2024 Scottish National Party leadership election John Swinney is elected leader of the Scottish National Party following the resignation of First Minister Humza Yousaf.
2024 Chadian presidential election Chad holds presidential elections under its junta, contested between incumbent Mahamat Déby and Prime Minister Succès Masra.
Israel–Hamas war protests Belgian and Dutch students hold solidarity encampments and occupy parts of the Ghent University, the University of Amsterdam, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Japanese students at the University of Tokyo, Sophia University, Tama Art University, International Christian University, and Hiroshima University hold solidarity encampments.
America An American soldier is arrested in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct. According to US officials, the soldier was based in South Korea and had been accused of stealing from a woman.
U.S. The U.S. Storm Prediction Center issues a rare high risk convective outlook ahead of an expected significant tornado outbreak in parts of Oklahoma and Kansas.
Wastewater Five workers are killed and another is critically injured while carrying out maintenance work on a wastewater lifting tank in Palermo, Italy.
Apartment building collapses An under construction apartment building collapses in George, South Africa, killing seven people and leaving dozens more missing.
2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 85.
Steward Health Care Steward Health Care, a for-profit hospital chain in the United States, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
2024 The 2024 Pulitzer Prize ceremony is held, with 16 awards in Journalism and 10 in Letters, Drama, & Music.
Met Gala The 2024 Met Gala takes place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City with the theme "The Garden of Time", celebrating the Met's exhibit "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion".
Kurdish–Turkish conflict The Turkish Air Force carries out airstrikes on Iraqi Kurdistan, reportedly killing 16 PKK insurgents.
Russian invasion of Ukraine Six people are killed and 35 others are injured in Ukrainian drone attacks in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.
Israel–Hamas war Hamas states that it has accepted a ceasefire proposal negotiated by Egypt and Qatar. Israel rejects the proposal, claiming that the deal does not meet its "core demands", but confirms that it will continue negotiations in Cairo, Egypt.