Portal:Current events/2017 June 3

June 3, 2017 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Afghanistan
- June 2017 Kabul attack
  - According to the Interior Ministry, three blasts at a funeral attended by MPs and government figures in Kabul kill at least seven people and wound 119 more. (The Guardian)
2017 London Bridge attack
- A van travelling at approximately 50 miles (80 km) per hour ploughs into pedestrians on London Bridge; the three occupants then abandon the van and embark on a stabbing spree in Borough Market before being shot dead by officers of the Metropolitan Police. At least six civilians are killed. (BBC) (CBC)

Arts and culture

Pope Francis meets with 400 children from towns hit by earthquakes in central Italy on August 24, 2016. A few children offer brief testimony about their experiences during the earthquake, which hit parts of central Italy and resulted in nearly 300 deaths. (Catholic News Agency)

Disasters and accidents

Politics and elections

Lesotho general election, 2017
- Voters in Lesotho go to the polls for an election, with a tight race predicted between the Democratic Congress, led by current Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili, and the All Basotho Convention, led by former prime minister Tom Thabane. (Al Jazeera)
Maltese general election, 2017
- Voters in Malta go to the polls for a snap election, with current Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and his Labour Party facing off against Forza Nazzjonali, led by Simon Busuttil. The election comes amid corruption allegations leveled against Muscat's associates. (Reuters)
CNN denies authenticity of footage documenting its employees manufacturing a protest using unrepresentative Muslim actors. (Washington Times)

Science and technology

SpaceX CRS-11
- SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with a shipment of food and supplies in a refurbished Dragon cargo capsule for the International Space Station. The mission reuses a Dragon cargo vessel that was previously flown in a September 2014 mission. (Phys.org) (Space.com)

Sports

2017 UEFA Champions League Final
- In football, Real Madrid defeats Juventus 4–1. The Spanish team becomes the first to win back-to-back titles since the competition became known as the Champions League, and to win their 12th title in the competition. (Yahoo!) (Reuters)
Alex Honnold climbs El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without ropes becoming the first person ever to free solo the route. (National Geographic)