Israel Israeli police arrest Aziz Duwaik, Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council and Hamas member, during a wave of arrests linked to a manhunt for three kidnapped teenagers.
Chinese The People's Republic of China sentences three men to death for a deadly attack at Beijing's Tiananmen Square last October.
Arrest warrant A warrant is issued for the arrest of Peter O'Neill, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, in relation to a fraud case related to alleged payment of millions of dollars in illegal payments to a law firm. The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea later stays the warrant.
US Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court finds against the Republic of Argentina on a discovery issue in its litigation against hedge fund NML Capital, and refuses to hear appeals on the substantive issues in the same litigation: a victory for hold-out bond-holders against a defaulting sovereign.
Andrii Deshchytsia Russian lawmakers call for the dismissal of Ukraine's interim foreign minister, Andrii Deshchytsia, after he joins protesters in the singing of "Putin khuilo!".
Russia Russia's state-owned gas giant Gazprom says that Ukraine must pay up front for its gas after the country failed to settle its debt.
Pilger, NE June 16-18 Tornado Outbreak begins. Twin EF4 tornadoes devastate northeast Nebraska. A town particularly hit hard being Pilger, NE where a young girl is killed. At night several other tornadoes touch down and one of them, an EF3, tears through the southwest portions of Madison, Wisconsin.
Al-Shabaab The Al-Shabaab militant group launches a second attack near the Kenyan town of Mpeketoni killing another 10 people.
Violent riots Violent riots between Muslims and Buddhists rage in the town of Welipitiya, Sri Lanka, leaving three dead, 78 injured, and multiple mosques and shops burned or vandalized.
Ukrainian Ukraine's president Petro Poroshenko says he will put forward a detailed peace plan that will include a ceasefire in the conflict.
Pakistan Air Force The Pakistan Air Force conducts airstrikes against six Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan positions in North Waziristan, killing 27 militants.
2014 Northern Iraq offensive The Pentagon sends the USS "Mesa Verde" to the Persian Gulf to join a contingency of U.S. Navy ships already stationed there to monitor the northern offensive.