A Doctors Without Borders office in Pokrovsk is completely destroyed by a Russian missile strike. Five civilians are injured in the attack.
Chief director of Executive ministries in South Korea under order of the President
independent city in Missouri, United States
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
Uganda's Constitutional Court upholds the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023, which prescribes the death penalty for certain homosexual acts.
Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
North Korea claims that it tested a new command-and-control system in a simulated nuclear counterstrike.
catastrophic failure of dam barrier by uncontrolled release of water
land warfare branch of Indonesia's military
Myriam Spiteri Debono is sworn in as President of Malta, succeeding George Vella and becoming the third woman to hold the office.
country primarily located in North America
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.
Four people are killed and 28 others are injured in a Russian missile strike in Odesa.
Argentina issues an arrest warrant via Interpol for Iranian interior minister Ahmad Vahidi in connection with the 1994 bombing of a Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires. Vahidi is currently believed to be in Sri Lanka.
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.
List of elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation
2012–2019 Philippine Islamist militant group
Protesters set fire to government buildings and dozens of vehicles in the Mexican state of Guerrero amid anger over the police killing of a college student in March and the kidnapping of 43 students in 2014.
U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Ukraine will eventually become a NATO member.
theft of assets from one person or entity by another to whom the assets were entrusted
American automotive, energy storage and solar power company
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.
Protests occur in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, against mass tourism in the Canary Islands which is allegedly increasing house prices for locals.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign
Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian forces strike Kharkiv with guided bombs, killing at least two people and injuring six others.
They are shot dead before their vehicle is set on fire.
polar continent in the Southern Hemisphere
At least 15 people are killed and 60 more are missing during a landslide in Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
African-American philosopher and political/civil rights activist
city and administrative center of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
nuclear-power plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine
A Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M3 aircraft is shot down in Russian airspace over Stavropol Krai after launching missiles at targets in Ukraine.
type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse without consent
99 Cents Only Stores files for bankruptcy in the U.S. state of Delaware, with the intention to liquidate.
Thousands of people protest in Budapest, Hungary, demanding reforms to child protection laws.
result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
5525 Galway Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Israel intensifies strikes on Rafah ahead of a planned ground offensive.
Russian missile strikes kill seven civilians in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, including five in Synelnykove and two in Dnipro, with several others critically injured.
A Douglas DC-4 crashes into the Tanana River in Alaska, United States, shortly after takeoff from Fairbanks, killing two people on board.
The University of Southern California cancels its main commencement ceremony due to safety concerns.
2024 North Macedonian presidential election
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak announces that he plans to increase the United Kingdom's defence budget to 2.5% of its GDP by 2030, totaling around £85 billion.
Vietnam announces a $24 billion rescue for the Sai Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank, which is currently involved in a fraud case.
business that allows customers to trade cryptocurrencies for other assets
Maldivians elect the members of the parliament.
A Rapid Support Forces attack kills 28 civilians and injures 240 more in the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan.
The Russian Ministry of Defence claims control over the village of Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast.
Twenty-two people are killed, including 18 children, in overnight Israeli strikes in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, according to local health officials.
2024 raid on the Mexican embassy in Ecuador
Heavy fighting and clashes occur between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in areas controlled by the RSF primarily near Wad Madani in Gezira State.
At least ten people are killed in a fire at a guesthouse in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Using this map, researchers are able to measure the acceleration of the expansion rate of the universe with unprecedented accuracy, detecting hints that the rate of expansion has been increasing over time.
battle during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
person who is not a member of the military
Russian missiles strike Ukrainian power plants and natural gas storage facilities in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts.
city in and county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
The Philippines announces that it will close all schools on Monday and Tuesday, due to an extreme heat wave currently affecting the country.
Over 100 civilians in South Kordofan are killed after allies of the Rapid Support Forces launch attacks in villages across the state.
golf tournament held in Augusta, Georgia, United States
The Israeli government says that it will ban Al Jazeera from broadcasting in its territory.
U.S. President Joe Biden warns that Iran is threatening to launch a significant attack against Israel and promises "ironclad U.S. support" for Israel in the event of an attack.
Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war
series of Israeli military engagements in the occupied West Bank
Australian police say that the stabbing attack at an Assyrian church in Sydney was an Islamic terrorist act.
spiral galaxy in the Local Group containing the Solar System; its appearance across the night sky in areas with little to no light pollution
The city of Venice, Italy, introduces an entry fee for day-trippers, trying to limit the overcrowds of tourists.
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
American publisher, developer and distributor of video games
easternmost coast of the United States, located near the North Atlantic Ocean
Ukraine launches airstrikes more than 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) inside Russia, targeting an oil refinery and the dormitory of a factory producing Iranian-designed Shahed drones in Yelabuga, Tatarstan.
Two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters collide in mid-air during a rehearsal parade in Lumut, Malaysia, killing all ten people on board.
administrative division (oblast) in central Ukraine
In ice hockey, the National Hockey League board approves the relocation of the hockey assets of the Arizona Coyotes to Salt Lake City, Utah.
Randall Terry, an anti-abortion activist and candidate in the 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries, wins the nomination for the Constitution Party.
English Channel migrant crossings (2018–present)
The United States Senate votes to dismiss both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, by a vote of 51–48 on the first article and 51–49 on the second.
US President Joe Biden signs the PAFACA Act into law. The act could result in video sharing platform TikTok being sold or banned in the United States.
total solar eclipse passing over North America
Russia warns its citizens against travelling to the Middle East amid increasing tensions between Iran and Israel.
The death toll from ongoing flooding in Kenya increases to 169, with 91 people reported missing.
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi is sentenced to death for supporting the 2022 protests.
conflict or strategy in which nuclear weaponry is used to inflict damage on an opponent
ground warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
The Rapid Support Forces capture Mellit, North Darfur.
The Netherlands increases its military budget to 2 percent of its GDP for the first time since 1994.
representatives in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
land force component of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
An Israeli airstrike targeting the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria, kills eight members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including Iranian brigadier general Mohammad Reza Zahedi.
city of the Philippines in the province of Cavite
President Mohamed Muizzu's party, the People's National Congress, is declared the winner of the election.
A referendum on whether to remove ethnic Albanian mayors from office in Serb-majority North Kosovo is boycotted by most Serbs, who demand that the mayors resign.
An 18-year-old woman is stabbed in Ramla, Israel, and is reported to be in "serious" condition.
personal weapon using combustion or an explosive charge to propel a projectile
A person briefed by the Iranian leadership says that while plans to strike are being discussed, no final decision has been made.
Cyprus suspends Syrian asylum applications as there are increasing numbers of refugees.
Pro-Palestinian protests in the United States stop traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge and disrupt traffic to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.
48 states of the United States (all but Alaska and Hawaii) and the District of Columbia
South Koreans vote for members of the National Assembly. The opposition, primarily consisting of the Democratic Party, its alliance and the Rebuilding Korea Party, wins the election in a landslide, increasing their legislative majority but falling short of the two-thirds supermajority needed to pass constitutional amendments or override the veto of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
More than 100,000 people in Russia and Kazakhstan are ordered to evacuate amid catastrophic flooding along the Ural river.
ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy
act of coercing or physically forcing a person to engage in sexual activity
Date: 12 April 2024 – present (3 weeks and 4 days)
Date: April 17, 2024 – present (3 weeks and 4 days)
Ariel Henry formally resigns as Prime Minister of Haiti and is replaced by the Transitional Presidential Council.
The United States Federal Trade Commission votes to ban nearly all employment agreements that prevent workers from joining competing businesses.
Shipping lanes and airspace in the Great Belt strait in Denmark are closed for several hours after a missile launcher malfunctions on the frigate Niels Juel.
Armed youths belonging to the Murle people attack a village in Greater Pibor Administrative Area, South Sudan, killing 12 people and injuring 10 others, with 15 children reported missing. Most of the victims were elderly residents.
relations between the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) and Republic of China (Taiwan)
The union representing air traffic controllers in France cancels a planned 24-hour strike on Thursday, although a majority of flights have already been cancelled.
Floods caused by weeks of heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 38 people, according to the Red Cross.
village in Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
A total solar eclipse occurs in North America for the first time since 2017. It is the last total solar eclipse to be visible in the contiguous United States until 2044.
military organization to protect the political system of the Islamic Republic in Iran
ongoing political and social crisis in Haiti
Four Yemeni expatriate workers are killed by a drone attack in the Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Israel withdraws all ground forces from the southern Gaza Strip, including Khan Yunis, leaving just one IDF brigade, the 933rd Nahal Brigade, remaining in the enclave.
The Netherlands announces that their embassy in Tehran will close on Sunday.
The U.S. House of Representatives passes a series of bills that would provide $95 billion in military aid to countries including Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
US President Joe Biden signs the PAFACA Act into law.
2024 United States presidential election
barrier that impounds water or underground streams
descendants of the pre-Columbian inhabitants of Colombia
team sport played on ice using sticks, skates, and a puck
American attorney and politician (born 1954)
A large quantity of weapons are also seized.
sudden release of energy through high temperatures and gas expansion
combat vehicle designed with both armament and armored protection
The United States restricts travel for its embassy personnel in Israel amid fears of a retaliation by Iran.
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.
Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
At least six more are still missing and presumed dead.
riverboat capsize in Bangui, Central African Republic
The first round of the NFL draft is held in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., with the Chicago Bears taking former USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick.
city and special administrative region of China
In ice hockey, the National Hockey League board approves the relocation of the hockey assets of the Arizona Coyotes to Salt Lake City, Utah. The currently unnamed expansion team will play their home games at the Delta Center, while the Coyotes franchise will be deactivated pending the construction of a new arena in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
The Arabic language spokesperson of the United States Department of State resigns in opposition to U.S. Gaza policy.
Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act
The Governor of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, says that a Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at a fuel depot in Kardymovsky.
collegial head of state exercise the powers and duties of the president of Haiti
city in Turkey located at the Bosporus Strait
Ukraine withdraws from the villages of Berdychi, Semenivka, and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast.
measure of earthquake size, in terms of the energy released
Two people, including the perpetrator, are killed and seven others are injured in a mass shooting at a bar in Doral, Florida, United States.
At least three people are killed and at least 13 others are injured in a Russian double-tap missile strike in Zaporizhzhia.
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.
Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)
Germany tells its citizens to leave Iran immediately, saying that "air, land and sea transport routes" will likely be affected by military action in the region.
Russian airstrikes in Kharkiv Oblast kill at least three people and injure four others.
diplomatic, economic and cultural relations between the Republic of Ecuador and the United Mexican States
The Israeli military assassinates Ismail Yusuf Baz, the commander of Hezbollah's coastal sector in Lebanon, in an airstrike.
sovereign state in northern South America
Slovaks vote in the second round of the presidential election between Ivan Korčok and Peter Pellegrini. Peter Pellegrini wins with over 53% of the vote.
List of most-streamed artists on Spotify
city and capital of North Kurdufan, Sudan
China objects to an offering that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Sunday.
Nicole Kidman becomes the first Australian to earn the AFI Life Achievement Award for her contribution to American cinema.
recalls thousands of Cybertrucks due to "safety concerns" involving the truck's accelerator pedals.
2024 NY State trial of Donald J. Trump, index number: 71543-2023
An Israeli attack in Gaza kills three civilians related to Ismail Haniyeh.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
Thousands of people protest against a controversial foreign agent law in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Bjarni Benediktsson is appointed Prime Minister after Katrín Jakobsdóttir's resignation on 5 April.
Qatari international news public broadcaster
Russia launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, damaging power facilities and causing widespread power outages for about 200,000 people. Ukraine says that the Trypilska thermal power plant in Kyiv Oblast was destroyed in an overnight attack.
Heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops occurs around the city of Chasiv Yar, with Ukraine describing the situation as "difficult" and "tense".
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq launches three drones at Eilat, Southern Israel, damaging a building. No injuries are reported.
A man fatally sets himself on fire near the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is currently on trial.
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.
The New York Court of Appeals overturns former American film producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction in the state for rape by a vote of 4–3, and orders a new trial.
Ahead of a planned vote of no confidence, Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf announces that he will resign from office.
capital city of Guangdong Province, China
World Athletics announces that they will investigate the results of Sunday's Beijing half marathon to determine if Chinese marathon record holder He Jie won because of match fixing.
Eighteen people, including five children, are injured in a Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine.
Conservative MP Dan Poulter defects to the Labour Party.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov is arrested on suspicion of bribery.
Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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.
location where key leadership and coordination functions take place, often recognized as the central home for a disparate organization
NASA announces that it has received decipherable data from the Voyager 1 space probe for the first time in five months.
Businesswoman Sam Mostyn is appointed as the next Governor General of Australia and will succeed David Hurley on 1 July.
Authorities in Amur Oblast, Russia, end the rescue operations for 13 workers who were trapped in a deep gold mine since March 18, and declare the workers dead.
states, while a dairy farm worker is infected in Texas, becoming the second person to ever become infected with the virus in the United States.
France advises its citizens against traveling to Iran, Lebanon, Israel Palestine due to the risk of military escalation.
Ethiopian Peoples Defence Force in Ethiopia
Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Israeli airstrikes in Rafah and Gaza City kill at least 40 people.
regency in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
Bird flu spreads to cattle herds in at least six U.S.
2021 Australian Parliament House sexual misconduct allegations
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.
Salafi jihadist terrorist organization based in Pakistan
town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
The militant group says that the missile barrage targeted IDF artillery positions.
Five civilians are killed and ten others are injured in crossfire between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces in the city of El Obeid.
liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then precipitated
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warns that Russia will make NATO nuclear weapons in Poland one of its primary targets if they are deployed there.
Two Fano militants are killed and a third is arrested during a shootout with police near the Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A civilian is also killed and two officers are wounded.
American politician and physician (born 1950)
The largest humanitarian aid airdrop since the war began takes place over the northern Gaza Strip, with at least 14 aircraft from nine nations taking part in the operation.
The Karen National Union, local PDF groups, and other Karenni organizations seize the town of Myawaddy, Kayin State, from the Tatmadaw after three days of fighting.
Malachei HaShalom, Israeli-occupied West Bank
Four law enforcement officers and suspect are killed and four others are injured in a shootout in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
state of Delaware, with the intention to liquidate.
About 600 houses were either damaged or destroyed, and around 200 livestock died.
The founder of the cryptocurrency exchange service Binance, Changpeng Zhao, is sentenced to four months in prison for money laundering.
In response, the Scottish Conservatives call a no confidence vote against First Minister Humza Yousaf.
Fourteen people are killed in a collision between a bus and a truck in Bolivia.
2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
6th President of North Macedonia (2024-)
military airfield near Morozovsk, Rostov Oblast, Russia
American video game company Epic Games announces that it will lay-off around 870 employees, roughly one-sixth of its workforce, due to slower growth than expected.
Iran seizes the MSC Aries, a Portuguese-registered, Madeira-flagged container ship owned by Zodiac Maritime which is chaired by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer.
Pakistan designates the Iranian Quds Force Liwa Zainebiyoun as a terrorist organization.
far-right political party in the United States
After local police arrest former vice-president Jorge Glas at its embassy in Quito in violation of Article 22 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Mexico suspends diplomatic relations with Ecuador.
U.S. naval ships mobilize to the Middle East to protect Israel against incoming missiles.
A humanitarian aid flotilla headed for Gaza was halted in Turkey after Guinea-Bissau withdrew its flag from two out of three vessels.
Date: 1 December 2023 – 7 April 2024 (5 months, 1 week and 4 days) Siege: 23 January – 7 April 2024 (3 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
A total solar eclipse occurs in North America for the first time since 2017.
A seventh worker is still missing, while the five injured are still in critical conditions.
Ecuadorians vote in a referendum on proposed constitutional changes.
Houthi forces strike four ships in the Red Sea and damage the Malta-flagged, Greece-owned bulk carrier Cyclades.
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
North Korea's military development for weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical, and biological
European Space Agency scientists announce the discovery of Gaia BH3, the second-largest known black hole in the Milky Way.
Controversies surrounding Yasukuni Shrine
At least nine civilians are killed and sixty others are injured in a renewed offensive by the Rapid Support Forces on the city of El Fasher.
penetration of a victim with a sharp or pointed object at close range
A river boat en route to a funeral capsizes in the Mpoko River in Bangui, Central African Republic, killing at least 58 people.
military offensive in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
chemical element with symbol Au and atomic number 79
The United Kingdom sanctions Alkhaleej Bank and Al-Fakher Advanced Works, two companies financing the Rapid Support Forces, and Red Rock Mining, which finances the Sudanese Armed Forces.
ongoing tensions between China and the Philippines over Scarborough Shoal
Three people are injured, one critically, in a shooting at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia.
Maritime service branch of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
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.
International police organization (founded 1923)
Collect Pond Park, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
family of Russian military transport helicopters
Critical infrastructure is damaged in Kherson Oblast and a fire occurs at the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station in Zaporizhzhia causing around half a tonne of oil products to leak into the Dnieper river.
movement for self-determination and sovereignty of Palestine
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.
District in the Nampula Province, Mozambique
local elections that were held in Poland in 2024
Sudanese public administrator and former prime minister
intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states
Highest-ranking official in Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Ukraine lowers the age of conscription from 27 years to 25.
federal subject (a republic) of the Russian Federation, located in the Volga Federal District
The head of the Military Intelligence Directorate of Israel Aharon Haliva resigns for failing to prevent the Hamas offensive on Israel on October 7, 2023.
A Kenya Air Force Bell UH-1H Huey II crashes in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya, killing ten people, including Chief of Defence Forces Francis Omondi Ogolla. President William Ruto declares three days of national mourning.
disputes over ownership of islands in the South China Sea
diplomatic mission of the United States in Israel
Israeli troops and tanks raid Khan Yunis in Gaza after abruptly withdrawing from the city earlier this month.
A Robinson R22 helicopter owned by the Philippine Air Force crashes near a public market in Cavite City, Philippines, killing both pilots.
2024 Ecuadorian constitutional referendum
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in the West Bank after missing Jewish teenager Benjamin Achimeir is found dead.
ancient Roman city near modern Naples, Italy
Humanitarian impact of the war in Sudan (2023–present)
The IAEA reports that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant's Unit 6 was targeted by a drone strike, although nuclear safety has not been compromised, according to the statement.
official warning statement issued by a government agency about the safety of travelling to a specific foreign destination
totality consisting of space, time, matter and energy
The Philippines says that it will respond to any Chinese attempts to interfere with its resupply of troops in the South China Sea.
armed conflict around the Gaza Strip that started on 7 October 2023
autonomous community of Spain, and archipelago in the Atlantic off the coast of Africa
Taqaddum leader and former Prime Minister of Sudan Abdalla Hamdok meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France.
Lightning and heavy rains have killed at least 49 people across Pakistan in the past three days, mainly farmers in the eastern Punjab province.
capital and the largest city of Georgia (country)
3rd Prime Minister of Singapore since 2004
Christian ethnic group indigenous to Mesopotamia
country straddling Southeast Europe and West Asia
At least three fatalities are reported in Oklahoma as a tornado outbreak impacts the central United States.
Six people are killed and seven others are injured in a mass stabbing at a shopping center in Sydney, Australia. The perpetrator is shot and killed by police.
A mob clashes with police outside the church while trying to attack the detained suspect.
pro-government brigade fighting in Syria composed of Shia Pakistanis
A munitions truck explodes at a military base in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, killing 20 soldiers and destroying multiple buildings.
American professional golfer Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. This win is Scheffler's second win at the tournament.
Three police officers are killed during an ambush in Cañete, Chile, after receiving false emergency calls.
The military were hunting the group's leader, Nasser Daud, who however escaped from the scene.
national space program of the People's Republic of China
head of state and government of Argentina
Ukraine launches airstrikes more than 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) inside Russia, targeting an oil refinery and the dormitory of a factory producing Iranian-designed Shahed drones in Yelabuga, Tatarstan. Several people are injured.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs a new army draft law.
American-British Internet personality, former kickboxer (born 1986)
Polish opposition party Law and Justice comes first in local elections while the ruling coalition retains a majority of the votes.
executive department of the U.S. federal government
coast guard of the People's Republic of China
Ukraine says that Russia used an Iskander-M ballistic missile with a cluster warhead in the attack.
collision of a vehicle with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, or other object
Protesters set fire to government buildings and dozens of vehicles in the Mexican state of Guerrero amid anger over the police killing of a college student in March and the kidnapping of 43 students in 2014. Governor Evelyn Salgado Pineda's office in Chilpancingo is ransacked.
Seven volunteers from the World Central Kitchen, including six British, Polish, Australian and Palestinian nationals and a dual American-Canadian citizen, are killed in an Israeli airstrike south of Deir el-Balah.
private university in Los Angeles, California, United States
Five civilians are injured in the attack.
North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan near South Korean territory.
China's coast guard expels a Philippine Coast Guard ship and another vessel from the waters near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
province of Indonesia, on island of Sulawesi
Hawai'i becomes the first US state to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
administrative division (oblast) in western Ukraine
capital city of New South Wales, Australia
Widest and second-strongest tornado ever recorded
60th quadrennial presidential election of the United States
A ferry travelling from Lunga in Mossuril District to the Island of Mozambique sinks off the coast of Nampula Province, Mozambique, killing at least 94 people and leaving 26 others missing.
Scientists announce that they have identified fossil remains of the Ichthyotitan, the largest marine reptile currently known, in the Westbury Formation in England.
The Karen National Union captures the town of Myawaddy in Kayin State as hundreds of junta troops surrender and hand over their weapons to rebel forces.
Peacekeeping operations in Nagorno-Karabakh
act of disruptively entering the playing area of a sporting event
The Government of Colombia issues a formal apology to the indigenous communities of the Amazon basin for their enslavement and mistreatment during the Amazon rubber boom in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Polish government from December 13, 2023 led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk
Lists of American universities and colleges
national Hockey League team set to begin play in 2024
At least 21 migrants die after their boat capsizes off the coast of Djibouti.
is nominated for president by the American Independent Party, gaining him ballot access in California and Nevada.
A man stabs the Governor of Murmansk Oblast Andrey Chibis at a meeting in Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The attacker is arrested by police.
United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk calls for an international investigation on Israel after hundreds of bodies are discovered in mass graves near the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in Gaza.
men's basketball minor league, official minor league of the National Basketball Association
domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor
The United States agrees to withdraw American troops from Niger.
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes northwestern New Jersey, causing tremors throughout the East Coast of the United States.
At least 20 people are killed by flooding in Oman and Ras Al Khaimah.
Ballot access in the 2024 United States presidential election
autonomous administrative territorial entity of Moldova
Thousands of people protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, against reductions in funding for universities made by President Javier Milei.
Fifty-five people are injured after a Los Angeles Metro light rail train collides with a transportation bus in downtown Los Angeles.
self-contained housing unit occupying part of a building
The death toll from landslides caused by torrential rain in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, increases to 20, after the last missing people are found dead.
At least four people are killed and five others are injured in a Russian missile strike in Mykolaiv.
city and hromada in Bakhmut raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Former Al-Nusra Front emir Abu Maria al-Qahtani is assassinated in a suicide bombing in Sarmada, Idlib Governorate, Syria. The Islamic State are accused of being behind the attack, which also injured several others at his house.
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present)
Israeli attacks in the West Bank during the Israel–Gaza war
A mob of Israeli settlers in Aqraba kills two Palestinians in revenge for the killing of Israeli teenager Benjamin Achimeir amid escalating ethnoreligious violence in the West Bank.
Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
armed conflict in Western Asia since 2013
aerial service branch of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
Colombian municipality of the department of Bolívar
Twenty-nine people are killed and eight others are injured in a fire at a nightclub under renovation in Istanbul, Turkey.
Eleven security forces, including five Revolutionary Guards, are killed in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran, during an attack against the Revolutionary Guards' headquarters by members of Jaish ul-Adl. Sixteen militants are killed in the ensuing shootout.
Date: 11 March 2022 – present (2 years, 2 months and 1 day)
Three people are injured, one critically, in a shooting at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. The perpetrator targeted his wife, who was not injured.
Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Argentina and Denmark sign a 2.1 billion kroner (US$300 million) deal for the sale of 24 Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons to Argentina.
Thirty-eight prisoners escape from a prison in Moroni, Comoros.
The National Defense Ministry of Taiwan says that more than 30 Chinese PLA Air Force warplanes have entered Taiwanese airspace and that at least nine PLA Navy warships have been detected around Taiwan. The ROC Armed Forces are deployed in response to the violation.
Siau Tagulandang Biaro Islands Regency, Sangihe Islands, Indonesia
Five people are killed and 35 others are injured in a fire at the New Lucky House in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Lockheed Martin wins a $17 billion defense contract from the U.S. government to develop anti-ballistic missiles.
regency in North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
Iraq's parliament votes to criminalize same-sex relationships, to be punishable by a maximum of 15 years in prison.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announces that more than 10% of the company's global workforce will be laid off.
Australian businesswoman and sustainability advocate
national government of the United States
Israeli aerial bombing attack on the Gaza Strip
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.
city in and county seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, United States and the capital of Utah
market value of goods and services produced within a country
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
overview of foreign involvement in Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine
road running event of 21.0975 kilometres
heavy rain event in April 2024 causing floods
armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat
An Israeli Air Force airstrike kills two people and injures six others in Hanine, Lebanon.
The perpetrator is shot and killed by police.
Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus
Chinese space station in low Earth orbit
Ecuadorian electrical engineer, politician; Vicepresident of Ecuador
centre-right to right-wing political party in the United Kingdom
missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath
Third party and independent candidates for the 2024 United States presidential election
process of transforming profits of crime and corruption into ostensibly legitimate assets
United States Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security since 2021
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.
Date: 31 January 1949 – present (75 years, 3 months, 1 week and 3 days)
The vote was 12 in favor, the United States opposed, and two abstentions, from the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
not-for-profit non-governmental organization
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
A fire occurs in Copenhagen's 17th-century Stock Exchange Building, leading to the collapse of the building's iconic Dragespir spire.
The Venezuelan government announces that it will give safe passage to Argentina to six aides of opposition leader María Corina Machado who are taking refuge in the Argentine embassy in Caracas.
Ukraine claims to have damaged the Russian Navy missile ship Serpukhov [ru] in the Baltic Sea near Kaliningrad.
General Electric finalizes split into 3 independent companies: GE Aerospace, GE Vernova and GE HealthCare. .
city in and county seat of Wayne County, Michigan, United States
2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
power-sharing agreement in the Scottish government
Date: 30 January 2013 – present (11 years, 3 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Independent candidate for president Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
inter-state military alliance for the collective defense architecture of the states of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali
sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
U.S. President Joe Biden warns that Iran is threatening to launch a significant attack against Israel and promises "ironclad U.S.
The United States announces a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine as part of a bill that was recently approved after being stalled in the US Congress for months. The package includes ammunition for artillery and air defense systems, along with armoured fighting vehicles.
overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry
Date: 7 October 2023 – present (7 months and 5 days)
Four people are killed and ten are missing during floods caused by heavy rain in Guangdong Province, China. Around 110,000 people are evacuated.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe launches a new currency, Zimbabwe Gold, backed on gold reserves and foreign currencies amid depreciation of its current currency, the Zimbabwean dollar.
Date: April 17–30, 2024 (1 week and 6 days)
The Scottish National Party's coalition in the Scottish government with the Scottish Greens collapses as the Scottish National Party withdraws, although the party announces its intention to continue as a minority government. In response, the Scottish Conservatives call a no confidence vote against First Minister Humza Yousaf.
bilateral relations between China and Palestine
Khartoum reports 384 cases of dengue fever which are attributed to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
The United States vetoes a UN Security Council resolution supporting the State of Palestine joining the United Nations.
sport that is practiced between two teams of eleven players
highest priority warning for a confirmed tornado from the National Weather Service
Vahidi is currently believed to be in Sri Lanka.
Germany arrests two German-Russian nationals for an alleged military sabotage plot on behalf of Russia to undermine military support for Ukraine.
republic with separation of powers into executive, judicial and legislative branches
Researchers at the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument in Arizona, United States, release the largest 3D map of the universe featuring more than six million galaxies. Using this map, researchers are able to measure the acceleration of the expansion rate of the universe with unprecedented accuracy, detecting hints that the rate of expansion has been increasing over time.
Vương Đình Huệ, the Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, resigns following a sweeping anti-corruption probe.
The British government advises against all travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories due to the imminent possibility of an Iranian strike.
Dozens of Russian military instructors arrive in Niger as part of an agreement with the ruling military junta to a install state-of-the-art air defence system.
The United Nations' International Organization for Migration reports that 38 people died when a boat, which has carried around 66 Ethiopian migrants, has sank off Godoria, Djibouti, a day before while on its way to Yemen.
Fourteen Palestinians are killed in an Israeli attack in the West Bank.
Over 100 protestors are arrested by the NYPD after attempting to occupy Hamilton Hall.
Ukraine's SBU claims to have destroyed six Russian military aircraft and heavily damaged eight others in a drone attack on Morozovsk Air Base in Rostov Oblast.
A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv kills eight civilians and injures ten others.
Sixteen militants are killed in the ensuing shootout.
Iran launches between 400 and 500 drones and cruise missiles at Israel from Iran, Iraq, Syria, southern Lebanon, and Yemen.
dual-sector university in Victoria, Australia
International recognition of the State of Palestine
Three people are killed, five are injured and four are missing in an explosion at a power plant on Lake Suviana, near Bologna, Italy.
liberal political party in South Korea (2014– )
peacekeeping operations in the Nagorno-Karabakh region
Palestinian politician, chairman of Hamas' political bureau (born 1962)
Moldova announces that it has brought a criminal case against Gagauzia governor Evghenia Guțul for using Russian funds to finance the now-banned Șor Party.
A civilian is also killed and two officers are wounded.
Australian Army general and Governor-General of Australia
Iran's Supreme National Security Council says that it has decided on a response to the Israeli attack on its diplomatic facilities in Damascus, Syria, which killed several high-ranking members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Hezbollah forces launch dozens of rockets into northern Israel. The militant group says that the missile barrage targeted IDF artillery positions. No casualties are reported.
At least 25 people are killed and 13 injured when a bus plunges into a ravine in Cajamarca, Peru.
Eleven security forces, including five Revolutionary Guards, are killed in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran, during an attack against the Revolutionary Guards' headquarters by members of Jaish ul-Adl.
Nicaragua suspends diplomatic relations with Ecuador following the raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador.
Around 47,000 people in Russia and Kazakhstan are evacuated.
voting requirement above 50% for passage
Voters in Croatia elect the members of the Sabor. The ruling Croatian Democratic Union and its coalition win the most seats, but fail to obtain a majority.
Semitic language and lingua franca of the Arab world
indoor arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Archaeologists announce the discovery of new frescos at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, depicting mythological ancient Greek figures.
time period between January 1, 1901, and ended on December 31, 2000
Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin says that China will host unity talks between Hamas and Fatah.
Russian missile attacks on Dnipro, Ukraine
Shelling kills three civilians in Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unit
The United Arab Emirates records its heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with significant flooding reported in Dubai. At least 20 people are killed by flooding in Oman and Ras Al Khaimah.
In college basketball, Connecticut repeats as national champions, becoming the first program to do so since the Florida Gators did so in 2006 and 2007.
Political and military actions by a state to defeat an insurgency or a resistance movement and to address its root causes. The measures vary from intentionally deadly military force to gaining sympathy of a population ("Winning Hearts and Minds")
Scientists from the Federation University Australia report that thousands of Adélie penguins have been found dead in Antarctica amid an increase in bird flu cases among wild bird populations.
Five foreigners are killed when a fire breaks out in an apartment building in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
President Alexander Lukashenko announces that Belarus will suspend its participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.
bilateral relations between Israel and Turkey
city and administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine
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.
city in Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
first-level administrative division of Russia
Date: Sporadic airstrike waves since 14 September 2022
The United Nations' International Organization for Migration reports that 38 people died when a boat, which has carried around 66 Ethiopian migrants, has sank off Godoria, Djibouti, a day before while on its way to Yemen. At least six more are still missing and presumed dead.
head of state and of government of the Republic of Korea
Ukraine says that it attacked two oil refineries and an airfield in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, using drones.
American video game company Take-Two Interactive lays off 5% of its workforce.
A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv kills eight civilians and injures ten others. At least nine high-rise buildings and a petrol station are badly damaged.
Four people are killed and seven others are injured in a Russian missile strike in Odesa.
Northwestern Europe; between the Celtic and North Seas
crime of willfully and maliciously setting fire to property
Lee Hsien Loong announces that he will resign as Prime Minister of Singapore on May 15 and will be succeeded by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong.
Two people are killed and six more are injured in a shooting at a block party in Memphis, Tennessee.
light-rail line running between East Los Angeles and Santa Monica
Voters in Solomon Islands elect a new National Parliament.
demonstrations against "foreign agent" bill in the country of Georgia since March 2023
multi-purpose venue in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
men's basketball team of the University of Florida
Japan increases its four-stage danger ranking level for most of Iran, including Tehran, to Level 3, which urges Japanese citizens to avoid all travel to Iran.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan, prompting tsunami warnings for Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Taylor Swift releases her new album The Tortured Poets Department as a double album. On Spotify, the album breaks the record for most-streamed album in a single day and Swift becomes the most-streamed artist in a single day.
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe and Western Asia
Elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation
A magnitude-6.5 earthquake strikes off the southwestern coast of Java island, Indonesia.
A Kenya Air Force Bell UH-1H Huey II crashes in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya, killing ten people, including Chief of Defence Forces Francis Omondi Ogolla.
Police in Brussels, Belgium, shut down the right-wing National Conservatism Conference which was expected to be hosted by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Widespread flooding occurs in Nairobi, Kenya, with tens of thousands of people affected.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
surface-to-air missile designed to target ballistic missiles in flight
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir resigns and announces that she is standing as a candidate for the presidential election on 1 June.
Russia strikes the Kharkiv TV Tower with a Kh-59 cruise missile, causing the upper half of the tower to collapse and disrupting the broadcasting signal in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
reptiles which have become secondarily adapted for an aquatic or semi-aquatic life in a marine environment
Georgian Dream parliamentary leader Mamuka Mdinaradze is punched during a debate in parliament by a member of the opposition.
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.
United States top collegiate-level basketball tournament for 2024
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night
global outbreak of avian flu H5N1 in 2020–2023
Vito Bardi is re-elected president of the Italian region of Basilicata.
Two West Papua National Liberation Army leaders, including Abubakar Tabuni, are killed during a shootout with the Indonesian Army near the Grasberg mine in Mimika Regency, Central Papua.
mass layoffs in the video game industry during 2024
first-level administrative division of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is arrested while participating in a pro-Palestine protest at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
American video game and software developer
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
treaty that lays the framework for most diplomatic relationships
Land warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces
head of government of the United Kingdom
The United States vetoes a UN Security Council resolution supporting the State of Palestine joining the United Nations. The vote was 12 in favor, the United States opposed, and two abstentions, from the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
The European Union pledges €1 billion in short-term financial aid to Egypt to help stabilise the country's economy.
cultivation of plants and animals to provide useful products
offense of being disobedient to or disrespectful towards a court of law and its officers
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.
Cornel West names Melina Abdullah as his VP pick as part of his presidential campaign.
Murder of a 14 years old Jewish boy by Palestinian terrorist
political and economic union of 27 European states
incident in which an active shooter shoots multiple people with a firearm, especially with an intent to kill in a public space
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present)
wave attacks during the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 2022
Four people are injured, including bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, in a mass stabbing at a church in Sydney, Australia.
An offensive by the Rapid Support Forces begins in El Fasher.
Gunmen abduct and kill nine people from a bus in Nushki District, Balochistan, Pakistan. All victims, whose bodies were found under a bridge, appear to have been shot at close range.
world's fifth largest proven petroleum reserves
rocks fallen freely from a cliff, roof, or quarry
Iraqi umbrella organization of militias incorporated into the military forces
Date: 24 February 2022 – present (2 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
National Hockey League franchise in Glendale, Arizona
organization independent of any government, usually created to aid those in need
Heavy floods in Afghanistan have killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three days. About 600 houses were either damaged or destroyed, and around 200 livestock died. The floods also damaged around 800 hectares of agricultural land, and more than 85 kilometers (53 miles) of roads.
2024 missile strike on Chernihiv, Ukraine
prolonged period of excessively hot weather
The United States Army Corps of Engineers begins dredging the San Juan Bay in Puerto Rico to open space for a new natural gas terminal that is expected to add $400 million to the local economy.
A car veers off the track during the international Fox Hill Supercross motor race in Diyatalawa, Sri Lanka, and crashes into a group of spectators, killing seven people and injuring 21 others.
Donors pledge more than 2 billion euros for humanitarian aid in Sudan.
A fire occurs in Copenhagen's 17th-century Stock Exchange Building, leading to the collapse of the building's iconic Dragespir spire. Important Danish artworks including From Copenhagen Stock Exchange are safely removed from the building.
Around 2,500 houses are flooded and at least four people are killed after the Orsk dam in Orenburg, Russia, bursts due to maintenance errors following heavy rainfall. Around 47,000 people in Russia and Kazakhstan are evacuated. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calls it one of the "worst natural disasters in the past 80 years".
French prosecutors announce that actor Gérard Depardieu will be tried for the alleged sexual assault of two women in 2021.
A Federation University Australia expedition confirms that bird flu is currently spreading across Antarctica, with outbreaks confirmed in wild bird populations in Beak Island, Hope Bay, Devil Island, and Paulet Island.
Hundreds of people are evacuated after the Ruang volcano erupts in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Military Intelligence Directorate (Israel)
Date: 8 April 2012 – present (12 years, 1 month and 1 day)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says that he is considering resigning from office after the launch of a judicial investigation into his wife after accusations by a right-wing legal platform.
The Joint Darfur Force declares war on the Rapid Support Forces and allies with the Sudanese Armed Forces.
Two people die in a heatwave in Kerala, India.
official currency of the United Kingdom and other territories
The National Defense Ministry of Taiwan says that more than 30 Chinese PLA Air Force warplanes have entered Taiwanese airspace and that at least nine PLA Navy warships have been detected around Taiwan.
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.
association football club in Leverkusen, Germany
protests relating to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas
The Mount Ruang volcano in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, erupts for the second time this month, prompting the evacuation of more than 12,000 people.
process of the building or assembling of a building or infrastructure
short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area
The U.S. House of Representatives sends impeachment articles for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate.
sports team added after the founding of its league
portion of the atmosphere controlled by a country
sovereign state in Southern Europe situated on an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
protests following the 2023 Hamas-Israel war
geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran
global international and intergovernmental organization
basketball team based in Mississauga, Canada
golfer with professional status; ordinarily cannot play in amateur tournaments
federal foreign affairs and trade department of the Australian Government
Lower house of the Parliament of South Africa
battle in the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2024
The centre-right opposition candidate, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, wins the first round of the presidential election and will face incumbent president Stevo Pendarovski in the second round on 8 May.
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.
third planet from the Sun in the Solar System
Cornel West wins the nomination of the Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party, gaining ballot access in Vermont.
Missiles are launched by the Israel Defense Forces towards Isfahan, Iran.
Switzerland's Federal Assembly votes to ban public displays of the Nazi swastika.
Former Australian political staffer Bruce Lehrmann loses his defamation case against Network 10 and journalist Lisa Wilkinson for broadcasting an interview with Lehrmann's former coworker Brittany Higgins in which she claimed that Lehrmann raped her.
city and the capital of Mexican state of Guerrero
fleet of X-band radar trucks maintained by the Center for Severe Weather Research (CSWR)
List of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Slovaks vote in the second round of the presidential election between Ivan Korčok and Peter Pellegrini.
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade tells its citizens to leave Israel, citing a high threat of military reprisals and terrorist attacks.
Isfahan, Iran Daraa and As-Suwayda Governorates, Syria Babil and Baghdad Governorates, Iraq
International Organization for Migration
A bus carrying Eid Al-Fitr pilgrims collides and plunges into a ditch in Balochistan, Pakistan, killing seventeen people and injuring 16 others.
political alignment favoring traditional politics
Fifty-eight people have been killed in Tanzania and 13 people have been killed in Kenya in the past two weeks by flooding caused by torrential rains, with more than 125,000 people in coastal areas of East Africa affected by the flooding. Tanzania announces plans to construct fourteen dams in an attempt to reduce the damage from future floods.
overview of states recognizing Palestine
An Israeli police officer is injured in a stabbing by a Turkish national in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Five migrants drown while attempting to cross the English Channel and 49 others are rescued.
2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupation
Columbia University, New York City, New York, United States
Clashes occur in Al-Madina Arab, Gezira State, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
The military junta in Mali prohibits all forms of media from reporting on activities of political parties and associations.
the highest court of the U.S. state of Arizona
excavation of sediment, usually under water
Eighteen people are killed, two are injured and some are missing after landslides hit South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
A search operation at a power plant on Lake Suviana, near Bologna, Italy, has recovered the bodies of three workers who were missing after an explosion two days ago.
range of organizations associated with motor vehicles, such as automobiles, trucks and motorcycles
central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States
combined military forces of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
continent and northern subcontinent of the Americas
Milena Gasperoni and Alessandro Rossi are sworn in as the new Captains Regent of San Marino.
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.
walled area within the modern city of Jerusalem
law enforcement department of the Ethiopian Federal Police
air warfare branch of Denmark's armed forces
town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales
Governor Evelyn Salgado Pineda's office in Chilpancingo is ransacked.
Gunmen abduct and kill nine people from a bus in Nushki District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Date: 11 October 2023 – present (7 months and 1 day)
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
shooting technique of two consecutive strikes
official currency of Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands
Twelve Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters militants are killed and seven soldiers are wounded during a shootout in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines.
Abdulsaid was involved in fifteen beheadings as well as in attacks against security forces.
economic sector involved with the development, marketing and sales of video games
overview of the use of capital punishment in Iran
Wakeley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Public transport agency in Los Angeles County, California, United States
school shooting in the Viertola district in Vantaa, Finland, on 2 April 2024
overview of the relations between Russia and the NATO
legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Iran
Simon Kennedy of the Liberal Party of Australia wins the by-election in the seat of Cook, succeeding former Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai
This brings the confirmed death toll to six.
99 Cents Only Stores files for bankruptcy in the U.S.
Security sources say it is not known who was responsible, and Israel and the United States both deny involvement.
Bird flu spreads to cattle herds in at least six U.S. states, while a dairy farm worker is infected in Texas, becoming the second person to ever become infected with the virus in the United States.
mass murder in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
It is reported that Israel is preparing for a direct retaliatory strike from Iran on southern or northern Israel as soon as the next 24 to 48 hours. A person briefed by the Iranian leadership says that while plans to strike are being discussed, no final decision has been made.
The Turkish Trade Ministry announces that it will suspend the export of 54 categories of goods to Israel in response to Israel banning Turkey from participating in humanitarian air drops over the Gaza Strip.
separatist/religious insurgency being waged against the government of Iran
Bargi hydroelectric power station, Bargi, Camugnano, Italy
district of the state of North Darfur, Sudan
National Committee for the Salvation of the People
Ukraine says that the Trypilska thermal power plant in Kyiv Oblast was destroyed in an overnight attack.
A court in Vietnam sentences tycoon Trương Mỹ Lan to death for embezzling $12.46 billion from the Sai Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank.
ongoing indirect conflict between Iran and Israel
At least five people are killed and at least 33 others are injured by a tornado in Guangzhou, China.
Canada pledges $132.2 million dollars to Sudan to help people affected by the country's ongoing humanitarian crisis.
Monaco-based Israeli real estate and shipping magnate
former currency of Zimbabwe, from 1980 to 2009
international sports governing body organizing track and field athletics
Indian security forces kill at least 29 Maoist insurgents in a major counterinsurgency operation in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. A large quantity of weapons are also seized.
The group also attacked another checkpoint a week ago in the same region, killing two officers and wounding another.
borough of New York City, New York, United States
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in SSC-Khatumo and southern Somalia
establishments that primarily sell gasoline, lubricating oils, and other merchandise, such as tires and batteries, for motor vehicles and that often also perform minor repair work
Haitian politician and neurosurgeon (born 1949)
exercises executive authority in the State of Israel
centre-left nationalist political party in Scotland
mine located in the province of Central Papua in Indonesia
Russia launches multiple Shahed drone strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine, killing at least five people, including three rescue workers, and injuring five others.
Date: 16 February 1985 – ongoing (39 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
drainage basin in South America drained via the Amazon River into the Atlantic Ocean
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
Three people are injured in a stabbing at the Ysgol Dyffryn Aman school in Ammanford, Wales. The suspect is arrested.
American college students plan demonstrations in solidarity with pro-Palestinian Columbia University protesters arrested in New York City earlier this week.
Around 2,500 houses are flooded and at least four people are killed after the Orsk dam in Orenburg, Russia, bursts due to maintenance errors following heavy rainfall.
Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022
vote on whether a group of people still has confidence in a government or leader
Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam
series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water
Heavy floods in Afghanistan have killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three days.
crises in the Gaza Strip resulting from the Israel–Hamas war since 2023
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
Floods and landslides have killed at least 155 people in Tanzania, according to Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa.
border barrier between the Palestinian Gaza Strip and Israel
Islamist political and military organization in Yemen
Town in Nablus Governorate, West Bank, Palestine
international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons
The assailant was fatally shot by other responding officers at the scene.
The death toll from Sunday's ferry sinking in Mozambique increases to more than 100 people, with around 20 people still missing.
city in and county seat of Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Taylor Swift releases her new album The Tortured Poets Department as a double album.
Kurdish autonomous Region in northern Iraq
termination of a pregnancy in the United States
The United Kingdom announces its largest ever military support package for the Ukrainian military, pledging 400 vehicles, including 162 MXT-MVs, 60 boats, 1,600 air defence missiles, 4 million rounds of firearm ammunition, and an additional £500 million in funding.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered an invasion of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip with a date "being set" for the ground offensive.
Date: 9 April 2023 – present (1 year and 1 month)
Three people are injured in a stabbing at the Ysgol Dyffryn Aman school in Ammanford, Wales.
Federal impeachment in the United States
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.
influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds
governing body of the Russian Armed Forces
ancient Levantine metropolis and modern city in Gaza Strip, State of Palestine
The ruling Croatian Democratic Union and its coalition win the most seats, but fail to obtain a majority.
American professional golfer Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world
A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Colombian National Army Aviation group crashes in Santa Rosa, Bolívar, Colombia, killing nine soldiers on board.
team sport played on a court with baskets on either end
battle in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
binary system in the constellation Aquila
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
bilateral relations between Argentina and Venezuela
one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security
German men's association football top league
cultural region in the southeastern and south-central United States
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
municipal district in Smolensk Oblast, Russia
head of the government of the Republic of Singapore
Date: 20 December 2017 – present (6 years, 4 months and 19 days)
Armed wing of National Unity Government of Myanmar
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
upper house of the United States Congress
former American multinational conglomerate
The United Arab Emirates records its heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with significant flooding reported in Dubai.
A search operation at a power plant on Lake Suviana, near Bologna, Italy, has recovered the bodies of three workers who were missing after an explosion two days ago. This brings the confirmed death toll to six. A seventh worker is still missing, while the five injured are still in critical conditions.
National Parliament of the Solomon Islands
National legislature of the Solomon Islands
marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean
Australian journalist and television presenter
maritime warfare branch of Russia's military
video-focused social media and social networking service owned by ByteDance
Four people are killed and ten are missing during floods caused by heavy rain in Guangdong Province, China.
diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of the Philippines
The floods also damaged around 800 hectares of agricultural land, and more than 85 kilometers (53 miles) of roads.
economist, politician and president of Argentina since 2023
province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Fifty-eight people have been killed in Tanzania and 13 people have been killed in Kenya in the past two weeks by flooding caused by torrential rains, with more than 125,000 people in coastal areas of East Africa affected by the flooding.
highest court in the U.S. state of New York
by-election for a seat in the Australian House of Representatives
village in Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon
2023–24 UConn Huskies men's basketball team
South Korean prime minister Han Duck-soo and all senior advisers to President Yoon Suk Yeol resign en masse in response to the results of yesterday's parliamentary elections.
Iranian governmental body (1989–present)
sporting competition and recreation activities which primarily involve the use of motorised vehicles
explosive device that gets its destructive force from nuclear reactions
On Spotify, the album breaks the record for most-streamed album in a single day and Swift becomes the most-streamed artist in a single day.
Thousands of people protest against a controversial foreign agent law in Tbilisi, Georgia. Georgia's Interior Ministry reports at least 14 people have been detained. Georgian Dream parliamentary leader Mamuka Mdinaradze is punched during a debate in parliament by a member of the opposition.
Eighteen people are killed and 32 others are injured as a bus crashes on a highway in Malinalco, Mexico.
A person is killed by flooding in Mississippi, United States, as severe weather hits the Southern United States.
legal order restricting making public of information or comments
place in Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Indian security forces kill at least 29 Maoist insurgents in a major counterinsurgency operation in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.
2024 Constitution Party presidential primaries
President of the United States since 2021
separatist insurgency being waged against the governments of Iran and Pakistan
Nine people are killed and two more injured during an explosion caused by a gas leak at a restaurant in Beirut, Lebanon.
citizens or residents of the United States of America
support" for Israel in the event of an attack.
United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
natural phenomenon wherein the Sun is obscured by the Moon
one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates
Most of the victims were elderly residents.
Israel Defense Forces main infantry brigades
lower house of the United States Congress
located 65 kilometers south of the city of Toluca in the south of the western portion of the State of Mexico
At least nine high-rise buildings and a petrol station are badly damaged.
The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that the village of Pervomaiske near Donetsk has been captured by Russian troops.
It is reported that Israel is preparing for a direct retaliatory strike from Iran on southern or northern Israel as soon as the next 24 to 48 hours.
ongoing military conflict in Eastern Europe since 2022
commercial bank headquartered in Vietnam
large, domesticated, cloven-hooved herbivores
Russia successfully test-launches an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Kapustin Yar launch complex in Astrakhan Oblast.
occurrence of multiple tornadoes spawned by the same synoptic-scale weather system
Basques in Spain elect the members of the Basque Parliament.
Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus
In association football, Bayer 04 Leverkusen win their first Bundesliga title.
Six police officers are killed and two more injured during an ambush by Jaish ul-Adl gunmen in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran.
Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group
professional football club from Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
In basketball, the NBA announces that it has banned Jontay Porter, a two-way player under contract to the Toronto Raptors and their G League affiliate Raptors 905, for multiple major violations of the league's gambling policy.
bilateral relations between Niger and United States
This win is Scheffler's second win at the tournament.
act of nuclear terrorism by Russia during the Russian-Ukrainian war (2022)
process of strong acceleration and subsequent release of a dedicated object (projectile) by means of a dedicated device (bow, firearm, ...)
Military's council formed after 2021 coup
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022
Pervomaiske, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast
A court in Ukraine orders the arrest of agriculture minister Mykola Solskyi on a charge of illegal acquisition of land worth $7 million.
Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Date: 27 October 2023 – present (6 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Two police officers are killed and another is injured during a mass shooting of a police squad in Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia.
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
All victims, whose bodies were found under a bridge, appear to have been shot at close range.
Date: 6 – 10 March 2023 (first round) 15 April 2024 – present (second round)
country that began growing on the Italian Peninsula from the 8th century BC
checkpoint erected to monitor and control the movement of people and materials
voting for the Republic of Korea's National Assembly
set of terrorist acts or campaign committed by individuals or groups who profess or claim to profess Islamic or Islamist motivations or goals
Russia launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, damaging power facilities and causing widespread power outages for about 200,000 people.
award given by the American Film Institute
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Lanao del Norte
naval warfare branch of Malaysia's military
The perpetrator targeted his wife, who was not injured.
Heavy rains and flash floods affect parts of the Persian Gulf, killing at least 18 people in Oman and causing travel disruptions in the United Arab Emirates.
collusion to secretly predetermine the outcome of a sports match
The International Court of Justice rejects a request by Nicaragua asking the court to order Germany to suspend aid to Israel.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan, prompting tsunami warnings for Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. A large section of the uninhabited Guishan Island collapses into the ocean. Nine people are killed in Taiwan, including four by rockfalls, with more than 930 others injured.
American car manufacturer Tesla, Inc. recalls thousands of Cybertrucks due to "safety concerns" involving the truck's accelerator pedals.
The New York Court of Appeals overturns former American film producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction in the state for rape by a vote of 4–3, and orders a new trial. However, Weinstein will still remain in prison on a 2022 conviction in California for rape.
annual three-day event determining player selections for NFL teams
A Doctors Without Borders office in Pokrovsk is completely destroyed by a Russian missile strike.
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
The €270m support package is designed to help Armenia become less dependent on Russia.
A mayoral candidate is assassinated in Celaya, Guanajuato, ahead of Mexico's upcoming general election.
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.
Jamaica becomes the 140th UN member state to recognize the State of Palestine.
capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
Indians begin voting to elect members to the 18th Lok Sabha. There are 969 million people eligible to vote, and voting will continue until June in seven phases.
football-based game played on a hard court
At least 18 people are killed and 60 others are injured in a Russian missile strike which damaged an eight-storey building in a densely populated area of Chernihiv.
Bondi Junction, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Russian peacekeepers begin withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh, leaving the region under the full control of Azerbaijan.
delivery of supplies by parachute or direct drop from aircraft
region in the northern part of Kosovo with ethnic Kosovo Serbs majority
Russian appointed officials claim that Ukrainian shelling has killed two civilians and injured nine others in Donetsk. Separately, four people are killed in drone attacks in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast.
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
armed conflict in Amhara Region in Ethiopia since 2023
1974 multi-role fighter aircraft family by General Dynamics
Two Fano militants are killed and a third is arrested during a shootout with police near the Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Researchers at the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument in Arizona, United States, release the largest 3D map of the universe featuring more than six million galaxies.
Date: 5 May 2021 – present (3 years and 1 week)
group of people from one state present in another state to represent the sending state
military tactics to attack the enemy by surprise
national intelligence and law enforcement agency of Ukraine
capital city of the Central African Republic
federal subject of Russia, oblast of Russia
preserved remains or traces of organisms from a past geological age
military forces of the Russian Federation
arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France
Armenia and the European Union agree on a landmark deal to support the Armenian economy over the next four years following high-level talks in Brussels. The €270m support package is designed to help Armenia become less dependent on Russia.
suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA)
metropolitan area in Arizona, United States
Russian Baltic city between Poland and Lithuania
In association football, Athletic Bilbao win their first major trophy in 40 years after defeating Mallorca in the Copa del Rey final.
social and political movement that opposes abortion
The United States announces a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine as part of a bill that was recently approved after being stalled in the US Congress for months.
61st season of Germany top-tier football league
Dibaya-Lubwe, Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation
The Arizona Supreme Court upholds a law criminalizing most types of abortions in the case Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes.
City in Zaporizhia Oblast (province) of Ukraine
administrative division (oblast) in western Russia
single incident where multiple victims are harmed or killed in a knife-enabled crime
representative of the monarch of Australia
2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
men's college basketball tournament game
urgent movement of people away from the threat or actual occurrence of a hazard
international airport in Selangor, Malaysia
Hezbollah forces launch dozens of rockets into northern Israel.
Important Danish artworks including From Copenhagen Stock Exchange are safely removed from the building.
central government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Iranian protest movement since September 2022
combat operations and doctrine designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action
regency in Central Papua Province, Indonesia
2023 military operation into Israel and massacre
Former Al-Nusra Front emir Abu Maria al-Qahtani is assassinated in a suicide bombing in Sarmada, Idlib Governorate, Syria.
unintended escape of gas from a pipeline or other containment
American film producer and convicted sex offender
armed wing of the Free Papua Organization
engineer formation of the United States Army
air warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
5th President of North Macedonia (2019 -2024)
Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)
Defense ministry of the Republic of China located in Taipei, Taiwan.
geometrical figure and ancient religious icon in the cultures of Eurasia represents peace and harmony
pro-Palestinian college student demonstration
Eight children are killed and two more injured by a roadside bomb in Daraa Governorate, Syria.
filmmaking industry in the United States
city in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
United States Secretary of Homeland Security
head of the United States Department of Homeland Security
astronomical object so massive, that anything falling into it, including light, cannot escape its gravity
An Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces command post at the Kalsu military base was hit by an explosion resulting from an air strike, killing one fighter and wounding six others. Security sources say it is not known who was responsible, and Israel and the United States both deny involvement.
head of the United States Department of State
terrorist attack on a Christian church in Australia
A court in Romania rules that the human trafficking trial of British businessman Andrew Tate can proceed.
Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories
unmanned aerial vehicle that is usually armed
city and commune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
European organisation dedicated to space exploration
act of giving up or quitting an office or position
distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio or visual mass communications medium
capital and largest city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul
anyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country
Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa
presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa
Georgia's Interior Ministry reports at least 14 people have been detained.
The ROC Armed Forces are deployed in response to the violation.
territories occupied by Israel during the Six-Day War of 1967
It is the last total solar eclipse to be visible in the contiguous United States until 2044.
National Basketball Association team in Toronto, Ontario
deliberate, subversive action aimed at weakening another entity
Russia launches drone strikes across Ukraine. Critical infrastructure is damaged in Kherson Oblast and a fire occurs at the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station in Zaporizhzhia causing around half a tonne of oil products to leak into the Dnieper river.
North American professional men's basketball league
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (15 years, 3 months, 1 week and 4 days)
city in the region of Uusimaa in Finland
industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful products
industrial process designed to clean raw natural gas by separating impurities and various non-methane hydrocarbons and fluids to produce what is known as pipeline quality dry natural gas
insurgency in the Mindanao region of the Philippines
Junta planes subsequently bomb the town, causing more than 1,000 locals to flee into neighbouring Thailand.
Date: March 18, 1968 – February 22, 2019 (50 years, 11 months and 4 days)
grave containing multiple number of human corpses, usually buried anonymously
military occupation of the West Bank by Israel since 1967
Date: 8 October 2023 – present (7 months and 4 days)
Date: October 8, 2023 – present (7 months and 4 days)
The opposition, primarily consisting of the Democratic Party, its alliance and the Rebuilding Korea Party, wins the election in a landslide, increasing their legislative majority but falling short of the two-thirds supermajority needed to pass constitutional amendments or override the veto of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The five gunmen are also killed in the ensuing shootout.
point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the hypocentre or focus in an earthquake
infrastructure important to national security
space probe launched by NASA to study the outer Solar System, furthest spacecraft from Earth
Two police officers are killed and four more injured during a shooting at a checkpoint in Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia.
The Biden administration announces that it will reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela.
Locations in Iraq and Syria are also attacked by Israel.
weather phenomenon involving electrostatic discharge
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. No damage or casualties are reported.
top level administrative district in Israel
aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces
The act could result in video sharing platform TikTok being sold or banned in the United States.
primary judicial organ of the United Nations
A student is killed and two others are injured in a shooting at a school in Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland. A 12-year-old student is detained.
bilateral relations between Iran and Japan
highest-ranking officer in the Kenya Defence Forces
Masquerade Club, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey
part of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom that operates in Scotland
any dangerous meteorological phenomena with the potential to cause damage, serious social disruption, or loss of human life
Date: 15 April 2023 – present (1 year, 3 weeks and 6 days)
legislative body (parliament) of the Swiss Confederation
public office; second highest political position in Ecuador
sovereign state situated on an archipelago in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa
Russian appointed officials claim that Ukrainian shelling has killed two civilians and injured nine others in Donetsk.
earthquake on 5 April 2024, with the epicentre 6 miles east of Califon, New Jersey, USA
99 Cents Only Stores announces an orderly wind-down, closing all of its 371 stores in the United States beginning April 5.
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.
Eastern part of Jerusalem, in dispute between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs since 1967
attacks in western Russia during the invasion of Ukraine since 2022
However, Weinstein will still remain in prison on a 2022 conviction in California for rape.
wide way leading from one place to another, especially one with a specially prepared surface which vehicles can use
Missiles are launched by the Israel Defense Forces towards Isfahan, Iran. Locations in Iraq and Syria are also attacked by Israel.
instrument for conducting a spectrographic survey of distant galaxies
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calls it one of the "worst natural disasters in the past 80 years".
amateur basketball played by students of higher education institutions
type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and transport to definitive care
Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
City in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Maguindanao
2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries
selection of the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in 2012
legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime
tropical disease caused by the dengue virus, transmitted by mosquito
rapid flooding of low-lying areas, often caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, tropical storm, or melt water from ice or snow
Arab ethnic group native to the Palestine region in Southwest Asia
ethnic group of people whose members are also unified by a common religious background
The currently unnamed expansion team will play their home games at the Delta Center, while the Coyotes franchise will be deactivated pending the construction of a new arena in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the European Union
bilateral relations between China and Japan
incidents involving multiple victims of firearm-related violence
Jihadist militant group in the southwestern Philippines
radar used to locate and monitor meteorological conditions
The Arabic language spokesperson of the United States Department of State resigns in opposition to U.S.
administrative division (krai) in the North Caucasus region of southern Russia
Ukraine (spillover into Moldova, Poland and Belarus)
Argentina issues an arrest warrant via Interpol for Iranian interior minister Ahmad Vahidi in connection with the 1994 bombing of a Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq launches three drones at Eilat, Southern Israel, damaging a building.
Peter Pellegrini wins with over 53% of the vote.
sovereign state in South Asia, situated on an archipelago in the Arabian Sea
unmanned guided missile with atmospheric engine and a combat charge
National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland
Nigerien ruling military junta since 2023
ban public displays of the Nazi swastika
Russia launches drone strikes across Ukraine.
suspension bridge on the San Francisco Bay
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
list of notable worldwide tornadoes occurring in 2024
activities intended to create conditions that favour lasting peace
Houthi involvement in the Israel–Hamas war
2023 Chinese crewed spaceflight to the Tiangong space station
technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid lime plaster
The Karen National Union, local PDF groups, and other Karenni organizations seize the town of Myawaddy, Kayin State, from the Tatmadaw after three days of fighting. Junta planes subsequently bomb the town, causing more than 1,000 locals to flee into neighbouring Thailand.
Voters in Croatia elect the members of the Sabor.
northernmost region of the African continent
Five Dawla Islamiya militants are killed and three soldiers are wounded during two shootouts in Munai, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.
Armed youths belonging to the Murle people attack a village in Greater Pibor Administrative Area, South Sudan, killing 12 people and injuring 10 others, with 15 children reported missing.
April 2024 military strikes in West Asia
private research university in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
A student is killed and two others are injured in a shooting at a school in Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland.
separatist conflict in the region of West Papua
military formation size designation, typically of 3–6 battalions
The epicenter of the earthquake was located about 150 kilometers away from Garut, West Java.
process of extracting gold from the ground
Allegations of sexual abuse by American film producer Harvey Weinstein
ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Basilan
ballistic missile with a range of more than 5,500 kilometres
definitions by the International Atomic Energy Agency regarding operating conditions and defense from malicious acts, respectively
Several Palmeiras players are attacked and injured by Corinthians fans during a pitch invasion at a futsal final in São Paulo, Brazil.
military conflict between Iran and Israel
ongoing military and political conflict in the Levant
island in the James Ross Island group of the Antarctic Peninsula
ongoing armed conflict in Myanmar since the 2021 coup d'etat
South Koreans vote for members of the National Assembly.
a public road intended for rapid movement of motor vehicles between major towns
country in Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia
time period between January 1, 1801, and ended on December 31, 1900
singular event or a series of events that are threatening in terms of health, safety or well being of a community or large group of people
easterly region of the African continent
Indonesian Papuan Guerilla leader (died 2024)
district in Garut Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia
Israeli communities built on land occupied in the 1967 Six-Day War
Crocus City Hall, Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Novomykhailivka, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast
mid-air collision in Manjung, Perak, Malaysia
town and administrative center of Krasnogorsky District of Moscow Oblast in Russia
ritualistic and political suicide method
head of state and government of the Maldives
material or logistical assistance for people in need
country in north-west Europe; part of the United Kingdom
occupied Palestinian territory in the Middle East
watercraft designed for river navigation
President William Ruto declares three days of national mourning.
maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces
Nine people are killed in Taiwan, including four by rockfalls, with more than 930 others injured.
Parliament elections in the Basque Country
Separately, four people are killed in drone attacks in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast.
consolidated city-county in Richmond County, Georgia, United States
complete separation of the head from the body
An Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces command post at the Kalsu military base was hit by an explosion resulting from an air strike, killing one fighter and wounding six others.
landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia
Six people are killed and seven others are injured in a mass stabbing at a shopping center in Sydney, Australia.
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa, is arrested and charged with corruption one day after resigning from office.
increase in distance between parts of the universe over time
The Scottish National Party's coalition in the Scottish government with the Scottish Greens collapses as the Scottish National Party withdraws, although the party announces its intention to continue as a minority government.
device that shoots a high-velocity stream of water
large road vehicle for transporting people
North Africa, East Africa, and West Asia
22 March 2024 terrorist attack in Russia
multisport club based in São Paulo, Brazil
protecting children from violence, exploitation and abuse
academic building at Columbia University
chief executive of the Mexican state of Guerrero
Four people are injured, including bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, in a mass stabbing at a church in Sydney, Australia. The perpetrator is arrested. A mob clashes with police outside the church while trying to attack the detained suspect.
Australian-American actress, producer, and model
munition containing multiple submunitions meant to disperse effects of the munitions
Russian missile strikes in Kharkiv, Ukraine
power plant in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Ukraine
international crisis following the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état
A large section of the uninhabited Guishan Island collapses into the ocean.
reactions in the world to the Palestinian attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip and the war of iron swords
long-ranged guns for land and sea warfare
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
Scale for assessing the intensity of tornadoes used in North America
Controversies of a Shinto shrine in Japan
At least four people are injured and some buildings are damaged.
capital city of Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine
A man stabs the Governor of Murmansk Oblast Andrey Chibis at a meeting in Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia.
Tanzania announces plans to construct fourteen dams in an attempt to reduce the damage from future floods.
bicameral legislature of the United States
There are 969 million people eligible to vote, and voting will continue until June in seven phases.
Indians begin voting to elect members to the 18th Lok Sabha.
Islamist militant organization in the Philippines
variety of Marxism–Leninism developed by Mao Zedong
capital city of Mykolaiv Oblast in southern Ukraine
election for a city council or other local government
referendum on the dismissal of four mayors in North Kosovo
municipal police force in the United States
damage-creating payload delivered by a rocket, missile, or torpedo
gun battle between armed persons outside the context of organized military operations
city in southwestern Ukraine, establish Odesa urban hromada (municipality). Residence of Odesa Oblast and Odesa Raion
school in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales
person working in a country other than one of which they are a citizen
Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
compulsory enlistment into national or military service
combined military forces of the Netherlands
The Islamic State are accused of being behind the attack, which also injured several others at his house.
tall building; as opposed to a low-rise building
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
centre-left to left-wing political party in the United Kingdom
The package includes ammunition for artillery and air defense systems, along with armoured fighting vehicles.
direct and universal vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal
North American professional ice hockey league
term in contract law where a person agrees not to compete
capital city of Chernihiv Oblast in northeastern Ukraine
a romantic or sexual relationship between people of the same sex
sovereign states that are members of the United Nations (UN) and have equal representation in the UN General Assembly
Armenia and the European Union agree on a landmark deal to support the Armenian economy over the next four years following high-level talks in Brussels.
location from which aircraft flight operations take place