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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least two people are killed and four are injured by Ukrainian shelling in Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Sweden announces US$7 billion in military aid to Ukraine from 2024 to 2026. (Bloomberg)
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Disasters and accidents
At least nine people are killed, including a child, and 121 are injured after a temporary stage collapses in high winds at a campaign event for the Citizens' Movement party in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo León, Mexico. Later, the Nuevo León government pledges 400,000 pesos ($23,900) in compensation to families of the deceased. (AP) (El País) (Reuters)
- https://apnews.com/article/mexico-election-maynez-wind-stage-knocked-over-1c4745f31a5b3caf2bce2db47d7cec12
- https://elpais.com/mexico/2024-05-23/muertos-y-heridos-tras-colapso-del-escenario-donde-alvarez-maynez-celebraba-un-mitin-en-nuevo-leon.html
- https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-state-pledges-compensation-stage-collapse-victims-2024-05-24/
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Politics and elections
Prime Minister Succès Masra of the transitional government resigns after Mahamat Déby is elected President. (Al Jazeera)
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Politics and elections
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces that the next general election will be held on 4 July. (CNN)
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Politics and elections
Security Minister Tô Lâm is elected President by the National Assembly, two months after the resignation of Võ Văn Thưởng amid the ruling Communist Party's anti-corruption campaign. (DW)
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Politics and elections
German far-right party Alternative for Germany bans Maximilian Krah, its leading candidate in European elections, from further activities due to his comments defending members of the Schutzstaffel (SS). (Al Jazeera)
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Science and technology
Russia launches a Soyuz-2 rocket carrying the Kosmos 2576 satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome launch site in Arkhangelsk Oblast. The United States Space Command accuses it of being an anti-satellite weapon capable of attacking other satellites, and is in the same orbit as a satellite operated by the National Reconnaissance Office. (Al Jazeera)
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Science and technology
The United Nations Security Council votes against a resolution introduced by Russia and China banning member states from placing weapons in outer space. (Space.com)