Armed conflicts and attacks
Law and crime
Politics and elections
Continue reading...
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
- Hezbollah launches a drone attack on the Northern Command headquarters in Safed, Israel, marking its deepest incursion into Israeli territory since the outbreak of hostilities. In retaliation, Israel assassinates Ali Hussein Barji, the commander of Hezbollah’s air force in Southern Lebanon. (The Guardian)
- 2024 conflict in Ecuador
- President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa declares a state of emergency following the escape of José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of the Los Choneros drug cartel, from prison. The gangsters storm a TC Televisión newsroom in Guayaquil and launch a series of riots, kidnappings and explosions across the country. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Federal prosecution of Donald Trump
- A panel of three federal appellate judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit hears oral arguments regarding the issue of presidential immunity for Donald Trump. (CNN)
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- Russia puts exiled tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on a wanted list for comments he made regarding the ongoing war. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2023–24 Bhutanese National Assembly election
- Bhutanese people vote in the second round of the election for 47 members of the National Assembly. (Reuters)
- Politics of France
- Gabriel Attal becomes the youngest and first openly gay Prime Minister of France. (BBC News)
Continue reading...