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Current events: 2024-06-07
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Israel-Hamas war
* International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
* United Nations advisors announce that the UN intends to add the Israeli military, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad to their list of countries and armed groups that harm children in their upcoming "Children and Armed Conflict" report. (The New York Times) (Reuters)
* Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
* The United States reinstalls a temporary aid pier while the Gaza floating pier is being repaired due to weather-related damage. (Al Jazeera)
* Yemeni Civil War
* Red Sea crisis
* The Houthis detain 11 Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies and others working for aid groups. (AP)
* The United States and the United Kingdom reportedly carry out six airstrikes on Hodeida International Airport, the Port of Salif, and Al-Thawrah, Yemen, according to a Houthi-run television station. (Al Jazeera)
* Sudanese civil war
* Battle of Khartoum
* At least 40 people are killed and 50 others are injured in an attack by the Rapid Support Forces on Omdurman. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime
* Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is assaulted by a man, who has since been arrested, in Copenhagen, Denmark. (CNN)
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Current events: 2024-06-05
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Sudanese civil war
* Battle of El Fasher
* Over 27,000 people from El Fasher take refuge in Jebel Marra. (Dabanga Sudan)
* Wad Al-Noora massacre
* The Rapid Support Forces storm the village of Wad Al-Noora in Gezira State and massacre nearly 100 villagers. (Sudan Tribune)
* 2021–2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
* At least 16 people are killed by suspected Allied Democratic Forces in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
* 2024 Beirut US embassy shooting
* A Syrian man fires several shots at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, and is fatally shot by security forces. (Reuters) Health and environment
* A panel of the United States Food and Drug Administration rejects MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as a treatment for PTSD. (NPR)
* The World Health Organization confirms that a person in Mexico died from the H5N2 bird flu. (Reuters) International relations
* Burkina Faso–Russia relations
* Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announces that Russia will send additional military supplies and instructors to Burkina Faso to help the country increase its defense capabilities. (Reuters) Law and crime
* Mexico–United States border crisis
* US President Joe Biden institutes a broad asylum ban on migrants illegally crossing the Mexico–United States border, with actions to deport or turn people back to Mexico, with exceptions for unaccompanied children, people with serious medical or safety threats, and victims of trafficking. (Reuters)
* A court in Florence, Italy, convicts American journalist Amanda Knox and sentences her to a three-year imprisonment over her accusations related to the murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia in 2007. (NBC News) (NPR) Politics and elections
* Israel–Hamas war protests
* Israel–Hamas war protests in Israel
* Thousands of Israeli ultranationalists march through East Jerusalem on Jerusalem Day chanting anti-Arab slogans. (AP)
* Governor of New York Kathy Hochul announces an indefinite delay in implementing motor vehicle congestion pricing in the New York City borough of Manhattan. (CNN) Science and technology
* Boeing's Starliner capsule launches its first astronaut-crewed flight into space to the International Space Station after several delays at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States. (ABC News)
* Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko becomes the first human to spend 1,000 days in outer space. (AP)
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Current events: 2024-06-03
Armed conflicts and attacks
* A Syrian man is arrested in Bucharest after throwing a Molotov cocktail at the Israeli embassy in the Romanian capital before trying to self-immolate. (Jerusalem Post) (AP) Business and economy
* GameStop short squeeze
* GameStop shares jump 21% after Keith Gill posts a $116 million investment on Reddit. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents
* 2024 Indian heat wave
* Over 211 people are killed and nearly 25,000 others suffer from heatstroke after a severe heatwave strikes India. (The Independent) (Reuters)
* The Kīlauea volcano in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park begins to erupt for the first time in nine months. (The New York Times) Law and crime
* Arrest of Imran Khan
* The Islamabad High Court overturns Imran Khan's charges of leaking national security secrets. (Reuters)
* Sudanese civil war
* The Rapid Support Forces announce the establishment of a civil administration in the state of South Darfur, which they fully control. (Al Taghyeer)
* The Chinese Ministry of State Security arrests and charges a couple for allegedly spying for Britain's MI6 agency. (Al Jazeera) International relations
* Afghanistan–Kazakhstan relations
* Kazakhstan removes the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) Politics and elections
* 2023–2024 Georgian protests
* Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili signs the foreign agent bill into law amidst mass protests and warnings from Western countries against signing the bill. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
* 2024 European farmers' protests
* Spanish and French farmers block roads on highways through the Pyrenees mountains in protest against trade with non-European Union member states. (Reuters)
* 2024 United Kingdom general election
* Nigel Farage announces he will run in the UK general election. (New York Times)
* Major Nigerian unions Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress begin an indefinite strike, causing closures to schools, public offices, airports, and shutting down the national power grid amid a cost-of-living crisis and record low minimum wage. (Voice of America) (Al Jazeera) Science and technology
* A rare planetary alignment (of six) occurs. The next one will be in 2080. (livemint) (The Guardian)
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Current events: 2024-06-01
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
* Russia launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, injuring at least four people and damaging critical infrastructure, including energy facilities. Ukraine says that it shot down 35 of 53 missiles and 46 of 47 drones. (Reuters) Law and crime
* Capital punishment in Yemen
* A court run by the Houthis in Yemen sentences 44 people to death on charges of collaborating with the Saudi coalition. (ABC News)
* Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
* A jury in Idaho, United States, sentences Chad Daybell to death for the murders of his ex-wife and two of his wife's children. (AP)
* Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation submit an SEC filing acknowledging a data breach of customer information potentially affecting 560 million users. Banco Santander and cloud provider Snowflake Inc are also believed to have been affected by the same data breach. (Reuters) Politics and elections
* 2024 Icelandic presidential election
* Icelanders elect a new president. Incumbent president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson announced that he would not be seeking a third term. (Al Jazeera)
* 2024 Indian general election
* The final phase of the general election in India is held, with the ruling National Democratic Alliance projected to win a majority. Results will be announced on June 4. (Reuters) Sports
* 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
* In association football, Real Madrid win a record 15th Champions League title after defeating Borussia Dortmund 2–0 in the final at Wembley Stadium in London, England. (CNN)
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Current events: 2024-05-30
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
* 2024 Kharkiv offensive
* The United States gives Ukraine permission to strike Russian territory near Kharkiv Oblast with U.S.-supplied weapons, but not with long-range missiles. (Politico)
* Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen says that Denmark has approved Ukrainian airstrikes on Russian territory using Danish-supplied F-16 jets. (Pravda)
* Israel-Hamas War
* Humanitarian aid during the Israel-Hamas war
* The Israeli military lifts a ban on the sale of food to the Gaza Strip from Israel and the West Bank. (Reuters)
* North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
* North Korea launches a series of short-range ballistic missiles from Pyongyang toward the Sea of Japan. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents
* A person is killed after falling into a running aircraft engine of a departing plane at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands. (Al Jazeera) International relations
* International recognition of the State of Palestine
* Slovenia's ruling cabinet approves a motion to recognize Palestine as an independent nation and sends the motion to the National Assembly for adoption. (AP) Law and crime
* Catalan independence movement
* The Spanish parliament votes to pass a bill granting amnesty to hundreds of Catalan secessionists involved in the Catalan declaration of independence from 2011 to 2017. (Al Jazeera)
* Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York
* Former President of the United States Donald Trump is found guilty by a jury on all 34 felony counts relating to falsifying business records. (CNN)
* Hong Kong convicts fourteen activists and politicians guilty of subversion under its national security law. (Al Jazeera)
* The United States Department of Labor files a lawsuit against Hyundai Motors over illegal use of child labor in the company's manufacturing factory in Montgomery, Alabama, amid a nationwide increase in child labor in the U.S. (Reuters) Politics and elections
* Israel–Hamas war protests
* 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
* Detroit police dismantle and remove the student pro-Palestinian encampment at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. (The Detroit News) (AP) Science and technology
* OpenAI removes online influence operations based in Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, due to the usage of AI by these operations to generate propaganda and fake content. (NPR)
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Current events: 2024-05-28
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Israel–Hamas war
* Rafah offensive
* Israeli tanks reach central Rafah for the first time with heavy clashes being reported. (Reuters)
* At least 21 people are killed and 64 others are wounded during an alleged Israeli attack on a tent camp in al-Mawasi, Rafah Governorate. (Al Jazeera)
* Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
* The U.S. removes the Gaza floating pier from the Gaza Strip for repair after its flotilla was damaged in heavy weather. (AP)
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Eastern Ukraine campaign
* Russian guided bombs hit a block of apartments in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, killing at least two civilians and injuring six others. (Reuters)
* Red Sea crisis
* A Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier takes on water after being hit by three missiles off the Yemeni coast. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents
* Cyclone Remal
* Seventeen people are killed and six others are missing after a stone quarry collapses due to strong winds in Aizawl, India. (The Hindu) Law and crime
* Animal rights in Colombia
* With a vote of 93 against 2, the Senate of Colombia approves a resolution banning Spanish-style bullfighting in Colombia. (La FM)
* Bankruptcy of FTX
* Former FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame is sentenced to 7.5 years in prison and fined over $11 million for fraud and criminal conspiracy. (Reuters) International relations
* International recognition of the State of Palestine
* Norway–Palestine relations, Ireland–Palestine relations, Palestine–Spain relations
* The governments of Norway, Ireland, and Spain officially recognise the State of Palestine, after declaring their intention to do so on May 22. The Palestinian flag was raised outside of Leinster House, the seat of Ireland's parliament. (The Journal) (Euronews) (MSN)
* The parliament of Denmark rejects a proposal to recognise a Palestinian state. (Reuters)
* South Africa's genocide case against Israel
* Mexico announces it will intervene in the case on the side of South Africa. (Middle East Eye) Politics and elections
* 2023–2024 Georgian protests
* The Georgian parliament overrides a presidential veto of the "foreign agents" law. The president now has five days to endorse the bill. (DW)
* 2024 Taiwanese legislative reform protests
* The Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party pass amendments granting the Legislative Yuan greater powers to oversee the executive and question officials and citizens, despite claims that they violate civil liberties and seek to hinder incoming president Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party. (The Guardian)
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Current events: 2024-05-26
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Israel–Hamas war
* Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip
* A spokesperson for Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades claim that they captured IDF soldiers in Jabalia yesterday. However, the IDF denies this claim. (Reuters)
* Rafah offensive
* The Palestine Red Crescent Society reports that at least 35 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on tents for displaced civilians in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. (AP)
* The Al-Qassam Brigades fire rockets towards Tel Aviv, Israel, for the first time in four months. (BBC News) (El Confidencial)
* Yemeni civil war
* The Houthis, with assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross, free more than 100 detainees in Sana'a, Yemen, in a "unilateral humanitarian initiative" to pardon prisoners and return them to their families. (Reuters)
* More than twenty civilians are killed in an attack by unidentified gunman in a village in Mopti region, Mali. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents
* 2024 Enga landslide
* The International Organization for Migration estimates that more than 670 people were killed in the landslide in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, on Friday. (AP)
* Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–26, 2024
* The death toll from an overnight tornado outbreak in the U.S. states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas increases to 15. (The Virginian-Pilot) (AP)
* Ten people are killed and 39 others are injured in a collision between a bus and three other vehicles on a highway near Mersin, Turkey. (Reuters) International relations
* France–Germany relations
* Emmanuel Macron makes the first state visit by a President of France to Germany in 24 years. (AP) Politics and elections
* 2024 Comorian presidential election
* Incumbent Comorian President Azali Assoumani is sworn in for his fourth term in office. (Reuters)
* 2024 Lithuanian presidential election
* Gitanas Nausėda wins the Lithuanian presidential run-off with 75.57% of the vote. (Reuters) Sports
* 2024 EFL Championship play-off final
* Southampton beat Leeds by a score of 1–0 to return to the Premier League. (The Guardian)
* 2024 Indianapolis 500
* Josef Newgarden wins the Indianapolis 500 for the second consecutive year, becoming the first driver to do so since Hélio Castroneves in 2002. (Barron's)
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Current events: 2024-05-24
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Israel–Hamas war
* Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
* The Israeli army recovers the bodies of three captives who were killed and taken to Gaza by Palestinian militants in the October 7 attacks. (Reuters)
* Haitian crisis
* Three Christian missionaries from the United States are killed in a gang ambush in Haiti. (Reuters) (The Wall Street Journal)
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Sources claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin is interested in negotiating a ceasefire, which would freeze the conflict at the current frontlines. (Reuters) Arts and culture
* 2024 Cannes Film Festival
* Norah becomes the first film from Saudi Arabia to screen as part of the official calendar at the Cannes Film Festival. (Arab News)
* Kabosu, the Shiba Inu notable for being the origin of the Doge meme, dies at the age of 18. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents
* 2024 Enga landslide
* Four people are confirmed killed and many others are presumed dead in a landslide in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. (Papua New Guinea Post-Courier) (RNZ)
* Fourteen people are killed and three others are injured in a building fire in a densely populated area of Hanoi, Vietnam. (Reuters)
* Dozens of people are killed across Mexico in a deadly heatwave, with temperatures as high as {{conv|45|C|F}} recorded. (France 24) (DW) Law and crime
* 2024 Bishkek riots
* Hundreds of international students from Pakistan and other Asian countries leave Kyrgyzstan following attacks by Kyrgyz nationalist mobs on student hostels in Bishkek earlier this month. (Reuters)
* Crocus City Hall attack
* Russia arrests more than 20 people in connection with the Islamic State – Khorasan Province attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, in March. (Reuters)
* South Africa's genocide case against Israel
* The International Court of Justice, in a 13–2 decision, orders Israel to stop their military offensive in Rafah. (Reuters) Politics and elections
* 2024 United Kingdom general election
* A record number of Conservative MPs stand down ahead of the UK election. (BBC News) (Sky News)
* Jeremy Corbyn is expelled from the Labour Party after confirming that he will stand as an independent candidate in the election. (The Independent)
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Current events: 2024-05-22
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
* Sweden announces $7 billion in military aid to Ukraine from 2024 to 2026. (Bloomberg) International relations
* International recognition of the State of Palestine
* Norway–Palestine relations, Ireland–Palestine relations, Palestine–Spain relations
* The governments of Norway, Ireland, and Spain announce that they will recognise the State of Palestine as a sovereign state beginning on May 28, and also call for a two-state solution. In response, Israel recalls its ambassadors to these countries. (BBC News)
* Russia–NATO relations
* The Russian Ministry of Defence proposes to unilaterally adjust Russia's maritime border in the Baltic Sea. However, following comments made by Baltic members of NATO, including Finland and Lithuania, the Ministry of Defense deletes the proposal. (Reuters) (BBC News) Law and crime
* 2024 Bishkek riots
* The Kyrgyz Ministry of Internal Affairs announces that ten people, including four foreigners, have been detained in connection with violent riots that occurred in Bishkek last week. (RFE/RL) Politics and elections
* 2024 Chadian presidential election
* Chadian Prime Minister Succès Masra of the transitional government resigns after Mahamat Déby is elected President. (Al Jazeera)
* 2024 United Kingdom general election
* UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces that the next general election will be held on July 4. (CNN)
* 2024 Vietnamese presidential election
* Vietnam's security minister, General Tô Lâm, is elected President by the National Assembly, two months after the resignation of Võ Văn Thưởng amid the ruling Communist Party's anti-corruption campaign. (DW)
* President of the United States Joe Biden announces a student loan debt cancellation of $7.7 billion for 160,000 people. (Al Jazeera)
* German far-right party Alternative for Germany bans Maximilian Krah, its leading candidate in European elections, from further activities due to his comments defending members of the Schutzstaffel. (Al Jazeera) Science and technology
* Russia launches a Soyuz-2 rocket carrying the Kosmos 2576 satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome launch site in Arkhangelsk Oblast. (Al Jazeera)
* The United Nations Security Council votes against a resolution introduced by Russia and China banning member states from placing weapons in outer space. (Space.com) Sports
* 2024 UEFA Europa League final
* Atalanta win the Europa League Final over Bayer Leverkusen by a score of 3–0, ending Bayer Leverkusen's record of 51 consecutive wins. (The Guardian)
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Current events: 2024-05-20
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Israel–Hamas war
* International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
* Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, requests arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Hamas political leaders Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar, and Al-Qassam Brigades leader Mohammed Al-Masri for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. (Reuters)
* Haitian crisis
* Gang war in Haiti
* Toussaint Louverture International Airport reopens after being closed for three months due to gang violence. (AP) Disasters and accidents
* Aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
* The container ship Dali is refloated and escorted by tugboats back to the port of Baltimore. (AP) Law and crime
* Russian military commissariats attacks
* A court in Novosibirsk, Russia, sentences a 24-year-old man to 25 years in prison for allegedly plotting an arson attack against a military recruitment office with directions from Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
* Julian Assange is allowed to appeal extradition order from the United Kingdom to the United States. (Reuters) Politics and elections
* 19th Congress of the Philippines
* Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri resigns as Senate president. Senator Francis Escudero is elected to the position. (ABS-CBN News)
* 2024 South African general election
* The Constitutional Court of South Africa rules former President Jacob Zuma ineligible to run in the upcoming parliamentary election due to his jail sentence in 2021. (Al Jazeera)
* First vice president of Iran Mohammad Mokhber becomes acting president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi. (Al Jazeera) Sports and Chess * Chess Championship 2024
* Magnus Carlsen triumphs in first Casablanca Chess Variant Tournament https://www.fide.com/news/3031
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Current events: 2024-05-18
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Israel–Hamas war
* Rafah offensive
* The Israeli army recovers the body of Ron Binyamin, who was killed and brought to Gaza by Palestinian militants in October. (Reuters)
* 2024 New Caledonia unrest
* The death toll from the protests and riots in New Caledonia rises to six people. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents
* 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
* At least 68 people are killed by floods in Ghor and Faryab Provinces, Afghanistan. (AP)
* At least 23 migrants are missing from several areas off the coast of Tunisia after boarding a boat to Italy. (Reuters) Health and environment
* A child in Ontario, Canada, dies of measles as the first case in the province in over a decade. (Reuters) International relations
* Kyrgyzstan–Pakistan relations
* The Foreign Ministry of Pakistan asks that Pakistani nationals in Kyrgyzstan stay indoors after mob attacks on Pakistanis and other foreign nationals. (AP) Law and crime
* Italian financial police seize 134 Fiat cars imported from Morocco following a dispute on stickers indicating origin of the product. (Reuters) Politics and elections
* 2023–2024 Georgian protests
* President Salome Zourabichvili vetoes the proposed "Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence". (The Guardian)
* LGBT rights in Peru
* Hundreds of protesters march in Lima, Peru, to demand the reversal of a new law that describes transgender people as having a mental illness. (Reuters)
* The Communist Party of Vietnam nominates the current Minister of Public Security Tô Lâm to be the next President, after the previous President stepped down due to the anti-corruption campaign. (Al Jazeera) Sports
* 2023–24 Bundesliga
* In association football, Bundesliga champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen become the first Bundesliga team to finish a season unbeaten after defeating FC Augsburg on the final matchday. (The New York Times)
* 2023–24 Women's Super League
* Chelsea F.C. Women wins their 7th Women's Super League title after defeating Manchester United W.F.C. 6–0 in the final match. (Reuters)
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Current events: 2024-05-16
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Israel–Hamas war
* Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip
* Battle of Jabalia
* Palestinian fighters, including Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, claim dozens of attacks on Israeli troops in and around the Jabalia refugee camp. (Al Jazeera)
* International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
* Global Affairs Canada announces sanctions on four "extremist" Israeli settlers in the West Bank for engaging in violence against Palestinian civilians and their property. (CBC News)
* The Arab League calls for a United Nations peacekeeping force and international protection in the occupied Palestinian territories until a two-state solution is implemented. (Al Jazeera) (Al Arabiya)
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
* United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces a $2 billion military aid package for Ukraine, aimed at investing in Ukraine's industrial base. (Reuters)
* 2024 New Caledonia unrest
* France sends 1,000 police officers to New Caledonia in an attempt to control the ongoing riots. (Reuters)
* Attempted assassination of Robert Fico
* Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is reported to be in serious but stable condition. (Reuters) Business and economy
* The Dow Jones index surpasses 40,000 points for the first time. (Reuters) International relations
* China–Russia relations
* President of Russia Vladimir Putin meets with President of China Xi Jinping in Beijing, China. (CNN)
* Russia–United States relations
* The United States announces sanctions on two Russian individuals and three Russian companies for facilitating weapons transfers between Russia and North Korea. (Reuters)
* Foreign minister of Kosovo Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz writes to the Council of Europe to ask for member nations to consider granting Kosovo entry into the council. (AP) Law and crime
* Murder of Garrett Foster
* Texas Governor Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing a man at a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020. (The New York Times)
* The European Union opens a formal investigation into Meta for potential breaches in online content rules relating to child safety on Facebook and Instagram, which violate the Digital Services Act. (Al Jazeera) Politics and elections
* Permanent Member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee's Secretariat Trương Thị Mai resigns after just over a year in office amid the Communist Party's anti-corruption campaign. (Xinhua)
* Tunisian lawyers launch a one-day strike and protest in Tunis following the recent arrest of two lawyers and repressive measures enacted by President Kais Saied. (Al Jazeera)
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Current events: 2024-05-14
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* 2024 Kharkiv offensive, Kharkiv strikes
* At least 20 people are injured when Russian airstrikes hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
* Ukraine pulls back from positions near Lukyantsi and Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast. (Reuters)
* Israel–Hamas war
* Rafah offensive
* Israeli tanks enter residential areas of Rafah as they attempt to capture the city. Hamas' armed wing al-Qassam Brigades says that it destroyed an Israeli troop carrier with a Al-Yassin 105 anti-tank missile, killing several troops and injuring several others, while the Israel Defense Forces claim to have "eliminated" several terrorists in the city. (Reuters) Arts and culture
* The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival opens in Cannes, France, with Meryl Streep receiving an honorary Palme d'Or award. (AP) Business and economy
* China–United States trade war
* U.S. President Joe Biden passes tariff increases on Chinese imports, including electric vehicles and batteries, computer chips, and medical products. (Reuters)
* GameStop short squeeze
* The share price of GameStop increases by a further 61%. (Quartz) (Yahoo! News) Disasters and accidents
* The death toll from a building collapse in George, South Africa, last week, increases to 33. (Reuters)
* Thirteen people are killed in a bus crash in Vinchos, Huamanga Province, Peru. (Reuters) (Infobae)
* Eight people are killed and 40 others are injured when a bus carrying farmworkers collides with a truck and overturns in Marion County, Florida, United States (AP) Law and crime
* Corruption in Russia
* Russian police arrest former head of personnel of the Ministry of Defence Yuri Kuznetsov for bribery of over ₽1 million (${{To USD round|1000000|RUS|sf=2}}). Kuznetsov's charges carry up to 15 years of jail time. (Al Jazeera)
* Two prison guards are killed and three others are critically injured in an ambush against a prison van near Rouen, Normandy, France, which also caused an inmate to escape. (BBC News)
* Tunisian police raid the headquarters of the Tunisian Order of Lawyers in Tunis and arrest Mahdi Zagrouba, who is known for his opposition to President Kais Saied. (Al Jazeera)
* The Supreme Court of Kazakhstan sentences former Minister of National Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev to 24 years in prison for torturing and murdering his wife. (Al Jazeera)
* Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza loses his appeal against 25-year prison sentence. (Reuters) Politics and elections
* 2023–2024 Georgian protests
* Riot police clash with protesters on the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, after the parliament approves a controversial "foreign agent" law that requires media organizations to declare foreign funding. (BBC News)
* The United States warns Georgia that $390 million in planned economic support will be "under review" if the Georgian government considers the U.S. as an "adversary", and not as a strategic partner. (The Guardian)
* 2024 New Caledonia unrest
* A curfew is imposed in Nouméa, New Caledonia, after violent protests and riots occur in response to planned changes to the constitution. (The Guardian) Science and technology
* Russia places its nuclear capable submarine-launched Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile into service. (Reuters)
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Current events: 2024-05-12
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* 2024 Kharkiv offensive
* The Russian Defence Ministry states that its forces have captured several villages in Kharkiv Oblast. (CNN)
* Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
* At least thirteen civilians are killed and 20 others are injured when a Ukrainian Tochka missile hits an apartment block in Belgorod, Russia. (AP) (Reuters)
* President of Russia Vladimir Putin reassigns Defence minister Sergei Shoigu to the National Security Council and replaces him as Defense minister with Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov. (The Washington Post)
* War in Sudan
* Battle of El Fasher
* Fighting during RSF attacks on eastern El Fasher, Sudan, over the weekend kill at least 38 civilians and injure 189 others amid fears of an all out RSF assault on the city. (The Washington Post) Disasters and accidents
* 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
* The death toll from the ongoing flooding in northern Afghanistan increases to 315, with more than 1,600 people injured, and more than 1,000 houses destroyed. (Reuters)
* 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
* The death toll from the ongoing flooding in southern Brazil increases to 143, with 125 people still missing. The Brazilian government has announced R$12.1 billion in emergency spending in response to the crisis. (Reuters)
* A shopping mall in Warsaw, Poland, is destroyed in a suspected arson. (Puls Biznesu) International relations
* Egypt–Israel relations
* Egypt announces it will intervene on South Africa's side in the South Africa v Israel case in response to Israel's growing assault on Rafah. (Reuters) Politics and elections
* 2024 Catalan regional election
* The Socialists' Party of Catalonia wins the regional election with its best result since 2003. Pro-independence parties lose their absolute majority in the Parliament. (Reuters)
* 2024 Lithuanian presidential election, 2024 Lithuanian constitutional referendum
* Lithuanians elect the President of Lithuania and vote on a constitutional amendment that would allow dual citizenship. (ABC News) (lnk.lt)
* 2024 North Macedonian presidential election
* Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova is sworn in as the first female President of North Macedonia. (Bloomberg Macedonia)
* Forty-nine Vatican Museums employees start an unprecedented labor dispute over unfair and poor working conditions against the Vatican's Pontifical Commission. (Reuters)
* Hundreds of protesters march in Tunis, Tunisia, to demand the release of imprisoned journalists, activists, and opposition figures. (Reuters) Sports
* Bayer Leverkusen extend their record unbeaten streak in European football to fifty consecutive wins. (Bundesliga)
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Current events: 2024-05-10
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* 2024 Kharkiv offensive
* Russian forces launch an attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, near the town of Vovchansk, opening up a new front. (Reuters)
* Israeli–Palestinian conflict
* Israel–Hamas war
* The United States finds Israel may have have breached international law using American weapons. (BBC News)
* Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
* Hundreds of Islamic State-linked fighters attack the town of Macomia, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique. It is described as "the most serious attack in the area in some time". (Al Jazeera)
* Indian security forces kill 12 Maoist rebels in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents
* 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
* The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 113 people, with 146 still missing and over 300,000 people displaced.(Reuters)
* At least 72 people are killed during floods in Baghlan, Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera) (VOA)
* Seven people are killed and six others are injured when a passenger bus plunges into a river in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (The Moscow Times) (BBC News)
* At least 60 people are injured when a seven-car passenger train collides with a locomotive in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Reuters) Health and environment
* Demographics of Italy
* Amid record low birth rates and an aging population, Pope Francis urges Italians to have more children. The government of Premier Giorgia Meloni expanded a campaign to encourage at least 500,000 births annually by 2033. Italy is currently at 379,000 births annually. (AP) International relations
* Palestine and the United Nations
* Palestine 194
* The United Nations General Assembly votes 143–9 with 25 abstentions to approve a resolution granting Palestine new rights and requests, and to reconsider its request to become a UN member. The US, Argentina, the Czech Republic and Hungary, along with four Pacific nations, align with Israel in voting against the resolution. (AP) (The National) Law and crime
* Arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, 2024 Indian general election
* The Supreme Court of India grants Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal interim bail for 21 days in connection with the Delhi liquor policy money laundering case, thus permitting him to campaign in the ongoing general election. (The Hindustan Times)
* A Pennsylvania jury orders ExxonMobil to pay $725.5 million to a former mechanic who claimed the company's gasoline and solvents caused his cancer. (Reuters) Politics and elections
* 2024 Polish farmers' protests
* Thousands of protesters march through Warsaw, Poland, against the European Union's environmental regulations. (Euronews)
* 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
* Police dismantle encampments and arrest dozens of students protesting at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Reuters)
* Academic staff of The New School in New York City, New York, holds the first faculty-led solidarity encampment in the United States. (The Guardian)
* The Emir of Kuwait Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah dissolves the National Assembly and suspends some articles of the Constitution. (Reuters)
* Robert F. Kennedy Jr. qualifies to appear on the ballot in Oklahoma for the 2024 United States presidential election as an independent candidate. (Yahoo News)
* Eight hundred protesters storm the Tesla plant in Grünheide, Germany, in protest of the company's expansion's impact on the environment. (Reuters) Science and technology
* Solar Cycle 25
* A geomagnetic storm is predicted to hit Earth, reaching G4 intensity and likely causing widespread aurorae, with NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center issuing its first G4-level storm watch since 2005. (NOAA)
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Current events: 2024-06-06
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Israel–Hamas war
* Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
* At least 40 Palestinians, including 14 children, are reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike on a United Nations school that was sheltering refugees in central Gaza. (Reuters) (NPR) (Al Jazeera)
* Israeli occupation of the West Bank
* Three Palestinians are killed and several others are injured in an Israel Defense Forces raid on Jenin in the West Bank. (Times of Israel) (Al Jazeera)
* Red Sea crisis
* The Houthis and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claim to have launched two joint military attacks against ships at the Port of Haifa in Israel. However, Israel denies the claims. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents
* 2024 Uttarakhand snowstorm disaster
* A blizzard in the Himalaya mountains of Uttarakhand, India, kills nine Indian trekkers. (Reuters)
* At least six people, including several children, drown after a school bus falls into the Orontes River near Darkush, Syria. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
* One person is killed and more than 100 others are injured after two trams collide in Kemerovo, Russia. (The Moscow Times)
* A child is killed and at least thirteen other people are injured by tornadoes in the U.S. states of Michigan, Maryland, and Ohio. (AP) International relations
* France–Russia relations
* A French citizen is detained in Moscow, Russia, under suspicion of collecting military information. (ABC News) Politics and elections
* 2024 European Parliament election
* Elections to the European Parliament begin and will continue until June 9, with the Netherlands and Estonia voting today. (Al Jazeera) (NOS)
* Palestine–United States relations
* The Biden administration imposes sanctions on the Lions' Den militant group based in Nablus in the West Bank, for committing attacks in the West Bank since October 2022. (Al Jazeera)
* South Africa's genocide case against Israel
* Spain applies to join South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide. (AP) Science and technology
* SpaceX launches Starship's Integrated Flight Test 4, successfully guiding both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage to soft water landings in the Gulf of Mexico and the Indian Ocean, respectively. (The New York Times)
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Current events: 2024-06-04
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russia–NATO relations
* Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warns that French military instructors will be "legitimate targets" if they are deployed to Ukraine. (France 24) Disasters and accidents
* The Kanlaon volcano in central Philippines erupts, causing evacuations and a suspension of activities in the city of Canlaon. (Reuters) Politics and elections
* 2024 Indian general election
* The alliance of parties led by Narendra Modi reaches the 272-seat threshold needed to form a government, but Modi's BJP party loses its outright parliamentary majority. (BBC News)
* International recognition of the State of Palestine
* Slovenia's parliament approves a motion to recognize a Palestinian state. (The Times of Israel)
* Mexico–United States border crisis
* US President Joe Biden enacts an executive order to temporarily suspend asylum claims processing at the Mexico–United States border when the seven-day average of claims exceeds 2,500. Amnesty International criticizes the executive order, accusing Biden of "setting a dangerous international precedent". (NPR) (AP)
* North Korea–South Korea relations
* The State Council of South Korea suspends the 2018 Panmunjom Declaration due to border tensions over balloons sent across the border by North Korea. (AP) Science and technology
* Chinese space program
* The China National Space Administration's Chang'e 6 spacecraft lifts off from the surface of the far side of the Moon carrying samples of lunar soil and rocks back to Earth. (Reuters)
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Current events: 2024-06-02
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Sudanese civil war
* Darfur campaign
* Battle of El Fasher
* Kutum Hospital airstrike
* The Sudanese Armed Forces bomb a hospital in Kutum, Sudan, injuring dozens of people. (Al Mayadeen)
* Around eleven civilians are killed and 42 others are injured in large clashes between the Rapid Support Forces, the Sudanese Armed Forces, and various rebel militia groups in El Fasher, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
* UNICEF reports that more than 270,000 people, including more than 130,000 children, are at risk following fighting at the Golo Reservoir in El Fasher. (The Print)
* Battle of Khartoum
* Seven soldiers are killed and 28 others are injured in an offensive by the Rapid Support Forces near Khartoum. (Sudan Tribune)
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Russia–NATO relations, Russia–United States relations
* Russia accuses NATO and the United States of "provoking a new level of tension" after some allies agreed to let Ukraine's military use Western-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russia. (BBC News)
* Syrian civil war
* Israel's role in the Syrian civil war
* Syrian state media reports that a number of people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes near Aleppo. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents
* A firefighter is killed and thousands of people are evacuated after heavy rains cause flooding in southern Germany, particularly in the states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. (Reuters) (DW) Law and crime
* One person is killed and 24 others are injured in an overnight mass shooting in Akron, Ohio, United States. (NPR) Politics and elections
* 2024 Iranian presidential election
* Former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that he intends to run for President of Iran again following the death of Ebrahim Raisi. (ABC News Australia)
* 2024 Mexican general election
* Voters in Mexico elect a new president and legislature, eight governors, the mayor of Mexico City, and around 20,000 other positions in federal and local elections. (CNN) Science and technology
* Chinese space program
* China's Chang'e 6 lunar exploration mission to collect moon rock successfully lands on the far side of the Moon. (Reuters)
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Current events: 2024-05-31
Armed conflicts and attacks
* 2024 Mannheim stabbing
* German police shoot and wound a man armed with a knife who attacked and stabbed several people at an anti-Islam rally organized by Citizens' Movement Pax Europa and Michael Stürzenberger in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. (Reuters)
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Ukraine launches missile and drone strikes across Krasnodar Krai, Russia, injuring two people and damaging several oil refineries. (Reuters)
* Kharkiv strikes
* At least three people are killed and 16 others are injured when Russian missiles hit civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv. (Reuters)
* Red Sea crisis
* 2024 Sanaa strikes
* The toll from yesterday's airstrikes in Yemen launched by the U.S. Navy and the British Navy increases to 16 people killed and 35 more injured. (AP)
* The Houthi Supreme Political Council states it launched an attack on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, though American officials deny this. (The Independent)
* Israel–Hezbollah conflict
* A medic is killed and another injured during an Israeli airstrike against an ambulance in Naqoura, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) International relations
* China–United States relations
* At the 2024 Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meets with Chinese Minister of National Defense Dong Jun, with the two agreeing to the resumption of military-to-military communication between China and the United States in the coming months. (Al Jazeera)
* France bans Israeli defense firms from exhibiting at Eurosatory. (Times of Israel)
* Ukraine and Russia announce their first exchange of prisoners of war in nearly four months, with 150 people freed after negotiations mediated by the United Arab Emirates. (Reuters) Law and crime
* French security services arrest a Chechen teenager suspected of plotting an Islamist-inspired attack on a football game during the Summer Olympics. (The Guardian)
* Former First Lady of Zambia Esther Lungu is arrested on fraud charges. (BBC News)
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Current events: 2024-05-29
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Israel–Hamas war
* Rafah offensive
* Israel says it has taken full control of the Egypt–Gaza border after capturing the Philadelphi Corridor. (Reuters) (DW)
* New People's Army rebellion
* The New People's Army kills four soldiers in Aurora. (Philippine Revolution)
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
* Sweden announces a package of $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine, the largest given by Sweden so far. (AP) Business and economy
* The Egyptian government raises the subsidized price of a loaf of bread for the first time in three decades, from E£0.05 to E£0.20. (Al-Ahram) Disasters and accidents
* 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions
* The town of Grindavik and the Blue Lagoon in Iceland are evacuated following volcanic activity. (BBC News)
* At least 28 people are killed when a bus falls into a ravine in Balochistan province, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera) Health and environment
* The India Meteorological Department records a temperature of 52.9C (127.2F) in Delhi, setting a new record-high temperature in India, and the first temperature over 50.0C recorded in the city. (The Guardian) International relations
* International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
* Israel–Hamas war protests
* Pro-Palestinian protestors in Mexico set fire to the Israeli embassy in Mexico City. (The Jewish Chronicle)
* Brazil–Israel relations
* Brazil removes its ambassador to Israel amid an ongoing diplomatic crisis between the two countries. (Reuters) Law and crime
* Egyptian police arrest an Egyptian-American teacher and TikTok influencer suspected of being a serial killer, who is believed to have murdered at least three women in Cairo. (Al-Ahram)
* Amnesty International says that the number of executions recorded globally in 2023 was the highest since 2015 and up more than 30% from 2022, with Iran carrying out 74% of the global total (The figures exclude China). (BBC News) Politics and elections
* 2024 Malagasy parliamentary election
* Citizens of Madagascar vote for members of the National Assembly. (Africanews)
* 2024 South African general election
* South Africans vote for members of the National Assembly and elect provincial legislatures. (The Guardian)
* 2024 Vanuatuan constitutional referendum
* Vanuatuans hold the first national constitutional referendum to vote on amendments related to party switching. (Radio Free Asia)
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Current events: 2024-05-27
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
* Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez signs a bilateral security pact with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and pledges €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) of military aid to Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
* Russia occupies the villages of Netailove in the Donetsk Oblast, and Ivanivka in the Kharkiv Oblast. (Arab News)
* Israel–Hamas War
* Rafah offensive
* One Egyptian border guard is killed in a shootout at the Rafah Border Crossing. Egypt and Israel are investigating the connection with a shooting incident earlier today. (Reuters)
* Red Sea crisis
* Yemen's Houthi militia said they attacked three merchant ships and two destroyers from the United States Navy. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents
* 2024 Enga landslide
* Papua New Guinea asks for international help after the landslide in Enga Province three days ago, reporting that more than 2,000 people were buried alive and now presumed deceased. (AP)
* Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–26, 2024
* The death toll from an overnight tornado outbreak in the U.S. states of Texas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Arkansas increases to 21. (Reuters) Law and crime
* One teenager is killed and six other people are injured in a shooting in downtown Lansing, Michigan, United States. (USA Today)
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Current events: 2024-05-25
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Eastern Ukraine campaign
* Russia captures the village of Arkhanhelske in Donetsk Oblast. (The Moscow Times)
* Kharkiv strikes
* At least six people are killed and 58 others are injured in Russian strikes on a hardware store and residential area in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent) (Reuters) Arts and culture
* 2024 Cannes Film Festival
* Anora, directed by Sean Baker, wins the Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents
* At least 24 people, including many children, are killed in a building fire at a family entertainment venue in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. (Reuters) Politics and elections
* 2024 United Kingdom general election
* UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces plans to implement mandatory military or alternative service for young persons if the Conservative Party wins the upcoming general election. (BBC News) Sports
* 2023–24 AFC Champions League
* Al Ain win their second Champions League title after beating the Yokohama F. Marinos by an aggregate score of 6–3 over a two-legged final. (Reuters)
* 2023–24 FA Cup
* Manchester United win their 13th FA Cup title after beating the defending champions, Manchester City, by a score of 2–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium in London, England. (The Guardian)
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Current events: 2024-05-23
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Eastern Ukraine campaign
* Russia takes the village of Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Telegraph)
* 2024 Kharkiv offensive
* Seven people are killed and at least 28 are injured in Russian missile strikes in Liubotyn and Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
* Crimea attacks
* At least two people are killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on Alushta, Crimea. Explosions are reported across the peninsula and Ukrainian media reports multiple targets being hit. (Reuters) Arts and culture
* A miracle is attributed, by the approval of Pope Francis and the Roman Curia's Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, to the intercession of the Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will become the first millennial to become a saint, after a forthcoming routine meeting of cardinals and bishops to authorize it. The teenager, who died of leukemia, was famous for his computer skills, his cataloging of miracles, his kindness, and devotion to the Eucharist. (Holy See) (BBC) Disasters and accidents
* 2024 Palma de Mallorca accident
* Four people are killed and 21 more are injured during the collapse of the second floor in the Medusa Beach Club in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. It is expected that the number of dead will rise in the next 24 hours. (AP)
* Eleven people are killed and two injured during an explosion at a sugar factory in Morogoro, Tanzania. (AP) International relations
* Cross-Strait relations
* China's People's Liberation Army begins two days of military drills around Taiwan. Taiwan mobilizes its military in response. (BBC News) (Reuters)
* Diplomatic missions to Palestine
* President of Colombia Gustavo Petro orders the opening of an embassy in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine. (Al Jazeera)
* Kenya–United States relations
* President Joe Biden announces his intent to designate Kenya a major non-NATO ally during President William Ruto's visit. (Reuters) (NPR) Law and crime
* Three people are killed and five injured during a shootout between two groups after an argument at a café in Istanbul, Turkey. (Metro)
* The United States Department of Justice sues Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation, seeking the breakup of the company and accusing them of creating a monopoly by eliminating competition and increasing prices. (AP)
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Current events: 2024-05-21
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Israel–Hamas War
* Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war
* The Israeli army launches a raid on the city of Jenin, with sources claiming seven Palestinians were killed. (Reuters)
* Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
* The UNRWA suspends food distribution in Rafah due to insecurity and a lack of supplies. (Reuters) Arts and culture
* Jenny Erpenbeck wins the International Booker Prize for her novel Kairos, translated from the German by Michael Hofmann. (The Guardian) Business and economy
* Pixar Animation Studios lays off 14% of its workforce, approximately 175 people. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents
* Singapore Airlines Flight 321
* A Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore makes an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport after experiencing severe air turbulence over the Bay of Bengal, resulting in one death and at least 30 injured. (BBC News)
* 11 female workers drown after a microbus falls off a ferry into the Nile River near Abou Ghaleb village in Giza, Egypt. (ahram) International relations
* Argentina–Spain relations
* Spain recalls its ambassador from Argentina permanently after a diplomatic crisis with Argentine President Javier Milei over Milei's comments about Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez's wife, Begoña Gómez. (CNN) Law and crime
* Censorship in Israel
* The Israeli Ministry of Communications seizes broadcasting equipment from the Associated Press (AP News) and halt their live feed of Gaza, accusing them of breaking the new media law by supplying images to Al Jazeera. (AP)
* Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton is reported to be on life support after being physically attacked in Port-Cartier prison. (Vancouver Sun)
* The European Union passes the Artificial Intelligence Act, to be applied in 2026. The act imposes strict transparency obligations on AI systems, restricts governments from using real-time biometric surveillance in public spaces, and bans social scoring, predictive policing, and untargeted scraping of facial images. (Reuters)
* Russia sentences Anatoly Maslov, a 77-year-old hypersonic missiles expert, to 14 years in prison for state treason. (Reuters)
* Following Georgia's model, Serbia's parliament passes a bill on "foreign agents". (euronews.ro)
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Current events: 2024-05-19
Armed conflicts and attacks
* 2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup attempt
* The FARDC says that it foiled a coup by armed men in Kinshasa, DR Congo, that killed two police officers and Christian Malanga, opposition leader of the United Congolese Party. The perpetrators, which included Malanga's 20-year-old son and a US citizen from Maryland, are arrested. (AP) (News24)
* 2024 New Caledonia unrest
* France sends police to New Caledonia to regain control of the road to La Tontouta International Airport, which is currently controlled by protesters. (Reuters)
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* At least six people are killed and 27 others are injured in a Russian double tap missile strike on a recreation area near Kharkiv. Separately, five people are killed and nine others are injured in a Russian strike using a multiple rocket launcher on two villages in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents
* 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash
* A helicopter carrying Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashes in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Rescue workers are currently attempting to locate the crash site. (AP) (The National)
* Two people are killed and five others are missing after a suspected boat collision on the Danube river near Verőce, Hungary. (Reuters)
* Seven villages on the island of Halmahera, Indonesia, are forced to evacuate after the Mount Ibu volcano erupts. (Reuters) International relations
* Argentina–Spain relations
* Spain recalls its ambassador to Argentina after President of Argentina Javier Milei calls Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife Begoña Gómez corrupt during a rally in Madrid, and also refuses to meet with King of Spain Felipe VI. (Reuters) Politics and elections
* 2024 Dominican Republic general election
* Citizens of the Dominican Republic vote for the president and other officials. (Reuters) Sports
* Manchester City win the Premier League, becoming the first team in the 136-year history of the Football League to win four consecutive top-flight titles. (The Guardian)
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Current events: 2024-05-17
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Israel–Hamas war
* Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
* Humanitarian aid deliveries begin arriving at the U.S.-built Gaza floating pier. (Reuters)
* Re'im music festival massacre, Rafah offensive
* The Israeli army recovers the bodies of three hostages in Rafah who were kidnapped and killed in the Hamas-led attack on Israel last October, including Shani Louk. (The New York Times)
* Hamas announces that an Israeli strike killed Sharhabil Sayed, a Hamas commander in Lebanon. (France 24)
* Israel announces that an Air Force strike killed Islaam Hamaisa, a commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Jenin Brigade. (Jerusalem Post)
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Ukraine launches a massive drone attack across southwestern Russia, causing fires at several oil refineries, including at the port of Novorossiysk. (The New York Times)
* Kharkiv strikes
* At least three civilians are killed and 28 others are injured by Russian guided bombs in Kharkiv. (Reuters)
* 2024 Ulu Tiram police station attack
* Two police officers are killed and another is injured outside the Ulu Tiram police station in Johor, Malaysia. The suspect is later fatally shot. Seven suspected members of Jemaah Islamiyah are arrested in connection to the attack. (CNA)
* Antisemitism in France
* An Algerian man is killed by French police after setting a synagogue on fire in Rouen, France. (BBC News)
* Islamic State gunmen kill three Spanish tourists and one Afghan in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. (Reuters) International relations
* Azerbaijan–France relations, 2024 New Caledonia unrest
* France accuses Azerbaijan of being behind the protests and violence in New Caledonia after Azerbaijani and Togolese flags are seen alongside indigenous Kanak symbols at the protests. Azerbaijan has previously spoken out against French colonialism and supported pro-independence participants. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime
* The RCMP identifies the killer of four people in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in 1976 and 1977 as American serial rapist Gary Allen Srery, who died in prison in 2011. (CFCN-TV)
* Iranian police arrest more than 260 people, including three European citizens, on suspicion of spreading satanism and nudity in Iran. (ABC News)
* Police in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, arrest American golfer Scottie Scheffler, who was travelling to the 2024 PGA Championship, for assault of a police officer, criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding traffic signals. (AP) Science and technology
* Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope discover the earliest known merging of black holes, 740 million years after the Big Bang. (AP) Sports
* The annual FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, awards Brazil the host rights for the 2027 Women's World Cup. (USA Today)
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Current events: 2024-05-15
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Attempted assassination of Robert Fico
* Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is injured in a shooting in Handlová, Slovakia, which is being treated as an assassination attempt. The shooter has been apprehended and is identified as a 71-year-old writer from Levice, Slovakia. (BBC News) (The Wall Street Journal)
* The Slovak government describes Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition as life-threatening. Deputy prime minister Tomáš Taraba stated that Fico underwent surgery, was stabilized, and is expected to survive. (Reuters) (The Guardian)
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Southern Ukraine campaign, 2024 Kharkiv offensive
* Russia says its forces have captured the village of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and several more villages in Kharkiv Oblast. Ukraine confirms it has pulled back its troops from Vovchansk to "preserve the lives of our servicemen and avoid losses". (BBC News)
* 2024 New Caledonia unrest
* France declares a state of emergency in New Caledonia as anti-French rioting continues, which has killed four people. Schools are closed and a curfew is announced in the capital Nouméa. (Reuters)
* Terrorism in Switzerland
* Six people are injured in a stabbing in Zofingen, Switzerland. The suspect is detained. The motive for the attack is currently unclear, but terrorism is being considered. (Al Arabiya)
* War in Sudan
* The United States issues sanctions on two commanders of the Rapid Support Forces, Ali Yagoub Gibril and Osman Mohamed Hamid, for their roles in the escalating violence in Darfur. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents
* 2024 Canada wildfires
* Authorities evacuate over 6,000 people as wildfires approach the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. (Reuters) (NPR)
* 2024 West Sumatra floods
* The death toll from the flash flood and lahar in West Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 62, with 25 others still missing. (Reuters) International relations
* Nicaragua–United States relations
* The United States imposes visa restrictions on more than 250 members of the Nicaraguan government and also sanction three Nicaraguan entities for "repressive action" and a failure to control migrant smuggling through Nicaragua. (Reuters) Law and crime
* Federal prosecutors in New York City charge two brothers, Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, after they were arrested for exploiting the Ethereum blockchain and stealing $25 million worth of cryptocurrency. (Reuters)
* The Supreme Court lets Louisiana use congressional map with two majority-Black congressional districts in the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections. (CBS News) Politics and elections
* 2024 United States presidential election
* 2024 United States presidential debates
* U.S. President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump agree to hold a presidential debate on June 27, hosted by CNN, which will be the earliest general election debate in modern history in the United States. A second debate will be held in September. (The New York Times)
* 2023–2024 Dutch cabinet formation
* A new coalition government in the Netherlands is agreed by Geert Wilders, Dilan Yeşilgöz, Pieter Omtzigt, and Caroline van der Plas. (The Guardian)
* Lawrence Wong is sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of Singapore, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong. (BBC News) (CNA)
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Current events: 2024-05-13
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Israel–Hamas war
* Rafah offensive
* The Israeli military advances into northern and southern Gaza. (Reuters)
* A staff member of the United Nations Department of Safety and Security is killed and another is injured in Rafah. (United Nations)
* Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
* Hamas says it has "lost contact" with the militants holding four Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin. (Reuters)
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* 2024 Kharkiv offensive
* Russia claims its troops have entered the town of Vovchansk, 74km from Kharkiv. (BBC) Business and economy
* GameStop short squeeze
* Three years after the previous GameStop stock squeeze, Redditors return to artificially inflate GameStop's share price by 75%, to an 18-month high. AMC's stock also soars more than 70%. (Reuters) (CNBC) Disasters and accidents
* 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
* The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil rises to 147 people, with 127 people still missing. (Reuters)
* The death toll from the flash flood and the cold lava flow in West Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 43, while fifteen others are still missing. (Reuters)
* At least four people are killed, 61 injured and more than 40 trapped after a billboard fell during heavy rainstorm in Mumbai, India. (Reuters)
* Canadian National Railway suspends traffic on some railway lines due to wildfires. (Reuters) Law and crime
* The Airlines for America trade association, along with major US airlines American, Delta, United, JetBlue, Hawaiian, and Alaska, files a lawsuit against the United States Department of Transportation over a rule requiring upfront disclosure of airline fees. (Reuters) Politics and elections
* 2024 Lithuanian presidential election
* Gitanas Nausėda and Ingrida Šimonytė advance to the run-off election, which will be held on May 26th. (The Guardian)
* 2024 Lithuanian constitutional referendum
* Lithuania's referendum to allow dual citizenship failed to pass. (LRT)
* A German administrative court in Münster rules that the Alternative for Germany political party may threaten democracy and can be spied on. (The Washington Post) Science and technology
* The final remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, are demolished by explosives. (East Bay Times)
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Current events: 2024-05-11
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Three people are killed in a Ukrainian strike in Donetsk. Separately, two people are killed in Ukrainian strikes in Belgorod and Kursk Oblasts, Russia. (Reuters) Arts and culture
* Eurovision Song Contest 2024
* Dutch musician Joost Klein is disqualified from the Eurovision final over reported verbal threats, which are under investigation by Swedish authorities. This is the first time that a performer has been disqualified during the festival. (Aftonbladet)
* The Norwegian announcer for Eurovision, Alessandra Mele, announces that she will withdraw from announcing votes while declaring support for Palestine in the ongoing war. (Times of Israel)
* Switzerland's entry, "The Code" by Nemo, is declared the winner of this year's Eurovision contest. (DW) Disasters and accidents
* 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
* The death toll from the ongoing flooding in northern Afghanistan increases to 300, with more than 1,000 houses destroyed. (AP)
* 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
* The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 136, with 125 still missing, and more than 300,000 people displaced. (Reuters) Politics and elections
* 2023–2024 Georgian protests
* 50,000 people march in Tbilisi, Georgia, in protest of the proposed Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. (Reuters)
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Current events: 2024-05-09
Armed conflicts and attacks
* Israel–Hamas war
* Rafah offensive
* Israeli tanks and warplanes strike eastern Rafah. (Reuters)
* United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
* U.S. President Joe Biden threatens to withhold weapons from Israel if it launches a major invasion of Rafah. (Reuters)
* Israeli far-right activists launch two arson attacks on the perimeter of the UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem, forcing it to temporarily close down. (The Guardian)
* Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
* Red Sea crisis
* The Houthis claim responsibility for attacks on three container ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. (Al Jazeera)
* Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Iran–Israel relations
* Iran warns that it will build a nuclear weapon if Israel continues to target its nuclear facilities. (Al Jazeera) Business and economy
* Air India Express cancels 85 flights due to staff calling in sick at the last minute, which is related to a protest against working conditions imposed by the airline's new owner Tata Group. (Al Jazeera)
* Air Vanuatu cancels all of its flights as the Vanuatu Government considers putting the airline into voluntary administration. (ABC News Australia) Disasters and accidents
* Eight people are killed, 29 are injured, and 44 are missing when a building collapses in George, South Africa. (Reuters) International relations
* Australia–Tuvalu relations
* Australia and Tuvalu sign a new security agreement, where Australia agrees to protect Tuvalu during natural disasters, pandemics, or military aggression. (AP) Law and crime
* Meteorology in the 21st century
* Following a significant tornado outbreak across the United States, 𝕏 (formerly known as Twitter) announces it will limit automated posts by the National Weather Service. (BNO News)
* Former Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama is sentenced to one year in prison for perverting the course of justice. (ABC News Australia) Politics and elections
* Israel–Hamas war protests
* Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmö, Sweden, against Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest and the contest's ban of pro-Palestinian content and imagery. Among the protesters is Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. (AP)
* Argentine unions launch a general strike against President Javier Milei's planned reforms and budget cuts. (Reuters) Sports
* Bayer Leverkusen breaks the record for undefeated games in modern European association football, winning 49 consecutive games, and beating Benfica's previous record of 48 consecutive wins. (The Athletic)
