Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • Sweden announces a package of $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine, the largest so far given by Sweden. (AP)

Business and economy

• The Egyptian government raises the subsidized price of a loaf of bread for the first time in three decades, from E£0.05 to E£0.20. (Al-Ahram)
• At least 28 people are killed when a bus falls into a ravine in Balochistan province, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• The town of Grindavik and the Blue Lagoon in Iceland are evacuated following volcanic activity. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• Egyptian police arrest an Egyptian-American teacher and TikTok influencer suspected of being a serial killer, who is believed to have murdered at least three women in Cairo. (Al-Ahram)
• 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, which is thought to execute thousands of people each year. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Malagasy parliamentary election
  • Citizens of Madagascar vote for members of the National Assembly. (Radio France Internationale)
• 2024 South African general election
  • South Africans vote for members of the National Assembly and elect 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)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Rafah offensive
    • Israeli tanks reach central Rafah for the first time with heavy clashes being reported. (Reuters)
    • Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack
      • At least 21 people are killed and 64 others are injured in a Israeli attack on a tent camp in al-Mawasi, Rafah Governorate. (Al Jazeera)
  • Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
    • The U.S. removes the Gaza floating pier from the Gaza Strip for repair after its flotilla was damaged in bad weather. (AP)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Russian guided bombs hit a block of apartments in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, killing at least two civilians and injuring six others. (Reuters)
• Red Sea crisis
  • A Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier takes on water after being hit by three missiles off the coast of Yemen. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Cyclone Remal
  • Seventeen people are killed and six others are missing after a stone quarry collapses due to strong winds in Aizawl, Mizoram, India. (The Hindu)
• One person is killed and seven others are injured in a natural gas explosion at an apartment building in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. (AP)

International relations

• International recognition of the State of Palestine
  • Norway–Palestine relations, Ireland–Palestine relations, Palestine–Spain relations
    • The governments of Norway, Ireland, and Spain officially recognise the State of Palestine, after declaring their intention to do so on May 22. (The Journal) (Euronews) (AP)
  • Denmark–Palestine relations
    • The parliament of Denmark rejects a proposal to recognise a Palestinian state. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Animal rights in Colombia
  • The Senate of Colombia approves a resolution banning Spanish-style bullfighting in the country. (La FM)
• Bankruptcy of FTX
  • Former FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame is sentenced to more than seven years in prison and fined more than $11 million for fraud and criminal conspiracy. (Reuters)
• South Africa's genocide case against Israel
  • Mexico announces it will intervene in the genocide case on the side of South Africa. (Middle East Eye)
• Belarus–European Union border crisis
  • A Polish Border Guard soldier is seriously injured in an incident among a surge in migrants trying to cross the EU border from Belarus. (Polskie Radio)

Politics and elections

• 2023–2024 Georgian protests
  • The Georgian parliament overrides a presidential veto of the foreign agents law, thereby requiring president Salome Zourabichvili to endorse the bill within five days. (DW)
• 2024 Taiwanese legislative reform protests
  • The Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party pass amendments granting the Legislative Yuan greater powers to oversee the executive and to question officials and citizens, despite claims that these amendments violate civil liberties and could reduce the powers of president Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party. (The Guardian)
• Haitian crisis
  • Dr. Garry Conille is named the new Prime Minister of Haiti by the Transitional Presidential Council. (AP)