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Current calendar year
Calendar year
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.
Calendar year
So far, this year has witnessed 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 continuation of the
Israel–Hamas war has further caused
spillover into many countries, including a
crisis in the
Red Sea impacting global shipping.
Approximately 79 countries, representing around four billion people, are expected to conduct national elections throughout the course of the year,
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4] including eight out of ten of the
world's most populous countries (
Bangladesh ,
Brazil ,
Pakistan ,
Russia ,
India ,
Mexico ,
Indonesia , the
United States )
[1] and the
United Kingdom .
[5] The
European Parliament will also hold elections.
[6]
Events
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.
[13]
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.
[14] The bombing was carried out using two
briefcase bombs placed at the entrance that were detonated remotely.
[15]
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.
[16]
[17]
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 .
[18]
January 11 –
Riots break out throughout
Papua New Guinea after an alleged rounding error causes pay cuts in police officers and soldiers.
[19]
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 .
[20]
January 13 –
2024 Taiwanese presidential election :
Lai Ching-te of the ruling
Democratic Progressive Party wins with 40% of the vote.
[21]
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 .
[25]
[26]
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 .
[27]
January 18 – Pakistan conducts retaliatory airstrikes on Iran's
Sistan and Baluchestan province .
[28]
January 19 – Japan becomes
the fifth country to achieve a soft landing on the
Moon , with its
SLIM mission.
[29]
[30]
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.
[31]
January 26
January 31 –
Sultan of Johor
Ibrahim Iskandar ascends to the throne as the 17th
Yang di-Pertuan Agong of
Malaysia .
[35]
February
March
April
April 1 – Israel
attacks the Iranian embassy in Damascus , killing 16 people.
[61]
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 .
[62]
April 4 – The
2024 Kuwaiti general election is held.
[63]
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 .
[64]
April 6 –
Peter Pellegrini is elected
President of Slovakia in the second round of the
2024 Slovak presidential election .
[65]
April 8 –
A total solar eclipse is visible across North America.
[66]
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 .
[67]
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.
[68]
April 13 –
Iran
launches retaliatory strikes against
Israel after an
Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus earlier in the month.
[69]
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 .
[70]
April 17
April 19 – Israel conducts
airstrikes against Iran , in response to Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel earlier on April 13.
[73]
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 .
[74]
April 29
April 30 – The
G7 countries agree to phase out unabated
coal power by 2030–2035.
[77]
May
June
Predicted and scheduled events
Date unknown
Deaths
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