Portal:Current events/2015 June 20

June 20, 2015 (Saturday)

Attacks and armed conflicts

Second Libyan Civil War
- Dozens of ISIL militants are killed following a militia attack on the eastern city of Derna. ISIL has had a significant presence in Derna since the end of 2014. (Yahoo)

Law and crime

In Slovakia, thousands of demonstrators rally against European Union plans to host asylum-seekers, and dozens are detained after they attacked spectators of a cycle race in the capital, Bratislava. (New York Times), (RT)
2015 Graz van attack
- Three people are killed and dozens more are injured as a man drives his car into a crowd in Graz, Austria. (AP via News24)

Politics

Anti-austerity movement
- Tens of thousands in London demonstrate anti-austerity protests outside the Parliament. (Reuters UK)

Sport

In association football, the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup concludes in Auckland with Serbia defeating Brazil, 2–1, in the final. (AP via ESPN)
In Major League Baseball, Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, one strike away from a perfect game, loses his bid when he hits the Pittsburgh Pirates' José Tábata with a pitch. Scherzer retires the next batter to complete a 6–0 win and a no-hitter. (ESPN)

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