2024 Kolkata rape and murder incident West Bengal Police fire tear gas and water cannons at protesting university students and medical professionals demanding the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her handling in the rape and murder case of a medic in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
2024 French legislative election France's New Popular Front (NFP) party suspends future talks with President Emmanuel Macron to break a political deadlock after Macron refused to implement a leftist-led coalition government despite the NFP receiving the second-most votes in the legislative election, and also calls for nationwide protests against Macron's "parody of democracy".
Malaysia Malaysia charges opposition leader and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin for allegedly insulting the former King Al-Sultan Abdullah in 2022, under the Sedition Act.
German police German police shoot a 26-year-old man dead in Moers, Germany, after the man attacked two officers with a knife.
Australian Police Australian Police and New Zealand Police announce they have concluded a joint illicit drug operation that resulted in 1,611 arrests and 2,962 charges nationwide. The police also confiscated almost 1400 kg of illicit drugs and over 2,500 cannabis plants, worth 93 million AUD (US$63 million).
Arrest of Pavel Durov French prosecutors publicly accuse Telegram CEO Pavel Durov of twelve charges including violations associated with drug trafficking, child exploitation, and money laundering.
Indictments against Donald Trump U.S. Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith files a superseding indictment against former U.S. President Donald Trump for his attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election.
France–Russia relations Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov states that bilateral relations between France and Russia have "reached a nadir" following the arrest and captivity extension of Russian-born Telegram CEO Pavel Durov.
Egypt–Somalia relations Following a defense pact signed by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi earlier this month, Egypt deploys two C-130 aircraft carrying military officers and equipment to Mogadishu, Somalia, as the initial phase of a significant deployment that will see up to 10,000 Egyptian soldiers stationed in Somalia.
Canada–Mexico relations Mexico suspends all interactions with the Canadian and American embassies in Mexico City due to claimed interference with its independence and internal affairs after both ambassadors criticized reform plans for members of the judiciary, up to and including Supreme Court justices, to be elected by popular vote.
Namibia The Namibian environment ministry announces a plan to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and to distribute the meat to people who have been affected by a severe nationwide drought.
2024 Red Sea oil spill The Pentagon reports that the MT "Sounion" appears to be leaking its 150,000 ton supply of oil into the Red Sea, and is still on fire since Houthi attacks on August 22. Efforts to salvage the tanker have been repelled by Houthi threats.
2024 Delta Air Lines tire explosion Two workers are killed and one other is injured in a aircraft tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
2024 Brazil wildfires Forty-eight cities in Brazil issue red alerts for prolonged heavy and hazardous smog originating from extensive wildfires.
Libyan crisis United States Africa Command General Michael Langley meets with top Libyan National Army officials, including Khalifa Haftar, in Benghazi, Libya, to help mediate an end to the political crisis.
Israel–Hezbollah conflict One IDF soldier injured in Hezbollah drone strikes on IDF targets in Beit Hillet in Upper Galilee, Israel.
Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces that Ukraine has successfully tested a domestically-produced ballistic missile for the first time.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warns the United States and other NATO members against giving Ukraine approval to use long-range missiles to target Russia.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces that Poland will cooperate with Ukraine to return "Ukrainians who violated the law", traitors, and collaborators who illegally crossed the Poland–Ukraine border in order to evade conscription in the Russo-Ukrainian War.
The Ukrainian military says it has captured 594 Russian troops and 100 settlements in Kursk Oblast since the start of the incursion.
Russian missile and drone attacks resume across Ukraine, killing at least six people and injuring five others in Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia.
Israel–Hamas war The Israeli military and Shin Bet announce they have rescued Qaid Farhan Al-Qadi, a Bedouin Arab hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, from an underground tunnel in Gaza.
Five Palestinians are killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Nur Shams refugee camp in the West Bank. Separately, a Palestinian man is killed and six other people are injured in an attack by Israeli settlers in the Wadi Rahal village.
Palestinian parties declare a general strike in Tulkarm Governorate in protest of the recent killings by the Israel Defense Forces.