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*Thousands protest in [[Buenos Aires]] against education cuts by [[President of Argentina|President]] [[Javier Milei]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68886411 (BBC News)] |
*Thousands protest in [[Buenos Aires]] against education cuts by [[President of Argentina|President]] [[Javier Milei]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68886411 (BBC News)] |
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*[[Prime Minister of Spain|Spanish Prime Minister]] [[Pedro Sánchez]] says he is considering resigning from office after his wife is investigated for [[corruption]]. [https://apnews.com/article/spain-prime-minister-wife-corruption-allegation-2a0a4ab8f603a5c63106813eec5b5579 (AP)] |
*[[Prime Minister of Spain|Spanish Prime Minister]] [[Pedro Sánchez]] says he is considering resigning from office after his wife is investigated for [[corruption]]. [https://apnews.com/article/spain-prime-minister-wife-corruption-allegation-2a0a4ab8f603a5c63106813eec5b5579 (AP)] |
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*Popular Iranian Rapper Sentenced To Death For Supporting 'Anti-Hijab Protests' |
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[https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/popular-iranian-rapper-sentenced-death-supporting-anti-hijab-protests (zerohedge)] |
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Revision as of 23:17, 24 April 2024
April 24, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- The United States announces a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine as part of a bill that was stalled in the US Congress for months and was recently approved. The package includes ammunition for artillery and air defense systems, along with armoured fighting vehicles. (CNN)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Business and economy
- French air traffic controllers call off strike but passengers still face cancellations. (euronews)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Kenya floods
- Widespread flooding hits Nairobi, Kenya, with tens of thousands affected. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- 118th United States Congress
- Human rights in Colombia
- The Government of Colombia issues a formal apology to the indigenous communities of the Amazon basin for allowing the enslavement and systematic brutality they endured during the Amazon rubber boom in the 19th and 20th centuries. (El Espectador)
- AMIA bombing
- Argentina issues an arrest warrant via Interpol for Iranian interior minister Ahmad Vahidi in connection with the 1994 bombing of a Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires. Vahidi is currently believed to be in Sri Lanka. (BBC News)
- Moldova brings criminal case against a pro-Russian Gagauzia leader, Evghenia Guțul. (Reuters)
- Three people are injured and one other is arrested in a stabbing at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman school in Ammanford, Wales. (ITV News) (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- Thousands protest in Buenos Aires against education cuts by President Javier Milei. (BBC News)
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he is considering resigning from office after his wife is investigated for corruption. (AP)
Human rights
- Popular Iranian Rapper Sentenced To Death For Supporting 'Anti-Hijab Protests'