Portal:Current events/2023 June 11
June 11, 2023 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
- Ukrainian forces claim to have retaken three villages south of Velyka Novosilka in the southern Donetsk region. (The Guardian)
- 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
- 2023 Đắk Lắk shooting
- Four police officers are killed and two others are injured in shootings at two police stations in Cư Kuin, Đắk Lắk, Vietnam. Sixteen people are arrested. (CNA)
- Three people are killed and three others are injured after border clashes near the North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Interstate 95 highway collapse
- A section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, collapses after a tanker truck catches fire under an overpass. (CNN)
- Greta bus crash
- Ten people are killed and 25 others are injured in a bus crash near Greta, New South Wales, Australia. (Reuters)
- Three British tourists are killed and 26 other people are rescued after a boat fire in the Red Sea near Marsa Alam, Egypt. (Reuters)
International relations
Law and crime
- Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is arrested as part of an investigation into financial misconduct by the Scottish National Party. (The Guardian)
Sports
- 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
- 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans
- In endurance racing, the AF Corse Ferrari team wins the 91st Le Mans 24 Hours with drivers James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi. It is Ferrari's first victory at the event since 1965. (The Guardian)
- 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans
- 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship
- In Test cricket, Australia win their first Test World Cup title, defeating India by 209 runs on the final day at The Oval in London, England. Australia's Travis Head is named player of the match. (BBC Sport)
- 2023 French Open
- In tennis, Novak Djokovic defeats Casper Ruud 7–6(7–1), 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the men's singles title at the 2023 French Open. Djokovic surpasses the record he shared with Rafael Nadal to become the men's singles player with the most Grand Slam titles (23). (The Guardian)
- 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
- In association football, Uruguay win their first FIFA U-20 World Cup title with a 1–0 victory over Italy in the final at the Estadio Único in La Plata, Argentina. Italy's Cesare Casadei is awarded the tournament's Golden Ball. (AP)