Portal:Current events/2024 May 16

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)
  • 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)
• 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)
• 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

• Milestones of the Dow Jones Index
  • The Dow Jones index surpasses 40,000 points for the first time. (Reuters)

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)