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Ebrahim Raisi

• In Iran, a helicopter crashes while carrying President Ebrahim Raisi (pictured) and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
• In boxing, Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years.
• Protests over voting rights changes break out in New Caledonia, a territory of France in the Pacific.
• Lee Hsien Loong steps down after nearly 20 years as Prime Minister of Singapore, and is succeeded by Lawrence Wong.
• Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is hospitalised after an assassination attempt.

Ongoing:

• Israel–Hamas war
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• Russian invasion of Ukraine
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• War in Sudan
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Recent deaths:

• Shirley Conran
• Netiporn Sanesangkhom
• Eddie Gossage
• Gudrun Ure
• Arthur Irving
• Alice Munro

May 20, 2024 (2024-05-20) (Monday)

May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup attempt
  • The FARDC says that it foiled a coup by armed men in Kinshasa, DR Congo, that killed two police officers and Christian Malanga, opposition leader of the United Congolese Party. The perpetrators, which included Malanga's 20-year-old son and a US citizen from Maryland, are arrested. (AP) (News24)
• 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • France sends police to New Caledonia to regain control of the road to La Tontouta International Airport, which is currently controlled by protesters. (Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • At least six people are killed and 27 others are injured in a Russian double tap missile strike on a recreation area near Kharkiv. Separately, five people are killed and nine others are injured in a Russian strike using a multiple rocket launcher on two villages in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash
  • A helicopter carrying Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashes in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Rescue workers are currently attempting to locate the crash site. (AP) (The National)
• Two people are killed and five others are missing after a suspected boat collision on the Danube river near Verőce, Hungary. (Reuters)
• Seven villages on the island of Halmahera, Indonesia, are forced to evacuate after the Mount Ibu volcano erupts. (Reuters)

International relations

• Argentina–Spain relations
  • Spain recalls its ambassador to Argentina after President of Argentina Javier Milei calls Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife Begoña Gómez corrupt during a rally in Madrid, and also refuses to meet with King of Spain Felipe VI. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Dominican Republic general election
  • Citizens of the Dominican Republic vote for the president and other officials. (Reuters)

Sports

• Manchester City win the Premier League, becoming the first team in the 136-year history of the Football League to win four consecutive top-flight titles. (The Guardian)

May 18, 2024 (2024-05-18) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli war cabinet
    • Benny Gantz threatens to withdraw his party from the unity coalition if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn't submit a post-war plan for Gaza by June 8. (Al Jazeera)
  • Rafah offensive
    • The Israeli army recovers the body of Ron Binyamin, who was killed and brought to Gaza by Palestinian militants in October. (Reuters)
  • Austria unfreezes €3.4 million ($3.7 million) in funds to the UNRWA. (Reuters)
• Myanmar civil war
  • Rakhine offensive
    • The Arakan Army seizes control of Buthidaung after the army captures Tatmadaw positions in the surrounding area. The town, which hosts a majority Rohingya population, is burned amidst the crossfire. (AP)
• 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • The death toll from the ongoing protests and riots in New Caledonia increases to six. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods
  • At least 68 people are killed by floods in Ghor and Faryab Provinces, Afghanistan. (AP)
• Three people are killed and five others are injured in a boat collision on Bobs Lake in Ontario, Canada. (CBC News)
• At least 23 migrants are missing after boarding a boat travelling from Tunisia to Italy. (Reuters)

International relations

• Kyrgyzstan–Pakistan relations
  • The Foreign Ministry of Pakistan asks that Pakistani nationals in Kyrgyzstan stay indoors after mob attacks on Pakistanis and other foreign nationals are reported. (AP)

Law and crime

• Italian financial police seize 134 Fiat cars imported from Morocco following a dispute on stickers indicating the origin of the car. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2023–2024 Georgian protests
  • President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili vetoes the proposed "Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence". (The Guardian)
• LGBT rights in Peru
  • Hundreds of protesters march in Lima, Peru, to demand the reversal of a new law that describes transgender people as having a mental illness. (Reuters)
• The Communist Party of Vietnam nominates Minister of Public Security Tô Lâm as the next President after Võ Văn Thưởng resigned as President in March due to the party's anti-corruption campaign. (Al Jazeera)

Sports

• 2023–24 Bundesliga
  • In association football, Bundesliga champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen become the first Bundesliga team to finish a season unbeaten after defeating FC Augsburg on the final matchday. (The New York Times)
• 2023–24 Women's Super League
  • Chelsea F.C. Women wins their 7th Women's Super League title after defeating Manchester United W.F.C. 6–0 in the final match. (Reuters)
• Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk
  • Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury by split decision and becomes the first undisputed four-belt heavyweight champion in boxing history. (BBC Sport)

May 17, 2024 (2024-05-17) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
    • Humanitarian aid deliveries begin arriving at the U.S.-built Gaza floating pier. (Reuters)
  • Rafah offensive
    • The Israeli army recovers from Rafah the bodies of three people killed in the Re'im music festival massacre last October, including Shani Louk. (The New York Times)
  • Hamas announces that an Israeli strike killed Sharhabil Sayed, a Hamas commander in Lebanon. (France 24)
  • Israel announces that an Air Force strike killed Islaam Hamaisa, a commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Jenin Brigade. (Jerusalem Post)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Ukraine launches a massive drone attack across southwestern Russia, causing fires at several oil refineries, including at the port of Novorossiysk. (The New York Times)
  • Kharkiv strikes
    • At least three civilians are killed and 28 others are injured by Russian guided bombs in Kharkiv. (Reuters)
• 2024 Bamyan shooting
  • Gunmen open fire on a group of tourists in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan, killing three Spanish citizens, two Afghan civilians and a Taliban guard. Seven others are injured. (Al Jazeera)
• 2024 Ulu Tiram police station attack
  • Two police officers are killed and another is injured outside the Ulu Tiram police station in Johor, Malaysia. The killer is later fatally shot. Seven suspected members of Jemaah Islamiyah are arrested in connection to the attack. (CNA)
• Hezbollah–Israel conflict
  • Israeli air strikes kill five people in Lebanon, including two children. (Reuters)
• Red Sea crisis
  • Houthi forces shoot down a United States Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone with a surface-to-air missile over Marib Governorate, Yemen. Wreckage of the downed drone appears on social media. (ABC News)

Health and environment

• A child in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, dies of measles, the province's first such death since 1989. (CBC News)

International relations

• Azerbaijan–France relations, 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • France accuses Azerbaijan of being behind the protests and violence in New Caledonia after Azerbaijani and Togolese flags are seen alongside indigenous Kanak symbols at the protests. Azerbaijan has previously spoken out against French colonialism and supported pro-independence participants, in response to French support for Armenia. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

• A man is shot dead by police after trying to set a synagogue on fire in Rouen, France. (BBC News)
• The RCMP identifies the killer of four people in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in 1976 and 1977 as American serial rapist Gary Allen Srery, who died in prison in 2011. (CFCN-TV)
• Iranian police arrest more than 260 people, including three European citizens, on suspicion of spreading Satanism and nudity in Iran. (ABC News)
• Police in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, arrest American golfer Scottie Scheffler, who was travelling to the 2024 PGA Championship, for assault of a police officer, criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding traffic signals. (AP)

Politics and elections

• A brawl breaks out in the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's parliament, following disagreements over draft reforms between the Democratic Progressive Party and the Kuomintang. (The Independent)

Science and technology

• Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope discover the earliest known merging of black holes, 740 million years after the Big Bang. (AP)

Sports

• The annual FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, awards Brazil the host rights for the 2027 Women's World Cup. (USA Today)

May 16, 2024 (2024-05-16) (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)
  • 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)
• 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)

May 15, 2024 (2024-05-15) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Southern Ukraine campaign, 2024 Kharkiv offensive
    • Russia says its forces have captured the village of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and several more villages in Kharkiv Oblast. Ukraine confirms it has pulled back its troops from Vovchansk to "preserve the lives of our servicemen and avoid losses". (BBC News)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Battle of Jabalia
    • Five Israeli soldiers are killed in a friendly fire incident in Jabalia after IDF tanks open fire on their position. (BBC News)
• Attempted assassination of Robert Fico
  • Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is injured in a shooting in Handlová, Slovakia, which is being treated as an assassination attempt. The shooter has been apprehended and is identified as a 71-year-old writer from Levice, Slovakia. (BBC News) (The Wall Street Journal)
  • The Slovak government describes Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition as life-threatening. Deputy prime minister Tomáš Taraba stated that Fico underwent surgery, was stabilized, and is expected to survive. (Reuters) (The Guardian)
• 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • France declares a state of emergency in New Caledonia as anti-French rioting continues, which has killed four people. Schools are closed and a curfew is announced in the capital Nouméa. (Reuters)
• War in Sudan
  • The United States issues sanctions on two commanders of the Rapid Support Forces, Ali Yagoub Gibril and Osman Mohamed Hamid, for their roles in the escalating violence in Darfur. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Canada wildfires
  • Authorities evacuate over 6,000 people as wildfires approach the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. (Reuters) (NPR)
• 2024 West Sumatra floods
  • The death toll from the flash flood and lahar in West Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 62, with 25 others still missing. (Reuters)

International relations

• Nicaragua–United States relations
  • The United States impose visa restrictions on more than 250 members of the Nicaraguan government and also sanction three Nicaraguan entities for "repressive action" and a failure to control migrant smuggling through Nicaragua. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Six people are injured during a mass stabbing at a railway station in Zofingen, Switzerland. The suspect, who has suffered self-inflicted wounds, is detained. His motives are unknown. (Al Arabiya)
• Federal prosecutors in New York City charge two brothers, Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, after they were arrested for exploiting the Ethereum blockchain and stealing $25 million worth of cryptocurrency. (Reuters)
• The United States Supreme Court lets Louisiana use a new congressional map with two majority-Black congressional districts in the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections. (CBS News)

Politics and elections

• 2024 United States presidential election
  • 2024 United States presidential debates
    • U.S. President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump agree to hold a presidential debate on June 27, hosted by CNN, which will be the earliest general election debate in modern history in the United States. A second debate will be held in September. (The New York Times)
• 2023–2024 Dutch cabinet formation
  • A new coalition government in the Netherlands is agreed by Geert Wilders, Dilan Yeşilgöz, Pieter Omtzigt, and Caroline van der Plas. (The Guardian)
• Lawrence Wong is sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of Singapore, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong. (BBC News) (CNA)

Science and technology

• Discoveries of exoplanets
  • Scientists announce the discovery of SPECULOOS-3 b, an Earth-size exoplanet that orbits a red dwarf star that has a similar size as Jupiter. (Space.com)

May 14, 2024 (2024-05-14) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2024 Kharkiv offensive, Kharkiv strikes
    • At least 20 people are injured when Russian airstrikes hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
    • Ukraine pulls back from positions near Lukyantsi and Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast. (Reuters)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Rafah offensive
    • Israeli tanks enter residential areas of Rafah as they attempt to capture the city. Hamas' armed wing al-Qassam Brigades says that it destroyed an Israeli troop carrier with a Al-Yassin 105 anti-tank missile, killing several troops and injuring several others, while the Israel Defense Forces claim to have "eliminated" several terrorists in the city. (Reuters)
• Israeli settler violence
  • Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war
    • Israeli protestors attack a convoy of aid trucks in the West Bank, damaging 15 trucks and causing $2 million worth of damage. (Reuters)
• 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • Riots erupt in New Caledonia as France plans to change the constitution, allowing more recent white French settlers to vote in the island's provincial elections, which protesters claim would marginalise the Indigenous Kanak people. (Al Jazeera) (The Guardian)
  • Three Kanak residents are killed and many more injured during a drive-by shooting by a group of French settlers. (Reuters)
  • At least 54 officers are injured and more than 130 people are arrested. Shops and cars are looted, while a prison breakout has been prevented. (AP) (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival opens in Cannes, France, with Meryl Streep receiving an honorary Palme d'Or award. (AP)

Business and economy

• China–United States trade war
  • U.S. President Joe Biden passes tariff increases on Chinese imports, including electric vehicles and batteries, computer chips, and medical products. (Reuters)
• Economy of Argentina
  • Inflation in Argentina slows to a single digit number of 8.8 percent amid severe austerity plans by president Javier Milei. (AP)
• GameStop short squeeze
  • The share price of GameStop increases by a further 61%. (Quartz) (Yahoo! News)

Disasters and accidents

• The death toll from a building collapse in George, South Africa, last week, increases to 33. (Reuters)
• Thirteen people, including former Congressman Édgar Alarcón, are killed in a bus crash in Vinchos, Huamanga Province, Peru. (Reuters) (Infobae)
• Eight people are killed and 40 others are injured when a bus carrying farmworkers collides with a truck and overturns in Marion County, Florida, United States. (AP)

Law and crime

• Corruption in Russia
  • Russian police arrest former head of personnel of the Ministry of Defence Yuri Vasilievich Kuznetsov for bribery of over $1 million. Kuznetsov's charges carry up to 15 years of jail time. (Al Jazeera)
• Two prison guards are killed and three others are critically injured in an ambush of a prison van near Rouen, Normandy, France, to free an inmate with ties to a drug dealing gang. (BBC News)
• Tunisian police raid the headquarters of the Tunisian Order of Lawyers in Tunis and arrest Mahdi Zagrouba, who is known for his opposition to President Kais Saied. (Al Jazeera)
• The Supreme Court of Kazakhstan sentences former Minister of National Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev to 24 years in prison for torturing and murdering his wife. (Al Jazeera)
• Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza loses his appeal against a 25-year prison sentence. (Reuters)
• A court in Germany convicts and fines Alternative for Germany member Björn Höcke €13,000 ($14,000) for using a Nazi slogan that once belonged to the Sturmabteilung. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• 2023–2024 Georgian protests
  • Riot police clash with protesters on the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, after the parliament approves a controversial "foreign agent" law that requires media organizations to declare foreign funding. (BBC News)
  • The United States warns Georgia that $390 million in planned economic support will be "under review" if the Georgian government considers the U.S. as an "adversary", and not as a strategic partner. (The Guardian)

Science and technology

• May 2024 solar storms
  • The sun emits the largest solar flare since 2005, days after producing auroras in the Northern and Southern Hempisheres. (Axios)
• Russia places its nuclear capable submarine-launched Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile into service. (Reuters)

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Disasters

• Gaza humanitarian crisis
• H5N1 outbreak
• Haitian crisis
• Iceland volcanic eruptions
• Sudanese refugee crisis
• United States opioid epidemic

Economics

• Argentine monetary crisis
• Chinese property sector crisis
• South African energy crisis
• United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis
• Video game industry layoffs

Politics

• South China Sea territorial disputes
• Texas border and immigration enforcement efforts

Protests and strikes

• Georgian protests
• Israel–Hamas war protests

• University campus protests

• New Caledonia unrest
• United Kingdom industrial disputes and strikes

Elections and referendums

Recent

• May

• 05: Panama, President, National Assembly
• 06: Chad, President
• 07: India, Lok Sabha (3rd phase)
• 08: North Macedonia, President (run-off), Assembly
• 10: Iran, Majlis (2nd round)
• 12: Lithuania, President (1st round),
         Constitutional referendum
• 13: India, Lok Sabha (4th phase)
• 19: Dominican Republic, President, Senate,
         Chamber of Deputies

Upcoming

• 20: India, Lok Sabha (5th phase)
• 25: India, Lok Sabha (6th phase)
• 26: Lithuania, President (run-off)
• 29: Vanuatu, Constitutional referendum
• 29: Madagascar, National Assembly
• 29: South Africa, National Assembly,
         National Council of Provinces (indirect)

• June

• 01: Iceland, President
• 02: Mexico, President, Senate, Chamber of Deputies

Trials

Recently concluded

• Vietnam:0Trương Mỹ Lan

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• Hong Kong:0Jimmy Lai
• Israel:0Benjamin Netanyahu
• Kosovo:0Specialist Chambers
• Sudan:0Omar al-Bashir
• Sweden:0Mohammed Hamo
• United States:0Donald Trump (NY)  •  Bob Menendez
• ICC:0Ali Kushayb

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• 2024 Diamond League

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• Tennis

• 2024 ATP Tour
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• Other sports seasons

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Recent deaths

May

• 18: Bruce Nordstrom
• 18: Tony O'Reilly
• 18: Alice Stewart
• 17: Bud Anderson
• 17: Sid Going
• 16: Dabney Coleman
• 16: Eddie Gossage
• 15: Kamla Beniwal
• 14: Don Perlin
• 14: Netiporn Sanesangkhom
• 13: Alice Munro
• 13: Cyril Wecht
• 13: Samm-Art Williams
• 12: Mark Damon
• 12: David Sanborn
• 12: A. J. Smith
• 11: Susan Backlinie
• 10: Sam Rubin
• 10: Jim Simons
• 10: Corey Williams
• 09: Sean Burroughs
• 09: Shirley Conran
• 09: Roger Corman
• 09: Rex Murphy
• 08: John Barbata
• 08: Chris Cannon
• 08: Ramón Fonseca Mora
• 08: Jimmy Johnson
• 08: Pete McCloskey
• 08: Jack Quinn
• 07: Steve Albini
• 06: Kristin Hallenga
• 06: Bill Holman
• 06: Bernard Pivot
• 06: Brian Wenzel
• 05: Jeannie Epper
• 05: Obi Ezeh
• 05: Bernard Hill
• 05: César Luis Menotti
• 05: David Shapiro
• 04: Frank Stella
• 03: Dick Rutan
• 02: Sjoukje Dijkstra
• 02: Darius Morris
• 02: Peter Oosterhuis
• 01: Richard Tandy

April

• 30: Paul Auster
• 30: Duane Eddy
• 28: Brian McCardie
• 28: Vincent O'Sullivan
• 27: C. J. Sansom
• 25: Marla Adams
• 25: Laurent Cantet
• 24: Bob Cole
• 24: Terry Hill
• 24: Donald Payne Jr.
• 24: Mike Pinder
• 23: Terry Carter
• 23: Ray Chan
• 23: Frank Field
• 23: Helen Vendler
• 21: Terry A. Anderson
• 21: Jerome Rothenberg
• 20: Michael Cuscuna
• 20: Andrew Davis
• 20: Roman Gabriel
• 20: Lourdes Portillo
• 19: Daniel Dennett

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Global

• War against the Islamic State

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• Anglophone Crisis

• Central African Republic

• Civil war

• Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Kivu conflict

• Ethiopia

• Amhara conflict

• Mozambique

• Insurgency in Cabo Delgado

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• Boko Haram insurgency

• Sahel insurgency

• Mali War

• Burkina Faso
• Niger

• Somalia

• Civil war

• Sudan

• Civil war

• Western Sahara

• Second Western Sahara War

Americas

• Ecuador

• Ecuadorian conflict

• Mexico

• Mexican drug war

Asia−Pacific

• Afghanistan

• Islamic State–Taliban conflict
• Republican insurgency

• India

• Naxalite–Maoist insurgency

• Indonesia

• Papua conflict

• Myanmar

• Civil war

• Pakistan

• Insurgency in Balochistan
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

• Philippines

• NPA rebellion

Europe

• Russia and Ukraine

• Russian invasion of Ukraine

Middle East

• Iraqi conflict

• Islamic State insurgency

• Israel–Hamas war

• Regional spillover

• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
• Red Sea crisis

• Syrian civil war

• Iran–Israel conflict
• Turkish intervention
• U.S.−led intervention

• Turkey

• PKK insurgency

• Yemeni civil war

• Saudi−led intervention

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