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2024 Pakistani general election, Arrest of Imran Khan. Pakistani police arrest thousands of supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan ahead of a planned protest to demand for the release of Khan and other members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, along with the resignation of the current government.
2024–25 Australian bushfire season. Residents of the Grampians region of Victoria, Australia, evacuate due to bushfires, with more than 41,000 hectares (100,000 acres) already burnt by the bushfires. 2024 Lobitos oil spill
February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria. A drone attack against a U.S. military base in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, kills seven Syrian Democratic Forces soldiers and injures 18 others. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility for the attack. 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
Armed conflicts and attacks. Iran and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The United States Department of Commerce issues a $15 million bounty for information on Hossein Hatefi Ardakani, an Iranian businessman accused of procuring parts for drones assembled by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that were later sold to Russia.
2024 Salvadoran general election. Salvadorans elect all 44 mayors and municipal councils and all 20 deputies to the Central American Parliament. 2024 Swiss referendums. Voters in Switzerland accept the referendum to increase monthly pensions but reject the referendum to increase the retirement age.
Armed conflicts and attacks. Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine lowers the age of conscription from 27 years to 25. (The Guardian) (The New York Times)Business and economy. The United States Army Corps of Engineers begins dredging the San Juan Bay in Puerto Rico to open space for a new natural gas terminal that is expected to add $400 million to the local economy.
2020–2024 H5N1 outbreak. Scientists from the Federation University Australia report that thousands of Adélie penguins have been found dead in Antarctica amid an increase in bird flu cases among wild bird populations.
2024 United States presidential election. Chris Christie 2024 presidential campaign. Former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie withdraws from the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries. Sports. The 2024 European Men's Handball Championship begins in Germany. The 2024 UEC European Track Championships begins in the Netherlands.