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May 2024 is the fifth month of the leap year. The calendar for the month begins on a Wednesday and ends on a Friday after 31 days.

Portal:Current events

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from May 2024.

May 1, 2024 (2024-05-01) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Odesa strikes
    • Two Russian ballistic missiles strike the port city of Odesa, killing three people and injuring sixteen others. (Reuters) (Reuters 2) (Kyiv Post)
  • Russia displays captured NATO military vehicles and equipment at an open-air exhibition in Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow. Among the captured vehicles are a German Leopard 2 tank and an American M1 Abrams tank. (BBC News) (Fox News)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli invasion of Gaza, Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
    • Amid pressure from the United States, Israel reopens the Erez-Beit Hanoun Crossing and allows aid trucks into the northern part of the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Guangdong floods
  • Forty-eight people are killed and 30 more injured as twenty-three vehicles fell down during a highway collapse in Meizhou, Guangdong, China. (AP)
• 2024 Kenya floods
  • The death toll from ongoing flooding in Kenya increases to 181, as more homes and roads are destroyed. (Reuters)
• 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
  • Ten people are killed by heavy rain in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (ABC News)
• At least nine people are killed in an ongoing heatwave in eastern India. (Reuters)

International relations

• International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
  • Colombia–Israel relations
    • President Gustavo Petro announces that Colombia will suspend diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Rwanda asylum plan
  • British authorities begin detaining migrants ahead of deportation flights to Rwanda. (Reuters)
  • Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris announces the deployment of 100 police officers to the border with Northern Ireland amid fears that thousands of migrants might flee the UK in order to avoid deportation to Rwanda. Ireland also declares the United Kingdom a "safe country" so that asylum seekers can be deported back to the UK. (The Telegraph) (BBC News)
• Abortion in North Carolina
  • U.S. federal judge Catherine Eagles blocks several of North Carolina's restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, striking down a requirement that the drug can only be prescribed by doctors in-person, as well as a requirement for patients to have an in-person follow-up appointment. (Reuters)
• A student is fatally shot by police officers outside Mount Horeb Middle School in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, United States, after the police received reports of someone carrying a weapon. (AP)
• At least 217 people are detained by Turkish police during May Day rallies in Istanbul, after police fire tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowds. (Reuters)
• At least 45 people are arrested and 12 police officers are injured at May Day protests in Paris. French police use tear gas and batons to disperse several protests. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
    • 2024 University of California, Los Angeles pro-Palestinian campus occupation
      • Pro-Israel counter-protestors attack the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, throwing objects and attempting to destroy barricades. (Reuters)
    • The administration of Shiraz University in Southern Iran offers free tuition to college students in the United States who have been expelled for participating in anti-Israel campus protests. (Arutz Shiva)
• 2024 Scottish government crisis
  • The Scottish National Party administration survives the vote of no confidence earlier this week, prompting the party to seek a replacement for outgoing First Minister Humza Yousaf. (Al Jazeera)
• Homosexuality and Methodism
  • The United Methodist Church votes 692–51 to repeal a longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy while additionally prohibiting superintendents from forbidding a same-sex wedding. (AP)

May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Syrian civil war
  • Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
    • Several people are injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, Syria, the first since the attack on the Iranian consulate in April. (The Jerusalem Post)
• Alliance of Sahel States
  • Nigerien crisis
    • Russian military personnel enter the United States–operated Niger Air Base 101 near Diori Hamani International Airport in Niger. (Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russian forces take control of the village of Berdychi in Donetsk Oblast. (Al-Arabiya News)
  • At least nine people, including eight children, are injured in a Russian guided airstrike in Derhachi, Kharkiv Oblast. (AFP via Barron's) (Reuters)
• A Palestinian National Security Forces patrol kills a Palestinian Islamic Jihad gunman in Tulkarm in the West Bank. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the Israel–Hamas war, Israel–Turkey relations
  • Turkey suspends all trade with Israel in response to their conduct in the war in Gaza and demands that humanitarian aid be allowed to enter the Gaza Strip uninterrupted, after previously suspending some exports to Israel in April. (The Guardian) (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
  • The death toll from ongoing flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, increases to 13. (The New York Times)

International relations

• International recognition of the State of Palestine
  • Trinidad and Tobago formally recognizes Palestine as an independent nation. (Middle East Eye)
• Korean conflict
  • South Korea raises its terrorism alert level to the second-highest level, citing strong chances of an attack from North Korea on its overseas diplomatic offices. (Reuters) (The Korea Herald)

Politics and elections

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
    • 2024 University of California, Los Angeles pro-Palestinian campus occupation
      • Police storm the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, arresting protesters and dismantling the encampment. (Reuters)
• 2023–2024 Georgian protests
  • Protests occur in Batumi, Georgia, against a law requiring foreign non-governmental organizations to register as foreign agents. (OC Media)
• 2024 Solomon Islands general election
  • Jeremiah Manele is elected Prime Minister of Solomon Islands. (AP)
• 2024 United Kingdom local elections
  • The United Kingdom holds local elections, as well as a parliamentary by-election in the Blackpool South constituency. The Labour Party wins most councils. (BBC News)

May 3, 2024 (2024-05-03) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Kivu conflict
  • M23 offensive
    • The mining town of Rubaya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, is seized by the March 23 Movement. (AP)
  • Twelve people are killed and more than 20 others are injured during explosions caused by bombs at two camps for displaced people in Lac Vert and Mugunga, in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Two people are killed and two others are injured by Russian shelling in the city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk oblast. (The Moscow Times)
  • British Foreign Secretary David Cameron promises £3 billion of annual military aid to Ukraine for "as long as it takes." (Reuters)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • The United States tells Qatar to evict Hamas if the latter obstructs an Israeli hostage deal. (The Washington Post)

Arts and culture

• US President Joe Biden gives Presidential Medals of Freedom to 19 people. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• The U.S. Federal Trade Commission gives ExxonMobil approval in the acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion. (CNBC)
• Panama bans First Quantum Minerals from extracting copper following the closure of its Cobre Panamá mine last year. (Reuters) (The Globe and Mail)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
  • The death toll from the heavy rains in southern Brazil increases to 39 people, with more than 70 others missing. (Reuters)
• A bus plunges into a ravine in Diamer District, Pakistan, killing 15 people and seriously injuring more than 20 others. (AP)
• Thirteen people are killed and 2,000 homes are flooded during heavy rains in Haiti, mainly in the city of Cap-Haitien. Rains occurs also in Puerto Rico, where planes are landed in San Juan to reroute. (AP)
• Mexican authorities locate the bodies of three tourists, one American and two Australians, in Baja California, where they were reported missing in April. Three people have been arrested and are being questioned in relation to the case. (Reuters) (BBC News)

Law and crime

• Canada–India diplomatic row
  • Three Indian men are arrested in Canada and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year. The Canadian government is investigating whether the men had ties to the Indian government. (Reuters) (Toronto Star)
• Capital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sentences eight soldiers to death for cowardice and other crimes. (AP)
• U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar is indicted for accepting nearly $600,000 worth of bribes from an Azerbaijan-controlled company and a Mexican bank. (AP)
• The International Criminal Court warns against outside interference, saying that efforts to undermine the court's work must "cease immediately". (The Washington Post)

Politics and elections

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
    • 2024 Sciences Po pro-Palestinian occupation protest
      • French police evacuate Sciences Po University in Paris and close the university in response to pro-Palestine protests and building occupations by students. (Reuters) (Le Monde)
    • The Houthis offer American students who have been suspended in pro-Palestine protests education at Sanaa University in Yemen. (Reuters)
    • Students at the National Autonomous University of Mexico hold pro-Palestine solidarity encampments and protests. (France24)

Science and technology

• Chinese space program
  • The China National Space Administration launches the Chang'e 6 spacecraft from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on a two-month mission to collect lunar rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon. (Reuters) (AP)

May 4, 2024 (2024-05-04) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Two people are killed and six others are injured in Russian overnight drone strikes on the Kharkiv and Dnipro regions of Ukraine. (Reuters) (VOA)
• Terrorism in Germany
  • German MEP Matthias Ecke is "seriously injured" in Dresden, Germany, in what is suspected to be a politically-motivated attack against the Social Democratic Party of Germany. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
  • The death toll from ongoing heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, increases to 56, with 67 people still missing and nearly 25,000 displaced. The airport in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, suspends all flights until further notice. (Reuters)
• At least 14 people are killed by floods and landslides in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Reuters)

International relations

• Greece–Israel relations
  • Israeli police forcibly removes and arrests a guard of the Greek consulate inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in East Jerusalem, during Holy Saturday. (Al Jazeera) (Anadolu Ajansı)
• India–United States relations
  • Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar rejects comments made by US President Joe Biden saying that India's economic growth was being held back by "xenophobia". (Reuters)
• International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
  • Palestinian doctor and rector at the University of Glasgow Ghassan Abu-Sittah is denied entry into France after landing at Charles de Gaulle airport on his way to speak at the French Senate. Last month, he was denied entry into Germany. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

• Russian state media reports that a number of officials from Ukraine and NATO countries have been placed on Russia's wanted list, including Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, former president Petro Poroshenko, Ukrainian Ground Forces commander Oleksandr Pavlyuk, and Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas. The Ministry of Internal Affairs neither states what crimes the wanted individuals are being charged with, nor clarifies the allegations that are being brought against them. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2024 London mayoral election
  • Sadiq Khan wins re-election as mayor of London, England, with 43.8% of the vote, becoming the first London mayor to be elected to a third term. (BBC News)

Sports

• 2023–24 La Liga
  • Real Madrid are crowned champions of La Liga after Barcelona's 4–2 defeat at Girona. (BBC News)
• 2023–24 Liga F
  • Barcelona are crowned champions of Liga F after winning 1–4 at Granada. (Mundo Deportivo)
• 2024 Kentucky Derby
  • The 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby is held, with American thoroughbred racehorse Mystik Dan winning in a photo finish. (AP)
• The International Olympics Committee (IOC) bans Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah from all positions within the committee for 15 years over ethics breaches. Sheik Ahmad was previously banned by the IOC for three years in 2023 over his alleged interference in the Olympic Council of Asia elections, as well as for forgery and a fake arbitration procedure. (Reuters)

May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel–Hezbollah conflict
    • Israeli air raids in Meiss Ej Jabal, Lebanon, cause "massive destruction" according to a Lebanese state-run agency, killing four civilians and injuring three others. In response, Hezbollah fires dozens of Katyusha and Falaq rockets towards Kiryat Shmona, Israel. (Reuters)
  • Three Israeli soldiers are killed and ten civilians are injured when Hamas launches a rocket barrage at the Kerem Shalom border crossing. (Times of Israel) (Reuters) (Jerusalem Post)
  • Hamas announces the end of ceasefire talks held in Cairo, Egypt, while Israel vows to continue its military operations. (AP)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • A woman is killed and 17 other people are injured in Russian attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
• Terrorism in Australia
  • A man is injured in a stabbing at a car park in Perth, Australia. The 16-year-old perpetrator is killed by police officers and is described as a "religious radicalized individual". A possible Islamist motive is behind the attack. (DW)

Arts and culture

• With the closing performance of the Celebration Tour at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, American singer Madonna attracts 1.6 million people in a free concert and breaks the record for the most attended stand-alone concert by any artist, and the all-time highest attended concert by a female artist. (Billboard)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Kenya floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing flooding in Kenya increases to 228. (Reuters)
• 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 78, with more than 100 people still missing. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
    • Virginia State Police dismantle a pro-Palestine encampment on the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, and arrest more than 15 students. (The Daily Progress)
• 2024 Panamanian general election
  • Panamanians elect their President and members of the National Assembly. (Reuters)
  • José Raúl Mulino, the stand-in for former president Ricardo Martinelli, wins the presidential election with more than 35% of the vote, after his three nearest opponents conceded. He will assume office in July. (AP)
• 2024 Togolese parliamentary election
  • The ruling Union for the Republic party wins 108 out of 113 seats in the National Assembly. (AP)
• Censorship in Israel
  • The Israeli Cabinet votes to close all Al Jazeera offices in Israel, with Israeli authorities later raiding these offices. (AP) (Reuters)
• Thousands of Hungarians protest in Debrecen, Hungary, against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's rule and policies. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2024 Formula One World Championship
  • 2024 Miami Grand Prix
    • In auto racing, McLaren driver Lando Norris wins his first Formula One race at the Miami Grand Prix. (DW)
• 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
  • 2024 AdventHealth 400
    • Kyle Larson edges out Chris Buescher in the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history, winning a photo finish by one-thousandth (0.001) of a second. (AP)

May 6, 2024 (2024-05-06) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • Israel tells civilians to evacuate parts of eastern Rafah ahead of a planned ground invasion. (BBC News) (The Guardian)
  • Hamas states that it has accepted a ceasefire proposal negotiated by Egypt and Qatar. Israel rejects the proposal, claiming that the deal does not meet its "core demands", but confirms that it will continue negotiations in Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters) (AP)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Six people are killed and 35 others are injured in Ukrainian drone attacks in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. (The Moscow Times)
• Kurdish–Turkish conflict
  • Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency
    • The Turkish Air Force carries out airstrikes on Iraqi Kurdistan, reportedly killing 16 PKK insurgents. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• The 2024 Met Gala takes place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City with the theme "The Garden of Time", celebrating the Met's exhibit Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion. (Vanity Fair)
• The 2024 Pulitzer Prize ceremony is held, with 16 awards in Journalism and 10 in Letters, Drama, & Music. (NPR)

Business and economy

• Steward Health Care, a for-profit hospital chain in the United States, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (CBS News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 85. (Reuters)
• An under construction apartment building collapses in George, South Africa, killing seven people and leaving dozens more missing. (AP)
• Five workers are killed and another is critically injured while carrying out maintenance work on a wastewater lifting tank in Palermo, Italy. (Palermo Today)
• Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024
  • The U.S. Storm Prediction Center issues a rare high risk convective outlook ahead of an expected significant tornado outbreak in parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. (Storm Prediction Center)
  • An EF4 tornado strikes the cities of Barnsdall and Bartlesville, Oklahoma, killing one and leaving one other missing. (Washington Post)

Law and crime

• An American soldier is arrested in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct. According to US officials, the soldier was based in South Korea and had been accused of stealing from a woman. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
    • Japanese students at the University of Tokyo, Sophia University, Tama Art University, International Christian University, and Hiroshima University hold solidarity encampments. (Arab News Japan)
    • Belgian and Dutch students hold solidarity encampments and occupy parts of the Ghent University, the University of Amsterdam, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. (Reuters)
• 2024 Chadian presidential election
  • Chad holds presidential elections under its junta, contested between incumbent Mahamat Déby and Prime Minister Succès Masra. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
• 2024 Scottish National Party leadership election
  • John Swinney is elected leader of the Scottish National Party following the resignation of First Minister Humza Yousaf. (The Guardian)

May 7, 2024 (2024-05-07) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Assassination attempts on Volodymyr Zelenskyy
    • The Security Service of Ukraine says that it detained two Ukrainian government protection unit colonels recruited by Russia's Federal Security Service who were planning an assassination of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top Ukrainian officials. (Reuters)
  • Ukrainian forces launch a missile strike on an oil terminal in Luhansk, causing a large fire and injuring at least five workers. (Reuters)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Rafah offensive
    • Israeli forces enter Rafah in a "limited" operation, taking control of the Rafah Border Crossing on the Egypt–Gaza border. (Haaretz) (AP) (Reuters)
    • At least 27 people are killed by Israeli airstrikes in Rafah. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
• M23 offensive
  • The death toll from rocket strikes on an IDP camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, increases to 18. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• The Boy Scouts of America announces the renaming of the organization to Scouting America on February 8, 2025, in an effort to make girls feel more welcome. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• Tornadoes of 2024
  • Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024
    • A FedEx warehouse in Portage, Michigan, United States, is destroyed by a tornado. (Detroit Free Press)
• 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
  • The death toll from ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 90, with more than 150,000 people left homeless. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)

International relations

• International recognition of the State of Palestine
  • The Bahamas formally recognizes Palestine as an independent nation. (Eyewitness News Bahamas)

Law and crime

• Russian undesirable organizations law
  • Russia declares American nonprofit organization Freedom House an "undesirable organization", effectively outlawing the group, after accusing the group of "discrediting the Russian Army" and advocating sanctions against Russia. (Reuters)
• Two people are killed and 21 others are injured in a mass stabbing at a hospital in Zhenxiong County, Yunnan, China. A suspect has been detained. (AP)
• TikTok and its parent company ByteDance sue the United States government over the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, alleging that the law is unconstitutional. (AP)

Politics and elections

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
    • Dutch police end a pro-Palestinian occupation at the University of Amsterdam. (Reuters)
• Fifth inauguration of Vladimir Putin
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin is inaugurated for a fifth six-year term. (Reuters)
• Premiership of John Swinney
  • The Scottish Parliament votes to elect John Swinney as First Minister of Scotland with 64 votes in favour and seven abstentions from the Scottish Greens. (BBC News)

May 8, 2024 (2024-05-08) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Al-Shifa Hospital siege
    • A third mass grave holding at least 49 bodies is discovered in Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital. (Al Jazeera) (The Hill)
  • Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
    • Israel reopens the Kerem Shalom border crossing, allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza. However, the UN states that no aid has entered. (AP)
  • Rafah offensive
    • Israeli troops reach the outskirts of Rafah with Hamas saying that heavy fighting is underway. The Israeli military says that it has "uncovered terrorist infrastructure" and killed a number of Hamas militants as it advances. (BBC News)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Russia launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, injuring three people and damaging critical infrastructure. Ukraine says that it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 of 21 drones. (AP) (Bloomberg News)
  • Kharkiv strikes
    • At least seven people, including four children, are injured in a Russian airstrike on Kharkiv. (Reuters)
  • Russia occupies the villages of Novokalynove in Donetsk Oblast and Kyslivka in Kharkiv Oblast. (Anadolu Agency)
• Islamic State–Taliban conflict
  • A motorcycle bombing kills three Taliban security personnel in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province claims responsibility for the attack. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• A statue of the late African American civil rights leader Daisy Bates is unveiled at the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington, D.C., representing the state of Arkansas. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Tornadoes of 2024
  • Tornado outbreak of May 6–8, 2024
    • Dozens of tornadoes strike the United States over the past three days, killing five people and leaving multiple others injured. (The New York Times)
• 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 100, with 128 people still missing and 163,000 people displaced. (Reuters)
• Rolling blackouts occur in several cities in Mexico amid an ongoing heatwave in the country. (The New York Times)
• A Boeing 767 operated by FedEx is forced to make an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport after the front landing gear fails to deploy. (The Guardian)
• A Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16C fighter jet crashed at Tengah Air Base after the pilot experienced issues during take-off. The pilot ejected successfully and is receiving medical attention. The RSAF has temporarily suspended training for the F-16 fleet until investigations show that it is safe to resume. (The Straits Times) (MINDEF Singapore)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 vaccine
  • AstraZeneca withdraws its marketing authorizations in Europe and withdraws its COVID-19 vaccines worldwide due to low demand, after finding that the vaccines can very rarely lead to blood clots. (The Telegraph)

Law and crime

• Human trafficking in India
  • The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation arrests four people linked to a network of human traffickers who have been luring young men to go to Russia with the promise of jobs or university admission, then forcing them to fight in the war in Ukraine. The Ministry of External Affairs is working with Russia to secure discharges for 20 Indian nationals in the Russian Army. (Al Jazeera)
• Two Cambodian and Chinese people are deported from Singapore after being convicted of laundering over S$3 billion (US$2.2 billion), Singapore's largest ever money laundering case. (VnExpress)

Politics and elections

• Elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation
  • British Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke defects to the opposition Labour Party, citing the Sunak government's failure to stop the English Channel migrant crisis. (Reuters)
• The United States House of Representatives vote 359–43 to keep Mike Johnson as House Speaker, defeating an initiative by Marjorie Taylor Greene to have him removed. (Al Jazeera)

Science and technology

• Researchers at Google DeepMind announce the development of AlphaFold 3, an AI model that can predict the structures of almost all biological molecules and model the interactions between them. (Time) (Nature)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics torch relay
  • The ship Belem arrives in Marseille, France, with the Olympic flame. (AP)

May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Israel–Hamas war
    • Rafah offensive
      • Israeli tanks and warplanes strike eastern Rafah. 80,000 people have fled Rafah throughout the week. (Reuters)
    • United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
      • U.S. President Joe Biden threatens to withhold weapons from Israel if it launches a major invasion of Rafah. (Reuters)
  • Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
    • Red Sea crisis
      • The Houthis claim responsibility for attacks on three container ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. (Al Jazeera)
  • Israeli far-right extremists launch two arson attacks on the perimeter of the UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem, forcing it to temporarily close down. (The Guardian)
• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Assassination attempts on Volodymyr Zelenskyy
    • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fires the head of the state guards Serhiy Rud after allegations that two members of the guards were involved in an assassination plot against Zelenskyy. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
• Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Iran–Israel relations
  • Iran warns that it will build a nuclear weapon if Israel continues to target its nuclear facilities. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• Air India Express cancels 85 flights due to staff calling in sick at the last minute, which is related to a protest against working conditions imposed by the airline's new owner Tata Group. (Al Jazeera)
• Air Vanuatu cancels all of its flights as the Vanuatu Government considers putting the airline into voluntary administration. (ABC News Australia)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 107, with at least 136 people still missing and 165,000 people displaced. (Reuters)
• Two Boeing 737 planes are involved in accidents involving takeoff and landing in Senegal and Turkey. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

• Australia–Tuvalu relations
  • Australia and Tuvalu sign a new security agreement, whereby Australia agrees to protect Tuvalu during natural disasters, pandemics, or military aggression. (AP)

Law and crime

• Former Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama is sentenced to one year in prison for perverting the course of justice. (ABC News Australia)

Politics and elections

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmö, Sweden, against Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Among the protesters is Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. (AP)
• Trade unions in Argentina launch a general strike against President Javier Milei's planned reforms and budget cuts. (Reuters)

Sports

• Bayer Leverkusen breaks Benfica's record of 48 undefeated games in modern European men's club association football. (The Athletic)

May 10, 2024 (2024-05-10) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2024 Kharkiv offensive
    • Russian forces launch an attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, near the town of Vovchansk, opening up a new front. (Reuters)
  • A Ukrainian strike against oil infrastructure kills three in Luhansk. (Reuters)
• M23 offensive
  • The death toll from rocket strikes on an IDP camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, increases to 35. (AP)
• Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
  • Hundreds of Islamic State-linked fighters attack the town of Macomia, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique. (Al Jazeera)
• Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
  • Indian security forces kill 12 Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
  • Over 200 people are killed by floods in Baghlan Province, Afghanistan. (NDTV)
• 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 126, with 141 still missing and more than 300,000 people displaced. (Reuters)
• Seven people are killed and six others are injured when a passenger bus plunges from the Potseluev Bridge into the Moyka river in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Reuters)
• At least 60 people are injured when a passenger train collides with a locomotive in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• Demographics of Italy
  • Amid record low birth rates and an aging population, Pope Francis urges Italians to have more children. The Italian government also expands a campaign to encourage at least 500,000 births annually by 2033. (AP)

International relations

• Palestine and the United Nations
  • United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/23
    • The United Nations General Assembly votes 143–9 with 25 abstentions to approve a resolution granting Palestine new rights and privileges, and to reconsider Palestine's request to become a UN member. The nine countries that opposed the resolution were Argentina, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea and the United States. (AP) (The National)

Law and crime

• Colombian conflict
  • Catatumbo campaign
    • A Colombian court in Bogota grants conditional release to former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso. He was held at La Picota prison while being accused of war crimes and human rights violations. (Reuters)
• Arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, 2024 Indian general election
  • The Supreme Court of India grants Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal interim bail for 21 days in connection with the Delhi liquor policy money laundering case, thereby permitting Kejriwal to campaign in the ongoing general election. (The Hindustan Times)
• A Pennsylvania jury orders ExxonMobil to pay $725.5 million to a former mechanic who claimed that the company's gasoline and solvents caused him to develop leukemia. (Reuters)
• Peruvian authorities launch an investigation into President Dina Boluarte for disbanding a police force that was investigating her brother Nicanor Boluarte, who was arrested for alleged influence peddling. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
    • Police dismantle encampments and arrest dozens of students protesting at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Reuters)
    • Academic staff of The New School in New York City hold the first faculty-led solidarity encampment in the United States. (The Guardian)
• 2024 United States presidential election
  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign
    • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. qualifies to appear on the ballot in Oklahoma for the 2024 United States presidential election as an independent candidate. (Yahoo! News)
• 2024 Polish farmers' protests
  • Thousands of protesters march through Warsaw, Poland, against the European Union's environmental regulations. (Euronews)
• Emir of Kuwait Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah dissolves the National Assembly and suspends some articles of the Constitution. (Reuters)
• Eight hundred protesters storm the Tesla plant in Grünheide, Germany, in protest of the environmental impact of the company's expansion. (Reuters)

Science and technology

• May 2024 solar storms
  • A geomagnetic storm hits Earth, reaching G5 intensity and causing widespread aurorae, with NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center issuing its first G4-level storm watch since 2005. (NOAA)

May 11, 2024 (2024-05-11) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Three people are killed in a Ukrainian strike in Donetsk. Separately, two people are killed in Ukrainian strikes in Belgorod and Kursk. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• Eurovision Song Contest 2024
  • Switzerland's entry, "The Code" by Nemo, wins this year's Eurovision contest. (DW)
  • Dutch musician Joost Klein is disqualified from the Eurovision final over reported verbal threats, which are under investigation by Swedish authorities. This is the first time that a performer has been disqualified during the festival. (Aftonbladet)
  • The Norwegian announcer for Eurovision, Alessandra Mele, announces that she will withdraw from announcing votes while declaring support for Palestine in the ongoing war. (Times of Israel)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing flooding in northern Afghanistan increases to 300, with more than 1,000 houses destroyed. (AP)
• 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 136, with 125 still missing, and more than 300,000 people displaced. (Reuters)
• At least 28 people are killed after heavy rains in the Agam and Tanah Datar districts in West Sumatra, Indonesia, which triggered a flash flood and cold lava flow from Mount Marapi. (Al Jazeera)
• Eleven people are killed and 53 others are injured when a bus crashes in West Java, Indonesia. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2023–2024 Georgian protests
  • Fifty thousand people march in Tbilisi, in protest of the proposed Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. (Reuters)

May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2024 Kharkiv offensive
    • The Russian Defence Ministry states that its forces have captured several villages in Kharkiv Oblast. (CNN)
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • At least thirteen civilians are killed and 20 others are injured when pieces of a downed Ukrainian Tochka missile hit an apartment block in Belgorod, Russia. (AP) (Reuters)
  • President of Russia Vladimir Putin reassigns Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to the National Security Council and replaces him with Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov. (The Washington Post)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Israel–Hamas war
    • Rafah offensive
      • U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns Israel lacks a credible plan to protect Rafah civilians. (Reuters)
• War in Sudan
  • Battle of El Fasher
    • Fighting during RSF attacks on eastern El Fasher, over the weekend, kill at least 38 civilians and injure 189 others amid fears of an all out RSF assault on the city. (The Washington Post)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing flooding in northern Afghanistan increases to 315, with more than 1,600 people injured, and more than 1,000 houses destroyed. (Reuters)
• 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing flooding in southern Brazil increases to 143, with 125 people still missing. The Brazilian government has announced R$12.1 billion in emergency spending in response to the crisis. (Reuters)
• The Marywilska 44 shopping mall in Białołęka district, Warsaw, Poland, is destroyed in a suspected arson attack. Many of the venues were Vietnamese-owned. (The Times of India) (Puls Biznesu)
• Wildfires in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, force thousands to evacuate. (CNN)

International relations

• Egypt–Israel relations, Rafah offensive
  • Egypt announces it will intervene on South Africa's side in the South Africa v Israel case in response to Israel's growing assault on Rafah. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Catalan regional election
  • The Socialists' Party of Catalonia wins the regional election with its best result since 2003. Pro-independence parties lose their absolute majority in the Parliament. (Reuters)
• 2024 Lithuanian presidential election, 2024 Lithuanian constitutional referendum
  • Lithuanians elect the President of Lithuania and vote on a constitutional amendment that would allow dual citizenship. (ABC News) (lnk.lt)
• 2024 North Macedonian presidential election
  • Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova is sworn in as the first female President of North Macedonia. (Bloomberg Macedonia)
• Forty-nine Vatican Museums employees start an unprecedented labor dispute over unfair and poor working conditions against the Vatican's Pontifical Commission. (Reuters)
• Hundreds of protesters march in Tunis, Tunisia, to demand the release of imprisoned journalists, activists, and opposition figures. (Reuters)

Sports

• Bayer Leverkusen extend their record unbeaten streak in European association football to fifty matches. (Bundesliga)

May 13, 2024 (2024-05-13) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Rafah offensive
    • The Israeli military advances into northern and southern Gaza. (Reuters)
    • A staff member of the United Nations Department of Safety and Security is killed and another is injured in Rafah. (United Nations)
  • Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
    • Hamas says that it has "lost contact" with the militants holding four Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin. (Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2024 Kharkiv offensive
    • Russia claims that its troops have entered the town of Vovchansk, 74 kilometres (46 mi) from Kharkiv. (BBC News)

Business and economy

• GameStop short squeeze
  • Three years after the previous GameStop stock squeeze, Redditors return to artificially inflate GameStop's share price by 75%, reaching an 18-month high. The share price of AMC Theatres also increases by more than 70%. (Reuters) (CNBC)
• Russia–United States relations
  • U.S. President Joe Biden signs a bill banning imports of uranium from Russia. (Reuters) (The Washington Post)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 147 people, with 127 people still missing. (Reuters)
• Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
  • The final remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, which killed six workers, are demolished with explosives. (East Bay Times)
• The death toll from the flash flood and lahar in West Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 43, with 15 others still missing. (Reuters)
• At least 14 people are killed, 75 are injured, and others are trapped after a billboard collapses during heavy rains in Mumbai, India. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• The Airlines for America trade association and several major American airlines file a lawsuit against the United States Department of Transportation over a rule requiring upfront disclosure of airline fees. (Reuters)
• Indonesian police conducts a major drug raid on a lab hidden in a villa in Bali, Indonesia. They arrested one Indonesian, two Ukrainians, and one Russian. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Lithuanian constitutional referendum
  • A referendum to allow dual citizenship in Lithuania fails to pass. (LRT)
• 2024 Lithuanian presidential election
  • Gitanas Nausėda and Ingrida Šimonytė advance to the run-off election, which will be held on 26 May. (The Guardian)
• 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • The High Commissioner of New Caledonia imposes a curfew and mobilizes security forces after a general strike and violent protests over proposed constitutional changes in the capital city Nouméa. (Al Jazeera)
• An administrative court in Münster, Germany, rules that the Alternative for Germany political party could threaten democracy and can be spied on. (The Washington Post)

Science and technology

• OpenAI announces a new model of their generative pretrained transformer (GPT) named GPT-4o, capable of visual and video speech recognition and translation. (Reuters)

May 14, 2024 (2024-05-14) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2024 Kharkiv offensive, Kharkiv strikes
    • At least 20 people are injured when Russian airstrikes hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
    • Ukraine pulls back from positions near Lukyantsi and Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast. (Reuters)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Rafah offensive
    • Israeli tanks enter residential areas of Rafah as they attempt to capture the city. Hamas' armed wing al-Qassam Brigades says that it destroyed an Israeli troop carrier with a Al-Yassin 105 anti-tank missile, killing several troops and injuring several others, while the Israel Defense Forces claim to have "eliminated" several terrorists in the city. (Reuters)
• Israeli settler violence
  • Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war
    • Israeli protestors attack a convoy of aid trucks in the West Bank, damaging 15 trucks and causing $2 million worth of damage. (Reuters)
• 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • Riots erupt in New Caledonia as France plans to change the constitution, allowing more recent white French settlers to vote in the island's provincial elections, which protesters claim would marginalise the Indigenous Kanak people. (Al Jazeera) (The Guardian)
  • Three Kanak residents are killed and many more injured during a drive-by shooting by a group of French settlers. (Reuters)
  • At least 54 officers are injured and more than 130 people are arrested. Shops and cars are looted, while a prison breakout has been prevented. (AP) (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival opens in Cannes, France, with Meryl Streep receiving an honorary Palme d'Or award. (AP)

Business and economy

• China–United States trade war
  • U.S. President Joe Biden passes tariff increases on Chinese imports, including electric vehicles and batteries, computer chips, and medical products. (Reuters)
• Economy of Argentina
  • Inflation in Argentina slows to a single digit number of 8.8 percent amid severe austerity plans by president Javier Milei. (AP)
• GameStop short squeeze
  • The share price of GameStop increases by a further 61%. (Quartz) (Yahoo! News)

Disasters and accidents

• The death toll from a building collapse in George, South Africa, last week, increases to 33. (Reuters)
• Thirteen people, including former Congressman Édgar Alarcón, are killed in a bus crash in Vinchos, Huamanga Province, Peru. (Reuters) (Infobae)
• Eight people are killed and 40 others are injured when a bus carrying farmworkers collides with a truck and overturns in Marion County, Florida, United States. (AP)

Law and crime

• Corruption in Russia
  • Russian police arrest former head of personnel of the Ministry of Defence Yuri Vasilievich Kuznetsov for bribery of over $1 million. Kuznetsov's charges carry up to 15 years of jail time. (Al Jazeera)
• Two prison guards are killed and three others are critically injured in an ambush of a prison van near Rouen, Normandy, France, to free an inmate with ties to a drug dealing gang. (BBC News)
• Tunisian police raid the headquarters of the Tunisian Order of Lawyers in Tunis and arrest Mahdi Zagrouba, who is known for his opposition to President Kais Saied. (Al Jazeera)
• The Supreme Court of Kazakhstan sentences former Minister of National Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev to 24 years in prison for torturing and murdering his wife. (Al Jazeera)
• Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza loses his appeal against a 25-year prison sentence. (Reuters)
• A court in Germany convicts and fines Alternative for Germany member Björn Höcke €13,000 ($14,000) for using a Nazi slogan that once belonged to the Sturmabteilung. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• 2023–2024 Georgian protests
  • Riot police clash with protesters on the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, after the parliament approves a controversial "foreign agent" law that requires media organizations to declare foreign funding. (BBC News)
  • The United States warns Georgia that $390 million in planned economic support will be "under review" if the Georgian government considers the U.S. as an "adversary", and not as a strategic partner. (The Guardian)

Science and technology

• May 2024 solar storms
  • The sun emits the largest solar flare since 2005, days after producing auroras in the Northern and Southern Hempisheres. (Axios)
• Russia places its nuclear capable submarine-launched Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile into service. (Reuters)

May 15, 2024 (2024-05-15) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Southern Ukraine campaign, 2024 Kharkiv offensive
    • Russia says its forces have captured the village of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and several more villages in Kharkiv Oblast. Ukraine confirms it has pulled back its troops from Vovchansk to "preserve the lives of our servicemen and avoid losses". (BBC News)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Battle of Jabalia
    • Five Israeli soldiers are killed in a friendly fire incident in Jabalia after IDF tanks open fire on their position. (BBC News)
• Attempted assassination of Robert Fico
  • Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is injured in a shooting in Handlová, Slovakia, which is being treated as an assassination attempt. The shooter has been apprehended and is identified as a 71-year-old writer from Levice, Slovakia. (BBC News) (The Wall Street Journal)
  • The Slovak government describes Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition as life-threatening. Deputy prime minister Tomáš Taraba stated that Fico underwent surgery, was stabilized, and is expected to survive. (Reuters) (The Guardian)
• 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • France declares a state of emergency in New Caledonia as anti-French rioting continues, which has killed four people. Schools are closed and a curfew is announced in the capital Nouméa. (Reuters)
• War in Sudan
  • The United States issues sanctions on two commanders of the Rapid Support Forces, Ali Yagoub Gibril and Osman Mohamed Hamid, for their roles in the escalating violence in Darfur. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Canada wildfires
  • Authorities evacuate over 6,000 people as wildfires approach the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. (Reuters) (NPR)
• 2024 West Sumatra floods
  • The death toll from the flash flood and lahar in West Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 62, with 25 others still missing. (Reuters)

International relations

• Nicaragua–United States relations
  • The United States impose visa restrictions on more than 250 members of the Nicaraguan government and also sanction three Nicaraguan entities for "repressive action" and a failure to control migrant smuggling through Nicaragua. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Six people are injured during a mass stabbing at a railway station in Zofingen, Switzerland. The suspect, who has suffered self-inflicted wounds, is detained. His motives are unknown. (Al Arabiya)
• Federal prosecutors in New York City charge two brothers, Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, after they were arrested for exploiting the Ethereum blockchain and stealing $25 million worth of cryptocurrency. (Reuters)
• The United States Supreme Court lets Louisiana use a new congressional map with two majority-Black congressional districts in the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections. (CBS News)

Politics and elections

• 2024 United States presidential election
  • 2024 United States presidential debates
    • U.S. President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump agree to hold a presidential debate on June 27, hosted by CNN, which will be the earliest general election debate in modern history in the United States. A second debate will be held in September. (The New York Times)
• 2023–2024 Dutch cabinet formation
  • A new coalition government in the Netherlands is agreed by Geert Wilders, Dilan Yeşilgöz, Pieter Omtzigt, and Caroline van der Plas. (The Guardian)
• Lawrence Wong is sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of Singapore, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong. (BBC News) (CNA)

Science and technology

• Discoveries of exoplanets
  • Scientists announce the discovery of SPECULOOS-3 b, an Earth-size exoplanet that orbits a red dwarf star that has a similar size as Jupiter. (Space.com)

May 16, 2024 (2024-05-16) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip
    • Battle of Jabalia
      • Palestinian fighters, including Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, claim dozens of attacks on Israeli troops in and around the Jabalia refugee camp. (Al Jazeera)
  • International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
    • Global Affairs Canada announces sanctions on four "extremist" Israeli settlers in the West Bank for engaging in violence against Palestinian civilians and their property. (CBC News)
    • The Arab League calls for a United Nations peacekeeping force and international protection in the occupied Palestinian territories until a two-state solution is implemented. (Al Jazeera) (Al Arabiya)
    • The United States House of Representatives passes a bill which would defund certain offices if President Biden impedes any weapons shipments to Israel. The President is expected to veto the bill if it passes the Senate. (Politico)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces a $2 billion military aid package for Ukraine, aimed at investing in Ukraine's industrial base. (Al Jazeera)
• 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • France deploys 1,000 police officers to New Caledonia in an attempt to control the ongoing riots. (Reuters)
• Attempted assassination of Robert Fico
  • Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is reported to be in serious but stable condition. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Milestones of the Dow Jones Index
  • The Dow Jones index surpasses 40,000 points for the first time. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Houston derecho
  • Heavy storms kill at least four people in Houston, Texas, United States. (The New York Times)

International relations

• China–Russia relations
  • President of Russia Vladimir Putin meets with President of China Xi Jinping in Beijing, China. (CNN)
• Russia–United States relations
  • The United States announces sanctions on two Russian individuals and three Russian companies for facilitating weapons transfers between Russia and North Korea. (Reuters)
• Foreign minister of Kosovo Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz writes to the Council of Europe to ask for member nations to consider granting Kosovo entry into the council. (AP)

Law and crime

• Murder of Garrett Foster
  • Texas Governor Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing a man at a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020. (The New York Times)
• The European Union opens a formal investigation into Meta for potential breaches in online content rules relating to child safety on Facebook and Instagram, which violate the Digital Services Act. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• Permanent Member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee's Secretariat Trương Thị Mai resigns after just over a year in office amid the Communist Party's anti-corruption campaign. (Xinhua)
• Tunisian lawyers launch a one-day strike and protest in Tunis following the recent arrest of two lawyers and repressive measures enacted by President Kais Saied. (Al Jazeera)

May 17, 2024 (2024-05-17) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
    • Humanitarian aid deliveries begin arriving at the U.S.-built Gaza floating pier. (Reuters)
  • Rafah offensive
    • The Israeli army recovers from Rafah the bodies of three people killed in the Re'im music festival massacre last October, including Shani Louk. (The New York Times)
  • Hamas announces that an Israeli strike killed Sharhabil Sayed, a Hamas commander in Lebanon. (France 24)
  • Israel announces that an Air Force strike killed Islaam Hamaisa, a commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Jenin Brigade. (Jerusalem Post)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Ukraine launches a massive drone attack across southwestern Russia, causing fires at several oil refineries, including at the port of Novorossiysk. (The New York Times)
  • Kharkiv strikes
    • At least three civilians are killed and 28 others are injured by Russian guided bombs in Kharkiv. (Reuters)
• 2024 Bamyan shooting
  • Gunmen open fire on a group of tourists in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan, killing three Spanish citizens, two Afghan civilians and a Taliban guard. Seven others are injured. (Al Jazeera)
• 2024 Ulu Tiram police station attack
  • Two police officers are killed and another is injured outside the Ulu Tiram police station in Johor, Malaysia. The killer is later fatally shot. Seven suspected members of Jemaah Islamiyah are arrested in connection to the attack. (CNA)
• Hezbollah–Israel conflict
  • Israeli air strikes kill five people in Lebanon, including two children. (Reuters)
• Red Sea crisis
  • Houthi forces shoot down a United States Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone with a surface-to-air missile over Marib Governorate, Yemen. Wreckage of the downed drone appears on social media. (ABC News)

Health and environment

• A child in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, dies of measles, the province's first such death since 1989. (CBC News)

International relations

• Azerbaijan–France relations, 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • France accuses Azerbaijan of being behind the protests and violence in New Caledonia after Azerbaijani and Togolese flags are seen alongside indigenous Kanak symbols at the protests. Azerbaijan has previously spoken out against French colonialism and supported pro-independence participants, in response to French support for Armenia. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

• A man is shot dead by police after trying to set a synagogue on fire in Rouen, France. (BBC News)
• The RCMP identifies the killer of four people in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in 1976 and 1977 as American serial rapist Gary Allen Srery, who died in prison in 2011. (CFCN-TV)
• Iranian police arrest more than 260 people, including three European citizens, on suspicion of spreading Satanism and nudity in Iran. (ABC News)
• Police in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, arrest American golfer Scottie Scheffler, who was travelling to the 2024 PGA Championship, for assault of a police officer, criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding traffic signals. (AP)

Politics and elections

• A brawl breaks out in the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's parliament, following disagreements over draft reforms between the Democratic Progressive Party and the Kuomintang. (The Independent)

Science and technology

• Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope discover the earliest known merging of black holes, 740 million years after the Big Bang. (AP)

Sports

• The annual FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, awards Brazil the host rights for the 2027 Women's World Cup. (USA Today)

May 18, 2024 (2024-05-18) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli war cabinet
    • Benny Gantz threatens to withdraw his party from the unity coalition if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn't submit a post-war plan for Gaza by June 8. (Al Jazeera)
  • Rafah offensive
    • The Israeli army recovers the body of Ron Binyamin, who was killed and taken to Gaza by Palestinian militants in the 7 October attacks. (Reuters)
  • Austria unfreezes €3.4 million (US$3.7 million) in funds to the UNRWA. (Reuters)
• Myanmar civil war
  • Rakhine offensive
    • The Arakan Army seizes control of Buthidaung after the army captures Tatmadaw positions in the surrounding area. The town, which hosts a majority Rohingya population, is burned amidst the crossfire. (AP)
• 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • The death toll from the ongoing protests and riots in New Caledonia increases to six. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
  • At least 68 people are killed by floods in Ghor and Faryab provinces, Afghanistan. (AP)
• Three people are killed and five others are injured in a boat collision on Bobs Lake in Ontario, Canada. (CBC News)
• At least 23 migrants are missing after boarding a boat travelling from Tunisia to Italy. (Reuters)

International relations

• 2024 Bishkek riots
  • The Foreign Ministry of Pakistan asks that Pakistani nationals in Kyrgyzstan stay indoors after mob attacks on Pakistanis and other foreign nationals are reported. (AP)

Law and crime

• Italian financial police seize 134 Fiat cars imported from Morocco following a dispute on stickers indicating the origin of the car. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2023–2024 Georgian protests
  • President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili vetoes the proposed "Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence". (The Guardian)
• LGBT rights in Peru
  • Hundreds of protesters march in Lima, Peru, to demand the reversal of a new law that describes transgender people as having a mental illness. (Reuters)
• The Communist Party of Vietnam nominates Minister of Public Security Tô Lâm as the next President after Võ Văn Thưởng resigned as President in March due to the party's anti-corruption campaign. (Al Jazeera)

Sports

• 2023–24 Bundesliga
  • In association football, Bundesliga champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen become the first Bundesliga team to finish a season unbeaten after defeating FC Augsburg on the final matchday. (The New York Times)
• 2023–24 Women's Super League
  • In association football, Chelsea F.C. Women wins their 7th Women's Super League title after defeating Manchester United W.F.C. 6–0 in the final match. (Reuters)
• Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk
  • In boxing, Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury by split decision and becomes the first undisputed four-belt heavyweight champion in history. (BBC Sport)

May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup attempt
  • The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo say that they foiled a coup by armed men in Kinshasa that killed two police officers and four attackers, including the coup's leader, Christian Malanga, a opposition leader of the United Congolese Party. Around 50 attackers, including Malanga's 20-year-old son and a US citizen from Maryland, are arrested. (AP)
• 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • France deploys law enforcement to New Caledonia to regain control of the road to La Tontouta International Airport, which is currently controlled by protesters. (Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • At least six people are killed and 27 others are injured in a Russian double tap missile strike on a recreation area near Kharkiv. Separately, five people are killed and nine others are injured in a Russian strike using a multiple launch rocket system on two villages in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash
  • A Bell 212 helicopter crashes in Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, killing all the eight people on board, including President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. (AP)
• Two people are killed and five others are missing after a boat collision on the Danube river near Verőce, Hungary. (Reuters)
• Seven villages on the island of Halmahera, Indonesia, are forced to evacuate after the Mount Ibu volcano erupts. (Reuters)

International relations

• Argentina–Spain relations
  • Spain recalls its ambassador to Argentina after President of Argentina Javier Milei calls Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife Begoña Gómez corrupt during a rally in Madrid and also refuses to meet with King Felipe VI. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Dominican Republic general election
  • President Luis Abinader wins re-election with 59% of the popular vote. (BBC Mundo)

Sports

• 2023–24 Premier League
  • Manchester City win the Premier League, becoming the first team in the 136-year history of the Football League to win four consecutive top-flight titles. (The Guardian)

May 20, 2024 (2024-05-20) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war, War crimes in the Israel–Hamas war
    • Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, requests arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Hamas political leaders Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar, and Al-Qassam Brigades leader Mohammed Al-Masri for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. (Reuters)
• Haitian crisis
  • Gang war in Haiti
    • Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, reopens after being closed for three months due to gang violence, as the US military flies in supplies and civilian contractors to help the police in order to pave a way for an intervention. (AP)

Business and economy

• Red Lobster, an American restaurant chain, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. (NPR)

Disasters and accidents

• Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
  • The container ship Dali is freed from bridge debris since its initial collision on March 26 and is escorted by tugboats back to the port of Baltimore. (AP)

Law and crime

• Russian military commissariats attacks
  • A court in Novosibirsk, Russia, sentences a 24-year-old man to 25 years in prison for allegedly plotting an arson attack on a military recruitment office with alleged directions from Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
• Judges grant Julian Assange permission to appeal his extradition order from the United Kingdom to the United States. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 19th Congress of the Philippines
  • Migz Zubiri resigns as President of the Senate of the Philippines and is replaced by Francis Escudero. (KPL/VNA)
• 2024 South African general election
  • The Constitutional Court of South Africa rules that former President Jacob Zuma is ineligible to run in the upcoming parliamentary election due to his 2021 jail sentence. (Al Jazeera)
• First vice president of Iran Mohammad Mokhber becomes acting president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi. (Al Jazeera)
• Lai Ching-te is sworn in as President of Taiwan, with Hsiao Bi-khim as his Vice President. (Al Jazeera)

May 21, 2024 (2024-05-21) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas War
  • Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
    • The UNRWA suspends food distribution in Rafah due to insecurity and a lack of supplies. (Reuters)
  • Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war
    • The Israeli army launches a raid on the city of Jenin in the West Bank, with sources claiming that seven Palestinians were killed. (Reuters)
• Nigerian bandit conflict
  • Gunmen kill 40 people in an attack on a village in Nigeria's Plateau State. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• Jenny Erpenbeck wins the International Booker Prize for her novel Kairos, translated from the German by Michael Hofmann. (The Guardian)

Business and economy

• Pixar Animation Studios lays off 14% of its workforce, approximately 175 people. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Singapore Airlines Flight 321
  • A Singapore Airlines flight from London, England, to Singapore makes an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, after experiencing severe air turbulence over the Bay of Bengal, resulting in one death and at least 30 injuries. (BBC News)
• Eleven workers drown after a microbus falls off a ferry into the Nile River in Giza, Egypt. (Al-Ahram)
• At least five people are killed and 35 are injured as a strong tornado devastates the town of Greenfield, Iowa, United States. A Doppler on Wheels unit records a wind gust of between 250 mph (400 km/h) and 290 mph (470 km/h) over Greenfield, the strongest winds recorded inside a tornado by a mobile weather radar since the 2013 El Reno tornado, equivalent to EF5 intensity on the Enhanced Fujita scale. (AP) (University of Illinois)

International relations

• Argentina–Spain relations
  • Spain permanently recalls its ambassador from Argentina amid a diplomatic crisis over President of Argentina Javier Milei's comments about Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez's wife, Begoña Gómez. (CNN)
• Moldova–European Union relations
  • Moldova becomes the first non-European Union (EU) signatory country to sign a security and defense pact with the EU to receive assistance in strengthening and managing its borders, facilitating cooperation in cybersecurity, and combating disinformation. (Politico)
• A Swiss parliamentary committee rejects a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that alleged the country violated its citizens' human rights by not doing enough to prevent climate change. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Censorship in Israel
  • The Israeli Ministry of Communications seizes broadcasting equipment from the Associated Press and suspends their live feed of Gaza, accusing them of breaking the new media law by supplying images to Al Jazeera. (AP)
• Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton is reported to be on life support after being physically attacked in a prison in Port-Cartier, Quebec. (Vancouver Sun)
• The European Union passes the Artificial Intelligence Act, to be applied in 2026. The act imposes strict transparency obligations on AI systems, restricts governments from using real-time biometric surveillance in public spaces, and bans social scoring, predictive policing, and untargeted scraping of facial images. (Reuters)
• A court in Saint Petersburg, Russia, sentences Anatoly Maslov, a 77-year-old hypersonic missiles expert, to 14 years in prison for state treason. (Reuters)
• The Netherlands moves to ban international adoptions. (Reuters)

May 22, 2024 (2024-05-22) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Russia captures the village of Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
    • At least two people are killed and four are injured by Ukrainian shelling in Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
  • Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • Sweden announces US$7 billion in military aid to Ukraine from 2024 to 2026. (Bloomberg)
  • Russia returns six Ukrainian children displaced by the war back to Ukraine, in a deal brokered by Qatar. (Al Jazeera)
• 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • Australia and New Zealand begin evacuating their citizens from New Caledonia amid civil unrest. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• San Pedro Garza García stage collapse
  • At least nine people are killed, including a child, and 121 are injured after a temporary stage collapses in high winds at a campaign event for the Citizens' Movement party in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo León, Mexico. Later, the Nuevo León government pledges 400,000 pesos ($23,900) in compensation to families of the deceased. (AP) (El País) (Reuters)

International relations

• International recognition of the State of Palestine
  • Norway–Palestine relations, Ireland–Palestine relations, Palestine–Spain relations
    • The governments of Norway, Ireland, and Spain announce that they will recognise the State of Palestine as a sovereign state beginning on May 28, and also call for a two-state solution. In response, Israel recalls its ambassadors to these countries. (BBC News)
• Russia–NATO relations
  • The Russian Ministry of Defence proposes to unilaterally adjust Russia's maritime border in the Baltic Sea, prompting comments of concern made by Baltic members of NATO, including Finland and Lithuania. The Ministry of Defense later retracts the proposal. (Reuters) (BBC News)

Law and crime

• 2024 Bishkek riots
  • The Kyrgyz Ministry of Internal Affairs announces that ten people, including four foreigners, have been detained in connection with violent riots that occurred in Bishkek last week. (RFE/RL)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Chadian presidential election
  • Prime Minister Succès Masra of the transitional government resigns after Mahamat Déby is elected President. (Al Jazeera)
• 2024 United Kingdom general election
  • Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces that the next general election will be held on 4 July. (CNN)
• 2024 Vietnamese presidential election
  • Security Minister Tô Lâm is elected President by the National Assembly, two months after the resignation of Võ Văn Thưởng amid the ruling Communist Party's anti-corruption campaign. (DW)
• President of the United States Joe Biden announces a student loan debt cancellation of $7.7 billion for 160,000 people. (Al Jazeera)
• German far-right party Alternative for Germany bans Maximilian Krah, its leading candidate in European elections, from further activities due to his comments defending members of the Schutzstaffel (SS). (Al Jazeera)

Science and technology

• Russia launches a Soyuz-2 rocket carrying the Kosmos 2576 satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome launch site in Arkhangelsk Oblast. The United States Space Command accuses it of being an anti-satellite weapon capable of attacking other satellites, and is in the same orbit as a satellite operated by the National Reconnaissance Office. (Al Jazeera)
• The United Nations Security Council votes against a resolution introduced by Russia and China banning member states from placing weapons in outer space. (Space.com)

Sports

• 2023–24 UEFA Europa League
  • In association football, Atalanta win the UEFA Europa League over Bayer Leverkusen by a score of 3–0 in the final, ending Bayer Leverkusen's record of 51 unbeaten games. It is also Atalanta's first major trophy since 1963. (The Guardian)

May 23, 2024 (2024-05-23) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2024 Kharkiv offensive
    • Seven people are killed and at least 28 others are injured in Russian missile strikes in Liubotyn and Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
  • Crimea attacks
    • At least two people are killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on Alushta, Crimea. Explosions are reported across the peninsula and Ukrainian media reports that multiple targets were hit. (Reuters)
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Russian forces captures the village of Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast. (The Daily Telegraph)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • At least 60 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks in Rafah, Deir al-Balah, and Gaza City, Gaza. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• Pope Francis and the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints approves the canonization of Carlo Acutis, who will become the first millennial saint. (Holy See) (BBC News)
• Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu wins the International Dublin Literary Award for his novel Solenoid, translated by Sean Cotter. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• Eleven people are killed and two others are injured in an explosion at a sugar factory in Morogoro, Tanzania. (AP)
• Four people are killed and 16 others are injured when the second floor of a restaurant collapses in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. (AP)

International relations

• Cross-Strait relations
  • China's People's Liberation Army begins two days of military drills around Taiwan. In response, Taiwan mobilizes its military. (BBC News) (Reuters)
• Diplomatic missions to Palestine
  • Colombian President Gustavo Petro orders the opening of an embassy in Ramallah in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
• Kenya–United States relations
  • U.S. President Joe Biden announces during a state visit by Kenyan President William Ruto that he will designate Kenya a major non-NATO ally as it is expected to lead the international intervention in Haiti. (Reuters) (NPR)
• Russia removes the border markers signaling the border with Estonia on the Narva River, prompting a protest by the EU. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• United States v. Live Nation Entertainment
  • The United States Department of Justice sues Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation, seeking the breakup of the company and accusing the company of creating a monopoly by eliminating competition and increasing prices. (AP)
• Three people are killed and five others are injured in a shootout between two groups at a café in Istanbul, Turkey. (Metro)

Politics and elections

• The United Nations General Assembly votes 84–19, with 68 abstentions, to establish July 11 as an annual day of remembrance for the Srebrenica genocide, despite receiving opposition from Serbia and Bosnian Serbs. (Al Jazeera)

May 24, 2024 (2024-05-24) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
    • In Jabalia, North Gaza Governorate, the Israeli Army recovers the bodies of three civilians who were murdered and taken to Gaza by Palestinian militants in the October 7 attacks. (Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Sources claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin is interested in negotiating a ceasefire, which would freeze the conflict at the current frontlines. (Reuters)
  • The European Union makes a decision allowing Ukraine to use interest funds from frozen Russian bank accounts, totaling €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion) per year. (Al Jazeera)
• Haitian crisis
  • Two American Christian missionaries, one of them the daughter of a Missouri State Representative, and a Haitian pastor are killed in a gang ambush in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (The Wall Street Journal)

Arts and culture

• 2024 Cannes Film Festival
  • Norah becomes the first film from Saudi Arabia to screen as part of the official calendar at the Cannes Film Festival. (Arab News)
  • Black Dog, a Chinese film directed by Guan Hu, wins the Un Certain Regard prize for international films at the Cannes Film Festival. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Enga landslide
  • Four people are confirmed killed and many others are presumed dead in a landslide in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. (Papua New Guinea Post-Courier) (RNZ)
• Fourteen people are killed and three others are injured in a building fire in a densely populated area of Hanoi, Vietnam. (VnExpress) (Reuters)
• Dozens of people are killed across Mexico in a deadly heatwave, with temperatures as high as 45 °C (113 °F) recorded. (France 24) (DW)

Law and crime

• 2024 Bishkek riots
  • Hundreds of international students from Pakistan and other Asian countries leave Kyrgyzstan following attacks by Kyrgyz nationalist mobs on student hostels in Bishkek earlier this month. (Reuters)
• Crocus City Hall attack
  • Russia arrests more than 20 people in connection with the Islamic State – Khorasan Province attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, in March. (Reuters)
• South Africa's genocide case against Israel
  • The International Court of Justice, in a 13–2 decision, orders Israel to stop their military offensive in Rafah. (Reuters)
• United States v. Live Nation Entertainment
  • The first consumer class action lawsuit by ticket buyers is filed against Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment, following the lawsuit filed by the United States Department of Justice. (Reuters)
• Uvalde school shooting
  • Families in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., file a lawsuit against Daniel Defense and Activision Blizzard for creating the DDM4 V7 gun and promoting the weapon through the game Call of Duty, respectively. They also sue Meta Platforms for owning Instagram, which was used by the gunman. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2024 United Kingdom general election
  • A record number of Conservative MPs stand down ahead of the UK election. (BBC News) (Sky News)
  • Jeremy Corbyn is expelled from the Labour Party after confirming that he will stand as an independent candidate in the election. (The Independent)

May 25, 2024 (2024-05-25) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
    • Israeli allegations against UNRWA
      • Italy restores €35 million (US$38 million) of funding for UNRWA several months after it suspended the aid due to allegations linking UN staff to the October 7 attacks. (Al Jazeera)
    • Four U.S. Army vessels connected to a floating pier off the Gaza Strip become disconnected and wash up on beaches, two in Israel and two in the Gaza Strip. (NPR)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Russia captures the village of Arkhanhelske in Donetsk Oblast. (The Moscow Times)
  • Kharkiv strikes
    • At least fourteen people are killed and 58 others are injured in Russian strikes on a hardware store and residential area in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent) (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• 2024 Cannes Film Festival
  • Anora, directed by Sean Baker, wins the Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Rajkot gaming zone fire
  • At least 27 people, including many children, are killed in a building fire at a family entertainment venue in Rajkot, Gujarat, India. (NDTV)
• Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–26, 2024
  • At least five people are killed after a tornado strikes the cities of Pilot Point and Valley View in Texas, United States. (NBC Dallas-Fort Worth)

Politics and elections

• 2024 United Kingdom general election
  • Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces plans to conscript young persons with an option for alternative civilian service if the Conservative Party wins the upcoming election. (BBC News)

Sports

• 2023–24 AFC Champions League
  • Al Ain win their second Champions League title after beating the Yokohama F. Marinos by an aggregate score of 6–3 over a two-legged final. (Reuters)
• 2023–24 DFB-Pokal
  • Bayer Leverkusen win their second DFB-Pokal title after beating 1. FC Kaiserslautern by a score of 1–0 in the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, completing the first unbeaten double-winning season in German football. (The New York Times)
• 2023–24 FA Cup
  • Manchester United win their 13th FA Cup title after beating the defending champions, Manchester City, by a score of 2–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium in London, England. (The Guardian)
• 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League
  • Barcelona win their third Women's Champions League title after defeating Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 in the final. (BBC Sport)

May 26, 2024 (2024-05-26) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Rafah offensive
    • Tel al-Sultan massacre
      • Between 47 and 52 people are killed in an Israeli airstrike and subsequent fire in a tent camp for displaced civilians in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. (AP) (Reuters)
  • Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip
    • A spokesperson for Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades claim that they captured IDF soldiers in Jabalia yesterday. However, the IDF denies this claim. (Reuters)
  • The Al-Qassam Brigades fire rockets towards Tel Aviv, Israel, for the first time in four months. (BBC News) (El Confidencial)
• Mali War
  • More than twenty civilians are killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen in a village in Mopti region, Mali. (Reuters)
• Yemeni civil war
  • The Houthis, with assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross, free more than 100 detainees in Sana'a, Yemen, in a "unilateral humanitarian initiative" to pardon prisoners and return them to their families. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Armenia–Georgia floods
  • At least three people have been confirmed dead in Armenia following flooding on the Armenia–Georgia border, with several bridges collapsing as a result of the flooding. (Reuters)
• 2024 Enga landslide
  • The International Organization for Migration estimates that more than 670 people were killed in the landslide in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, on Friday. (AP)
• Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–26, 2024
  • The death toll from an overnight tornado outbreak in the U.S. states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas increases to 15. (The Virginian-Pilot) (AP)
• Ten people are killed and 39 others are injured in a collision between a bus and three other vehicles on a highway near Mersin, Turkey. (Reuters)

International relations

• France–Germany relations, List of international presidential trips made by Emmanuel Macron
  • Emmanuel Macron makes the first state visit by a President of France to Germany in 24 years. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Comorian presidential election
  • Incumbent president Azali Assoumani is sworn in for his fourth term in office. (Reuters)
• 2024 Lithuanian presidential election
  • Gitanas Nausėda wins the Lithuanian presidential run-off with 75.57% of the vote. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2024 Indianapolis 500
  • In auto racing, Josef Newgarden wins the Indianapolis 500 for the second consecutive year, becoming the first driver to do so since Hélio Castroneves in 2002. (Barron's)
• 2024 Indian Premier League
  • In cricket, the Kolkata Knight Riders defeat the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final of the Indian Premier League to win their third IPL title. (The Hindustan Times)

May 27, 2024 (2024-05-27) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez signs a bilateral security pact with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and pledges €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) of military aid to Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
  • Russia captures the villages of Netailove in Donetsk Oblast and Ivanivka in Kharkiv Oblast. (Arab News)
• Israel–Hamas War
  • Rafah offensive
    • An Egyptian border guard is killed in a shootout at the Rafah Border Crossing. (Reuters)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Twenty-three gunmen and seven soldiers are killed during three shootouts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
• Red Sea crisis
  • Yemen's Houthi militia says that they attacked three merchant ships and two destroyers from the United States Navy. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Enga landslide
  • Papua New Guinea asks for international help following the landslide in Enga Province three days ago, and reports that more than 2,000 people were buried alive and are now presumed deceased. (AP)
• Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–26, 2024
  • The death toll from a tornado outbreak in the U.S. states of Texas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Arkansas on Saturday and Sunday increases to 21. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• A teenager is killed and six other people are injured in a shooting in downtown Lansing, Michigan, United States. (USA Today)

May 28, 2024 (2024-05-28) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Rafah offensive
    • Israeli tanks reach central Rafah for the first time with heavy clashes being reported. (Reuters)
    • Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack
      • At least 21 people are killed and 64 others are injured in a Israeli attack on a tent camp in al-Mawasi, Rafah Governorate. (Al Jazeera)
  • Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
    • The U.S. removes the Gaza floating pier from the Gaza Strip for repair after its flotilla was damaged in bad weather. (AP)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Russian guided bombs hit a block of apartments in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, killing at least two civilians and injuring six others. (Reuters)
• Red Sea crisis
  • A Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier takes on water after being hit by three missiles off the coast of Yemen. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Cyclone Remal
  • Seventeen people are killed and six others are missing after a stone quarry collapses due to strong winds in Aizawl, Mizoram, India. (The Hindu)
• One person is killed and seven others are injured in a natural gas explosion at an apartment building in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. (AP)

International relations

• International recognition of the State of Palestine
  • Norway–Palestine relations, Ireland–Palestine relations, Palestine–Spain relations
    • The governments of Norway, Ireland, and Spain officially recognise the State of Palestine, after declaring their intention to do so on May 22. (The Journal) (Euronews) (AP)
  • Denmark–Palestine relations
    • The parliament of Denmark rejects a proposal to recognise a Palestinian state. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Animal rights in Colombia
  • The Senate of Colombia approves a resolution banning Spanish-style bullfighting in the country. (La FM)
• Bankruptcy of FTX
  • Former FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame is sentenced to more than seven years in prison and fined more than $11 million for fraud and criminal conspiracy. (Reuters)
• South Africa's genocide case against Israel
  • Mexico announces it will intervene in the genocide case on the side of South Africa. (Middle East Eye)
• Belarus–European Union border crisis
  • A Polish Border Guard soldier is seriously injured in an incident among a surge in migrants trying to cross the EU border from Belarus. (Polskie Radio)

Politics and elections

• 2023–2024 Georgian protests
  • The Georgian parliament overrides a presidential veto of the foreign agents law, thereby requiring president Salome Zourabichvili to endorse the bill within five days. (DW)
• 2024 Taiwanese legislative reform protests
  • The Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party pass amendments granting the Legislative Yuan greater powers to oversee the executive and to question officials and citizens, despite claims that these amendments violate civil liberties and could reduce the powers of president Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party. (The Guardian)
• Haitian crisis
  • Dr. Garry Conille is named the new Prime Minister of Haiti by the Transitional Presidential Council. (AP)

May 29, 2024 (2024-05-29) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 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 so far given by Sweden. (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)
• At least 28 people are killed when a bus falls into a ravine in Balochistan province, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• The town of Grindavik and the Blue Lagoon in Iceland are evacuated following volcanic activity. (BBC News)

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, which is thought to execute thousands of people each year. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Malagasy parliamentary election
  • Citizens of Madagascar vote for members of the National Assembly. (Radio France Internationale)
• 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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