Portal:Current events/2009 June 23

• United Kingdom Commons speaker John Bercow breaks with tradition by abandoning the traditional court dress worn by his predecessor Michael Martin.(The Times)
• Boeing delays the first test flight of its lightweight jet, the 787, because of stress found where the wings attach to the sides of the plane. (The New York Times)
• The French National Assembly announces the beginning of an inquiry into whether women in France should be allowed to wear the burqa. (CNN)
• Ukraine sets 17 January 2010 as the date for the next presidential election said to be crucial for its future direction. (RTÉ) (The Moscow Times)
• 2009 Iranian election protests:
  • The Guardian Council rules out a re-run of the presidential election saying that there was no sign of serious electoral fraud in the June 12 vote. (Al Jazeera)
  • Iran accuses U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of meddling in its affairs after he urged the Islamic state to stop its crackdown on opposition protesters. (Reuters)
  • Four international footballers – Ali Karimi, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Hosein Ka'abi and Vahid Hashemian are "retired" from the sport after their gesture in a football match against South Korea in Seoul. (The Guardian)
  • U.S. President Barack Obama speaks of the "unjust actions" in Iran. (BBC)
  • The United Kingdom orders the expulsion of two Iranian diplomats after Tehran orders two UK diplomats to leave Iran. (BBC)
• Attacks on Romanians in Northern Ireland
  • One hundred Romanians flee Northern Ireland and return to Romania. (BBC)
  • President of Ireland Mary McAleese tells Strasbourg that the racist attacks in Belfast are "distressing and sickening". (RTÉ)
• In the New York State legislative deadlock, Senate Democrats lock themselves into the Senate chamber due to a refusal to accept Pedro Espada as Senate President. (The New York Times)
• Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meets Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo at the start of a four-day trip to Africa. (BBC)
• The government of Antigua and Barbuda dismisses its chief financial regulator, Leroy King, following claims of a collaboration with Allen Stanford. (RTÉ) (The New York Times)

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