Armed conflicts and attacks
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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia–NATO relations
- Ukrainian conscription crisis, Ukrainian refugee crisis
- Following a meeting in Kyiv, Poland and Ukraine's foreign ministers both call for ending social benefits for Ukrainian male refugees in Poland, and for programs in the European Union to return them to Ukraine to stop draft-dodging of Ukrainian defense against Russia. (Reuters)
- Somali Civil War
- At least five people are killed and eight others are injured in a series of roadside explosions in Kahda District, Mogadishu, Somalia. The local government blames Al-Shabaab due to its targeting of civilians. (Garowe Online)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Brazil wildfires
- The estimated area burned by 2024 wildfires in Brazil reaches 37.6 million hectares (~92.9 million acres). This area is larger than the size of Germany and over double the average of the same period in 2012–2023. (Financial Times)
- 2024 European floods
- At least four people are killed and thousands of homes are damaged in floods in Galați County, Romania, and northern Czech Republic. (Reuters)
- At least 15 people are killed and about 40 injured after a tank truck explodes in Miragoâne, Haiti. (Al Jazeera)
- At least three people are killed and 49 others are injured in a train collision in Zagazig, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. (CNN) Politics and elections
- 2024 Tunisian presidential election
- Tunisian police arrests over 80 members of the opposition Ennahda Movement party amidst protests against President Kais Saied in the capital city Tunis. (Al Jazeera)
- 2024 Venezuelan political crisis
- Spain reports that Venezuela has arrested three US citizens, two Spaniards, and one Czech citizen after accusing them of plans to "generate violence" and "destabilize" Venezuela, while accusing the Spaniards of being Spanish secret service workers. (Reuters)
- 2026 South Sudanese general election
- The government of South Sudan and the President Salva Kiir postpone the general election originally scheduled for December 2024 to December 2026, citing a need for additional time to complete a census, register political parties, and draft a permanent constitution. (Al Jazeera)
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