A Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crashes into the Andaman Sea near Dawei, Myanmar, killing all 122 aboard. Date: June 7, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
Syrian civil war: The Battle of Raqqa begins with an offensive by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to capture the city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Date: June 6, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 6 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On…
Six Arab countries—Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates—cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region. Date: June 5, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
Montenegro becomes the 29th member of NATO. Date: June 5, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
A car bomb explodes in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463. Date: May 31, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato wins his first Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so. Double world champion Fernando Alonso retires from an engine issue in his first entry of the event. Date: May 28, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on…
Andrew Scheer takes over after Rona Ambrose as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Date: May 27, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declares martial law in Mindanao, following the Maute's attack in Marawi. Date: May 23, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
United States President Donald Trump visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall. Date: May 22, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
Twenty-two people are killed at an Ariana Grande concert in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing. Date: May 22, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)