Joko Widodo The Joko Widodo Presidency of Joko Widodo Joko Widodo of Indonesia appoints Mochamad Iriawan, an active police general, as acting governor of West Java bringing back dual function.
Militarisation of space US President Donald Trump directs the Department of Defense to begin the process of establishing a "space force" as the sixth military branch of the United States Armed Forces.
Supreme Court The United States Supreme Court sidesteps two major partisan gerrymandering cases, allowing challenged voter redistricting maps to be used in this year's midterms.
Israel Israel charges former energy minister Gonen Segev with spying for Iran. Segev is in custody; he was extradited from Equatorial Guinea.
Shooting of XXXTentacion American rapper XXXTentacion is shot dead in Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States.
Gun violence in Sweden Three men are killed and another three men are injured in a drive-by shooting outside an Internet cafe near a police station in central Malmö, Sweden.
Cannabis in Canada The House of Commons of Canada votes to legalize recreational cannabis. The bill will now head back to the Senate, where it is expected to be passed into law.
Volkswagen emissions scandal Audi CEO Rupert Stadler is arrested in Ingolstadt, Germany, over "clear signs that there was to be an effort to influence people and other suspects". Stadler is being investigated for suspected fraud and false advertising.
Corruption in Spain Iñaki Urdangarin, brother-in-law of King Felipe VI of Spain, enters prison to serve the sentence of almost 6 years for the Nóos case.
Shipwrecks in 2018 A second attempt is made to extinguish burning container ship MV "SSL Kolkata" in the Bay of Bengal off India after rough conditions prompted an abandonment of yesterday's efforts.
A ship catches fire in Port Kembla in New South Wales, Australia, forcing the port's temporary closure.
2018 Osaka earthquake A magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Osaka, Japan, at 7:58 a.m. local time (22:58 UTC, June 17). At least five people have been killed and several are transported to hospitals with injuries. Electrical services are disrupted citywide, affecting 170,000 buildings.
Zara Phillips Zara Phillips, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, gives birth to a second daughter (later named Lena Elizabeth Tindall).
Kenya Eight Kenyan security forces officers are killed after their vehicle hits a bomb in the country's east. Local authorities ascribe the killings to al-Shabaab.
Gaza–Israel conflict A Palestinian man dies while tampering with the Israel–Gaza border's automated defences, which detonate.