Portal:Current events/2024 May 5

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • • 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
    • Israeli air raids in Meiss Ej Jabal, Lebanon, cause "massive destruction" according to a Lebanese state-run agency, killing four civilians and injuring three others. In response, Hezbollah fires dozens of Katyusha and Falaq rockets towards Kiryat Shmona, Israel. (Reuters)
  • Three IDF soldiers are killed and ten civilians are injured when Hamas launches a rocket barrage at the Kerem Shalom border crossing. (Times of Israel) (Reuters) (Jerusalem Post)
  • Hamas announces the end of ceasefire talks held in Cairo, Egypt, while Israel vows to continue its military operations. (AP)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • A woman is killed and 17 other people are injured in Russian attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
• Terrorism in Australia
  • A man is injured in a stabbing at a car park in Perth, Australia. The 16-year-old perpetrator is killed by police officers and is described as a "religious radicalized individual". A possible Islamist motive is behind the attack. (DW)

Arts and culture

• With the closing performance of the Celebration Tour at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, American singer Madonna attracts 1.6 million people in a free concert and breaks the record for the most attended stand-alone concert by any artist, and the all-time highest attended concert by a female artist. (Billboard)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Kenya floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing flooding in Kenya increases to 228. (Reuters)
• 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 78, with more than 100 people still missing. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
    • Virginia State Police dismantle a pro-Palestine encampment on the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, and arrest more than 15 students. (The Daily Progress)
• 2024 Panamanian general election
  • Panamanians elect their President and members of the National Assembly. (Reuters)
  • José Raúl Mulino, the stand-in for former president Ricardo Martinelli, wins the presidential election with more than 35% of the vote, after his three nearest opponents conceded. He will assume office in July. (AP)
• 2024 Togolese parliamentary election
  • The ruling Union for the Republic party wins 108 out of 113 seats in the National Assembly. (AP)
• Censorship in Israel
  • The Israeli Cabinet votes to close all Al Jazeera offices in Israel, with Israeli authorities later raiding these offices. (AP) (Reuters)
• Thousands of Hungarians protest in Debrecen, Hungary, against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's rule and policies. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2024 Formula One World Championship
  • 2024 Miami Grand Prix
    • In auto racing, McLaren driver Lando Norris wins his first Formula One race at the Miami Grand Prix. (DW)
• 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
  • 2024 AdventHealth 400
    • Kyle Larson edges out Chris Buescher in the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history, winning a photo finish by one-thousandth (0.001) of a second. (AP)