Portal:Current events

Politics and elections

• 2024 Chadian presidential election
  • Chadians elect their President between candidates Mahamat Déby and Succès Masra. (Reuters)

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 attracted 1.6 million people in a free concert and broke 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 Brazil floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 78, with more than 100 people still missing. (Reuters)
• 2024 Kenya floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing flooding in Kenya increases to 228. (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
  • Togo's ruling party Union for the Republic wins the majority of seats in the National Assembly, with 108 out of 113 seats. (AP)
• 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 after winning the Miami Grand Prix. (DW)
• 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
  • 2024 AdventHealth 400
    • Kyle Larson defeats Chris Buescher in the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history, winning a photo finish by one-thousandth (0.001) of a second. (AP)

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 Brazil 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 access 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)
• 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)

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 Brazil 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)

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)

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 Brazil 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)

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)
• 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)
• 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)

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)
• 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) (VOA)

International relations

• China–Philippines relations
  • Scarborough Shoal standoff
    • 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)

Law and crime

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
    • 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupation
      • Over 100 protestors are arrested by the NYPD after attempting to occupy Hamilton Hall. (Time) (WCAU-TV)
• 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)
• 2024 Hainault sword attack
  • 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)