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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kyiv strikes
- Russia launches a wave of cruise missiles and drone attacks at Kyiv. Ukrainians claimed to intercept all missiles and drones, however there were damages to some infrastructure. (Reuters)
- Kryvyi Rih strikes
- Nine people are killed and 26 others are wounded in a Russian airstrike on Kryvyi Rih. (Reuters) (NDTV)
- Two Indians recruited by the Russian army have been killed in Ukraine and the Indian foreign ministry has urged Moscow to quickly return all Indian nationals who are with the Russian army. (BBC)
- Kyiv strikes
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Israel kills Taleb Abdullah, a senior commander of Hezbollah, which retaliates by launching 215 rockets towards northern Israel. (Times of Israel)
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Red Sea crisis
- The Houthis strike the Greek-owned, Liberian-flagged cargo ship Tutor with an unmanned surface vehicle, causing the ship to take on water. (Reuters)
- Impact of war on children
- The United Nations has added the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces to its list of offenders for violating children’s rights along with Israel Defense Forces, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. (BBC)
- Syrian civil war
- Sixteen Syrian soldiers, including an officer, are killed in a minefield laid by Islamic State militants and an attack by the group in Homs Governorate. (Al Arabiya)
- Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- Russian peacekeepers completed their withdrawal from the Nagorno-Karabakh region in Azerbaijan. (The Moscow Times)
Arts and culture
- Papoura Hill Circular Structure
- The Greek Ministry of Culture announces the discovery of a large Bronze Age-era Minoan architectural construction used from roughly 2000 BCE to 1700 BCE on the construction site of Kasteli Airport in Crete. (AP)
- The Royal Canadian Geographical Society announce that a Canadian-led team has found the wreckage of Quest, the polar exploration ship of the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition. (Reuters) Business and economy
- International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Moscow Exchange shuts down all trading in US dollars and euros in response to increased sanctions by the European Union and the United States. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Mangaf fire
- At least 86 people are killed after a boat carrying 271 passengers capsized on a river near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP).
- Several people are injured and 25 shops are destroyed in a fire in Manama Souq, Bahrain. (Gulfnews).
- The National Weather Service issues a rare Flash Flood Emergency in southern Florida, United States for life-threatening flooding conditions only expected every 500 to 1,000 years in regions like Sarasota County. (NBC News)
International relations
- Armenia–Russia relations
- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announces that Armenia will withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization amid deteriorating relations with Russia. (Euronews)
- Russia–United States relations
- The United States broadens secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions that did business with any of over 4,500 US-sanctioned Russian entities. (Financial Times)
- Moldova–United States relations
- The United States imposes sanctions on Evghenia Guțul, the pro-Russia governor of Moldova's Gagauzia region. (Reuters).
Politics and elections
- 2024 New Caledonia unrest
- French president Emmanuel Macron suspends electoral reform in New Caledonia following riots. (Reuters)
- 2024 South African general election
- South Africa's Inkatha Freedom Party says it will join a unity government with the African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance. (Reuters)
- 2024 Armenian protests
- Dozens of demonstrators were injured in the Armenian capital Yerevan after police fired stun grenades at an anti-government rally outside parliament. (Al-Arabiya)
- U.S. attorney general Merrick Garland is found in contempt by the United States House of Representatives on a 216–207 vote. (The New York Times)
- 2024 Argentine government reform protests
- Anti-government protestors clash with police outside the National Congress over a proposed reform bill by President Javier Milei. (CTV)
Law and crime
- Killing of Peter R. de Vries
- A court in the Netherlands sentences three men to up to 28 years in prison for the murder of reporter Peter R. de Vries in 2021, and three other men to 14 years for aiding the murderers. (Reuters)
- The Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses a lawsuit by the last Tulsa race massacre survivors seeking reparations. (ABC News)
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