2024 Cook by-election Simon Kennedy of the Liberal Party of Australia wins the by-election in the seat of Cook, succeeding former Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
2024 Bondi Junction stabbings Six people are killed and seven others are injured in a mass stabbing at a shopping center in Sydney, Australia. The perpetrator is shot and killed by police.
Landslide Eighteen people are killed, two are injured and some are missing after landslides hit South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Russian invasion of Ukraine The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that the village of Pervomaiske near Donetsk has been captured by Russian troops.
Insurgency in Balochistan Gunmen abduct and kill nine people from a bus in Nushki District, Balochistan, Pakistan. All victims, whose bodies were found under a bridge, appear to have been shot at close range.
Killing of Benjamin Achimeir Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in the West Bank after missing Jewish teenager Benjamin Achimeir is found dead.
Iran–Israel proxy conflict The Netherlands announces that their embassy in Tehran will close on Sunday.
Iran seizes the "MSC Aries", a Portuguese-registered, Madeira-flagged container ship owned by Zodiac Maritime which is chaired by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer.
Iran launches retaliatory airstikes at Israeli military bases from Iran, Iraq, Syria, southern Lebanon, and Yemen.