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jmetaB02c321c0d37f5ed0fa6f5eb8266f168c03c4d87e5f6265db3dc38ff8677de35e68@c68dc37064cc06fa105a5d01c8d4bdddb4b215fad1e4b7a38759dada50418c91rss.itemmetarss.netM„.<item><title>Current events: 2024-05-29</title><link>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_29</link><description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Armed conflicts and attacks&lt;/b&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Russian invasion of Ukraine"&gt;Russian invasion of Ukraine&lt;/a&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War" title="List of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War"&gt;Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93NATO_relations" title="Russia–NATO relations"&gt;Russia–NATO relations&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93NATO_relations" title="Ukraine–NATO relations"&gt;Ukraine–NATO relations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden"&gt;Sweden&lt;/a&gt; announces a package of $1.23 billion in military aid to &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine"&gt;Ukraine&lt;/a&gt;, the largest given by Sweden so far. &lt;a href="https://apnews.com/article/sweden-ukraine-military-aid-bd1001a45e7fff44cf4c766b84e76ace"&gt;(AP)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" title="France"&gt;France&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"&gt;Germany&lt;/a&gt; announce that French and German weapons sent to Ukraine, including long-range missiles, are permitted to target bases inside Russia. &lt;a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/28/europe/ukraine-french-weapons-russia-macron-intl-hnk-ml/index.html"&gt;(CNN)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Defence_%28Poland%29" title="Ministry of National Defence (Poland)"&gt;Polish Defence Ministry&lt;/a&gt; says it has given &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine"&gt;Ukraine&lt;/a&gt; permission to use Polish-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russian territory. &lt;a href="https://babel.ua/en/news/107575-poland-does-not-forbid-ukraine-to-use-its-weapons-on-the-territory-of-russia"&gt;(Babel)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" title="Israel–Hamas war"&gt;Israel–Hamas war&lt;/a&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_offensive" title="Rafah offensive"&gt;Rafah offensive&lt;/a&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" title="Israel"&gt;Israel&lt;/a&gt; says that it has taken full control of the &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%E2%80%93Gaza_border" title="Egypt–Gaza border"&gt;Egypt–Gaza border&lt;/a&gt; after capturing the &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphi_Corridor" title="Philadelphi Corridor"&gt;Philadelphi Corridor&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-sends-tanks-into-rafah-raids-amid-gaza-wide-offensive-2024-05-29/"&gt;(Reuters)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.dw.com/en/israel-claims-control-of-corridor-along-gaza-egypt-border/live-69209616"&gt;(DW)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Two Israeli soldiers who were seriously wounded by a &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-ramming_attack" title="Vehicle-ramming attack"&gt;vehicle-ramming attack&lt;/a&gt; the day before succumb to their injuries. &lt;a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-seriously-wounded-in-car-ramming-attack-outside-west-bank-city-of-nablus/"&gt;(&lt;i&gt;Times of Israel&lt;/i&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;b&gt;Disasters and accidents&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_Sundhn%C3%BAkur_eruptions" title="2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions"&gt;2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions&lt;/a&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The town of &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grindav%C3%ADk" title="Grindavík"&gt;Grindavík&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland"&gt;Iceland&lt;/a&gt;, and the nearby &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lagoon_%28geothermal_spa%29" title="Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa)"&gt;Blue Lagoon&lt;/a&gt; are evacuated due to &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_Sundhn%C3%BAkur_eruptions" title="2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions"&gt;volcanic activity&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c844em2ey7eo"&gt;(BBC News)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;At least 28 people are killed when a bus falls into a ravine in &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washuk_District" title="Washuk District"&gt;Washuk District&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan" title="Balochistan, Pakistan"&gt;Balochistan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan"&gt;Pakistan&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/29/at-least-28-killed-after-bus-falls-into-ravine-in-pakistans-balochistan"&gt;(Al Jazeera)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Health and environment&lt;/b&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Meteorological_Department" title="India Meteorological Department"&gt;India Meteorological Department&lt;/a&gt; records a &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records" title="List of weather records"&gt;record-high temperature&lt;/a&gt; of {{conv|52.9|C|F}} in &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi"&gt;Delhi&lt;/a&gt;, resulting in one death. &lt;a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/delhi-temperature-may-break-record-highest-ever-india-126-degrees/"&gt;(CBS News)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/30/india-reports-first-heat-related-death-this-year"&gt;(Al Jazeera)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;International relations&lt;/b&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil%E2%80%93Israel_relations" title="Brazil–Israel relations"&gt;Brazil–Israel relations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"&gt;Brazil&lt;/a&gt; recalls its &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassador" title="Ambassador"&gt;ambassador&lt;/a&gt; to Israel amid an ongoing diplomatic crisis between the two countries. &lt;a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/lula-removes-brazilian-ambassador-israel-amid-diplomatic-spat-2024-05-29/"&gt;(Reuters)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Law and crime&lt;/b&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty_International" title="Amnesty International"&gt;Amnesty International&lt;/a&gt; says that the number of &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment" title="Capital punishment"&gt;executions&lt;/a&gt; recorded globally in 2023 was the highest since 2015 and up more than 30% from 2022, with &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iran" title="Capital punishment in Iran"&gt;Iran&lt;/a&gt; carrying out 74% of the global total. The figures exclude &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" title="China"&gt;China&lt;/a&gt;, because execution numbers are considered a state secret. &lt;a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1rr0178rzeo"&gt;(BBC News)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Four people are injured by a &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" title="Mass shooting"&gt;mass shooting&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalston" title="Dalston"&gt;Dalston&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" title="London"&gt;London&lt;/a&gt;, UK. &lt;a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv22pg27lg5o"&gt;(BBC News)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Politics and elections&lt;/b&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Malagasy_parliamentary_election" title="2024 Malagasy parliamentary election"&gt;2024 Malagasy parliamentary election&lt;/a&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Citizens of &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar"&gt;Madagascar&lt;/a&gt; vote for members of the &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Madagascar%29" title="National Assembly (Madagascar)"&gt;National Assembly&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href="https://www.africanews.com/2024/05/29/madagascar-holds-key-parliamentary-election/"&gt;(Africanews)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_African_general_election" title="2024 South African general election"&gt;2024 South African general election&lt;/a&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"&gt;South Africans&lt;/a&gt; vote for members of the &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_of_South_Africa" title="National Assembly of South Africa"&gt;National Assembly&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincial_legislature_%28South_Africa%29" title="Provincial legislature (South Africa)"&gt;provincial legislatures&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/south-africa-elections-voting-under-way-grim-national-mood"&gt;(&lt;i&gt;The Guardian&lt;/i&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Vanuatuan_constitutional_referendum" title="2024 Vanuatuan constitutional referendum"&gt;2024 Vanuatuan constitutional referendum&lt;/a&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu" title="Vanuatu"&gt;Vanuatuans&lt;/a&gt; hold the first national constitutional &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referendum" title="Referendum"&gt;referendum&lt;/a&gt; to vote on amendments related to &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_switching" title="Party switching"&gt;party switching&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href="https://www.rfa.org/english/news/pacific/vanuatu-vote-05292024010700.html"&gt;(Radio Free Asia)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sports&lt;/b&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_UEFA_Europa_Conference_League" title="2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League"&gt;2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League&lt;/a&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football"&gt;association football&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympiacos_F.C." title="Olympiacos F.C."&gt;Olympiacos&lt;/a&gt; win their first &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Europa_Conference_League" title="UEFA Europa Conference League"&gt;UEFA Europa Conference League&lt;/a&gt; title after defeating &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACF_Fiorentina" title="ACF Fiorentina"&gt;Fiorentina&lt;/a&gt; by a score of 1–0 in &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_UEFA_Europa_Conference_League_final" title="2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final"&gt;the final&lt;/a&gt;, becoming the first &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_in_Greece" title="Football in Greece"&gt;Greek&lt;/a&gt; team to win a major &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA"&gt;European&lt;/a&gt; club trophy. &lt;a href="https://apnews.com/article/olympiakos-fiorentina-europa-conference-league-final-846e88f8fd014b983423e4480df948fc"&gt;(AP)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 -0000</pubDate></item>