2024 United Kingdom local elections The United Kingdom holds local elections, as well as a parliamentary by-election in the Blackpool South constituency. The Labour Party wins most councils. (BBC News)
Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war Several people are injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, Syria, the first since the attack on the Iranian consulate in April. (The Jerusalem Post)
Syrian civil war Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war Several people are injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, Syria, the first since the attack on the Iranian consulate in April. (The Jerusalem Post)
The United Kingdom holds local elections, as well as a parliamentary by-election in the Blackpool South constituency. The Labour Party wins most councils. (BBC News)
2023–2024 Georgian protests Protests occur in Batumi, Georgia, against a law requiring foreign non-governmental organizations to register as foreign agents. (OC Media)
2024 Solomon Islands general election Jeremiah Manele is elected Prime Minister of Solomon Islands. (AP)
Economic impact of the Israel–Hamas war, Israel–Turkey relations Turkey suspends all trade with Israel in response to their conduct in the war in Gaza and demands that humanitarian aid be allowed to enter the Gaza Strip uninterrupted, after previously suspending some exports to Israel in April. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
Israel–Hamas war protests 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses 2024 University of California, Los Angeles pro-Palestinian campus occupation Police storm the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, arresting protesters and dismantling the encampment. (Reuters)
Korean conflict South Korea raises its terrorism alert level to the second-highest level, citing strong chances of an attack from North Korea on its overseas diplomatic offices. (Reuters) (The Korea Herald)
Protests occur in Batumi, Georgia, against a law requiring foreign non-governmental organizations to register as foreign agents. (OC Media)
Several people are injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, Syria, the first since the attack on the Iranian consulate in April. (The Jerusalem Post)
South Korea raises its terrorism alert level to the second-highest level, citing strong chances of an attack from North Korea on its overseas diplomatic offices. (Reuters) (The Korea Herald)
Turkey suspends all trade with Israel in response to their conduct in the war in Gaza and demands that humanitarian aid be allowed to enter the Gaza Strip uninterrupted, after previously suspending some exports to Israel in April. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
A Palestinian National Security Forces patrol kills a Palestinian Islamic Jihad gunman in Tulkarm in the West Bank. (Reuters)
Alliance of Sahel States Nigerien crisis Russian military personnel enter the United States–operated Niger Air Base 101 near Diori Hamani International Airport in Niger. (Reuters)
At least nine people, including eight children, are injured in a Russian guided airstrike in Derhachi, Kharkiv Oblast. (AFP via Barron's) (Reuters)
Eleven people are killed and nine others injured after lightning strikes across five districts in Bangladesh. (The Daily Star)
Five people are killed and 21 injured after a vehicle veered off the road and overturned in Samangan Province, Afghanistan. (Xinhua)
International recognition of the State of Palestine Trinidad and Tobago formally recognizes Palestine as an independent nation. (Middle East Eye)
Jeremiah Manele is elected Prime Minister of Solomon Islands. (AP)
Nigerien crisis Russian military personnel enter the United States–operated Niger Air Base 101 near Diori Hamani International Airport in Niger. (Reuters)
Russian forces take control of the village of Berdychi in Donetsk Oblast. (Al-Arabiya News)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian forces take control of the village of Berdychi in Donetsk Oblast. (Al-Arabiya News) At least nine people, including eight children, are injured in a Russian guided airstrike in Derhachi, Kharkiv Oblast. (AFP via Barron's) (Reuters)
Russian military personnel enter the United States–operated Niger Air Base 101 near Diori Hamani International Airport in Niger. (Reuters)
Trinidad and Tobago formally recognizes Palestine as an independent nation. (Middle East Eye)
A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sentences eight soldiers to death for cowardice and other crimes. (AP)
Canada–India diplomatic row Three Indian men are arrested in Canada and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year. The Canadian government is investigating whether the men had ties to the Indian government. (Reuters) (Toronto Star)
Capital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sentences eight soldiers to death for cowardice and other crimes. (AP)
Israel–Hamas war protests 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses 2024 Sciences Po pro-Palestinian occupation protest French police evacuate Sciences Po University in Paris and close the university in response to pro-Palestine protests and building occupations by students. (Reuters) (Le Monde) The Houthis offer American students who have been suspended in pro-Palestine protests education at Sanaa University in Yemen. (Reuters) Students at the National Autonomous University of Mexico hold pro-Palestine solidarity encampments and protests. (France24)
Israel–Hamas war The United States tells Qatar to evict Hamas if the latter obstructs an Israeli hostage deal. (The Washington Post)
The International Criminal Court warns against outside interference, saying that efforts to undermine the court's work must "cease immediately". (The Washington Post)
Three Indian men are arrested in Canada and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year. The Canadian government is investigating whether the men had ties to the Indian government. (Reuters) (Toronto Star)
2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods The death toll from the heavy rains in southern Brazil increases to 39 people, with more than 70 others missing. (Reuters)
A bus plunges into a ravine in Diamer District, Pakistan, killing 20 people and seriously injuring 30 others. (AP)
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron promises £3 billion of annual military aid to Ukraine for "as long as it takes." (Reuters)
Chinese space program The China National Space Administration launches the Chang'e 6 spacecraft from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on a two-month mission to collect lunar rock and soil samples from the far side of the Moon. (Reuters) (AP)
Kivu conflict M23 offensive The mining town of Rubaya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, is seized by the March 23 Movement. (AP) Twelve people are killed and more than 20 others are injured during explosions caused by bombs at two camps for displaced people in Lac Vert and Mugunga, in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
M23 offensive The mining town of Rubaya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, is seized by the March 23 Movement. (AP)
Panama bans First Quantum Minerals from extracting copper following the closure of its Cobre Panamá mine last year. (Reuters) (The Globe and Mail)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Two people are killed and two others are injured by Russian shelling in the city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk oblast. (The Moscow Times) British Foreign Secretary David Cameron promises £3 billion of annual military aid to Ukraine for "as long as it takes." (Reuters)
Students at the National Autonomous University of Mexico hold pro-Palestine solidarity encampments and protests. (France24)
The China National Space Administration launches the Chang'e 6 spacecraft from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on a two-month mission to collect lunar rock and soil samples from the far side of the Moon. (Reuters) (AP)
The death toll from the heavy rains in southern Brazil increases to 39 people, with more than 70 others missing. (Reuters)
The mining town of Rubaya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, is seized by the March 23 Movement. (AP)
Thirteen people are killed and 2,000 homes are flooded during heavy rains in Haiti, mainly in the city of Cap-Haitien. Rains occurs also in Puerto Rico, where planes are landed in San Juan to reroute. (AP)
Twelve people are killed and more than 20 others are injured during explosions caused by bombs at two camps for displaced people in Lac Vert and Mugunga, in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
Two people are killed and two others are injured by Russian shelling in the city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk oblast. (The Moscow Times)
The International Olympics Committee (IOC) bans Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah from all positions within the committee for 15 years over ethics breaches. Sheik Ahmad was previously banned by the IOC for three years in 2023 over his alleged interference in the Olympic Council of Asia elections, as well as for forgery and a fake arbitration procedure. (Reuters)
2024 London mayoral election Sadiq Khan wins re-election as mayor of London, England, with 43.8% of the vote, becoming the first London mayor to be elected to a third term. (BBC News)
German MEP Matthias Ecke is "seriously injured" in Dresden, Germany, in what is suspected to be a politically-motivated attack against the Social Democratic Party of Germany. (Reuters)
International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war Palestinian doctor and rector at the University of Glasgow Ghassan Abu-Sittah is denied entry into France after landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport on his way to speak at the French Senate. Last month, he was denied entry into Germany. (Al Jazeera)
Russian state media reports that a number of officials from Ukraine and NATO countries have been placed on Russia's wanted list, including Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, former president Petro Poroshenko, Ukrainian Ground Forces commander Oleksandr Pavlyuk, and Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas. The Ministry of Internal Affairs neither states what crimes the wanted individuals are being charged with, nor clarifies the allegations that are being brought against them. (AP)
Sadiq Khan wins re-election as mayor of London, England, with 43.8% of the vote, becoming the first London mayor to be elected to a third term. (BBC News)
Terrorism in Germany German MEP Matthias Ecke is "seriously injured" in Dresden, Germany, in what is suspected to be a politically-motivated attack against the Social Democratic Party of Germany. (Reuters)
2023–24 La Liga Real Madrid are crowned champions of La Liga after Barcelona's 4–2 defeat at Girona. (BBC News)
2023–24 Liga F Barcelona are crowned champions of Liga F after winning 1–4 at Granada. (Mundo Deportivo)
2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods The death toll from ongoing heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, increases to 56, with 67 people still missing and nearly 25,000 displaced. The airport in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, suspends all flights until further notice. (Reuters)
At least 14 people are killed by floods and landslides in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Reuters)
Barcelona are crowned champions of Liga F after winning 1–4 at Granada. (Mundo Deportivo)
Real Madrid are crowned champions of La Liga after Barcelona's 4–2 defeat at Girona. (BBC News)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Two people are killed and six others are injured in Russian overnight drone strikes on the Kharkiv and Dnipro regions of Ukraine. (Reuters) (VOA)
The death toll from ongoing heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, increases to 56, with 67 people still missing and nearly 25,000 displaced. The airport in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, suspends all flights until further notice. (Reuters)
Two people are killed and six others are injured in Russian overnight drone strikes on the Kharkiv and Dnipro regions of Ukraine. (Reuters) (VOA)
2024 Togolese parliamentary election The ruling Union for the Republic party wins 108 out of 113 seats in the National Assembly. (AP)
2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict Israeli air raids in Meiss Ej Jabal, Lebanon, cause "massive destruction" according to a Lebanese state-run agency, killing four civilians and injuring three others. In response, Hezbollah fires dozens of Katyusha and Falaq rockets towards Kiryat Shmona, Israel. (Reuters)
A woman is killed and 17 other people are injured in Russian attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
Israel–Hamas war protests 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses Virginia State Police dismantle a pro-Palestine encampment on the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, and arrest more than 15 students. (The Daily Progress)
Israeli air raids in Meiss Ej Jabal, Lebanon, cause "massive destruction" according to a Lebanese state-run agency, killing four civilians and injuring three others. In response, Hezbollah fires dozens of Katyusha and Falaq rockets towards Kiryat Shmona, Israel. (Reuters)
Panamanians elect their President and members of the National Assembly. (Reuters)
Russian invasion of Ukraine A woman is killed and 17 other people are injured in Russian attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
2024 AdventHealth 400 Kyle Larson edges out Chris Buescher in the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history, winning a photo finish by one-thousandth (0.001) of a second. (AP)
2024 Formula One World Championship 2024 Miami Grand Prix In auto racing, McLaren driver Lando Norris wins his first Formula One race at the Miami Grand Prix. (DW)
2024 Kenya floods The death toll from the ongoing flooding in Kenya increases to 228. (Reuters)
2024 Miami Grand Prix In auto racing, McLaren driver Lando Norris wins his first Formula One race at the Miami Grand Prix. (DW)
2024 NASCAR Cup Series 2024 AdventHealth 400 Kyle Larson edges out Chris Buescher in the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history, winning a photo finish by one-thousandth (0.001) of a second. (AP)
