22, 2017|archive-date=May 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517180513/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/21/mosuls-grand-al-nouri-mosque-blown-up-by-isis-fighters|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[June 24]] β The [[Goodwin Fire]], a wildfire, starts in [[Yavapai County]], Arizona near [[Mayer, Arizona|Mayer]] and forces evacuations of more than a hundred people.<ref>{{cite web |title=DC-10 air tankers heading to Prescott to fight Goodwin Fire |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/mesa/dc-10-air-tankers-heading-to-prescott-to-fight-goodwin-fire |website=abc15.com |date=June 29, 2017 |publisher=Jason Volentine |access-date=15 May 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420163640/https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/mesa/dc-10-air-tankers-heading-to-prescott-to-fight-goodwin-fire |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[June 25]] β The [[World Health Organization]] estimates that the [[2016β17 Yemen cholera outbreak]] has over 200,000 cases. * [[June 26]] β The [[2017 America's Cup]] yacht race, sailed in Bermuda, is won by [[Team New Zealand|New Zealand]]'s ''Aotearoa''. * [[June 27]] β [[2017 cyberattacks on Ukraine]]: A series of [[cyberattack]]s using the [[Petya (malware)|Petya]] malware begins, affecting organizations in [[Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-cyber-attacks-idUSKBN19I1IJ|title=Ukrainian banks, electricity firm hit by fresh cyber attack|last=Prentice|first=Alessandra|date=June 27, 2017|work=Reuters|access-date=June 27, 2017|archive-date=July 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716014712/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-cyber-attacks-idUSKBN19I1IJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
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