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2024 Syrian opposition offensives. Ahmed al-Sharaa, the emir of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, makes an announcement claiming that the country is exhausted by perpetual warfare and is no longer a threat to its neighbors or the Western world. The Military Operations Command forces take control of several towns in Raqqah Governorate, Syria.
2024 Formula One World Championship. In auto racing, McLaren wins the World Constructors' Championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, its first title since 1998. In professional baseball, the New York Mets sign Dominican outfielder Juan Soto to a $765 million, 15-year contract, the largest contract in Major League Baseball history.
12 December – Indian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju defeats former world champion Ding Liren in the 2024 World Chess Championship, breaking the previous age record of 22 set by Garry Kasparov by becoming champion at 18 years, 195 days old. [31] 14 December 2024 Georgian presidential election: Mikheil Kavelashvili of People's Power is elected ...
June 20–July 14: The United States will host the 2024 Copa América, the world's oldest international soccer tournament. July 16: The 2024 MLB All-Star Game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hamas war. Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. Siege of North Gaza, Gaza famine, Israeli generals' plan. The United Nations declares the situation in northern Gaza as "apocalyptic", with the entire Palestinian population there at "imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence" due to Israeli bombardments and aid blockage.
Maria Branyas, the former world's oldest known living person, dies at the age of 117 years and 168 days, making Tomiko Itooka the new current oldest living person. Disasters and accidents. Two people are killed by flooding in Oxford, Connecticut, United States.
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