Five members of United Nations humanitarian aid convoy were killed in north Darfur, as fighting rages between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces militia which controls most of Darfur in western Sudan. The convey was headed toward the provincial capital of el-Fasher, a city of two million people under siege by RSF militia forces. Both sides have accused each other of striking the UN convoy with drones. The UN did not say how the attack happened, but officials called for an urgent investigation and for the perpetrators to be held accountable.
(“Sudan Conflict: Five Killed on Attack on UN AID Convoy in Sudan,” BBC News, June 3, 2025; “Multiple Casualties Reported After Attack on UN Aid Convoy in Darfur,”Guardian, June 3, 2025)
Over 200 wildfires have broken out in the prairielands of Canada, forcing more than 25,000 people to flee their homes in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. A prolonged period of unusually warm and dry conditions have led to intensify these fires, continuing a trend worsened by the climate crisis.
(“Canadian Wildfires Are Record Breaking and Will Threaten US Air Quality,” Guardian, May 30, 2025; “Why So Many of Canada’s Wildfires Are Burning Out of Control,” Washington Post, June 4, 2025)
In the early days of the Trump administration, more than a dozen White House officials and key congressional aides sold shares of stock in advance of economically consequential presidential policy announcements, such as Trump’s imposition of tariffs on dozens of nations. ProPublica reports that even if these trades were not made with insider information, it creates the appearance of impropriety and undermines faith in government and the markets.
(“More than a Dozen US Officials Sold Stock Before Trump’s Tariffs Sent the Market Plunging,” ProPublica, May 22, 2025)
