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**[[List of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War|Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War]] |
**[[List of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War|Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War]] |
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***The [[United States]] announces a [[$]]1 billion aid package for [[Ukraine]] as part of a bill that was stalled in the [[United States Congress|US Congress]] for months and was recently approved. The package includes ammunition for [[artillery]] and [[Anti-aircraft warfare|air defense systems]], along with [[armoured fighting vehicle]]s. [https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/politics/biden-signs-foreign-aid-bill/index.html (CNN)] |
***The [[United States]] announces a [[$]]1 billion aid package for [[Ukraine]] as part of a bill that was stalled in the [[United States Congress|US Congress]] for months and was recently approved. The package includes ammunition for [[artillery]] and [[Anti-aircraft warfare|air defense systems]], along with [[armoured fighting vehicle]]s. [https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/politics/biden-signs-foreign-aid-bill/index.html (CNN)] |
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'''Disasters and accidents''' |
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*[[2024 Kenya floods]] |
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**Widespread floods hit [[Nairobi]] with tens of thousands affected. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68888110 (BBC News)] |
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'''Law and crime''' |
'''Law and crime''' |
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Revision as of 18:28, 24 April 2024
April 24, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- The United States announces a $1 billion aid package for Ukraine as part of a bill that was stalled in the US Congress for months and was recently approved. The package includes ammunition for artillery and air defense systems, along with armoured fighting vehicles. (CNN)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Kenya floods
- Widespread floods hit Nairobi with tens of thousands affected. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- Amazon rubber cycle, Human rights in Colombia
- The Government of Colombia issues a formal apology to the indigenous communities of the Amazon basin for allowing the enslavement and systematic brutality they endured during the Amazon rubber boom in the 19th and 20th centuries. (El Espectador)
- AMIA bombing
- Argentina issues an arrest warrant via Interpol for Iranian interior minister Ahmad Vahidi in connection with the 1994 bombing of a Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires. Vahidi is currently believed to be in Sri Lanka. (BBC News)
- Moldova brings criminal case against a pro-Russian Gagauzia leader. (Reuters)
- Three people are injured and one other is arrested in a stabbing at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman school in Ammanford, Wales. (ITV News) (The Guardian)