Lists are the best thing since sliced bread, even though lists are older than sliced bread. Anyway pretty much the only thing I edit is lists and typos here and there
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todo list
- add proper lists to the lists of Ukrainian oblast governors
- add proper lists to the lists of Afghan province governors (Balkh done)
Pages I've created
it ain't much, but it's honest work
- Russ Kun
the Russ Kun page was originally a redirect to another politician called Russell Kun, ends up Russ is a separate person - 2023 Sudanese Armed Forces-Rapid Support Forces confrontation
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- 29 May 2024 – 2024 South African general election
- South Africans vote for members of the National Assembly and elect provincial legislatures. (The Guardian)
- 29 May 2024 – 2024 Vanuatuan constitutional referendum
- Vanuatuans hold the first national constitutional referendum to vote on amendments related to party switching. (Radio Free Asia)
- 29 May 2024 – 2024 Malagasy parliamentary election
- Citizens of Madagascar vote for members of the National Assembly (Radio France Internationale)
- 28 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Rafah offensive
- Israeli tanks reach central Rafah for the first time with heavy clashes being reported. (Reuters)
- At least 21 people are killed and 64 others are injured in an 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)
- 28 May 2024 – 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)
- 28 May 2024 – Red Sea crisis
- A Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier takes on water after being hit by three missiles off the coast of Yemen. (Reuters)
- 28 May 2024 – 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)
- 28 May 2024 – 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)
- The parliament of Denmark rejects a proposal to recognise a Palestinian state. (Reuters)
- 28 May 2024 – Animal rights in Colombia
- The Senate of Colombia approves a resolution banning Spanish-style bullfighting in Colombia. (La FM)
- 28 May 2024 – 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)
- 28 May 2024 – 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)
- 28 May 2024 – 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)
- 28 May 2024 – 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)
- 28 May 2024 – Haitian crisis
- Dr. Garry Conille is named the new Prime Minister of Haiti by the Transitional Presidential Council. (AP)
- 27 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez signs a bilateral security pact with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and pledges €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) of military aid to Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
- Russia captures the villages of Netailove in Donetsk Oblast and Ivanivka in Kharkiv Oblast. (Arab News)
- 27 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas War
- Rafah offensive
- An Egyptian border guard is killed in a shootout at the Rafah Border Crossing. (Reuters)
- 27 May 2024 – Red Sea crisis
- Yemen's Houthi militia says that they attacked three merchant ships and two destroyers from the United States Navy. (Reuters)
- 27 May 2024 – 2024 Enga landslide
- Papua New Guinea asks for international help following the landslide in Enga Province three days ago, and reports that more than 2,000 people were buried alive and are now presumed deceased. (AP)
- 27 May 2024 – Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–26, 2024
- The death toll from a tornado outbreak in the U.S. states of Texas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Arkansas on Saturday and Sunday increases to 21. (Reuters)
- 27 May 2024 –
- A teenager is killed and six other people are injured in a shooting in downtown Lansing, Michigan, United States. (USA Today)
- 26 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Rafah offensive
- Tel al-Sultan massacre
- Between 47 and 52 people are killed in an Israeli airstrike and subsequent fire in a tent camp for displaced civilians in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. (AP) (Reuters)
- Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip
- A spokesperson for Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades claim that they captured IDF soldiers in Jabalia yesterday. However, the IDF denies this claim. (Reuters)
- The Al-Qassam Brigades fire rockets towards Tel Aviv, Israel, for the first time in four months. (BBC News) (El Confidencial)
- 26 May 2024 – Mali War
- More than twenty civilians are killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen in a village in Mopti region, Mali. (Reuters)
- 26 May 2024 – Yemeni civil war
- The Houthis, with assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross, free more than 100 detainees in Sana'a, Yemen, in a "unilateral humanitarian initiative" to pardon prisoners and return them to their families. (Reuters)
- 26 May 2024 – 2024 Armenia–Georgia floods
- At least three people have been confirmed dead in Armenia following flooding on the Armenia–Georgia border, with several bridges collapsing as a result of the flooding. (Reuters)
- 26 May 2024 – 2024 Enga landslide
- The International Organization for Migration estimates that more than 670 people were killed in the landslide in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, on Friday. (AP)
- 26 May 2024 – Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–26, 2024
- The death toll from an overnight tornado outbreak in the U.S. states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas increases to 15. (The Virginian-Pilot) (AP)
- 26 May 2024 –
- Ten people are killed and 39 others are injured in a collision between a bus and three other vehicles on a highway near Mersin, Turkey. (Reuters)
- 26 May 2024 – France–Germany relations, List of international presidential trips made by Emmanuel Macron
- Emmanuel Macron makes the first state visit by a President of France to Germany in 24 years. (AP)
- 26 May 2024 – 2024 Comorian presidential election
- Incumbent president Azali Assoumani is sworn in for his fourth term in office. (Reuters)
- 26 May 2024 – 2024 Lithuanian presidential election
- Gitanas Nausėda wins the Lithuanian presidential run-off with 75.57% of the vote. (Reuters)
- 26 May 2024 – 2024 Indianapolis 500
- In auto racing, Josef Newgarden wins the Indianapolis 500 for the second consecutive year, becoming the first driver to do so since Hélio Castroneves in 2002. (Barron's)
- 26 May 2024 – 2024 Indian Premier League
- In cricket, the Kolkata Knight Riders defeat the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final of the Indian Premier League to win their third IPL title. (The Hindustan Times)
- 25 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war
- Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli allegations against UNRWA
- Italy restores €35 million (US$38 million) of funding for UNRWA several months after it suspended the aid due to allegations linking UN staff to the October 7 attacks. (Al Jazeera)
- Four U.S. Army vessels connected to a floating pier off the Gaza Strip become disconnected and wash up on beaches, two in Israel and two in the Gaza Strip. (NPR)
- 25 May 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Russia captures the village of Arkhanhelske in Donetsk Oblast. (The Moscow Times)
- Kharkiv strikes
- At least fourteen people are killed and 58 others are injured in Russian strikes on a hardware store and residential area in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent) (Reuters)
- 25 May 2024 – 2024 Cannes Film Festival
- Anora, directed by Sean Baker, wins the Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival. (Reuters)
- 25 May 2024 – 2024 Rajkot gaming zone fire
- At least 27 people, including many children, are killed in a building fire at a family entertainment venue in Rajkot, Gujarat, India. (NDTV)
- 25 May 2024 – Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–26, 2024
- At least five people are killed after a tornado strikes the cities of Pilot Point and Valley View in Texas, United States. (NBC Dallas-Fort Worth)
- 25 May 2024 – 2024 United Kingdom general election
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces plans to conscript young persons with an option for alternative civilian service if the Conservative Party wins the upcoming election. (BBC News)
- 25 May 2024 – 2023–24 AFC Champions League
- Al Ain win their second Champions League title after beating the Yokohama F. Marinos by an aggregate score of 6–3 over a two-legged final. (Reuters)
- 25 May 2024 – 2023–24 DFB-Pokal
- Bayer Leverkusen win their second DFB-Pokal title after beating 1. FC Kaiserslautern by a score of 1–0 in the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, completing the first unbeaten double-winning season in German football. (The New York Times)
- 25 May 2024 – 2023–24 FA Cup
- Manchester United win their 13th FA Cup title after beating the defending champions, Manchester City, by a score of 2–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium in London, England. (The Guardian)
- 25 May 2024 – 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League
- Barcelona win their third Women's Champions League title after defeating Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 in the final. (BBC Sport)