Portal:Current events/2024 May 29

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russia–NATO relations, Ukraine–NATO relations
    • Sweden announces a package of $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine, the largest given by Sweden so far. (AP)
    • France and Germany announce that French and German weapons sent to Ukraine, including long-range missiles, are permitted to target bases inside Russia. (CNN)
    • The Polish Defence Ministry says it has given Ukraine permission to use Polish-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russian territory. (Babel)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Rafah offensive
    • Israel says that it has taken full control of the Egypt–Gaza border after capturing the Philadelphi Corridor. (Reuters) (DW)
  • Two Israeli soldiers who were seriously wounded by a vehicle-ramming attack the day before succumb to their injuries. (Times of Israel)
• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict, Syrian civil war
  • One civilian, three Hezbollah members and ten injured in an IDF airstrike Baniyas and Homs, Syria.(Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions
  • The town of Grindavík, Iceland, and the nearby Blue Lagoon are evacuated due to volcanic activity. (BBC News)
• At least 28 people are killed when a bus falls into a ravine in Washuk District, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)

Health and environment

• 2024 Indian heat wave
  • The India Meteorological Department records a record-high temperature of 52.9 °C (127.2 °F) in Delhi, resulting in one death. (CBS News) (Al Jazeera)

International relations

• Brazil–Israel relations
  • Brazil recalls its ambassador to Israel amid an ongoing diplomatic crisis between the two countries. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Amnesty International says that the number of executions recorded globally in 2023 was the highest since 2015 and up more than 30% from 2022, with Iran carrying out 74% of the global total. The figures exclude China, because execution numbers are considered a state secret. (BBC News)
• Four people are injured in a mass shooting in Dalston, London, UK. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Malagasy parliamentary election
  • Citizens of Madagascar vote for members of the National Assembly. (Africanews)
• 2024 South African general election
  • South Africans vote for members of the National Assembly and provincial legislatures. (The Guardian)
• 2024 Vanuatuan constitutional referendum
  • Vanuatuans hold the first national constitutional referendum to vote on amendments related to party switching. (Radio Free Asia)

Sports

• 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
  • In association football, Olympiacos win their first UEFA Europa Conference League title after defeating Fiorentina by a score of 1–0 in the final, becoming the first Greek team to win a major European club trophy. (AP)