November 11, 2024 (Monday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Five people are killed and 18 others, including five children, are injured in Russian air strikes on Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

(DW), (Arab News)

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At least 30 people are killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, including at least 20 in the Nuseirat refugee camp.

(Al Jazeera)

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At least 44 people are killed and 88 more injured during Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon.

(Al Jazeera)

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Disasters and accidents

Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez announces an additional €3.76 billion (US$4 billion) aid package to the Valencian Community which was affected by deadly floods in October.

(DW)

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A mud volcano erupts in Turbo, Colombia, forcing the preventative evacuation of 109 households.

(El Espectador)

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International relations

The COP29 climate conference opens in Baku, Azerbaijan.

(Reuters)

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Law and crime

In Italy, the Carabinieri Art Squad seizes more than 2,100 forged artworks worth more than €200 million (US$215 million) that were intended to be sold at auction houses across Europe and also uncovers two art forgery workshops in Tuscany and Venice.

(DW)

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The International Criminal Court announces an investigation into prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan over accusations of sexual misconduct previously reported by The Guardian in October.

(BBC News), (The Guardian)

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Thirty-five people are killed and 43 more injured during a vehicle-ramming attack outside a stadium in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. The perpetrator is in a coma after suffering serious injuries.

(BBC News)

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Several airlines suspend flights to Haiti after a flight attendant was injured when a Spirit Airlines aircraft was hit by gunfire while attempting to land at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and was diverted to Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.

(BBC News)

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One of the friars who was assaulted in a monastery in Gilet, Province of Valencia, Spain two days prior, dies after failing to recover from serious injuries.

(RTVE)

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Politics and elections

Hundreds of Māori people begin a nine-day march from Cape Reinga to Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, to protest the proposed Treaty Principles Bill which would redefine the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.

(The Star), (The Guardian)

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Alix Didier Fils-Aimé is appointed as the new Prime Minister of Haiti, replacing Garry Conille, amid worsening security in the country.

(Reuters)

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Shigeru Ishiba is sworn in as the 103rd prime minister of Japan following the first runoff vote in thirty years.

(Kyodo News), (Mainichi)

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November 11, 2024 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Disasters and accidents

International relations

Law and crime

Politics and elections