Portal:Current events/2024 October 1

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Battle of Vuhledar
      • Russian forces capture the town of Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, after Ukrainian forces retreat from the town. (The Daily Telegraph)
  • Southern Ukraine campaign
    • Seven people are killed and 12 others are injured in Russian strikes in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (Reuters)
• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict
  • October 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel
    • Iran launches a wave of ballistic missile attacks against Israel in retaliation for the 2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike, killing a Palestinian civilian and injuring two others. The U.S. State Department had previously warned of an imminent Iranian attack, saying that such an attack would carry "severe consequences for Iran". (The Guardian) (CBS News) (CNN)
    • United States Navy destroyers USS Bulkeley and USS Cole successfully shoot down several Iranian missiles heading towards Israel. (UK Defence Journal)
  • Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
    • The Syrian military intercepts several drones or missiles over Damascus. Several of them explode in the Mezzeh neighborhood, killing three people and injuring nine others. (Al Jazeera) (AFP via Barron's) (Jerusalem Post) (Reuters)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
    • Israeli forces invade southern Lebanon and begin a ground operation against Hezbollah. (Al Jazeera) (Jerusalem Post)
  • A rocket explosion is reported in Tel Aviv, Israel, with the debris severely injuring a man. Separately, a drone is intercepted by Israeli forces over the Mediterranean Sea. (Al Jazeera)
  • Israel launches an airstrike in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in Sidon, Lebanon, in order to target Munir al-Maqdah, an official of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. (Al Jazeera)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • 2024 Jaffa shooting
    • Two Palestinian gunmen open fire on pedestrians in Jaffa, Israel, killing at least seven people and injuring at least 17 others. The gunmen are subsequently shot and killed by armed civilians and police. (Reuters) (Times of Israel)

Business and economy

• 2024 United States port strike
  • Over 45,000 dockworkers of the International Longshoremen's Association operating at thirty-six United States ports, primarily along the East Coast and the Gulf Coast, begin a labor strike, following the failure of the ports to reach a deal for worker compensation and a ban on automation. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
  • The death toll from Hurricane Helene surpasses 160 people, with most of the deaths occurring in North Carolina, making it the second-deadliest hurricane to strike the contiguous United States in the past fifty years, behind only Hurricane Katrina. (CNN)
• 2024 famine in Haiti
  • An Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report declares famine conditions in Haiti, with nearly 48% of Haitians suffering from Stage 4 "crisis" levels of food insecurity and nearly 6,000 in starvation. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
• 2024 Lam Luk Ka bus crash
  • A bus carrying school students and teachers crashes and catches fire in Lam Luk Ka District, Pathum Thani Province, Thailand, killing 25 people, including 22 children, and injuring 19 others. (Khmer Times)
• Rwanda Marburg virus disease outbreak
  • Rwanda reports eight deaths from Marburg virus. (AP News) (US News)
• At least 45 people are killed and dozens are missing after two boats carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of Djibouti. (So Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Japanese general election
  • Shigeru Ishiba is sworn in as the 65th prime minister of Japan, succeeding Fumio Kishida. (Mainichi) (AP)
• 2024 Mexican general election
  • Claudia Sheinbaum is inaugurated as the 66th president of Mexico, becoming the first female Mexican president. (USA Today)
• 2024 United States presidential debates
  • The U.S. Vice President debate is held between Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and U.S. Senator JD Vance. (Business Insider) (CBS News)
• Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, celebrates his 100th birthday, becoming the first centenarian former U.S. president. (BBC News)
• Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is installed as the 14th Secretary General of NATO, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg. (DW)
• Dalibor Riccardi and Francesca Civerchia are sworn in as the new Captains Regents of San Marino. (San Marino RTV)