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- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Rafah offensive
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has approved a military operation to capture Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip amid international pressure to stop the offensive. (Reuters)
- Rafah offensive
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Odesa strikes
- At least 20 people are killed and at least 73 others are injured in a Russian double tap missile strike in Odesa, Ukraine. (CNN)
- Odesa strikes
Business and economy
- The Netherlands awards a contract to French defense firm Naval Group to build its Orka-class submarines. The new submarines will replace the aging Walrus-class submarine fleet. (Le Monde)
Disasters and accidents
- At least three people are killed by tornadoes in Logan County, Ohio, United States. (AP)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo lifts the 2003 moratorium on the death penalty in an attempt to reduce the level of violence in the country. (ABC News)
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrest Michelle Angelica Pineda, also known as "La Chely", in a motel in El Paso, Texas. Pineda was wanted by the Federal government of Mexico for a series of murders and is believed to have illegally entered the United States while serving as a drug trafficking operative for a Mexican gang. (KTSM-TV)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Russian presidential election
- Voters head to the polls to elect the next President of Russia. Incumbent President Vladimir Putin is seeking a fifth term in office. (TASS)
- War in Sudan
- The Sudanese National Forces Coordination, a coalition of pro-SAF armed groups led by vice president Malik Agar, declares its support politically and militarily for the SAF. (Radio Dabanga)
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