President of Tunisia Kais Saied dismisses the Minister of Religious Affairs after 49 Tunisians are reported to have died in this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. (Al Arabiya)
LGBT rights in Hungary Thousands of people march in a pride parade in Budapest, Hungary, to protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's anti-LGBTQ+ policies. (Reuters)
Thousands of people march in a pride parade in Budapest, Hungary, to protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's anti-LGBTQ+ policies. (Reuters)
Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hamas war protests in Israel More than 150,000 Israelis rally and march in Tel Aviv to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, calling for new elections, the return of hostages, and a ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
Israel–Hamas war protests in Israel More than 150,000 Israelis rally and march in Tel Aviv to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, calling for new elections, the return of hostages, and a ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
More than 150,000 Israelis rally and march in Tel Aviv to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, calling for new elections, the return of hostages, and a ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
2024 Hajj disaster The Saudi health minister announces that 1,301 people are now confirmed to have died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage. (Al Arabiya)
The Saudi health minister announces that 1,301 people are now confirmed to have died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage. (Al Arabiya)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects the U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal for the war in Gaza, instead committing to continuing the war and "the goal of eliminating Hamas." (TIME)
Three-phase Israel–Hamas war ceasefire proposal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects the U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal for the war in Gaza, instead committing to continuing the war and "the goal of eliminating Hamas." (TIME)
Eastern Ukraine campaign At least four people are killed and 40 others are injured when Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles hit Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent) (Reuters)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign At least four people are killed and 40 others are injured when Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles hit Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent) (Reuters)
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elects former Swiss president Alain Berset as the Council's new Secretary General, succeeding Marija Pejčinović Burić. (Politico)
2024 United Kingdom general election date betting scandal A fifth Conservative Party member is investigated for involvement in the ongoing election betting scandal. (The Guardian)
A fifth Conservative Party member is investigated for involvement in the ongoing election betting scandal. (The Guardian)
President William Ruto deploys the military to stop the protests. (Bloomberg)
France's government orders the dissolution of several far-right and radical Muslim groups prior to the upcoming legislative election due to their violence, discrimination, and hate speech toward different races, women, and LGBTQ+ people. (AP)
Kenya Finance Bill protests President William Ruto withdraws the controversial Kenya Finance Bill 2024 following an assault on the parliament that killed multiple people. (Reuters)
President William Ruto withdraws the controversial Kenya Finance Bill 2024 following an assault on the parliament that killed multiple people. (Reuters)
2024 Bolivian coup attempt President Luis Arce accuses military general Juan José Zúñiga of plotting a coup, and calls for a general strike and blocking of roads to prevent the coup. The attempted coup fails. (Reuters) (AP) Bolivian general Juan José Zúñiga is arrested following his failed coup attempt. (Reuters)
President Luis Arce accuses military general Juan José Zúñiga of plotting a coup, and calls for a general strike and blocking of roads to prevent the coup. The attempted coup fails. (Reuters) (AP)
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is formally selected as the next NATO Secretary-General. (CNN)
According to an anonymous South Korean government official, North Korea is preparing to send engineering forces to the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine in July. (NK News)
Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine According to an anonymous South Korean government official, North Korea is preparing to send engineering forces to the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine in July. (NK News)
Kenya Finance Bill protests Thousands of people protest in cities across Kenya, calling for the removal of President William Ruto. (Al Jazeera)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine According to an anonymous South Korean government official, North Korea is preparing to send engineering forces to the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine in July. (NK News)
Thousands of people protest in cities across Kenya, calling for the removal of President William Ruto. (Al Jazeera)
The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party expels former defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe from the party following charges of corruption against them. (CNA)
2024 Iranian presidential election Iranians vote in a snap presidential election following the death of president Ebrahim Raisi. (AP)
2024 Mongolian parliamentary election Mongolians vote for members of the State Great Khural. This is the first election since the Khural was expanded to 126 seats and the first to use parallel voting. The ruling Mongolian People's Party loses its supermajority but claims victory, maintaining a slim simple majority. (AP)
Iranians vote in a snap presidential election following the death of president Ebrahim Raisi. (AP)
Maldivian Minister of the Environment Fathima Shamnaz Ali Saleem and three others are arrested for allegedly performing black magic on President Mohamed Muizzu. (Hindustan Times)
Mongolians vote for members of the State Great Khural. This is the first election since the Khural was expanded to 126 seats and the first to use parallel voting. The ruling Mongolian People's Party loses its supermajority but claims victory, maintaining a slim simple majority. (AP)
The Argentine Chamber of Deputies approves economic reform measures proposed by President Javier Milei, which include investment incentives, the privatization of numerous state-owned entities, and tax overhauls. (Reuters)
Eastern Ukraine campaign The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that its forces have taken control of the village of Rozdolivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Anadolu Agency)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Dnipro strikes At least one person is killed and 12 others are injured when a Russian missile hits a nine-storey residential building in Dnipro, Ukraine. (Reuters) Eastern Ukraine campaign The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that its forces have taken control of the village of Rozdolivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Anadolu Agency)
Violent incidents in reaction to the Israel–Hamas war 2024 attack on the Israeli embassy in Belgrade A man attacks a police officer guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, with a crossbow before being shot and killed. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić calls the incident a terrorist attack against Serbia. (Reuters)
2024 Iranian presidential election Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian advance to the Iranian presidential run-off, amid record-low voter attendance. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
2024 Mauritanian presidential election Mauritanians vote between incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and six other candidates for President; Ghazouani wins re-election on the first ballot. (Reuters)
Mauritanians vote between incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and six other candidates for President; Ghazouani wins re-election on the first ballot. (Reuters)
Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian advance to the Iranian presidential run-off, amid record-low voter attendance. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
2024 Uruguayan presidential primaries Uruguayans vote to elect the presidential candidates for all political parties that are running in the general election on 27 October. (Reuters)
Uruguayans vote to elect the presidential candidates for all political parties that are running in the general election on 27 October. (Reuters)
2024 French legislative election 2024 French protests against the far-right Thousands of left-wing protesters gather in cities across France to protest the National Rally's lead in election polls, while showing support for the New Popular Front left-wing alliance. (France 24) (Le Figaro) French citizens vote in the first round of legislative elections for the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic. (AP)
2024 French protests against the far-right Thousands of left-wing protesters gather in cities across France to protest the National Rally's lead in election polls, while showing support for the New Popular Front left-wing alliance. (France 24) (Le Figaro)
French citizens vote in the first round of legislative elections for the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic. (AP)
Thousands of left-wing protesters gather in cities across France to protest the National Rally's lead in election polls, while showing support for the New Popular Front left-wing alliance. (France 24) (Le Figaro)
Eastern Ukraine campaign The Russian Defence Ministry says that its forces have taken the villages of Spirne and Novooleksandrivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Kharkiv strikes At least one person is killed and ten others are injured when a Russian guided bomb hits a postal sorting hub in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Bloomberg) Eastern Ukraine campaign The Russian Defence Ministry says that its forces have taken the villages of Spirne and Novooleksandrivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
Ukrainian officials uncover a plan to storm parliament and seize control from the current government on Constitution Day, and arrest four individuals implicated in the plot. (DW)
Argentina–Bolivia relations, 2024 Bolivian coup attempt Bolivia summons its ambassador to Argentina after Argentine President Javier Milei called the recent coup attempt "fraudulent" and implied that it was staged. (Reuters)
Bolivia summons its ambassador to Argentina after Argentine President Javier Milei called the recent coup attempt "fraudulent" and implied that it was staged. (Reuters)
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa unveils his cabinet made up of seven parties. (AP)
Eastern Ukraine campaign Russia says that it has captured the villages of Novopokrovske in Donetsk Oblast and Stepova Novoselivka in Kharkiv Oblast. (Al Arabiya)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Russia says that it has captured the villages of Novopokrovske in Donetsk Oblast and Stepova Novoselivka in Kharkiv Oblast. (Al Arabiya)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visits Kyiv, Ukraine, for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, proposing a ceasefire plan which is rejected by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Kyiv Independent)
Hungary–Ukraine relations, 2024 peace missions by Viktor Orbán Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visits Kyiv, Ukraine, for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, proposing a ceasefire plan which is rejected by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Kyiv Independent)
Kenya Finance Bill protests Protests against the controversially rejected Kenyan finance bill and President William Ruto continue in major cities in the country, with the National Commission on Human Rights reporting at least 39 people killed and 361 injured in the protests. (Al Jazeera)
Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Hungary–Ukraine relations, 2024 peace missions by Viktor Orbán Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visits Kyiv, Ukraine, for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, proposing a ceasefire plan which is rejected by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Kyiv Independent)
Protests against the controversially rejected Kenyan finance bill and President William Ruto continue in major cities in the country, with the National Commission on Human Rights reporting at least 39 people killed and 361 injured in the protests. (Al Jazeera)
Investigators in Germany and Sweden arrest eight suspects allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government over alleged participation in crimes against humanity in Syria. (France 24)
Israel–Hamas war protests Pro-Palestinian protesters climb the roof of the Australian Parliament building in Canberra, Australia. (Al Jazeera)
Eastern Ukraine campaign Battle of Chasiv Yar Russian forces take control of the Novy district of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (CBS News) One person is killed and at least 14 others are injured in Russian guided bomb and missile attacks across Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
Five people, including former senator Hidayat Ullah, are killed when their vehicle en route to an election rally strikes a roadside bomb in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Five people, including former senator Hidayat Ullah, are killed when their vehicle en route to an election rally strikes a roadside bomb in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
Israeli occupation of the West Bank The Israeli government approves the seizure of 12.7 square kilometres (4.9 sq mi) of Palestinian land in the Jordan Valley, representing the largest land seizure in the West Bank in more than three decades. (AP)
Pro-Palestinian protesters climb the roof of the Australian Parliament building in Canberra, Australia. (Al Jazeera)
The Israeli government approves the seizure of 12.7 square kilometres (4.9 sq mi) of Palestinian land in the Jordan Valley, representing the largest land seizure in the West Bank in more than three decades. (AP)
Syrian civil war The Islamic State kills eight people, including two civilians, in an ambush on pro-government militiamen in Syria's Badiya desert. (Al Arabiya)
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss loses her seat of South West Norfolk, becoming the first former prime minister to lose their seat in over a century since Arthur Balfour in the 1906 general election. (The Independent)
The Islamic State kills eight people, including two civilians, in an ambush on pro-government militiamen in Syria's Badiya desert. (Al Arabiya)
2024 Iranian presidential election A second round run-off is held between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and ultra conservative Saeed Jalili to become the 9th President of Iran. (Reuters) Masoud Pezeshkian wins the Iranian presidential run-off. (The Guardian)
2024 United Kingdom general election Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak concedes defeat to Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, ending 14 years of Conservative government. (Sky News) (BBC News) Keir Starmer formally becomes Prime Minister after accepting an invitation from King Charles III to form a majority government. (Mirror) (BBC News) Rachel Reeves is appointed as the UK's first ever female Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Starmer ministry. (ITV News)
A second round run-off is held between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and ultra conservative Saeed Jalili to become the 9th President of Iran. (Reuters)
Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak concedes defeat to Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, ending 14 years of Conservative government. (Sky News) (BBC News)
