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27 April 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
Russian missiles hit Ukrainian energy facilities in three regions in western and central Ukraine. (Reuters)
Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine says it attacked two oil refineries and an airfield using drones in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. (Al Arabiya) (Reuters)
27 April 2024 – Crocus City Hall attack
Authorities in Russia arrest a fifth suspect, a Tajik man accused of providing the attackers with financing and communication. (AP)
27 April 2024 –
Three police officers are killed in an attack in Cañete, Chile. (Reuters)
27 April 2024 – LGBT rights in Iraq
Iraq's parliament vote to criminalize same-sex relationships, to be punished by a maximum of 15 years in prison. (Reuters)
27 April 2024 –
Iraqi TikTok star Umm Fahad is shot dead outside her Baghdad home. (The Washington Post)
27 April 2024 – 2024 United States presidential election
2024 Constitution Party presidential primaries
Randall Terry, an anti-abortion activist and candidate in the 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries, wins the nomination for the Constitution Party. (Ballot Access News)
26 April 2024 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Israel–Hamas war
Thirty rabbis and peace activists from the United States and Israel are arrested near the Gaza–Israel barrier while protesting to bring awareness to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. (The New York Times)
An 18-year-old woman is stabbed in Ramla, Israel, and is reported to be in "serious" condition. (AFP via Yahoo! News) (Jerusalem Post)
26 April 2024 – Moro conflict
The Philippine Army announces that it has killed Nawapi Abdulsaid, an Abu Sayyaf militant, during a shootout two days ago in Hadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan, Philippines. Abdulsaid was involved in fifteen beheadings as well as in attacks against security forces. (AP)
26 April 2024 –
Four Yemeni expatriate workers are killed by a drone attack in the Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. (Reuters)
At least ten people are killed in a fire at a guesthouse in Porto Alegre, Brazil. (Reuters)
A tornado outbreak in areas near Omaha, Nebraska, United States, leads to the issuance of multiple tornado emergencies across the states of Nebraska and Iowa. (Times Now) (National Weather Service)
26 April 2024 – China–Palestine relations
Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin says that China will host unity talks between Hamas and Fatah. (Reuters)
26 April 2024 –
A court in Ukraine orders the arrest of agriculture minister Mykola Solskyi on a charge of illegal acquisition of land worth $7 million. (Reuters)
Thousands of people protest in Budapest, Hungary, demanding reforms to child protection laws. (Reuters)
A court in Romania rules that the human trafficking trial of British businessman Andrew Tate can proceed. (The Guardian)
25 April 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
Israel intensifies strikes on Rafah ahead of a planned ground offensive. (Reuters)
25 April 2024 –
The city of Venice, Italy, introduces an entry fee for day-trippers, trying to limit the overcrowds of tourists. (The New York Times)
25 April 2024 – 2023–2024 El Niño event
2024 Kenya floods
Floods caused by weeks of heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 38 people, according to the Red Cross. (Reuters) (The Washington Post)
Floods and landslides have killed at least 155 people in Tanzania, according to Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa. (BBC News)
25 April 2024 – Russia–NATO relations
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warns that Russia will make NATO nuclear weapons in Poland one of its primary targets if they are deployed there. (The Jerusalem Post)
25 April 2024 – Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases
The New York Court of Appeals overturns former American film producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction in the state for rape by a vote of 4–3, and orders a new trial. However, Weinstein will still remain in prison on a 2022 conviction in California for rape. (AP) (CNN)
25 April 2024 – International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
April 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on university campuses
The University of Southern California cancels its main commencement ceremony due to safety concerns. (Reuters)
The Arabic language spokesperson of the United States Department of State resigns in opposition to U.S. Gaza policy. (Reuters)
25 April 2024 – Haitian crisis
Ariel Henry formally resigns as Prime Minister of Haiti and is replaced by the Transitional Presidential Council. (AP) (France 24)
25 April 2024 – Premiership of Humza Yousaf
The Scottish National Party's coalition in the Scottish government with the Scottish Greens collapses as the Scottish National Party withdraws, although the party announces its intention to continue as a minority government. In response, the Scottish Conservatives call a no confidence vote against First Minister Humza Yousaf. (Reuters) (BBC News)
25 April 2024 – 2024 NFL draft
The first round of the NFL draft is held in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., with the Chicago Bears taking former USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick. (Chicago Tribune)
24 April 2024 – 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 recently approved after being stalled in the US Congress for months. The package includes ammunition for artillery and air defense systems, along with armoured fighting vehicles. (CNN)
24 April 2024 –
The union representing air traffic controllers in France cancels a planned 24-hour strike on Thursday, although a majority of flights have already been cancelled. (Euronews)
24 April 2024 – 2024 Kenya floods
Widespread flooding occurs in Nairobi, Kenya, with tens of thousands of people affected. (BBC News)
24 April 2024 – National Security Act, 2024
Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act
US President Joe Biden signs the PAFACA Act into law. The act could result in video sharing platform TikTok being sold or banned in the United States. (Reuters)
24 April 2024 – 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)
24 April 2024 – Human rights in Colombia
The Government of Colombia issues a formal apology to the indigenous communities of the Amazon basin for their enslavement and mistreatment during the Amazon rubber boom in the 19th and 20th centuries. (El Espectador)
24 April 2024 –
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi is sentenced to death for supporting the 2022 protests. (BBC)
Moldova announces that it has brought a criminal case against Gagauzia governor Evghenia Guțul for using Russian funds to finance the now-banned Șor Party. (Reuters)
Three people are injured in a stabbing at the Ysgol Dyffryn Aman school in Ammanford, Wales. The suspect is arrested. (ITV News) (The Guardian)
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov is arrested on suspicion of bribery. (CNN)
24 April 2024 – 2024 North Macedonian presidential election
The centre-right opposition candidate, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, wins the first round of the presidential election and will face incumbent president Stevo Pendarovski in the second round on 8 May. (Politico)
24 April 2024 –
Thousands of people protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, against reductions in funding for universities made by President Javier Milei. (BBC News)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says that he is considering resigning from office after the launch of a judicial investigation into his wife after accusations by a right-wing legal platform. (AP)
23 April 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
An Israeli Air Force airstrike kills two people and injures six others in Hanine, Lebanon. (Reuters)
Nasser Hospital mass graves, Nasser Hospital siege
United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk calls for an international investigation on Israel after hundreds of bodies are discovered in mass graves near the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in Gaza. (The New York Times)
23 April 2024 –
The United States Federal Trade Commission votes to ban nearly all employment agreements that prevent workers from joining competing businesses. (NPR)
23 April 2024 – 2024 Lumut mid-air collision
Two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters collide in mid-air during a rehearsal parade in Lumut, Malaysia, killing all ten people on board. (CNA)
23 April 2024 – English Channel migrant crossings
Five migrants drown while attempting to cross the English Channel and 49 others are rescued. (Reuters)
23 April 2024 –
At least 21 migrants die after their boat capsizes off the coast of Djibouti. (Reuters)
A Douglas DC-4 crashes into the Tanana River in Alaska, United States, shortly after takeoff from Fairbanks, killing two people on board. (Anchorage Daily News)
23 April 2024 – International recognition of the State of Palestine, International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
Jamaica becomes the 140th UN member state to recognize the State of Palestine. (Jamaica Observer)
23 April 2024 – North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
North Korea claims that it tested a new command-and-control system in a simulated nuclear counterstrike. (CNN)
23 April 2024 –
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak announces that he plans to increase the United Kingdom's defence budget to 2.5% of its GDP by 2030, totaling around £85 billion. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
22 April 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
Eastern Ukraine campaign
The Russian Ministry of Defence claims control over the village of Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
The United Kingdom announces its largest ever military support package for the Ukrainian military, pledging 400 vehicles, including 162 MXT-MVs, 60 boats, 1,600 air defence missiles, 4 million rounds of firearm ammunition, and an additional £500 million in funding. (The Guardian)
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
Russia strikes the Kharkiv TV Tower with a Kh-59 cruise missile, causing the upper half of the tower to collapse and disrupting the broadcasting signal in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
22 April 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
Siege of Khan Yunis
Israeli troops and tanks raid Khan Yunis in Gaza after abruptly withdrawing from the city earlier this month. (Reuters)
22 April 2024 – Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus
Two police officers are killed and another is injured during a mass shooting of a police squad in Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia. (Tass)
22 April 2024 – Moro conflict
Twelve Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters militants are killed and seven soldiers are wounded during a shootout in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. (AP)
22 April 2024 – 2024 Guangdong floods
Four people are killed and ten are missing during floods caused by heavy rain in Guangdong Province, China. Around 110,000 people are evacuated. (BBC News)
22 April 2024 – China–Japan relations
Controversies surrounding Yasukuni Shrine
China objects to an offering that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Sunday. (Reuters)
22 April 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
The head of the Military Intelligence Directorate of Israel Aharon Haliva resigns for failing to prevent the Hamas offensive on Israel on October 7, 2023. (AP)
22 April 2024 – 2024 Maldivian parliamentary election
President Mohamed Muizzu's party, the People's National Congress, is declared the winner of the election. (Reuters)
22 April 2024 – 2024 Basilicata regional election
Vito Bardi is re-elected president of the Italian region of Basilicata. (RAI News)
22 April 2024 –
NASA announces that it has received decipherable data from the Voyager 1 space probe for the first time in five months. (CNN)
21 April 2024 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Israel–Hamas war
Bombing of the Gaza Strip
Twenty-two people are killed, including 18 children, in overnight Israeli strikes in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, according to local health officials. (AP)
21 April 2024 – 2024 Fox Hill Supercross race crash
A car veers off the track during the international Fox Hill Supercross motor race in Diyatalawa, Sri Lanka, and crashes into a group of spectators, killing seven people and injuring 21 others. (BBC News)
21 April 2024 – 2024 Ecuadorian constitutional referendum
Ecuadorians vote in a referendum on proposed constitutional changes. (Al Jazeera)
21 April 2024 – 2024 Maldivian parliamentary election
Maldivians elect the members of the parliament. (The Hindu)
21 April 2024 – 2024 North Kosovo referendum
A referendum on whether to remove ethnic Albanian mayors from office in Serb-majority North Kosovo is boycotted by most Serbs, who demand that the mayors resign. (Reuters)
21 April 2024 – 2024 Basque regional election
Basques in Spain elect the members of the Basque Parliament. (Reuters)
20 April 2024 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Israel–Hamas war
Israeli attacks in the West Bank during the Israel–Gaza war
Fourteen Palestinians are killed in an Israeli attack in the West Bank. (Reuters) (Times of Israel)
20 April 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Governor of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, says that a Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at a fuel depot in Kardymovsky. (Reuters)
20 April 2024 – 2024 Bangui river disaster
A river boat en route to a funeral capsizes in the Mpoko River in Bangui, Central African Republic, killing at least 58 people. (DW)
20 April 2024 – Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
The U.S. House of Representatives passes a series of bills that would provide $95 billion in military aid to countries including Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. (ABC News)
20 April 2024 – Israel–Hamas war protests
Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
American college students plan demonstrations in solidarity with pro-Palestinian Columbia University protesters arrested in New York City earlier this week. (CNN)
20 April 2024 – Mass shootings in the United States
Two people are killed and six more are injured in a shooting at a block party in Memphis, Tennessee. (ABC News)
20 April 2024 –
Protests occur in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, against mass tourism in the Canary Islands which is allegedly increasing house prices for locals. (Reuters)
19 April 2024 – 2024 Iran–Israel conflict
2024 Israeli strikes on Iran
Missiles are launched by the Israel Defense Forces towards Isfahan, Iran. Locations in Iraq and Syria are also attacked by Israel. (Al Jazeera) (Times of Israel) (The Washington Post)
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade tells its citizens to leave Israel, citing a high threat of military reprisals and terrorist attacks. (Times of Israel)
19 April 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
Russian missile strikes kill seven civilians in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, including five in Synelnykove and two in Dnipro, with several others critically injured. (BBC News)
A Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M3 aircraft is shot down in Russian airspace over Stavropol Krai after launching missiles at targets in Ukraine. (BBC News)
19 April 2024 –
An Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces command post at the Kalsu military base was hit by an explosion resulting from an air strike, killing one fighter and wounding six others. Security sources say it is not known who was responsible, and Israel and the United States both deny involvement. (Reuters) (CNN)
American car manufacturer Tesla, Inc. recalls thousands of Cybertrucks due to "safety concerns" involving the truck's accelerator pedals. (BBC News)
19 April 2024 – Niger–United States relations
The United States agrees to withdraw American troops from Niger. (The Washington Post)
19 April 2024 – Self-immolation of Maxwell Azzarello
A man fatally sets himself on fire near the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is currently on trial. (The New York Times)
19 April 2024 – 2024 Indian general election
Indians begin voting to elect members to the 18th Lok Sabha. There are 969 million people eligible to vote, and voting will continue until June in seven phases. (AP)
18 April 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Germany arrests two German-Russian nationals for an alleged military sabotage plot on behalf of Russia to undermine military support for Ukraine. (Reuters)
18 April 2024 –
A Kenya Air Force Bell UH-1H Huey II crashes in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya, killing ten people, including Chief of Defence Forces Francis Omondi Ogolla. President William Ruto declares three days of national mourning. (BBC News)
18 April 2024 – Palestine and the United Nations, Enlargement of the United Nations
The United States vetoes a UN Security Council resolution supporting the State of Palestine joining the United Nations. The vote was 12 in favor, the United States opposed, and two abstentions, from the United Kingdom and Switzerland. (AP)
18 April 2024 –
In ice hockey, the National Hockey League board approves the relocation of the hockey assets of the Arizona Coyotes to Salt Lake City, Utah. The currently unnamed expansion team will play their home games at the Delta Center, while the Coyotes franchise will be deactivated pending the construction of a new arena in the Phoenix metropolitan area. (Sportsnet) (AP)
17 April 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
April 2024 Chernihiv missile strike
At least 18 people are killed and 60 others are injured in a Russian missile strike which damaged an eight-storey building in a densely populated area of Chernihiv. (BBC News) (Reuters)
17 April 2024 – War in Sudan
Taqaddum leader and former Prime Minister of Sudan Abdalla Hamdok meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France. (Dabanga Sudan)
17 April 2024 –
Vietnam announces a $24 billion rescue for the Sai Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank, which is currently involved in a fraud case. (Reuters)
17 April 2024 – 2024 Persian Gulf floods
The United Arab Emirates records its heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with significant flooding reported in Dubai. At least 20 people are killed by flooding in Oman and Ras Al Khaimah. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
17 April 2024 –
Hundreds of people are evacuated after the Ruang volcano erupts in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Reuters)
17 April 2024 – Sanctions during the Venezuelan crisis
The Biden administration announces that it will reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela. (The Washington Post)
17 April 2024 –
Switzerland's Federal Assembly votes to ban public displays of the Nazi swastika. (Reuters)
17 April 2024 – 2024 Croatian parliamentary election
Voters in Croatia elect the members of the Sabor. The ruling Croatian Democratic Union and its coalition win the most seats, but fail to obtain a majority. (Reuters)
17 April 2024 – 2024 Solomon Islands general election
Voters in Solomon Islands elect a new National Parliament. (The Guardian)
17 April 2024 – Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas
The United States Senate votes to dismiss both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, by a vote of 51–48 on the first article and 51–49 on the second. (Reuters) (CNN)
17 April 2024 –
Scientists announce that they have identified fossil remains of the Ichthyotitan, the largest marine reptile currently known, in the Westbury Formation in England. (NOS)
In basketball, the NBA announces that it has banned Jontay Porter, a two-way player under contract to the Toronto Raptors and their G League affiliate Raptors 905, for multiple major violations of the league's gambling policy. (NBA) (ESPN)
16 April 2024 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Israel–Hamas war
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
The Israeli military assassinates Ismail Yusuf Baz, the commander of Hezbollah's coastal sector in Lebanon, in an airstrike. (Israel Defense Forces) (Middle East Monitor)
April 2024 Israeli settler rampages
A mob of Israeli settlers in Aqraba kills two Palestinians in revenge for the killing of Israeli teenager Benjamin Achimeir amid escalating ethnoreligious violence in the West Bank. (The Guardian)
16 April 2024 – 2024 Wakeley church stabbing
Australian police say that the stabbing attack at an Assyrian church in Sydney was an Islamic terrorist act. (Reuters)
16 April 2024 – Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
Indian security forces kill at least 29 Maoist insurgents in a major counterinsurgency operation in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. A large quantity of weapons are also seized. (NDTV)
16 April 2024 – Peacekeeping operations in Nagorno-Karabakh
Russian peacekeepers begin withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh, leaving the region under the full control of Azerbaijan. (Caliber.az)
16 April 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs a new army draft law. (Reuters)
16 April 2024 – 2023–2024 video game industry layoffs
American video game company Take-Two Interactive lays off 5% of its workforce. (Reuters)
16 April 2024 –
Argentina and Denmark sign a 2.1 billion kroner (US$300 million) deal for the sale of 24 Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons to Argentina. (AP)
16 April 2024 – 2024 Persian Gulf floods
Heavy rains and flash floods affect parts of the Persian Gulf, killing at least 18 people in Oman and causing travel disruptions in the United Arab Emirates. (Al Jazeera)
16 April 2024 –
A fire occurs in Copenhagen's 17th-century Stock Exchange Building, leading to the collapse of the building's iconic Dragespir spire. Important Danish artworks including From Copenhagen Stock Exchange are safely removed from the building. (Reuters) (The Guardian)
16 April 2024 – Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas
The U.S. House of Representatives sends impeachment articles for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate. (Reuters)
16 April 2024 –
Police in Brussels, Belgium, shut down the right-wing National Conservatism Conference which was expected to be hosted by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. (Politico)
European Space Agency scientists announce the discovery of Gaia BH3, the second-largest known black hole in the Milky Way. (NOS) (ESA)
World Athletics announces that they will investigate the results of Sunday's Beijing half marathon to determine if Chinese marathon record holder He Jie won because of match fixing. (NOS) (Reuters)
15 April 2024 – Iran–Israel proxy conflict
2024 Iran–Israel conflict
2024 Iranian strikes in Israel, Iran–Japan relations
Japan increases its four-stage danger ranking level for most of Iran, including Tehran, to Level 3, which urges Japanese citizens to avoid all travel to Iran. (The Japan News)
15 April 2024 – War in Sudan
Battle of El Fasher
At least nine civilians are killed and sixty others are injured in a renewed offensive by the Rapid Support Forces on the city of El Fasher. (Sudan War Monitor)
Humanitarian impact of the war in Sudan
Donors pledge more than 2 billion euros for humanitarian aid in Sudan. (Reuters)
Siege of El Obeid
Five civilians are killed and ten others are injured in crossfire between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces in the city of El Obeid. (Sudan War Monitor)
The Rapid Support Forces capture Mellit, North Darfur. (Sudan War Monitor)
The Joint Darfur Force declares war on the Rapid Support Forces and allies with the Sudanese Armed Forces. (Sudan War Monitor)
Clashes occur in Al-Madina Arab, Gezira State, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. (Radio Tamazuj)
15 April 2024 –
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announces that more than 10% of the company's global workforce will be laid off. (CNBC) (Reuters)
Lockheed Martin wins a $17 billion defense contract from the U.S. government to develop anti-ballistic missiles. (Reuters)
Fifty-eight people have been killed in Tanzania and 13 people have been killed in Kenya in the past two weeks by flooding caused by torrential rains, with more than 125,000 people in coastal areas of East Africa affected by the flooding. Tanzania announces plans to construct fourteen dams in an attempt to reduce the damage from future floods. (AP)
Lightning and heavy rains have killed at least 49 people across Pakistan in the past three days, mainly farmers in the eastern Punjab province. (AP)
The death toll from landslides caused by torrential rain in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, increases to 20, after the last missing people are found dead. (AP)
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. No damage or casualties are reported. (ABC News)
15 April 2024 – Sudan–United Kingdom relations, War in Sudan
The United Kingdom sanctions Alkhaleej Bank and Al-Fakher Advanced Works, two companies financing the Rapid Support Forces, and Red Rock Mining, which finances the Sudanese Armed Forces. (Radio Tamazuj)
15 April 2024 – 2021 Australian Parliament House sexual misconduct allegations
Former Australian political staffer Bruce Lehrmann loses his defamation case against Network 10 and journalist Lisa Wilkinson for broadcasting an interview with Lehrmann's former coworker Brittany Higgins in which she claimed that Lehrmann raped her. (The Guardian)
15 April 2024 – 2024 Wakeley church stabbing
Four people are injured, including bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, in a mass stabbing at a church in Sydney, Australia. The perpetrator is arrested. A mob clashes with police outside the church while trying to attack the detained suspect. (Sky News Australia)
15 April 2024 – Israel–Hamas war protests
Tax Day protests
Pro-Palestinian protests in the United States stop traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge and disrupt traffic to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. (The Washington Post)
15 April 2024 –
Lee Hsien Loong announces that he will resign as Prime Minister of Singapore on May 15 and will be succeeded by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong. (CNA)
Thousands of people protest against a controversial foreign agent law in Tbilisi, Georgia. Georgia's Interior Ministry reports at least 14 people have been detained. Georgian Dream parliamentary leader Mamuka Mdinaradze is punched during a debate in parliament by a member of the opposition. (DW)
14 April 2024 – 2024 Dibaya Lubwe landslide
At least 15 people are killed and 60 more are missing during a landslide in Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
14 April 2024 –
Heavy floods in Afghanistan have killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three days. About 600 houses were either damaged or destroyed, and around 200 livestock died. The floods also damaged around 800 hectares of agricultural land, and more than 85 kilometers (53 miles) of roads. (AP)
Cyprus suspends Syrian asylum applications as there are increasing numbers of refugees. (Reuters)
Three people are injured, one critically, in a shooting at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. The perpetrator targeted his wife, who was not injured. (CNA)
14 April 2024 – 2023–24 Bundesliga
In association football, Bayer 04 Leverkusen win their first Bundesliga title. (ABC News)
14 April 2024 – 2024 Masters Tournament
American professional golfer Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. This win is Scheffler's second win at the tournament. (CNN)
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Benjamin Franklin Tilley (1848–1907) was a career officer in the United States Navy who served from the end of the American Civil War through the Spanish–American War. He is best remembered as the first acting governor of American Samoa as well as the territory's first naval governor.

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