Portal:Current events/2024 May 11

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Three people are killed in a Ukrainian strike in Donetsk. Separately, two people are killed in Ukrainian strikes in Belgorod and Kursk. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• Eurovision Song Contest 2024
  • Switzerland's entry, "The Code" by Nemo, wins this year's Eurovision contest. (DW)
  • Dutch musician Joost Klein is disqualified from the Eurovision final over reported verbal threats, which are under investigation by Swedish authorities. This is the first time that a performer has been disqualified during the festival. (Aftonbladet)
  • The Norwegian announcer for Eurovision, Alessandra Mele, announces that she will withdraw from announcing votes while declaring support for Palestine in the ongoing war. (Times of Israel)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing flooding in northern Afghanistan increases to 300, with more than 1,000 houses destroyed. (AP)
• 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
  • The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 136, with 125 still missing, and more than 300,000 people displaced. (Reuters)
• At least 28 people are killed after heavy rains in the Agam and Tanah Datar districts in West Sumatra, Indonesia, which triggered a flash flood and cold lava flow from Mount Marapi. (Al Jazeera)
• Eleven people are killed and 53 others are injured when a bus crashes in West Java, Indonesia. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2023–2024 Georgian protests
  • Fifty thousand people march in Tbilisi, in protest of the proposed Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. (Reuters)