Armed conflicts and attacks
Israel–Hamas war
Nasser Hospital mass graves, Nasser Hospital siege
United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk calls for an international investigation after hundreds of bodies are discovered in mass graves around Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. (The New York Times)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
An Israeli Air Force airstrike kills two people and injures six others in Hanine, Lebanon. (Reuters)
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
North Korea claims it has tested a new command-and-control system in a simulated nuclear counterstrike. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
A Douglas DC-4 crashes into the Tanana River in Alaska, United States, shortly after takeoff, killing two people on board. (Anchorage Daily News)
2024 Lumut mid-air collision
Two helicopters of the Royal Malaysian Navy collide mid-air during a rehearsal parade in Lumut, Malaysia, killing ten people on board. (CNA)
English Channel migrant crossings
Five migrants drown in the English Channel and 49 others are rescued. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak announces that he plans to raise the United Kingdom's defence budget to 2.5% of its GDP by 2030, totaling around 85 billion pounds. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
Science and technology
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