• Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
  • The Saudi-led coalition launches airstrikes on Houthi gatherings in Taez. (Al-Arabiya)

• 69th Tony Awards
  • The 2015 Tony Awards, which celebrate the best theatrical performances on Broadway, are held at Radio City Music Hall with The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time winning best play and Fun Home winning best musical. (AP), (Variety)

• 2015 Sabah earthquake
  • More bodies are found on Malaysia's highest peak Mount Kinabalu with the total death from the earthquake at 13 with most casualties from Malaysia and Singapore. (AP via NBC News), (AFP and ABC Australia)
• Sinking of the Dong Fang Zhi Xing
  • The death toll from the sinking of the Chinese cruise ship is now over 400 as the search area for bodies extends 1,000 km down the Yangtze River. (The Guardian)
• Thirteen people have died in a heatwave in Pakistan. (AAP via News Limited)

• 2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak in South Korea
  • South Korea records its fifth death from MERS with 14 new cases reported. (Yonhap)

• 41st G7 summit
  • The G7 summit gets underway in Germany with the Greek government-debt crisis and Ukrainian crisis dominating the agenda. (Reuters via CNBC)
• Illegal immigration from Africa to Europe

• The number of migrants arriving in Italy from Africa in 2015 passes 50,000 with over 5,000 arriving in the past few days. (The Guardian)

• Mexican legislative election, 2015
  • Voters in Mexico go to the polls for a legislative election with reports of violence in southern states and widespread voter disillusionment. Exit polls show the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party of President Enrique Peña Nieto in a position to retain power. (The Guardian)
• Turkish general election, June 2015
  • Voters in Turkey go to the polls for a general election with the ruling AKP seeking enough votes to enable them to change the constitution. However, early projections show that they will lose their majority in the new parliament. (BBC), (New York Times)

• 2015 French Open – Men's Singles
  • In tennis, Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland defeats Novak Djokovic of Serbia 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 in the men's singles final for his first win at Roland Garros and his second Grand Slam singles title. Wawrinka's victory also denies Djokovic a career Grand Slam. (ATP World Tour), (The Telegraph)
• 2015 Canadian Grand Prix
  • In motor sport, the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix is held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal with Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes-Benz winning the race ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg. (PA via The Guardian)