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2024–2025 floods in Southeast Asia and South Asia. At least 31 people have been killed by flooding in Thailand and Malaysia in the past five days. Health and environment. 2024 Kwango province disease outbreak
Armed conflicts and attacks. Russian invasion of Ukraine. Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At least seven Ukrainian drones strike the Russian city of Kazan, six of which reportedly hit residential areas including a 32-story apartment building.
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.
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.
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.
2024 Jubaland presidential election The Jubaland House of Representatives re-elects incumbent President Ahmed Madobe for the third time amid tensions with the Somali federal government that resulted in armed forces being deployed to Kamboni , Badhadhe District , Lower Juba , Somalia .
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 ...
2024 Beqaa Valley airstrikes. An Israeli airstrike targeting the Dar El Amal Hospital in Duris in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, kills the hospital director and six other health workers. (Anadolu Agency) 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. At least five medics are killed when Israeli airstrikes hit a multistorey building in Chyah, Beirut, Lebanon.