Portal:Current events
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- Acting prime minister of Haiti Ariel Henry resigns, and is replaced by Michel Patrick Boisvert (pictured) while the Transitional Presidential Council is sworn in.
- The Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party, led by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, wins the most seats in the Solomon Islands general election but falls short of a majority.
- NASA announces that the Voyager 1 space probe is sending readable data for the first time in five months.
- The HDZ-led coalition wins the most seats in the Croatian parliamentary election but falls short of a majority.
- Ichthyotitan, the largest known marine reptile, is formally described.
May 2, 2024
(Thursday)
Politics and elections
- Jeremiah Manele is elected Prime Minister of Solomon Islands. (AP)
May 1, 2024
(Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Odesa strikes
- Two Russian ballistic missile strikes in the port city of Odesa, Ukraine, kill three people and injure sixteen others. (Reuters) (Reuters 2) (Kyiv Post)
- Russia displays captured NATO military vehicles and equipment at an open-air exhibition in the Moskovsky Victory Park in Saint Petersburg. Among the captured vehicles are a German Leopard 2 tank and an American M1 Abrams tank. (BBC News) (Fox News)
- Odesa strikes
- 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)
- Israeli invasion of Gaza, Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Kenya floods
- A highway collapse in Meizhou, Guangdong, China, caused by days of heavy rain kills 48 people and injures 30 others. (Le Monde) (BBC News) (NBC News)
- 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 of Colombia Gustavo Petro announces that Colombia will suspend diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza. (Reuters)
- Colombia–Israel relations
Law and crime
- Rwanda asylum plan
- British authorities begin detaining illegal 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)
- International Workers' Day
- 45 people are arrested and 12 police officers are injured at May Day protests in Paris. French police use tear gas and batons on several protests. (Reuters)
- 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)
- 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, after the police received reports of someone carrying a weapon. (AP)
Politics and elections
- Israel–Hamas war protests
- 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on university campuses in the United States
- 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)
- 2024 University of California, Los Angeles pro-Palestinian campus occupation
- 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on university campuses in the United States
- 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)
- 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)
- 2024 Loblaw boycott
- Canadians begin a month-long boycott against its largest grocer and supermarket chain, Loblaw, amidst accusations of price gouging and greedflation. (CBC)
April 30, 2024
(Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kharkiv strikes
- Russian forces strike Kharkiv with guided bombs, killing at least two people and injuring six others. (Reuters)
- Kharkiv strikes
- An Israeli police officer is injured in a stabbing by a Turkish national in the Old City of Jerusalem. The assailant was fatally shot by other responding officers at the scene. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Kenya floods
- The death toll from ongoing flooding in Kenya increases to 169, with 91 people reported missing. (The Washington Post)
- Nine people are killed and two more injured during an explosion caused by a gas leak at a restaurant in Beirut, Lebanon. (The National News)
- Fifty-five people are injured after a Los Angeles Metro light rail train collides with a transportation bus in downtown Los Angeles. (Los Angeles Times)
Health and environment
- The Mount Ruang volcano in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, erupts for the second time this month, prompting the evacuation of more than 12,000 people. (Reuters) (Voice of America)
International relations
- Scarborough Shoal standoff
- China–Philippines relations
- China's coast guard expels a Philippine Coast Guard ship and another vessel from the waters near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. (Reuters)
- China–Philippines relations
Law and crime
- Israel–Hamas war protests
- April 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on university campuses in the United States
- 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupation
- Over 100 protestors are arrested by the NYPD after attempting to occupy Hamilton Hall. (Time) (WCAU-TV)
- 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupation
- April 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on university campuses in the United States
- 2023–2024 Georgian protests
- Police in Tbilisi, Georgia, utilize a water cannon, tear gas, and stun grenades as part of a crackdown on protests against a law requiring foreign non-governmental organizations to register as foreign agents. (Reuters)
- Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York
- Judge Juan Merchan fines Donald Trump $9,000 for contempt of court, and threatens to jail Trump if he continues to violate his gag order. (Reuters)
- A man attacks people with a sword after crashing a car into a house in Hainault, London, England, United Kingdom, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring four other people, including two police officers. (BBC News) (The New York Times)
- French prosecutors announce that actor Gérard Depardieu will be tried for the alleged sexual assault of two women in 2021. (euronews)
- The founder of the cryptocurrency exchange service Binance, Changpeng Zhao, is sentenced to four months in prison for money laundering. (Reuters)
- The International Court of Justice rejects a request by Nicaragua asking the court to order Germany to suspend aid to Israel. (euronews)
Science and technology
- Chinese space program
- A Chinese spacecraft carrying the Shenzhou 17 crew lands back on Earth at the Dongfeng site after completing a six-month mission on the Tiangong space station. (AP) (SHINE)
April 29, 2024
(Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli airstrikes in Rafah and Gaza City kill at least 40 people. (Reuters)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Odesa strikes
- Four people are killed and 28 others are injured in a Russian missile strike in Odesa. Ukraine says that Russia used an Iskander-M ballistic missile with a cluster warhead in the attack. (Reuters)
- Odesa strikes
- ISIL insurgency in the Philippines
- Five Dawla Islamiya militants are killed and three soldiers are wounded during two shootouts in Munai, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. The military were hunting the group's leader, Nasser Daud, who however escaped from the scene. (MindaNews)
- Somali civil war
- Five people are killed and five more injured in a bomb attack in El Wak town in Mandera County, northern Kenya, near the border with Somalia. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Kenya floods
- 2024 Kenya dam failure
- At least 45 people are killed and dozens of others are missing following a dam burst in Mai Mahiu, Kenya, amid ongoing heavy rains and flash floods in the country, which have killed more than 120 people. (Al Jazeera) (The New York Times)
- 2024 Kenya dam failure
- A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Colombian National Army Aviation group crashes in Santa Rosa, Bolívar, Colombia, killing nine soldiers on board. (Infobae)
- Two people die in a heatwave in Kerala, India. (The Straits Times)
International relations
- Ecuador–Mexico relations
- 2024 raid on the Mexican embassy in Ecuador
- Ecuador files a complaint against Mexico at the International Court of Justice over Mexico's move to grant political asylum to former Ecuadorian vice-president Jorge Glas. (AP)
- 2024 raid on the Mexican embassy in Ecuador
Law and crime
- 2024 Charlotte shootout
- Four law enforcement officers and suspect are killed and four others are injured in a shootout in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. (Reuters) (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign
- Independent candidate for president Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is nominated for president by the American Independent Party, gaining him ballot access in California and Nevada. (The Sacramento Bee)
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign
- 2024 Scottish government crisis
- Ahead of a planned vote of no confidence, Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf announces that he will resign from office. (CNBC) (The New York Times)
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says that he will not resign, following the opening of preliminary court proceedings against his wife María Begoña Gómez for alleged corruption. (AP)
April 28, 2024
(Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Ukraine withdraws from the villages of Berdychi, Semenivka, and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus
- Two police officers are killed and four more injured during a shooting at a checkpoint in Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia. The five gunmen are also killed in the ensuing shootout. The group also attacked another checkpoint a week ago in the same region, killing two officers and wounding another. (AP)
Arts and culture
- Nicole Kidman becomes the first Australian to earn the AFI Life Achievement Award for her contribution to American cinema. (Rolling Stone)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 25 people are killed and 13 injured when a bus crashes plunges into a ravine in Cajamarca, Peru. (Reuters)
- Eighteen people are killed and 32 others are injured as a bus crashes on a highway in Malinalco, Mexico. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- The Philippines announces that it will close all schools on Monday and Tuesday, due to an extreme heat wave currently affecting the country. (The Straits Times)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- Cornel West 2024 presidential campaign
- Cornel West wins the nomination of the Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party, gaining ballot access in Vermont. (Ballot Access News)
- Cornel West 2024 presidential campaign
- International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
- April 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on university campuses
- Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is arrested while participating in a pro-Palestine protest at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. (Newsweek)
- Hawai'i becomes the first US state to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. (Hawaii News Now)
- April 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on university campuses
April 27, 2024
(Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Ukraine says that it attacked two oil refineries and an airfield in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, using drones. (Al Arabiya) (Reuters)
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- Russian missiles strike Ukrainian power plants and natural gas storage facilities in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts. (Reuters) (Reuters)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- A humanitarian aid flotilla headed for Gaza was halted in Turkey after Guinea-Bissau withdrew its flag from two out of three vessels. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Tornadoes of 2024
- Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024
- At least three fatalities are reported in Oklahoma as a tornado outbreak impacts the central United States. (CNN)(AP)
- At least five people are killed and at least 33 others are injured by a tornado in Guangzhou, China. (CNN)
- Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024
- A magnitude-6.5 earthquake strikes off the southwestern coast of Java island, Indonesia. The epicenter of the earthquake was located about 150 kilometers away from Garut, West Java. At least four people are injured and some buildings are damaged. (The Jakarta Post)
- A munitions truck explodes at a military base in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, killing 20 soldiers and destroying multiple buildings. (Al Jazeera) (DW)
Law and crime
- Crocus City Hall attack
- Authorities in Russia arrest a fifth suspect in last month's attack on a music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia, a Tajik man accused of providing the attackers with financing and communication. (AP)
- LGBT rights in Iraq
- Iraq's parliament votes to criminalize same-sex relationships, to be punishable by a maximum of 15 years in prison. (Reuters)
- Three police officers are killed during an ambush in Cañete, Chile, after receiving false emergency calls. They are shot dead before their vehicle is set on fire. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 Constitution Party presidential primaries
- Randall Terry, an anti-abortion activist and candidate in the 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries, wins the nomination for the Constitution Party. (Ballot Access News)
- 2024 Constitution Party presidential primaries
- Elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation
Sports
- Several Palmeiras players are attacked and injured by Corinthians fans during a pitch invasion at a futsal final in São Paulo, Brazil. (UOL)
April 26, 2024
(Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israel–Hamas war
- Thirty rabbis and peace activists from the United States and Israel are arrested near the Gaza–Israel barrier while protesting to bring awareness to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. (The New York Times)
- An 18-year-old woman is stabbed in Ramla, Israel, and is reported to be in "serious" condition. (AFP via Yahoo! News) (Jerusalem Post)
- Israel–Hamas war
- Moro conflict
- The Philippine Army announces that it has killed Nawapi Abdulsaid, an Abu Sayyaf militant, during a shootout two days ago in Hadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan, Philippines. Abdulsaid was involved in fifteen beheadings as well as in attacks against security forces. (AP)
- Four Yemeni expatriate workers are killed by a drone attack in the Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024
- A tornado outbreak in areas near Omaha, Nebraska, United States, leads to the issuance of multiple tornado emergencies across the states of Nebraska and Iowa. (Times Now) (National Weather Service)
- A Doppler on Wheels unit records wind speeds of 224 miles / 360 kilometers per hour in a tornado near Harlan, Iowa, the strongest recorded by a mobile weather radar since the 2013 El Reno tornado, equivalent to EF-5 intensity on the Enhanced Fujita scale. (University of Illinois)
- At least ten people are killed in a fire at a guesthouse in Porto Alegre, Brazil. (Reuters)
International relations
- China–Palestine relations
- Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin says that China will host unity talks between Hamas and Fatah. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- A court in Ukraine orders the arrest of agriculture minister Mykola Solskyi on a charge of illegal acquisition of land worth $7 million. (Reuters)
- Thousands of people protest in Budapest, Hungary, demanding reforms to child protection laws. (Reuters)
- A court in Romania rules that the human trafficking trial of British businessman Andrew Tate can proceed. (The Guardian)
- Vương Đình Huệ, the Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, resigns following a sweeping anti-corruption probe. (AP)
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