United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin authorizes the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile defense system to Israel to help boost the country's air defences. (Al Jazeera), (Reuters) United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas warIsrael–Hamas war link embed save
Four Israeli soldiers are killed and 61 others are injured in a Hezbollah drone strike on Binyamina-Giv'at Ada, Israel. (Times of Israel) 2024 Hezbollah drone strike on BinyaminaIsrael–Hezbollah conflict link embed save
Israeli airstrikes destroy an Ottoman-era market in Nabatieh, Lebanon, killing at least one person and injuring four others. (AP) 2024 Israeli invasion of LebanonIsrael–Hezbollah conflict link embed save
At least 23 people are killed and 40 others are injured in a Sudanese Armed Forces airstrike on a marketplace in an area of Khartoum, Sudan, currently controlled by the Rapid Support Forces. (DW) Battle of Khartoum, October 2024 Sudan airstrikesSudanese civil war link embed save
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy states that North Korean troops have been deployed to Ukraine to fight alongside the Russian military. (Reuters) Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of UkraineRussian invasion of Ukraine link embed save
Two Israel Defense Forces Merkava tanks forcibly enter a UNIFIL base in Ramyah, Bint Jbeil District, Lebanon. The tanks fire rounds at the base, injuring fifteen United Nations peacekeepers. (BBC News) Israeli attack on Ramyah UNIFIL post2024 Israeli invasion of LebanonIsrael–Hezbollah conflict link embed save
An Israeli attack on a school used to shelter displaced Palestinians kills at least 22 people, including fifteen children, in the Nuseirat refugee camp in northern Gaza. (BBC News) Israel–Hamas war link embed save
Two people are killed and 20 others are injured in a train collision in Minya Governorate, Egypt. (Al Ahram) link embed save
Sam Hou Fai is elected as the new Chief Executive of Macau by the Election Committee, succeeding Ho Iat Seng. (Reuters) 2024 Macanese Chief Executive election link embed save
Lithuanians vote in the first round of elections to elect the 141 members of the Seimas. (AP) 2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election link embed save
SpaceX completes its fifth test flight of the Starship spacecraft, successfully catching the rocket booster with the arms of the launch tower at Starbase in Texas, United States, and with the spacecraft landing in the Indian Ocean. (Space.com), (CNBC) Starship flight test 5 link embed save
Kenyan runner Ruth Chepng'etich runs 2:09:56 to break the world record for women's marathon by 1 minute and 57 seconds at the Chicago Marathon. (AP) 2024 Chicago Marathon link embed save