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The people of 29 June

7 people in 7 stories, 28 deaths recorded, 2026

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Ethiopian public health official (born 1965)

  1. Sudan's health ministry and World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declares a new cholera outbreak, with 117 deaths in the West Kordofan state, four months after declaring an end to a previous outbreak that started in July 2024.

    Health · 29 Jun

Amir Khan Muttaqi

Foreign Minister of Afghanistan since 2021 (born 1971)

  1. Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi summons the chargé d'affaires at the Pakistani embassy in Kabul over the airstrikes.

    Conflict · 29 Jun

Vadym Iermolaiev

Businessman and investor

  1. Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Iermolaiev is critically injured alongside his wife and daughter after the explosion of a parcel bomb at a building in Monaco, in what seems like an assassination attempt.

    Crime & Justice · 29 Jun

Hardeep Singh Puri

Indian politician and diplomat (born 1952)

  1. Indian petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri says that 12 LPG vessels from India have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz without paying tolls.

    Conflict · 29 Jun

Attaullah Tarar

Pakistani politician

  1. Pakistani information minister Attaullah Tarar says that Pakistan has carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan targeting alleged Jamaat-ul-Ahrar headquarters, killing 25 militants in border regions and the eastern provinces of Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar.

    Conflict · 29 Jun

Saleem Al-Ashqar

Palestinian footballer (1993/1994–2026)

  1. The Palestinian Football Association confirms that Palestinian goalkeeper Saleem Khader Al-Ashqar was killed by Israeli forces in the Khan Yunis Governorate town of Al-Qarara.

    Sport · 29 Jun

Keiko Fujimori

President of Peru since 2026

  1. The National Office of Electoral Processes confirms the victory of Popular Force's candidate Keiko Fujimori in the presidential election after 22 days of vote counting. Fujimori becomes the first elected female president of Peru.

    Politics · 29 Jun

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