Template:Portal:Current events/2020 June 4
June 4, 2020 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Second Libyan Civil War
- 2019–20 Western Libya campaign
- The Government of National Accord (GNA) reportedly captures the Libyan capital of Tripoli after the Libyan National Army withdrew from the city following several months of intense fighting.
- The GNA recaptures Tripoli International Airport on the outskirts of the capital after the withdraw of the LNA.
- 2019–20 Western Libya campaign
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal
- After violent protests erupted across Senegal in response to the lockdown imposed to contain the virus, the Government of Senegal announces that it will "lax" the restrictions with curfew being shortened and inter-regional travel allowed.
Law and crime
- Shooting of Ahmaud Arbery
- One of the suspects involving in the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery says that the gunman shouted a racial slur at the victim before his death. The allegation opens up the possibility of hate crime charges.
- George Floyd protests
- Protests over George Floyd's death break out in the Gold Coast as a sign of solidarity with the Superian protestors.
- Two Buffalo police officers are suspended without pay after being caught on video pushing a 75-year-old man to the ground during a protest. The man has been hospitalized due to his injuries.