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- 2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup attempt
- The FARDC says that it foiled a coup by armed men that left two police officers and Christian Malanga, opposition leader of the United Congolese Party, dead in Kinshasa, DR Congo. The perpetrators, which included Malanga's 20-year-old son and a US citizen from Maryland, were arrested. (AP) (News24)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- At least six people are killed and 27 others are injured in a Russian double tap missile strike on a recreation area near Kharkiv. Separately, another five people are killed and nine others are injured when Russia hit two villages in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, with a multiple rocket launcher. (Reuters)
- 2024 New Caledonia unrest
- France sends police to regain control of New Caledonia airport road lost to protesters. (Reuters)
International relations
- Argentina–Spain relations
- Spain recalls its ambassador to Argentina after President of Argentina Javier Milei calls Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife Begoña Gómez corrupt during a rally in Madrid, and refused to meet with the King of Spain Felipe VI. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash
- A helicopter carrying Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashes in Iran's East Azerbaijan province. Rescue workers are attempting to locate the crash site. (AP News) (The National)
- Two people are killed and five others are missing after a suspected boat collision on the Danube, in Hungary. (Reuters)
- Seven villages on the island of Halmahera, Indonesia, are forced to evacuate after the Mount Ibu volcano erupts. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Dominican Republic general election
- Citizens of the Dominican Republic vote for their president and other officials. (Reuters)
Sports
- Manchester City win the Premier League, becoming the first team in the 136-year history of the Football League to win four consecutive top-flight titles. (The Guardian)
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