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April 23, 2024 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
North Korea claims that it tested a new command-and-control system in a simulated nuclear counterstrike.
United Nations human rights chief Volker TĂĽrk 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.
Business and economy
The United States Federal Trade Commission votes to ban nearly all employment agreements that prevent workers from joining competing businesses.
Disasters and accidents
Five migrants drown while attempting to cross the English Channel and 49 others are rescued.
A Douglas DC-4 crashes into the Tanana River in Alaska, United States, shortly after takeoff from Fairbanks, killing two people on board.
Two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters collide in mid-air during a rehearsal parade in Lumut, Malaysia, killing all ten people on board.
International relations
Politics and elections
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 ÂŁ85 billion.
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