Portal:Current events/November 2024
November 2024 is the eleventh month of the current leap year. The month, which began on a Friday, will end on a Saturday after 30 days. It is the current month.
November 1, 2024 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Siege of North Gaza, Gaza famine, Israeli generals' plan
- The United Nations declares the situation in northern Gaza as "apocalyptic", with the entire Palestinian population there at "imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence" due to Israeli bombardments and aid blockage. (Reuters)
- Siege of North Gaza, Gaza famine, Israeli generals' plan
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Somali Civil War
- Puntland–Somaliland dispute
- Las Anod conflict
- At least ten people, including four civilians, are killed and fifteen others are injured in battles between Somaliland and Khatumo State forces in the Cayn and Togdheer regions. (Horseed Media) (Hiiraan Online)
- Las Anod conflict
- Puntland–Somaliland dispute
- 2024 Bolivian protest
- An "irregular armed group" captures a Bolivian military base near Cochabamba, Bolivia, kidnapping military personnel and seizing weapons from the base. Bolivian president Luis Arce says that the group are affiliated with former president Evo Morales. (CNN) (DW)
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- At least nine people are killed and 29 others are injured in a bombing near a girls' school in Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan, targeting a polio vaccination drive. (Al Jazeera)
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Israeli naval commandos launch a raid in northern Lebanon. Lebanese media says it was carried out in coordination with the German Navy to prevent the Lebanese Navy from interfering. (The Times of Israel)
Business and economy
- The People's Republic of China revises its regulations for foreign investors in its listed companies, seeking to attract more such investment by expanding eligibility criteria and easing financial requirements. (CNBC)
Disasters and Accidents
- 2024 European floods
- October 2024 Spain floods
- The death toll from the floods in Spain, primarily in the Valencian Community, increases to 205, with several others still missing. (BBC News) (AP)
- October 2024 Spain floods
- Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse
- Fourteen people are killed and three others are injured when a canopy collapses at the railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia. (ABC News)
Law and crime
- Thieves steal two paintings from Andy Warhol's Reigning Queens collection and damage two others at the MPV Gallery in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands. (AP) (De Telegraaf)
- Three people, including a local leader of the Santa Muerte religious movement, are killed and eight others are injured in a mass shooting in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Botswana general election
- Botswana's ruling party, the Botswana Democratic Party, concedes defeat in Wednesday's election, ending its 58-year rule. (Reuters)
- Kenyan Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki is sworn in as Deputy President of Kenya after the High Court lifted an order that prevented Kindiki's swearing-in yesterday. (AP)
November 2, 2024 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- 2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic
- Six people are injured, including two children, in an Israeli strike on a polio vaccination centre in northern Gaza as the World Health Organization vaccination campaign resumes with its second phase. (Al Jazeera)
- 2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Safety of journalists
- Somali Civil War
- At least two people are killed and several others are injured in fights between two Somali security factions in Hodan District, Mogadishu, Somalia. (Caasimadda Online) (Hiiraan Online)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 European floods
- October 2024 Spain floods
- The death toll from the flooding in Spain, primarily in the Valencian Community, increases to 214, with dozens still missing. The Spanish government deploys an additional 5,000 soldiers and 5,000 police officers, making this the country's largest deployment of army and security personnel in peacetime. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
- October 2024 Spain floods
- Four people are killed and 17 others are injured when a truck crashes into several stopped vehicles on Interstate 96 near Webberville, Michigan, United States. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Bolivia protests
- The government of Bolivia accuses supporters of former President Evo Morales of detaining and holding more than 200 soldiers hostage during protests against the sitting Luis Arce government. (El Diario) (DW)
- 2024 Conservative Party leadership election
- Kemi Badenoch is elected leader of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party, following the resignation of Rishi Sunak. (The Guardian)
- 2024 Mozambican general election
- The death toll from police gunfire during crackdowns on protests of the October 9 election increases to eleven. (Al Jazeera)
November 3, 2024 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Siege of North Gaza
- More than 50 children are killed in Israeli airstrikes in Jabalia in northern Gaza in the past two days. (Al Jazeera)
- At least 31 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, primarily in northern Gaza, according to Palestinian medics. (Reuters)
- Siege of North Gaza
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Pokrovsk offensive
- The Russian Ministry of Defense and Ukrainian military news site DeepStateUA report that Russia has captured the settlement of Vyshneve in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, with Russian troops advancing towards Hryhorivka to the west. (Reuters)
- Pokrovsk offensive
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- 2024 Beqaa Valley airstrikes
- Dozens of people are killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes on over two dozen settlements in the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
- Three people are killed and nine others are injured in Israeli airstrikes in Sidon, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
- 2024 Beqaa Valley airstrikes
- Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
- Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- Two police officers are injured in a stabbing attack by Naxalite insurgents in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India, with their weapons being stolen. (Indian Express)
- Somali Civil War
- Three people are killed and several others are injured when Al-Shabaab fires several mortar shells into the Halane base camp in Mogadishu, Somalia. (The Eastleigh Voice) (Horseed Media)
Disasters and accidents
- Fourteen people are killed and 34 others are injured in a lightning strike at the Palabek Refugee Settlement in Lamwo District, Uganda. (AP)
- A truck plunges into a ravine in Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador, killing ten people. A 3-year-old girl is the sole survivor of the crash, according to police. (AP)
Health and environment
- Air pollution in Lahore
- The air pollution in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, reaches a record high air quality index score of 1,073 with the Punjab government ordering a mandatory closure of all primary schools for one week, blaming stubble burning for the poor air quality. (BBC News) (Geo News)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Moldovan presidential election
- Moldovans vote for a President in the second round of the presidential election. (The Guardian)
- Incumbent President Maia Sandu wins reelection, defeating former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo amid allegations of Russian interference. (Euronews) (Reuters)
- Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse
- Hundreds of activists engage in demonstrations in Belgrade, Serbia, to protest state corruption and negligence by Serbian officials which lead to the deadly collapse of a canopy at the Novi Sad railway station on Friday. (Reuters)
- October 2024 Spain floods
- Protestors pelt the King and Queen of Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and Valencian President Carlos Mazón with objects and mud and boo them as "murderers" during their visit to Paiporta, Valencia. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is evacuated from the area after being hit with a shovel. (Levante) (AP) (BBC News)
Sports
- 2024 Japan Series
- In baseball, the Yokohama DeNA BayStars defeat the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to win the Japan Series in six games, capturing their third championship and their first since 1998. (NHK)
November 4, 2024 (Monday)
Disasters and accidents
- At least ten people are killed by the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Lakilaki in Flores, Indonesia. (ABC News) (BBC Indonesia)
November 5, 2024 (Tuesday)
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