2024 Taiwanese general election Vice President Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party is elected president of Taiwan.
The opposition Nationalist Party of China wins the most seats in the Legislative Yuan but no party receives an absolute majority.
Gold mine At least 21 miners are killed and several others are trapped following a collapse at a gold mine in Simiyu Region, Tanzania.
2024 El Carmen de Atrato landslide A landslide in El Carmen de Atrato, Chocó, Colombia, kills 34 people and injures at least 35 others.
Kurdish–Turkish conflict Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria, a day after nine Turkish soldiers were killed in a shooting in Iraq.
2024 missile strikes in Yemen The U.S. Navy conducts additional strikes targeting Houthi-held territory in Yemen.