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Justin Welby

• Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby (pictured) announces his resignation as a result of the John Smyth abuse scandal in the Church of England.
• Alliance for Change, led by Navin Ramgoolam, wins the Mauritian general election.
• A suicide bombing by the Balochistan Liberation Army at the Quetta railway station, Pakistan, kills 32 people.
• The German ruling coalition collapses over disagreements on economic policies.
• Donald Trump wins the United States presidential election.

Ongoing:

• Israel–Hamas war
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
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• Sudanese civil war
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Recent deaths:

• Timothy West
• Barbara Aland
• Johannes Beutler
• Judith Jamison
• June Spencer
• John Nott

November 14, 2024 (2024-11-14) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian Invasion of Ukraine
  • Pokrovsk offensive
    • Russian forces capture village of Voznesenka in Donetsk Oblast. (Anadolu Agency)

November 13, 2024 (2024-11-13) (Wednesday)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Indo-Pakistani smog
  • New Delhi, India, reports its 15th consecutive day with a "very poor" recorded air quality index due to significant air pollution causing zero meter visibility smog. (The Hindu)
• 2024 Spanish floods
  • Thousands of Spaniards living near river banks are evacuated following the issuing of AEMET's maximum weather alert in the Province of Málaga, Costa del Sol, and the Valencian Community caused by a new cold drop system. (The Independent)

International relations

• Israel–Turkey relations
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces that Turkey has suspended all diplomatic relations with and will not develop any further relations with Israel. However, the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, will continue to operate. Israel's foreign ministry denies any change in its diplomatic relationship with Turkey. (JNS) (Newsweek) (Middle East Eye)

Law and crime

• 2024 Brasília attack
  • Two explosions occurs near the Supreme Federal Court building and the Praça dos Três Poderes in Brasília, Brazil. The alleged perpetrator dies after the attacks, being the only fatality. The Federal Police announces an investigation into the explosions, while the Attorney General's Office calls the situation "an attack against the Supreme Federal Court and the Chamber of Deputies". (G1) (CNN)
• Bulldozer Justice
  • The Supreme Court of India rules that it is unconstitutional for the government to demolish property belonging to people suspected of crimes without a legal process, a practice common in states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party. (The Times of India) (DW)

Politics and elections

• 2024 United States elections
  • Second presidential transition of Donald Trump
    • Outgoing President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the White House and pledges a peaceful transition of power. (Reuters)
    • The Republican Party wins its 218th seat in the US House of Representatives, retaining a majority and thus control of the chamber. (France 24) (CNN)
• 2024 Somaliland presidential election
  • Citizens of Somaliland vote for the President between incumbent Muse Bihi Abdi of the Kulmiye party, House of Representatives speaker Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of the Waddani party, and Faysal Ali Warabe of the Justice and Welfare Party. (VOA) (DW)
• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • Crowds of pro-Palestinian protesters gather in Paris, France, against a gala raising funds for the Israel Defense Forces and included guests such as Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich. (France 24)

November 12, 2024 (2024-11-12) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • At least 40 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, including ten in a double tap strike on a designated humanitarian zone in the Al-Mawasi refugee camp in Rafah Governorate. (Al Jazeera)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
    • At least 14 people are killed and at least 15 others are injured in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Ain Yaaqoub, Akkar Governorate, Northern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
• Ecuadorian security crisis
  • Seventeen people are killed and 15 more injured after a prison riot at the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, Ecuador. (AP)
• Haitian crisis
  • The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issues a temporary 30-day ground on all U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti after gangs shot at a Spirit Airlines aircraft that was attempting to land at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, yesterday. The airport is also closed indefinitely in response to the shooting. (Miami Herald) (Scripps News)
• Red Sea crisis
  • The Pentagon reports that several missiles and drones launched at the USS Spruance and the USS Stockdale by the Houthis are shot down. (BBC)
• Somali Civil War
  • Al-Shabaab militants ambush and kill two South West State soldiers who were travelling on motorcycles on the highway between Wanlaweyn and Afgooye in Lower Shabelle, Somalia. (Hiiraan Online)
• Sudanese civil war
  • The United States Department of the Treasury sanctions Rapid Support Forces general Abdel Rahman Jumma, alleging that Jumma is the "primary party" responsible for the violence against civilians and human rights abuses in West Darfur, Sudan. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• 2024 Booker Prize
  • English novelist Samantha Harvey wins the Booker Prize for her novel Orbital. (BBC News)
• Spanish writer Álvaro Pombo wins the Miguel de Cervantes Prize. (El País)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Indo-Pakistani smog
  • The Pakistani Health Department reports that at least 1.8 million people in Punjab, Pakistan have become sick with respiratory and eye irritation ailments caused by chronic, record-breaking air pollution. (AP)
• Louisville factory explosion
  • Two people are killed and 12 others are injured in an explosion at a food coloring factory in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. (KCRG-TV) (AP)

Law and crime

• Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
  • A U.S. jury awards US$42 million to three former detainees of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, thereby holding Virginia-based military contractor CACI liable for their role in the torture and mistreatment of the detainees. (AP)
• Anglican Communion sexual abuse cases
  • Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the symbolic head of the Anglican Communion, resigns over his handling of barrister John Smyth's sex abuse scandal. (NPR) (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Mauritian general election
  • Opposition leader and Labour Party candidate Navin Ramgoolam is elected as Prime Minister of Mauritius, with his coalition Alliance du Changement winning 60 of the 66 National Assembly seats. Former Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth resigns following his party's defeat in the election. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)

November 11, 2024 (2024-11-11) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • At least 30 people are killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, including at least 20 in the Nuseirat refugee camp. (Al Jazeera)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
    • At least 44 people are killed and 88 more injured during Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Mykolaiv strikes, Zaporizhzhia strikes
    • Five people are killed and 18 others, including five children, are injured in Russian air strikes on Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (DW) (Arab News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 European floods
  • 2024 Spanish floods
    • Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez announces an additional €3.76 billion (US$4 billion) aid package to the Valencian Community which was affected by deadly floods in October. (DW)
• A mud volcano erupts in Turbo, Colombia, forcing the preventative evacuation of 109 households. (El Espectador)

International relations

• 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference
  • The COP29 climate conference opens in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2024 Zhuhai car attack
  • Thirty-five people are killed and 43 more injured during a vehicle-ramming attack outside a stadium in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. The perpetrator is in a coma after suffering serious injuries. (BBC News)
• Haitian crisis
  • Several airlines suspend flights to Haiti after a flight attendant was injured when a Spirit Airlines aircraft was hit by gunfire while attempting to land at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and was diverted to Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. (BBC News)
• The International Criminal Court announces an investigation into prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan over accusations of sexual misconduct previously reported by The Guardian in October. (BBC News) (The Guardian)
• In Italy, the Carabinieri Art Squad seizes more than 2,100 forged artworks worth more than €200 million (US$215 million) that were intended to be sold at auction houses across Europe and also uncovers two art forgery workshops in Tuscany and Venice. (DW)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Japanese general election
  • Shigeru Ishiba is sworn in as the 103rd prime minister of Japan following the first runoff vote in thirty years. (Kyodo News) (Mainichi)
• Haitian crisis
  • Alix Didier Fils-Aimé is appointed as the new Prime Minister of Haiti, replacing Garry Conille, amid worsening security in the country. (Reuters)
• Māori protest movement
  • Hundreds of Māori people begin a nine-day march from Cape Reinga to Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, to protest the proposed Treaty Principles Bill which would redefine the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. (The Star) (The Guardian)

November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • November 2024 Moscow drone attack
      • One person is injured and at least 36 flights are diverted when 34 Ukrainian drones strike Moscow, Russia. (CBC News)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • At least 40 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, including at least 24 in the Jabalia refugee camp in North Gaza Governorate. The IDF claims they killed a top Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander in the strikes. (Reuters) (The Times of Israel) (The Washington Post)
    • An Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza City kills Wael al-Khour, a minister in the Hamas-run government, along with his wife and their three children. (NBC News)
  • Three-phase Israel–Hamas war ceasefire proposal
    • Qatar withdraws from ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel as mediator due to "a refusal to negotiate a deal in good faith" from Hamas and Israel. (CNN) (AP) (The Guardian)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
    • An Israeli airstrike in the village of Aalmat, Byblos District, Lebanon, kills at least 23 people, including seven children, and injures six others. (AP)
• Mexican drug war
  • Ten people are killed and seven others are injured in a mass shooting at a bar in Querétaro, Mexico. (CBS News)
• Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
  • Five Basij officers are killed after a shooting by suspected Jaish ul-Adl gunmen in Saravan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• A M_ww 6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba, causing landslides and damage to buildings in the region. (CNN)

Law and crime

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • November 2024 Amsterdam attacks
    • More than 300 pro-Palestinian protesters are forcibly removed and 50 others are detained by Dutch police for participating in a rally in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in violation of a ban on demonstrations that was implemented following the attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans on Friday. (Reuters)
• Tuskegee University shooting
  • One person is killed and 16 others are injured in a school shooting during a homecoming weekend party at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States. (NBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Mauritian general election
  • Citizens of Mauritius vote for the 62 seats of the National Assembly. (Reuters)
• Constitutional crisis in Somalia
  • Ahmed Madobe, the President of the state of Jubaland, Somalia, appoints a regional electoral committee, with Somalia's Interior Ministry calling the committee unauthorized and urging clans to fight for their rights. Jubaland subsequently suspends relations with the federal government. (Garowe Online) (Hiiraan Online)
• Members of the Jamaat-e-Islami party announce that they have prevented former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League party from holding a rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to commemorate Noor Hossain Day. (AP)

Sports

• 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
  • In auto racing, Joey Logano of Team Penske wins his third NASCAR Cup Series championship. (ESPN)

November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Insurgency in Balochistan
  • 2024 Quetta railway station bombing
    • At least 26 people, including fourteen soldiers, are killed and more than 62 others are injured in a suicide bombing at a rail station in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility for the attack. (Al Jazeera)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war
    • At least one person is killed and two others are injured in a raid by Israeli forces in Aqqaba in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
    • At least 40 people, including several children, are killed in Israeli airstrikes on several cities in Lebanon. (Reuters)
• Boko Haram insurgency
  • Fifteen Chad National Army soldiers are killed and 32 others are wounded in clashes with Boko Haram militants near Lake Chad. At least 96 Boko Haram militants are killed and 11 others are wounded in the operation. (Reuters) (DW)
• Colombian conflict
  • A soldier is killed and 16 other people are injured during two separated motorcycle bombings in Jamundí and Cauca Department, Colombia. (Infobae 1) (Infobae 2)
• Sudanese civil war
  • The United Nations Security Council sanctions the head of operations of the Rapid Support Forces and the force's West Darfur commander for their human rights abuses and for promoting violence in Sudan. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Spanish floods
  • Tens of thousands of protesters demonstrate in Valencia, Spain, to demand the resignation of President of the Valencian Government Carlos Mazón for his handling of the warnings and subsequent management of last week's deadly floods. (AP)

International relations

• China–Indonesia relations
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto sign several cooperation deals worth $10 billion seeking partnership in key areas including water conservation, marine resources, and mining. (Bangkok Post) (Reuters)
• North Korea–Russia relations
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin signs into law the North Korean–Russian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, a mutual defense pact with North Korea. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• A man injures four friars at a monastery in Gilet, Province of Valencia, Spain, before fleeing the scene. (ABC.es)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Bolivia protests
  • The constitutional court of Bolivia prohibits former President Evo Morales from running for office in any position, thereby preventing him from contesting next year's election. (Al Jazeera)

November 8, 2024 (2024-11-08) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Kharkiv strikes, Kyiv strikes, Odesa strikes
    • One person is killed and at least 38 others are injured in Russian airstrikes in Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Odesa, Ukraine. (AP)
• Terrorism in Yemen
  • A Yemeni government soldier opens fire on Saudi troops in Seiyun, Yemen, killing two and injuring one other. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Houthis are suspected to be the perpetrators of the attack, however no group claimed responsibility. (AP)
• 2024 Mozambican general election, Human rights in Mozambique
  • Human Rights Watch reports that at least 34 people have been killed and at least 66 others have been injured in the past three weeks in police crackdowns of violent protests following the Mozambican presidential election. Mozambican police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters in the capital city Maputo, with the Army later deployed to end the protests. (Al Jazeera) (DW)
• November 2024 Amsterdam attacks, Antisemitism in Europe
  • Pro-Palestinian locals attack supporters of Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. after a match with AFC Ajax in Amsterdam, Netherlands, following instances of anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab chants and vandalism by Maccabi ultras. At least 30 people are injured, with five hospitalized, and 62 people are arrested. Dutch authorities condemn the attacks as antisemitic with the government of Amsterdam subsequently banning protests and demonstrations in the city for three days. (CNN) (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• 67th Annual Grammy Awards
  • American musician Beyoncé receives eleven nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards, making her the most nominated artist in the award's history with 99 total nominations. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• At least two people are killed and twelve others are missing when a fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Jeju Island, South Korea. (The Korea Herald)

Health and environment

• Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest
  • The Brazilian environment and climate change ministry reports that deforestation in the Amazon rainforest decreased by 30.6% compared to last year, the lowest level in nine years. Additionally, deforestation in the Cerrado tropical savannah region decreased by 25.7%, the first decrease in five years. (AP) (Semafor)

International relations

• Ukraine–United States relations
  • The United States lifts its ban on deploying military contractors to Ukraine, thereby enabling American companies to directly assist with the maintenance and repair of U.S.-made weapons, such as F-16 fighter aircraft and Patriot air defense systems. The U.S. says that its contractors will be positioned far from the front lines and will not engage in combat with Russian forces. (CNN)

Law and crime

• Hurricane Milton
  • Conspiracy theories about the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
    • A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employee is fired for having told relief workers to not aid those who supported then-Republican candidate in the upcoming 2024 United States presidential election, Donald Trump. (CNN)
• Security incidents involving Donald Trump, Iranian interference in the 2024 United States elections
  • The U.S. Justice Department announces that they have formally charged an Afghan national who confessed to a murder-for-hire plan linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeting president-elect Donald Trump. (CNN)
• Former Prime Minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama is released from prison early after serving six months for perverting the course of justice. (RNZ)

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Ongoing events

Disasters

• European floods
• Gaza humanitarian crisis
• Haitian crisis
• Indo-Pakistani smog
• Sudanese famine
• United States opioid epidemic

Economics

• Chinese property sector crisis
• German economic crisis
• United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis
• Video game industry layoffs

Politics

• Mexico–United States border crisis
• South China Sea territorial disputes
• Venezuelan political crisis

Protests and strikes

• Israel–Hamas war protests
• New Caledonia social unrest
• Venezuelan protests

Weather

• Pacific typhoon season

• Typhoon Toraji
• Typhoon Usagi

Elections and referendums

Recent

• October

• 30: Botswana, National Assembly
• 31: Fiji, President (indirect)

• November

• 03: Moldova, President (2nd)
• 05: Palau, President
• 05: Qatar, Constitutional referendum
• 05: Puerto Rico, Governor, Referendum
• 05: United States Virgin Islands, Legislature
• 05: United States, President, Senate,
         House of Representatives
• 05: American Samoa, Governor
• 10: Mauritius, National Assembly
• 13: Somaliland, President

Upcoming

• 14: Sri Lanka, Parliament
• 16: Gabon, Constitutional referendum
• 17: Senegal, National Assembly
• 24: Guinea-Bissau, National People's Assembly
• 24: Romania, President
• 24: Uruguay, President (2nd)
• 27: Namibia, President, National Assembly

Trials

Ongoing

• France:0Dominique Pélicot
• Kosovo:0Specialist Chambers
• United States:0YSL Records
• ICC:0Ali Kushayb  •  Mahamat Said Abdel Kani

Sports

• American football

• 2024 NFL season
• 2024 NCAA Division I FBS season

• Association football

• 2024–25 UEFA Champions League
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• 2024 Copa Libertadores
• 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League
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• Basketball

• 2024–25 NBA season
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• Canadian football

• 2024 CFL season
• 2024 U Sports football season

• International cricket

• 2023–25 ICC World Test Championship

• Golf

• 2024 PGA Tour
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• Ice hockey

• 2024–25 NHL season

• Motorsport

• 2024 Formula One World Championship
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• Tennis

• 2024 ATP Tour
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Recent deaths

November

• 13: Theodore Olson
• 12: Roy Haynes
• 12: Timothy West
• 12: Song Jae-rim
• 11: Frank Auerbach
• 09: Bobby Allison
• 09: Lou Donaldson
• 09: Judith Jamison
• 09: Ella Jenkins
• 08: Trevor Sorbie
• 08: June Spencer
• 06: John Nott
• 06: Madeleine Riffaud
• 06: Tony Todd
• 05: Dorothy Allison
• 05: Ben Baldanza
• 05: Elwood Edwards
• 04: Bernard Marcus
• 04: Murray Sinclair
• 03: Quincy Jones
• 02: Janey Godley
• 02: Alan Rachins
• 02: Paul Stephenson
• 01: Peanut

October

• 30: Matt Peacock
• 29: Teri Garr
• 28: Paul Morrissey
• 28: Jamshid Sharmahd
• 25: Kim Soo-mi
• 25: Phil Lesh
• 24: Abdelaziz Barrada
• 24: Amir Abdur-Rahim
• 23: Hama Amadou
• 23: Geoff Capes
• 23: Gary Indiana
• 23: Jack Jones
• 22: Richard A. Cash
• 22: Grizzly 399
• 22: Gustavo Gutiérrez
• 22: Lynda Obst
• 22: Fernando Valenzuela
• 21: Paul Di'Anno
• 21: Mimi Hines
• 20: Barbara Dane
• 20: Fethullah Gülen
• 20: Lord Hanningfield
• 20: Walter Jacob
• 20: Janusz Olejniczak
• 18: Yehuda Bauer
• 17: Mitzi Gaynor
• 17: Toshiyuki Nishida
• 17: Rick Nolan
• 16: Tina Kaidanow
• 16: Liam Payne
• 16: Yahya Sinwar
• 16: Ollie Olsen
• 15: Mike Jackson
• 15: George Negus

Ongoing conflicts

Global

• War against the Islamic State

Africa

• Cameroon

• Anglophone Crisis

• Central African Republic

• Civil war

• Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Kivu conflict

• Ethiopia

• Amhara conflict

• Mozambique

• Insurgency in Cabo Delgado

• Nigeria

• Boko Haram insurgency

• Sahel insurgency

• Mali War

• Burkina Faso
• Niger

• Somalia

• Civil war

• Sudan

• Civil war

Americas

• Mexico

• Mexican drug war

Asia−Pacific

• Afghanistan

• Islamic State–Taliban conflict
• Republican insurgency

• India

• Naxalite–Maoist insurgency

• Indonesia

• Papua conflict

• Myanmar

• Civil war

• Pakistan

• Insurgency in Balochistan
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

• Philippines

• NPA rebellion

Europe

• Russia and Ukraine

• Russian invasion of Ukraine

Middle East

• Iraq

• Islamic State insurgency

• Israel

• Israel–Hezbollah conflict

• Israel–Hamas war

• Syria

• Iran–Israel conflict

• Turkey

• PKK insurgency

• Yemen

• Red Sea crisis

See also – List of ongoing proxy wars

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