Current events: 2024-05-29

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Rafah offensive
    • Israel says it has taken full control of the Egypt–Gaza border after capturing the Philadelphi Corridor. (Reuters) (DW)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • Sweden announces a package of $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine, the largest given by Sweden so far. (AP)

Business and economy

• The Egyptian government raises the subsidized price of a loaf of bread for the first time in three decades, from E£0.05 to E£0.20. (Al-Ahram)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions
  • The town of Grindavik and the Blue Lagoon in Iceland are evacuated following volcanic activity. (BBC News)
• At least 28 people are killed when a bus falls into a ravine in Balochistan province, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)

Health and environment

• The India Meteorological Department records a temperature of 52.9C (127.2F) in Delhi, setting a new record-high temperature in India, and the first temperature over 50.0C recorded in the city. (The Guardian)

International relations

• International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel–Hamas war protests
    • Pro-Palestinian protestors in Mexico set fire to the Israeli embassy in Mexico City. (The Jewish Chronicle)
• Brazil–Israel relations
  • Brazil removes its ambassador to Israel amid an ongoing diplomatic crisis between the two countries. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Egyptian police arrest an Egyptian-American teacher and TikTok influencer suspected of being a serial killer, who is believed to have murdered at least three women in Cairo. (Al-Ahram)
• Amnesty International says that the number of executions recorded globally in 2023 was the highest since 2015 and up more than 30% from 2022, with Iran carrying out 74% of the global total (The figures exclude China). (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Malagasy parliamentary election
  • Citizens of Madagascar vote for members of the National Assembly. (Africanews)
• 2024 South African general election
  • South Africans vote for members of the National Assembly and elect provincial legislatures. (The Guardian)
• 2024 Vanuatuan constitutional referendum
  • Vanuatuans hold the first national constitutional referendum to vote on amendments related to party switching. (Radio Free Asia)

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