2024 (MMXXIV) is the current year, and is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.
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So far, this year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war, and the Islamist insurgency in the Sahel. The ongoing Israel–Hamas war has also led to spillover into numerous countries, among the most prominent being a rise in activity by the Houthi movement which has contributed to a crisis in the Red Sea that has impacted global shipping, as well as protests against the war mostly concentrated at college campuses.[1][2][3]
Approximately 79 countries, representing around four billion people, are expected to conduct national elections throughout the course of the year,[4][5][6][7] including eight out of ten of the world's most populous countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, Pakistan, Russia, India, Mexico, Indonesia, the United States)[4] as well as France and the United Kingdom.[8] The European Parliament also held elections.[9]
January
- January 1
- January 2 – 2023 Marshallese general election: The Legislature of the Marshall Islands elects Hilda Heine as President for a second non-consecutive term during its first session following the general election.[16]
- January 3 – 2024 Kerman bombings: An Islamic State double bombing kills 94 people during a memorial event commemorating the assassination of Qasem Soleimani in Kerman, Iran.[17] The bombing was carried out using two briefcase bombs placed at the entrance that were detonated remotely.[18]
- January 7 – 2024 Bangladeshi general election: The Awami League, led by incumbent Sheikh Hasina, wins a fourth consecutive term amid protests by opposition parties and a large drop in voter turnout.[19][20]
- January 8 – 2024 conflict in Ecuador: Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declares a state of emergency following the escape of Los Choneros drug cartel leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar from prison. The military was deployed onto the streets and into prisons, while setting a national nighttime curfew.[21]
- January 11 – Riots break out throughout Papua New Guinea after an alleged rounding error causes pay cuts in police officers and soldiers.[22]
- January 12 – Operation Prosperity Guardian: A U.S.-led coalition launches air strikes at Houthi militant locations in Yemen, marking a retaliation to the Houthis' attacks on ships in the Red Sea.[23]
- January 13 – 2024 Taiwanese presidential election: Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party wins with 40% of the vote.[24]
- January 14
- January 15 – Following a brief political crisis in the aftermath of the 2023 elections, Bernardo Arévalo is inaugurated as the 52nd President of Guatemala.[28][29]
- January 16 – Iran carries out a series of missile and drone strikes within Pakistan's Balochistan province, claiming that it had targeted the Iranian Baloch militant group Jaish ul-Adl.[30]
- January 18 – Pakistan conducts retaliatory airstrikes on Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province.[31]
- January 19 – Japan becomes the fifth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, with its SLIM mission.[32][33]
- January 24 – 2024 Korochansky Ilyushin Il-76 crash: A Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane carrying (according to Russia) 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, six crew members and three guards crashes in Russia's Korochansky District, near the Ukrainian border, killing everyone on board.[34]
- January 26
- January 31 – Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Iskandar ascends the throne as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.[38]
April
- April 1 – Israel attacks the Iranian embassy in Damascus, killing 16 people.[65]
- April 3 – A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 strikes off the eastern coast of Taiwan, with small tsunamis reaching heights of 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in) hitting Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[66]
- April 4 – The 2024 Kuwaiti general election is held.[67]
- April 5 – Ecuadorian police raid the Mexican embassy in Quito in order to arrest former vice-president Jorge Glas, who had been granted political asylum by Mexico. This action violates the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, and Mexico and Nicaragua break off diplomatic relations with Ecuador.[68]
- April 6 – Peter Pellegrini is elected President of Slovakia in the second round of the 2024 Slovak presidential election.[69]
- April 8 – A total solar eclipse is visible across North America.[70]
- April 9 – After Leo Varadkar handed in his resignation, Fine Gael leader Simon Harris becomes Ireland's youngest Taoiseach after a Dáil vote of 88–69 and being appointed by President Michael D. Higgins.[71]
- April 10 – 2024 South Korean legislative election: The Democratic Party and Democratic Alliance wins 176 seats, while the People Power and People Future, to which President Yoon Suk Yeol belongs, wins only 108 seats.[72]
- April 13 – Iran launches retaliatory strikes against Israel after an Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus earlier in the month.[73]
- April 16 – 2024 Persian Gulf floods: At least 32 people are killed when heavy rainfall strikes the Middle East, causing flash flooding. This caused many disruptions for Emirates airline at Dubai International Airport.[74]
- April 17
- April 19 – Israel conducts airstrikes against Iran, in response to Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel earlier on April 13.[77]
- April 25 – Following the resignation of Haiti's acting President and Prime Minister Ariel Henry, a Transitional Presidential Council takes power as the new head of state of Haiti.[78]
- April 29
- April 30 – The G7 countries agree to phase out unabated coal power by 2030–2035.[81]
June
- June 1
- June 1–29 – The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup is co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States, and is won by India.[110]
- June 2 – The 2024 Mexican general election is held, with Claudia Sheinbaum elected as the first female president of Mexico.[111]
- June 5 – Starliner Crewed Flight Test launches atop an Atlas V rocket to the ISS.[112][113]
- June 6–9 – The 2024 European Parliament election is held. The EPP, of incumbent Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, retains its status as the largest group in parliament amid notable gains by far-right political groups.[114][115]
- June 9
- June 10 – A plane crash near Chikangawa, Malawi, kills nine people, including Vice President of Malawi Saulos Chilima.[118]
- June 12 – The United Nations' first inquiry into the October 7 attacks and resulting conflict finds that both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes.[119][120]
- June 14 – July 14 – UEFA Euro 2024 is held in Germany, and is won by Spain.[121]
- June 20 – July 14 – The 2024 Copa América is held in the United States, and is won by Argentina.[122]
- June 23
- June 24 – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaves the United Kingdom after being freed from prison in a plea deal with the United States. He returns to his native Australia two days later.[126]
- June 26 – A failed coup d'état attempt in La Paz, Bolivia is led by the former General Commander Juan José Zúñiga.[127]
- June 28 – 2024 Mongolian parliamentary election: The Mongolian People's Party wins a reduced majority of seats in the State Great Khural amid gains by the Democratic Party.[128]
- June 29
July
- July 4 – 2024 United Kingdom general election: Sir Keir Starmer leads the Labour Party to a landslide victory, returning the party to government for the first time in 14 years. Incumbent Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak resigns the next day, with Starmer taking office afterwards.[131]
- July 5 – 2024 Iranian presidential election: Masoud Pezeshkian is elected president of Iran.[132]
- July 7 – 2024 French legislative election: The left-wing New Popular Front wins the most seats in the National Assembly, upsetting a first-round victory by the far-right National Rally, but fails to achieve a majority.[133]
- July 9–11 – The 33rd NATO summit is held in Washington, D.C.[134]
- July 13 – While campaigning for the 2024 United States presidential election, former President Donald Trump is shot in the right ear in an assassination attempt at a rally he held near Butler, Pennsylvania.[135]
- July 15 – 2024 Rwandan general election: Incumbent Paul Kagame is re-elected for a fourth term.[136]
- July 19 – Global IT outages impact a variety of businesses and organisations across the world.[137]
- July 21 – Incumbent United States President Joe Biden ends his candidacy in the 2024 United States presidential election.[138]
- July 22 – Landslides kill 257 people and bury two villages in Geze Gofa, Gofa Zuria, Ethiopia.[139]
- July 23 – China brokers a unity agreement between rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas to form a single government.[140]
- July 26 – August 11 – The 2024 Summer Olympics are held in Paris, France.[141] The controversial opening ceremony[142][143] and the boxing match of Luca Hámori and Imane Khelif spark international debate.[144][145]
- July 28 – 2024 Venezuelan presidential election: Incumbent President Nicolás Maduro declares victory against opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia amid alleged irregularities, causing numerous South American states to refuse to acknowledge the results or suspend diplomatic relations with the Maduro government and sparking nationwide protests.[146]
- July 30
- July 31