Portal:Current events/2017 June 11

• Marawi crisis
  • Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte says he is "not aware" of the United States providing support to the Philippine government's military intervention against Islamists in Marawi. Duterte also said that he "never approached America for help". (Reuters)

• 71st Tony Awards
  • The Tony Awards are held in New York City with Dear Evan Hansen winning six awards including Best Musical and Oslo winning best play. (Daily Mirror)

• Ukraine–European Union relations
  • The European Union's visa-free regime for Ukraine officially enters into force. (Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty)
• 2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis
  • Iran sends five 90-tonne air cargo payloads of perishable food to Qatar. More shipments by air and sea are underway. (AFP via Ńew Indian Express)
• United Kingdom–United States relations
  • The Guardian reports that U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed his visit to the United Kingdom, according to a U.K. adviser who said Mr. Trump recently telephoned 10 Downing Street with this information. Both Prime Minister Theresa May's office and the White House deny this report. (The Guardian) (Geo TV)

• Gaddafi family
  • Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Muammar Gaddafi, is released in Zintan after requests from the eastern Libya-based government. He is sought by the International Criminal Court and was condemned to the death penalty by the Tripoli-based government. His whereabouts are now unknown. (Reuters)
• Presidency of Donald Trump
  • The Maryland and the District of Columbia attorneys general plan to sue President Trump on Monday claiming he violated the emolument clauses in the Constitution by accepting foreign payouts for his hotelier empire. (The Washington Post) (New York Daily News)

• Kosovan parliamentary election, 2017
  • Voters in Kosovo go to the polls for a snap election to replace the government of Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, who was removed from office in a no-confidence motion last month. (Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty)
• French legislative election, 2017
  • Voters in France return to the polls after last month's presidential election for the first round of a legislative election, to begin choosing the 577 members of France's lower house. Opinion polls and exit polls predict that En Marche!, formed by newly elected President Emmanuel Macron, will pick up a majority of seats. (BBC) (The Telegraph)
• Puerto Rican status referendum, 2017
  • With a turnout of 23% eligible voters, 97% of the voters in Puerto Rico request that the island become a U.S. state. (Reuters)

• 2017 French Open
  • In tennis, Rafael Nadal of Spain defeats Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 6–2, 6–3, 6–1, to win the men's singles at the French Open. It is Nadal's tenth win in the French Open. (New York Times)
• 2017 Stanley Cup Finals
  • In ice hockey, the Pittsburgh Penguins win the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals defeating the Nashville Predators in six games. It is the Penguins' fifth overall and second successive Stanley Cup title. (Bleacher Report)