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April 29, 2024 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)
  - Red Sea crisis
    - Houthi forces strike four ships in the Red Sea and damage the Malta-flagged, Greece-owned bulk carrier Cyclades. (The Jerusalem Post) (AP)
- Israeli airstrikes in Rafah and Gaza City kill at least 40 people. (Reuters)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Odesa strikes
  - Four people are killed and 28 others are injured in a Russian missile strike in Odesa. Ukraine says that Russia used an Iskander-M ballistic missile with a cluster warhead in the attack. (Reuters)
ISIL insurgency in the Philippines
- Five Dawla Islamiya militants are killed and three soldiers are wounded during two shootouts in Munai, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. The military were hunting the group's leader, Nasser Daud, who however escaped from the scene. (MindaNews)
Somali civil war
- Five people are killed and five more injured in a bomb attack in El Wak town in Mandera County, northern Kenya, near the border with Somalia. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

2024 Kenya floods
- 2024 Kenya dam failure
  - At least 45 people are killed and dozens of others are missing following a dam burst in Mai Mahiu, Kenya, amid ongoing heavy rains and flash floods in the country, which have killed more than 120 people. (Al Jazeera) (The New York Times)
A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Colombian National Army Aviation group crashes in Santa Rosa, Bolívar, Colombia, killing nine soldiers on board. (Infobae)
Two people die in a heatwave in Kerala, India. (The Straits Times)

International relations

Ecuador–Mexico relations
- 2024 raid on the Mexican embassy in Ecuador
  - Ecuador files a complaint against Mexico at the International Court of Justice over Mexico's move to grant political asylum to former Ecuadorian vice-president Jorge Glas. (AP)

Law and crime

2024 Charlotte shootout
- Four law enforcement officers and suspect are killed and four others are injured in a shootout in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. (Reuters) (BBC News)

Politics and elections

2024 United States presidential election
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign
  - Independent candidate for president Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is nominated for president by the American Independent Party, gaining him ballot access in California and Nevada. (The Sacramento Bee)
2024 Scottish government crisis
- Ahead of a planned vote of no confidence, Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf announces that he will resign from office. (CNBC) (The New York Times)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says that he will not resign, following the opening of preliminary court proceedings against his wife María Begoña Gómez for alleged corruption. (AP)