Europe : An exceptional heatwave recorded towards the end of the month, resulting in more than 3,300 deaths regionally according to WHO figures between 21 and 28 June.
Persian Gulf and Iran : Repeated Iranian attacks on US military installations and civilian infrastructure in Kuwait and Bahrain, resulting in at least one fatality and 63 people injured at Kuwait City airport 3 June. A brief lull following the US-Iranian negotiations
(memorandum of understanding 17 June), before tensions flared up again towards the end of the month.
Niger : Armed attack claimed by JNIM on Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) at
dawn 18 June, before calm was restored. Security stepped up and military search
operations launched. The same site had been attacked 29 January, with the
Islamic State group claiming responsibility on that occasion.
Venezuela : Two earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5, struck the region of Caracas and the state of La Guaira 24 June, claiming more than 2,295 lives and leaving 11,000 people injured as of 1 July, as well as causing extensive damage.