The United States issues sanctions on two commanders of the Rapid Support Forces, Ali Yagoub Gibril and Osman Mohamed Hamid, for their roles in the escalating violence in Darfur.
Russia deploys nuclear sub
15 May 2024
Russia places its nuclear capable submarine-launched Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile into service.
Russians destroy residential building
15 May 2024
At least 20 people are injured when Russian airstrikes hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Israel advances into Gaza
14 May 2024
The Israeli military advances into northern and southern Gaza.
Arson destroys shopping mall
13 May 2024
A shopping mall in Warsaw, Poland, is destroyed in a suspected arson.
Russia captures Ukrainian villages
13 May 2024
The Russian Defence Ministry states that its forces have captured several villages in Kharkiv Oblast.
Indonesian floods claim lives
13 May 2024
The death toll from the flooding in West Sumatra, Indonesia rises to 37, with 17 still missing.
Hundreds drown in Afghan floods
12 May 2024
The death toll from the ongoing flooding in northern Afghanistan increases to 300, with more than 1,000 houses destroyed.