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November 21, 2024 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Hungary announces the deployment of a missile defense system on its border with Ukraine, saying that the threat of escalation with Russia is now "greater than ever".
Russia strikes Dnipro, Ukraine, with a projectile stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin to be a new Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) model. This confirms earlier reports from the United States and other western officials, who said that Russia had used an IRBM after initial reports misidentified the missile as a RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile.
Russian ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrey Kelin says that the UK is now "directly involved" in the war in Ukraine following yesterday's use of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia.
At least 42 people are killed and many others are wounded as gunmen open fire against two convoys carrying Shia people in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Five soldiers are killed and four other people are injured after a bombing attack in the municipality of AnorĂ, Antioquia Department, Colombia. The National Liberation Army is blamed.
Disasters and accidents
An Australian and a British tourist die after consuming poisoned alcohol in Vang Vieng, Laos, bringing the death toll from the incident to five. Nine others are hospitalized.
Health and environment
The Ministry of Health of New Zealand declares a national epidemic of whooping cough after a recent spike of 263 cases in the past four weeks.
International relations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announces that the Treasury Department has imposed sanctions against Russia's third-largest bank Gazprombank and its subsidiaries.
Law and crime
Brazilian Federal Police indicts former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others for attempting a coup after he lost to Lula da Silva in the 2022 election.
The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli minister of defense Yoav Gallant, and the leader of Hamas' military wing Mohammed Deif, who is presumed to be dead.
Eleven people, including former construction minister Goran Vesić, are arrested as part of an investigation into the Novi Sad railway station accident that caused 15 deaths earlier this month.
Science and technology
The European Southern Observatory announces that its astronomers in Chile capture the first close-up image of a star outside the Milky Way.
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