Eight people are killed and at least ten others are injured by armed gangs in Guayaquil, Ecuador. (NOS) 2024 Ecuadorian conflict link embed save
Canada deploys 70 members of its armed forces to Jamaica to train peacekeepers for a future intervention in Haiti. (CBC News) Haitian crisis link embed save
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a decree for a larger than normal spring conscription campaign, calling up 150,000 citizens for military service. (CNBC), (Reuters) link embed save
The New York Times reports that private records for millions of AT&T customers have been affected by a data breach and leaked onto the dark web. (The New York Times) link embed save
The town of Montmorillon in Nouvelle-Aquitaine is hit by severe flooding following heavy rains. (Sky News) 2024 France floods link embed save
An ongoing severe drought in southern Africa causes around 20 million people to experience hunger. (AP), (The Independent) link embed save
In the largest heist in city history, $30 million is stolen from a GardaWorld money storage facility in Sylmar, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Los Angeles Times), (KABC-TV), (CNN) link embed save
Voters in Turkey go to the polls for their local elections. (France 24) 2024 Turkish local elections link embed save
Ekrem İmamoğlu is re-elected as mayor of Istanbul. (The New York Times) 2024 Turkish local elections link embed save
Bulgaria and Romania partially join the Schengen Area, allowing travel by air and sea without border checks, Austria vetoed travel by land without border checks over fears that non-EU citizens could get easier access to the European Union. (France 24) Visa policy of the Schengen Area link embed save