- Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that its forces have recaptured the village of Staromaiorske in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Fakti)
- Crimea attacks
- Ukraine's military claims that its missile strikes near Yevpatoriya and Chornomorske in Russia-occupied Crimea damaged three Russian air defense systems, including one S-400 and two S-300s. (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- At least 50 people were killed and an unspecified number kidnapped, including women and children, when gunmen attacked the village of Yargoje, Katsina State, Nigeria. (Al Arabiya)
- At least 55 people are killed and 155 injured in fighting between the Dir and Marehan clans in central Somalia. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Brazil wildfires
- 2024 Malawi aircraft disappearance
- An aircraft carrying Malawi's Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing. (BBC)
- Three people are killed in flooding and landslides in Hà Giang province, Vietnam. (France 24)
- Thirty-eight migrants from the Horn of Africa drowned after their boat capsized off of the coast of Aden, Yemen. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Doe v. Chiquita Brands International, Right-wing paramilitarism in Colombia
- After 17 years of litigation, Chiquita Brands International is found liable by a jury in United States Federal Court of financing far-right paramilitary death squad United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) in the Urabá and Magdalena regions of Colombia. (EarthRights International)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Belgian federal election
- The New Flemish Alliance win the highest percent of votes in the federal election, followed by Vlaams Belang and the Reformist Movement. (VRT NWS)
- Israel–Hamas war protests
- The United States Consulate General in Sydney, Australia, is vandalized by a pro-Palestinian activist. (NBC News)
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