On This Day: June 5th

The Nintendo Switch 2 video game console is released worldwide.

The Boeing Starliner is launched on its first crewed flight, carrying astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station.

A constitutional referendum is held in Kazakhstan following violent protests and civil unrest against the government.

Montenegro becomes the 29th member of NATO.

Six Arab countries—Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates—cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region.

Two shootings in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, kill six people.

An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.0 strikes Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia, killing 18 people, including hikers and mountain guides on Mount Kinabalu, after mass landslides that occurred during the earthquake. This is the strongest earthquake to strike Malaysia since 1975.

Last transit of Venus until the year 2117.

After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people near Bagua, Peru.

A fire at a day-care center kills 49 people in Hermosillo, Mexico.