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May 3, 2024 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron promises ÂŁ3 billion of annual military aid to Ukraine for "as long as it takes."
Twelve people are killed and more than 20 others are injured during explosions caused by bombs at two camps for displaced people in Lac Vert and Mugunga, in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Two people are killed and two others are injured by Russian shelling in the city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk oblast.
Business and economy
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission gives ExxonMobil approval in the acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion.
Panama bans First Quantum Minerals from extracting copper following the closure of its Cobre Panamá mine last year.
Disasters and accidents
A bus plunges into a ravine in Diamer District, Pakistan, killing 15 people and seriously injuring more than 20 others.
Mexican authorities locate the bodies of three tourists, one American and two Australians, in Baja California, where they were reported missing in April. Three people have been arrested and are being questioned in relation to the case.
Thirteen people are killed and 2,000 homes are flooded during heavy rains in Haiti, mainly in the city of Cap-Haitien. Rains occurs also in Puerto Rico, where planes are landed in San Juan to reroute.
Law and crime
Three Indian men are arrested in Canada and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year. The Canadian government is investigating whether the men had ties to the Indian government.
U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar is indicted for accepting nearly $600,000 worth of bribes from an Azerbaijan-controlled company and a Mexican bank.
The International Criminal Court warns against outside interference, saying that efforts to undermine the court's work must "cease immediately".
A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sentences eight soldiers to death for cowardice and other crimes.
Politics and elections
The Houthis offer American students who have been suspended in pro-Palestine protests education at Sanaa University in Yemen.
French police evacuate Sciences Po University in Paris and close the university in response to pro-Palestine protests and building occupations by students.
Students at the National Autonomous University of Mexico hold pro-Palestine solidarity encampments and protests.
Science and technology
The China National Space Administration launches the Chang'e 6 spacecraft from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on a two-month mission to collect lunar rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon.
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