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Prime Minister of Mongolia Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene (pictured) resigns after weeks of protests.
In the Netherlands, an early election is called after the Schoof cabinet collapses as the PVV abandons the governing coalition.
Lee Jae-myung is elected as president of South Korea.
In cricket, the Indian Premier League concludes with Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeating Punjab Kings.
Karol Nawrocki is elected as president of Poland.

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June 10

John Diefenbaker

1624 – Thirty Years' War: France and the Dutch Republic concluded the Treaty of Compiègne, a mutual defence alliance.
1786 – Ten days after being formed by an earthquake, a landslide dam on the Dadu River in China was destroyed by an aftershock, causing a flood that killed an estimated 100,000 people.
1861 – American Civil War: The Confederate Army only suffered eight casualties in its victory at the Battle of Big Bethel in York County, Virginia.
1957 – Led by John Diefenbaker (pictured), the Progressive Conservative Party won a plurality of House of Commons seats in the Canadian federal election.
1987 – Mass protests demanding direct presidential elections broke out across South Korea.

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Batalha Monastery is a Dominican convent in the municipality of Batalha in Portugal. Originally and officially known as the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory, it was erected in commemoration of the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota and would serve as the burial church of the 15th-century Aviz dynasty of Portuguese royalty. It is one of the best and original examples of Late Flamboyant Gothic architecture in Portugal, intermingled with the Manueline style. The monastery is a historic and cultural monument and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. This photograph of the main facade of Batalha Monastery was taken in 2021.

Photograph credit: Joaquim Alves Gaspar

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