Current events: 2024-11-24

Wikipedia Current Events · 2024-11-24T19:37:38-0500

Armed conflicts and attacks

Law and crime

LGBTQ rights in Russia
- Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a bill into law banning the adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transition is legal. The bill also outlaws material that promotes childlessness. (AP)
Women's rights in Iraq
- Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region Masrour Barzani vehemently criticizes Iraq’s proposed legislation to lower the legal age of marriage to nine, labeling it a severe regression in women’s rights. (Al Arabiya)
Missing Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan is found murdered in the United Arab Emirates. Three individuals are arrested for his death, and the Israeli government labels the murder as terrorism. (The New York Times)

Politics and elections

2024 Romanian presidential election
- The first round of the presidential elections in Romania takes place, to determine which two candidates will compete against each other in the 2nd round on December 8th. (Euronews)
2024 Swiss referendums
- The Swiss vote on four national issues, including a highly debated expansion programme for national highways. (The Federal Council) (Swiss Info)
2024 Uruguayan general election
- Uruguayans vote in the second round of the general election to elect a president between Yamandú Orsi and Álvaro Delgado. (Reuters)

Sports