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Disasters and accidents 2024 Brazil 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...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war The International Criminal Court warned against outside interference, saying efforts to undermine the court’s work must “cease immediately”. (Washington Post) Disasters and accidents A bus plunges into a ravine in Diamer District, Pakistan...

Armed conflicts and attacks 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)...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Odesa strikes Two Russian ballistic missile strikes in the port city of Odesa, Ukraine, kill three people and injure sixteen others. (Reuters) (Reuters 2) (Kyiv Post) Russia parades captured NATO military vehicles and equipment at an...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Kharkiv strikes Russian forces attack Kharkiv with guided bombs, killing at least two people and injuring six others. (Reuters) Israeli–Palestinian conflict An Israeli police officer is injured in a stabbing by a Turkish national in...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Odesa strikes Four people are killed and 28 others are injured in a Russian missile strike in Odesa. Ukraine says that Russia used an Iskander-M ballistic missile with a cluster warhead in the attack. (Reuters) Disasters and...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukraine withdraws from the villages of Berdychi, Semenivka, and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters) Health and environment The Philippines announces that it will close all schools on Monday and Tuesday, due to an extreme heat...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure Russian missiles hit Ukrainian energy facilities in three regions in western and central Ukraine. (Reuters) Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukraine says it...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israel–Hamas war Thirty rabbis and peace activists from the United States and Israel are arrested near the Gaza–Israel barrier protesting to bring awareness to the starvation in Gaza. (The New York Times) An 18-year-old woman is...

Disasters and accidents 2024 Kenya floods Floods caused by weeks of heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 38 people, according to the Red Cross. (Reuters) (The Washington Post) Floods and landslides have killed at least 155 people in Tanzania, according to Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War The United States announces a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine as part of a bill that was stalled in the US Congress for months and was recently approved. The package includes...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hezbollah conflict An Israeli Air Force airstrike kills two people and injures six others in Hanine, Lebanon. (Reuters) Nasser Hospital mass graves, Nasser Hospital siege United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk calls for an...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign The Russian Ministry of Defence claims control over Novomykhailivka village in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters) Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure Russia strikes the Kharkiv TV Tower using a Kh-59 cruise...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israel–Hamas war 22 people are killed, including 18 children, in overnight Israeli strikes in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, according to local health officials. (AP) Disasters and accidents A car veers off the track during a motor race...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine The Governor of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, says that a Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at a fuel depot in Kardymovsky. (Reuters) International relations Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, United States support...