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- Iran-Israel War
- Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus
- The Netherlands announces that their embassy in Tehran will close on Sunday. (Al Arabiya)
- United States intelligence reports Iran moving drones and missiles internally ahead of a potential attack. (The Jerusalem Post)
- Australian airline Qantas pauses its non-stop Perth-London route due to the expected Iranian attack against Israel. (The Guardian)
- 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel
- Iran launches 400 to 500 drones and cruise missiles at Israel from Iran, Iraq, Syria, southern Lebanon, and Yemen. (ABC News)
- U.S. naval ships mobilize to the Middle East to protect Israel against incoming missiles. (The Wall Street Journal) (News.com.au)
- Iranian seizure of the MCS Aries
- Iran seizes the MSC Aries, a Portuguese-registered, Madeira-flagged container ship owned by Zodiac Maritime of Israeli Eyal Ofer. (Reuters) (Firstpost)
- Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus
- Russian Invasion of Ukraine
- The Russian Ministry of Defense claims Pervomaiske near Donetsk was captured by Russian troops. (Barron's)
- Death of Benjamin Achimeir
- War in Sudan (2023–present)
- An offensive by the Rapid Support Forces begins in El Fasher. (Sudan Tribune)
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- Gunmen abduct and kill nine people from a bus in Nushki District, Balochistan, Pakistan. All victims, whose bodies were found under a bridge, appear to have been shot at close range. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2024 Bondi Junction stabbings
- Six people are killed and seven more are injured during a mass stabbing at a shopping center in Sydney, Australia. The perpetrator is shot and killed by police. (The Guardian) (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Cook by-election
- Simon Kennedy of the Liberal Party of Australia wins the by-election in the seat of Cook, succeeding former Prime Minister Scott Morrison. (ABC News Australia)
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