Portal:Current events/2024 May 3
May 3, 2024 (Friday)
Disasters and accidents
- A bus plunges into a ravine in Diamer District, Pakistan, killing 15 people and seriously injuring more than 20 others. (AP)
- Rains in southern Brazil kill at least 31, with more than 70 still missing. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar is indicted for accepting over $600,000 worth of bribes from Azerbaijan. (AP)
- Canada–India diplomatic row
- Three Indian men are arrested in Canada and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year. The Canadian government is probing whether the men had ties to the Indian government. (Reuters) (Toronto Star)
Politics and elections
- 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
- French police evacuate Sciences Po University in Paris, France, and close the university in response to students' pro-Palestine protests and building occupations. (Reuters)(Le Monde)
Science and technology
- Chinese space program
- The China National Space Administration launches the Chang'e 6 spacecraft on a two-month mission to collect lunar rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon. (Reuters) (AP)