02024 Daily News

This is the third year we’ve collected headlines daily. The original idea behind this was that news stories don’t last a day, but we ready them in a serialized daily format. We wanted a way to look at trends and breadth of a story. These headlines are completely biased to both personal tastes, presumed historic value and news corporations publication interest.

Every year a new smart phone is released, that’s less “news” and more of a “press release”. We are looking for headlines that might take days, weeks or years to play out. That’s not to say there aren’t some one-off headlines and add value in seeing them in context.

02022 TIL and 02023 TIL are also worth skimming over since a news story doesn’t always stop and start in a day. Some take weeks, or even years to develop.

This is a list of “This Year I Learnt” headlines from various news sources and hashtags we added. Some of the events listed might have happened the day before the news broke or due to timezone, some events might have occurred in the future in relation to the local news website’s geographic location.

These headlines are (mostly) verbatim from the website. We didn’t write them, but saved the exact text to make it easier to copy and paste into any search engine and find the original. There are different spellings for various people and places – that’s not out typo, that’s different news organization style guides. After three year’s worth of headlines, we should have also saved the original link for the citation. 🤷🏻‍♂️

At the end of the list, we’ve complied a stats list with a general overview.

January

Monday, 1st

• Japan issues tsunami warnings and tells residents to evacuate after strong earthquakes #weather #japan
• Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announces surprise abdication
• An early version of Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain
• Israel supreme court strikes down Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul law #israel #politics

Tuesday, 2nd

• South Korean opposition leader conscious after being stabbed in the neck #SK #politics
• Hamas says its deputy head Saleh al-Arouri has been killed in a blast in Beirut, Lebanon
• Japan Airlines jet burst into flames after collision with quake-relief plane #japan
• Harvard President Claudine Gay announced Tuesday she is stepping down amid a firestorm of controversy at the university.

Wednesday, 3rd

• More than 100 people killed in twin blasts near slain Iran commander’s grave
• Scientists hail new antibiotic that can kill drug-resistant bacteria

Thursday, 4th

• Microsoft announces AI key on Windows 11 PCs #ai
• Islamic State claims responsibility for Iran attack; Palestinians to lead Gaza after war, says Israeli minister #israel
• Belarusian president signs law granting him lifelong immunity from prosecution #politics

Friday, 5th

• Oscar Pistorius released on parole in South Africa
• Head of Britain’s police chiefs says force ‘institutionally racist’

Saturday, 6th

• Supreme Court to rule if Trump can run for president #US #politics

Sunday, 7th

• Flights cancelled as regulator grounds Boeing 737 Max 9s over blowout
• Biden wasn’t aware for days that Defense Secretary Austin was hospitalized

Monday, 8th

• Alaska Airlines plane had warnings days before mid-air blowout
• Nasa Peregrine 1: Vulcan rocket carrying Nasa moon lander lifts off in Florida #space
• Senior Hezbollah commander killed in apparent Israeli strike #israel
• German legend Franz Beckenbauer, widely regarded as one of football’s greatest players, has died aged 78. #obituary

Tuesday, 9th

• Boeing 737 Max 9: Two airlines find loose hardware in jet inspections
• South Korea passes law banning dog meat trade #SK
• Gunmen storm Ecuador television studio live on air

Wednesday, 10th

• Boeing admits mistake over plane door blow-out
• Streets empty as Ecuador reels from violence

Thursday, 11th

• UN court to hear South Africa genocide case against Israel. #israel
• Middle East crisis live: UK and US have launched strikes on more than a dozen Houthi sites in Yemen, say US officials

Friday, 12th

• UK government admits Rwanda has ‘issues with its human rights record’ #UK
• Raccoons, foxes, meerkats: South Korea clamps down on controversial animal cafes #SK
• Annie Nightingale: Trailblazing BBC Radio 1 DJ dies at 83 #obituary

Saturday, 13th

• new US missile attack on Houthi site in Yemen; Turkey bombs ‘terrorist targets’ in Iraq and Syria
• Lai’s Democratic Progressive party, which rejects China’s territorial claims over island, wins unprecedented third term

Sunday, 14th

• Netanyahu says world court cannot stop Israel in Gaza as war enters 100th day #israel
• Iceland town ordered to evacuate again after new volcanic fissures open nearby #weather #iceland
• A balcony kiss as tens of thousands see Denmark get new King

Monday, 15th

• ‘Jobs may disappear’: Nearly 40% of global employment could be disrupted by AI, IMF says #ai

Tuesday, 16th

• Trump wins big in Iowa as Republican contest kicks off 2024 presidential race #US #politics

Wednesday, 17th

• Pakistan condemns deadly Iranian missile strike on its territory as an ‘unprovoked violation’

Thursday, 18th

• Pakistan launches retaliatory strikes on Iran, with reports of seven killed
• Suspect allegedly involved in shooting of Spain Vox party co-founder is arrested in Colombia #spain #politics

Friday, 19th

• Netanyahu publicly rejects US push for Palestinian state #isreal

Saturday, 20th

• At least 16 cemeteries in Gaza have been desecrated by Israeli forces, satellite imagery and videos reveal #israel
• Senior Iran Revolutionary Guard officials killed in Syria strike blamed on Israel

Sunday, 21st

• More than 100,000 protest across Germany over far-right AfD’s mass deportation meetings #germany

Monday, 22nd

• Ron DeSantis drops out of presidential race and backs Trump #US #politics

Tuesday, 23rd

• Frank Farian, creator of Boney M and Milli Vanilli, dies aged 82 #obituary
• Turkish parliament approves Sweden’s membership of Nato #sweden

Wednesday, 24th

• 74 dead after Russian plane carrying Ukrainian PoWs crashed, Moscow says #ukraine

Thursday, 25th

• Swedish PM agrees to meet Viktor Orbán as Hungary holds up Nato membership #sweden
• Amazon’s Ring to shutter video-sharing program popular with police #privacy
• After damaging a rotor blade, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission ends on Mars #space

Friday, 26th

• Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith executed with nitrogen gas, marking the emergence of a wholly new method of capital punishment
• ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza but not to end war #israel

Saturday, 27th

• Donald Trump must pay $83.3m for defaming E Jean Carroll

Sunday, 28th

• ‘Hard month’ for pubs as UK’s dry January set to be driest ever #UK

Monday, 29th

• Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission #space #japan

Tuesday, 30th

• At least half of Gaza’s buildings damaged or destroyed, new analysis shows
• Ukraine’s top general refuses request from Zelenskiy to step down #ukraine

Wednesday, 31st

• Elon Musk: Judge blocks ‘unfathomable’ $56bn Tesla pay deal

February

Thursday, 1st

• Adidas says it plans to sell remaining Yeezy sneakers
• Ukraine support package worth €50bn agreed by EU leaders #ukraine

Friday, 2nd

• Nairobi fire: Gas blast in Kenyan capital kills two and injures more than 220
• UK could recognise a Palestinian state before a deal with Israel, says Cameron #UK #politics
• Greta Thunberg cleared after unlawful protest arrest
• Carl Weathers, Apollo Creed from Rocky movies, dies aged 76 #obituary

Saturday, 3rd

• Federal judge indefinitely postpones Trump’s election meddling trial

Sunday, 4th

• Hage Geingob: Namibia’s president dies aged 82 #obituary

Monday, 5th

• Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs #france
• King Charles III diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace says #UK

Tuesday, 6th

• Trump does not have presidential immunity in January 6 case, federal appeals court rules #US #politics
• Sebastián Piñera: Former president of Chile dies in helicopter crash
• Taylor Swift threatens legal action against Florida student who tracks her jet

Wednesday, 7th

• China: Snowstorms spoil Lunar New Year travel for millions #weather #china
• Netanyahu rejects Hamas’s proposed ceasefire terms

Thursday, 8th

• World’s first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit #weather

Friday, 9th

• Volodymyr Zelenskiy fires top Ukraine army commander #ukraine

Saturday, 10th

• Dozens killed in Rafah airstrikes as full-scale Israeli ground offensive looms #israel

Sunday, 11th

• Donald Trump says he would encourage Russia to attack Nato allies who pay too little #US #politics
• Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 718 #ukraine

Monday, 12th

• Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in road accident
• UK’s Rwanda bill ‘incompatible with human rights obligations’ #UK

Tuesday, 13th

• Stone Age megastructure found submerged in the Baltic Sea wasn’t formed by nature, scientists say
• Senate passes $95 billion package with aid for Ukraine and Israel, setting up showdown with the House #US #politics #ukraine #israel
• Russia puts Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas on wanted list #ukraine

Wednesday, 14th

• Alejandro Mayorkas: House votes to impeach homeland security secretary #US #politics
• House GOP’s majority shrinks further as Democrats flip Santos’ New York seat #US #politics

Thursday, 15th

• Kansas City shooting: One dead and 21 injured near Super Bowl parade
• Flame Burns Out on NASA’s Long-Running Spacecraft Fire Experiment #space
• Judge in New York refuses to dismiss case against Trump #US #politics

Friday, 16th

• Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex marriage
• Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny dies, prison service says #politics
• Judge orders Trump and his companies to pay nearly $355 million in New York civil fraud case

Saturday, 17th

• Japan launches second flagship H3 rocket a year after inaugural flight self-destructed #space #japan

Sunday, 18th

• Japan to launch world’s first wooden satellite to combat space pollution #space

Monday, 19th

• Israel says it will expand military operations in Rafah if hostages are not returned by Ramadan #israel
• Ministers confirm plan to ban use of mobile phones in schools in England #UK

Tuesday, 20th

• Alexei Navalny’s body to be held for two weeks for ‘chemical analysis’, family told #politics
• Japan’s millennia-old ‘naked man festival’ ending because of population decline #japan

Wednesday, 21st

• Barely 10% of Europeans believe Ukraine can still defeat Russia, finds poll #ukraine
• Ewen MacIntosh: The Office actor dies aged 50 #obituary

Thursday, 22nd

• Major Alabama hospital pauses IVF after court rules frozen embryos are children #US #politics
• Navalny’s mother shown body and ‘blackmailed by authorities’ over funeral #politics

Friday, 23rd

• Spain fire: four dead in Valencia apartment block blaze, says official #spain
• US returns to lunar surface for first time in over 50 years: ‘Welcome to the moon’ #space

Saturday, 24th

• Intuitive Machines: Odysseus Moon lander ‘tipped over on touchdown’ #space
• NRA found liable in corruption case as jury says longtime leader Wayne LaPierre should repay $4.3 million
• Alexei Navalny’s body given to mother by Russian authorities #politics

Sunday, 25th

• Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko to stand for re-election in 2025 #politics
• Zelenskiy puts figure on Ukrainian soldiers killed for first time at 31,000 #ukraine

Monday, 26th

• Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s former president denies coup allegations #brazil #politics
• Hungary’s parliament clears path for Sweden’s Nato membership #EU #sweden

Tuesday, 27th

• Macron refuses to rule out putting troops on ground in Ukraine in call to galvanise Europe #EU #france
• Nato allies reject Emmanuel Macron idea of troops to Ukraine #EU #ukraine

Wednesday, 28th

• Mexican volcano spews massive columns of ash and smoke, forcing flight cancelations #weather
• Asteroid is a ‘very different body’ after being hit by NASA spacecraft, scientists say #space
• Alexei Navalny’s funeral to be held on Friday in Moscow #politics

Thursday, 29th

• Richard Lewis, comedian and Curb Your Enthusiasm star, dies aged 76 #obituary
• Hearse drivers refuse to take Navalny’s body to Moscow funeral, Putin critic’s team say #politics

March

Friday, 1st

• Alexei Navalny funeral draws thousands to heavily policed Moscow church #politics

Saturday, 2nd

• Iris Apfel, renowned New York designer and style icon, dies aged 102 #obituary

Sunday, 3rd

• Germany to investigate Russia’s apparent interception of military talks on Ukraine #ukraine #germany
• Eurovision 2024: Israel agrees to October Rain lyrics change #israel

Monday, 4th

• UK ministers consider ban on MPs engaging with pro-Palestine and climate protesters #UK
• US Supreme Court rules Trump can remain on presidential ballot #US #politics

Tuesday, 5th

• France makes abortion a constitutional right #france
• Leftwing group claim responsibility for Tesla factory arson attack in Berlin

Wednesday, 6th

• Haiti gang leader threatens ‘civil war’ if PM does not resign #politics
• ‘I have no regrets’: Nikki Haley drops out of Republican presidential race #US #politics

Thursday, 7th

• Hannah Gutierrez-Reed: Rust armourer guilty of Halyna Hutchins’ death
• Eyebrows raised as Viktor Orbán to visit Donald Trump in Florida #politics
• Sweden formally joins Nato military alliance #sweden

Friday, 8th

• George Santos announces he’s running for Congress again #US #politics
• 10 years on, is the world any closer to finding MH370?
• Dragon Ball: Japan manga creator Akira Toriyama dies #obituary
• ‘World’s oldest bread,’ dating back 8,600 years, discovered in Turkey

Saturday, 9th

• National Lottery operator had borrowed millions from Kremlin-owned banks
• Trump posts nearly $92 million bond in E. Jean Carroll defamation case

Sunday, 10th

• British foreign minister says he opposes sending western troops to Ukraine #UK #ukraine
• Eight children and an adult die in Zanzibar after eating sea turtle meat
• Pope provokes outrage by saying Ukraine should ‘raise white flag’ and end war with Russia #ukraine

Monday, 11th

• Princess of Wales: Kate image withdrawn by four news agencies amid ‘manipulation’ concerns #UK
• Trump ‘will not give a penny to Ukraine’ if he wins, Hungary’s Viktor Orban says #US #ukraine

Tuesday, 12th

• Haiti’s leader resigns as gangs run rampant through country engulfed in crisis
• Calls to examine Russian Red Cross links to Putin’s war in Ukraine #ukraine

Wednesday, 13th

• US House voting on bill that could ban TikTok #US #politics
• Paul Alexander: ‘Man in the iron lung’ dies at the age of 78 #obituary

Thursday, 14th

• Geert Wilders gives up hope of being Dutch PM due to lack of support #politics
• Marcello Gandini, Lamborghini, Lancia and Alfa Romeo designer, dies aged 85 #obituary

Friday, 15th

• James Crumbley: Father of Michigan school gunman convicted of manslaughter
• Berlin’s techno scene added to Unesco intangible cultural heritage list

Saturday, 16th

• Pence says he ‘cannot in good conscience’ endorse Trump #US #politics

Sunday, 17th

• Putin claims landslide and scorns US democracy

Monday, 18th

• Uber agrees $178m payout to Australia taxi drivers #AUS

Tuesday, 19th

• Supreme Court allows Texas to begin enforcing controversial immigration law #US #poitics

Wednesday, 20th

• US court blocks strict new immigration law in Texas #US #poitics
• Leo Varadkar says he is stepping down as Irish PM in emotional speech #politics #ireland

Thursday, 21st

• US starts to helicopter citizens out of Haiti as fighting erupts in wealthy areas

Friday, 22nd

• Over 1m Ukrainians without power after major Russian assault on energy system #ukraine
• Russia and China veto draft resolution; Israeli PM says he hopes for US support, but will go into Rafah without it
• Princess of Wales says she is undergoing cancer treatment #UK

Saturday, 23rd

• At least 133 dead after Moscow terror attack ISIS claims responsibility for the attack at a popular concert venue. All four suspects have been arrested, authorities say

Sunday, 24th

• Laurent de Brunhoff, author of Babar children’s books, dies at 98 #obituary

Monday, 25th

• Russian court charges four men with act of terrorism
• Israel isolated as UN security council demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza #israel

Tuesday, 26th

• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is target of investigation carried out by Homeland Security team that specializes in human trafficking, source says
• Rescuers search for missing after ship destroys Baltimore bridge
• Donald Trump media firm soars in stock market debut

Wednesday, 27th

• Sign of the times in Japan as nappy company switches production to adult nappies #japan

Thursday, 28th

• ‘Crypto King’ Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison #crypto

Friday, 29th

• Beyoncé drops ‘Cowboy Carter’ and hold on to your horses, because it’s an introspective, rollicking good time
• Russia protects North Korea in the UN with veto of resolution to investigate sanction violations
• Europe must get ready for looming war, Donald Tusk warns #EU
• Louis Gossett Jr., Oscar-winning star of ‘An Officer and a Gentleman,’ dead at 87 #obituary

Saturday, 30th

• Wall-to-wall bouzouki? Greece plans quota of local music to be played in hotel lobbies and other public spaces
• Marvin Gaye: Never-before heard music resurfaces in Belgium

Sunday, 31st

• Ukraine’s election day dawns with no vote in sight and little appetite for one – for now, anyway #ukraine #politics
• Turkish elections: Opposition declares victory in Istanbul and Ankara #politics

April

Monday, 1st

• New laws decriminalising personal use of cannabis come into effect in Germany #germany
• JK Rowling in ‘arrest me’ challenge over hate crime law #UK

Tuesday, 2nd

• Ukraine lowers combat call-up age to boost numbers #ukraine
• One dead, two injured in Finland school shooting as 12-year-old suspect detained

Wednesday, 3rd

• Taiwan has been struck by its most powerful earthquake in 25 years, which measured 7.4 in magnitude #weather

Thursday, 4th

• Former supreme court judges say UK arming Israel breaches international law #UK #israel

Friday, 5th

• McDonald’s to buy back all its Israeli restaurants #israel
• Israel says it will open new aid routes to Gaza after Biden call #israel
• A magnitude 4.8 earthquake has been felt across New York and the surrounding areas #weather

Saturday, 6th

• Mexico cuts diplomatic ties with Ecuador after Jorge Glas arrest #politics
• Six months into the war in Gaza, Israel has no exit strategy and no real plan for the future #israel

Sunday, 7th

• UN body urges restraint after Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant hit #ukraine

Monday, 8th

• Total solar eclipse: Continent watches in wonder #space

Tuesday, 9th

• David Cameron meets Donald Trump amid push to shore up Ukraine support #ukraine #politics #UK #US

Wednesday, 10th

• UK Nobel Prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs dies age 94 #obituary
• The scientists learning to speak whale

Thursday, 11th

• O.J. Simpson dies of cancer at age 76 #obituary
• Pioneering US-born sumo wrestling champion Akebono dies aged 54 #obituary

Friday, 12th

• Irish taoiseach and Spanish PM to discuss Palestine nation state plan #spain #ireland
• Germany faces domestic lawsuit over its arms sales to Israel #israel #germany

Saturday, 13th

• Ukraine air defences overwhelmed as Russia pounds power stations #ukraine

Sunday, 14th

• Israeli military says 99% of Iran’s 300 drones and missiles intercepted; Biden denounces ‘unprecedented’ attack

Monday, 15th

• UK foreign secretary condemns ‘reckless’ Iran attack on Israel as UN chief says region on ‘brink’
• Donald Trump’s criminal trial over hush money to begin in New York

Tuesday, 16th

• Copenhagen’s historic stock exchange in flames
• Belgian mayor orders halt to NatCon conference attended by Braverman
• Italy passes measures to allow anti-abortion activists to enter abortion clinics

Wednesday, 17th

• Russia’s meat grinder soldiers – 50,000 confirmed dead #ukraine
• NatCon conference to resume after Brussels court overturns closure order

Thursday, 18th

• Star Wars actor Warwick Davis pays tribute to wife Samantha who died aged 53 #obituary

Friday, 19th

• Israel carried out a strike inside Iran, US official says, in a move that threatens to push the region deeper into conflict
• Trump criminal case: Full 12-person jury seated in Manhattan

Saturday, 20th

• An audible sigh of relief in the Middle East
• Man dies after setting himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse

Sunday, 21st

• US House approves $61bn in military aid for Ukraine after months of stalling #US #ukraine #politics

Monday, 22nd

• Netanyahu vows to reject any US sanctions on army units #israel
• ‘Luminous’ truck strap artwork wins prestigious Biennale prize in first for New Zealand

Tuesday, 23rd

• UK passes controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after two years of challenges #UK #politics
• Baltimore sues owner and manager of ‘unseaworthy’ Dali over bridge collapse
• Voyager-1 sends readable data again from deep space #space

Wednesday, 24th

• Senate passes $95 billion package sending aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of delay
• Athens turns orange, Helsinki goes white as Europe’s weather springs a surprise #weather
• Arizona takes major step toward repealing near-total abortion ban from 1864 #politics

Thursday, 25th

• Almost 400 bodies have been found in mass grave in Gaza hospital, says Palestinian Civil Defense #israel
• New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes conviction and orders a new trial

Friday, 26th

• Chinese owner denies it’s willing to sell TikTok as US ban looms #US #politics #china
• Women should give up vaping if they want to get pregnant, study suggests

Saturday, 27th

• Disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein hospitalized

Sunday, 28th

• Ireland plans to send asylum seekers back to UK under emergency law #ireland #UK
• Pope makes landmark visit to Venice Biennale and proclaims that ‘the world needs artists’

Monday, 29th

• Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez says he will not resign #spain
• UK will not accept return of asylum seekers from Ireland, Rishi Sunak says #UK #ireland
• Scotland’s leader Humza Yousaf resigns after a year in power, throwing his pro-independence party into chaos #scotland

Tuesday, 30th

• Columbia protesters take over building after defying deadline

May

Wednesday, 1st

• LA police called to university after rival protesters clash
• Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban #US #politics

Thursday, 2nd

• Alarm in Israel at reports of possible ICC legal action over Gaza #israel
• Turkey stops all trade with Israel over ‘humanitarian tragedy’ in Gaza #israel
• US says Russia used choking agents against Ukrainian troops, breaching chemical weapons ban #ukraine

Friday, 3rd

• Three arrested and charged over Sikh activist’s killing in Canada #canada

Saturday, 4th

• Xi Jinping to visit France, Hungary and Serbia amid EU trade tariff row #EU #china
• Hopes of Gaza ceasefire rise as Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo

Sunday, 5th

• Israeli government blocks Al Jazeera from broadcasting
• Kerem Shalom crossing as Hamas fires rockets from Gaza
• Free Madonna concert draws crowd of 1.6m to Brazil’s Copacabana beach #brazil

Monday, 6th

• Israel tells Gazans in parts of eastern Rafah to evacuate #israel

Tuesday, 7th

• Israeli military captures Palestinian side of Rafah crossing #israel
• Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump’s hush money trial

Wednesday, 8th

• US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel over Rafah concerns #US #politics #israel
• Collapsed FTX says it can pay most creditors back in full #crypto

Thursday, 9th

• Trinity College Dublin agrees to divest from Israeli firms after student protest #israel
• Israel heads to Eurovision final, despite protests #israel

Friday, 10th

• Zelensky sacks bodyguard chief after foiled assassination plot #ukraine
• UN general assembly votes to back Palestinian bid for membership

Saturday, 11th

• Joost Klein: Dutch contestant disqualified from Eurovision Song Contest
• Biden admin says it’s ‘reasonable to assess’ Israel used American weapons in ways ‘inconsistent’ with international law #US #politics #israel

Sunday, 12th

• Switzerland wins Eurovision song contest after controversial grand final

Monday, 13th

• Spain Socialists win Catalan vote as separatists lose ground #spain
• Putin removes Sergei Shoigu as Russia’s defence minister
• Michael Cohen claims he paid hush money at Trump’s direction
• Eurovision EU flag ban was ‘mind-blowing’, says European Commission #EU

Tuesday, 14th

• David McBride: Australian army whistleblower jailed for leaking documents #AUS
• France prison van attack: Huge manhunt after prison officers killed in ambush #france
• Dublin-NY portal temporarily shut due to ‘inappropriate behaviour’

Wednesday, 15th

• Slovak PM in ‘life-threatening condition’ after assassination attempt #politics
• Crew trapped on Baltimore ship, seven weeks after bridge collapse

Thursday, 16th

• Slovakia’s Robert Fico stable but still in serious condition, hospital says, after assassination attempt #politics

Friday, 17th

• US confirms first aid trucks arrive via Gaza pier
• Spain denies port of call to ship carrying arms to Israel #spain

Saturday, 18th

• Slovakian PM remains in serious condition as suspect appears in court #politics
• Georgian president vetoes ‘foreign influence’ law #politics

Sunday, 19th

• Helicopter in Iranian president’s convoy crashes
• Slovak PM Robert Fico out of immediate danger four days after shooting, says deputy
• Blue Origin launches six tourists to the edge of space after nearly two-year hiatus #space

Monday, 20th

• Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash
• ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders #israel

Tuesday, 21st

• Germany coup plot trial to begin amid high security #germany
• France’s support for court’s decision to seek arrest warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders marks a split between its position and that of allies including US, UK and Italy #israel
• British passenger dies after severe turbulence on London-Singapore flight

Wednesday, 22nd

• Norway to recognise Palestinian state, Spain and Ireland expected to follow
• British man accused of spying for Hong Kong’s intelligence services found dead in park
• Rishi Sunak announces 4 July general election #UK #politics

Thursday, 23rd

• US to sue Ticketmaster owner Live Nation #US

Friday, 24th

• London-born boy who died aged 15 to become first millennial saint
• Top UN court orders Israel to stop Rafah offensive #israel
• Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock dies at 53 #obituary
• ‘A catastrophe’: Greenpeace blocks planting of ‘lifesaving’ golden rice

Saturday, 25th

• Disney songwriter Richard M Sherman dies aged 95 #obituary
• Putin signals he’s open to peace talks, but Ukraine is right to be wary #ukraine

Sunday, 26th

• Sunak promises to bring back national service for 18-year-olds #UK
• Hamas launches rocket attack towards Tel Aviv

Monday, 27th

• Aid groups ‘horrified’ by Israeli strike on camp housing displaced people in Rafah #israel

Tuesday, 28th

• World’s rarest album to go on display in Australia #AUS
• Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry #israel
• Georgia parliament overrides president to pass Kremlin-style ‘foreign agents’ bill, defying Western pressure #politics

Wednesday, 29th

• Israel’s operation in Rafah doesn’t cross US red lines – White House #israel #US #politics
• Russia-Ukraine war live: police search European parliament over possible Russian interference
• Volcano erupts in Iceland #weather #iceland

Thursday, 30th

• Alito tells lawmakers he will not recuse from Supreme Court cases despite flag controversy #US #politics
• Hong Kong convicts 14 activists of subversion #china #politics

Friday, 31st

• Donald Trump found guilty of hush-money plot to influence 2016 election #US #politics
• OpenAI says Russian and Israeli groups used its tools to spread disinformation #ai

June

Saturday, 1st

• Thank you for the music: Abba members get Swedish knighthoods #sweden
• Netanyahu says no Gaza ceasefire until Israel’s war aims are achieved, raising questions over Biden peace proposal
• China spacecraft to try to land on Moon’s far side #space #china

Sunday, 2nd

• China says its spacecraft lands on Moon’s far side #space #china

Monday, 3rd

• Sheinbaum elected Mexico’s first woman president #politics
• Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch marries for fifth time

Tuesday, 4th

• China’s far-side Moon mission begins journey back #space #china
• Russia targets Paris Olympics with deepfake Tom Cruise video #ai

Wednesday, 5th

• Mass graves and body bags: al-Shifa hospital after Israel withdrew its forces #israel
• French military instructors in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate target’, Russia says #france
• Italian court upholds Amanda Knox slander conviction

Thursday, 6th

• Israeli strike on UN shelter in Gaza kills at least 27 #israel
• Boeing Starliner docks with space station after encountering no new issues #space

Friday, 7th

• Baby Reindeer: woman who claims to be real-life Martha sues Netflix for $170m

Saturday, 8th

• Nasa ‘Earthrise’ astronaut dies at 90 in plane crash #space #obituary
• Israel rescues four hostages in operation Gazan officials say killed more than 200 #israel

Sunday, 9th

• Hundreds of millions head to polls on final day of European elections #EU

Monday, 10th

• Apple brings ChatGPT to iPhones in AI overhaul #ai
• Four US college instructors injured in ‘brutal’ China stabbing attack #china
• Plane carrying Malawi vice president reported missing #politics

Tuesday, 11th

• Baltimore shipping channel reopens after bridge collapse
• Warning shots from South as NK soldiers cross border #SK
• Hunter Biden found guilty on all counts in gun case
• Malawi vice president killed in plane crash along with 9 other passengers #politics
• Iceland grants whale hunting permit despite animal welfare concerns #iceland

Wednesday, 12th

• Iconic French singer Françoise Hardy dies aged 80 #obituary
• Lakers legend and NBA logo muse West dies aged 86 #obituary

Thursday, 13th

• Buenos Aires rocked by clashes over Milei reforms
• Supreme Court dismisses case that would have limited abortion pill access #US #politics

Friday, 14th

• Tesla investors back $56bn Musk pay deal

Saturday, 15th

• US declines to charge Merrick Garland for contempt #US #politics
• US designates Nordic neo-Nazi group as terrorists #US #politics

Sunday, 16th

• Murder conviction of Missouri woman overturned after 43 years in prison
• Waymo recalls driverless cars to make them less likely to drive into poles #ai

Monday, 17th

• Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say
• Israeli PM scraps war cabinet after key departures #israel

Tuesday, 18th

• Putin praises North Korea for Ukraine support ahead of visit to Pyongyang
• Bacon ice cream and nugget overload sees misfiring McDonald’s AI withdrawn #ai

Wednesday, 19th

• Baseball great Willie Mays dies at 93 #obituary
• More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C

Thursday, 20th

• Russia and North Korea sign mutual defence pact #politics

Friday, 21st

• Starmer says he would not let SNP hold new independence referendum or lift veto on gender recognition bill #UK #politics #scotland

Saturday, 22nd

• Thirteen arrested after fireworks from yacht spark forest fire on Greek island

Sunday, 23rd

• more betting allegations reported against Tory party officials. Party’s chief data officer has taken leave of absence #UK #politics
• At least 1,301 people died during Hajj – Saudi Arabia

Monday, 24th

• Criminal charges recommended against Boeing

Tuesday, 25th

• Julian Assange leaves UK after striking deal with US justice department
• China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe returns world’s first samples from far side of the moon #space #china
• Israel’s top court rules ultra-Orthodox Jews must be drafted into military, in blow to Netanyahu #israel

Wednesday, 26th

• Julian Assange lands in Australia after leaving US court a free man #AUS
• Mark Rutte says Nato ‘cornerstone of our collective security’ as he is formally selected as its head. Outgoing Dutch PM will take over from Jens Stoltenberg as secretary-general in October

Thursday, 27th

• Bolivian police arrest leader of apparent coup attempt #politics
• Musk’s SpaceX hired to destroy ISS space station #space

Friday, 28th

• Astronauts take cover as defunct Russian satellite splits into nearly 200 pieces #space
• River Seine still failing water quality tests one month before Paris Olympics #france

Saturday, 29th

• Iran’s presidential election heads to a runoff after reformist wins most votes #politics

Sunday, 30th

• France heading to the polls in high-stakes snap parliamentary election #france

July

Monday, 1st

• Far right leads first round of France’s parliamentary election in blow to Macron #france
• Supreme Court rules Trump has some immunity in January 6 case, jeopardizing trial before election #US #politics

Tuesday, 2nd

• Trump asks for hush money conviction to be overturned

Wednesday, 3rd

• Japan top court says forced sterilisation unconstitutional #japan
• Britain will not rejoin EU in my lifetime, says Starmer #UK #EU
• Banksy-funded migrant rescue boat detained in Italy after saving 37 people

Thursday, 4th

• Israel has approved ‘largest West Bank land grab in 30 years’, watchdog says #israel
• Japan declares victory in ‘war’ on floppy disks #japan

Friday, 5th

• ‘We did it,’ says Starmer as Labour wins landslide in general election #UK #politics
• Hungary’s PM meets Putin for talks on Ukraine #politics #ukraine
• UEFA hands Turkey defender Merih Demiral two-match suspension following controversial goal celebration
• Archbishop critical of Pope Francis excommunicated for schism

Saturday, 6th

• Moulin Rouge in Paris celebrates installation of new windmill sails #france

Sunday, 7th

• French far right seeks vote win but deadlock looms #france
• Jon Landau, Oscar-winning Titanic and Avatar producer, dies aged 63 #obituary

Monday, 8th

• Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud charge
• Napoleon’s pistols sell for €1.69m at auction
• Kyiv children’s hospital hit as Russian daytime strikes on Ukraine kill dozens #ukraine

Tuesday, 9th

• ‘Huge disappointment’: Zelensky blasts Modi meeting with Putin the same day Russian attack devastates Ukraine hospital #ukraine
• Russian court orders arrest of Yulia Navalnaya #politics

Wednesday, 10th

• Biden promises new air defenses for Ukraine in forceful Nato speech #ukraine
• First F-16 jets heading to Ukraine after months of training and negotiations #ukraine
• Suspect found with injuries after triple crossbow killings in Bushey

Thursday, 11th

• The sperm whale ‘phonetic alphabet’ revealed by AI #ai
• The Shining actress Shelley Duvall dies at 75 #obituary

Friday, 12th

• US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine #ukraine

Saturday, 13th

• Alec Baldwin’s Rust trial dismissed over hidden evidence
• Five jailed for Ecuador presidential candidate’s murder #politics

Sunday, 14th

• Trump leaves hospital after assassination attempt at rally #US #politics
• Celebrity sex therapist Dr Ruth Westheimer dies at 96 #obituary
• Richard Simmons, celebrated fitness instructor, dies aged 76 #obituary

Monday, 15th

• Stars pay tribute to ‘force of nature’ Doherty #obituary
• Underground cave found on moon could be ideal base for explorers #space
• Takeaways from the dismissal of the mishandling classified documents case against Donald Trump

Tuesday, 16th

• Jack Black axes tour over bandmate’s Trump comment

Wednesday, 17th

• Cyanide poisoning likely killed six found dead in luxury hotel, including two US citizens, Thai police say

Thursday, 18th

• Stoltenberg assures EU that Nato would survive second Trump presidency #EU #US
• Democratic pressure builds on Covid-isolated Biden #US #politics
• Bob Newhart, legendary comedian, dead at 94 #obituary

Friday, 19th

• Planes grounded as mass worldwide IT outage hits airlines, media and banks
• UN court orders Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories #israel

Saturday, 20th

• Nationalist campaigner for the Ukrainian language is shot dead in Lviv #ukaine

Sunday, 21st

• Middle East crisis live: Israeli military confirms striking Hezbollah weapons depot in south Lebanon #israel

Monday, 22nd

• Biden ends re-election bid, upending White House race #US #politics

Tuesday, 23rd

• Kamala Harris wins enough support to clinch Democratic nomination #US #politics
• The Four Tops’ Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir dead at 88 #obituary
• US Secret Service boss resigns over Trump shooting failures

Wednesday, 24th

• John Mayall, pioneering figure of British blues, dies aged 90 #obituary

Thursday, 25th

• NORAD intercepts Russian and Chinese bombers operating together near Alaska in first such flight #US
• Australia finds shipwreck 55 years after deadly disaster #AUS

Friday, 26th

• French train network hit by ‘malicious’ arson attacks hours before Olympics ceremony, rail firm says #france
• Barack Obama endorses Kamala Harris for president in 2024 US election #US #politics

Saturday, 27th

• Israeli strike on Gaza school ‘kills 30’ #israel

Sunday, 28th

• Israel announces strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon after rocket attack kills 12 in Golan Heights #israel

Monday, 29th

• Venezuela’s Maduro declared winner in disputed vote #politics
• Biden calls for Supreme Court term limits and ethics rules #US #politics
• Tommy Robinson leaves UK on eve of court case #UK

Tuesday, 30th

• Explosion hits Beirut suburb as Israel says it carries out strike #israel

Wednesday, 31st

• Top Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran

August

Thursday, 1st

• Three men accused of plotting 9/11 reach plea deal – Pentagon

Friday, 2nd

• Overwhelming evidence Venezuela opposition won election – Blinken #politics
• Hugs and tears as Evan Gershkovich and other US citizens return home
• Kamala Harris has earned enough votes to win the Democratic presidential nomination, party chair announces #US #politics

Saturday, 3rd

• Defense secretary abruptly revokes plea deal with alleged 9/11 mastermind KSM, co-conspirators
• US urges citizens to leave Lebanon on ‘any available ticket’

Sunday, 4th

• Russian submarine sunk in Crimean port, Ukraine claims #ukraine
• Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter jets – Zelensky #ukraine
• RFK Jr says he was behind mystery of dead bear dumped in Central Park with bicycle

Monday, 5th

• North Korea claims it’s sending 250 new missile launchers toward the South Korean border #SK
• Bangladesh PM has resigned and left country, army chief confirms #politics

Tuesday, 6th

• Google’s online search monopoly is illegal, US judge rules
• Kamala Harris to make first appearance with new running mate Tim Walz #US #politics
• US arrests Pakistani national in alleged plot to kill Trump #politics

Wednesday, 7th

• Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to head Bangladesh’s interim government

Thursday, 8th

• Police hunt ex-Catalan separatist leader after shock return from exile #spain
• Police officer arrested in connection with Puigdemont’s escape in Barcelona #spain

Friday, 9th

• Carles Puigdemont no longer in Spain and will not give himself up, lawyer says #spain

Saturday, 10th

• More than 90 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on school and mosque sheltering displaced people, Gaza officials say #israel

Sunday, 11th

• Trump campaign says its internal messages hacked by Iran
• Sweden’s ‘snitch law’ immigration plan prompts alarm across society #sweden

Monday, 12th

• Ukraine and Russia trade blame over fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant #ukraine
• Pro-foxhunting group says UK hunters should be protected ethnic minority #UK
• Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks #space

Tuesday, 13th

• Ex-Twitter worker wins £470,000 for unfair dismissal over Musk ‘hardcore’ email

Wednesday, 14th

• Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will step down next month, won’t run for re-election #japan #politics
• WHO declares Mpox global health emergency

Thursday, 15th

• Columbia University president Minouche Shafik resigns in wake of Gaza protests
• Multiple people charged in connection to Matthew Perry’s death

Friday, 16th

• Ex-PM’s daughter picked as youngest ever Thai leader #politics

Saturday, 17th

• key bridges destroyed in Kursk as Ukraine ‘leaves trail of destruction’ #ukraine
• French film giant Alain Delon dies aged 88 #obituary

Sunday, 18th

• Zelensky says Ukraine ‘getting stronger’ in Kursk as his troops blow up second bridge #ukraine

Monday, 19th

• Ukraine aims to create Kursk ‘buffer zone,’ Zelensky says, as Kyiv’s forces blow up second Russian bridge #ukraine
• Talk show host Phil Donahue dies aged 88 #obituary
• Investor Carl Icahn charged with hiding billions in loans

Tuesday, 20th

• Rocket explodes during testing at UK’s new spaceport in Shetland #UK #space
• Trump falsely implies Taylor Swift endorses him
• World’s oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, dies aged 117 #obituary

Wednesday, 21st

• RFK Jr to reportedly drop out of race by end of week #US #politics
• Quit dating apps, Russia tells border region citizens over security fears

Thursday, 22nd

• Magic moment: Sydney aquarium filled with song after sea birds mourn death of gay penguin Sphen #AUS

Friday, 23rd

• Iceland volcano erupts for sixth time in eight months #weather #iceland
• India’s Modi arrives in Ukraine for talks with Zelensky weeks after Putin meeting

Saturday, 24th

• Solingen stabbing attack: Police manhunt under way in Germany after three killed at diversity festival #germany
• Trump accepts RFK Jr endorsement and vows to release JFK assassination files

Sunday, 25th

• Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport #france
• Israel launches airstrikes on Lebanon ‘in self defence’ as Hezbollah fires hundreds of rockets #israel

Monday, 26th

• One dead, two missing after ice cave collapse in Iceland #weather #iceland
• Former England manager Eriksson dies aged 76 #obituary

Tuesday, 27th

• Oasis reunion confirmed for UK and Ireland tour in 2025
• France to trial ban on mobile phones at school for children under 15 #france
• Special counsel files reworked indictment against Donald Trump in January 6 case #US #politics

Wednesday, 28th

• Millions told to evacuate as Japan hit by one of strongest typhoons in decades #japan #weather

Thursday, 29th

• Israel agrees to pause fighting in Gaza for polio vaccination #israel

Friday, 30th

• New Zealand’s Māori King Tuheitia dies #obituary
• Israeli military launches fatal airstrike on humanitarian aid convoy in Gaza #israel
• Oasis tickets relisted for £4,000 minutes after pre-sale

Saturday, 31st

• Brazilian court orders suspension of Elon Musk’s X after it missed deadline #brazil

September

Sunday, 1st

• Fires at Russian energy plants after Ukraine drone attacks #ukraine
• Thousands protest in Israel over hostage deaths, as union calls general strike #israel

Monday, 2nd

• Beluga whale alleged to be Russian ‘spy’ found dead in Norway
• AfD becomes first far-right party to win German state election since 1945 #politics #germany
• Paris mayor sparks row with plan to keep Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower #france

Tuesday, 3rd

• Arrest warrant issued for Venezuela opposition candidate #politics
• Extremist settlers rapidly seizing West Bank land

Wednesday, 4th

• Grenfell inquiry blames ‘dishonest’ firms, governments and fire service in damning final report #UK

Thursday, 5th

• Madrid moves to ban app-rented e-scooters over safety concerns #spain
• Late Māori king’s daughter takes his place as monarch
• ‘From the River to the Sea’ is not hate speech, Meta’s Oversight Board rules

Friday, 6th

• Georgia high school shooting suspect to make first court appearance as father faces 2nd-degree murder charges
• Trump’s criminal sentencing delayed until after election #US #politics
• Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes dies aged 83 #obituary

Saturday, 7th

• Former Vice-President Dick Cheney to vote for Kamala Harris #US #politics
• Boeing’s Starliner lands on Earth – without its astronauts #space
• US confirms first human bird flu case with no known animal exposure #US

Sunday, 8th

• Venezuela’s opposition leader leaves country for Spain #politics #spain

Monday, 9th

• James Earl Jones, revered actor and voice of Star Wars’ Darth Vader, dies aged 93 #obituary

Tuesday, 10th

• Viral Olympian Raygun ranked No. 1 breaker in the world by sport’s governing body

Wednesday, 11th

• Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president in post signed ‘childless cat lady’ #US #politics

Thursday, 12th

• UN chief condemns ‘violations’ of humanitarian law after six Unrwa staff killed in Israeli airstrike #israel
• Jon Bon Jovi praised for talking woman off bridge
• Billionaire completes first private spacewalk #space

Friday, 13th

• 33,000 Boeing union members set to strike early Friday
• The Hague becomes world’s first city to ban fossil fuel-related ads

Saturday, 14th

• Alarm in UK and US over possible Iran-Russia nuclear deal

Sunday, 15th

• SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew returns home after history-making mission #space
• Trump rushed to safety and suspect held after man spotted with rifle

Monday, 16th

• Singer Tito Jackson dead at 70, US media report #obituary
• Germany angers European neighbors as it tightens migration along all land borders #germany
• Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards gets suspended prison sentence for having indecent images of children

Tuesday, 17th

• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested in New York City
• Thousands hurt by exploding pagers across Lebanon, health minister says #israel
• The legal battles behind Anna Delvey’s Dancing With The Stars debut
• Norway: electric cars outnumber petrol for first time in ‘historic milestone’

Wednesday, 18th

• Israel planted explosives in thousands of Hezbollah pagers, reports say #israel
• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail and will remain in federal detention, judge rules

Thursday, 19th

• Hezbollah walkie-talkies explode across Lebanon #israel

Friday, 20th

• Genetic ghosts suggest Covid’s market origins
• Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to restart to power Microsoft AI operations #ai

Saturday, 21st

• Rare polar bear shot dead by police in Iceland after being thought a threat #weather #iceland
• New Zealand pilot held captive in West Papua for 19 months ‘very happy’ after being freed

Sunday, 22nd

• Trump rejects Harris call for second debate, saying ‘it’s too late’ #US #politics
• Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X #brazil
• Sunken superyacht believed to contain watertight safes with sensitive intelligence data

Monday, 23rd

• Trump says he will not run again if he loses election #US #politics

Tuesday, 24th

• Several arrested after ‘suicide pod’ used for first time
• Haitian group in Springfield, Ohio have filed criminal charges against Donald Trump and JD Vance

Wednesday, 25th

• Israel preparing for possible ground offensive in Lebanon, military chief says #israel
• Putin proposes new rules for using nuclear weapons
• Woolly rhino found preserved in Russian permafrost after 32,000 years

Thursday, 26th

• New York City Mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal charges
• He’s the world’s longest-serving death row inmate. A court just declared him innocent

Friday, 27th

• Hurricane Helene makes historic landfall in Florida #weather

Saturday, 28th

• Maggie Smith, beloved ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Harry Potter’ star, dead at 89 #obituary

Sunday, 29th

• Israel continues bombardment of Lebanon as Hezbollah mourns leader’s death #israel

Monday, 30th

• US country music star Kris Kristofferson dies, aged 88 #obituary
• Far-right Freedom party finishes first in Austrian election, latest results suggest

October

Tuesday, 1st

• Israel says troops enter Lebanon for ‘limited, targeted’ ground raids on Hezbollah #israel
• Jimmy Carter is setting a new record for American presidents. It’s important for everyone
• Iran launches barrage of missiles at Israel

Wednesday, 2nd

• Elon Musk’s X is worth nearly 80% less than when he bought it, Fidelity estimates
• US man jailed for cloning giant sheep for trophy hunting

Thursday, 3rd

• Melania Trump confirms support for abortion rights, stating there is ‘no room for compromise’ on women’s ‘individual freedom’ #US #politics

Friday, 4th

• Biden issues terse words to Netanyahu over peace deal and election influence #israel
• explosions in Beirut as Israel issues new evacuation orders #israel

Saturday, 5th

• IDF ‘preparing response’ to Iran attack as Macron urges halt to arms deliveries to Israel #israel #france

Sunday, 6th

• Beirut hit by further Israeli bombing while thousands protest worldwide as 7 October anniversary nears #israel

Monday, 7th

• Spacecraft launches towards asteroid knocked off course by NASA #space
• Israel launches intense wave of airstrikes on 120 sites in Lebanon #israel

Tuesday, 8th

• Florida warned of ‘potentially catastrophic’ Hurricane Milton impact #weather

Wednesday, 9th

• North Korea says it will cut off all roads to the South #SK
• Ratan Tata, Indian tycoon who took his empire global, dead at 86 #obituary

Thursday, 10th

• Hurricane Milton live updates: warnings of major flash flooding as more than 2 million without power in Florida #obituary
• Herd of tauros to be released into Highlands to recreate aurochs effect #scotland
• North Koreans deployed alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, sources say

Friday, 11th

• Kremlin confirms reports Donald Trump sent Vladimir Putin Covid tests
• Elon Musk unveils Tesla Cybercab self-driving robotaxi #ai
• Urban Outfitters admits it doesn’t know how to sell to Gen Z. Now it wants to pull off an Abercrombie-like turnaround

Saturday, 12th

• ‘Surrender or starve’: Attack on Jabalia hints at controversial Israeli plan for northern Gaza #israel
• UN says its peacekeepers refused Israeli request to leave positions in Lebanon #israel

Sunday, 13th

• UN says Israeli tanks forced entry into base in south Lebanon #israel

Monday, 14th

• European audit of democracy standards too positive, says human rights watchdog
• Some FEMA operations paused in North Carolina after reports National Guard troops saw ‘armed militia’ threatening them #weather
• Ward Christensen, BBS inventor and architect of our online age, dies at age 78 #obituary

Tuesday, 15th

• Cheating alleged after men’s world conker champion found with steel chestnut
• Over 120,000 ballots were cast so far in the battleground state as new state laws tighten rules for absentee ballots

Wednesday, 16th

• Elon Musk gave $75m to pro-Trump group

Thursday, 17th

• One Direction star Liam Payne dies after falling from hotel balcony in Buenos Aires #obituary

Friday, 18th

• Hamas leader’s death does not mean end of Gaza war, says Netanyahu #israel
• Blow to Meloni’s Albania deal as court orders asylum seekers’ return to Italy

Saturday, 19th

• Island-wide blackout sweeps Cuba after power plant failure
• Early voting under way in half of US states #US #politics
• Netanyahu’s house hit by drone as Israel and Hezbollah trade blows in Lebanon #israel

Sunday, 20th

• Russian cash-for-votes flows into Moldova as nation heads to polls #politics
• Psychologist behind the controversial ‘Stanford Prison Experiment’ dies at 91 #obituary

Monday, 21st

• JK Rowling turned down House of Lords peerage twice #UK
• Israel targets bank branches with air strikes across Lebanon #israel
• Moldova says ‘Yes’ to pro-EU constitutional changes by tiny margin #EU
• Original Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno dies #obituary

Tuesday, 22nd

• Ex-Abercrombie CEO arrested on sex trafficking charges

Wednesday, 23rd

• Trump’s team accuses Labour of election interference as Starmer tries to play down row #US #UK #politics

Thursday, 24th

• Union members reject deal with Boeing, prolonging strike
• Tarzan star Ron Ely dies aged 86 #obituary
• Commonwealth leaders to defy UK on slavery reparations

Friday, 25th

• Top LA prosecutor backs Menendez brothers being released on parole
• Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, says report
• Grateful Dead co-founder Phil Lesh dies aged 84 #obituary

Saturday, 26th

• Israel hits Iran with retaliatory air strikes #israel
• Georgia’s ruling party wins pivotal election, early results show, as opposition parties cry foul #politics

Sunday, 27th

• Michelle Obama makes fiery pitch on abortion as Trump courts support from Muslim leaders #US #poltics

Monday, 28th

• Trump unveils the most extreme closing argument in modern presidential history #US #politics
• Austrian mayor shot dead with suspect on the run, police say #politics

Tuesday, 29th

• Philippines’ Duterte admits to drug war ‘death squad’ #politics
• TikTok founder becomes China’s richest man #china

Wednesday, 30th

• Paul Pelosi attacker gets life in prison without parole
• Sweden and Norway rethink cashless society plans over Russia security fears #sweden #norway

Thursday, 31st

• North Korea says it conducted ICBM test, days ahead of US election
• Russia fines Google more money than there is in entire world

November

Friday, 1st

• Spain floods death toll passes 150 as country begins three days of mourning #weather #spain

Saturday, 2nd

• Ex-officer found guilty in death of Breonna Taylor

Sunday, 3rd

• Moldova votes for president in runoff election as Russia hovers #politics
• Spain’s king and queen pelted with mud in flood-hit Valencia #spain

Monday, 4th

• Maia Sandu wins second term in Moldovan election in rebuke to Kremlin #politics
• Quincy Jones, musical titan and entertainment icon, dead at 91 #obituary
• Police arrest Netanyahu aide as opponents accuse him of leaking intelligence to thwart Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal #israel

Tuesday, 5th

• Elon Musk can keep giving $1m to voters, judge rules

Wednesday, 6th

• Kamala Harris cancels election night party as path to victory narrows #US #poltics
• Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris to win historic second term as president #US #poltics

Thursday, 7th

• Australia plans social media ban for under-16s #AUS
• Elwood Edwards, voice of AOL’s iconic greeting ‘You’ve Got Mail,’ dies at 74 #obituary

Friday, 8th

• Justice department charges Iran Revolutionary Guard member with trying to kill Trump
• Black people across US receive racist text messages after Trump’s win

Saturday, 9th

• Military officials reportedly discuss how to handle illegal orders from Trump #US #poltics

Sunday, 10th

• Keir Starmer to attend Paris Armistice ceremony, the first UK prime minister to do so since World War II #UK #france
• Israel’s Netanyahu acknowledges pager attack, says he sees ‘eye-to-eye’ with Trump on Iran #israel

Monday, 11th

• Trump speaks with Putin and advises him not to escalate Ukraine war #ukraine
• Russia denies Trump call with Putin urging restraint in Ukraine #ukraine

Tuesday, 12th

• Saudi crown prince says Israel committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza #israel
• Norway to increase minimum age limit on social media to 15 to protect children #norway
• Oil and gas are a ‘gift of god’, says COP29 host #weather

Wednesday, 13th

• John Thune elected new Republican Senate leader #US #poltics
• Republicans win full control of Congress in major boost for Trump’s agenda #US #poltics

Thursday, 14th

• Marine Le Pen: prosecutor recommends jail and 5 year ban from public office in EU embezzlement trial #EU #france
• Charles Manson admits to additional murders in unearthed prison phone call
• The Onion Says It Has Bought Infowars, Alex Jones’s Site, Out of Bankruptcy
• UN special committee likens Israeli policy in Gaza to genocide #israel

Friday, 15th

• China megaport opens up Latin America as wary US looks on #china

Saturday, 16th

• Russian spy ship escorted away from area with critical cables in Irish Sea #ireland

Sunday, 17th

• Bela Karolyi, the polarizing coach who helped launch gymnasts to Olympic stardom, dies at 82 #obituary
• ‘Do not pet’: Why are robot dogs patrolling Mar-A-Lago?

Monday, 18th

• Biden allows Ukraine to strike inside Russia with US missiles, as Russian attack kills 10 in Sumy

Tuesday, 19th

• Undersea cable between Germany and Finland severed
• Ukraine fires US-supplied long range missiles into Russia, defence ministry says
• Biden condemns ‘sickening’ neo-Nazi march in Ohio #US #poltics

Wednesday, 20th

• Trump picks WWE co-founder Linda McMahon for education secretary #US #poltics

Thursday, 21st

• International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu #israel
• Sell Chrome to end search monopoly, Google told
• Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s attorney general pick #US #politics

Friday, 22nd

• Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro charged with plotting coup d’état #poltics
• Russia gives N Korea million barrels of oil, breaking sanctions

Saturday, 23rd

• UN climate talks on verge of collapse as countries walk out over cash #weather

Sunday, 24th

• Cop29 agrees $1.3tn climate finance deal but campaigners brand it a ‘betrayal’ #weather

Monday, 25th

• Far-right candidate takes shock lead in Romania presidential election #politics

Tuesday, 26th

• Power cuts in Ukraine after Russia’s biggest drone attack yet #ukraine

Wednesday, 27th

• Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire begins as south Lebanese civilians warned not to go home #israel

Thursday, 28th

• Australia passes world-first law banning under-16s from social media despite safety concerns #AUS

Friday, 29th

• Protesters clash with police after Georgia suspends EU bid #EU #poltics
• MPs vote in favour of historic bill to allow assisted dying after emotional debate #UK

Saturday, 30th

• Zelensky suggests war could end if unoccupied Ukraine comes under Nato #ukraine

December

Sunday, 1st

• Georgia’s pro-EU president vows to stay ‘until someone is legitimately elected’ #politics

Monday, 2nd

• Joe Biden issues ‘full and unconditional’ pardon for son Hunter
• Elton John says he has lost his eyesight

Tuesday, 3rd

• Musk’s record $56bn pay deal rejected for second time
• Italy bans Airbnb self-check-ins

Wednesday, 4th

• South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment after attempt to impose martial law #SK
• US health executive shot dead in ‘targeted attack’, New York City police say
• French PM Michel Barnier ousted in no-confidence vote #france

Thursday, 5th

• South Korea police investigating President Yoon for ‘insurrection’ #politics #SK
• House Republicans vote to block release of Gaetz ethics report #US #politics

Friday, 6th

• Iceland issues permits allowing whale hunting until 2029 #iceland
• Romanian court annuls first round of presidential election #politics

Saturday, 7th

• ‘Danger to life’ warning issued for parts of UK as Storm Darragh hits #UK
• South Korea president survives impeachment after governing lawmakers boycott vote #SK #politics

Sunday, 8th

• Syrian rebels say President Assad has fled as they declare they have captured capital Damascus

Monday, 9th

• Donald Trump promises to pardon January 6 rioters on ‘day one’ #US #politics
• Assad regime representative agrees to hand over power to Syrian rebel forces

Tuesday, 10th

• Luigi Mangione charged with murdering healthcare CEO in New York
• Brazilian president in intensive care after emergency brain surgery #brazil #politics
• South Korea’s ex-defense minister is formally arrested over martial law imposition #politics #SK

Wednesday, 11th

• The Onion’s purchase of Alex Jones’s Infowars rejected by judge

Thursday, 12th

• Tech giants like Meta, Google to be forced to pay for Australian news #AUS

Friday, 13th

• FBI informant accused of lying about Joe and Hunter Biden pleads guilty
• Alleged Chinese spy had ‘unusual degree of trust’ with Andrew #UK #china
• Fury grows as US politicians demand answers about mysterious drones

Saturday, 14th

• South Korea MPs vote to impeach president after mass protests over martial law #politics #SK
• Georgian government votes in far-right former soccer player as president #politics

Sunday, 15th

• Bob Fernandez, 100-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor, dies peacefully at home 83 years after bombing #obituary
• North Koreans joining assaults on Kursk front, says Zelenskyy, urging fresh allied response; Ukrainian drones hit oil facility in Russia’s Oryol region. What we know on day 1,026 #ukraine
• Israel to close embassy in Dublin over ‘anti-Israel policies’ after Ireland’s backing of genocide petition #israel

Monday, 16th

• Germany: parliament to declare no confidence in chancellor Olaf Scholz #politics #germany

Tuesday, 17th

• Russian general in charge of nuclear protection forces killed by bomb in Moscow
• Judge denies Trump petition to dismiss hush-money case over immunity claims #US #politics

Wednesday, 18th

• Moscow says Uzbek suspect arrested over killing of general
• More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of severe PTSD
• House Ethics Committee votes to release Matt Gaetz report #US #politics

Thursday, 19th

• Man admits running secret Chinese ‘police station’ in NYC #china
• Two-inch long ‘murder hornets’ eradicated from US, agriculture department says #US
• Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband jailed for 20 years in mass rape trial #france

Friday, 20th

• Malaysia approves new search for missing flight MH370

Saturday, 21st

• Germany Christmas market attack: Saudi doctor arrested after two killed and 68 injured #germany

Sunday, 22nd

• US removes long-standing bounty on Syrian rebel leader
• Durbin uses new report to accuse Justices Thomas and Alito of violating disclosure laws #US #politics

Monday, 23rd

• Journalists who were unlawfully spied on have ‘no doubt’ UK reporters are still targeted #UK
• The crocodile from Crocodile Dundee dies in Australia #ASU
• Cadbury loses royal warrant after 170 years #UK
• House Ethics report finds evidence Matt Gaetz paid thousands for sex and drugs including paying a 17-year-old for sex in 2017 #US #politics

Tuesday, 24th

• Trump is teasing US expansion into Panama, Greenland and Canada #US #politics
• Nasa solar probe to make its closest ever pass of sun on Christmas Eve #space
• Denmark boosts Greenland defence after Trump repeats desire for US control #politics

Wednesday, 25th

• Russia’s Christmas Day missile attack across Ukraine is ‘inhumane’, says Zelensky #ukraine
• DJ Alfredo, icon of Ibiza’s dance music scene, dies aged 71 #obituary
• Bald eagle officially declared US national bird after 250 years #US
• Finland-Estonia power cable hit in latest Baltic Sea incident

Thursday, 26th

• Russia seeks to play down speculation over Azerbaijan Airlines crash

Friday, 27th

• South Korean parliament votes to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo #SK #politics
• Early indications suggest Russian involvement may have downed Azerbaijani jet, US official says, as another flight recorder is found
• History-making probe achieves closest-ever approach to the sun #space

Saturday, 28th

• Maga v Musk: Trump camp divided in bitter fight over immigration policy #politics
• Putin apologises over plane crash, without saying Russia at fault
• Greg Gumbel, famed US sportscaster, dies at 78 #obituary

Sunday, 29th

• At least 149 people dead in South Korea plane crash #SK
• The oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor dies at 105 #obituary

Monday, 30th

• Jimmy Carter, a one-term president who became a globe-trotting elder statesman, dies at 100 #obituary
• Sixty-mile drag mark found near damaged Baltic Sea cable, says Finland
• Edinburgh cancels New Year’s Eve street parties and fireworks due to storm warning #weather #scotland

Tuesday, 31st

• US Treasury says it was hacked by China in ‘major incident’ #US #china
• Madoff fraud victims get $4.3bn as fund completes payouts
• South Korean court issues arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol #politics #SK
• Icelandic sheepdog, breed mentioned by Shakespeare, is a pedigree at last #iceland

Headline Stats

In 02024, we collected 715 headlines from the following three major websites: BBC, Guardian, CNN.

When we breakdown all the headlines and try to add some tags to them, we get the following overview.

Category	Count	Percentage	Notes
#politics	126	17.6%
#UK	81	11.3%
#israel	75	10.5%
#US	73	10.2%
#obituary	57	8.0%
#ukraine	45	6.3%	Relating to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
#space	29	4.1%
#weather	21	2.9%	Climate and weather related headlines
#france	18	2.5%
#china	14	2.0%
#SK	14	2.0%	Headlines about South Korea
#spain	13	1.8%
#EU	11	1.5%
#ai	10	1.4%
#germany	10	1.4%
#AUS	9	1.3%	Headlines about Australia
#japan	9	1.3%
#iceland	8	1.1%
#sweden	6	0.8%
#brazil	5	0.7%
#ireland	5	0.7%
#crypto	2	0.3%

We added #hashtags to some of the headlines to help us aggregate some data. These are arbitrary as well and a single #tag might cover a much larger topic. For instance #ukraine is used for headlines related to Ukraine, but also the Russian invasion.

When we compare some of our categories to TIL 02023, some are roughly consistent, like #obituaries and #space, but others are not! This year seems to be very #politics heavy. We also tried to include news in more countries, keeping an eye on Africa and South America as well. Others are fads, #crypto is down and #ai is up!

This is the third year we’ve done this and like previous years, we should have saved the source link as well. We have plans for something todo with the data, but haven’t had the time to build the tools. There’s always next year.

There are certainly were some major news stories we missed, others we got the outcome, but maybe not the seeds. This is a biased collection and will always have flaws, but we do our best to keep it interesting and look for over-arching trends that might take weeks or months to come to fruition. Things that regular media might gloss-over, but seeing them in a year-long context might give us a different perspective.

We’re open for feedback from this long list and adjust for 02025. We’ve found it interesting to read back over the news and see what our past-selves thought was interesting.