Portal:Current events/2024 May 16
May 16, 2024 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip
- Battle of Jabalia
- Palestinian fighters, including Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, claim dozens of attacks on Israeli troops in and around the Jabalia refugee camp. (Al Jazeera)
- Battle of Jabalia
- International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
- Global Affairs Canada announces sanctions on four "extremist" Israeli settlers in the West Bank for engaging in violence against Palestinian civilians and their property. (CBC News)
- The Arab League calls for a United Nations peacekeeping force and international protection in the occupied Palestinian territories until a two-state solution is implemented. (Al Jazeera) (Al Arabiya)
- The United States House of Representatives passes a bill which would defund certain offices if President Biden impedes any weapons shipments to Israel. The President is expected to veto the bill if it passes the Senate. (Politico)
- Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip
- 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Two Hezbollah militants killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tyre, Lebanon.(L'Orient le Jour)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces a $2 billion military aid package for Ukraine, aimed at investing in Ukraine's industrial base. (Al Jazeera)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2024 New Caledonia unrest
- France deploys 1,000 police officers to New Caledonia in an attempt to control the ongoing riots. (Reuters)
- Attempted assassination of Robert Fico
- Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is reported to be in serious but stable condition. (Reuters)
Business and economy
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Houston derecho
- Heavy storms kill at least four people in Houston, Texas, United States. (The New York Times)
International relations
- China–Russia relations
- President of Russia Vladimir Putin meets with President of China Xi Jinping in Beijing, China. (CNN)
- Russia–United States relations
- The United States announces sanctions on two Russian individuals and three Russian companies for facilitating weapons transfers between Russia and North Korea. (Reuters)
- Foreign minister of Kosovo Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz writes to the Council of Europe to ask for member nations to consider granting Kosovo entry into the council. (AP)
Law and crime
- Murder of Garrett Foster
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing a man at a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020. (The New York Times)
- The European Union opens a formal investigation into Meta for potential breaches in online content rules relating to child safety on Facebook and Instagram, which violate the Digital Services Act. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- Permanent Member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee's Secretariat Trương Thị Mai resigns after just over a year in office amid the Communist Party's anti-corruption campaign. (Xinhua)
- Tunisian lawyers launch a one-day strike and protest in Tunis following the recent arrest of two lawyers and repressive measures enacted by President Kais Saied. (Al Jazeera)