2024 Ballon d'Or In association football, Spanish players Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí win the Ballon d'Or and the Ballon d'Or Féminin, respectively.
October 2024 Bulgarian parliamentary election The GERB-SDS coalition wins the most seats in the parliamentary election with 69 seats, with PP-DB coming in second and Revival in third. GERB's leader Boyko Borisov promises to work with everyone except Revival to form a coalition government.
Gaza humanitarian crisis Israel's Knesset votes 92–10 to ban the UNRWA from operating within Israel and the State of Palestine.
Iranian dissident holding German citizenship The Iranian government executes the Iranian dissident holding German citizenship Jamshid Sharmahd.
2024 United Kingdom riots British anti-Islam far-right activist Tommy Robinson is sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment for contempt of court and repeating false allegations about a Syrian refugee.
Mayan A team of archaeologists announce the discovery of more than 6,000 ancient Mayan structures hidden by vegetation in the southeastern Mexican state of Campeche, including a city of pyramids they dubbed Valeriana.
Mexican Drug War In the last four days, at least 34 people have been killed in Tecpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico, in cartel ambushes and clashes. Mexican police arrest 21 people, including sixteen Guatemalan and Salvadoran nationals.
Russian invasion of Ukraine At least 21 people are injured when Russian guided bombs and rocket artillery hit Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Israel–Hezbollah conflict Israeli airstrikes kill at least 60 people and injure 58 others in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon.
At least seven people are killed in an Israeli raid and airstrikes on Tyre, Lebanon, which targeted neighborhoods adjacent to a UNESCO World Heritage site.