Editing 2019 (section)

=== June ===
* [[June 1]] – [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool F.C]] win their 6th [[UEFA Champions League]] title against fellow English club [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.]] 2–0 at the [[Metropolitano Stadium]], with goals from [[Mohamed Salah]] and [[Divock Origi]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Liverpool beat Spurs to win Champions League|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443|access-date=2021-04-09|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905112812/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 2]]
** Nearly five years after [[Juan Carlos I#Abdication|abdication]], [[List of Spanish monarchs|King]] [[Juan Carlos I]] retires from public life.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/royals/spain-king-juan-carlos-retires-5-years-after-abdication|date=May 28, 2019|access-date=June 2, 2019|title=Spain's Former King to Retire After Abdicating So Son Wouldn't 'Wither Waiting' Like Prince Charles|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|archive-date=June 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602122721/https://people.com/royals/spain-king-juan-carlos-retires-5-years-after-abdication/|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[2019 San Marino referendum]]: [[Sammarinese]] voters vote to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and initiate a popular legislative initiative for the [[Government of San Marino|reform of the electoral system]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.euronews.com/2019/06/04/san-marino-bans-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation|date=June 2, 2019|title=San Marino bans discrimination based on sexual orientation|work=Euronews|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607083641/https://www.euronews.com/2019/06/04/san-marino-bans-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 3]] – [[Khartoum massacre]]: More than 100 people are killed when [[Rapid Support Forces|Sudanese troops]] and [[Janjaweed]] militiamen storm and open fire on a [[Sudanese revolution|protest camp]] outside of a military headquarters in [[Khartoum]], Sudan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/0ac7ade78e1345489864d4aaa6701f3f|title=35 dead as Sudan troops move against democracy protesters|work=[[Associated Press]]|date=June 3, 2019|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=December 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219161644/https://apnews.com/0ac7ade78e1345489864d4aaa6701f3f|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 3]]–[[June 5|5]] – [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] makes a [[state visit]] to the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]], meeting with [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] and outgoing [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Theresa May]]. It is the first official state visit to the [[United Kingdom–United States relations|U.K. by a sitting U.S. president]] since 2011. Trump also attends [[Normandy landings|D-Day]] commemorative ceremonies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-uk-visit-2019-gbr-intl/index.html|title=President Trump's UK state visit|date=June 3, 2019|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=November 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129175154/https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-uk-visit-2019-gbr-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 5]]–[[June 8|8]] – [[President of the People's Republic of China|Chinese President]] [[Xi Jinping]] makes a [[state visit]] to Russia, where he also attends the [[St. Petersburg International Economic Forum]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Chinese President Xi Jinping Arrives In Russia, Greeted By Putin|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/06/05/730057519/chinese-president-xi-jinping-arrives-in-russia-greeted-by-putin|date=June 5, 2019|access-date=June 26, 2019|work=[[NPR]]|archive-date=June 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627001108/https://www.npr.org/2019/06/05/730057519/chinese-president-xi-jinping-arrives-in-russia-greeted-by-putin|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 6]] – [[Sudanese revolution]]: The [[African Union]] suspends Sudan's membership "with immediate effect" after the [[Khartoum massacre]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48545543|work=[[BBC News]]|title=Sudan crisis: African Union membership suspended|date=June 6, 2019|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907114028/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48545543|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 7]] – [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Theresa May]] resigns as leader of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].
* [[June 7]]–[[July 7]] – The [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup]] is held in [[France]] and is won by the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]].
* [[June 9]]
** [[2019–2020 Hong Kong protests]]: Over 1 million people in [[Hong Kong]] protest against [[2019 Hong Kong extradition bill|proposed legislation]] regarding [[extradition]] to [[mainland China]]. It is the largest protest in Hong Kong since the [[Handover of Hong Kong|1997 handover]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/06/09/just-no-china-extradition-tens-thousands-hong-kong-protest-controversial-new-law/|title=Over a million attend Hong Kong demo against controversial extradition law, organisers say|date=June 9, 2019|work=Hong Kong Free Press|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=June 9, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190609083024/https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/06/09/just-no-china-extradition-tens-thousands-hong-kong-protest-controversial-new-law/|url-status=live}}</ref>
** A large [[explosive eruption]] of [[Mount Sinabung]] in [[Indonesia]] sends a 7,000-meter [[Eruption column|ash column]] into the air, generating a [[pyroclastic flow]] 3–3.5 kilometers long towards the south and southeast of the mountain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/news/asia/indonesias-mt-sinabung-spews-ash-smoke-ng-b881226572z|title=Indonesia's Mt Sinabung spews ash, smoke|date=June 10, 2019|website=[[The West Australian]]|language=en|access-date=June 12, 2019|archive-date=June 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611130630/https://thewest.com.au/news/asia/indonesias-mt-sinabung-spews-ash-smoke-ng-b881226572z|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/sinabung/news/81313/Sinabung-Volcano-Volcanic-Ash-Advisory-ONGOING-HIGH-LEVEL-ERUPTION.html|title=Sinabung Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING HIGH LEVEL ERUPTION.|website=www.volcanodiscovery.com|access-date=June 12, 2019|archive-date=June 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609135755/https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/sinabung/news/81313/Sinabung-Volcano-Volcanic-Ash-Advisory-ONGOING-HIGH-LEVEL-ERUPTION.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 11]] – [[Botswana]] [[LGBT rights in Botswana|decriminalizes homosexuality]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48594162|title=Botswana decriminalises homosexuality|date=June 11, 2019|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=June 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613074322/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48594162|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 12]]
** The [[Supreme Court of Ecuador]] rules in favor of [[Same-sex marriage in Ecuador|same-sex marriage]], making it legal throughout the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/13/ecuador-legalises-sex-marriage-9933174/|work=Metro|title=Ecuador legalises same-sex marriage|date=June 13, 2019|access-date=June 13, 2019|archive-date=June 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613230044/https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/13/ecuador-legalises-sex-marriage-9933174/|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[12 June 2019 Hong Kong protest]]: The [[Government of Hong Kong|Hong Kong government]] and [[Hong Kong Police Force|police]] controversially declare that the protest has "turned into a [[riot]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/hong-kong-protests-june-12-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Hong Kong protests over China extradition bill|date=June 13, 2019|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=January 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113002010/https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/hong-kong-protests-june-12-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/12/asia/hk-protests-extradition-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Hong Kong police declare China extradition protest 'a riot' as rubber bullets and tear gas fired at crowd|date=June 12, 2019|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=June 12, 2019|archive-date=June 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612055957/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/12/asia/hk-protests-extradition-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-extradition/hong-kong-police-fire-rubber-bullets-as-protests-turn-to-violent-chaos-idUSKCN1TC1WR|title=Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets as extradition bill protests turn to chaos|work=[[Reuters]]|date=June 12, 2019|access-date=June 12, 2019|last1=Jim|first1=James Pomfret|archive-date=June 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612083615/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-extradition/hong-kong-police-fire-rubber-bullets-as-protests-turn-to-violent-chaos-idUSKCN1TC1WR|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 13]] – [[June 2019 Gulf of Oman incident]]: Two oil tankers are attacked near the [[Strait of Hormuz]] while transiting the [[Gulf of Oman]] amid heightened tension between [[Iran-U.S. relations|Iran and the U.S.]], with the latter blaming the former for the incident.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/world/middleeast/oil-tankers-attack.html|title=Tankers Attacked Again in Gulf of Oman, Raising Fears of Wider Conflict|last1=Pérez-Peña|first1=Richard|date=June 13, 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=June 13, 2019|last2=Reed|first2=Stanley|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|last3=Kirkpatrick|first3=David D.|archive-date=June 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613095453/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/world/middleeast/oil-tankers-attack.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 15]] – [[2019–2020 Hong Kong protests]]: [[Hong Kong]] announces it will indefinitely suspend the controversial [[2019 Hong Kong extradition bill|extradition bill]], but protests continue, this time calling for the total withdrawal of the bill and the resignation of [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] [[Carrie Lam]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/16/asia/hong-kong-protest-carrie-lam-china-extradition-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Hong Kong extradition bill: Hundreds of thousands join third huge protest in a week|author=James Griffiths, Helen Regan and Eric Cheung|website=[[CNN]]|date=June 16, 2019|access-date=June 17, 2019|archive-date=June 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616215517/https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/16/asia/hong-kong-protest-carrie-lam-china-extradition-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 16]] – A large-scale [[2019 Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay blackout|power outage]] hits [[Energy in Argentina|Argentina]], [[Energy in Uruguay|Uruguay]] and [[Energy in Paraguay|parts of Paraguay]], affecting nearly 50 million people.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-48652686|title=Electrical failure cuts power to all of Argentina and Uruguay, supplier says|agency=[[BBC News]]|date=June 16, 2019|access-date=June 16, 2019|archive-date=June 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616112305/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-48652686|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 17]] – [[2019 Konduga bombings|A triple suicide blast]] kills 30 and injures over 40 in [[Borno State|Borno]], [[Nigeria]], at a hall where people were watching a football match.
* [[June 18]] – The [[United States|U.S.]] sends an additional 1,000 troops to the [[Middle East]] as tensions build with [[Iran]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48671319|title=US boosts Middle East troops amid Iran tensions|date=June 18, 2019|access-date=June 18, 2019|work=[[BBC News]]|language=en-GB|archive-date=June 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619180343/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48671319|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 19]] – Four men are charged with murdering the 298 passengers and crew of [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]], an airliner shot down while flying over [[Eastern Ukraine]] in July 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48691488|title=MH17: Four charged with shooting down plane over Ukraine|date=June 19, 2019|access-date=June 19, 2019|work=[[BBC News]]|archive-date=June 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619113058/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48691488|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 20]]–[[June 21|21]] – [[President of the People's Republic of China|Chinese President]] [[Xi Jinping]] makes a [[Kim–Xi meetings#Fifth meeting|state visit]] to [[North Korea]]. It is his first visit to the country as president and the [[China–North Korea relations|first visit to North Korea by a Chinese leader]] since [[Hu Jintao]]'s visit 14 years prior.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/20/asia/xi-kim-north-korea-china-intl-hnk/index.html?no-st=1561594115|title=North Korea holds mass celebration in Xi's honor amid talks on US tensions|date=June 21, 2019|access-date=June 26, 2019|work=[[CNN]]|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724161351/https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/20/asia/xi-kim-north-korea-china-intl-hnk/index.html?no-st=1561594115|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 20]] – [[2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone]]: [[Iran]] shoots down a U.S. [[RQ-4 Global Hawk]] surveillance drone over the [[Strait of Hormuz]] after claiming it violated their airspace. The U.S. claims it has been shot down in international airspace in an "unprovoked attack".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/iran-shoots-american-drone-international-airspace-us-official/story?id=63825990|title=Iran says it's 'completely ready for war' after US military confirms it shot down American drone|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=June 20, 2019|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=July 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720173149/https://abcnews.go.com/International/iran-shoots-american-drone-international-airspace-us-official/story?id=63825990|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 22]] – [[Amhara Region coup attempt]]: In the [[Amhara Region]] of Ethiopia, regional president [[Ambachew Mekonnen]] and national-military chief of staff [[Se'are Mekonnen]] are assassinated.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/23/world/africa/ethiopia-army-chief-coup.html|title=Attempted Coup Leaves Ethiopia's Army Chief and 3 Senior Officials Dead|agency=[[Reuters]]|date=June 23, 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=June 23, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=June 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624031632/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/23/world/africa/ethiopia-army-chief-coup.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 30]] – During a [[2019 Koreas–United States DMZ Summit|trilateral gathering]] at the [[Joint Security Area|Panmunjom Truce Village]] between [[President of South Korea|South Korean President]] [[Moon Jae-in]], [[Supreme Leader (North Korean title)|North Korean Leader]] [[Kim Jong Un]] and [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], Trump becomes the first sitting U.S. president to cross the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]] and enter North Korea. Trump and Kim also agree to restart stalled [[North Korea and weapons of mass destruction|denuclearization]] negotiations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa/trump-sets-foot-in-north-korea-agrees-with-kim-to-resume-talks-idUSKCN1TV00R|title=Trump sets foot in north korea; Kim visits Freedom House|date=June 30, 2019|language=en|website=reuters.com|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=June 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630155429/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa/trump-sets-foot-in-north-korea-agrees-with-kim-to-resume-talks-idUSKCN1TV00R|url-status=live}}</ref>