October 16, 2024 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that North Korea has now become directly involved in the war in Ukraine, with a senior Ukrainian intelligence official saying that around 3,000 North Korean troops are currently in Russia and are training for deployment to Russian-occupied territories.

(Politico)

Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, North Korea–Ukraine relationsRussian invasion of Ukraine

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At least 16 people, including the mayor are killed in an IAF airstrike on a municipal building of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemning the attack.

(BBC News)

Attack on Nabatieh municipal council2024 Israeli invasion of LebanonIsrael–Hezbollah conflict

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U.S. President Joe Biden announces a new $425 million military aid package for Ukraine, containing long-range weaponry.

(The Kyiv Independent)

United States and the Russian invasion of UkraineRussian invasion of Ukraine

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Disasters and accidents

Bodies of five Russian climbers that disappeared on October 6 while summiting Mount Dhaulagiri in Nepal are discovered near the peak and retrieved.

(AP)

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An explosion at a house in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, kills at least two people and injures six others. An investigation to determine the cause of the explosion by the Health and Safety Executive is underway.

(BBC News)

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Three workers are killed and four others are injured when a bridge collapses into the Strong River ahead of it's demolition in Mississippi, United States.

(ABC News)

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At least 180 people are killed and dozens of others are injured when a gasoline tanker overturns and explodes in Majiya, Jigawa State, Nigeria.

(Al Jazeera)

2024 Majiya fuel tanker explosion

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Law and crime

It is reported that at least 10 flights operated by Indian airlines have received bomb threat hoaxes over the past 48 hours, causing the flights to be delayed or diverted.

(BBC News)

2024 Indian bomb hoaxes

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Attorney General of Spain Álvaro García Ortiz is charged by the Supreme Court for revealing secrets about a tax fraud case involving the boyfriend of the president of the Community of Madrid Isabel Díaz Ayuso. However, García Ortiz announces that he will not resign.

(RTVE)

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The Supreme Court of Brazil determines the government must seek the extradition of Brazilian nationals accused of participating in the 2023 attack on government buildings in Brasília who are currently residing in Argentina.

(Reuters)

2023 Brazilian Congress attack

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