2024 South African general election South Africans vote for members of the National Assembly and provincial legislatures. (The Guardian)
Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russia–NATO relations, Ukraine–NATO relations Sweden announces a package of $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine, the largest given by Sweden so far. (AP) France and Germany announce that French and German weapons sent to Ukraine, including long-range missiles, are permitted to target bases inside Russia. (CNN) The Polish Defence Ministry says it has given Ukraine permission to use Polish-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russian territory. (Babel)
Two Israeli soldiers who were seriously wounded by a vehicle-ramming attack the day before succumb to their injuries. (Times of Israel)
2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions The town of Grindavík, Iceland, and the nearby Blue Lagoon are evacuated due to volcanic activity. (BBC News)
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League In association football, Olympiacos win their first UEFA Europa Conference League title after defeating Fiorentina by a score of 1–0 in the final, becoming the first Greek team to win a major European club trophy. (AP)
2024 Indian heat wave The India Meteorological Department records a record-high temperature of 52.9 °C (127.2 °F) in Delhi, resulting in one death. (CBS News) (Al Jazeera)
2024 Vanuatuan constitutional referendum Vanuatuans hold the first national constitutional referendum to vote on amendments related to party switching. (Radio Free Asia)
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, because execution numbers are considered a state secret. (BBC News)
At least 28 people are killed when a bus falls into a ravine in Washuk District, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
Brazil recalls its ambassador to Israel amid an ongoing diplomatic crisis between the two countries. (Reuters)
Brazil–Israel relations Brazil recalls its ambassador to Israel amid an ongoing diplomatic crisis between the two countries. (Reuters)
Citizens of Madagascar vote for members of the National Assembly. (Africanews)
Four people are injured in a mass shooting in Dalston, London, UK. (BBC News)
France and Germany announce that French and German weapons sent to Ukraine, including long-range missiles, are permitted to target bases inside Russia. (CNN)
In association football, Olympiacos win their first UEFA Europa Conference League title after defeating Fiorentina by a score of 1–0 in the final, becoming the first Greek team to win a major European club trophy. (AP)
One civilian, three Hezbollah members and ten injured in an IDF airstrike Baniyas and Homs, Syria.(Reuters)
South Africans vote for members of the National Assembly and provincial legislatures. (The Guardian)
Sweden announces a package of $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine, the largest given by Sweden so far. (AP)
The India Meteorological Department records a record-high temperature of 52.9 °C (127.2 °F) in Delhi, resulting in one death. (CBS News) (Al Jazeera)
The Polish Defence Ministry says it has given Ukraine permission to use Polish-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russian territory. (Babel)
The town of Grindavík, Iceland, and the nearby Blue Lagoon are evacuated due to volcanic activity. (BBC News)
Vanuatuans hold the first national constitutional referendum to vote on amendments related to party switching. (Radio Free Asia)
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)
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)
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) Rafah offensive, Siege of Gaza City, Refugee camp airstrikes in the Israel–Hamas war Israeli airstrikes kill twelve Palestinian civilians in Rafah and one at the al-Shati camp near Gaza City. (Reuters)
Israel–Hamas war protests 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses Police dismantle and remove the student pro-Palestinian encampment at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. (The Detroit News) (AP)
Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russia–NATO relations 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) (CNN) Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen says Denmark has approved Ukrainian airstrikes on Russian territory using Danish-supplied F-16 jets. (The Moscow Times)
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)
North Korea launches a series of short-range ballistic missiles from Pyongyang toward the Sea of Japan. (Al Jazeera)
Rafah offensive, Siege of Gaza City, Refugee camp airstrikes in the Israel–Hamas war Israeli airstrikes kill twelve Palestinian civilians in Rafah and one at the al-Shati camp near Gaza City. (Reuters)
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)
A bus falls into a gorge in Jammu division, India, killing 21 people travelling to a pilgrimage site in Reasi district. (ABC News)
A person is killed after falling into a running aircraft engine of a departing plane at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands. (Al Jazeera)
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen says Denmark has approved Ukrainian airstrikes on Russian territory using Danish-supplied F-16 jets. (The Moscow Times)
Footballer Gerard Piqué is placed under official investigation for his alleged involvement in illegal payments in the relocation of the Supercopa de España from Spain to Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)
Hong Kong convicts fourteen activists and politicians guilty of subversion under its national security law. (Al Jazeera)
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)
Israeli airstrikes kill twelve Palestinian civilians in Rafah and one at the al-Shati camp near Gaza City. (Reuters)
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)
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)
The Israeli military lifts a ban on the sale of food to the Gaza Strip from Israel and the West Bank. (Reuters)
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)
Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton dies in prison after being attacked by another inmate earlier this month. (AP)
French security services arrest a Chechen teenager suspected of plotting a islamist-inspired ambush on a football game during the Summer Olympics. (The Guardian)
Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy parts of the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, New York, U.S. (Reuters)
Israel–Hamas war protests Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy parts of the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, New York, U.S. (Reuters)
Sudanese civil war Battle of Khartoum Seven soldiers are killed and 28 others are injured in an offensive by the Rapid Support Forces near Khartoum, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
Treatment of prisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukraine and Russia announce their first exchange of prisoners of war in nearly four months, with 150 people freed following negotiations mediated by the United Arab Emirates. (Reuters)
Ukraine and Russia announce their first exchange of prisoners of war in nearly four months, with 150 people freed following negotiations mediated by the United Arab Emirates. (Reuters)
2024 Mannheim stabbing A man with a knife stabs several people at an anti-Muslim rally in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany including two policemen, including one in the neck, before being injured by a bullet. (Reuters)
A man with a knife stabs several people at an anti-Muslim rally in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany including two policemen, including one in the neck, before being injured by a bullet. (Reuters)
A medic is killed and another is injured in an Israeli airstrike against an ambulance in Naqoura, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
At least three people are killed and 16 others are injured when Russian missiles hit civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv. (Reuters)
Battle of Khartoum Seven soldiers are killed and 28 others are injured in an offensive by the Rapid Support Forces near Khartoum, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
Corruption in Zambia Former First Lady of Zambia Esther Lungu is arrested on fraud charges. (BBC News)
Former First Lady of Zambia Esther Lungu is arrested on fraud charges. (BBC News)
France bans Israeli defense firms from exhibiting at the Eurosatory weapons expo convention. (Al Jazeera)
France–Israel relations France bans Israeli defense firms from exhibiting at the Eurosatory weapons expo convention. (Al Jazeera)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict A medic is killed and another is injured in an Israeli airstrike against an ambulance in Naqoura, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
Kharkiv strikes At least three people are killed and 16 others are injured when Russian missiles hit civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv. (Reuters)
Seven soldiers are killed and 28 others are injured in an offensive by the Rapid Support Forces near Khartoum, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
Ukraine launches missile and drone strikes across Krasnodar Krai, Russia, injuring two people and damaging several oil refineries. (Reuters)
2024 Icelandic presidential election Icelanders vote for the President of Iceland. Incumbent president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson had previously announced that he would not be seeking a third term. (Al Jazeera) Halla Tómasdóttir is elected as the President of Iceland with the plurality of the votes at 34.2%. Her opposition Katrín Jakobsdóttir concedes the election with 25.2%. (DW)
Halla Tómasdóttir is elected as the President of Iceland with the plurality of the votes at 34.2%. Her opposition Katrín Jakobsdóttir concedes the election with 25.2%. (DW)
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)
2024 Indian heat wave At least 33 Indian election polling staff die from heatstroke in a heatwave across the country. (Al Jazeera)
At least 33 Indian election polling staff die from heatstroke in a heatwave across the country. (Al Jazeera)
Icelanders vote for the President of Iceland. Incumbent president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson had previously announced that he would not be seeking a third term. (Al Jazeera)
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) Sudan’s Ambassador to Russia confirms willingness of his country to allow construction of a Russian naval base on the Red Sea. (Sudan Tribune)
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)
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)
2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict Five people and a Hezbollah militant killed and five injured in IDF strikes on Aadloun and Ain Qana in southern Lebanon.(L'Orient le Jour)
A boat carrying 25 people capsizes in eastern Afghanistan, killing 20 of them. (AP)
A court run by the Houthis in Yemen sentences 44 people to death on charges of collaborating with the Saudi coalition. (ABC News)
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)
